Chicken Chow Fun

Ingredients:

3-4 Chicken breasts

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 clove garlic minced

3 tablespoons oyster sauce

4 tablespoons corn starch

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons fish sauce

1/4 cup chicken broth

1 pkg Chow fun noodles

4 cups mung bean

1 cup nappa cabbage chopped

1 carrot julienned

1 teaspoon sesame oil 

Directions:

In a small bowl mix soy sauce, garlic, oyster sauce, corn starch, brown sugar, fish sauce and broth; set aside. 

Heat wok and add 2 teaspoons vegetable oil. Stir fry chicken and 2 tablespoons of sauce for 5-7 minutes. Add mung bean, cabbage, carrots and stir fry for 5 minutes. Add noodles and sauce, cooking until the noodles have absorbed all the flavors and are heated through. Drizzle on sesame oil.

Pesto

After harvesting a good portion of my basil I decided to make some pesto..This came out super good! We made pesto potatoes and poured it over baked chicken. You can use it in place of pasta sauce or pizza sauce. I used a mix of Italian and purple basil. You usually use Parmesan-Reggiano but I like Asiago Fresco

Ingredients:

4 cups basil

1/4 cup toasted pine nuts 

5 teaspoons minced garlic

2/3 cup + 1/2 cup Olive oil

1 cup shredded Asiago Fresco

Directions:

Add basil, garlic, and pine nuts in a blender and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add 2/3 cup of the oil and cheese, blend then slowly stream in 1/2 cup oil. Blend till smooth.

Orzo Pasta Salad

This is a great dish to bring for a pot luck or to take as a lunch for a family day. Make this dish a day ahead so the pasta soaks up the flavors. 

Ingredients:

16 oz Orzo Pasta cooked according to pkg directions

1 15oz can black olives drained and sliced

1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half

3 tablespoons dried parsley

1-2 cups artichoke hearts marinated in oil quartered

Salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup chopped chicken(if desired)

Directions:

Mix all in a large bowl; add oil from artichokes to mix easier. Top with feta cheese