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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce with Peas and Chicken

Dinner 5.15.2013: Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce with Peas and Chicken

Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce with Peas and Chicken

It may seem unusual to combine basil pesto with peas, but it is truly delicious when combined with cream and lemon. This is also a great sauce to combine with leftover roast chicken - like I did.

Basil Pesto (olive oil, 1 garlic clove, handful fresh basil leafs with stems, juice from 1/2 small lemon, kosher salt to taste) - combine ingredients in a small food processor and blend until smooth. Add just enough olive oil for all the ingredients to come together. Set aside.

Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce with Peas
Add pasta to salted, boiling water at the time when adding lemon slices to sauce pan and timing will be spot on.

olive oil - sweat onions in a heavy sauce pan until translucent
1/4 red onion, small dice
kosher salt
3 thin lemon slices - add and cook for another minute
~1/2 - 3/4 cup heavy cream - add cream, and gently simmer until slightly thickened
cup ~1/2 starchy pasta water - add water, continue to gently simmer until slightly reduced; remove lemon slices
basil pesto - add, stir
~3/4 cup frozen peas - add peas, stir, heat for one minute
1 pre-cooked chicken breast, shredded - add chicken, heat through. If the sauce seems too thick simply add a little more starchy pasta water.
kosher salt - adjust seasoning
1-2 tbs grated parmesan - turn off heat, add, stir until combined
grated parmesan - serve over pasta and garnish with parmesan and basil
basil chiffonad

Enjoy.

Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce with Peas and Chicken

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Linguine with Sautéed Carrots and Feta Cheese

Dinner 5.07.2013: Linguine with Sautéed Carrots and Feta Cheese

Linguine with Sautéed Carrots and Feta Cheese

This is such a simple recipe yet incredibly flavorful.

Linguine with Sautéed Carrots and Feta Cheese (olive oil, shaved carrots, kosher salt, little starchy pasta water, butter, lemon juice) - toss with pasta and garnish with feta cheese and green onion.

Marinade for Chicken (olive oil. kosher salt, pepper, lemon juice, minced garlic, little Dijon mustard, fresh thyme)

Monday, May 6, 2013

Spaghetti Bolognese with Cappicola and Mushrooms

Dinner 5.06.2013: Spaghetti Bolognese with Cappicola and Mushrooms

Spaghetti Bolognese with Cappicola and Mushrooms

For this dish I used some left-over simple bolognese sauce which would have otherwise not been enough for 2 people.

Spaghetti Bolognese with Cappicola and Mushrooms (olive oil, sliced mushrooms, onion small dice, kosher salt, pepper, chopped parsley, chopped cappicola, chicken stock, plain tomato sauce, left-over bolognese, garnish with grated parmesan and chopped parsley)

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Garlic Shrimp with White Beans

Dinner 5.05.2013: Garlic Shrimp with White Beans

Garlic Shrimp with White Beans

This dish is meant to be served with toasted bread, but works surprisingly well over pasta.

Shrimp Marinade (shrimp, olive oil, garlic, paprika, kosher salt, pepper)

White Beans (olive oil, bay leaf, garlic, chopped tomato, kosher salt, pepper, tomato paste, chicken stock, white beans, garnish with chopped parsley)

Garlic Shrimp with White Beans

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Spaghetti Bolognese and Sautéed Squash

Dinner 5.01.2013: Spaghetti Bolognese and Sautéed Squash

Spaghetti Bolognese and Sautéed Squash

I like to buy one pound of top sirloin and grind the meat myself using the large dye of my KitchenAid meat grinder. It makes the meat nice and fluffy and you avoid all kinds of bacteria that may come with pre-ground meats. I also had a little piece of pork loin that I threw in for good measure.

Spaghetti Bolognese (olive oil, top sirloin and little piece of pork loin 'home' ground, kosher salt, pepper, sprigs of fresh thyme, chicken stock, small can of fire roasted tomatoes, little marinara sauce, minced garlic)

Sautéed Squash (olive oil, roll-cut squash, kosher salt, pepper, squeeze of lemon, chopped parsley)

Spaghetti Bolognese and Sautéed Squash

Monday, April 29, 2013

Pork Loin Marsala with Mushrooms, Asparagus and a little Blue Cheese

Dinner 4.30.2013: Pork Loin Marsala with Mushrooms, Asparagus and a little Blue Cheese

Pork Loin Marsala with Mushrooms, Asparagus and a little Blue Cheese

I wonder why I have not thought about adding some asparagus to pork or chicken marsala any sooner. I made the dish!

Pork Loin Marsala with Mushrooms, Asparagus and a little Blue Cheese
(olive oil, bits-size pork loin, kosher salt, pepper, mushrooms, asparagus, parsley, marsala, chicken stock, heavy cream, beurre mania, little blue cheese, return pork and vegetables to heat through)

Pork Loin Marsala with Mushrooms, Asparagus and a little Blue Cheese

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Mahi-Mahi with Cherry Tomatoes, Olives and Capers

Dinner 4.29.2013: Mahi-Mahi with Cherry Tomatoes, Olives and Capers

Mahi-Mahi with Cherry Tomatoes, Olives and Capers

This is so incredibly simple it will be an instant favorite go-to summer dish.

Mahi-Mahi
(olive oil, kosher salt, pepper)

Cherry Tomatoes, Olives and Capers
(olive oil, halved cherry tomatoes, sliced black and/or green olives - nice olives, and not the cheap canned type, kosher salt, little pepper, sprig fresh thyme, capers, lemon juice, minced garlic optional)

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Chicken Breast with Great Northern Beans and Cappicola

Dinner 4.18.2013: Chicken Breast with Great Northern Beans and Cappicola

Chicken Breast with Great Northern Beans and Cappicola

This dish was so savory and hearty - perfect if one has one a can of white beans, a little tomato, some kind of Italian ham and chicken. Yum!

Pan Roasted Chicken Breast (chicken breast, kosher salt, pepper, dried thyme, olive oil)

Great Northern Beans and Cappicola (olive oil, onion, kosher salt, white wine, fresh thyme, great northern beans, cherry tomatoes, cappicola, chicken stock, minced garlic, little beurre manie)

Chicken Breast with Great Northern Beans and Cappicola

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Pasta with Tomato-Turkey Sausage and Roasted Vegetables

Dinner 4.13.2013: Pasta with Tomato-Turkey Sausage and Roasted Vegetables

Pasta with Tomato-Turkey Sausage' Roasted Vegetables

I like to grind my own meat using my KitchenAid meat grinder attachment; just a little piece of mind knowing that most ground turkey may be contaminated with fecal and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Turkey Sausage (ground turkey, kosher salt, pepper, paprika, fennel seed, minced garlic)

Tomato-Turkey Sauce (olive oil, chopped onion, turkey sausage mix, chicken stock, small can fire-roasted tomatoes, little marinara sauce, sprig fresh thyme, little sugar, minced garlic) - garnish with copped parsley and grated parmesan

Roasted Vegetables (olive oil, broccoli, squash, red onion, kosher salt, peppers, chopped parsley, squeeze of lemon)