Caprese Chicken Pasta

Serving Size: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

Marinade

• 1 lb of Herb Chicken Marinade chicken
• 16 oz of grape tomatoes
• ½ of a red onion
• 16 oz of mozzerella cheese
• 10 basil leaves
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1½ tsp of herbes de provence or italian seasoning
• ½ tsp of black pepper

Step by Step

1. Dice the chicken into 1" cubes.
2. Marinate the meat using the Herb Chicken Marinade.
3. Boil water and cook desired pasta according to the box's instructions.
4. Slice the grape tomatoes in half and dice up the red onions and mozzerella.
5. Finely dice the garlic and basil.
6. In a pan, heat up about 2 spatulas worth of olive oil.
7. Cook the chicken on medium high heat.
8. Once cooked, set aside.
9. Add another spatula worth of olive oil.
10. On medium low heat, add in the garlic and cook until the smell of garlic comes out.
11. Add in the tomatoes, onion, and basil. Sprinkle salt and stir until onions are translucent.
12. Add in the herbes, black pepper, and chicken.
13. Cook on medium heat for about 2 minutes.
14. Add in the cooked pasta and mix.
15. Remove from heat and add in the mozzerella

Classic Tomato Sauce

Serving Size: 1½ qts

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes
• ½ of a yellow onion
• 3-4 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp of salt
• ½ tsp of black pepper
• ½ tsp of garlic powder
• ½ tsp of oregano
• 1 tsp of paprika
• ½ tsp of dried basil or 15 fresh basil leaves
• 20 oz of crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce

Step by Step

1. Dice the tomatoes and onion.
2. Finely dice the garlic.
3. Warm up a pot and add olive oil.
4. Once the olive oil is ready, add in the garlic and onions.
5. Cook on medium heat until it is fragrant and the onions are translucent.
6. Add in the tomatoes and ½ tsp of salt.
7. Stir and cook until the tomatoes boil.
8. Add in the crushed tomatoes, ½ tsp salt, black pepper, oregano, paprika, and basil.
9. Stir and cook on medium heat until it boils.
10. Turn to low heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

Mushroom Tomato Sauce

Serving Size: 1 qt of sauce

Ingredients:

• ½ of a white onion
• 12 oz of white mushrooms
• 1 tomato
• 14 oz of tomato sauce
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 6 basil leaves
• ½ tsp of oregano
• ½ tsp of black pepper
• ½ tsp of paprika
• ½ tsp of garlic powder
• ¼ tsp of salt

Step by Step

1. Dice the white onions and tomatoes.
2. Slice the mushrooms and basil leaves.
3. Finely mince the garlic.
4. Warm up a pan and add about 2 spatulas worth of olive oil.
5. Add in the garlic and stir until garlic smells comes out.
6. Add in the white onions and a sprinkle of salt.
7. Sautee the onions on medium heat until about halfway done (when the onions are half translucent). Then, add in the tomatoes and another sprnkle of salt.
8. Cover and cook on medium low heat for about 2 minutes.
9. When tomatoes start to soften, add in the tomato sauce.
10. Add in the basil, oregano, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and salt.
11. Stir occasionally and let it cook on medium low heat until boils.
12. Add in the mushrooms and stir until the sauce boils again and mushrooms are all cooked.
13. Enjoy with your favorite type of pasta (recommended: Ravioli).

Black Bean Noodles

Jjajangmyeon / 炸醬麵

Serving Size: 4-6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1½ lbs of soy sauce marinated ground pork
• 1 white onion
• 2 gold potatoes
• 16 oz of five spice bean curd (五香豆干)
• 4 tbsp of Chinese black bean sauce
• 1 tsp of sesame oil
• 6 cucumbers
• Noodles (Korean fresh-cut knife noodles or udon noodles)
• Optional: Hard boiled eggs - 1 per serving

Step by Step:

1. Marinate the ground pork using the Soy Sauce Ground Pork Marinade.
2. Dice up the onions and potatoes.
3. Warm up a pan and add about 2 spatulas worth of oil.
4. Once the oil is heated, add in the onions.
5. Sautee the onions on medium heat.
6. Once the onions are clear in color, add in the marinated ground pork.
7. On medium high heat, cook the pork and onions until the pork is about 80% done.
8. Add in the potatoes and about ¼ cup of cold water. Lower to medium heat.
9. Stir and then cover. Check and stir every 2 minutes until potatoes are soft. Add cold water if needed so that the pot doesn't get burned.
10. In the meantime, dice the bean curd and cook the noodles.
11. Once the potaotes are ready, add in the bean curd and stir.
12. Let it cook for about a minute.
13. On low heat, add in the black bean sauce.
14. Stir until the black bean sauce covers everything.
15. Let it cook on low heat for about 2 minutes.
16. Once cooked, add in the sesame oil and stir until incorporated. Then, turn off the heat.
17. Slice the cucumbers into thin long strips.
18. Mix the noodles with the sauce.
19. Top with hard boiled egg and cucumbers.

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

紅燒牛肉麵

Serving Size: 3 qts of soup

Ingredients

• 2 lbs of beef hindshank
• 1 tbsp of minced garlic (about 7 cloves)
• 1 tbsp of minced ginger
• ¼ cup of soy sauce
• ½ tsp of brown sugar
• 4 tsp of spicy black bean sauce (辣豆瓣醬) OR 2 tsp of black bean sauce (豆瓣醬) + 2 tsp of chili garlic sauce (蒜蓉辣椒醬)
• 6 scallions
• 2 large tomatoes
• 2 star anise (八角)
• Noodles

Step by Step

1. Boil a pot of water.
2. Slice the beef into ¼" thick slices.
3. In the pot of boiling water, add in the beef, making sure not to overcrowd the pot. If needed, cook beef in two batches.
4. Cook the beef on medium heat until the water boils again. Once the water boils, let it cook for 2 minutes and then remove from pot.
5. Rinse the cooked beef in cold water, pressing down to make sure all of the blood from the meat comes out.
6. Mince the garlic and ginger.
7. Cut the tomatoes into 1" cubes and set aside.
8. Dice the scallions and set aside.
9. In a pan, heat up about 1 spatuals worth of oil.
10. On medium low heat, add in the garlic and ginger. Cook until the smell of garlic and ginger comes out.
11. Add in the beef and stir.
12. Add in the soy sauce, brown sugar, and spicy black bean sauce.
13. Stir until the sauce covers all of the beef.
14. Transfer the beef and the sauce from the pan into a pot.
15. Add in one cup of cold water and cover the pot. Let it cook on medium low heat until water boils.
16. Continue to add cold water one cup at a time, waiting for the water in the pot to boil before adding another cup. Keep lid closed while waiting for the water to boil.
17. Once the pot is half full, add in the tomatoes, star anise, and scallions.
18. Continue to add cold water using the same process of waiting for the water in the pot to boil before adding another cup.
19. Once the pot is full, turn to low heat and keep covered. Let it cook for about 30 minutes.
20. Prepare your favorite noodles to pair with the soup and enjoy.