Check out some of our favorite recipes for everything from appetizers and weeknight dinners to side dishes, and even desserts. Discover your new favorite meal tonight!
Pesto Penne Pasta Salad with Chicken
Serves: 6-8 People
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 35 min
INGREDIENTS
6-8 Skinless, Boneless, Whole Chicken Breasts
2 tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
1 lb. Whole Wheat Penne Pasta
2 cups Cherry Tomatoes, halved
½ lb. Haricot Verts, blanched and cut in half
1/3 cup Toasted Pine Nuts
½ cup Grated Parmigianino Reggiano
2 cups Homemade Basil Pesto (recipe follows)
For the Pesto:
makes 2 cups
2 cups Packed Fresh Basil Leaves
4 Cloves of Garlic
½ cup Pine Nuts, toasted and cooled
1 cup freshly grated Parmigianino Reggiano Cheese
½ tsp. Kosher Salt, add more to taste
½ tsp. Fresh Ground Black Pepper, add more to taste
1 cup good quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil
DIRECTIONS
For the Pesto:
Combine first 6 Ingredients in food processor and pulse to chop. Slowly add olive oil with processor running until combined.
For the Salad:
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange chicken breasts on a baking sheet and cover will olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until juices run clear and chicken is cooked through. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Cook Pasta to al dente, then immediately drain and add pasta to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Blanch the green beans by adding to a pot of boiling salted water for about 2-3 minutes. Then drain and add to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Allow chicken to cool a bit, and then thinly slice. Combine all salad ingredients and toss with pesto. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
Bucatini with Fresh Mozzarella and Basil
Serves: 4 People
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 min
INGREDIENTS
1 lb. Bucatini Pasta
2 tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
2 Garlic Cloves, sliced very thin
1 Cup Cherry Tomatoes
¼ tsp. crushed Red Pepper Flakes
2 – 5.5oz. Cans Tomato Juice
1 Cup Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, cubed
¼ cup Fresh Basil (10-15 leaves), thinly sliced
DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook pasta to al dente.
Meanwhile, in a large sauté pan, cook garlic in oil for about 30 seconds.
Add the tomatoes and crushed red pepper. Cook over medium heat until tomatoes start to burst (about 3-5 min.) making sure not to burn garlic. Add the tomato juice and bring to simmer. Season with salt and cracked black pepper. Add most of the basil, reserving some for topping at the end. Add cooked pasta to sauce and mix together. Add cubed mozzarella and mix together just before serving.
Top with reserved basil.
Basic Palmiers
Makes 40-50 cookies
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 12 min
INGREDIENTS
2 Sheets of Frozen Puff Pastry, thawed2 Cups Sugar
Pinch Kosher Salt
DIRECTIONS
Mix sugar and salt in bowl. Sprinkle ½ cup sugar on work surface (marble counter, or cutting board). Sprinkle about a cup of sugar evenly over pastry. Roll out pastry over the sugar to about a 12x12 inch square.
Fold each side half way to the center. Fold again until both sides are touching. Fold one side over top of the other like a book. Cut in sawing motion with a sharp knife in 3/8th inch slices and arrange on baking sheet cut-side up.Bake 6-7 minutes, or until they begin to caramelize on bottom. Remove from oven and flip with spatula. Bake for another 3-5 minutes until golden brown and sugar is caramelized.
Let cool on wire rack.