Garlic Baked Chicken, Creamy Rotelli Pasta, Sam's Big Island Brownies and Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
Published: Jan. 25, 2002 at 3:28 PM HST|Updated: Apr. 12, 2011 at 6:34 PM HST
Creamy Rotelli Pasta
Two Tablespoons butter
Four Tablespoons olive oil
One and a half Tablespoons minced fresh garlic
One medium carrot, julienne
Two medium zucchini, julienne
Two cups Shiitake mushrooms, rinsed and julienne
Two cups coarsely chopped cilantro
Twelve ounces rotelli
One and a half cups heavy cream
Salt and Pepper to taste
Three quarter cups grated Parmesan cheese
Cook pasta accordingly to package directions; drain and set aside.
In a large saucepan, heat butter and olive oil over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic for about one minute. Add vegetables and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add drained pasta and stir fry another minute. Add heavy cream, bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a simmer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Just before serving, add Parmesan cheese and let cook one minute.
GARLIC BAKED CHICKEN
Tyson Chicken Thighs, skinless and boneless
One Tablespoon garlic, minced
Salt & pepper to taste
One and a half tablespoons olive oil
In a medium saucepan combine chicken thighs with salt&pepper, garlic and olive oil. Thoroughly coat chicken with mixture. Place chicken on a lined baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for fifty minutes (or desired doneness).
Sam's Big Island Brownies
One and one half blocks butter
One and one half cup sugar
One quarter cup water
Four eggs
Two teaspoons Vanilla extract
Two (sixteen ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
One and two thirds cup of flour
One half teaspoon salt
One half teaspoon Baking Soda
One cup macadamia nuts
One quarter cup Kona Coffee freeze dried
In a pot, bring butter, sugar, and water to a boil. Remove pot from heat. Stir in one package of chocolate chips. Mix until smooth. In a bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla. Whisk in chocolate-butter mixture, and mix until combined. Sift into a bowl flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in chocolate mixture. Add in freeze dried coffee, chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. Pour into a greased nine by thirteen inch pan. Spread mixture evenly. Bake in a pre-heated oven at three hundred degrees for thirty five to forty-five minutes. Cool then ready to eat!
Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
One quarter cup sugar
Three quarter cup unsweetened cocoa powder
One half cup light corn syrup
One half cup plus two tablespoon Water
One (sixteen ounce) package of semi sweet chocolate chips
In a pot, mix sugar, cocoa powder, corn syrup and water together. Bring to a boil. Let mixture simmer for two minutes, stirring constantly. Remove the pot from the heat. Stir in chocolate chips. Mix till chocolate has melted. Stir over low heat to completely melt chocolate. serve immediate over ice cream. Store leftovers in the refrigerator. Re-heat fudge sauce over low heat.
