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July 2022 Recipes
What you'll find in this month's issue:
- Savory Mushroom, Onion, & Bacon Tart
- Creamy Baked Pairs
Savory Mushroom, Onion & Bacon Tart
Ingredients:
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1⁄4 pound thick-sliced bacon, chopped
- 2 cups thinly sliced red onions
- 1 (8 ounce) package sliced button mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1⁄2 cup ricotta cheese, drained 1 large egg yolk
1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Unroll puff pastry onto a baking sheet. Score edges at 1/4-inch intervals using a paring knife or press edges using a fork. Return pastry to the freezer until you’re ready to use it.
Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil and heat for 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium-high. Add bacon and cook until crisp around the edges but stiff soft in the center, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add onions, mushrooms, and thyme. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt to help vegetables release water. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables begin to wilt and most of the water has evaporated, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with black pepper to taste. Remove from heat and transfer mixture to a platter.
Place ricotta cheese in a bowl. Beat in egg yolk and remaining oil until smooth. Season with salt and black pepper. Spread ricotta mixture to within 1/2-inch of the edges of the puff pastry. Sprinkle Gruyere cheese on top, then cover with mushroom mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 6 servings • Calories: 482 www.allrecipes.com/recipe/268586
Creamy Baked Pairs
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 tablespoons white sugar, divided
- 2 Bosc pears, halved and cored
- 1⁄2 cup heavy whipping cream
- optional toppings*: whipped cream & vanilla ice cream crushed candied walnuts
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Grease a 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar into buttered dish.
Rub remaining 1 tablespoon butter over pear halves; arrange pears cut sides down in prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Pour cream over pears and continue baking until tender, about 20 minutes more.
Top with whipped cream if desired.
Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 4 servings • Calories: 175 www.allrecipes.com/recipe/229775
*Calorie estimation based on original recipe served without extra toppings
Past Recipes
- Five-Ingredient Red Curry Chicken
- Lemon Square Bars
- Orange and Milk-braised Pork Carnitas
- Empanadas
- Spinach & Chicken Salad
- Buttermilk Strawberry Shortcake
- Shepard's Pie
- Cardamom Apple Cake
- Shepard's Pie
Download February 2022 Recipes
- Roasted Chicken & Brussel Sprouts
- Raspberry Almond Shortbread Cookies
- Roasted Chicken & Brussel Sprouts
- Apple Walnut Stuffed Pork Roast
- Layered Peppermint Bark
- Apple Walnut Stuffed Pork Roast
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