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Easy Dinner Idea- Greek Pitas

By on May 22, 2012 in Making Dinner

Easy Dinner Idea of the Week

Our Easy Dinner Idea of the Week takes just minutes to prepare and is a favorite on the family dinner table.  With healthy ingredients like Greek Yogurt, cucumbers and spices like cumin, we love to call this meal our “better than burgers” dinner.  Try this easy dinner recipe and save yourself a trip for take-out!

Greek Pita Pockets with Greek Yogurt-Cucumber Sauce and Mediterranean Potatoes

easy dinner recipe

Greek Pita Pockets with Mediterranean Potaotes

Mediterranean Potatoes by The Organized Cook

Mediterranean Potatoes

 

Check out our past Easy Dinner Ideas:

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Sauteed Steak with Spinach, Tomatoes & Avocado

 

pork tenderloin recipe

Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin with Herb Roasted Potaotes

 

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Ratatouille Pan-Simmered Steak

By on May 1, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Recipes

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Ratatouille Pan-Simmered Steak with Brown Rice

Ratatouille Pan-Simmered Steak with Brown Rice

Ingredients

  • beef top round steak - 3-4 lbs
  • zucchini - (1) sliced
  • eggplant - (1) small, peeled and diced into medium-sized chunks
  • stored sliced red and green bell peppers
  • beef broth - (1) 15oz. can
  • crushed tomatoes - (1) 28oz. can
  • brown rice - 1½ cups
  • chicken broth - (1) 15oz. can
  • STAPLES
  • olive oil – 3 tablespoons
  • minced garlic - 1 tablespoon
  • water- 1 cup

Instructions

    Steak
  1. Heat olive oil and garlic in large deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat
  2. Sear steak in olive oil, flipping once, until brown on both sides, approximately 2 minutes each side
  3. Place zucchini, eggplant and bell peppers over the steak
  4. Cover vegetables and steak with tomatoes and beef broth
  5. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until steak is cooked through and tender, approximately 1 hour (the longer it cooks, the more tender the steak will be)
    6. Rice
  6. Bring rice, chicken broth and water to boil in saucepan over medium-high heat
  7. Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to low to simmer until liquid is absorbed, approximately 15 minutes
https://tonispilsbury.com/ratatouille-pan-simmered-steak-2/

 

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Spring Penne

By on April 30, 2012 in Entrees Recipe, Recipes

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Spring Penne

Spring Penne

Ingredients

  • penne pasta- 1lb
  • asparagus- 1lb, trimmed and diced into 1-inch pieces
  • mushrooms, sliced- 8 oz.
  • sundried tomatoes- 1 small 7 oz. jar
  • marscapone cheese, 8 oz.
  • pecorino cheese- 8oz. (you can also Parmesan)

Instructions

  1. Boil pasta in salted water until tender
  2. Heat a few tablespoons oil in large sauté pan over medium-high heat (or, if your sundried tomatoes are in oil, use that)
  3. Add diced asparagus,mushrooms and sundried tomatoes and sauté until tender
  4. Add both Marscapone and Pecorino cheese; stir until melted
  5. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water, and transfer to a serving bowl (you can dip a glass measuring cup into cooking pasta water before draining to reserve)
  6. Add pasta water back to pasta in serving bowl
  7. Pour cheese and vegetable mixture over pasta
  8. Toss
    9. For a more robust meal, serve with a side of gourmet Italian-Mozzarella Sausage broiled in oven
https://tonispilsbury.com/spring-penne/

 

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