Thursday, August 14, 2014

Roasted veggies

Different variations of roasted veggies.

Use any veggie you want, clean and dice. -I also dice onions and chopped garlic and add to the veggies.
-Place on baking sheet.
-Sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning or Mrs. Dash.
-You can also use any fresh herbs you would like. I use a rosemary blend as well.
-Drizzle with olive oil and toss.
-Bake at 425 for about 20-30 minutes.
**I usually toss my veggies after cooking for about 10-15 minutes**

Shrimp Scampi

Very easy and quick dinner to make

Ingredients:

1 - 2lbs of shelled and deveined uncooked shrimp
8 Oz angel hair pasta
1 lemon (zest lemon)
1/2 onion diced
3-4 cloves of garlic chopped
2tbls olive oil
2tbls butter
1/3 cup white wine or cooking white wine
Parsley for garnish
Lemon zest for garnish (optional)
1/4tsp Salt and pepper
Grated Romano or parmesan cheese

Boil water for pasta. Once boiling drop pasta.
Heat olive oil and butter in skillet.
Once butter has melted add onion and garlic and sauté for about 1-2 minutes stirring constantly. 
Add shrimp and cook until shrimp starts to turn pink.
Add in white wine and cook until shrimp are done.
Remove from heat.
Drain pasta and add to skillet with the shrimp.
Add lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and pepper and toss.
Add cheese, chopped parsley and enjoy.

You can always add broccoli to this dish or serve on the side with garlic sticks.

Chicken and Broccoli casserole

Monday, January 20, 2014

Pasta Salad

There are so many ways to make pasta salad. Here is one that I make that does not have a lot of ingredients. I like to add the dressing right before serving. I usually use a greek dressing or Italian dressing. Just use your favorite dressing and enjoy.