What's for Dinner, Wed., 10/24/12??

[cjs]

What's on the menu for today for everyone?

I'm still up in the air between fish taco's and Karyn's fish 'Reuben' - both sound so good. (and, then, there's Erin's lobster..... )

[Roxanne 21]

Not sure but it will be something really simple and quick.. Peter comes home tomorrow and I will be ecstatic to get back in the kitchen and create some real food---

[Mare749]

We need something quick and easy tonight due to an appointment, so I took a container of chili out of the freezer and we'll have that with what's left of the focaccia bread.

[farnfam]

First dry day in quite a while. When Jim gets home from work we are going to try to clean up some of these abundant leaves all over the yard.
I think we will want some nice soup when we come in but I haven't decided which one yet any recommendations?

[Lorraine]

Lasagna!! We haven't had it in 3 years. I already had lots of fresh tomato sauce, so thawed some ground beef and bulk sausage. We got a great deal on Ricotta and Cottage Cheese, so I mixed the cheeses yesterday with Parmesan. When we get back from the winery, I'll put it together, and top it off with lots of the cheeses we have.

[Mare749]

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First dry day in quite a while. When Jim gets home from work we are going to try to clean up some of these abundant leaves all over the yard.
I think we will want some nice soup when we come in but I haven't decided which one yet any recommendations?

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Italian Wedding Soup. This recipe is so good. I make the little meatballs out of ground chicken or turkey. My girls found frozen mini meatballs at the grocery store, but I like to make my own.

Italian Wedding Soup

2 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
Salt & pepper
3 cups spinach
2 eggs
2 Tbs parmesan cheese
6 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup small pasta (I used ancini di pepe)
1/2 lb meatballs

1. Heat olive oil in a big soup pot on medium low heat. Add onion, a dash of salt & pepper, and sauté for 3-4 minutes, or until onions are translucent. Add garlic and cook for an additional minute, stirring constantly.

2. Add entire bag of spinach to the pot, stir to coat with oil, add a couple more dashes of S&P and allow spinach to wilt and cook ~3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Meanwhile whisk eggs and parmesan cheese together in a small bowl. Set aside.

4. When spinach is cooked, add chicken broth to pot and bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, ~7-8 minutes. Add mini meatballs and cook for an additional minute, or until heated through.

5. Stream egg and cheese mixture into soup and stir gently in a circular motion. Allow egg to cook for an additional minute. Serve!

Servings: 6

Nutrition Facts
Nutrition (per serving): 231 calories, 105 calories from fat, 11.7g total fat, 89.6mg cholesterol, 159.4mg sodium, 459mg potassium, 15g carbohydrates, <1g fiber, <1g sugar, 17g protein.

Tips
*If making your own mini meatballs, drop them in the chicken broth with the pasta and let them cook together for the same amount of time.

Maryann's notes: I prefer to bake them off in the oven for 15 minutes and drain on paper towels to get some of the fat out.

[farnfam]

That looks good Maryann. I've never tried that with the egg and cheese in the soup.

[Harborwitch]

I'm going to get the meatloaf ready to go in the bread machine. I think I'll stick an acorn squash in the oven instead of the potatoes, and just do the chard. I don't know if I have to work . . . so better to be prepared!

[Trixxee]

That does sound good MA - will have to do that sometime.

We are having chicken with almond butter sauce, share a baked sweet potato and one more round of asparagus.

[DFen911]

I have 2 chicken breasts and a head of cabbage. No clue what to make yet, leaves are too small to use as wraps so I'm thinking of a layered dish. Go go google!