Italian Recipes - How About A Dinner In Rome?

 by: Jonathan Teng

These italian recipes are just fantastic for all gourmet lovers! I bet you'll love these dishes!

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Meal: Chicken Spaghetti

Salad: Spinach Salad

Dessert: Lemon Sorbet

CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

Ingredients:

1 cup Chopped onion (about 1 large)

1 cup Water

1 tsp Dried oregano leaves

3/4 tsp Dried basil leaves

1/2 tsp Dried marjoram leaves

1 tsp Sugar

1/4 tsp Dried rosemary leaves

1 clove Garlic, crushed

1 Bay leaf

1 (8-ounce) can Tomato sauce

1 (8-ounce) can Tomato paste

1-1/2 cups Cut-up cooked chicken or turkey

4 cups Hot cooked spaghetti

Instructions:

Heat all ingredients except chicken and spaghetti to boiling in 10-inch skillet; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in chicken. Cover and simmer 30 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf. Serve sauce over spaghetti.

Note: All three Italian recipes in this article yield 6 servings.

SPINACH SALAD

Ingredients:

2 or 3 cups Raw spinach

3 slices Bacon

1 whole Avocado, sliced

12 strips Pimiento

Salt and pepper, to taste

1/2 cup Italian olive oil

1/4 cup Vinegar

1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

Instructions:

Wash spinach well, and remove stems. Dry. Fry bacon crisp and then drain. Chop or crumble into small bits. Toss the spinach with remaining ingredients.

LEMON SORBET

Ingredients:

2-1/4 cups Fresh lemon juice

1-1/2 tbsp Grated lemon zest

4-1/2 cups Simple syrup

Simple Syrup:

3 cups Sugar

6 cups Water

Instructions:

Combine the ingredients and freeze in an ice cream maker. Alternatively, place in a bowl set within a larger bowl holding ice cubes and salted water. Beat the mixture with a portable mixer or wire whisk for several minutes until it begins to be thoroughly chilled. Cover and place in the freezer until frozen, stirring occasionally.

Simple Syrup:

Place the sugar and water in a stainless steel or enameled saucepan and boil for 5 minutes. Strain through a sieve lined with a damp cloth. Cool.