Restaurant Recipes at Home ? Olive Garden Lasagna
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Easily the most favourite aspect of favourite American chain restaurants like the Olive Garden or P.F. Changs or Applebees is their delicious recipes. With our country’s current economic climate, however, it’s not always doable to take out on a budget multiple times a month. This is why restaurant recipes at home stylized cookbooks have surfaced recently, enabling you to mimic those same great recipes but without the upcharge or having to tip anybody (though the gourmet of the home might still appreciate it). This restaurant recipes at home article is going to explain how you can make Olive Garden’s Lasagna, a delicious and basic but important staple of their menu.
For ingredients, you’ll need:
¼ cup margarine or butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup grated Romano cheese
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon black pepper
¼ cup minced oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
12 lasagna noodles
1 containerful minced garlic
3 ½ cups ricotta cheese
1 cup fontina cheese
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
3 eggs
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
marinara/spaghetti sauce as topping
To begin this restaurant recipes at home for Olive Garden’s Lasagna, melt the butter over medium heat in a 1 quart saucepan. Add the flour and stir until it’s mixed and cook until mixture is frothy.
Now add milk while constantly stirring with a wire whisk as mixture simmers. Continue stirring as it thickens in the heat or for about 4 minutes.
Now drain and mince the tomatoes and place them in a 3 quart mixing bowl. Add the salt, pepper, Romano, Parmesan, Ricotta, garlic, and eggs to the bowl. Add 1 ½ cups of the cooled cream sauce to the bowl and mix until well blended.
Place 3 lasagna noodles in a 9″ X 13″ X 2″ lightly oiled baking dish slightly overlapped on one another. Spread 1 ½ cups of the cheese filling over the noodles, then sprinkle one cup mozzarella and ¼ cup fontina cheese over top, as well. Repeat the same process twice more then top with the remaining 3 lasagna noodles.
Spread the last ½ cup of cream sauce over the top and cover with aluminum foil.
Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Remove from the over than keep them warm at least 30 minutes before serving. Complete dish by spreading Parmesan cheese and hot marinara over lasagna. Serves 5.
This concludes this edition of restaurant recipes at home.
Restaurant Recipes at Home ? Olive Garden Lasagna
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Two Quick and Easy Chicken Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less #3
For busy cooks everywhere, here are a couple of delicious, quick, and simple chicken entrees that are sure to please your family and friends. Select Swift and Simple Pecan Chicken Breasts or Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken. I’ll bet you’ll really want to try both. Both of these recipes need to marinate overnight. Spend a few minutes before bedtime or while preparing dinner the night before to place the chicken in the marinade and refrigerate. The next day when you are ready to make dinner, your chicken will cook in only minutes.
QUICK AND EASY PECAN CHICKEN BREASTS
4 (about 1 1/4 lb total) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup creamy Italian dressing
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup butter
Place chicken in a ziptop plastic bag and pour the dressing over the chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator from 1 hour to overnight. Drain and discard marinade.
In a shallow bowl or pie plate, combine the bread crumbs and chopped pecans. Dredge the chicken breasts through the crumb mixture pressing to coat well.
In a massive skillet, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add chicken to skillet and cook 5 to 6 minutes on apiece side or until tender and cooked through.
GRILLED LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN
This chicken marinates overnight. It is in the swift fix recipes category because the marinade preparation only takes minutes and the chicken grills swiftly the next day.
8 skinless boneless chicken breasts
juice of two lemons
zest of 1 lemon
1/4 cup canola oil
8 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 tsp thyme
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry. In a massive glass baking dish, combine the lemon juice, lemon zest, canola oil, garlic, thyme, parsley, chives, oregano, salt and pepper; add chicken and cover. Refrigerate overnight.
Remove chicken from refrigerator, drain and discard the marinade. Grill chicken until cooked through. Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon slices, if desired.
Enjoy!
Two Swift and Simple Chicken Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less #3
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