I’m going to be gone the rest of the month, so I thought I’d put together recipes for the major events in March. Specifically St. Patrick’s day, Easter, and Spring. Lots of pictures and recipes below the fold.
JeffreyW plates up a nice Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner above and I have two recipes for it here.
As promised last week. This pretty Coconut Lemon Cake is a showy dessert I like to make for Easter Dinner, click here for the recipe.
What’s going on in your kitchen this weekend? Anyone broken out the grill yet? What recipe makes you feel like spring has finally arrived?
Pictured at the top of the post and above are JeffreyW’s Seafood Primavera, more photos and instructions are here.
Tonight’s featured recipe takes advantage of what you can find fresh in the produce section and makes you long for gardening season. You can change up the vegetables at will and omit the chicken if desired (I’d substitute some nice mushrooms then).
Chicken Primavera
- 3 boneless chicken breasts, cubed in large pieces
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 to 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 oz sliced carrots
- 8 oz broccoli crowns
- 1 small yellow summer squash, sliced
- 2 tsp basil, crushed or ¼ cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 tsp crushed garlic
- 2 Roma tomatoes, quartered
- ¾ cup chicken broth or equivalent
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 oz grated parmesan
- 9 oz fresh linguine
skillet, large saucepan
Sprinkle salt & pepper over chicken pieces. Heat oil in skillet, add chicken and saute for 5 minutes over medium-high heat, until golden on all sides. Add carrots, broccoli and squash, and stir for 2 minutes. Add basil, garlic, tomatoes. Stir additional 2 minutes. Remove mixture to bowl. Add chicken broth and wine to skillet, deglaze drippings, bring to a boil, reduce heat, add chicken mixture, toss and cover. Reduce heat to low and let simmer while pasta cooks. Bring water to boil in saucepan and cook pasta according to package directions. Drain very well and toss with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan and serve.
That’s it for now. Have a great weekend! – TaMara