Italian Recipes

Ingredients:

• Salt, pepper
• ¼ tsp hot red pepper flakes
• Fresh basil leaves, large and chopped
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 4 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 can of diced tomatoes
• 3 garlic cloves

Directions:

Get the garlic minced and chop all the basil leaves. Drain up the tomatoes and reserve its liquid. Transfer all the tomatoes in a blender as you add up some sugar, salt, tomato paste, and pepper for some few seconds. Then add up the liquid of the tomato as required.

Stir everything well and this will make about 1 ½ cups.

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Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup of Red Wine
• 1 can of Italian diced tomatoes, with sauce
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/3 tbsp of dried oregano
• ½ tbsp of dried thyme
• 3 pcs of bell peppers of different colors
• 1 onion, cut in huge pieces
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 packages of Italian sausage, spicy or sweet
• 2 tbsp of olive oil

Directions:

Smash the garlic with a large knife and peel off its skin. Cut them in huge pieces and chop for about an inch each.

Heat up the olive oil in a huge skillet over medium heat and brown up the sausages as you turn them to all their sides for 5 minutes.

Place all the chopped vegetables in the bottom part of the crockpot and pour some wine. Add up the spices and crushed garlic. Pour the canned tomatoes.

Place the cooked sausages on top of the vegetables and cover up. Cook under low heat for about 6 hours.

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Ingredients:

• Grated parmesan cheese
• 1 pack of tortellini, refrigerated
• Salt and pepper
• ½ cup fresh basil leaves
• 2 cups, baby spinach leaves, pre-washed
• 1 can of Italian style tomatoes, stewed
• ½ cup of red wine, dry
• 4 cups of chicken broth

Directions:

Mix the broth, wine and some stewed tomatoes in a huge pot and make it boil. Add up the tortellini and cook for around 5 to 7 minutes or just follow the cooking time said on the  package. Add the basil and spinach leaves and cover the pot. Remove the pot and let it stand on room temperature for 2 more minutes until all the leaves have wilted.

You can now pour the soup in the bowl and top with some parmesan cheese.

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Ingredients:

• ¼ cup of parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 ¼ cups of lukewarm water
• 1 cup of polenta

Directions:

Set the oven in 350 degrees F. Mix all the ingredients in a huge bowl and combine it well. Place all the ingredients in a greased baking pan. Bake without cover for 50 minutes. With the use of a fork, stir it well and bake for another 10 minutes. Remove it out of the oven and sprinkle on top with cheese.

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Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp of capers
• ¼ cup of Kalamata olives. Chopped
• 6 tomatoes, sliced
• ½ tsp grounded pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 can of 28 ounce plum tomatoes

Directions:

Put all the ingredients except for the chopped tomatoes, capers, olives in the blender. Process them until they are smooth. Once you remove from the blender, mix in the chopped tomatoes, capers and olives. Serve it instantly and cover. You can refrigerate it for 2 days.

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Ingredients

• 1-8 oz of Mascarpone cheese
• 2 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup of sweet Marsala wine
• 2 pints sliced fresh strawberries
• 4 whole strawberries for garnish

Directions:

Combine the sugar and Marsala in a bowl until all the sugar has melted. Slice up the strawberries and mix in the wine and sugar mix. Cover the entire bowl and make it chill inside the refrigerator for a number of hours. Stir it occasionally so that all the strawberries are fully covered.

When the strawberries have all been chilled, then fill up some wine glasses with the mascarpone cheese. Top it with the whole strawberries together with wine sauce and is good to serve 4.

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Ingredients:

• 1 tsp dried Thyme
• 1 tsp dried Oregano
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of mozzarella cheese that is shredded
• ¼ cup milk
• 10 eggs
• Salt and pepper
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 onions
• 2 potatoes

Directions:

Peel and slice the potatoes and peel and mince the onions along with the garlic cloves. Heat up a large skillet with some olive oil under medium heat. Add up some spices to the heated oil for richer flavor. Add up the potatoes, salt and pepper and cover to let cook for 3 minutes. After which, turn up the potatoes and add up the onions and sauté together until everything looks golden brown.

In the meantime, beat the eggs in a huge bowl until they are well mixed before you combine the cheese and milk. Season it up with some pepper and salt as well before stirring in some spices and garlic.

Pour this mix to the potatoes and use a spoon to mix. Turn the heat to low and cook for 10 to 15 minutes more. Place your pan inside the oven and broil it for 3 minutes until you get to see it in golden brown color. Just remember not to overcook it and serve warm.

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Ingredients

• 1/8 cup sugar
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla pure extract
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 package of unflavored gelatin
• 2 cups of whole milk

Directions:

Pour the cup of milk into the big saucepan and combine the gelatin. Allow everything to sit and be softer in just 5 minutes. Then you must place the saucepan with low heat and stir consistently for complete 5 minutes until all the gelatin has been dissolved. Add the rest of the cream, milk and vanilla.

Now turn the heat and cook as you stir frequently. Stop when it starts to bubble but make sure that it does not boil. When you put in the sugar and it is completely dissolved, then you can remove the saucepan from the heat. Let it cool for 10 minutes and prepare the ramekins.

Spray all the ramekins over the cooled mix and chill inside the refrigerator for a total of 2 hours and even as long as overnight. Use a cooking spray.

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Personal touches during special occasions are widely appreciated. This gift able idea is good for this purpose because it is very simple and quick. You just need:
• 1 Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
• 3 Large eggs
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1/3 cup oil
• flour
• cheese mix
• powdered sugar
• fresh strawberries or blueberries

Directions:
Prepare the oven by heating it to 350 degrees. After mixing the Duncan Hines as instructed, pour on a large glass pan that was previously grease and floured. On a separate bowl, mix the eggs, water, oil and cheese mix and place on top of the pan. Bake for an hour. It is better chilled with sugar of fruits on top before serving.

For a handsome delicious meal, prepare this recipe in few minutes. You will only need the following ingredients:

• 8 oz. medium noodles
• 1 lb mild Italian sausage, minced
• 1/4 cup onion, minced
• 4 oz. button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tbsp. pimento stuffed olives, minced
• 8 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
• 8 oz pizza sauce
• Parmesan cheese, grated
• oil

Directions:
With the hot cooking oil on a frying pan, cook the onions and sausage over low heat until medium brown. Drain the excess oil. On a separate pan, cook the noodles and drain water.
Except the parmesan and half cup of cheddar cheese, mix the remaining ingredients together with the cooked ones in a bowl and pour into casserole. Allow the cheese to melt by baking for about 20 minutes and add the cheese left 10 minutes before it is done. It is better served hot with your favorite drinks.