Chicken Marbella Orzo Skillet

Chicken Marbella Orzo Skillet
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Today’s Chicken Marbella Orzo Skillet features juicy chicken thighs marinated in red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, and oregano. The chicken is cooked snuggled up with olives, prunes, and capers cooked on a bed of tender orzo. This recipe borrows heavily from the original Chicken Marbella from the book The Silver Palate. The Silver Palate is a 1980s cookbook that broke records by selling 250,000 copies in its first year. The book is by Sheila Lukens and Julee Rosso. At the time of Lukens’s death in 2009, The Silver Palate remained in the top 10 best-selling cookbooks of all time – selling more than 2.5 million copies. 

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Creamy Lemon Orecchiette with Crispy Sage

Creamy Lemon Orecchiette with Crispy Sage and Garlic Chips
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I can’t shake the feeling that today’s Creamy Lemon Orecchiette is more of a spring dish than a fall one. Something about lemon feels spring-ish. Maybe it’s an Eastertime lemon meringue pie association. But despite this inkling, I’m sharing this dish in the middle of October because I do what I want, I guess. It does have crispy sage – that’s very fall, right? And there is a coziness to pasta that makes it fitting fall fare regardless of flavor, right? I adore lemony dishes, plates of pasta in particular, year-round. And this one is one of the best I’ve ever made. That is not an exaggeration. This dish comes together in 30 minutes, it brings a lot of textures to the table, and it’s rich without being heavy. It is, in a word, perfection. So let’s get into it!

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Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella
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I’m not what you would call a cold-weather fan. My interest in the outdoors starts to wane when the thermometer dips below freezing. But I do like mugs of hot tea, throw blankets, the thrill of taking off wet socks, and cozy bowls of food like this Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella. This dish features a silky roasted red pepper sauce that clings to tender pieces of pasta topped with gooey strands of fresh mozzarella and basil leaves. This is the perfect nosh for those blustery nights ahead, so let’s dive right in.

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Muffuletta Pasta Salad

Muffuletta Pasta Salad
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Okay, so I know a few of you aren’t going to be on board with today’s Muffuletta Pasta Salad. I get it because the muffuletta is a perfect sandwich. It cannot be improved upon but it can be played with. And since American Italians created this sandwich, serving the iconic sandwich’s toppings over pasta seemed fitting. It is peak pasta salad season after all. And this salad is summer potluck ready. So with all the respect in my heart for the original, I invite you to join me as I have some fun with a sandwich icon. I promise it will be delicious.

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