Adventures in week 7

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peckled Pippers...

Recipe 1
Stuffed 3 Cheese Zucchini



Slice the zucchini lengthwise and hollow out the seeds from the center with a spoon. Place on a baking sheet covered with foil. Back at 375 for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, mix together 1 pepper, diced, 1/2 cup corn, 1/3 cup olives, 1/3 cup cubed Monterey jack from the share, 2 Tbsp Bulgarian feta, 2 Tbsp parmesan, 1/4 cup basil (chopped in ribbons), pinch salt and pinch o' pepper.
When squash is done in the oven, stuff with mixture, sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and drizzle with olive oil before putting it back in the oven for another 10 minutes.

PS> Tried this stuffing with grilled eggplant circles too. Come to think of it, you may be able to stuff this into just about anything. I'm thinking tomatoes, mushrooms, eggplant, squash blossoms, pepperrrrrrssss.

Points Tally
Ingredients: 4 points
Deliciousness: 4.5 points. Husband liked the eggplant variety better, but the stuffing was so oozy gooey great that I liked em both.
Documentation: 1 point. My phone must have gone missing towards the end
Heat Factor: 5 points. That oven will kill ya,
Originality: 5 points. No site to source!

Recipe 2
Pasta with Greens and Beans

12 oz. bowtie pasta
12 oz. swiss chard (from my garden!)
12 oz. spinach leaves
1 bunch leeks, chopped
1-2 green peppers, chopped
5-8 baby portobellas
1 15-oz can garbanzo beans
2 tomatoes chopped (or 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes)
zest from 1 lemon
1/2 c. olive oil
2 garlic cloves crushed
salt and pepper
1 c. pasta sauce
1/4 c. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. toasted walnuts
Parmesan for topping

Cook pasta to al dente and set aside.
Perfume oil with garlic (2 min) then discard cloves. Add in leeks, peppers, chick peas, mushrooms, cook 2-3 mins.
Add greens and wilt to hot, add warm pasta. Add zest, salt and pepper, and pour onto platter.
In same pot, combine pasta sauce and wisk in cream cheese. Once combined, pour over pasta, top with walnuts and parm. Serve!

Points tally
Ingredients: I'm counting 3, even though 2 are from the share. I'm point greedy this week.
Deliciousness: 5 points. I've had several requests to make this again. I've tried it again with goat cheese, and found the cream cheese nicer and sweet. Let the lemon give the bite.
Documentation: 0 points. No proof whatsoever
Heat Factor: 5 points. That oven will kill ya,
Originality: 3 points. Adapted from Giada at Home, Orichette with Greens, Garbanzo Beans, and Ricotta Salata

TOTAL POINTS: 35 points!