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Favorite Recipes You will notice that for the most part these recipes are not low-fat, but they are very good! Starting in 2007 I am going to try to post a new recipe that works for us every Friday on the blog. Just search by the category "Recipes" to pull them all up. Balsamic Tortellini Salad - The famous salad that everyone likes… Dressing:
2 tsp Salt
8 tbsp sugar
8 tbsp balsamic vinegar
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Pepper Sprigs basil (1 container)
Small size cheese tortellini
¾ cup julienne carrots (about 2 large carrots)
Pecans (whole large bag)
½ bag of pre-washed Spinach
1 red onion, sliced
1 bag Craisons (dried cranberries)
1 package feta cheese Mix all ingredients together, chill and add feta just before serving. Lettuce will wilt if dressing is on it for too long – so add sauce only 30 minutes before serving.
Balsamic Chicken with Onions - This is really flavorful and not too fattening. I put this over Brown Rice (again somewhat healthy). 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut up
ground black pepper to taste 1-2 garlic cloves, diced
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
3/4 teaspoon dried basil
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme Season chicken breasts with ground black pepper and garlic salt. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet, and brown the onion, garlic and seasoned chicken breasts. Pour tomatoes and balsamic vinegar over chicken, and season with basil, oregano, rosemary and thyme. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes.
Olive Garden Toscano Soup - I’ve change the recipe a little bit on this one. ¾ cup sliced onions
1 slice bacon, diced (I usually don’t put this in but it would add flavor)
2-3 minced garlic cloves
1 quart chicken stock (this would be a box of Swanson’s chicken broth)
2 medium potatoes, sliced
2 cups cavallo greens or kale (thick leafy green)
1 lb hot sausage
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
a few dashes of Tobasco sauce, to taste 1 tsp Pepper 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Italian seasonings Brown sausage with onions, bacon and garlic. Add chicken stock, potatoes, tobasco, and seasonings. Bring to simmer for 15 minutes. Add greens and whipping cream and simmer for 5 minutes more and serve. Shepherd’s pie - Steph and I had something like this in Charleston when we were on vacation. It was very good! 4 large baking potatoes, diced
bacon bits
cream
salt & pepper 1 small sirloin steak, diced
2 carrots, sliced
½ package mushrooms, sliced
1 cup water and 1 cube bouillon
1 tsp cornstarch Boil the potatoes and make mashed potatoes. Add the bacon bits, cream, salt and pepper to taste. While the potatoes are boiling, brown the meat. Add the carrots and mushrooms. Break up the bouillon cube and add to water. Put in microwave for 1 minute to quicken mixing up the bouillon. Mix in the cornstarch and add to meat mixture. Sauce should thicken – if it doesn’t thicken enough add more cornstarch. Put the beef mixture in the bottom of a casserole dish and add the mashed potatoes on top. Bake in oven at 375 for 30 minutes. Cheesy Potatoes - A great holiday dish, but very fattening. 2 packages hashbrown potatoes 1/2 stick melted butter 1 cup chopped onions 2 cans cream of chicken soup 8 0z shredded chedder cheese 1 tsp salt 1 pint sour cream. Mix all ingredients together. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees. Strawberry Spinach Salad - a very nummy salad. 2 TBSP sesame seeds 1 TBSP poppy seeds 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup white vinegar (I have also used cider vinegar) 1/4 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp worcestershire sauce 1 TBSP minced onion 1 bag of baby spinach 1 quart of strawberries - cleaned hulled and sliced 1/4 cup slivered almonds 1/2 cup blue or feta cheese Mix the all of ingredients up to the spinach together for the dressing. 15 minutes before serving mix the dressing with the spinach, strawberries, and almonds. Right before serving add in the cheese. Peanut Butter Cheese Cake – Truly a delicious homemade cheesecake. Very, very fattening, too! 1 package graham crackers crumbs 1/3 c. plus 1/4 c. sugar 1/3 c. cocoa 1/3 c. melted butter 3 pkg softened cream cheese 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 c. peanut butter 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Combine graham crackers crumbs, 1/3 c. sugar, cocoa and butter. Spray pan with non-stick spray and then press graham cracker mixture into bottom of springform pan. Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, then peanut butter until smooth. Add eggs one at a time and vanilla; beat well. Pour over crust. Bake 70 to 80 minutes until center is almost set. Remove from oven and cool. Topping: Melt 1 cup of good milk chocolate chips in pan with 2-3 TBSP milk. Once melted pour on top of cheesecake and refrigerate. Other variations: Add no peanut butter for just a regular cheesecake or omit peanut butter and add melted white chocolate chips, mint chips, milk chocolate chips, toffee pieces...the variations are endless! Milano Delight Dessert – An easy dessert that tastes great. 1 pkg french vanilla pudding (plus the milk to make it with) 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 container of Cool Whip 1 pkg cream cheese 3 bags Milano cookies Mix the milk and pudding mix to make the pudding. In a separate bowl, mix the sweetened condensed milk and softened cream cheese. Add the pudding and fold in the cool whip. In a nice decorative bowl, layer crushed cookies with the pudding mix. After the final layer of pudding put a decorative layer of whole cookies on the top. Refridgerate and serve.
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