Quick Meals Planner: After the Game
Chopped Italian Salad | Angel Hair Pasta with Garlic Shrimp | Peach Melba Sorbet
Chopped Italian Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | After the Game (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 6 | oz | lettuce, mixed |
| 0.5 | cup | tomatoes, cherry |
| 1 | small | cucumbers, sliced |
| 1 | Tb | onions, chopped |
| 2 | oz | cheese, Romano |
| 1 | small | celery ribs |
| 3 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
| 0.25 | cup | mushrooms, sliced |
| 0.125 | cup | olives, green |
| 2 | oz | salami |
| 3 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 0.5 | tsp | oregano, dried |
| 3 | Tb | vinegar, red wine |
| 1 | tsp | garlic powder |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Chop all ingredients into bite size pieces. Place in a large bowl. Add olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder and oregano and mix. Add grated romano and mix again. Serve
Angel Hair Pasta with Garlic Shrimp
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Fish Entrée |
| Meal: | After the Game (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 2 | Tb | lemon zest, finely chopped |
| 4 | medium | scallions, sliced |
| 3 | cloves | garlic, minced |
| 1 | lb | shrimp, deveined, shelled |
| 1 | medium | lemon, juice of |
| 0.75 | cup | tomatoes, diced |
| 0.25 | cup | milk, 2 % |
| 1 | lb | pasta, angel hair |
| 4 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
| 1 | Tb | parsley, flakes |
| 0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh ground |
| 1 | pinch | salt to taste |
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Heat oil in pan; add 1/2 the zest, all the scallions, garlic, and shrimp. Reduce heat and simmer until shrimp are done,( about 3-4 minutes) add lemon juice, tomato, and milk. Simmer 3 more minutes. Cook pasta in boiling water with 2 Tb salt. Add pasta to pan, mix well, plate. Sprinkle top with parsley flakes, black pepper, remaining lemon zest and romano.
Serve with garlic bread.
* See note
If your pasta is too dry add a little of the pasta water.
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Peach Melba Sorbet
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | After the Game (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1 | lb | peaches, frozen sliced |
| 0.75 | cup | orange juice |
| 0.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 6 | Tb | raspberry preserves |
| 6 | oz | Chambord Liqueur |
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Heat orange juice and sugar until sugar is melted, cool. Place frozen peaches in food processor, add cooled juice and process until smooth and semi-frozen. Scoop into martini glasses, top with raspberry preserves and add the Chambord.
May be frozen in airtight container. Thaw briefly in microwave for 30 seconds before using.
