180 hot and crusty Recipes

marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce, garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, more of cooked chicken , beef, turkey or any leftover meat you have available in the fridge. *you can add 2 cups of frozen meatballs after the soup comes up to a boil., chopped celery cut into large chunks (1 inch), onion cut into large chunks, dry pasta of your choice. (macaroni noodles , broken pieces of spaghetti, small round noodles, flat noodles, etc.), oregano, tb chopped, dried or dehydrated garlic, boiled water, i like to add whole leaf spinach to the soup. i use 1/2 cup of frozen spinach or a big handful of fresh spinach right before serving., this soup is great served with hot crusty rolls or breadsticks. you can sprinkle the top with either freshly shredded or dried parmesan cheese. you can also top with croutons. you can take any leftover pizza, heat it up and cut small pieces of this to add to the top of the soup before serving. its a good way to use up leftovers

white bread , large thin slices, german sweet mustard or german medium-hot mustard, curry ketchup (optional), frankfurters or 6 bratwursts, gherkins , cut in slivers, butter, melted

crusty, chewy bread , such as tuscan-style or a sesame semolina, giardiniera*, drained, sliced sharp provolone, roasted red peppers , or 2 fresh roasted red bell peppers, see note, quartered artichoke hearts in water , drained, mixed salad greens , any variety, a couple of handfuls ) fresh italian flat leaf parsley leaves, leaves fresh basil , torn, sliced genoa salami, sliced sweet soppressata, sliced cappacola (hot cured pork shoulder), red onion, thinly sliced, vine-ripe tomato, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, coarse salt and pepper, hot or sweet pickled cherry peppers

crusty bread , torn into bite size pieces, tomatoes, cut into chunks, chopped fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, salt, dried rosemary, hot pepper flakes, white wine vinegar

chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, ground bay leaves, dried oregano, salt, sugar, dry mustard, dried thyme, freshly ground black pepper, freshly ground white pepper, ground coriander seed, beer, white vinegar, live blue crabs , rinsed well in several changes of fresh cold water, lemons, quartered, unsalted butter, fresh lemon juice, salt, hot pepper sauce, hot crusty french bread, hot boiled corn on the cob , recipe follows, ears fresh corn, shucked, salt, bay seasoning , optional

cream cheese, softened, grated pepper jack cheese, mayonnaise, limes, juiced, hot sauce (recommended : paula deen), lump crabmeat, well drained and picked clean of shells, seeded, diced tomatoes (2 medium tomatoes), chopped green onions ( scallions), white and light green parts, chopped fresh basil leaves, garlic, finely chopped, salt, crushed black peppercorns, avocados, crackers or crusty bread, for serving

cream cheese softened, pepper jack cheese grated, mayonnaise, limes juiced, hot sauce, lump crab meat ell drained and picked clean of shells, diced tomatoes 2 medium - seeded, green onions chopped (scallions), white and light green parts, fresh basil leaves chopped, garlic finely chopped, salt, black pepper, avocado, crackers or crusty bread for serving

extra-virgin olive oil , 2 turns of the pan, bulk hot italian sausage, garlic, chopped, onion, chopped, portobello mushrooms , gills scraped out, chopped, pre-shredded carrots , available in sacks in produce department of the market, lentils, starchy potato, peeled and chopped, salt and pepper, bay leaf, fresh or dried, smoked paprika (or substitute a mix of 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp sweet paprika and 2 pinches cayenne pepper), fresh rosemary , in tact on stems, fire roasted chopped tomatoes , such as muir glenn or, regular diced tomatoes, chicken stock, kale or chard, a small bunch, veins removed and chopped, crusty pumpernickel bread , to pass at table, butter , for bread

balsamic bbq sauce, ketchup, garlic, finely chopped, dark brown sugar, dark amber maple syrup, worcestershire sauce, aged balsamic vinegar, smoked sweet paprika, palmful coarsely ground black pepper, beef or chicken stock-in-a-box, sliced italian roast beef (substitute thick-sliced deli beef when leftovers are not available), crusty italian sub rolls or chunks of ciabatta bread, giardiniera italian hot pickled vegetables, drained and chopped, salad, arugula or watercress leaves, chopped, balls bocconcini, quartered, tomatoes, halved, basil leaves , torn or chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, salt and freshly ground black pepper

french roll (such as pepperidge farm hot & crusty), light whipped butter, dried parsley, dried thyme, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded italian cheese blend with parmesan, romano, and asiago (such as digiorno)

sea scallops, flour seasoned w/ salt &pepper, olive oil extra virgin, butter, garlic crushed, shallot finely chopped, red pepper flakes crushed, dry white wine, chicken stock, diced tomatoes 14 oz., saffron threads, shrimp peeled&deveined, fresh basil leaves shredded, lemon zested, hot crusty bread

butter, portobello mushrooms or 1/2 lb button mushrooms, sliced, heavy cream, bacon, cooked and crumbled, salt and pepper, packaged pita bread

sea scallops, flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, turn around the pan ) extra-virgin olive oil, butter, garlic, chopped, shallot, finely chopped, crushed red pepper flakes, dry white wine, chicken broth or stock, diced tomatoes in juice, saffron threads, shrimp, peeled and deveined, leaves fresh basil, shredded or torn, lemon , zested, hot, crusty bread , for plate mopping, suggestions : asparagus with prosciutto, dessert suggestions : lemon sorbet dessert cups

extra-virgin olive oil, sliced onion, minced garlic, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, tomato paste, dry white wine, vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped, red bell pepper, trimmed, seeded, and diced, minced flat-leaf parsley leaves, minced fresh thyme leaves, bay leaf, fish stock or 1 cup bottled clam broth mixed with 2 cups chicken broth, homemade or low-sodium canned, julienned fresh basil leaves, little neck clams, cooked dungeness crab, chopped into large pieces, or 2 alaskan king crab claws, cracked and quartered, mussels, shrimp , butterflied in the shell, and deveined, cleaned squid, cut into rings, and tentacles halved, sea scallops, trimmed , or firm fleshed fish, like halibut, cut into 1-inch cubes, suggestion : hot crusty sourdough bread, copyright 2001 television food network , g.p. all rights reserved

parmigiano and herb-fortified stock, recipe follows, roasted tomatoes, chopped , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil , plus some for drizzling, thick slice prosciutto di parma , about 1/4 lb, optional, onion, chopped, ribs celery, finely chopped, carrots, peeled and finely chopped, roasted garlic (from roasted tomato recipe), recipe follows, red chile pepper, finely chopped or thinly sliced (recommended : fresno or holland), salt and freshly ground black pepper, potatoes, chopped or 1 cup small pasta, cannellini beans, drained, garbanzo beans, drained, fresh, thin green beans, cut into thirds, head escarole or small bundle chard, shredded, lemon zest, parmesan cheese, shredded, for topping, hot, crusty bread for mopping, parmigiano and herb fortified stock, rind trimmed from a hunk of parmigiano-reggiano cheese or a few small pieces rind perhaps saved-up, herb bundle of several sprigs each fresh thyme , parsley and rosemary, tied, onion, peeled and quartered, ribs celery , sliced on angle, carrots , sliced on angle, peeled rind of 1 lemon, fresh bay leaves, chicken stock, water, roasted tomatoes, ripe organic vine tomatoes or large plum tomatoes, several cloves garlic, crushed, extra-virgin olive oil , for liberal drizzling

extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, italian plum tomatoes, crushed with your hands, with juices, bottled clam juice or seasoned shrimp stock, minced fresh oregano leaves, minced fresh thyme leaves, crushed red pepper flakes, drained small capers, salt and pepper, unsalted butter, raw large shrimp, peeled and deveined, ouzo, greek or bulgarian feta cheese, crumbled, hot crusty peasant-style bread , for serving

extra virgin olive oil, garlic, thinly sliced, balsamic vinegar, red pepper flakes, salt, freshly ground black pepper, grated parmesan or romano cheese, hot crusty loaf italian or french bread, sliced

in western new york state the italian american community has a specialty - chicken riggies. it is a dish made in many versions but they all have chicken and rigatoni in common tossed with sweet and hot peppers and tomato sauce. here s my chicken riggies. it s my mom and my hubby s new favorite meal. spicy escarole makes a perfect partner to this dish., salt, rigatoni, chicken tenders , 1 package, boneless, skinless chicken thighs , 1 package, black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, onion, chopped, garlic, grated or finely chopped, divided, cubanelle peppers, seeded, chopped, roasted red peppers, chopped, hot cherry peppers pickled in jar, in italian section of grocery stores, crushed tomatoes, cream , eyeball it, grated romano or parmigiano reggiano, plus more to pass at table, thick cut capocolo hot ham, chopped, heads escarole, coarsely chopped, chicken stock, basil, about 10 leaves, thinly sliced, crusty bread