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Sundried Tomato, Mushroom & Italian Turkey Farfalle Pasta

By on May 2, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Recipes

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Italian Sausage & Peppers with Mushroom Cheese Farfalle

Italian Sausage & Peppers with Mushroom Cheese Farfalle

Ingredients

  • Bowtie (farfalle) pasta - 1lb
  • Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey (*like Jennie O Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey, or mild ground Italian sausage- 2 lbs (you can also use link sausage squeezed from casing)
  • *If cooking extra sausage to store for use later in the week like Weekly Meal Plan, use 3 lbs
  • Green and red bell peppers - (1 each) sliced into strips
  • Mushrooms, white, sliced - 8 oz.
  • Julienne Cut Sun-Ripened Dried Tomatoes- 8 oz. (*like Mezzetta, found near canned tomatoes)
  • Mascarpone cheese- 8 oz.
  • Pecorino Romano cheese- 8 oz. (can also use Parmesan, so would need 16 oz. or 2 cups Parmesan total)
  • Shredded Parmesan cheese- 8 oz.
    • Staples:
  • Olive oil- 3 tbspns
    • *Extra cooked sausage is stored in airtight container to use in our Tortellini Soup
    • *Recipe will print without photos using print option above

Instructions

  1. If using Weekly Meal Plan, store half of sliced red and green bell peppers together for Ratatouille Pan Simmered Steak
  2. Boil pasta in salted water until tender
  3. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat
  4. Brown ground turkey or sausage until slightly cooked
  5. Add bell pepper and saute for another 2 minutes with turkey or sausage until peppers become tender and turkey is cooked thoroughly
  6. Transfer cooked turkey or sausage with peppers to large serving bowl (if you have a "picky eater", set aside a small bowl of cooked turkey or sausage to serve alongside pasta with butter)
  7. Add sundried tomatoes with oil (do not drain) and mushrooms to same pan over medium-high heat to saute until tender, approximately 2 minutes
  8. Add Mascarpone cheese and Pecorino cheese, saute until cheese melts into a sauce with the mushrooms and tomatoes
  9. Before draining pasta, use glass measuring cup to scoop out 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water
  10. Drain pasta and return to pasta pan
  11. Add pasta cooking water back to pasta in pan and toss
  12. Add mushrooms with sundried tomatoes in sauce to serving bowl
  13. Add cooked pasta to serving bowl (if you have a "picky eater", reserve a small bowl of pasta to toss with some butter and serve alongside cooked turkey or sausage)
  14. Toss pasta with turkey or sausage, peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes together
  15. Serve garnished with Parmesan cheese
https://tonispilsbury.com/sundried-tomato-mushroom-italian-turkey-farfalle-pasta/

 

 

 

 

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What’s For Dinner This Week- Bright Dinner Ideas

By on April 22, 2012 in Making Dinner, Recipes

Seasonal Cooking

This week’s meal planning menu was inspired by everything bright Spring has to offer like fresh basil, lemons, rosemary and berries.

 

So if you’re a subscriber to The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System, here’s what to expect on your family dinner table this week.

MONDAY:

Lemon Braised Chicken Recipe

Day 1: Lemon Braised Chicken

 

TUESDAY:

Weekly Dinner Menu from The Organized Cook

Day 2: Berry Good Pork Tenderloin and Herb Roasted Potatoes

 

WEDNESDAY:

Lemon Basil Chicken Bake recipe

Day 3: Lemon Basil Chicken Bake

 

THURSDAY:

sauteed steak dinner recipe

Day 4: Sauteed Steak with Spinach, Tomatoes & Avocado

 

FRIDAY:

Cuban Panini Recipe

Day 5: Cuban Panini and Black Bean Soup

 

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Easy Dinner Idea of The Week

By on April 7, 2012 in Making Dinner, Saving Money

Easy Dinner Ideas

Our Easy Dinner Idea of The Week is our Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin.  This meal looks so gourmet, nobody will know this recipe took just a few minutes to prepare!

Pork Tenderloin Recipe

Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin Recipe

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Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin

By on March 23, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Gluten Free, Recipes

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Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin with Herb Roasted Potatoes

Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin with Herb Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

  • pork tenderoin or roast- 2 lbs (Farmer John makes an all-natural 2-pack of pork tenderloins for about $11.00)
  • blackberry or boysenberry jam or preserves (not jelly)- 1 jar
  • red potatoes- 3-4 medium-large
  • STAPLES
  • Tenderloin:
  • crushed black pepper- 4 tablespoons
  • salt- 1 tablespoon
  • cooking spray
  • Potatoes:
  • olive oil- ¼ cup
  • salt, pepper, thyme, paprika- 1 teaspoon each

Instructions

    Tenderloin:
  1. Line baking sheet with foil and grease with non-stick cooking spray
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  3. Fill plate with crushed black pepper, and salt together (or use Montreal seasoning)
  4. Massage jam over tenderloins covering all sides, then roll in seasoning before placing on the greased baking sheet
  5. Cook in oven for 35-40 minutes until internal thermometer registers 160⁰
  6. Let tenderloin sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing to serve
    7. Potatoes:
  7. Clean and dice potatoes into 1-inch cubes
  8. Place in foil-lined baking dish
  9. Drizzle olive oil over the top of potatoes and toss
  10. Season with salt, pepper, thyme and paprika
  11. Bake alongside tenderloin until cooked thoroughly
  12. For a crunchy top, after tenderloin is removed from oven, heat oven to Broil and cook potatoes an additional 5 minutes under broiler
https://tonispilsbury.com/berry-good-pork-tenderloin/

Reincarnate The Leftover

Don’t throw out leftover pork tenderloin!  Instead, reincarnate it into something fabulous, like Cuban Panini’s with Black Bean Soup:

Cuban Panini’s with Black Bean Soup

 

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