Italian Culinary

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Does anyone know and have tried making italian dishes??? Please share any recipe that you have tried and it turned out GOOD. I would really like to learn at least 5 Italian dishes =(

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*Pasta
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  • 1/2 pounds chickpeas, soaked for a few hours or overnight and drained
  • 1 pound chicken
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt
  • ground hot red pepper to taste
  • 1/2 pound short pasta Put the chicken wings in a large saucepan of cold water and bring to a boil. Skim the surface, add the vegetables, garlic, bay leaves, and drained chickpeas. Simmer gently, covered, for about 1 1/4 hours. When the chickpeas are tender, take out the chicken and bay leaves and season with salt. Take the meat off the wings and return to the stock. There should be plenty of liquid. Add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until done. To 3 to 4 tablespoons of the hot stock add the same amount of olive oil and some hot chilli powder. Mix and pour it over each serving.

Pasta and Beans

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 10 basil leaves, torn
  • freshly ground black pepper

  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 12-ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste

  • 1 pound maccheroni

  • salt
    *]1/2 cup freshly grated grana padano
    Combine the onion, basil, pepper, and olive oil in a saucepan; cook over low heat until the onion softens, about 15 minutes. Stir in the cannellini beans and the tomato paste. Cook over low heat for 30 more minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to boil and add the maccheroni and salt; cook until al dente and drain. Stir the maccheroni into the bean sauce, transfer to a serving bowl, season with salt, sprinkle with grana, and serve hot.

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Thanks =)

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My sister is FAMOUS for her lasagna. Heres the recipe
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=246247&highlight=lasagna

just an aside…italian sausages are usually made with pork meat but you CAN get them with beef…if not, just skip the whole sausage thing and add a little extra browned ground beef, if you like a little spicy then add crushed red pepper while its browning.

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i know how to make pizza

spread pizza sauce all over the bread
sprinkle cheese and warm it up until the cheese melts

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Alfredo Sauce
1/2 cup butter
3/4 pound cream cheese
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pinch white pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups half and half, or more

Chicken Pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 of a medium onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cold cooked and seasoned chicken breasts, diced, (maybe add shrimps)
1 yellow zucchini, sliced 1/2-inch thick
4 ounces sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley, to taste
splash of sherry
4 cups penne pasta, cooked

TO MAKE SAUCE: Heat butter and cream cheese in saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until cheese begins to melt. Add Cayenne, white pepper and garlic powder. Vigorously whisk in 2 cups half and half until sauce is smooth and creamy. If too thick, add more half and half. Season with salt to taste.
If just making fettuccine alfredo, toss sauce with the cooked and drained fettuccine and minced flat leaf parsley.
There will be enough sauce to serve about 6 people.

Chicken Alfredo Pasta
TO MAKE CHICKEN PASTA: In a pan, sauté 1 clove minced garlic and the sliced onion and let it sizzle. When mostly cooked, add the sliced mushrooms, zucchini and diced chicken breast. Sauté until mushrooms are cooked. Add 1 1/2 -2 cups of the alfredo sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Toss in desired amount of cooked and drained penne pasta noodles and the freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Toss in minced flat-leaf parsley and serve with a few more sprinkles of parsley on top of each plate. Enjoy! :)

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Thank you so much guys =D
I will make them sometime soon and will let you know how it turned out