Penne Al Fresco Recipes

Steps:

• Spray a mw safe lidded casserole. Add garlic and tomatoes. Cover; microwave on HIGH 4-5 minutes or until tomatoes begin to burst, stirring after 2 minutes. Crush tomatoes with fork and add uncooked pasta, broth, wine, salt and black pepper.
• Return baker to microwave; cover and microwave on HIGH 16-18 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring after 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grate cheese and coarsely chop basil, reserve about 1/4th for later.
• Carefully remove baker from microwave and remove lid, lifting away from you. Add remaining basil, cheese and chicken to baker; mix well.
• Garnish with reserved basil, additional Parmesan cheese and black pepper, if desired.
• Tips: An additional 3/4 cup chicken broth can be substituted for the wine, if desired.
• Any tube-shaped pasta requiring 9-11 minutes cook time, such as penne or rigatoni, can be substituted for the mezze penne pasta.
• To grill chicken in the Grill Pan, season 2 chicken breasts, about 6 oz each, with salt and black pepper. Heat Grill Pan over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Spray pan with oil. Cook chicken 4-6 minutes or until grill marks appear. Turn chicken over; cook 4-6 minutes or until center of chicken is no longer pink and Pocket Thermometer registers 170°F.

Steps:

• Spray deep microwaveable baker with olive oil. Slice garlic into baker. Add tomatoes. Cover; microwave on high 4-5 minutes or until tomatoes begin to burst, stirring after 2 minutes. Crush tomatoes with a spoon or spatula. Add pasta, broth,wine, salt and black pepper.
• Return baker to microwave; cover and microwave on high 16-18 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring after 10 minutes. Meanwhile, coarsely chop basil. Reserve 2 tbsp for garnish. Grate cheese.
• Garefully remove baker from microwave and remove lid, lifting away from you. Add remaining basil, cheese and chicken to baker; mix well. Garnish with reserved 2 tbsp basil, additional Parmesan cheese and black pepper if desired.

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to boil for the pasta.
• For the sauce, melt butter in a saucepan which will be large enough to accommodate the pound of cooked pasta, and saute onion until it becomes translucent. Mix in the flour to make a roux. Gradually add milk and allow thickening over low heat. Remove from heat and whisk in Parmesan. Immediately cover surface of sauce with a sheet of plastic wrap and set aside briefly.
• Boil the pasta until al dente and drain. Add the cooked pasta and the blanched peas to the pan containing the sauce and fold to coat pasta. Season with salt and pepper, as needed.

Steps:

• Saute sausage in 1 T. olive oil until thoroughly cooked. Drain and reserve.
• Add 1 T. olive oil and saute onion until translucent.
• Add white wine and reduce by half.
• Add both kinds of the tomatoes,spices,herbs and cooked sausage and cook 45 minutes.
• Add cream and Parmesan and cook until thickened.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Toss pasta with sauce until coated. .
• Garnish with fresh basil and serve.

Steps:

• Option- cook chicken in deep covered baker 6-7 min and chop with salad chopper. rub oil on Deep Covered Baker. Slice garlic or crush with garlic press into baker. Add tomatoes. Cover, microwave on High 4-5 min. Stir after 2 min. Add Pasta, broth, wine, salt and pepper. Cover and microwave on HIGH 16-18 min or until pasta is tender, stirring after 10 min. Meanwhile, coarsley chop basil. Reserve 2 tbsp for garnish. Grate cheese. Remove baker from microwave and remove lid. Add remaining basil,cheese and chicken to baker; mix well. Garnish with reserved 2 tbsp basil, additional Parmesan cheese and pepper.