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Asian Beef Broccoli Ethnic - Regional Mushrooms Steak

Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry

Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry

Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry

This BEEF & BROCCOLI recipe is better than take out.

INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb flank steak, trimmed of fat and sliced thin against the grain
½ cup low sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp cornstarch
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp white wine
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp fresh ginger, minced or dried ground ginger
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp Sriracha sauce, or to taste
½ cup beef broth
2 heads broccoli, cut into small florets
1 can whole mushrooms
INSTRUCTIONS
In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, cornstarch, garlic, wine, brown sugar, ginger, sesame oil, Sriracha sauce and beef broth. Set aside until ready to use.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and cook the steak until it starts to brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add sauce and stir in with the steak, it should start to thicken immediately. Add broccoli and mushrooms and cook for an additional 2 minutes until broccoli is tender and sauce is thickened. (Add additional water if sauce becomes too thick.)
Serve over rice or noodles.

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Chicken Chicken Breasts Gnocchi Italian Mushrooms Onions Spinach

Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Chicken Gnocchi Soup

2 chicken breasts, diced
200g box of mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup milk
3 oz cream cheese
3 cubes frozen spinach
fresh basil, thinly sliced
grated Parmesan cheese

Saute mushrooms in 1 tablespoon coconut oil.
Remove to a bowl.
In same pan, saute chicken in 1 tablespoon coconut oil.
Add garlic and onion and saute one minute.
Add mushrooms back to pot.
Pour in broth and milk and bring to a boil.
Add Gnocci.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in basil.
Add cream cheese and stir until melted.
Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

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Casseroles Chicken Main Dish Pasta

Creamy Chicken Cavatelli

Creamy Chicken Cavatelli

 

Here is a great recipe for an easy weeknight dinner – Creamy Chicken Cavatelli.  This is what I like to call a One Pot Wonder.  This recipe is great to use up leftover cooked chicken.  I used a leftover rotisserie chicken and items found in my pantry.  This goes together quick so you can have dinner ready in 20 minutes.

Creamy Chicken Cavetelli

Ingredients:

1 box cavatelli pasta, cooked & drained
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1 can fire roasted tomatoes, drained
1 jar garlic alfredo sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can mushrooms, drained
1/4 cup chicken broth

Stir together the ingredients listed above in a big pot on the stovetop. Heat on medium until sauce is hot.

Chicken CavatelliThis is good comfort food made from leftover roasted chicken and stuff from the pantry.  If it’s easy, it’s for me!  Hope you like it. 🙂

Chicken Cavatelli

Sharon Springfield

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Categories
Casseroles Ham Mushrooms Pasta Peas

Ham, Peas & Portabellos in Smoked Cheddar sauce over Bowtie Pasta

1 (12 oz.) package bowtie or farfalle pasta
2 cups ham , cubed
1 cup frozen peas
1 1/2 cups mushrooms, portabella –  cubed
1 cup onions, chopped.
4 ounces cheddar cheese, smoked – shredded
8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons flour, plain
4 tablespoons butter, melted
dash mustard, dry
dash salt

dash pepper
dash cayenne pepper

1 cup bread crumbs
Melt 2 tbs. butter in frying pan, saute onions in butter over med-high heat until transluscent.  Add mushrooms and a splash of red wine, saute until mushrooms are softened.  Meanwhile, boil pasta according to pkg. directions.  Drain, and return pasta to pan.  Add ham, peas and mushroom mixture to pasta – toss.
Pour into oiled casserole dish.
In a saucepan, melt 2 tbs. butter, add flour, dried mustard, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper.  Slowly add in the milk with a whisk.  Stir until slightly thickened.  Whisk in the cheeses.  Stir over low heat until smooth. Pour over pasta-ham-veg. mixture. 
Bake for 20 minutes at 350º .  Sprinkle bread crumbs on top and bake an additional 10 minutes.

8  Servings
Categories
Beef Mushrooms Steak

Pepper Rubbed Beef Dijon

1-pound flank steak, all visible fat removed
2 teaspoons coarsely cracked black pepper
Vegetable oil spray
1 cup (about 3 ounces) sliced fresh mushrooms
2 green onions, sliced
1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup evaporated skim milk or skim milk
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Preheat broiler.
To prevent meat from curling as it cooks, make 6 shallow slashes on each side of the meat in a crisscross fashion (three slashes in each direction).
Rub cracked pepper onto each side of the steak. Place steak on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 3 to 5 inches from the heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Turn and broil meat about 5 minutes more, or until desired doneness.
Meanwhile, spray a medium saucepan with vegetable oil. Place over medium heat. Cook mushrooms, green onions and garlic in skillet until mushrooms are just tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour. Add milk and mustard all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 3 minutes. Cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly.
To serve, thinly slice steak diagonally across the grain. Serve with mustard sauce.

Categories
Eggplant Hash Brown Potatoes Mushrooms Soups Vegetables Vegetarian White Beans

Minestrone Genovese

1oz. dried porcini mushrooms
1/4 lb. Swiss chard, stems removed
1/4 lb. spinach, stems removed
Salt
2 small zucchini, diced
2 medium white potatoes, peeled and diced
2 Japanese eggplants, peeled and diced
2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups pasta
2 cups cooked white beans
2 tbsp. pesto (see recipe below) Freshly ground black pepper

Soak porcini in 2 cups warm water until soft, about 20 minutes. Remove porcini, rinse, chop and set aside. Pour porcini water through a coffee filter and reserve. Chop chard and spinach leaves.
Bring porcini water and 6 cups salted water to a boil in a large pot. Add porcini, chard, spinach, zucchini, potatoes, eggplant and oil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Add pasta to soup. Cook pasta for about 10 minutes, add beans and cook 5 minutes longer. Stir in pesto and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot or, in the Genovese tradition, at room temperature. Sprinkle with parmigiano-reggiano, if you like.

Pesto

2 tightly packed cups stemless fresh basil leaves
2 tbsp. pine nuts
2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
Coarse salt
1/2 cup mild extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano

Crush basil, pine nuts, garlic and a large pinch of salt into a fine paste with mortar and pestle. Drizzle in oil, stirring constantly, then stir in parmigiano-reggiano. Put plastic wrap directly on surface of pesto, then set aside. If using a food processor, put pine nuts, garlic and salt into the bowl of the food processor fitted with a metal blade and blend to a paste. Add basil, drizzle in oil and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in parmigiano-reggiano.

Categories
Chicken Chicken Breasts Ethnic - Regional Mexican

Chicken Fajitas

4 chicken breasts, grilled and sliced – or uncooked, sliced, sauteed in oil
1/2 cup red and yellow bell pepper, sliced
1/2 cup onions, sliced
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
1/4 cup salsa
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
8 flour tortillas

If using uncooked chicken, saute in 1 tablespoon olive oil until no longer pink. Remove from pan. Heat 2 tablespoons oil, saute onions and peppers until slightly browned. Add mushrooms, taco seasoning, salsa and vinegar. Stir until mushrooms are soft. Add chicken and garlic. Stir.

Serve with flour tortillas, sour cream, salsa.

Categories
Chicken Ethnic - Regional Italian Main Dish Pasta

Chicken Castellina – Olive Garden Recipe

Sauce

1/4 cup pancetta (or bacon), diced
6 Tbsp butter, cubed
1 tsp garlic, chopped
¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced
1 ½ cups heavy cream
1 ½ cups milk
1 oz cornstarch
¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
½ cup smoked Gouda cheese, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
8.5 oz can sliced artichokes, drained
1/4 tsp pepper
¼ cup mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 lbs pasta of choice, cooked according to package directions

Chicken

1 1/2 lbs skinless/boneless chicken breasts, cut in 1 – 1 ½” pieces
¾ cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 Tbsp olive oil
¼ cup white wine
Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)

Procedures:

Sauce:

1. SAUTÉ pancetta (or bacon) in a 3-qt sauce pan or large pot, over medium/high heat until crisp and golden brown. Reduce heat, add butter and allow it to melt. Add garlic and sun-dried tomatoes. Sauté for approximately one minute, stirring frequently (do not brown).

2. WHISK in cream, milk and cornstarch. Raise heat to medium/high. Whisk in Parmesan and Gouda cheeses. Once cheese melts, add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring continuously.

3. REMOVE from heat and let stand uncovered.

Chicken:

1. MIX flour with salt and pepper. Coat chicken in seasoned flour, shaking off excess flour.

2. HEAT olive oil in large sauté pan. Add chicken in a single layer and cook until golden brown on both sides (approximately 7 minutes total). Juices should run clear.

3. ADD wine to chicken in pan (caution: there will be a low flame in pan). Toss gently until wine is evaporated. Add sauce and bring to a boil on medium/high heat.

4. TRANSFER drained, cooked pasta to large platter. Evenly distribute chicken and sauce over pasta.

5. GARNISH with chopped parsley and serve.