Marinara Magic



Make the Marinara Sauce in half an hour tonight, and you'll have a head start on two nights' quick meals, plus leftover sauce to use in other recipes. For added variety, try the versatile sauce in appetizers and chicken dishes.

Marinara Sauce

Ingredients:

1/2    - cup chopped onion

2       - cloves garlic, pressed
1       - tablespoon olive oil
4       - (14 1/2-ounce) cans tomatoes, drained and chopped
2       - tablespoons lemon juice
1       - tablespoons dried Italian seasoning
2       - bay leaves


Procedure:

Step 1
- Cook onion and garlic in olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until tender. Add tomatoes and remaining ingredients.

Step 2
- Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook 20 minutes or until most of liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally.

Step 3
- Remove and discard bay leaves.

Yield: 5 cups



(Night 1)

Bow-Tie With Marinara

 

Bow Tie With Marinara



Ingredients:

       - 4 to 8 ounces bow-tie pasta, cooked

       - 1 to 2 cups Marinara Sauce

       - freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Procedure:

Step 1

- Combine pasta and sauce, sprinkle with cheese

Yeild: 2 servings

(Night 2)

Grilled Chicken-Pasta Salad

Grilled Chicken-Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

4       - ounce bow-tie pasta, cooked without salt

1/2    - cup Italian salad dressing, divided

2       - skinned and boned chicken breast halves

1/2    - small cucumber

1       - cup Marinara Sauce, chilled

Procedure:

Step 1

- Combine pasta and 2 tablespoons salad dressing in a bowl, and toss gently. Cover pasta mixture, and chill at least 8 hours

Step 2

- Place chicken in a small baking dish, drizzle with remaining salad dressing, tunring to coat. Cover and chill 2 hours

Step 3

- Cut cucumber half crosswise into 2 equal portions. Peel and chop 1 portion of cucumber, cut remaining portion into thin strips, and set aside. Stir chopped cucumber into Marinara Sauce, and set aside.

Step 4

- Drain chicken breasts, cook, without grill lid, over hot coals (450 degrees to 500 degress) for 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until chicken is done.

Step 5

- Arrange pasta on individual salad plates, spoon sauce over pasta, and top with chicken breasts and cucumber strips.

Yield: 2 servings

Recipe By: Linda Magers
From: Clemmons, North Carolina
Book: Southern Living
Page: 456