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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Zuppa Toscana


My Friend Kelly B. Shared this recipe with me a few years ago. I really should make it more often ! So yummy. A taste of Olive garden at home !

Zuppa Toscana

WW PT + 10 ( per 3/4 Cup)

1lb. Ground Italian Sausage (mild) cooked and drained.
1 small diced onion
2 tsp. minced garlic
4 Slices thin crispy bacon
6 Cps. Chicken Broth
4 medium potatoes cubed skin on ( I remove it unless I use reds)
2 tsp. Pepper
2 Cps Chopped Chard, Kale or Spinich ( I use 4 cups)
1/2 Cp. half & Half

Brown and drain your sausage and set aside. In soup pot saute' your onion just until soft then add bacon and garlic saute an addition 3 to 4 minutes.
Add you sausage, 6 cups of Chicken broth and potato's bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are just done reduce heat to low. add pepper and chopped Chard,kale or spinach cook until wilted.
Add half and half. Let simmer about 20 minutes. Serve hot with garlic bread !



Thursday, September 1, 2011

Leese's Clam Medley


So I just threw this together cause I was craving clams lol

Leese's Clam Medley
Serves 2
8 pts with 4oz pasta

1 Can Fancy Baby Clams
1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper (Diced)
8 Grape Tomatoes (Cut in half)
3/4 Cp. Sliced fresh button mushrooms
1/4 Cp. Chopped Fresh Parsley
Salt and Pepper to taste
Garlic to taste
8 0z. Angel Hair pasta
1 Tbl. EVOO


In a pot cook pasta as directed.
Meanwhile Add Peppers and Tomatoes to skillet with 1 Tbl EVOO saute about 5 minutes. Add Mushrooms, salt,Pepper and garlic and 1/4 of the juice from clams. Cook until all is soft.

Drain Pasta and pour remaining clam juice over pasta and drain.

Once Clam mixture has heated through Serve over 4oz. pasta.


YUMMMMM O