Greek Spaghetti
Greek Spaghetti
12 ounces spaghetti
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
Garlic powder or mashed garlic cloves
Burn butter until golden. Add garlic powder or crushed cloves and serve over cooked, drained spaghetti.
Greek-Style Lasagna
Greek-Style Lasagna
Serves 4.
9 lasagna noodles
8 ounces lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
1 (10 ounce) package frozen, chopped spinach, squeezed dry
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup sliced pitted black olives
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, divided
1 1/2 cups reduced sodium tomato sauce
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a medium baking dish with vegetable cooking spray; set aside.
Cook noodles according to package directions, but do not add salt. Drain.
Meanwhile, spray a medium nonstick skillet with vegetable cooking spray. Heat over medium heat. Add beef and onion. Cook, stirring, until browned, about 5 minutes. Place mixture on a paper towel-lined plate; drain.
In a medium bowl, combine spinach, ricotta cheese, feta cheese, olives and 2 tablespoons mint. Spread 1/2 cup tomato sauce in prepared dish. Top with 3 noodles. Spread some spinach mixture over noodles. Top with some beef mixture. Spoon 1/4 cup tomato sauce over beef mixture. Continue layering with remaining noodles, spinach mixture, beef mixture, and sauce. Cover with foil. Bake until filling is heated through, about 30 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining mint. Serve immediately.
Greek-Style Penne With Fresh Tomatoes
Greek-Style Penne with Fresh Tomatoes, Feta and Dill
Source: Bon App?t – August 2002
For this warm-weather dish, a salsa cruda ?a Grec – or uncooked Greek-style sauce – is combined with hot pasta and served at once. Be sure to use the ripest, juiciest tomatoes you can find, preferably from a farmers’ market or your own backyard.
4 to 6 servings.
2 pounds tomatoes, halved, seeded, chopped
1 cup chopped green onions (white and pale green parts only)
7 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
6 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
12 ounces penne pasta
Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Set tomato mixture aside.
Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Add hot pasta to tomato mixture and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.