Bertolli Ricotta Bruschetta

This is another recipe that I got off the Bertolli website that looked good. It is an appetizer but could be used for the bread in a meal if you wanted.

Ingredients:

1 loaf Italian bread, cut diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices

1 clove of garlic halved

1/3 cup olive oil

2 cups Bertolli tomato and basil sauce

1 container (15 ounces) ricotta cheese

2 TBS. chopped fresh basil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Arrange bread on baking sheet. Evenly rub with garlic, then brush with olive oil. Bake 10 minutes or until golden. Evenly spread pasta sauce on bread then top with cheese. Bake 5 minutes or until cheese is golden. Sprinkle with basil.

Bertolli substitution: Use your favorite prepared pizza crust instead of bread for a quick meal.

My Substitution: Use mozzarella or any Italian blend cheese instead of the ricotta.

 

Bertolli cost of recipe: $10.00

Cost per serving: $0.50

Farfalle with Herb-Marinated Grilled Chicken

This is another Bertolli recipe and I have not made this yet. Although I do not have a grill ( they are not allowed where I live) you can still make this recipe in a gill pan.

Ingredients:

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast halves

1/4 cup Bertolli extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar

1 Tbs. lemon juice

1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh basil leaves

1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tsp. finely chopped fresh oregano leaves (optional)

Pinch crushed red pepper flakes

1 jar Bertolli Tomato & Basil sauce, heated

1 box ( 16 oz.) farfalle or penne pasta, cooked and drained

Directions:

Combine olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice basil, parsley, oregano, and red pepper flakes in shallow bowl. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes.

Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade Grill or broil chicken, turning once, until thoroughly cooked; slice.

Spoon sauce over hot farfalle and top with chicken. Garnish if desired, with additional parsley.

 

Bertolli says that the cost of this recipe is : $9.92

Cost per serving: $1.98

 

If you make this, let me know how it turns out!

Pulled Chicken Recipe

I mentioned in my last post that I would post the recipe for the pulled BBQ chicken if it worked out. It worked out wonderfully!!! I am trying to figure out how to put it in recipe form because it came out of my head. I can tell you how to make it, but I am trying to break it down in easy to understand steps for everyone. I will have it here hopefully by the end of the week. Just an FYI, my internet and phone are going to be switched to AT&T tomorrow, so I am not sure how long I am going to be offline.

BBQ Pulled Chicken

This is my own recipe and it is not exactly the recipe yet. I have to figure out how to make this work first. Since I make BBQ pulled pork, there is not really any reason why this will not work. Although I thought that about the pineapple upside down cupcakes and look how that turned out!! I think that if I use the same principals in the BBQ pork recipe I should be okay. I am attempting this on Saturday, so you will know the outcome soon. If everything works out well, I will be posting the actual recipe that I used here, if not, well I will tell you why.