I Now Present: This Week's Olive Garden FEATURED Recipe!!

[matcom]

http://www.olivegarden.com/recipes/featured_recipe/

Fettuccine all'Amatriciana
Serves 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes

Ingredients
2 oz Lean Smoked Bacon, cut into 1x1/4x1/4 inch strips
Tomato Sauce
1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
1 oz (1/4 cup) Grated Parmesan Cheese
1/4 oz Shredded Fresh Basil
2 Tbsp Romano Cheese (.5 oz)
1/4 oz Shredded Fresh Basil (1/2 cup)
1 lb(s) Fettuccine Pasta

Procedures
Place bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook until bacon renders its fat and begins to brown.

Stir in crushed red pepper and cook one minute. Add tomato sauce and bring to a boil.

Meanwhile cook Fettucine in a large pot of boiling salt water until al dente.

Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of cooking liquid, and return it to the pot.

Add tomato sauce and reserved pasta cooking liquid. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in grated cheeses and basil.

Toss to mix and serve immediately.

:P

[GOPisEvil]

1. But...how much tomato sauce? Dammit, I need specifics!!!

Actually, that does sound good. Maybe I'll make that for myself one of these days.

[matcom]

2. do yourself a favor The Olive Garden must have missed

add some garlic :P

[GOPisEvil]

4. Shit...I just took it for granted there would be garlic.

:wtf:

[matcom]

6. dude there is NO GARLIC at The Olive Garden

SERIES!!11

[GOPisEvil]

8. That is unacceptable.

If Mario Batali were dead, he'd be rolling over in his grave.

[matcom]

9. his cholesterol just died

:D

[GOPisEvil]

10. Maybe his ponytail dropped off.

:D

Maybe he slipped an orange clog.

[matcom]

12. i hear he just said, "EVOO" on his show

:rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

15. Noticed he cooked with Rachael the other night!

Maybe he DID say it!

[Maddy McCall]

3. I want the recipe for cheese biscuits at Red Lobster.

Got one of those?

:)

[matcom]

5. ask and ye shall receive

RED LOBSTER CHEESE BISCUITS

2 c. Pioneer biscuit mix
1 egg, beaten
Scant 1 c. milk
1/4 c. butter, melted
2 c. grated sharp cheese

Mix biscuit mix, egg and milk. Mix in melted butter and cheese. Drop by teaspoonsful on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1945,148162-240206,00.html

[Maddy McCall]

11. Oh YUM!

Gonna cook these for the Thanksgiving eve meal.

[Lyric]

7. I prefer the Steak with Gorgonzola....

My excuse? My dearly beloved works at an Olive Garden, so I'm subjected to their food on a regular basis :D

[trof]

13. Bacon is loaded with nitrates. Or is it nitrites?

It's probably both.
Anyway, it's really really bad for you.
And it's meat.
That's not good either.
Salted water?
Salt is bad for you.
And I hope you're using pure distilled water.
The rest is full of crap.
Although distilled water will leach all the good, necessary minerals out of your body.
It's a trade off, I guess.
:eyes:

Oh, and NOT bleached flour fettuccine.
And it's 'fettuccine', not 'fettucine'.
Don't you have spell-check?
Use ONLY whole wheat flour.
And preferably make it from scratch.
Do you know what kind of crap they put into that dried out big-food-corp commercial stuff?

Anyway, thanks for the recipe, and bon appetit.
:-)

[matcom]

14. would you mind analyzing the american Hot Dog for me?

:rofl:

[trof]

17. Difficult assignment.

And I'm already 3 Scotches into the evening's 'festivities'.
Or is it 4?
No matter.

The so called 'hot dog' is neither 'hot', nor 'dog'.
Except in a few cultures where some canine DNA may be present.

Oh god. I just can't do this right now.
My glass is once again EMPTY.
OK, I can fix that.
Maybe later.

Meanwhile, google 'sausage making'.
:-)

[matcom]

18. ok. now you are sober

ANALYZE DAMMIT!! :D

[Blue-Jay]

16. Hamdog!