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Sweet & Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken

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Are you and your family on team bacon? At Passanante’s Home Food Service we’re very pro-bacon and even more pro-simple-recipes! This incredibly easy sweet and spicy bacon wrapped chicken recipe is an instant favorite at any dinner table or pool party. Give it a try and let us know what you think on our Facebook Page!
What You Need:
4 hormone-free chicken breasts cut in thirds (12 pieces)
1 Package of thick-cut bacon (12 slices)
Salt and pepper to taste
Garlic powder
Chili powder
Brown sugar
Olive oil or non-stick spray
Preparation:
  1. Cut each breast into 3 pieces
  2. Lightly season chicken with garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper
  3. Wrap a piece of bacon around each piece of chicken
  4. Roll each bacon wrapped piece of chicken in brown sugar
  5. Coat an oven safe dish with olive oil or non-stick cooking spray
  6. Place bacon wrapped chicken pieces in the dish
  7. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and bacon is nice and brown and crispy.  Skip steps five and six if you prefer to grill these tasty treats!

Featured Recipe: Grilled Skirt Steak with Herb Salsa Verde

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Another simple and delicious recipe from the Passanante’s Home Food Service kitchen to yours!

Grilled Skirt Steak with Herb Salsa Verde

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups chopped tarragon and mint
  • 1 cup chopped parsley
  • 1 skirt steak (about 1 ½ pounds) cut into two or three 10” pieces
  • Lemon wedges

Method:

  1. Mix ¼ cup oil, garlic, and lemon zest in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. Let marinate for 20 minutes.
  2. Add all herbs to oil mixture; stir until well coated. Let stand for 10 minutes.
  3. Stir in remaining ¼ cup oil.
  4. Season herb salsa verde to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Season skirt steak generously with salt and pepper and grill over high heat until charred, 2 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steak to a serving platter and let rest for 5 minutes.
  6. Slice steak against the grain and spoon half of the herb salsa verde over.  Serve with lemon wedges and remaining salsa verde.

Grilled Pork Chops with Apple Compote

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Featured Recipe: Grilled Pork Chops with Apple Compote

Grilled Pork Chops with Apple Compote

For Compote:

1 small sweet onion, finely diced
2 small green apples peeled, cored and diced
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp butter
1/4 tsp each of cinnamon and nutmeg
Juice and zest of 1 lemon

1. In small saucepan, mix all ingredients and set over medium heat.
2. Cook for 15-20 minutes, or until apples and onions are softened.
3. Keep warm in a separate dish.

For Chops:

4 Bone-in Pork Loin chops, about 1″ thick
Canola oil
Salt & pepper

1. Preheat grill to medium high
2. Rub each chop with a small amount of oil, then season generously with salt and pepper.
3. Grill chops for 3-4 minutes per side or until a medium degree of doneness (about 145 degrees)
4. Remove from grill and set on plate for 5 minutes to rest.
5. Serve chops with a dollop of apple compote on top and a side of apple.

COMING SOON: FIlet Mignon and Sweet Pepper Skewers

Filet Mignon and Sweet Pepper Skewers

These mouth-watering meat treats feature tender filet mignon threaded onto a bamboo skewer and topped with a gently marinated mushroom cap.
Perfect on the grill!

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Crockpot Lasagna

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At Passanante’s Home Food Service we know you don’t always have time after a long day of work to prepare a homemade meal for your family – which is why we are always on the prowl for delicious crockpot recipes you can prepare the day before, or even the morning of, and serve up hot right at dinner time! This simple slow-cooker lasagna recipe is always a crowd pleaser and it couldn’t be any easier to prepare. Remember, the best part of this recipe and just about every recipe is you can order all of the groceries you need and have them delivered right to your door.

What You Need:

  • 1 pound ground beef chuck
  • 1 teaspoon dried italian seasoning
  • 1 28 ounce jar of spaghetti sauce
  • 1/3 cup of water
  • 8 Lasagna noodles, uncooked
  • 1 15 ounce carton of ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese (divided use)

How To:

  1. Mix uncooked ground chuck, 1 teaspoon of dried italian seasoning, spaghetti sauce and 1/3 cup of water in separate bowl
  2. Ladle meat sauce into the crock pot to cover the bottom and create the first layer
  3. Cover with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
  4. Place 4 uncooked lasagna noodles over the top
  5. Pour ricotta cheese over uncooked lasagna noodles
  6. Ladle more of the meat sauce over ricotta cheese
  7. Cover with the remaining uncooked lasagna noodles.
  8. Cook on LOW for 4-6 hours or until all liquid is absorbed
  9. 15 minutes before serving cover with the remaining cup of mozzarella cheese until melted
  10. Serve with warm garlic bread and ENJOY!

Feel free to customize your version by adding in other ingredients including mushrooms, garlic or even italian sausage!

Chicken ‘N’ Sausage Filé Gumbo

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In this weather who doesn’t crave a good gumbo recipe? Depend on Passanante’s Home Food Services to deliver delicious meats directly to your home so you can whip up awesome recipes like this one we found right in the heart of Cajun Country – New Orleans, Louisiana!

*Serves 10-14 bowls

What You Need:

  • 3 pounds chicken thighs
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (or salt and pepper)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup minced bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup minced celery
  • 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground bay leaves
  • 2 1/4 quarts hot water
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onions
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 pound smoked pork sausage, thinly sliced
  • Filé powder
  • White rice (cooked)

How To Make It:

Remove skin from chicken thighs, clean and pat dry. Season with cajun seasoning. Heat oil inlarge heavy pot. Sear chicken; remove and set aside.

Make roux by adding flour to hot oil in pot. stir constantly over medium high heat till medium brown.

Stir onion, bell pepper,and celery into roux; cook until tender. Return chicken to pot and add Tabasco, Worcestershire, bay leaves, cajun seasoning and water.

Cover and allow to simmer one hour.

Add green onions, garlic and sausage. stir, cover and simmer another hour.

Remove all thigh bones from gumbo.

Skim off excess oil. Serve in bowls over hot rice with warm French bread and filé powder.

Bon Appetite!