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Recipe: Authentic Italian Marinara Sauce (Bonus: Ensalada Caprice)

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At Passanante’s Home Food Service we’re always looking for fabulous recipes to share with our customers. This week’s recipe comes to you fresh all the way from Italy!
While celebrating 30 years of marriage at a beautiful villa in Italy, our close family friends were treated to the incredible authentic home-cookings of the villa’s chef, Andreanna. One of the recipes our friends haven’t stopped raving about is the “Authentic Italian Marinara Sauce.” This is recipe is fabulous over pasta, spaghetti squash, as a dip for fried or baked mozzarella — anytime you need “red sauce” we encourage you to try this out!
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Marinara Sauce Recipe
What you need to prepare “Authentic Italian Marinara Sauce”:
  • 1/2  cup Olive Oil
  • 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and pressed in garlic press
  • 1 lg. (28 oz) can “Cento” brand Crushed Tomatoes (found in Italian section of the grocery)
  • 1 lg. (28 oz) can “Cento” Marzano Style whole tomatoes, remove center pulp by pinching where stem connected and gently pulling out, then gently shred tomato into pieces and drop into sauce. Toss center stringy pulp out; add remaining liquid from can to sauce.
  • 1  14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained well
  • 4 Knorr’s Chicken Bouillon cubes
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Lots of fresh Basil (maybe 20-25 good sized leaves, cut up with scissors into about 1/2″ pieces)*
* Pre-cut and packaged basil lasts way longer than basil still on the root. Snip the already cut end and place in a short glass; cover with a large Ziploc bag and seal to edges of glass.  Leave on counter top, and it will last almost two weeks — refrigeration usually turns the leaves black.
This recipe is so easy; once you make it you will always make it:
  1. Gently heat olive oil
  2. Add garlic, stir til garlic appears softened
  3. Add crushed tomatoes, about 1/4 cup water, basil and chicken bouillon.
  4. Give one good stir; cover and continue to simmer 20 minutes.
Serve “Authentic Italian Marinara Sauce” over fresh pasta (or spaghetti squash) with tomato/mozzarella/basil salad (Ensalada Caprice) and garlic bread if you like.
Ensalada Caprice
  • Slice organic sweet cherry tomatoes in half
  • Add some fresh basil, and count to three while pouring olive oil and balsamic vinegar over the top.
  • Put the about the same amount of cubed buffalo mozzarella as cherry tomatoes on top, cover and chill till ready to serve.
  • Only toss lightly just before serving (the mozzarella will turn brown from the balsamic if you toss earlier)
Don’t forget to pair this meal with a great red wine!  A good chianti doesn’t have to be expensive and always tasty with Italian food.
Happy Eating!

Recipe: Easy Green Chili Enchiladas

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If you’re looking to spice up your dinner table, this recipe for Easy Green Chili Enchiladas may be the perfect meal for you and your family. Like all of the recipes Passanante’s Home Food Service posts, this one in particular requires very little prep time, and can be tweaked to include a number of your favorite flavors.

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Easy Green Chili Enchiladas

What you’ll need:

  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 small can of condensed milk
  • 1/2 lb. Velveeta cheese
  • 1 small can of green chilies, chopped
  • 1 1/2 lb. hamburger meat, browned (feel free to substitute with boiled hormone free chicken that has been shredded)
  • 1 package of corn tortillas
  • 1/2 lb. cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 small jar of pimentos
  • 1 small jar of jalapeños, chopped

 How to prepare Easy Green Chili Enchiladas:

  1. Heat chicken soup, condensed milk and Velveeta cheese over the stove. Once melted add green chilies and pimentos.
  2. Combine meat with chopped onions, grated cheese, and chopped jalapeños.
  3. Roll meat mixture into tortillas and place the tortillas seam side down in a pan.
  4. Pour soup mixture over the rolled up tortillas.
  5. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Serve Easy Green Enchiladas with your favorite Mexican rice and a fresh salad which includes diced avocado, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped red onion, a hint of cilantro and fresh juice from 1 lime. Oh! And of course, a delicious homemade margarita! Yum!

Happy Eating!

Hot Recipe: Chicken Taco Casserole

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In the mood for some easy to make at home Mexican food? This recipe for Chicken Taco Casserole ought to do the trick! What we love most about this recipe is how easily customizable it is for your taste. Feel free to experiment by adding beans, corn, olives, chipotle tabasco sauce — you name it, get creative!

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Chicken Taco Casserole

What you need for Chicken Taco Casserole (serves 6):

  • 10 3/4oz cans condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 4oz can chopped green chilies, drained
  • 10oz can mild enchilada sauce (substitute for medium or hot – up to you!)
  • 8oz Velveeta cheese
  • 2 cup chopped cooked chicken
  • 12-6″ corn tortillas or corn chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1 to 2 cups shredded lettuce
  • 1 small jar of sliced pickled jalapeños (optional)
  • 1/2 avocado sliced into cubes (optional)

How to make it in the oven:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Combine soup and cheese, mix well
  3. Add chicken, chilies, and a handfull jalapeños (if desired)
  4. Spread 1/2 chicken mixture over bottom of 2 quart casserole
  5. Pour on 1/2 can of enchilada sauce
  6. Add a layer of corn chips or corn tortillas
  7. Add rest of chicken and rest of enchilada sauce
  8. Add top layer of corn chips or corn tortillas
  9. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes
  10. Remove foil and continue baking for 15 minutes
  11. Top with lettuce, tomatoes, sliced pickled jalapeños, and avocado bites.
  12. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and guacamole

In a hurry? No problem. You can make Chicken Taco Casserole in the microwave!

Microwave instructions:

  1. Mix as directed above
  2. Microwave on high for 5 minutes
  3. Remove and fold ingredients toward center
  4. If using a non-rotating microwave, rotate one quarter turn
  5. Microwave on high for 5 more minutes
  6. Let set for 3 minutes and serve.

Happy Eating!

Irresistible Dessert Recipe: Hummingbird Cake

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It’s been a long time since we posted our last dessert recipe so today we wanted to share an old family favorite, Hummingbird Cake. This three layer treat makes a beautiful bridal shower dessert, birthday cake, or because-I-can cake… which happens to be our favorite kind! (wink)

Passanante’s Home Food Service is best known for our food delivery service and passion for hormone-free high quality meats and organic veggies, but you may not know that we’re equally as passionate about celebrating life’s moments with friends and family. We hope you will find an opportunity to enjoy this delicious cake in the company of all of your favorite people sooner rather than later.

Hummingbird Cake

What you’ll need for the cake:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 cups chopped bananas

What you’ll need for the cream cheese frosting:

  • 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (16oz) package powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

How to prepare cream cheese frosting:

  1. Combine cream cheese and butter, beating until smooth.
  2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.

How to prepare Hummingbird Cake:

  1. Combine all-purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat.
  3. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans and bananas.
  4. Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool in pans 10 minutes.
  7. Remove from pans and cool completely.
  8. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
  9. Sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans on top. You can also combine the pecans in the actual frosting if you prefer.
  10. ENJOY!

Lots of love & happy eating,
Passanante’s Home Food Services

Recipe: Hot Chicken Salad

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This isn’t your average bridal shower chicken salad recipe. At Passanante’s Home Food Service we’re passionate about good, easy to prepare foods, and this recipe checks all the right boxes.

What we love most about this Hot Chicken Salad is the way it’s prepared; just toss the ingredients all together and bake — no real mess or fuss involved. Even better, since this recipe serves eight, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll have enough left over to eat it for a couple of meals. The only way to make this comfort food recipe any easier would be if you allowed Passanante’s food delivery service to bring every ingredient straight to your door, so when you’re ready to throw dinner together there’s no grocery store fuss to deal with.

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Hot Chicken Salad with almonds

What you’ll need (serves 8):

  • 4 cups cold cut up chicken chunks, cooked
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup finely chopped toasted almonds
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cheese, grated
  • 2 cups chopped celery
  • 4 hard boiled eggs, sliced
  • 3/4 cup cream of chicken soup
  • 2 teaspoon onion, finely minced
  • 2 pimentos, cut fine
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed potato chips

How to make Hot Chicken Salad:

Combine all ingredients except cheese, potato chips and almonds, in a large rectangular dish. Sprinkle cheese, potato chips, and almonds over the top and let sit overnight in a refrigerator. When ready, bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Serve with warm rolls and good wine. 🙂