Delicious Veggie Italian Pasta Salad

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 450 g pasta noodles (your choice)
• 6 ounces black olives
• 8 ounces marinated artichokes
• 1 cup green onion, chopped
• 1 cup squash, blanched (optional)
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• balsamic vinegar, to taste
• salt, to taste
• 1/4 cup olive oil (can add more to taste)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta noodles according to it's directions.
• 2 drain noodles. toss all of the vegetables with the noodles and then season.
• 3 marinate in the fridge before serving. i recommend marinating it overnight.

Cannoli Filling

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 put ingredients in bowl.
• 2 mix with spoon until combined.
• 3 fill shells.

Chicken (or Turkey) Cordon Blue Pizza

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14 -16 inch) pizza crusts
• 1 1/2 cups chicken breasts or 1 1/2 cups turkey meat
• 1/2 cup italian dressing
• 3/4 cup blue cheese dressing, of your choice i like light house
• 1/2 cup canadian bacon, cut in 1/4
• 1 cup grated swiss cheese
• 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 marinate raw chicken or turkey that has been cut into bite size pieces in italian dressing. i like to trough it in a ziploc over night but at least 1 hour before
• 2 cook meat in fry pan drain of excess dressing let cool slightly.
• 3 cut canadian bacon
• 4 grate cheese if necessary.
• 5 spread blue cheese dressing as sauce sprinkle a hand full of cheese on sauce.
• 6 arrange canadian bacon then chicken or turkey over pizza
• 7 and top with remaining cheese
• 8 bake at 450 for about 15 to 20 minutes just until golden brown.

Crusty Italian Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 2/3 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package fast rising yeast
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 put hot water, salt and sugar into bottom of bread machine pan. sprinkle flour on top of water. make a well in the flour and fill with the yeast. start dough cycle on machine.
• 2 when dough cycle is complete, turn dough out onto a floured surface and kneed lightly. shape into a round loaf and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or very lightly greased. (do not use a dark non-stick pan- it will cause the bread to become too dark on the bottom).
• 3 mix together the cornstarch and water and brush onto the top of the bread. using a shrap knife or razor slash an "x " onto the top of the loaf. you can sprinkle the top with sesame seeds if you like.
• 4 on the lowest rack of the oven place an oven safe baking dish (such as a 9x13" pan) and fill 2/3 full with very hot water. place baking sheet with bread on the middle rack. turn the oven on to 400'. the bread will rise as the oven heats. bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped.

Baked Turkey Ziti

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey (or turkey sausage, removed from casings)
• 1 (16 ounce) package whole wheat ziti
• 1 cup fat free sour cream or 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 4 tablespoons boursin cheese (can substitute ricotta, more sour cream)
• 1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 ounces parmesan cheese
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 medium onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 shredded carrot (you can use a peeler to shred it) (optional)
• 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine (optional)
• italian spices, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cook ziti according to package directions.
• 2 in large stockpot on med-high heat, add oil, garlic, onions, carrot shreds, and ground turkey. cook until turkey is no longer pink. drain off fat.
• 3 add mushrooms and wine to pot, let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• 4 add sauce and tomatoes with juice to pot, heat on medium until warmed through. add boursin and sour cream to taste, and cooked ziti. you may also add extra sauce or diced tomatoes if it looks too dry for you. add seasonings, to taste, depending on how flavorful your jar sauce is. i like bertolli or barilla or 5 brothers.
• 5 spray baking dish with cooking spray and then put the mixture in the dish. cook covered for 30 mins at 350, then broil the top for 2 minutes if you like it golden brown.

Almond-cranberry Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 2/3 cups raw almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
• 1 cup dried cranberries or 1 cup dried cherries

Recipe

• 1 pour flour into large mixing bowl.
• 2 make a well in the center and place sugar, 3 eggs, all yolks, baking powder, salt, and vanilla into well.
• 3 work the flour into the ingredients in the well until smooth.
• 4 knead in almonds and cranberries throughly for about 5 minutes.
• 5 grease and flour 2 baking sheets that are at least 15 inches long.
• 6 divide dough in half.
• 7 roll each piece of dough on floured surface into 2-1/2 inch wide place the logs 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
• 8 beat remaining egg and brush over tops of logs.
• 9 heat oven to 350°f.
• 10 bake 50 minutes.
• 11 remove from oven.
• 12 reduce temperature to 325°f.
• 13 cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch slices and lay, cut side up, on sheets.
• 14 return to oven for another 15 minutes.
• 15 cool on racks.

Clam Sauce (with Fettuccine)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans minced clams, undrained
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/3 cups chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 4 cups hot cooked fettuccine (about 8 ounces uncooked pasta)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Recipe

• 1 drain clams in a colander over a bowl, reserving liquid.
• 2 heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• 3 add garlic; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
• 4 add tomato, parsley, and pepper; cook 1 minute.
• 5 add wine; cook 30 seconds.
• 6 add reserved clam liquid and pasta, tossing to coat; cook 3 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates, stirring frequently.
• 7 stir in clams and basil.
• 8 serve immediately.