About 2 and a half years ago, my mom found some random recipe
online. It was really simple and
delicious she said. So I decided to try
it out for a dinner party. It was our
first dinner party ever, Mandi Rich and I fresh out of college living in
Does anyone remember that party? Was it as good as I remember? Or was I just drunk... Anyways, the recipe is
here. It is called chicken
Allison, Laura, and Mandi
Allison, Laura and Rich. What is that green drink?
Billy, Me, and rich. I was destined for food blogging.
Lookin good 2005 Dan. They could have more color on the top, but that's ok, you are learning.
Anyways, back to '08. Here is Mandi prepping the peppers.
You need to pound out the chicken breasts.
We got some gourmet salts from Amy when she went to
A quick roast under the broiler. Don't singe them too much.
Wrap up the spinach and mozzarella in the seasoned chicken. Then shove this into the slightly roasted red peppers. Stand them upright and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
This is for the risotto. You marinade the tomatoes in red wine vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper.
In addition to its
fresh, soft form, ricotta is also sold in three preparations which ensure a
longer shelf life: salted, baked and smoked. The pressed, salted and dried
variety of the cheese is known as ricotta
salata. A milky-white hard cheese used for grating or shaving, ricotta
salata is sold in wheels, decorated by a delicate basket-weave pattern.
Begin the risotto like normal. Sweat some onions for about 10 minutes.
Then add the arborio rice grains and stir to coat.
Add white wine and simmer till evaporated. Then begin to add the simmering chicken stock ladle by ladle.
When it is halfway cooked, add ¾ of the marinated tomatoes.
The chicken stuffed peppers have gone 45 minutes. Turn on the broiler and add some provolone to the top. Broil for 5 minutes (if that)
Oh yea!
When the risotto is finished, remove from heat and add these things.
This was a great pairing. They went well together.
Our guests visiting from
Risotto recipe:
Tomatoes
Basil
Parmesan
Crumbly ricotta or a mild goat cheese.
Minced onions
Oregano
Butter
Olive oil
Red wine vinegar
At least 5 cups of chicken stock. add some water if you need more volume.
White wine
Preheat oven to 350. Crumble
cheese onto baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, oregano, and chile powder.
Roast for 10 minutes or until browned around edges.
Bring stock to a simmer
Place onions in pot and sweat for 10 minutes.
Add rice and stir to coat.
Add one cup white wine.
Simmer until evaporated.
Add one cup of the simmering stock at a time. Stir until evaporated, then repeat.
When it is halfway done, add ¾ of the tomatoes.
When it is finished, add the rest of the tomatoes, parmesan,
basil, roasted feta, and butter. Stir until
incorporated.
I DO remember that dinner party! I think we were a combination of Drunk and excited that it was sort of like our first dinner party... That, and the fact that the meal tasted so delicious. I made it last year and it came out soooo good. I wish I had the risotto instead of Rice-a-roni, but oh well.
It seems like you went a little too much with roasting the peppers, they looked burned and squished, but still soooo good.
Oh...
that green drink was probably either a Midori Sour or a Green Colored Beer or something else that those girls like to drink.
sooo note to self... dont die my hair brown EVER again?!? :) haha yay good times at lorraine terrace!
that looks effing fantastic. look at all that gooey cheese!
No way...I was just thinking about this recipe last week when I was looking for something to make for dinner! Somehow, even after the green drinks (midori, vodka and red bull...our obsession at the time) I remember Dan writing it down for me, but what I had just didn't seem right. Perfect timing...I'll be making this very soon:)
awww Dan, you just brought me back - I'm cracking up here at work remembering how much fun we all had together! You have proven to have excellent coordination in the kitchen, even after a few cocktails...
ok, ps. I definately need to retire that sweater, it's on like it's 9th year...
Hey All,
This is one of the guests from New England (the one with the stain). FYI, my fiance, the other guest from New England, hit my arm when I had just received a "top off" causing the drink to spill on my shirt.
More importantly, the meal was delicious. The 45-50 minute wait was a little painful but the end result was well worth it. Tender red peppers, chicken breast cheese and a few other things Dan mentioned all cooked together into a fine dinner entre.
Not a food connoisseur by any means but a critic nonetheless, I'd rate this dinner a A- to an A for it's great flavor and taste and I deducted a couple of points because of simplicity.
Thanks Dan and Mandi!!!
Check it out, they color coordinate!
What a delishious meal! You had cooked me and Cait a similar meal about 2 years ago...I remember being ridiculously impressed with the cheese oozing out of the pepper, and then hey lookie....a chicken surprise inside! It was sooooo good.
Wait...You musta made it w/o meat for Cait though. I forget.
This was the same night you introduced me to the amazing combination of fresh mozz, onion and fresh tomato. My mouth is salivating just thinking of it.
I miss you guys!!
HOLY RISOTTO BATMAN!
i'm not a fan of white rice but i saw this and i new i had to try it. i had never thought to toast cheese or to go ahead and marinate the tomatoes before using them but what a differce these little steps make. my FAVORITE pic is the one where you dump everything in and its all jus sittin there ready to get all stirred in but you can still see it all! oh goodness...anyhow it turned out great AND i made myself sick eatin an insane amount in one sitting. i was like mmmm.....ugggg.....mmmmmm......ugggg. mmmm.