Hearts of Palm are an interesting vegetable. They are, as the name suggests, the center of certain types of palm trees, and considered a delicacy. Heart of Palm doesn't have much flavor by itself, but it goes wonderfully with onions. Some people also put them with salads or fruit.
This dip pairs heart of palms with green onions for a really delicious treat. I highly recommend serving with pita chips or bread!
Ingredients
- 1 14.25oz Hearts of Palm can
- 1 Cup Mozzarella
- 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese
- 3 Tbsp Green Onion Chopped
- 3/4 Cup Sour Cream
- 3/4 Cup Mayonnaise
Servings:
Instructions
- Chop up your hearts of palm. You want small pieces for optimal dipping!
- Mix all your ingredients together in a medium size bowl, and then pour into a pie plate (or equivalent.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Serve warm with pita chips!
Recipe Notes
This is the recipe which inspired my Heart of Palm Sandwich.
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I used to hate mushrooms. I would pick them off of pizza, and make exaggerated faces of disgust in their direction. This is the recipe which convinced me that I should give them a second shot.
I usually make my stuffed mushrooms in my little toaster oven, and there is always some stuffing left over. It tastes great on chicken!
Ingredients
- 12 whole Button Mushrooms more or less
- 1 tbsp Garlic chopped
- 2 tbsp Onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 6 slices Bacon
Servings: people
Instructions
- Remove the stems from the button mushrooms, and chop them up finely. Mince your onion and garlic as well.
- Brown your mushroom stems, garlic, and onion with a little olive oil on the stove. Let cool.
- Start the stuffing by mixing together the sour cream, mayonnaise, and parmesan. Add the pepper, onion powder, and cayenne pepper. Mix well.
- Mix your browned mushroom stems into the sour cream mixture.
- Fill the mushroom caps with the stuffing, and wrap with half slices of bacon.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Recipe Notes
Inspired by My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia.
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The other day, I was looking for a new recipe to try for dinner - one can only eat the same thing so many times in a row! I found a promising recipe on foodnetwork.com, made some adjustments, and added mushrooms. It reminds me of something I might have had at Olive Garden. . .
Chicken and mushrooms in a delicious parmesan and cream sauce. It goes really well with pasta, though you could also serve it with rice if you wanted something a little lighter.
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| 2 people | 5 minutes |
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Chicken and mushrooms in a delicious parmesan and cream sauce. It goes really well with pasta, though you could also serve it with rice if you wanted something a little lighter.
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup Onion chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 whole Chicken Breast chopped
- 5 whole Button Mushrooms chopped
- 1 tsp Thyme
- 2 whole Bay Leaves
- 3/4 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 2 tbsp Chives chopped
- Salt
- Pepper
Servings: people
Instructions
- Heat up oil in saucepan on the stove. While its warming up, chop up your onion and garlic. Cook the minced onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes.
- Chop up your chicken into 1 inch pieces, and lightly salt (and sprinkle with garlic powder too, if you like!). Chop up the mushrooms. Add the chicken and the mushrooms to the onions and garlic in the saucepan. Cook until your chicken is lightly brown on all sides.
- Add thyme and bay leaves. Cook for another minute or two, then add the heavy cream. Cover the saucepan, reduce the heat, and let it simmer for a few minutes. Let the chicken cook through (4-5 minutes).
- Add the parmesan cheese and chives. Allow the cheese to melt and blend with the cream. The sauce should thicken a bit.
- Take the chicken and sauce off the heat, and season with a dash of pepper (and salt, if required).
- Serve over pasta or rice!
Recipe Notes
The first time I made this, I used milk and butter instead of the heavy cream (I almost never have heavy cream in the house - its dangerous!). It tasted great, but the sauce did not thicken as well, and it was not as pretty. So, in case you were wondering whether you can substitute milk for the heavy cream, the answer is yes, but you'll definitely have to do something else to thicken up the sauce.
Based on Chicken in Parmesan Cream Sauce.
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