Chicken Orzo Pasta Salad

Chicken Orzo Pasta Salad

This Will Please A Crowd!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 6+ hours

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 box orzo pasta

3 grilled chicken breast, (cooked) sliced thin

1 bag fresh baby spinach, ready to use.

1 red onion, sliced thin

1 container Campari tomatoes, halved or quartered

1/2 cup Pignoli nuts

2 cups Parmesan cheese shavings

1/2 cup capers

1 jar Marzetti Poppy Seed Salad dressing

1/2 cup sliced green onions

1/2 cup EVOO

zest of 1 lemon

juice of 1 lemon

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Large pot

Large mixing bowl

Directions

Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to directions.  The last 5 minutes of cooking the pasta, add;  sliced red onions and drain. In a large mixing bowl, add; spinach and the drained hot pasta & onions on top of the spinach. Mix pasta and spinach until spinach starts to wilt from the heat.  Add and mix in salad dressing, lemon zest, lemon juice, EVOO, capers and pine nuts. Set aside until the pasta cools to room temperature. Add; chicken, tomatoes, green onions, Parmesan cheese shavings. Salt and pepper to taste.   Refrigerate about 6 hours + to overnight.

Serves 6-8

 

Short Rib Ragu Bucatini

Short Rib Ragu Bucatini

Nothing Short Of Spectacular!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 9+ hours

Ingredients

Bucatini pasta

2 1/2- 3lbs boneless short ribs

1 sweet onion, diced

2 large carrots, diced or sliced

1 celery stalk, small dice

2 cups veal demi-glace

2 cups red wine

3 cup of Marinara sauce or Passata

7 cloves garlic, whole

1 tbsp Italian seasoning

1 tsp Herb de Provence

3 bay leaves, whole

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 tbsp sugar

olive oil

grated Parmesan cheese, garnish

minced parsley, garnish

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Large slow cooker

Stock Pot

Large frying pan/skillet

Directions

Salt and pepper short ribs, in a large skillet with a coating of olive oil on medium high heat, sear and brown short ribs on all sides. Place all the browned short ribs in the slow cooker, add; onions, carrots, celery, demi-glace, red wine, marinara sauce, garlic cloves, seasonings, sugar, salt & pepper.  Save the tomato paste towards the end of cooking.  Slow cook on high for about 8-9 hours. After the 9 hour cooking time, remove short ribs and shred, but leave some large chunks, place back in cooking liquid and then add the tomato paste to thicken, remove bay leaves and discard. Continue to cook the ragu, also in the meantime cook pasta to al dente.  Drain pasta completely and add to the sauce in the slow cooker and toss until pasta is coated, cover and let cook 10 more minutes for the sauce to penetrate the pasta.  Dish pasta and garnish with grated Parmesan cheese and minced parsley. You may also drizzle with some olive oil.

Serves 6

Serve With Some Crusty Bread and Red Wine!

Dry Aged Steak

Dry Aged Steak

With A Garlic Marrow Butter!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 2 hours

Cooking Time: 16 minutes

Ingredients

2 Dry-aged steaks, 1 1/2 inch thickness https://www.butchersmarketbluffton.com/

1 Bone marrow halved

1/2 cup butter, softened

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp minced chives + garnish

1 tbsp minced parsley + garnish

rosemary branches

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Outdoor grill

Cast iron pan

Sheet pan

small bowl 

Directions

Let steaks come to room temperature before cooking.

First, prepare the Garlic Marrow Butter: Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F.  Place the halved bone marrow on a sheet pan and salt & pepper and bake for 25 minutes.  Remove bone marrow from oven and cool completely.  Scrape bone marrow and place in a small bowl, add; softened butter, minced garlic, chives, parsley, salt and pepper, mix well. Place in refrigerator until ready to use.

Preheat grill on high, place cast iron pan on grill to heat until screaming hot.  Salt and pepper steaks, add 1 tbsp of Garlic Marrow Butter to hot pan and place steaks in pan. Place rosemary branch and a little dollop of GMB on top of each steak. close lid on grill, reduce heat to medium high. (cook according to your desired temperature) I personally cooked mine for 8 minutes on each side. Once you flip your steak, baste the the steak with GMB and rosemary. Remove pan and remove steaks to a cutting board to rest for about 10 minutes. Slice steak and place more GMB and garnish with some minced chives and parsley.

Serves 2

 

Prosciutto & Ricotta Baguette

 Prosciutto & Ricotta Baguette

If You Want Something Quick And Fancy!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: No cooking required

Ingredients

French Baguette, split, 6 inch sections

Prosciutto slices

1 cup fresh ricotta cheese

1 tsp honey

1 tsp minced chives + garnish

1 clove garlic, minced

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Small bowl

Directions

In a small bowl, mix; ricotta cheese, honey, chives, garlic, salt & pepper.  Split baguette and spread ricotta mixture and layer Prosciutto slices and garnish with more chives.

yields 2

Beef Tenderloin

Beef Tenderloin

The Perfect Cooking Method For Delicious Tender Beef!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 3 hours

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

6-7 lbs Beef Tenderloin, trimmed

grape seed oil for drizzle

garlic powder

onion power

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Sheet pan 

Directions
Bring Beef Tenderloin to room temperature (remove from refrigerator a few hours before cooking). Preheat oven to 500 Degrees F.  Coat tenderloin with grape seed oil, season beef generously with garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Tuck the tapered end under to make the tenderloin the same thickness. Place Beef Tenderloin on sheet pan and place in 500 Degree oven and bake for 15 minutes. Turn off oven after 15 minutes and keep in oven turned off for additional 45 minutes. (DO NOT OPEN OVEN!!!) Remove from oven and transfer to carving board and let rest for 15 minutes before carving.
Serves 6-8 

 

 

Roasted Tomato & Feta Penne

Roasted Tomato & Feta Penne

This Pasta Can Be Eaten Hot Or Cold!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 box dry Penne pasta, cooked

1 block Feta cheese

2 dry pints (4-5 cups) of assorted grape tomatoes

olive oil

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp onion powder

minced parsley for garnish

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Large pot

Oblong baking dish

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F.  Place block of Feta in the baking dish, place all tomatoes around Feta cheese.  Drizzle olive oil  generously coating tomatoes and cheese and add the dry seasonings on top.

Place in oven and bake for 40 minutes.  While the tomatoes and cheese are roasting in the oven, cook pasta according to direction. Pull baking dish out of the oven and place cooked and drained pasta into the baking dish and toss the pasta with the cheese and tomatoes until well coated.  Garnish with minced parsley, you can eat this pasta hot or cold.

Serves 4

Deviled Crab Stuffed Flounder

Deviled Crab Stuffed Flounder

There Is Nothing Better Than Fresh Seafood!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 35-40 minutes

Ingredients

4 Flounder Filet

3 cups jumbo lump crab meat

1 cup fresh shrimp, chopped

3/4 cup red pepper, small dice

1 medium onion, small dice

2 celery stalks, sliced

1 cup bread crumbs

1/4 cup parsley, minced + garnish

4 tbsp melted butter

1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning + garnish

olive oil for drizzle

juice of 1/2 lemon + zest

pepper

 

Cooking Tools

Medium size mixing bowl

Oblong baking dish

Directions

Preheat oven 375 Degrees F.  In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients except the Flounder filet. Place stuffing into 4 rows in the baking dish then add Flounder filet on top of row of filling. Drizzle each of the filet with olive oil and season with additional Old Bay Seasoning and pepper.  Bake in oven for approximately 35-40 minutes. Garnish with minced parsley before serving.

Serves 4