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Do you have any of those types of cookbooks that were put together by organizations, like a church group or a club? I have a few from different places. Some of my old favorite recipes come from these cookbooks. I often look through them for inspiration, or just for fun! That is what I was doing the other day when I came across a Stuffed French Bread Sandwich contributed by my sister's friend, Cathy Campbell. It looked really tempting so I was excited to give it a try.
With a few variations, here is the original recipe.
My husband really liked this recipe. I thought it needed a little more zip. Not super spicy. just maybe some bell pepper or some sour cream to give it some tang. Try it and see what you think. But, my husband is a real meat and potatoes kind of guy, so he thought this was just great.
Well, I kept thinking about it and I thought about the fact that I usually eat French bread with Italian food and spread it with garlic butter. That is when I came up with the idea to make a Stuffed French Bread Spaghetti Sandwich! I did it, pasta and all! Guess What! It is super good. It is similar to a meatball sandwich, but even better! Here is how I did it.
Finally, wrap the loaf in foil and bake it for 20 min. like you did the first loaf.
These sandwiches are so good and easy to serve. I am now imagining other versions that would be delicious! What combinations are you thinking about? Let me know and we can try them together!
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Alicia here with my last Italian recipe for you all. I'm kind of sad Italy is over because I love the food so much. But I have had a good time making these foods and sharing the recipes with you. I am a bit bummed I didn't get to make pizza, but I probably still will and share it with you. My Basil plant is begging for it.
But for today I have a seriously good recipe, especially if you like a little heat. Amatriciana can poorly be described as spicy spaghetti, but it's much more. Wow your friends and family with this delicious dish. Amatriciana
Amatriciana is a sauce with cured pork (like pancetta), pecorino, tomatoes, onions, and peppers. Not bell peppers but chili and black pepper.
This sauce has more depth than your regular marinara because of the addition of the pork and more bite because of the pepper. But the flavors marry so well together, each bite is divine. Slightly creamy because of the addition of cheese, the sauce sticks well to the noodles. Most recipes I found used bucatini, but spaghetti can be substituted. My brother hates bucatini because it is not easy to slurp (it is hollow in the center, like a really long macaroni noodle). I admit that I didn't have Pecorino, so I used my fresh Parmesan. Sorry Italy. I also didn't have pancetta so I used unsmoked bacon (it is the same cut of meat). But despite all these substitutions, it was still very delicious. My son and husband loved it! I did too! And I thought it was even better the next day as left-overs. (I think it's important to know what makes good leftovers.)
Try this delicious recipe out please. It's a great alternative to your boring old spaghetti and marinara (which I actually also love). Oh and the spice is barely there, it will not cause you to breath flames. It's not more spicy than a breakfast sausage. So don't let that deter you from trying it out!
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Hey Alicia here with another ancestral recipe from Italy. And today's recipe is one that after I tasted it I couldn't stop thinking about. It was so good, I ate it from breakfast and lunch the next day (super healthy, I know). This lasagna was really that good. Thinking of it right now I'm tempted to go make it again.
Best Lasagna Ever
This lasagna is fairly simple and adapted from a recipe I found on Walks of Italy. It doesn't have a ton of cheese. It's swapped out with a delectable béchamel sauce, seasoned with a bit of nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Don't skip the nutmeg because it just adds this wonderful depth to the lasagna that makes it addicting. The ragu is stewed for an hour or more and the flavors develop making it so wonderful. And the freshly grated parmesan sprinkled on top is the perfect ending for this dish. If you wish you can add parmesan in the other layers, I didn't and I found it to be perfect. But make sure you use fresh grated parmesan because the Kraft stuff just won't cut it.
I made this in a 9x13 dish but if you make it in a smaller dish you could do more than 3 layers.
Please try this recipe! I honestly can't stop thinking about it. It's soooooooo good! Please try it.
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Did you know that tomorrow is National Lasagna Day? We love a good lasagna around here. Do you remember Lindsey's Zucchini Lasagna? So good! And, here is the Dutch Oven Lasagna we made in our solar oven! But, there are so many other Italian foods that we enjoy, we decided that today's Friday Fave question would be...
What is your favorite Italian Dish?
(Wocka Wocka! If my son was choosing is favorite Italian "Dish", he would choose his wife who is 1/2 Italian! Her mother is from Italy, so I hope she approves of all of our choices!)
Alicia says that she loves pizza the best. She loves it cooked in a brick oven. She says, "I like how the crust is deliciously chewy and the toppings are perfectly cooked. I like a margarita pizza because it's not to heavy or greasy but just so delicious." Here is a recipe for margarita pizza found on A Beautiful Plate. We also shared my favorite Pizza Crust Recipe and the Upside Down Pizza Pot Pie recipes on this post. Alicia also makes delicious calzones, kind of a pizza hand pie, that I am twisting her arm to share on the blog.
Lindsey says that even though she loves zucchini and zoodles, her all time favorite Italian Dish is Stuffed Shells! Why? She says, "The Cheese! Stuffed shells have just always been so good to me. You have a giant noodle stuffed with cheese and covered with pasta sauce and more cheese
What could be better?" I think this would be a good recipe to share on Renny's Recipes, don't you?
Maddy goes back to the basics and picks Spaghetti as her Friday Fave. She tries to avoid eating an overabundance of meat, so she says that she loves making her own sauce with tomatoes and various veggies that make a delicious, rich, meatless sauce and then ladle it over the spaghetti pasta.
You may remember my version of Chicken Cacciatore that you can make in the Crock Pot. It is a variation of a recipe I found on Panna by Chef Anita Lo. I love chicken simmering in this sauce. The taste is so rich and delicious. The crock pot version is so simple! So, this is the recipe I have chosen to be my Fave this week.
Well, those our Italian Faves! I hope you celebrate Lasagna Day with your favorite Italian Food! Talk to you next week!
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