Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts

Friday, December 27, 2013

Bacon Parmesan Fettuccine


  • Ingredients:
  • 1 (9-ounce) package fettuccine pasta
  • 2-4 slices smoked center-cut bacon
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup frozen green peas
  • 1/3 cup half-and-half/ heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

  • Directions:

    1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, reserving 3/4 cup cooking liquid.
    2. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings in the pan; crumble. 
    3. Add  minced garlic to drippings in pan; sauté 2 minutes. Stir in green peas; sauté 1 minute.  
    4. Add pasta, reserved cooking liquid, and half-and-half to pan; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated, tossing to combine. 
    5. Add Parmesan cheese and bacon (leaving some out for garnish) 
    6. Remove from heat. Add butter, salt, and pepper to pan; toss until butter melts. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and Parmesan cheese.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Monkey Bread: PIZZA

 2 cans of grands biscuits. 
 
one jar of pizza sauce (your choice) the jar is about 16oz. 

 
1/2 package of pepperoni (or toppings of your choice).

 
1 stick of butter.

 
2 crushed garlic cloves.

 
a palm pull of Italian seasoning mix.

 
one bag of pizza mixture of cheese.

heat oven to 350.

 
Cut each biscuit into quarters

 
Melt butter with garlic and seasons in it.

 
Toss all biscuit pieces into butter mixture.

 
Place about one can of seasoned biscuits pieces into greased 9x13 pan. then toss in your 


favorite pizza toppings. sprinkle cheese (1/2bag) drizzle 1/2 jar of pizza sauce over the 

pieces.
 
layer the rest of the seasoned biscuits, and toppings. Then the rest of the pizza sauce.


cover the top with cheese. I sprinkled a little more of the Italian seasons on top. bake until

 the middle is cooked. I cooked for 20 minutes, then covered with foil, and cooked for about

  15-20 minutes more.