Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Vegetable Lasagne

 
 
Ingredients:
 
1    lb quartered yellow squash
1    lb quartered green zucchini
1    28oz can San Marzano tomato's (crushed)
1    LARGE Yellow onion chopped
1    lb button mushrooms chopped
3    large cloves garlic minced
1    Package Mozzarella 8oz
1    Package Parmessan 8oz 
1    Package Barilla oven bake lasagna
1    tspn oregano
1/2 tspn basil
vegetable bouillon
butter
canola oil
 garlic salt and fresh ground black pepper 
 
First, preheat oven to 375
 
 
 
Quarter 1lb yellow squash & carmelize in 1 TBLspn canola oil and butter (50/50) in a 5qt dutch oven.
should resemble like squash below
 
 
Add 1 lb quartered zucchini and deglaze pot with 28 0z can of tomato's fill can with water and add along with a tspn of vegetable bouillon as well as oregano, basil, little pepper and garlic salt simmer until zucchini is soft 15-20 minutes
 
 
Cover 5 qt dutch oven and set aside to cool.
 
Sautee onion in skillet untile translucent on medium high


add mushrooms sauté  until just softened
                                                                                                                                     

 
add garlic saute for 2 more minutes cover and let cool
 
 



 
Build Lasagne add a little of the red sauce to bottom add 3 noodles then add more red sauce on top
add 1/3 mozzarella and  cover with 3 more noodles
 
 
 
 
add mushroom sauce on top of noodles add 1/3 parmesan
 
cover 3 noodles add red sauce 1/3 mozzarella
 
cover 3 noodles add mushroom sauce 1/3 parmesan
 
add 3 noodles cover with red sauce  (top) add 1/3 mozz and parmesan
 
 
BAKE AT 375 FOR 30 MINUTES


 

 

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Spicy chicken tacos with white onion salsa



serve with/on
queso fresco
corn tortillas

Spicy chicken tacos
1 - 1.5 lbs chicken breast or breast tenderloins
1 taco seasoning packet mild
1 small 4-6oz can chili's in adobo sauce
2 cups water
1/2 large white onion thinly sliced long ways
2 tblspn canola oil
1 oz tequila
1/2 lime juiced


white onion salsa
1/2 white onion diced
adobo seasoning to taste
fresh cilantro 1/8 of onion or to taste
1/2 lime juiced

preheat oven to 350

white onion salsa
combine all ingredients stir and refrigerate

spicy chicken tacos
sauce:
combine all ingredients but chicken/oil and onions, in blender and liquefy set aside

in a 5 qt dutch oven heat oil and then brown chicken on both sides (set aside)
add onions soften for 5 minute0s

deglaze pan with blender ingredients add chicken
bring to a boil cover and place in oven for 1 hour
remove pot and shred chicken


add chicken, white onion salsa, queso fresco to warmed corn tortilla have water nearby.

Spicer? add diced jalapeno to the white onion salsa!