Dinner
If you’re looking for a meatless Monday dish, or in my case, I made this on a Thursday and boy did I take some heat. The two boys in the house were looking for the meat in the dish, but they did not find it here. I will say for all the complaining I took for a meatless dish on a Thursday, they went back for seconds. Even Robby, who claims he does not like onions. ate this without any complaining after the first bite! I have to say I was a little worried about baking this at a high temperature and it not burning but no worries… this onion tart came out fantastic! This would make a great brunch item for any occasion!
These are my caramelized I onions before adding to the tart!
INGREDIENTS
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 1/2 pounds of onions, sliced
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 package of refrigerated pie dough (14.1 ounce)
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 egg, lightly beaten
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat, add onions, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Roll dough out on parchment paper lined baking sheet. Put half of the Swiss cheese in the center of the dough leaving an inch and a half of border. Top with onions and top with remaining cheese. Fold pie crust boarder up and slightly over the onion mixture, pleating as you go leaving about a six inch opening in the center. Combine two Tablespoons of water with the egg and brush the egg wash over the dough. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for ten minutes and slice.
Enjoy!
This recipe is slightly adapted from www.myrecipes.com
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This recipe became an instant favorite with my entire family! Next time I make it I am going to double the recipe as this is made in an 8 x 8 pan. This recipe also has bacon in it and in my house even though a recipe only calls for two or three pieces, I have to make a full pound as I have the sweetest, senior dog that just goes crazy for bacon. She knows when it is baking in the oven and sits patiently until it is done and then all bets are off. She is having BACON! Daphne does crazy things for bacon and if you have a piece you better watch out as she is not opposed to begging from you and being YOUR best friend too!
How can you not love that face and not
give her that bacon?!
INGREDIENTS
1/2 pound of fettucini pasta, cooked al dente and drained
6 Tablespoons butter
3 Tablespoons flour
14.5 ounces of chicken broth
1/2 cup half and half
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken (I used rotisserie chicken from my grocery store)
1/2 cup oil packed sun dried tomatoes, drained and sliced
3 slices of cooked and crumbled bacon
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with non-stick spray. Cook pasta al dente and drain.
Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, whisk for about one minute then gradually stir in broth. Heat to a boil stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in half and half and 1/2 cup of the Parmesean cheese. Stir in the cooked chicken, tomatoes and bacon. Combine well. Spoon into baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 5-10 minutes until hot and bubbly.
Enjoy!
This dish started with my love for french onion soup, but sadly I am the only one in the family that likes it. I wanted the same flavors, but something transformed, that my family would all enjoy. This was just right! We all enjoyed it, but I think next time I would add some crushed Ritz crackers mixed with a little melted butter on top to add a little more texture and even more flavor! I brought this to work the next day and had a few extra taste testers and they all agreed it was definitely a keeper and a must make recipe! You could also add some shredded rotisserie chicken to this and it would be terrific!
INGREDIENTS
1 pound penne pasta
1/2 large onion
1/2 cup white wine
1 packet of Lipton onion dry soup mix
3 cups chicken stock
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup of cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
1/4 cup light cream
1 Tablespoon flour
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
DIRECTIONS
Cook pasta according to package direction and set aside. In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil and add the chopped onion and stir until golden brown. Add the minced garlic to the onion mixture, stir and let cook another minute. Add the white wine to the pan scraping up any little bits that are stuck on the bottom of the pan. Add all of the chicken stock and the dry soup mix packet and let cook for 30 minutes. Stir in the flour and whisk the mixture until it thickens about ten minutes. Add the cream to the sauce along with the cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese and stir until combined and cheese is melted. Add the pasta (and shredded cooked chicken, if using) and stir well, coating all of the pasta. Pour this into a 13 x 9 casserole dish. You can add a little extra cheese on top or top with crushed crackers mixed with melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. If you have a crumb topping, cover and bake 20 minutes, uncover and bake an additional ten minutes. Remove from oven and serve warm.
Enjoy!
Another week another snow storm…ugh. I feel like we are living in an igloo at this point! With another storm and the possibility of power going out I made slow cooker whiskey chicken. The original recipe I looked at called for Bourbon but I did not have bourbon but I did have whiskey left over from another recipe. (Pioneer Woman’s whiskey sliders). This recipe is a little sweet with just a hint or heat, you can add more red pepper flakes if you want more heat! I served this over Jasmine rice and it was not only simple…but also delicious!
INGREDIENTS
3 Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
SAUCE
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
1/3 cup apple juice
2 Tablespoon honey
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup
3 Tablespoons cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup whiskey
1/4 cup soy sauce
DIRECTIONS
Mix all the sauce ingredients in a medium size bowl. Place the chicken thighs in the slow cooker, pour sauce on top, cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for three hours. Once chicken is cooked through, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred using two forks. While the chicken is still out of the slow cooker combine the cornstarch and three tablespoons of water and whisk it into the sauce that is in the slow cooker. Put the chicken back into the slow cooker and cook on high for one more hour. Serve over buttered pasta or Jasmine rice.
Enjoy,
Well, winter in the northeast has certainly been a tough one. We have not gone a week without one or sometimes two big storms. The snow is everywhere and we are running out of places to put it all! Well, on one of these very snowy days, it was a day off from my job at the high school. I wanted to make something warm and spicy, so this is what I made for all of us for lunch and…it hit the spot! Really good, full of spice and flavor and best of all, just as good for lunch the next day!
INGREDIENTS
2 Tablespoons of butter
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons paprika
1 Tablespoon white sugar
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Jasmine rice (cooked)
DIRECTIONS
Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion to the melted butter and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add in garlic stirring for about one minute. Stir in cumin, 1 teaspoon of salt, ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon and turmeric into the onion mixture, cooking until fragrant, about two minutes. Stir tomato sauce into onion mixture, bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer sauce for ten minutes, then mix in cream, paprika and one tablespoon of sugar. Bring sauce back to a simmer and cook stirring often until sauce thickens about 10-15 minutes.
Heat vegetable oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir chicken into the hot oil, sprinkle with curry powder and sear chicken lightly until browned, but still pink inside, about three minutes stirring often. Transfer chicken and any pan juices into the sauce. Simmer chicken in the sauce until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, about 30 minutes. Check seasonings and adjust salt and sugar to taste if needed.
Serve warm over cooked Jasmine rice.
Enjoy,
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