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Quick Stovetop Mac & Cheese

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Cook time
15 mins
Total time
15 mins

Recipe: by Mary
Serves: 2
Ingredients

 8 oz dry pasta
 3 Tbsp butter
 3 Tbsp flour
 1¼ cups milk, heated
 1 cup shredded cheese (any, I used ½ gruyere ½ cheddar)
 salt + pepper

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook pasta according to directions.
2. As pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
3. Once the butter is completely melted, add the flour and whisk it into the butter. Continue
whisking and cooking for 6 minutes. The mixture will darken a bit.
4. Pour ½ cup of the heated milk into the saucepan and whisk vigorously to break up the
butter and flour mixture.
5. Add the rest of the milk and continue whisking. Cook until the sauce has thickened
substantially, or to your liking. You can thin it with more milk if necessary.
6. Reduce the heat to low, and mix in the shredded cheese. Stir until completely melted and
smooth. Remove from heat and pour over the cooked noodles.
7. Toss noodles and sauce together, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Easy Lo Mein
Prep Time 10 minutes Total Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes Yield 6 servings

The easiest lo mein you will ever make in 15 min from start to finish. And it's so much quicker,
tastier and healthier than take-out!

Ingredients

 1 pound lo mein egg noodles*


 1 tablespoon olive oil
 2 cloves garlic, minced
 2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced
 1 red bell pepper, julienned
 1 carrot, julienned
 1/2 cup snow peas
 3 cups baby spinach

For the sauce

 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce, or more, to taste


 2 teaspoons sugar
 1 teaspoon sesame oil
 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
 1/2 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste

Instructions

 In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, ginger and Sriracha; set
aside.
 In a large pot of boiling water, cook lo mein egg noodles according to package
instructions; drain well.
 Heat olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium high heat. Add garlic, mushrooms,
bell pepper and carrot. Cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in
snow peas and spinach until the spinach has wilted, about 2-3 minutes.
 Stir in egg noodles and soy sauce mixture, and gently toss to combine.
 Serve immediately.

Notes

*If lo mein egg noodles cannot be found, spaghetti can be substituted.


One Pan Caprese Pasta
Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 4 main dish servings

Ingredients

 1/2 cup diced white onion


 1 tablespoon olive oil
 2 1/2 cups dry pasta
 1 package of grape tomatoes, sliced in half
 5 fresh whole basil leaves
 2 1/2 cups water
 1/2 tsp kosher salt
 1/2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
 1 1/2 cups fresh, diced Mozzarella (about 8 oz)
 2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
 Chopped basil leaves for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat a 12 inch skillet or saute pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add
onions and cook until soft.
2. Add dry pasta, sliced tomatoes, fresh whole basil leaves, water, salt and pepper. Stir
together to combine.
3. Bring pasta mixture to a boil. Continue to cook pasta over medium heat, stirring often,
until pasta is cooked and the liquid is reduced; about ten minutes.
4. Top evenly with mozzarella cubes and cover the pan so the cheese can melt.
5. Sprinkle with Balsamic vinegar and chopped basil for garnish.
Kale, Hemp and Flaxseed Oil Pesto
Author: Cookie and Kate
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Italian
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 8 mins
Total time: 13 mins
Serves: 6

Kale pesto made with Omega-rich hemp seeds and flaxseed oil. Ready in 5 minutes! Feel free to
substitute walnuts for the hemp and/or olive oil for the flaxseed oil if that's what you have on
hand. The pesto recipe is vegan and gluten free (see notes).
Ingredients
Pesto

 2 to 3 cloves garlic
 3 cups packed kale (about 1 small bunch)
 ¾ cup hemp seeds or toasted walnuts
 2 tablespoons lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
 ¾ teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
 ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
 Red pepper flakes, optional (if you want to add some kick)
 ¼ cup flaxseed oil or extra-virgin olive oil (more if desired)
 Entirely optional: ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Pasta (if you want pasta...)

 1 pound (16 ounces) whole grain pasta, like linguine


 1 cup reserved pasta water

Instructions

1. Make the pesto: In a food processor, add the peeled garlic cloves and process until the
garlic is minced. Add the kale, hemp seeds, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Turn on the
food processor and drizzle in the oil. Process until the pesto reaches your desired
consistency, stopping to scrape down the sides as necessary. Taste and add more lemon,
salt or pepper if necessary. (You can thin out the pesto with more oil, but if you’re
serving with pasta, keep in mind that you can also thin it out with reserved pasta cooking
water.)
2. Cook the pasta (optional): Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta and
cook until al dente, according to package directions. Reserve one cup cooking liquid
before draining the pasta. Let the pasta and pasta water cool for a minute to make sure the
high heat doesn't damage the flax oil pesto.
3. If you intend to have leftovers, transfer the amount of pasta you think you’ll be eating
immediately to a serving bowl and mix in pesto with splashes of cooking water.
Otherwise, you can mix the pasta and pesto together in your cooking pot, adding splashes
of cooking water as necessary. Keep in mind that you have diluted the flavor a bit with
the cooking water, so taste and add more lemon, salt or a drizzle of olive oil as necessary.

Notes

 Recipe loosely adapted from The Oh She Glows Cookbook.


 Yields about 1¼ cups pesto.
 If you intend to have leftover pasta, it’s best to store the noodles and pesto separately.
Avoid reheating pesto (it will lose its vibrance and some of its flavor)—especially if you
used flaxseed oil, which is heat sensitive. To serve, bring the pesto to room temperature
and add a little water if necessary to get the right consistency.
 This pesto is vegan as long as you skip the Parmesan. It's also gluten-free, as long as
you're serving it on gluten-free pasta or whatever.
 If you're in the market for a food processor, I recently bought this small, highly rated
Cuisinart food processor and it's been treating me well.
 Commenters have found hemp seeds on sale at Costco and TJ Maxx/Marshall's, so you
might look for them there!

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