{"id":1962,"date":"2012-08-18T10:47:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T00:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plate4eight.com\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2012-08-18T10:48:04","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T00:48:04","slug":"sunday-dinners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/?p=1962","title":{"rendered":"Simple Sunday Dinners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love blogs with really cool names, and In Sock Monkey Slippers<\/a> was just too intriguing for me to pass by. \u00a0I don’t even remember how I stumbled my way over there, I was kind of blog-hopping from one food blog to the next, following different links to recipes I wanted to try, and there I was, in this blog with a weird name that apparently accurately describes it’s creator. \u00a0Actually, if I’m completely honest, \u00a0I’m probably a little envious of these people who can sum themselves up in one phrase. \u00a0I wouldn’t know how to describe myself. \u00a0What do you call a mother of 6 who is a sleep-deprived, multi-tasking, kind of organized, yet slightly chaotic, list-making, problem solving food addict with little to no sense of fashion ? \u00a0I know, I couldn’t think of anything either. \u00a0But I’m glad I discovered Mrs Sock Monkey and her blog because my family completely devoured this pasta dish, even my husband, who I expected to turn his nose up at it, but he loved it too. \u00a0It’s a quick and simple meal for those Sunday nights when all you want to do is get the kids off to bed with a tummy full of something slightly nutritious so you can get yourself organized for the school week ahead. \u00a0I changed it up according to what I had in my pantry, but the basic flavours are the same.<\/p>\n

Creamy Tomato Parmesan Pasta with Chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serves 6<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Box \u00a0Farfalle Pasta (bow-tie pasta)<\/p>\n

2 tsp Olive Oil<\/p>\n

4 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breasts, diced<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp Salt<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp Dried Oregano<\/p>\n

1\/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper<\/p>\n

2 Clove Garlic, minced or finely diced<\/p>\n

3\/4 Cup Tomato Puree (or 3 Tbl Tomato Paste)<\/p>\n

3\/4 Cup Milk<\/p>\n

3\/4 Cup Cream<\/p>\n

1 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese, plus more to garnish dish<\/p>\n

Salt and Pepper to taste<\/p>\n

2 Cups Packed Baby Spinach<\/p>\n

1 Small Can Diced Tomatoes (or 1 Cup Fresh)<\/p>\n

Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Start to boil the water needed to cook the pasta. Cook pasta according to directions on the box. <\/em><\/p>\n

While the pasta is cooking, heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.<\/p>\n

Add diced chicken, salt, oregano, and pepper.<\/p>\n

Cook until chicken is browned and fully cooked about 5 to 8 minutes. Move to a plate and cover with foil until ready to use.<\/p>\n

In the same pan, heat the remaining 1 Tablespoon of olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the\u00a0garilc\u00a0and a pinch of salt. Saute the garlic for 2 minutes.<\/p>\n

To the garlic, add tomato puree, cream and milk, and stir to incorporate. Turn heat to low.<\/p>\n

Add\u00a0parmesan cheese to the sauce and stir until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.<\/p>\n

Add salt and pepper to taste.<\/p>\n

Finely chop spinach. \u00a0(I used my kitchen scissors)<\/p>\n

Add your tin of tomatoes and stir to combine.<\/p>\n

Add the chicken, spinach and pasta to the pan and toss so that the chicken and pasta are coated with the sauce.<\/p>\n

The heat of the pasta and the sauce will cook the spinach.<\/p>\n

Serve immediately and garnish with the extra parmesan cheese and maybe some chopped parsley.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.insockmonkeyslippers.com\/creamy-tomato-parmesan-pasta-with-chicken<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love blogs with really cool names, and In Sock Monkey Slippers was just too intriguing for me to pass by. \u00a0I don’t even remember how I stumbled my way over there, I was kind of blog-hopping from one food blog to the next, following different links to recipes I wanted to try, and there …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":0,"loftocean-view-count":737,"tinysalt_single_post_intro_label":"","tinysalt_single_post_intro_description":"","tinysalt_hide_post_featured_image":"","tinysalt_post_featured_media_position":"","tinysalt_single_site_header_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"sticky-scroll-up","tinysalt_single_site_footer_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1962"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3349,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962\/revisions\/3349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plate4eight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}