Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Creamy n' Cheesy Pasta with Juicy Turkey Breasts

I made this DELICIOUS recipe when I was on vacation in Europe about a year ago. I stayed a bit at my grandma’s house and couldn’t help but cook some food after always eating at restaurants! So I cooked up some cheesy magic for dinner, something my grandma never tasted before, a mac & cheese style dish. For this I mixed up spaghetti with ham and finely chopped tomatoes.
I got a lot of compliments on this dish, some cousins ate over. It was perfect!


INGREDIENTS:
2 tbsp. flour
1 cup skim milk
Your favorite creamy cheese (I used some fresh, French, creamy goats cheese)
Feta cheese
½ cup chopped up tomatoes
Some ham (I used turkey ham)
1 tbsp. butter or margarine
Thyme
Salt and pepper
Ketchup

DIRECTIONS:
On medium heat add the milk and flour at once, stir rapidly with a fork or whisk. Add in the salt, pepper, thyme and butter (always stirring). Once it starts to get a little thick add in all of the cheese and ham. Keep on stirring and meanwhile have your pasta drained and ready to be tossed in the mixture. Before adding the pasta, add all of the tomato and cover for 3minutes. Then, add the pasta and ketchup (this is what changes this dish completely into something out of this world delicious).

For the Turkey/Chicken breasts:
Grab your breast and sprinkle in some salt, pepper, paprika and chopped up garlic. Rub this on breast until it’s completely covered all over. Then, add in some white wine or lemon juice. Let it marinate for an hour. Once it’s ready grab a skillet and get it nice and hot, drizzle in some olive oil and add the breasts. Let them fry nicely and viola!

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