July 3, 2009

Chicken Shitake and Tri Colored Peppers and Onions



Chef John McCracken of DelGrosso Foods, the oldest, family-owned producers of pasta sauce in the U.S., created this special family recipe to help busy families get a hearty, delicious dinner on the table in about 30 minutes.  Dig in family! 

Chicken Shitake Sit-Down Family Feast

This hearty, flavorful family meal is easy to prepare and takes about 30 minutes from stove top to table.   

Ingredients:

• 6 oz. Shitake mushrooms (sliced)

• 4-5 small skinless/boneless chicken breasts (rinsed)

•  5 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 jar (26 oz.) La Famiglia DelGrosso Chef John’s Tomato Basil Masterpiece Pasta Sauce

• 3 oz. chicken stock

• 3 oz. grated Romano cheese

• 12 oz.    pasta (rigatoni, penne or shells)

• Granulated garlic

• Salt, Pepper

Cooking Directions:

·    Season the chicken with salt, pepper and granulated garlic. 
·    In a medium skillet add half of the olive oil and heat. 
·    Add the shitake mushrooms and sauté for 5 minutes.  Place mushrooms in a bowl. 
·    Add remaining olive oil to the skillet over medium heat.  Sauté chicken breasts until lightly brown.  Turn them over and cook for 3 minutes. 
·    Add Shitake mushrooms to the skillet along with any liquid from the mushrooms. 
·    Add La Famiglia DelGrosso Chef John’s Tomato Basil Masterpiece pasta sauce and chicken stock.
·    Cook very slowly until the chicken is fully cooked, about 15 minutes.  Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
·    When chicken cools, use a fork to shred the chicken.  Add the chicken back into the skillet and mix with the sauce. 
·    Cook your favorite pasta (rigatoni, penne or shells) according to package directions and drain.  Add the pasta to the sauce and mix well. 
·    Sprinkle Romano cheese on dish and serve hot.



Tricolor Peppers & Onions

Below is a side dish recipe from The DelGrosso Family, the oldest, family-owned producers of pasta sauce in the U.S.  You might find this classic Italian side at a typical DelGrosso Sunday Family Dinner.  Buon Appetito!


Ingredients:

1 red pepper
1 orange pepper
1 yellow pepper
15-20 pearl onions
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp butter
1 clove of garlic
Montreal Steak Seasoning (about 2 tsp.)

Cooking directions:

·    Wash and clean peppers and cut into thin strips.
·    Peel and wash pearl onions.
·    Heat olive oil and butter on medium heat.  Add garlic and sauté for 2 minutes.
·    Add pepper strips and pearl onions to the pan and season with Montreal Steak Seasoning.
·    Sauté until peppers are soft (10-15 minutes).  Serve and enjoy.