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Wednesday <strong>March</strong> <strong>25</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
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BAY HARBOUR<br />
PAGE 15<br />
Tasty Bites<br />
Simple meals to lift anyone’s spirits<br />
• By Ian Knott<br />
Who doesn’t love a<br />
good feast of lasagne or<br />
spaghetti bolognese?<br />
For a change, try this<br />
baked spaghetti recipe<br />
instead. It’s super easy and<br />
the perfect mash-up of<br />
two family classics<br />
Baked spaghetti<br />
Serves 6<br />
Ingredients<br />
Cooking spray<br />
500g spaghetti<br />
2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil<br />
1 medium onion, finely chopped<br />
2 cloves garlic, minced<br />
500g beef mince<br />
Salt<br />
Freshly ground black pepper<br />
1 tsp Italian seasoning<br />
1 can crushed tomatoes<br />
½ cup basil, chopped<br />
1 cup shredded mozzarella<br />
¼ cup freshly grated parmesan<br />
Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish<br />
Directions<br />
Preheat oven to 180 deg C.<br />
Grease a medium baking dish<br />
with cooking spray.<br />
Cook spaghetti according to<br />
package directions until al-dente,<br />
drain, and set aside.<br />
Meanwhile, in a large skillet<br />
over medium heat, heat oil. Add<br />
onions and cook until soft and<br />
translucent, about 5min. Stir in<br />
garlic and cook until fragrant,<br />
1min more. Add beef mince,<br />
season with salt, pepper, and<br />
Italian seasoning, and cook until<br />
no longer pink, about 8min.<br />
Drain fat in a bowl lined with<br />
paper towels and return to pan.<br />
Pour in crushed tomatoes and<br />
basil and simmer until slightly<br />
reduced, about 10min. Season<br />
with more salt and pepper to<br />
taste.<br />
Toss with spaghetti, then<br />
transfer to baking dish and top<br />
with mozzarella and parmesan.<br />
Bake until cheese is melted and<br />
pasta is warmed through, about<br />
20min.<br />
Garnish with parsley and serve.<br />
Homemade chicken<br />
noodle soup is already<br />
easy to whip up, but tossing<br />
all of your ingredients in a<br />
slow cooker makes it<br />
even easier<br />
Slow cooker chicken noodle<br />
soup<br />
Serves 6-8<br />
Ingredients<br />
700g boneless, skinless chicken<br />
breasts<br />
1 large onion, chopped<br />
3 carrots, peeled and sliced into<br />
rounds<br />
2 stalks celery, sliced<br />
4 sprigs fresh thyme<br />
4 sprigs fresh rosemary<br />
3 cloves garlic, minced<br />
1 bay leaf<br />
Salt<br />
Freshly ground black pepper<br />
10 cups chicken broth<br />
230g egg noodles<br />
Directions<br />
In a slow cooker, combine<br />
chicken, onion, carrots, celery,<br />
thyme, rosemary, garlic, and bay<br />
leaf and season generously with<br />
salt and pepper. Pour in broth.<br />
Cover and cook on low, 6 to<br />
8hr. Remove chicken from slow<br />
cooker and shred with two forks.<br />
Discard herbs and bay leaf.<br />
Return chicken to slow cooker<br />
and add egg noodles.<br />
Cook on low, covered, until<br />
al-dente, 20-30min.<br />
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