Maria Rosas Italian Easter Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place the chicken soup in a wide pot over low heat. Add the carrot, onion, celery and garlic and simmer over very low heat for 40 minutes. Add the shredded chicken.
• Meanwhile, place the ground beef in a bowl. Season with a half teaspoon of salt, a half teaspoon of black pepper and one tablespoon of the minced parsley. Form the meat into balls that are about one inch in diameter. Using a spoon, gently slide the meatballs into the broth. Do not raise heat or stir, but use a spoon to gently turn each meatball, so that they cook evenly.
• Place the ricotta and the egg in a bowl. Season it with one teaspoon of salt, a half-teaspoon of black pepper and one tablespoon of the minced parsley, then stir well to combine. After the meatballs have cooked for 20 minutes, use a teaspoon to form ricotta dumplings and carefully slide them into the broth. Do not raise the heat or touch the dumplings until they are set, about seven minutes.
• Adjust the seasoning of the soup with additional salt and pepper. Carefully ladle the soup into warmed bowls, garnishing each with the remaining minced parsley, and serve.

Steps:

• Open chicken breasts and lay open side down on a hot grill.
• Grill 3-5 minutes on each side until cooked.
• Remove from grill.
• Stuff one of the butterflied sides with 1 slice prosciutto and 1/8 cup cheese and fold to sandwich the filling inside.
• Hold folded breast with wooden picks.
• Set on a warmed platter and cover.
• In a large skillet saute the onions and garlic in the clarified butter until tender.
• Deglaze the pan with the white wine.
• Add the butter, salt, and pepper, and mushrooms and cook until tender.
• Add basil and lemon juice and swirl pan to combine.
• Pour mushroom sauce over the Chicken breasts.