Spinach Tortellini Soup

In my quest to try recipes representing teams playing in the World Cup.  I found this one for Spain, original recipe is found on Umami Girl.

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Spinach Tortellini Soup
This is a light soup that was simple to make.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
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  1. Heat the olive oil in a soup pot. Add onions, celery, and carrots with salt and stir to coat. Cook 5 minutes, should begin to soften. Add the broth and bring to boil. Once boiling cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until vegis tender. Add spinach and tortellini. Cook tortellini per package instructions. Add parsley and black pepper. Serve topped with a little parmesan.

Lasagna

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Lasagna
Meat and cheese packed lasagna that is absolutely delicious.
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  1. In a large pot over medium heat, add in the sausage and ground beef. Use a wooden spoon to break up the meat into small pieces. Add in onion and garlic and cook until meat is browned. Stir in sugar, basil, fennel, oregano, 1/2 tsp salt and pepper to taste, and 1/4 cup parsley. Pour in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and chicken broth. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 hour stirring occasionally.
  2. Meanwhile place lasagna noodles into the bottom of a pan. Pour hot water over the noodles, making sure the pasta is completely immersed in water. Let them soak for 30 minutes, then drain and discard water.
  3. In a mixing bowl combine ricotta with egg, 2 Tbsp parsley, 1/2 tsp salt, and nutmeg. Refrigerate until ready to assemble lasagna.
  4. Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly grease a deep 9x13 pan.
  5. To assemble spread about 1 cup meat sauce in the bottom of the pan. Place 3 noodles on top. Spread with 1/3 of the ricotta mixture. Top with 1/4 of the mozzarella slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over the mozzarella, then sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan. Repeat layering 2 more times to create 3 complete layers. To finish, place a final layer of pasta, topped with another 1 cup meat sauce to cover the pasta. Top with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan. Cover loosely with foil.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25 minutes. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

This recipe was adapted from The Stay at Home Chef

Garlic Noodles

Recipe adapted from Kirbie’s Cravings.

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Garlic Noodles
Flavorful dish that can be used as a main dish or a side dish.
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5-10 minutes
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Garlic Sauce
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5-10 minutes
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  1. In a medium pot bring water to boil. Add noodles and cook until done, should be about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside. In small saucepan, melt butter. Cook on medium heat and add garlic. Cook for a few minutes, don't fry should still be a yellowish color. Add remaining sauce and cook an additional minute. Brown sugar should be melted. In a large bowl pour sauce over the noodles and toss thoroughly. Add parsley and parmesan and blend. Ready to eat.
Recipe Notes

The fresh yakisobi noodles are usually in the grocery section.

Broccoli Egg Bake

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Broccoli Egg Bake
Easy egg dish that would be great for Easter brunch. Serves 4, but you can easily double the recipe for a bigger crowd.
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  1. Preheat oven to 325F. In a medium bowl beat together eggs and half and half, set aside. Lightly butter an 8 inch baking pan, set aside.
  2. In a large skillet, melt 2 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add the english muffin crumbs and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Wipe out the skillet and melt remaining 1 Tbsp butter. Add the shallot, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper and cook until softened, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Add the broccoli and cook for 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup water, increase heat to medium-high and simmer, stirring occasionally until the water is evaporated and the broccoli is crisp tender, 3-5 minutes. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese, pour the egg mixture on top.
  3. In a small bowl, toss together the muffin crumbs and remaining cheese. Sprinkle onto the casserole, then top with the parmesan. Bake in the center of the oven until the eggs are set and the top is lightly browned. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

This recipe was adapted from Rachael Ray

Vegetarian Meatloaf

Original recipe was found on Cooking Light.

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Vegetarian Meat Loaf
This is a delicious alternative for a loaf dish. Served with mashed potatoes.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Passive Time 20 minutes
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Passive Time 20 minutes
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  1. * I used my food processor to chop the mushrooms. It blends it real nice and save on time. Take the mushrooms once coarsely chopped and in a fine strainer. You are wanting to get the moisture out and I found the strainer was the easiest way to do that. Squeeze out the moisture. Place in lg bowl. Take the saute blend and add to the bowl with mushrooms. Add the toasted walnuts, basil, panko and salt and pepper. Mix well. Take the ketchup, mustard, and Parmesan. Mix well. Take the two lightly blended eggs and mix well. The mixture should become ,moist and keep shape. Spray loaf pan with cooking spray. Press loaf into pan and it should fill out to the loaf pan size. Preheat oven to 350. Cook loaf for 45 minutes. Mix topping items together. After loaf is done cooking the 45 minutes, take out and brush topping loaf and cook an additional 10 minutes. You can check your loaf with a knife in center to see if done, should be relatively clean. When you take loaf out let sit for 20 minutes. Slice and serve.
Recipe Notes

If you do not like peppers you can substitute with two carrots.