Chicken Scallopini With Lemon Herb Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/3 cup chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle herb seasoning over chicken.
• 2 place chicken breasts between 2 sheets of wax paper and pound lightly with a mallet to flatten.
• 3 dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess.
• 4 heat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat. add oil and half the butter.
• 5 when hot, saute' chicken, in batches if necessary, 1-2 minutes per side, until browned. transfer to serving dish.
• 6 sprinkle with lemon zest and salt and pepper to taste. set aside and keep warm.
• 7 add 2 teaspoons remaining flour to skillet and cook about 1 minute, stirring constantly until smooth.
• 8 whisk in chicken stock and lemon juice.
• 9 bring to a boil and simmer 2 minutes, stirring constantly until sauce begins to thicken.
• 10 remove from heat. stir in remaining butter until incorporated.
• 11 serve sauce over chicken.

Doritos Taco Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• lettuce
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans, drained (optional)
• grated cheddar cheese (as much as you want)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 1 (13 ounce) bag plain doritos (smashed up)
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle italian dressing
• diced fresh tomato

Recipe

• 1 cook ground beef, add taco seasoning while cooking without any water and cool.
• 2 wash and break up lettuce into large bowl.
• 3 add all the ingredients that are listed.
• 4 only mix salad last minute to avoid soggy lettuce.
• 5 serve.

Bean & Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups dried beans (trader joe's has a 17 bean version)
• 64 ounces vegetable broth
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 18 ounces canned tomatoes
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight in a large pot of water, then rinse and drain.
• 2 pour 4 cups of veg. or chicken broth into a pot with the beans.
• 3 in a seperate pan, cook onion, celery, carrot, pepper, basil and garlic in olive oil until soft. combine this mixture and remaining ingredients into the bean pot and cover with more broth. simmer covered for about an hour to desired tenderness. be sure to occasionally check liquid level and add more broth if necessary. salt tand pepper to desired taste.

Chicken Scarpariella

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 1/2 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup olive oil or 3/4 cup cooking oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• spaghetti or angel hair pasta or noodles, cooked,hot

Recipe

• 1 wash and dry chicken pieces.
• 2 sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 3 heat oil in large skillet.
• 4 brown chicken over high heat.
• 5 add garlic.
• 6 lower heat and saute for 10 minutes.
• 7 drain off fat.
• 8 add parsley, rosemary and wine.
• 9 simmer about 15 minutes or until wine evaporates and chicken is done.
• 10 remove chicken to a platter.
• 11 add cream to skillet.
• 12 boil until reduced by half and thickened, scraping pan drippings.
• 13 return chicken to skillet.
• 14 cook 3-4 minutes more or until chicken is reheated.
• 15 sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 16 serve over hot spaghetti angel hair or noodles.
• 17 garnish with lemon wedge and mint leaves.

Carolyn's Pasta Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (12 ounce) boxes tri-color spiral pasta
• 2 cucumbers, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) jar artichoke hearts, with juice
• 1 (3 ounce) jar bacon bits
• 1 (10 ounce) jar pimento-stuffed green olives (slice these)
• 6 ounces cheddar cheese (small cubed)
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle of cheap italian salad dressing (store brand)

Recipe

• 1 cook up noodles until soft & tender, rinse & cool down til' almost cold. cut up all the remaining ingredients into small pea-size pieces. mix all ingredients into large bowl with cooled-down noodles, then serve.
• 2 (optional: i used the artichoke juice from the jar when mixing it in w/ the salad dressing).

Country Dijon Sausage Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb italian sausage, sweet
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 medium garlic cloves, crushed
• 10 ounces fresh spinach
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 5 eggs, beaten slightly
• 1/2 cup country-style dijon mustard
• 2 (9 inch) pie crusts, prepared
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, cook sausage, onion and garlic until sausage is crumbly.
• 2 drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings.
• 3 place mixture in large mixing bowl.
• 4 to drippings in skillet, add spinach.
• 5 cook, covered, 2 minutes or until wilted.
• 6 cool slightly.
• 7 chop.
• 8 add to sausage mixture.
• 9 mix in oregano, eggs and mustard.
• 10 pour in pastry-lined pie shell.
• 11 sprinkle with cheese.
• 12 top with pastry.
• 13 cut vents.
• 14 bake in preheated 400 oven 35 minutes or until browned.

Country Chickpea Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large carrots, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 (7 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup pureed tomato
• 2 quarts chicken stock or 2 quarts vegetable stock
• 2 cups dried conchiglie (large shell pasta)
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• salt and pepper
• 1 -2 garlic clove (optional)
• garnish with rosemary
• serve with grated parmesan cheese or romano cheese

Recipe

• 1 sauté the the vegetables in the heated oil in a saucepan over a rather low heat.
• 2 stir often for about 5 minutes, then add the beans; stir well and then mix in the tomatoes.
• 3 cook, stirring for a few minutes, then add 2 cups of the stock, the rosemary, salt, and pepper.
• 4 now bring this to a boil. lower the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• 5 pour in the rest of the stock and the pasta.
• 6 bring to a boil.
• 7 lower the heat and simmer for 7-8 minutes.
• 8 you want your pasta al dente.
• 9 remove the the rosemary sprig, however sprinkle rosemary leaves over the soup along with cheese.