Theme Meal Plans: Veggie - Little Italy
Chopped Salad | Baked Pasta | Rex's Tan Buick
Chopped Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Vegetarian Entrée |
| Meal: | Veggie - Little Italy (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 6 | oz | lettuce, mixed |
| 0.5 | cup | tomatoes, cherry |
| 1 | small | cucumbers, sliced |
| 1 | Tb | onions, chopped |
| 2 | oz | cheese, Romano |
| 0.25 | cup | mushrooms, sliced |
| 1 | small | celery ribs |
| 3 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
| 0.125 | cup | olives, green |
| 3 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 0.5 | tsp | oregano, dried |
| 3 | Tb | vinegar, red wine |
| 1 | tsp | garlic powder |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Chop all ingredients into bite size pieces; including romano cheese. Place in a large bowl. Add olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder and oregano and mix. Add grated romano and mix again. Serve
Baked Pasta
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Vegetarian Entrée |
| Meal: | Veggie - Little Italy (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 1 | lb | pasta, penne |
| 2 | Tb | salt, kosher |
| 3 | cup | tomato sauce |
| 2 | cup | cheese, mozzarella |
| 0.5 | cup | cheese, Romano, grated |
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Cook pasta in a large pot of salted, boiling water and drain well. Using your favorite jarred spaghetti sauce or part of the spaghetti sauce recipe which appears on this site, mix sauce with the cooked pasta, add 2/3 rd of the cheeses and place in an oven-proof dish. Sprinkle remaining cheeses on top.
Bakes at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until it begins to brown.
Shown here using spaghetti.
Suggested Meal Plan!
Rex's Tan Buick
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Veggie - Little Italy (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 1 | qt | vanilla ice cream |
| 4 | oz | bourbon, Jack Daniels |
| 1 | Tb | chocolate, ground |
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Place ice cream in large wine glasses. Pour bourbon on top and sprinkle with ground chocolate. (not cocoa)
For ground chocolate use a rasp to finely grate a dark chocolate candy bar.
