In the past, if you wanted to serve pesto, you had to make it from scratch. Now it is available in plastic containers in the refrigerated section of many markets. Avoid the pesto sold in glass jars on store shelves, as the fresh basil flavor is lost.
Hearty tubes of cooked manicotti are stuffed with an opulent blend of ricotta, mozzarella and Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, bread crumbs and parsley. Bake the stuffed pasta blanketed with spaghetti sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese.
Bow tie pasta with roasted red peppers and cream sauce delivers a rich flavor in this quick and easy recipe. Balsamic vinegar helps balance the natural sweetness of the red peppers.
This authentic Mexican recipe I picked up while living in Mexico. It has a spicy, smoky flavor from chipotle peppers. It is perfect for a buffet where people can serve themselves and even better heated up as leftovers the next day! If this is too spicy for you, try using less chipotle peppers.
We like this one. The rice is cooked in pineapple juice. A very good beginning. And then its added to a wok-full of tofu, mushrooms, soy sauce, green onions and carrots. Garnish with crushed pineapple and strips of cooked egg. Yumm!
Cheese tortellini are stuffed with goodness and cook quickly. In this recipe, they're tossed with chicken, broccoli, and tomatoes for an easy one-dish dinner.
These spinach-stuffed rolls are a great way to get my son to eat his vegetables! I experimented with the recipe after testing similar bundles years ago. --Susan James, Manhattan, Kansas
Eye of round roast is stuffed with chorizo and marinated in a Cuban-inspired blend of citrus juices, garlic, and oregano, then slowly cooked until tender.
This Baked Deli Focaccia Sandwich recipe contains focaccia bread, prepared pesto, process american cheese, sliced deli ham, sliced deli smoked turkey and more.
Slightly spicy Anaheim chiles are stuffed with Mexican cheese, rolled in flour and beaten egg, and pan-fried until golden brown in this authentic recipe handed down for generations.