Best Bet Recipes - Italian Cousine

BEST BET RECIPES BOOK
Italian Cuisine

(Serves 4)
This has long been our favourite pasta dish. Last evening I adapted it to the BB diet by eliminating the cream usually added to the sauce and changing the type of pasta. It was extremely succesful. (I go by family vote you see).

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 chicken breasts, skinned, cut into pieces
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic, crushed
12 medium red juicy tomatoes
2 teaspoons dried basil
chilli flakes to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, salt to taste
One packet Gluten free Spinach Fettucine

Method:
Brown meat, onion and garlic in oil. Cook pasta.
Chop tomatoes, add with spices and seasonings.
Cook 15 minutes.
(At this stage 4 tablespoons of cream used to be added, and then cooked slowly for a further 10 minutes. I thought of adding some thickened Rice Dream, and may try this next time)

Turkey Pizzaiola - Andrew Watson

(Serves 2)
Ingredients
2 turkey escalopes or 225g/8oz turkey strips
1 small red & 1 small green pepper de-seeded and cut into strips
2 cloves garlic - crushed
1 small onion chopped
400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
10 black olives (with stones)
handful fresh basil
a knob of Safeways Organic or other Dairy-Free Spread(Optional)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
salt & pepper

Method
1.Sauté the turkey in oil and, if using, knob of dairy-free spread, until it is brown and cooked through.
2.In another pan, heat some olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic, add the sliced peppers and cook for a few minutes.
3.Stir in the tomatoes and olives and simmer gently until the sauce has reduced and thickened slightly.
4.Add the torn basil at the end of cooking.
5.If using turkey strips, add these to the sauce, and serve over the pasta.
6.If using turkey escalopes, serve with the sauce poured over, accompanied by the pasta.

To Serve
Rice and Vegetable pasta drizzled with a little extra virgin olive oil and seasoned with sea salt and black pepper.

End