Chifeletti Recipes

Steps:

• Boil the potato in salted water about 25 minutes until tender. Drain and cool.
• Peel the potato and rice it into a bowl (or mash it very well). Cool completely.
• Beat the egg with the salt and optional onion and add it to the potato with the melted butter. Mix.
• Add the flour. Mix well.
• Lay a sheet of wax paper on your work surface. Working with a heaping tablespoon of the dough at a time, roll it between your hands until it is 3-4 inches long and a half inch thick. Bend it into a hairpin shape and place it on the wax paper. Continue in this manner with the remaining dough.
• In a medium skillet heat the oil (should be about 1/2 inch) until it is hot but not smoking. Put a test chifeletto in the pan. It should fry up to a golden brown in about two minutes, turning once. Fry the remaining chifeletti in batches, remove with a slotted spoon or spatula, and drain on paper towels as they are done.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• Combine the pasta, chicken, broth, soup, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, onion, pimentos, green pepper, salt, and pepper in a large bowl and mix well.
• Spoon into a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes or until cooked through.