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Crock Pot Lasagna

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Crock Pot Lasagna
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Recipe Type: Pasta
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Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • ½ lb ground turkey
  • 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1 28 oz jar spaghetti sauce
  • ⅓ c. water
  • 8 lasagna noodles
  • 1 4½ oz can mushrooms
  • 1 15 oz carton ricotta cheese
  • 2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. Brown meat and seasoning in a frying pan and drain.
  2. Mix spaghetti sauce and water. Place 4 uncooked noodles in lightly greased crock pot.
  3. Layer with beef mixture, sauce and mushrooms.
  4. Spread evenly with ricotta cheese and sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella.
  5. Layer with remaining noodles, meat, sauce mixture, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.
  6. Cover, cook on high 1 hour. Reduce heat and cook on low 5 hrs.

 

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Bruschetta

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Bruschetta
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Recipe Type: appetiser
 
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp. salt
  • 1 tbsp. pepper
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tbsp. basil
  • ⅛ tbsp. minced garlic
  • 2 large chopped tomatoes
  • ½ c. extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
  1. Remove the juice and seeds from the tomatoes.
  2. Chop the tomatoes, set aside.
  3. Mix salt, pepper, sugar, basil, garlic, and extra virgin olive oil.
  4. Pour the mixture over the tomatoes.
  5. Toss tomatoes to make sure they are all coated, and let stand in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before eating.

 

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Spaghetti Carbonara

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Spaghetti Carbonara
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Recipe Type: Pasta
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. thin spaghetti
  • 2 tbsp. salt
  • ¼ lb. bacon, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ tsp. oregano
  • ½ tsp. basil
  • ¾ c. Parmesan cheese
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ¼ c. dry white wine
  • ½ tsp. pepper
Instructions
  1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions in salted water.
  2. Meanwhile, saute bacon over low heat until crisp, adding garlic during the last few minutes.
  3. Add cheese and wine to beaten eggs.
  4. Drain spaghetti and return to pot; toss with egg mixture and remaining ingredients. Mix well.

 

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Baked Ziti

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Baked Ziti
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Recipe Type: Pasta
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Ingredients
  • 16 oz. ziti pasta
  • 1 lb. Italian sausage links
  • 2 medium carrots, cut into ½" slices
  • 2 medium celery stalks, cut into ½" slices
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1½ c. milk
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 28 oz. tomatoes, canned, crushed
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • ½ tsp. dried basil
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • 16 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
  1. In sauce pot, prepare ziti according to package directions. Drain ziti and return to sauce pot.
  2. Meanwhile, remove casings from Italian-sausage links. Cook sausage meat until well browned, stirring occasionally to break up sausage. With slotted spoon, remove sausage meat to bowl.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 F
  4. In drippings remaining in skillet, over medium-high heat, cook carrots, celery, and onion, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are golden and almost tender.
  5. In 2-cup measure or medium bowl, whisk milk and flour until smooth and stir into vegetable mixture in skillet. Add crushed tomatoes, sugar, dried basil, and pepper; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reserve 1 cup shredded mozzarella for topping. Mix pasta, vegetable mixture, sausage, and remaining mozzarella cheese. Spoon mixture into deep 3-quart casserole dish and sprinkle with reserved mozzarella cheese.
  6. Cover dish and bake 15 to 20 minutes until cheese melts and mixture is hot and bubbly.

 

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Pasta Fasol

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Pasta Fasol
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Recipe Type: Pasta
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Ingredients
  • 1 grated onion and few tsp. olive oil (saute)
  • 2 cans of tomatoes
  • 2 cans of bean soup (with water added)
  • Minced garlic
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Wide dumpling noodles (12 oz.)
Instructions
  1. Combine onion, tomatoes, bean soup and seasonings, simmer on low heat.
  2. Boil noodles, rinse and add.
  3. Simmer another 15 to 20 minutes.

 

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Italian Marinated Pork Chops

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Italian Marinated Pork Chops
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 4 boneless pork chops (about ¾-inch thick)
  • ¾ cup Italian salad dressing
  • 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in a Ziploc bag. Seal bag and place in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
  2. Remove chops from bag, discarding marinade, and grill over a medium hot fire, turning once, until just done, about 8 to 11 minutes total cooking time.

 

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Chicken Kiev

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Chicken Kiev
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 8 boneless chicken breasts, washed and pounded to ¼ inch thickness
  • 8 tbsp. butter
  • 4 green onion, chopped well
  • 2 tsp. garlic salt or powder
  • Seasoned bread crumbs
  • Oil for frying
  • 2 eggs, beaten well
  • 12 oz. pkg. egg noodles
Instructions
  1. Combine butter, green onion and garlic salt; blend well. Divide into 8 balls and put into refrigerator, covered with Saran Wrap. Meanwhile, wash chicken breasts, remove skin, pat dry, and pound with a wooden mallet between two sheets of wax paper to ¼ inch thickness.
  2. When chicken is pounded, place a "butter ball" in the center of each and roll up lengthwise, secure loose ends and sides with toothpicks.
  3. Coat each roll with the eggs, and roll in bread crumbs until well coated. Heat oil over medium high heat and brown chicken rolls on all sides, transfer to shallow baking dish. Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes.
  4. While chicken is in the oven, cook noodles as per package directions. When ready, serve kiev over cooked noodles, spoon butter sauce over noodles.

 

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Veal Parmigiano

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Veal Parmigiano
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp. butter
  • ½ c. bread crumbs
  • ¼ c. grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ tsp. salt and dash of pepper
  • 1 lb. veal cutlets, ¼ inch thick
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
  • ½ tsp. oregano
  • ½ tsp. sugar
  • ½ tsp. onion salt
  • 4 oz. sliced Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in 10 x 6 x 1½ inch baking dish. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Dip veal cutlets in egg, then in crumb mixture. Place in baking dish.
  2. Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Turn meat. Bake 20 minutes more or until meat is tender.
  3. Meanwhile, combine tomato sauce, oregano, sugar and dash of onion salt. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Pour tomato sauce over meat. Top with Mozzarella cheese. Return casserole to oven to melt cheese.

 

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Chicken Tetrazini

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Chicken Tetrazini
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • ¼ c. butter
  • ¼ c. flour
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • 1 c. chicken broth
  • 1 c. heavy cream
  • ½-1 c. sherry or white wine
  • 7 oz. fettuccine noodles
  • 2 c. cubed chicken
  • 3 oz. mushrooms
  • ½ c. grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt butter over low heat; blend in flour and seasonings.
  3. Cook over low heat until smooth and bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in broth and cream. Heat until boiling, stirring constantly.
  4. Boil and stir for 1 minute. Stir in wine, boiled noodles, chicken and mushrooms.
  5. Pour into ungreased 2 quart casserole.
  6. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

 

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Italian Sausage and Peppers

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Italian Sausage and Peppers
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 2 lb. Italian link sausage
  • 6 to 8 green peppers, sliced in strips
  • 6 med. onions, sliced
  • 1 lb. mushrooms, sliced (optional)
  • 1½ tsp. oregano
  • ½ tsp. basil
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 c. white wine
  • 1 tbsp. oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Brown sausage links in a skillet and drain off all fat.
  2. Cut sausages into smaller pieces about 1½ inches long and add wine, garlic powder, basil, oil and oregano.
  3. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes.
  4. Top with green peppers, mushrooms and onions.
  5. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and mix well.
  6. Cover and simmer another 30 minutes or until sausage is done, stirring occasionally.

 

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Fettuccine Carbonara

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Fettuccine Carbonara
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Recipe Type: pasta
 
Ingredients
  • 10-12 oz. spinach noodles
  • ½ c. melted butter
  • 2 c. whipping cream
  • 2 c. Parmesan cheese
  • 1½ tsp. pepper
  • 1½ tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. parsley
  • ½ tsp. chicken base
  • 2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms, sauteed
Instructions
  1. Boil noodles. Rinse and set aside.
  2. Melt butter in skillet.
  3. Add cream.
  4. Mix and heat slightly.
  5. Add cheese, pepper, garlic, parsley and chicken base.
  6. Stir with whisk, while heating until creamy.
  7. Add mushrooms.
  8. As cheese melts, add noodles.

 

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Chicken Madeira

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Chicken Madeira
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Recipe Type: Main
 
Ingredients
  • 4 pounded boneless chicken breasts, coated in mixture of flour, salt, pepper and a dash of paprika, oil and butter
  • ½ c. Madeira wine
  • ¾ c. chicken broth
  • 1 tsp. cornstarch
Instructions
  1. Fry chicken in oil and butter until done.
  2. Remove and keep warm.
  3. Drain grease from skillet; add Madeira and boil until reduced to about 2 tablespoons.
  4. Add broth to reduced wine and boil mixture, stirring occasionally.
  5. Stir in 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water and simmer sauce whisking for 1 minute.
  6. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

 

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Baked Lasagna

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Baked Lasagna
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Recipe Type: Main
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Serves: 5-6
 
Ingredients
  • 8 oz. pkg. lasagna noodles, cooked & drained
  • 1½ lbs. hamburger, browned
  • 1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
  • 1 lb. cottage cheese
  • 8 oz. Mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce
Instructions
  1. Place half of cooked noodles in 13" casserole dish.
  2. Put in layers, half of cottage cheese, Mozzarella and hamburger, tomato sauce and spaghetti sauce; mix.
  3. Repeat with other half.
  4. Top with Parmesan cheese.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

 

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Linguine with White Clam Sauce

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Linguine with White Clam Sauce
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Recipe Type: Pasta
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. linguine, cooked and drained
  • ½ c. olive oil
  • 1 c. onion, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cans clams, minced, with liquid
  • ½ c. white wine
  • 1 tbsp. parsley flakes
  • ½ tsp. oregano
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • ½ tsp. sweet basil
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in skillet and simmer with onion and garlic until golden.
  2. Add clams, wine and seasonings, and simmer 5 minutes.
  3. Pour sauce over cooked and drained linguine.

 

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Italian Gravy

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Italian Gravy
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Recipe Type: Sauce
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Ingredients
  • 16 oz. olive oil
  • 3 cans tomato paste
  • ¼ clove garlic, Minced
  • 3 tbsp. parsley
  • 1 tbsp. oregano
  • 3 lg. onions
  • 2 lg. cans water
  • 2 lg. cans tomato sauce
Instructions
  1. Fill a large sauce pan approximately ¼ inch with olive oil and add minced garlic clove.
  2. Heat on medium heat until oil is warm and whisk in tomato paste.
  3. Stir approximately 15 minutes and add 2 to 3 cans of water, onions, parsley, oregano.
  4. Mix well and keep on medium heat on stove top for 30 minutes.
  5. Add cans of tomato sauce, Mix well, cover with lid and let simmer on low heat for 2 hours. for thicher sauce, add flower to desired thickness.

 

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