Everyday Food for Busy People
I cooked up a bunch of bacon the other night, intending to put it all back in the freezer for another time. My youngest son was begging to eat it for dinner though. Since I wasn’t in the mood for breakfast for dinner, I decided to add it to a pasta dish. We ate every last bit of this. There were no leftovers at all. I guess they liked it 🙂 [Read more…] about Bacon and Tomato Pasta
I was going for a copy cat version of Johnny Carino’s Bowtie Festival when I created this. Several months ago, I created Penne Gorgonzola, which came very close to the restaurant dish. This Bowtie Festival was excellent, but it was not exactly like the restaurant version. Something was missing, but we couldn’t quite place it. That said, I will make it again. How can you go wrong with pasta, parmesan and bacon? Wonderful stuff. [Read more…] about Bowtie Festival
I had a fear of raw shrimp.
All those specifications – deveined, tail-on, tail-off – a little too creepy!
But, I’m happy to say I’ve conquered my fear with this recipe. It was easy and delicious, which is everything I hope for in a dish.
My kids love these and have even been known to ask for them for birthdays. I like that the filling can be made ahead of time and is ready to be stuffed into a pita whenever someone needs to eat. If you need to pack it up, it’s a welcome change from lunch meat sandwiches.
I pulled the recipe from a 1999 Taste of Home magazine.
Here’s what you’ll need:
I didn’t measure any of the ingredients, but I’ll give you the actual recipe.
10 oz package of frozen broccoli florets
2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 medium tomato, chopped (I used grape tomatoes, because that’s what I had handy)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 Tbs. mustard
salt and pepper
pita bread
4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled (I never put this in)
Cook the broccoli until tender. Drain and run cool water over it to stop the cooking process. In a large bowl combine the broccoli, chicken, cheese, and tomato. In a small bowl stir together the mayo, mustard, salt and pepper. I always end up having to make more of the sauce than what the recipe calls for. Stir the sauce into the chicken mixture and stuff into pitas.
We like to eat these with Sun Chips.
