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Italian Pesto Pasta

Ingredients:

450 g dried spaguetti
1 quantity Green Pesto Sauce (click here to see the recipe)

Preparing:

Cook pasta in salted water for 10 minutes.
Drain the pasta and set aside 2 tbsps of cooking water.
Mix the water with the Green Pesto Sauce.
Add to the pasta and serve.

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Vegetarian Valentine’s Lasagna

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups Béchamel Sauce
2 1/2 cups strained tomatoes
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
225 g mozzarella cheese, grated
175 g dried no-precook lasagna
4 zucchinis, sliced
2 eggplants, sliced
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tbsp marjoram, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).

Put half the eggplant slices on a greased pan and cook for 8 minutes.
Remove from the pan  and drain on paper towels.
Add the remaining eggplant slices and extra oil and cook for 8 minutes.

Fry garlic, zucchinis, parsley and marjoram in melted butter for 5 minutes.
Remove fron the pan and drain on paper towels.

Layer the eggplant, zucchinis, mozzarella, tomatoes and lasagna in a greased heatproof dish.
Season with salt and pepper and finish with another layer.
Pour over the Béchamel Sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake for 40 minutes.

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Valentine’s Asian Chicken

Ingredients:

12 oz chicken into pieces
6 oz fettuccine
1 oz dried shiitake mushrooms
1 cup chinese peas
12 mini carrots, peeled
4 leeks, into strips
2 garlic cloves, mashed
2 tbsp dry sherry
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger fine
1 tbsp of cornstarch

Preparing:

Place the mushrooms with 1 cup hot water and let stand for 15 minutes.
Drain, sliced and remove the stems.
Add the cornstarch in the mushrooms liquid reserved.

Cook pasta according to directions, drain and keep warm.

Mix chicken, sherry, soy sauce, ginger and garlic and let marinate for 5 minutes.
Fry peas and carrots in a wok with oil for 3 minutes.
Add leeks, cook for 1 minute and remove vegetables from wok.

Add the chicken mixture and fry for 4 minutes.
Add in the center of the wok cornstarch and cook for 3 minutes.
Incorporate vegetables, mushrooms and pasta.
Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.

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Saint Valentine’s Bavettine with Smoked Salmon and Arugula

Ingredients:

350 g dried bavettine
115 g smoked salmon, cut into thin strips
55 g arugula
2 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, chopped finely
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Cook pasta in boiling water for 10 minutes.
Fry garlic in olive oil for 1 minute.
Add salmon and arugula, season with salt and pepper and cook for 1 more minute.

Drain the pasta and add the smoked salmon and arugula mixture.

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Ham and Asparugus Saint Valentine’s Pasta

Ingredients:

500 grams noodles
150 grams ham
60 grams grated Parmesan cheese
50 g butter
2 tied fresh asparagus
1 1/2 cup cream
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Cook noodles in plenty of water with salt.

Cut the tough part of asparagus.
Cook them in salted water for 8 minutes, drain them and cut them into pieces.

Fry the ham in butter, add asparagus and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the parsley, basil, cream, salt and pepper.
Allow to boil over a low heat for 10 minutes.

Pour the sauce over the noodles and serve.

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Lentils Soup

Ingredients:

400 g lentils
50 g  pasta
1, 25 litres vegetable broth
4 bacon strips, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 chopped onion
2 tbsp fresh mint chopped

Preparing:

Fry the bacon without oil, along with onions, garlic and celery for 5 minutes.
Add pasta to skillet and fry them for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add lentils and broth and bring to the boil.

Lower
heat and cook for 15 minutes.
Aside from heat and add the mint.

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Fontina and Nuts Penne Pasta

Ingredients:

100 g penne rigate, cooked according to instructions
50 g fontina cheese, diced
20 g butter
20 g walnuts, chopped
4 ounces cream

Preparation:

Melt the butter with fontina cheese in a frying pan.
Add the cream, salt and let it reduce.
Toast the walnuts in the oven.
Serve pasta with the sauce and walnuts.

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