Baked Penne with Chicken
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese, mozzarella, cheddar
• 1 pound penne pasta
• Two tbl. olive oil
• 3 each sundried tomatoes
• 2 chicken breast Cooked and diced
• 5 ounces prosciutto, diced
Directions
1. Pasta needs "breathing" room. Use a deep saucepan and at least 4 quarts of water per
pound of pasta. Salt is added to the cooking water, not to lower the boiling point, but rather
to season the pasta. If you don't season the cooking water, the pasta may taste flat--no
matter how salty the sauce you dress it in.
2. Bring the water to a full, rolling boil. The temperature will drop once you add the pasta, so
make sure it's boiling before dropping in the pasta.
3. Gently stir short pasta immediately after adding to water; let spaghetti and long strands
soften for a minute before stirring. Don't break pasta in half.
4. It's not necessary to add oil to the water; you'll just be pouring good olive oil down the drain.
Just use plenty of water and stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
5. Don't combine two types or sizes of pasta in the same pot of water, as they will finish
cooking at different times.
6. In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil. Saute garlic with chicken untill done and
then add the prosciutto and sun-dried tomatoes until heated through.
7. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Add cream and simmer for 5
minutes, then add garlic and cheese and whisk quickly, heating through.
8. Put in baking dish and cook in oven for ten min. at 350 degrees
Crab Cakes
Ingredients
• 1 pound crabmeat(lumped)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs( made need more)
• 1 egg
• 1 small yellow onion minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 green pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, diced small
• 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
• 1 stick of butter
• salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Sauté Peppers and onions in the butter, cool before adding to mix
2. Mix together crabmeat, bread crumbs, , salt and pepper.
3. Beat together egg, mayonnaise, . Combine with other ingredients and mix well.
4. Form into patties and dredge them in seasoned flour, egg wash and bread crumbs ( can
freeze before you bread them)
5. Place them on a lightly greased sautéed pan until golden brown
6. Finish them in the oven at 350 degrees
