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Basil Pesto

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Try this fresh, flavorful easy Basil Pesto sauce recipe! It’s a tasty sauce for your pasta, pizza, bread, and sandwiches. Store some in your fridge and enjoy it anytime!

In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this easy, Basil Pesto recipe! This homemade pesto sauce recipe will be perfect for your next Italian pasta dinner! Watch this cooking video and make some easy, healthy, tasty Basil Pesto sauce today!

Yield: about 1 cup

Basil Pesto

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pine nuts or walnuts, toasted
  • 2 cups fresh basil
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt (or to taste)
  • 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (or to taste)

Instructions

  1. Add the nuts and basil to a food processor or blender. Pulse the ingredients together until mixed.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend to a smooth paste.
  3. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use. Toss Basil Pesto with pasta, spread it on a sandwich, crackers or toast, dollop over potatoes, or spread it on a pizza crust and make pizza!

Notes

You can use 4 garlic cloves in place of the minced garlic or to your taste.

Store this Basil Pesto in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it. Freeze for up to 3 months.

© Karen Breyer

 

Garlic Herb Roasted Tomatoes

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Try Garlic Herb Roasted Tomatoes! Be amazed with the powerful burst of flavor in every Garlic Herb Roasted Tomato! Serve these tasty roasted cherry or grape tomatoes as a side dish or toss them with pasta for a simple dinner.

In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this Garlic Herb Roasted Tomatoes recipe. They are so tasty and easy to make. Watch this cooking video and try this Garlic Herb Tomatoes recipe today!

Yield: 4 servings

Garlic Herb Roasted Tomatoes

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cherry or grape tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a baking sheet or shallow roasting pan with cooking spray.
  2. Rinse and dry the tomatoes.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together the tomatoes and oil.
  4. Add the garlic, basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir well to coat the tomatoes.
  5. Spread the tomatoes in a baking sheet.
  6. Roast the tomatoes about 10 to 15 minutes or until they just begin to soften and crack.
  7. Serve.

Notes

These Garlic Herb Roasted Tomatoes are delicious as a side dish.

Top them with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

For a tasty main dish, cook and drain 8 ounces of pasta, stir in these roasted tomatoes and top with Parmesan cheese.

See a cooking demonstration of this Garlic Herb Roasted Tomatoes recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel

© Karen Breyer

 

Crockpot Red Bean Soup

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Looking for more easy, healthy dinner recipes? Try this tasty Crockpot Red Bean Soup. Just few ingredients and simple steps and you can enjoy this delicious soup for dinner! In this cooking video Karen Breyer and her Dad will show you step-by-step how to make Crockpot Red Bean Soup. Watch this cooking video and make this delicious Crockpot Red Bean Soup today!

Yield: 6 - 8

Crockpot Red Bean Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 pound red kidney beans, dry
  • 1 cup celery, chopped (1/4 inch pieces)
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 - 3 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon (or to taste) salt, Kosher
  • Water (as needed)

Instructions

  1. Sort beans, remove stones and debris.
  2. Soak beans in 8 - 10 cups of water overnight.
  3. Rinse and drain beans.
  4. Add beans, celery, onion powder, garlic powder and bay leaves to the crockpot.
  5. Add water to cover the ingredients by 2 inches. Stir.
  6. Cook on high about 8 - 9 hours or until the beans are as tender as you like them.
  7. Near the end of cooking stir in the salt to your taste. When the beans are tender the Red Bean Soup is ready to serve!

Notes

Soak beans overnight for at least 8 hours. Rinse them well before putting them in the Crockpot.

Large kidney beans will take longer to cook than small kidney beans.

Delicious with a scoop of rice added to the bowl of soup.

Serve with bread, crackers, sandwich, salad or alone.

See a cooking demonstration of this Crockpot Red Bean Soup recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

 

Italian Style Popcorn

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If you like popcorn and Italian food, you will love this tasty Italian Style Popcorn! It is an easy, healthy popcorn snack recipe that is healthier and tastier than regular popcorn. In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make Italian Style Popcorn. Make some tasty Italian Style Popcorn today!

Yield: 10 cups

Italian Style Popcorn

Ingredients

  • 10 cup popped corn, freshly popped
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, dried
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • Salt (to taste)

Instructions

  1. Add butter, Italian seasoning and garlic powder to a small saucepan. Stir together and melt the butter over low heat.
  2. Stir the melted butter mixture into the popped corn
  3. so it evenly coats the popcorn.
  4. Stir in the cheese and salt. Serve.

Notes

It helps to add the butter mixture a little at a time and stir it in well so it gets evenly distributed.

See a cooking demonstration of this Italian Style Popcorn recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

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