Tomato Basil Chicken

                                                             Tomato Basil Chicken

Ingredients:
1 Large chicken breast, or two normal sized chicken breasts, sliced thin.
Fistful of grape tomatoes, quartered.
6 Cloves garlic, chopped.
1 - 2 Tablespoon basil.
2 Tablespoons oil.
1 Tsp Italian seasoning
1 Cup spinach.
1 Jar pasta sauce.
1/4 brick cream cheese.
Dash of sugar
Linguine, cooked and drained.


Directions:
In a pan heat oil on medium ,once it's heated, cook the chicken, then add spices, add tomatoes and spinach and cook until hot, add sauce, and add cream cheese until well incorporated in the sauce, stir in sugar. Add the noodles to the sauce and toss until everything is well incorporated. 

Serves  6

Big Sandwich ( A.K.A. Rambler Sandwich)

  Back in my home town of Winthrop, ME, the people are proud, much like any other small town. The people are especially proud of  their football, and their mascot. 

                                                                           The Rambler.

Winthrop Rambler, a school bus

Every Friday in the fall you will find most of the residents of Winthrop gathering at the football field, dressed in  green and white, rooting for their favorite school bus.  The idea came from  when Winthrop did not have sports fields of their own, and they would travel around in a frumpy old school bus. Since then the bus has has some upgrades, and stands tall. 

           But what does this have to do with a sandwich?  Well there was a local restaurant called Ned's, who  dedicated a sandwich in name of the Rambler.  A massive sandwich enough to feed a small team of people, loaded with  protein to keep them going.

It's salty, it's cheesy, it's delicious.



Ingredients:
1 Loaf Italian bread, sliced down the middle
1/4 lb Genoa Salami*
1/4 lb Hard Salami*
1/4 lb Cooked Ham*
1/4  lb Provolone*
1/4  lb American Cheese*
1/2 lb Bacon, cooked
2 Tomatoes, sliced.
1/4 Sweet onion, thin sliced.
Pickle slices.
Mustard
Mayonnaise

*All of these are sliced to standard sandwich thickness

Directions:


1. Spread mustard onto bottom half of bread,  place meats one type at a time across the bread, stack remaining meats, making sure there is even distribution.


2.   Place bacon either in strips, or crumble on top of the meats,  place cheese on top of bacon.




3.  Cook lower half of the sandwich in an oven at 350º  until the cheese has just melted. Remove from oven and place pickles onto  sandwich.


4. Spread mayonnaise onto upper half of the bread, evenly distribute tomato, and onion slices.




5. Combine halves, using a large knife, slice sandwich  accordingly.



Serves 4 - 6

Pizza Enchiladas

        This was another recipe of mine that sort of just came to me.   The idea had brewed in my head for a bit before I decided to make it. You can add vegetables if you want, or make it a meat lovers.  It's pretty simple, and very tasty.


Serves 4 -6

Ingredients:
1 Package Burrito-sized  Flour Tortillas
1 Can Pasta Sauce
1 Package Sliced Pepperoni
2 Cups Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
Oil for brushing
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
Parmesan Cheese



Directions:

Preheat oven to 375º

1. In a bowl, add pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and sauce, mix until  pepperonis are evenly distributed.

2. Scoop portion of the mixture into the middle of tortilla, roll tortilla  and place into a  grease 13 x 9" pan. Repeat until pan is full , and ingredients are used up.

Cram em all in >8D

3.  Brush tops with oil, sprinkle garlic, and  cheese on top. Cover pan with tin foil.
4. Bake at 375º  for 20 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. 


Allow to cool for 5 - 10 minutes. Serve with a salad. I like to drizzle a little ranch on mine.

Tomato Pie

I ran across an image of tomato pie while browsing the internet, and though I had never heard of it before, I thought it sounded good. I looked at several recipes, and I have an issue cooking with mayonnaise, so I adjusted to suit my taste.


 Ingredients:

4 Large Tomatoes, sliced.
1 Refrigerated pie crust
1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
2 Tsp Italian Seasoning
1 1/2 Cups  Cheese, shredded
1/2 Cup  Sour cream mixed with 1 Tsp Garlic powder, and 1/2 Tsp  Italian Seasoning
1/4 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350º

1. Place sliced tomatoes between sheets of paper towel, stack between several layers of newspaper ,  or between kitchen towels. Tomatoes are juicy, and need to be well drained. About 20 minutes.

2. In a bowl, combine 1 cup of cheese, sour cream , spices, and bread crumbs, set aside.

3. Place pie crust into pie pan, bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.

 4. Place 1/2 cup of cheese into bottom of  pie crust.

5.Add a single layer of tomatoes to pie sprinkle with  garlic and seasoning, add another layer of tomatoes, again sprinkle with garlic and season, repeat until tomato slices are gone.

6. Top  with  cheese mixture, spread evenly across the top.

Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes.

I didn't have the cheese on the bottom in this picture, if you don't, it will be soggy.

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Tomato Pie with Onion Cheddar Chicken.