Valentine's Day Dinner

Chicken Pesto

Ingredients:
3 c. uncooked bowtie pasta
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 lb boneless chicken breast, diced into 1" cubes
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 c. pesto sauce
1/2 c. milk


-Cook the pasta (heat water in large pot until boiling, add pasta and cook for about 6-8 minutes, or until pasta is al dente (almost completely cooked, but with a little bite to it)

-While the pasta is cooking, heat butter in skillet. Add diced chicken and cook until browned

-Add soup, pesto sauce and milk. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until done. Stir in drained pasta.

Roasted Broccoli

Ingredients:
4 cups thawed broccoli
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp black pepper
3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp dried basil

-Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Toss broccoli with 2 tbsp olive oil, sliced garlic, salt and pepper. Roast for 20-25 minutes.

-Remove the broccoli from the oven and toss with 1 tbsp olive oil, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, and basil.

Garlic Bread

Ingredients:
1 bulb garlic, separated into cloves and peeled
1 stick of softened unsalted butter
1 loaf french bread
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp parsley
1 tbsp oregano

-Boil peeled garlic cloves in water for 20 minutes. Remove garlic from water and drain. Mash garlic cloves into a fine paste. Mix the garlic paste into the softened butter and set aside.
-Meanwhile, toast the bread in a 350 degree oven until browned. Remove from oven and spread the garlic butter on top. Top with cheese, parsley, and oregano. Broil for about 5 minutes or until cheese is browned.

Torte

Ingredients:
14 graham crackers, rolled
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine melted
1 - 8oz. package cream cheese
2 eggs beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1 can cherry or blueberry pie filling

-Put in 8x12 pan. If using 9x13 pan double the filling mixture.

-Combine the rolled graham crackers, sugar and butter in a bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom of the pan.

-Mix the cream cheese, eggs, vanilla and sugar. Beat until creamy and pour over the crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until set. Cool and spread the pie filling over the cream cheese.

-Serve plain or with whipped cream.

Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients:
3 cups wide egg noodles
3/4 stick butter
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup shrimp peeled, deveined, tails removed
1 - 2 tbsp dried parsley

Grated parmesean cheese

Boil 3 cups water. In the meantime, melt butter. Once butter is melted, add shrimp and garlic. Drain noodles. Add the lemon juice to the melted butter, shrimp, and garlic. Add noodles to the sauce along with the parsley. Mix well and serve. Add grated parmesean cheese if desired.