What to cook for a special friend?!
What to cook for a special friend?
Later on this fall i'll be spending the weekend with a special friend of 5 years. He loves to eat lasagna, and spaghetti, so something int the pasta realm is what ive been thinking about, but what should i serve with it?...oh and i plan for everything to be homemade too. thanx guys :)
oh yea and also dessert ideas would be great 2.
Answers:
Well, since lasagna and spaghetti can be a main dish alone, I would stick to lighter side items. Maybe some homemade garlic bread and a salad. You could try steamed vegetables, too. If your spaghetti is meatless, you can serve with chicken parmesan, here's the recipe for that (super simple)...
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup dry bread crumbs
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a bowl, blend the olive oil and garlic. In a separate bowl, mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, basil, and pepper. Dip each chicken breast in the oil mixture, then in the bread crumb mixture. Arrange the coated chicken breasts in the prepared baking dish, and top with any remaining bread crumb mixture.
Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.