Sunday, August 25, 2019

Chicken in Lemon Cream with Penne

From Everyday Pasta

1 pound penne pasta
3 T extra virgin olive oil
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, diced into 1-inch cubes
1 t herbes de Provenance
Pinch of salt. plus 1/2 teaspooon
Pinch of freshly ground pepper, plus 1/4 teaspoon
1 cup chicken broth
2 cups heavy cream
Zest of 1 lemon
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1 T freshly squeezed lemon juice

Bring large pot of water to boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes. Drain.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large, heavy skilley over medium-high heat. Seson the cubed chicken breasts with the herbes the Provence and a pich of salt and pepper. Cook the chicken until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken and set aside. Pour off any excess oil from the pan. Add the chicken broth to the pan and cook over medium-high heat, using a wooden spoon to scrape the brown bits off the botton of the pan. Add the cream, lemon zest, and cayenne. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add the pasta, 1/2 t salt, 1/4 t pepper, chopped parsley, and lemon juice. Toss and coat the pasta and chicken with the sauce and serve.

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Key Lime Ice Cream

Cathy Bradley's recipe

This is divine!

4 eggs, beaten

Add:

2 1/4 C. sugar
3/4 - 1 C. key lime juice to taste (you can just use limes or lime juice)(4 limes = 3/4 C. juice)
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Key Lime yogurts
4 C. milk
2 C. heavy whip cream
2 C. half and half

(we added milk to the fill line)