Any simple delicious Italian recipes out there?!
Answers: I love to cook...I'm needing something different these days...No lasagna or spaghetti recipes please..I got that covered..Something Delicious.
Manacotti
(it takes some time, but is soo worth it)
1 bx manacotti shells
1 lb ground beef
1/2 block =2cups grated cheddar cheese(or mozzerella)
1/2 green pepper diced
1 egg
1 onion diced
salt/pepper/oregano/basil
1 -2 fresh garlic cloves diced
2 slices bread
a lil bit of milk
1 can/jar pasta sauce
tinfoil
in large pot of salted boiling water, add 1/2 of the manacotti shells -so 7 at one time....stir occasionally so pasta doesn't stick.....boil for 6min remove with tongs onto a plate, cook other 7 manacotti shells, for 6min remove with tongs to a plate to cool
brown ground beef, drain any fat, add back to pan
add diced onion, diced garlic, diced green pepper, and seasonings...stir occasionally....when onion and green pepper is slightly softened -remove mixture to a large bowl to cool
remove crust from bread slices, and cut up bread to very small pieces..or rub between hands to crumble.,..add bread to a bowl..add a lil milk over bread ..set aside till milk is absorbed
in a cup, beat egg
add absorbed bread and beaten egg to meat/onion/pepper mixture
stir to mix with large spoon
add seasonings
grate 2 cups of cheese, add 1 1/2 cups of cheese to meat mixture, and combine
PreHeat Oven to 350F
in 9x13 pan...put some pasta sauce to cover bottom of pan (I use Primo herb & garlic pasta sauce)
stuff each manacotti shell and put into 9x13" pan
pour the rest of the sauce over the pasta to cover
sprinkle the rest of the grated cheese overtop
cover with tinfoil and put bake pan onto a cookie sheet
Bake for 45-50min...take out and leave to cool for 5min before removing tinfoil.
serve with fresh salad and fresh loaf of bread*
YUM*
you can also sprinkle some grated parmesean cheese ontop
Chicken florentine is pretty simple. Google it, I don't feel like typing the whole recipe. It's a classic, so there will be millions of them.
This is a good version. She tends to do things the classic way. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...
How about risotto??
This is DELICIOUS and from Jamie Oliver
1 litre hot chicken stock
? 2 tablespoon olive oil
? 2 medium onions, peeled and finely chopped
? 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
? 3 sticks celery, trimmed and finely chopped
? 400g risotto rice
? 2 glasses of dry white wine
? sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
? 200g Appenzeller or Gruyere cheese, roughly chopped
? 200g taleggio cheese, roughly chopped
? 100g butter
? 100g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Heat the stock in a pan over a moderate heat. Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the onions, garlic and celery, and fry gently for about 5 minutes until softened. Add the rice to the pan and turn up the heat. Cook for a minute or so, stirring constantly, until the rice looks slightly translucent. Add the wine and keep stirring - any alcohol flavours will evaporate.
Once the wine has been absorbed by the rice, add your first ladle of hot stock and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Turn the heat down to a simmer so the rice doesn't cook too quickly on the outside. Add the stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring constantly and allowing each ladleful to be absorbed before adding the next, until the rice is cooked but still holds its shape - this takes about 15 minutes.
Stir in the Appenzeller and taleggio. Remove the pan from the heat and season to taste, then beat in the butter and Parmesan. Place a lid on the pan and leave to rest for 2 to 3 minutes - your risotto will get nice and oozy. Enjoy!
fried calamari.. easy + delicious
squid cut into thick rings
all purpose flour + semolina flour + salt + black pepper (freshly ground)
Coat the squid with flour mixture & deep fry it.
Serve with marinara sauce & lemon wedges
yUmmy appetizer!