Spinach, Tomato and White Bean Pasta
Adapted from EatingWell
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 cups chopped spinach leaves
- 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes with Italian seasonings
- 1 15-ounce can white beans, rinsed
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- ½ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- pasta (gnocchi, cavatappi or other fairly large pasta recommended)
Directions
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, put oil and onion into the pan and cook, stirring, over medium heat, for 2 minutes. Stir in garlic. Cook until the onion is soft, 4 to 6 minutes (add up to ½ cup water as needed). Add spinach and cook, stirring, until starting to wilt, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, beans and pepper and bring to a simmer. Stir in the cooked and drained pasta and sprinkle with mozzarella. Cover and cook until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling.tags: beans, garlic, mozzarella, olive oil, onion, pasta, spinach, tomato, vegetarian
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Monkey Bread
Adapted from Pillsbury
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cans refrigerated biscuits
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup butter, melted
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°. Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon in a Ziploc bag. Separate dough into 16 biscuits; cut each biscuit into quarters. Put the dough-pieces into the bag with the sugar-cinnamon mixture and shake around so it's coated. Grease bundt pan, then put coated biscuit lumps into pan. Mix brown sugar and melted butter in a bowl; pour over biscuit lumps. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.tags: biscuits, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, dessert, sugar, vegetarian
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Chocolate Kahlúa Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box devil's food cake mix
- 1/3 cup Kahlúa
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
Glaze
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup Kahlúa
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour bundt pan. Mix all cake ingredients together, then pour into bundt pan. Bake approximately 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick poked into the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan, then put plate on top and flip. Poke holes in the cake with a fork or toothpick. Mix glaze ingredients together (adjust amounts to taste). Drizzle glaze on cake.tags: butter, cake, cake mix, dessert, egg, kahlua, oil, sugar, vegetarian
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Margarita Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 box lime Jell-o
- ¾ cup margarita mix
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
Glaze
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons margarita mix
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour bundt pan. Mix all cake ingredients together, then pour into bundt pan. Bake approximately 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick poked into the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan, then put plate on top and flip. Poke holes in the cake with a fork or toothpick. Mix glaze ingredients together (adjust amounts to taste). Drizzle glaze on cake.tags: butter, cake, cake mix, dessert, egg, jell-o, margarita mix, oil, sugar, vegetarian
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Apricot Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 box apricot Jell-o
- ¾ cup apricot nectar
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
Glaze
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons apricot nectar (or 2 tablespoons apricot nectar and 1 tablespoon lemon juice for tartness)
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour bundt pan. Mix all cake ingredients together, then pour into bundt pan. Bake approximately 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick poked into the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan, then put plate on top and flip. Poke holes in the cake with a fork or toothpick. Mix glaze ingredients together (adjust amounts to taste). Drizzle glaze on cake.tags: apricot nectar, butter, cake, cake mix, dessert, egg, jell-o, oil, sugar, vegetarian
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