Asparagus Meals and Chicken Asparagus Meals

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Asparagus with Fresh Mozzarella, Shrimp Scampi or Chicken.

Asparagus with Fresh Mozzarella and Roasted Peppers

Ingredients:

Asparagus - 2 Bundles, chopped and cooked

Fresh Mozzarella 1/2 log sliced 

Olive Oil

Spice: Salt, pepper and Garlic powder

Portabella Mushrooms- Sliced 

1. Clean and cut ends off Asparagus. bottom part of stem is hard and must be thrown up. (squeeze your 2 fingers at bottom part of Stem which is very hard, moving your fingers upward until you feel it softer, then break off piece and discard bottom piece.   
2.  Place in salty boiling water and cook until tender.
3. Strain and leave on side

 

• 4.   In Large Frying pan Saute Olive Oil with mushrooms for 2 min.
• 5.  Add Chopped Garlic and cook until Garlic is lightly golden

• 6.  Place in Asparagus and a dash of Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder.

• 7.  Mix and cook for 1 - 2 minutes.

• Place all in non stick baking pan
• Add in Sliced fresh Mozzarella and Roasted Peppers.
• Place in oven on Broil. 1 - 2 minutes until cheese melts.

Another Meal for Asparagus can be cooked with Shrimp Scampi or Chicken.

Prepare Asparagus as printed in Blue above, Steps 1-7 only 
To Make with Shrimp Scampi (follow recipe on this site) and then mix in with Asparagus.

To: Add Chicken

Small Plate is the serving for Bariatric People .

Cook both sides Chicken in Olive oil, with Salt, pepper and Garlic powder.  Medium to High heat. I usually turn Chicken a few times so, it has a chance to cook and doesn't get burnt.
Place Cooked Chicken in dish leave on side

 in Frying pan:

• Saute 4 TBS butter and 1 TBS Olive Oil 
• Place chicken in. 
•  Cook so that chicken is being glazed with the butter for 1 minute 
• Add 1/4 Cup of White Wine (Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio) 
• Keep mixing until the wine has a chance to mix in. 1 2 min.

• Add 1/4 Cup Chicken Broth.
• Add in Asparagus mix
• simmer for about 3 minutes.

Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp  can be cooked with the tails on or off.

Gaetano likes them on.  I like them off.  Guess who wins!!! lol

I don't like to eat the Shrimp first and then the pasta, nor do I want to fight with the Shrimp to get the tails off.  I know some say it wholes in the flavor more, But, I don't taste the difference.  I like to cut up my Shrimp and than Twirl my Linquini with the Shrimp.  Yum Yum! 

 I'm not that mean, I cook some with the tails on for Gaetano.

6-8 Shrimp per person
4 Tbs Butter.  divided into 4 pcs.
Olive Oil as needed
1/4 cup White Wine - Chardonay
Garlic Gloves 4 pcs Chopped
1/2 Tbs chopped fresh Parsley
1 Tbs grated cheese (optional)
Linguini - Cooked. 

Put water for pasta on when you are frying Shrimp. 
Before you are on #6, pasta should be almost ready.
Timing is important. Cook pasta aldente. 
 If pasta gets done too soon strain it and spray cool water on it,
 so it won't be sticky.

1.  Place Flour in bowl with a dash of Salt, Pepper and Garlic.

2.  Clean and devine Shrimp. Flour Shrimp.  Pound good and

     shake off the flour and place in dish. 



3.  Cover bottom of frying pan with Olive Oil.

4.  Fry Shrimp add a dash of Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder.

5.  Cook both sides until shrimp is pink/coral in color.

This pic the shrimp is not floured.  It is from another one of my recipes. As you notice from picture below the flour adds blumpness and I feel wholes in more flavor. 

(That's why you don't need the tails on, Ha!)



6.  Once all Shrimp is cooked, add 4 Tbs butter and

      Chopped Garlic.

7.  Once Garlic is lightly brown Add White Wine and Parsley.  

     Swirl Pan in small circle so that all the liquids can mix

     together.

8.  Add more butter if needed.  Cook for about 2 minutes, 

     Swirling frying pan in a small circle. 

     (no not fling it over head!)

9.  Add grated cheese (optional)

10.  Place pasta in large deep platter and pour Shrimp Scampi

     on top.    

Will put more pics next time I cook this.