Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Melt the butter in a very large (12-inch) sauté pan and cook the onions over low heat for 20 minutes, or until tender but not browned. Add the zucchini and cook, covered, for 10 minutes, or until tender. Add the salt, pepper, and nutmeg and cook uncovered for 5 more minutes. Stir in the flour. Add the hot milk and cook over low heat for a few minutes, until it makes a sauce. Pour the mixture into an 8 by 10-inch baking dish. Combine the bread crumbs and Gruyere and sprinkle on top of the zucchini mixture. Dot with 1 tablespoon of butter cut into small bits and bake for 20 minutes, or until bubbly and browned.
½ small hot pepper (of your choice, jalapeño works well), finely chopped
1/8 teaspoon of salt
1/ teaspoon of pepper
Bread
Preheat oven to 390°F. Cut a cap off the tops of peppers, and scoop out seeds, taking care not to break or tear the pepper. In a bowl, mash the feta with a fork until soft. Add oil, parsley, hot peppers, salt, and pepper and mix until very well combined. Using a small spoon, stuff the cheese mixture into the peppers to 1/2 inch from the top. Press a small piece of bread into the pepper to keep the cheese filling from melting out during cooking. Place the caps back on each pepper. Lay the peppers in a lightly greased or nonstick baking pan and roast for 20 minutes or until they soften.
6 garlic cloves, mashed and minced (you can use your scapes, too!)
1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can beef stock
1⁄4 cup of chopped fresh basil
cup of precooked rice
tablespoon hot sauce
1⁄4 cup of grated mozzarella cheese
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
tablespoon olive oil
In a large sauté pan, cook onions and sausage on high heat for about 5 minutes, until meat is browned and onions are tender. Add garlic and cook for about 40 seconds, until fragrant. Add crushed tomatoes, beef stock, and fresh basil. Stir together until basil is wilted. Place mixture into a large bowl with rice, hot sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Stir well to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Evenly add stuffing to peppers, leaving leftover stuffing in fridge for later on in the week. In olive oil in another big sauté pan on medium-high heat, cook peppers until they soften and begin to slightly char. (You could also bake these as well.)
Zucchini Gratin
Zucchini Gratin
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Melt the butter in a very large (12-inch) sauté pan and cook the onions over low heat for 20 minutes, or until tender but not browned. Add the zucchini and cook, covered, for 10 minutes, or until tender. Add the salt, pepper, and nutmeg and cook uncovered for 5 more minutes. Stir in the flour. Add the hot milk and cook over low heat for a few minutes, until it makes a sauce. Pour the mixture into an 8 by 10-inch baking dish. Combine the bread crumbs and Gruyere and sprinkle on top of the zucchini mixture. Dot with 1 tablespoon of butter cut into small bits and bake for 20 minutes, or until bubbly and browned.
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Feta Stuffed Peppers
Feta Stuffed Peppers
Preheat oven to 390°F. Cut a cap off the tops of peppers, and scoop out seeds, taking care not to break or tear the pepper. In a bowl, mash the feta with a fork until soft. Add oil, parsley, hot peppers, salt, and pepper and mix until very well combined. Using a small spoon, stuff the cheese mixture into the peppers to 1/2 inch from the top. Press a small piece of bread into the pepper to keep the cheese filling from melting out during cooking. Place the caps back on each pepper. Lay the peppers in a lightly greased or nonstick baking pan and roast for 20 minutes or until they soften.
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Italian Stuffed Cubanelle Peppers
Italian Stuffed Cubanelle Peppers
In a large sauté pan, cook onions and sausage on high heat for about 5 minutes, until meat is browned and onions are tender. Add garlic and cook for about 40 seconds, until fragrant. Add crushed tomatoes, beef stock, and fresh basil. Stir together until basil is wilted. Place mixture into a large bowl with rice, hot sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Stir well to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Evenly add stuffing to peppers, leaving leftover stuffing in fridge for later on in the week. In olive oil in another big sauté pan on medium-high heat, cook peppers until they soften and begin to slightly char. (You could also bake these as well.)
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