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Question

My best friend and I are planning to cook dinner for two of our gal pals. For sure we're making some spinach-artichoke dip, but that's only an appetizer. We were considering pasta in breadbowls or stuffed tomatoes, but I'm sure there are more creative dishes than that. Any ideas?

Answer 1

CHICKEN AND CUCUMBER LINGUINE
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp butter
3 boneless, skinless chicken or turkey breasts
1 large cucumber
1/2 an onion, sliced thin
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. ground mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chicken stock ( 1/2 cup water and 1 chicken boullion cube works too)
3 tbsp. sour cream
1 lb. linguine pasta, cooked and kept warm

Heat oil and butter in skillet. Cube chicken and add to pan, cook thoroughly. Take cucumber and peel, slice in half, seed with a spoon and dice small. When chicken is cooked golden brown, remove from pan. Add onion and cucumber. Cover and cook 1-2 minutes. Add chicken stock, garlic, cumin and mustard. Cook 5-7 minutes more until onion and cucumber are tender. Return chicken to skillet. Stir in sour cream. Serve over linguine.

"Cordon Bleu" Manicotti
1 pkg (12) string cheese snacks
12 slices each deli sliced ham and chicken breast
12 manicotti shells
1 jar pasta sauce
3/4 cup water
shredded parmesan cheese

Roll ham and chicken slices around each string cheese snack and slide into mannicotti shells. Mix water with pasta sauce. Pour a little sauce into bottom of baking dish. Place Manicotti in baking dish and pour remaining sauce over shells. Bake covered with aluminum foil (or if baking with covered dish, cover with lid) bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until pasta is tender. Top with parmesan and serve.



CREAMY CUCUMBER SALAD
3-4 medium cucumbers, peeled and sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced thin
2 tomatoes, diced (optional)
1 1/2-2 cups Hidden Valley Ranch or Cucumber Ranch Dressing

Toss all ingredients in large bowl and chill before serving

Butter Bean Salad
2 cans butter beans, rinsed and drained, 15 ounces each
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/3 palm full
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large lemon, juiced
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Toss to coat beans and vegetables evenly in dressing.



BLOOD ORANGE SORBET
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups blood orange juice


In a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water and sugar to a simmer and simmer for 2 minutes to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and cool. Stir in the juice and taste for sweetness. Make the sorbet according to the manufacturer's instructions for your ice cream maker. Or pour the mixture into a shallow dish and place it into the freezer for 1 hour. Break up the ice particles with a fork every hour until a smooth, frozen consistency is achieved.

Answer 2

pasta in bread bowls sounds awful heavy. y'all will be sleeping after that. i'd say since you are making a hot appetizer and probably serving it with bread to dip, maybe try a grilled chicken or fish ceaser salad or tossed salad, then you can use the tomatoes you were going to stuff, with home - made crutons.

Answer 3

r u serving the dip with chips or bread?
if serving w/bread then i suggest also making a brushetta relish which also can be put on the bread. then make chicken parm w/angel hair pasta.
if u r serving w/chips it's a whole different dinner. steak, potatoes and tomato salad.

Answer 4

Here is a terrific link......"Kraft Kitchens"

Open the link Enter in the name of some ingredients that you have in the house and say if you would like main course etc. and they will give you choices of food that you could make.

Answer 5

Check out Foodnetwork.com and check out some of Rachel Ray's stuff. To go REALLY fattening, check out Paula Dean.

Answer 6

go to allrecipes.com!