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“Fried” Rice and Chicken

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 "Fried" Rice and Chicken
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
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Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a large wok or sauté pan.
  2. Add garlic, and cook over medium heat until soft, but not browned, about 1 minute.
  3. Add tomatoes, and continue to cook until they become slightly dry, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add vegetables, and cook until heated through, about 3–5 minutes.
  5. Add rice and chicken.  Toss well, and cook until heated through, about 5–7 minutes.
  6. Add soy sauce and sesame oil.  Toss to incorporate, and serve.
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Red Beans and Rice

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 Red Beans and Rice
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a 12-inch sauté pan over medium heat.  Cook onion, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, until pieces begin to soften, but not brown.
  2. Meanwhile, dice green pepper into pieces about ¼ inch in size.  Tip:  Slice pepper lengthwise into ¼-inch strips.  Holding the strips together, cut crosswise in ¼-inch pieces.  Add green pepper to cooking onion.  Cover.  Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. While the green pepper and onion cook, mince the garlic.  Add garlic, cumin, and oregano to the sauté pan.  Cook and stir for 1 minute.
  4. Add broth and rice to sauté pan with green pepper and onion.  Stir well, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, drain beans and rinse thoroughly.
  6. Add beans to sauté pan.  Stir well.  Cover.  Simmer for 5 minutes to heat beans and blend flavors.
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Whole-Wheat Bow Tie Pasta With Puttanesca Sauce

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 Whole-Wheat Bow Tie Pasta With Puttanesca Sauce
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
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Instructions
  1. In a 4-quart saucepan, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil over high heat.
  2. Add pasta, and cook according to package directions for the shortest recommended time, about 10 minutes. Drain.
  3. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick pan, heat olive oil over medium heat.  Add onion.  Cook and stir for 5 minutes, until onion begins to soften.
  4. Add garlic, cayenne pepper, and anchovy paste.  Cook and stir another 5 minutes.
  5. Add chopped tomatoes, capers, and olives.  Cook and stir until heated through. 6 Divide pasta among four dinner plates (about 1½ cups each).  Spoon sauce over pasta.  Garnish with parsley if desired.
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Turkey Bolognese With Shell Pasta

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 Turkey Bolognese With Shell Pasta
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Optional step: Bring the wine to a boil in a medium saucepan.  Break up the mushrooms, then stir them into the wine.  Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
  2. Finely chop the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic.  Or you can coarsely chop them, place them in a food processor, and pulse until all vegetables are finely chopped.
  3. In a 4-quart saucepan, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil over high heat.
  4. While the water is heating up, warm the olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat.  Crumble in the ground turkey.  Sprinkle with anise seed and salt.  Cook for 5–10 minutes to brown, stirring occasionally.
  5. Meanwhile, when the water comes to a boil, add pasta to boiling water.  Cook according to package directions for the shortest recommended time, about 10–12 minutes.
  6. Add vegetables to cooking turkey.  Reduce heat to medium.  Cook and stir 10 minutes until all vegetables are soft, but not browned. And tomato paste, and simmer for an additional 5–10 minutes. (Continue to optional step 7 if including the optional ingredients; otherwise, skip to step 8.)
  7. Optional step: While the pasta and turkey mixture cooks, strain mushrooms, draining unabsorbed wine directly into the turkey mixture.  Place mushrooms on a cutting board and chop finely, or place in food processor and pulse once or twice to more finely chop mushrooms.  Stir mushrooms into turkey mixture.  Simmer for 10–15 minutes to blend flavors. 
  8. Drain pasta.  Add pasta to turkey mixture (the minimum internal temperature of cooked turkey should be 165 °F). Stir to blend well. 9 Divide pasta mixture evenly (about 2 cups each) among four dinner plates.  Top each with 2 tablespoons of shredded parmesan cheese. 
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Pasta Caprese

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 Pasta Caprese
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
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Instructions
  1. In a 4-quart saucepan, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil over high heat.
  2. Add spaghetti, and cook according to package directions for the shortest recommended time, about 6 minutes.  (Whole-wheat pasta tends to fall apart if overcooked.)
  3. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water and set aside.  Drain spaghetti.
  4. Add the spaghetti back into the pasta pot.  Toss with olive oil and just enough reserved water to coat well.
  5. Add the tomatoes, basil, mozzarella, and olives.  Toss gently until well mixed.
  6. Divide pasta evenly among four dinner plates (about 2¼ cups each).  Serve immediately. 
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Heavenly Chicken With Angel Hair Pasta

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 Heavenly Chicken With Angel Hair Pasta
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
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Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a 4-quart saucepan, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil over high heat.
  2. While the water heats, chop onion, mince garlic, and cut broccoli into tiny florets.  Set aside.
  3. In a large nonstick pan, heat olive oil until very hot.  Add the chicken.  Cook and stir until lightly browned on both sides, about 5–8 minutes.  Place chicken on a clean plate, and cover to keep warm.
  4. Coat pan with cooking spray.  Over medium heat, cook and stir the onion for about 3 minutes.  Add the garlic and broccoli.  Cook and stir for 2 more minutes.
  5. Return the chicken to the pan.  Add entire jar of pasta sauce, cayenne pepper, and salt.  Gently mix to blend ingredients.  Cover.  Simmer until chicken and vegetables are warmed through, about 4 minutes.
  6. Drop pasta into boiling water.  Cook according to package directions for the shortest recommended time, about 2 minutes.  Drain.
  7. Divide pasta among four dinner plates (about 1 cup each).  Top each with one-fourth of the chicken and sauce mixture.  Serve immediately.
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Classic Macaroni and Cheese

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 Classic Macaroni and Cheese
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Cook macaroni according to package directions—but do not add salt to the cooking water.  Drain and set aside.
  2. Spray casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  4. Lightly spray saucepan with nonstick cooking spray.  Add onion to saucepan and sauté for about 3 minutes over medium heat.
  5. In a bowl, combine macaroni, onion, and the remaining ingredients, and mix thoroughly.
  6. Transfer mixture into casserole dish.
  7. Bake for 25 minutes or until bubbly.  Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.   
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Grilled Pork Tenderloin With Asian Sauce

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 Grilled Pork Tenderloin With Asian Sauce
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat grill or oven broiler (with rack 3 inches from heat source) on high temperature.
  2. Remove visible fat from tenderloin and discard.  Set tenderloin aside.
  3. Combine garlic, ginger, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil (optional) in a small dish.  Stir marinade until sugar dissolves.
  4. Brush tenderloins with marinade or pour one-third of the marinade evenly over the pork.  Place in oven or grill with lid closed.
  5. Every 5 minutes, turn over the tenderloin and add 1 tablespoon of additional marinade, until meat is fully cooked (to a minimum internal temperature of 160 °F). 
  6. Let stand for 5 minutes.
  7. Cut 12 slices, each about 1 inch thick.  Serve three slices (about 3 oz cooked weight) per serving.
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Baked Pork Chops

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 Baked Pork Chops
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 °F.
  2. Trim fat from pork chops.
  3. Beat together egg white and evaporated milk.  Place pork chops in milk mixture, and let stand for 5 minutes, turning once.
  4. Meanwhile, mix cornflake crumbs, breadcrumbs, spices, and salt.
  5. Spray cooking spray on 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
  6. Remove pork chops from milk mixture, and coat thoroughly with crumb mixture.
  7. Place pork chops in pan, and bake at 375 °F for 20 minutes.  Turn chops and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until pork is fully cooked (to a minimum internal temperature of 160 °F).
  8. Serve immediately. 
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Baked Salmon Dijon

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 Baked Salmon Dijon
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Seafood
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
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Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Seafood
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
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Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 °F.
  2. Whisk sour cream, dill, scallions, mustard, and lemon juice in a small bowl to blend.
  3. Lightly coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
  4. Place salmon, skin side down, on the prepared baking sheet.  Sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper, then spread with sauce.
  5. Bake salmon fillets until each is opaque in the center and flakes easily with a fork in the thickest part, about 20 minutes (to a minimum internal temperature of 145 °F).
  6. Serve immediately.
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