Friday, October 20, 2023

Tomato Soup

1 onion 🧅 chopped

5 cloves garlic 🧄 minced 

5 cups 🐓 broth

28 oz can crushed tomatoes 🍅 

salt 🧂 and pepper

1/2 cup orzo

1/2 cup heavy cream


Sauté onions & garlic until tender 

Stir in broth, tomatoes, orzo, salt, and pepper

Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes

Stir in the cream and simmer 10 minutes more

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Monday, October 9, 2023

Lemon & Spinach Chicken

1 lb Chicken Breasts sliced into thin 3 inch slices

salt & pepper

1/2 cup flour

6 tablespoons butter (divided)

4 tablespoons olive oil (divided)

4 cloves garlic (minced)

1 cup broth

1 cup heavy cream

juice and zest of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon oregano

1/4 teaspoon pepper flakes

1 bag spinach

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Sprinkle Chicken slices with salt & pepper then dredge in flour

Fry chicken slices in 2 tablespoons of butter and olive oil until browned on both sides

Remove to serving dish

Add 2 more tablespoons butter & olive oil to pan add sauté garlic for 1 minute

Stir in chicken broth, scraping the bottom of the skillet to loosen any browned bits

Bring mixture to a boil and let it reduce for 2 minutes

Stir in heavy cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, oregano, red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese and bring back to a boil

Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes

Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and the spinach

Pour over chicken in serving dish

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