Chef Nicholas Recipes

2 Cups Basil
2 Cups Italian Parsley
1/4 Cup Pistachio
1 oz Grated Romano Cheese
1 oz Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Lemon Juiced & Zested
1 Garlic Clove
1/2 Tsp Kosher Salt
1/4 Tsp Black Pepper
1 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
 
Add all ingredients into a food processor and blend together. Cook the desired pasta to box instructions,
Drain pasta and toss with a little olive oil, (So it doesn’t stick together) and set aside. Heat a pan at medium-high heat, when hot
Add the pistachio pesto into pan and stir. Add the cooked pasta to the pesto and
toss with cooked pasta and serve hot.

1lb Ground Beef
8 Cups of water
1 Cup Rice
1 Cup Diced Fresh Tomatoes
3 Large Carrots Diced
1 Stalk of Celery Diced
1 Lg Onion Diced
2 Cups Tomato Sauce
1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
1 Tbsp. Salt
2 Tsp Black Pepper
1 Tbsp. Chili Powder
1 Head of Cabbage
 
Directions –
1. Bring 6 cups of water to a boil.
2. Put 1 head of cabbage inside the water, and let set for 3 minutes.
3. Separate the cabbage leaves using tongs, or a fork.
4. In a separate pot add ground beef, minced garlic, diced carrots, celery, onion, along with all the seasonings. Cook on medium to high heat until the ground beef is browned, and vegetables translucent.
5. Cook 1 Cup rice and 2 Cup water until the rice is tender and soft.
6. Remove rice from heat after it’s cooked and add to brown beef mixture.
7. Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce to brown beef mixture and stir.
8. Take the beef mixture and add to each cabbage roll leaf. Roll the leaf up like a burrito and stack in a baking dish.
9. Once all cabbage rolls are done, add remaining tomato sauce and diced tomatoes on top of cabbage rolls.
10. Bake at 450 degrees for 35 -40 minutes uncovered until you can insert a fork smoothly into the cabbage.
11. Serve hot with a side of additional ground beef mixture and remaining tomato sauce on top.
 
Pistachio Pesto Pasta

2 Cups Basil
2 Cups Italian Parsley
1/4 Cup Pistachio
1 oz Grated Romano Cheese
1 oz Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Lemon Juiced & Zested
1 Garlic Clove
1/2 Tsp Kosher Salt
1/4 Tsp Black Pepper
1 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
 
Add all ingredients into a food processor and blend together. Cook the desired pasta to box instructions,
Drain pasta and toss with a little olive oil, (So it doesn’t stick together) and set aside. Heat a pan at medium-high heat, when hot
Add the pistachio pesto into pan and stir. Add the cooked pasta to the pesto and
toss with cooked pasta and serve hot.
Gołąbki

1lb Ground Beef
8 Cups of water
1 Cup Rice
1 Cup Diced Fresh Tomatoes
3 Large Carrots Diced
1 Stalk of Celery Diced
1 Lg Onion Diced
2 Cups Tomato Sauce
1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
1 Tbsp. Salt
2 Tsp Black Pepper
1 Tbsp. Chili Powder
1 Head of Cabbage
 
Directions –
1. Bring 6 cups of water to a boil.
2. Put 1 head of cabbage inside the water, and let set for 3 minutes.
3. Separate the cabbage leaves using tongs, or a fork.
4. In a separate pot add ground beef, minced garlic, diced carrots, celery, onion, along with all the seasonings. Cook on medium to high heat until the ground beef is browned, and vegetables translucent.
5. Cook 1 Cup rice and 2 Cup water until the rice is tender and soft.
6. Remove rice from heat after it’s cooked and add to brown beef mixture.
7. Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce to brown beef mixture and stir.
8. Take the beef mixture and add to each cabbage roll leaf. Roll the leaf up like a burrito and stack in a baking dish.
9. Once all cabbage rolls are done, add remaining tomato sauce and diced tomatoes on top of cabbage rolls.
10. Bake at 450 degrees for 35 -40 minutes uncovered until you can insert a fork smoothly into the cabbage.
11. Serve hot with a side of additional ground beef mixture and remaining tomato sauce on top.