3 EASY Mediterranean Dinner Ideas that your family will LOVE!
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
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Ingredients
For the Creamy Pesto Tortellini:
20-oz refrigerated tortellini
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
8 oz pesto
1/4 cup half and half or heavy whipping cream
2 cups reserved pasta water
4 scallions, thinly sliced
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
salt, to taste
1 lemon
For the Mediterranean Chicken Orzo:
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 of an onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, grated
salt, to taste
freshly cracked black pepper to taste
1 cup orzo pasta (uncooked)
3 cups chicken broth
4-5 pitted Kalamata olives, chopped
2 roasted red peppers, diced
1/4-1/2 cup mild Harissa sauce
4-6 oz feta cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
For the Mediterranean Flounder:
1 and 1/2 pounds flounder fillets
1/4 cup olive oil
1 onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
4-5 garlic cloves, grated
1 (24-oz/680g) prepared pasta sauce
1/4 cup mild harissa or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
7-8 pitted Kalamata olives, chopped or 1 tablespoon capers
1-2 teaspoons finely chopped parsley
Instructions
Creamy Pesto Tortellini:
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the tortellini according to the package instructions. Reserve 2 cups of the pasta water and drain the pasta. Set aside. In a large skillet cook the scallions with the olive oil over medium heat. About 2-3 minutes. Add the peas and season with salt and pepper and cook until warmed through. About 5-6 minutes.
Add the pesto and cream and warm through. Add the pasta and a cup of the pasta water along with thr crushed red pepper flakes. Mix together and taste. Adjust the seasoning if neeeded. Squeeze the lemon juice on top, toss and serve.
Mediterranean Chicken Orzo:
Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper. In a large skillet that is heating over medium-high heat add the olive oil. Add the chicken and cook 3-4 minutes per side until browned. The chicken is cooked when the internal temperature reaches 165 °F. Set aside to rest. Add the onion to the skillet and more oil if needed. Cook the onions over medium heat until soft and golden. About 6 minutes. Add the garlic and warm through until fragrant.
Add the orzo pasta to the skillet along will the harissa, broth, oregano, salt, pepper, roasted red peppers, and olives. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 7-8 minutes. The pasta will absorb most of the liquid. Slice the chicken and add it to the skillet along with the feta and parsley. Warm through for 1-2 minutes and serve.
Mediterranean Flounder:
Preheat the oven to 425 °F, 220 °C.
Place the onion slices and olive oil in a pan and cook over medium heat until soft and golden. About 10 minutes. Add the garlic and warm through until fragrant. Transfer the onions to a large roasting pan and add the tomato sauce and harissa with the oregano. Mix together and taste. Add more seasoning if needed. Season the fish fillets on both sies lightly with salt and pepper. Place them on top of the sauce and add the olives or capers. Bake on the center rack uncovered for 20-25 minutes.
Garnish with parsley and serve!
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Yes! More quick and easy chicken recipes, please!!!!
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Love these recipes . My husband I’d a pescatarian so all recipes are adaptable to him . Thank You,
Yes, for more quick and delicious recipes. Thank you!
They look delicious! Yes, more simple and easy recipes, please!
I'm impressed with your cooking skills young lady ! Keep calm (as you are) and carry on cooking 😀 Hello from Greece xx
Delicious!! Thank you!!!!!
Thank you for sharing 😊
Absolutely SUPER... These are oetfect for me as I'm always running late.
Yes please give us more of these beautiful quick put together lunches/ dinners. They are great for those evenings or weekends when friends turn up unexpectedly...
Subscribed in less than 21 seconds. No time wasted, they jump straight to the point. I love this channel. Oh and the recipes are brilliant.
These look great! I never think to pair fish and red sauce so I'm intrigued by that recipe!
These recipes look great, and I love the color of the pan in which you cooked the chicken dish.
These all look very delicious. I would love to see more of your quick recipes please.
Delicious
mmm loved these recipes thankyou!
Tried the last recipe with the chicken orzo and it was so good! The whole family loved it, even my picky little eaters. ❤
YUM! Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for these wonderful great recipes look so delicious
I love all three Mediterranean dishes,but I like chicken orzo the most,can't wait till I make this !!! Thanks for sharing,Dimitra !!!!!!!!!!
My pleasure!!
These recipes look so good! Can't wait to try!
Hope you enjoy!
I currently have my Mediterranean flounder in the oven...... I can't wait to try it !!!
Yes more recipes
Omg I want all of that! 🤤
Look delicious and thank you for the weeknight dinners.
You're welcome :) Enjoy!!
TY sweet Dimitroula mou! I will try to make these easy Mediterranean dishes soon. I always loved flounder the best.
Yes, it's my fave too :)
Thank you so much for these wonderful recipes! You make everything look so delicious! 😋 😍
Thank you! xoxo
Wow! These look absolutely incredible…you always amaze me with your recipes Dimitra! 😋
Glad you like them!
I'm gonna try the Flounder recipe. It seems easy enough and fish always makes the doctors happy.
It's so good! Enjoy it :)
I am definitely going to give the chicken & orzo one a try but I will do the peppers myself as the shop bought variety usually have a lingering vinegar taste. Thank you, it all looks so delicious
Sounds great!
So far I've made two of these meals and they have been delicious. When I get my hands on some flounder I'll be making the third. Thank you Dimitra, so quick and easy, and still tastes wonderful.
thank you, yes i love more quick easy recipes.
You got it!
It's amazing recipe and yummy tasty recipe 😋
😋 I gotta stop watching these videos while hungry 😆 🤣
Hi , you make cooking very easy , Thank you for the delicious and tasty Recepies
Awww, thanks!!
Three meals get three 👍👍👍❣️
Love you, love your food‼️
Thank you :)
Making the orzo right now!!
Yay!! Kali Orexi!
Thank you so much. So simple. I’m new to this. Any tips for new comers would be appreciated. I’m diabetic so not sure if everything is good for me but I’ll give it a try
YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Efaristo Dimitra is first time when I tried to cook ,and I have started with yours recipes 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Your cooking style and cooking utensils are just Super👌🏻👌🏻Which brand of Skillet are you using
I'm definitely making the orzo dish! But I think I'll make it with Greek giant beans instead of chicken to make it vegetarian. I grow these big beautiful creamy beans every year on a 12 foot tall bamboo teepee and am always looking for new ways to cook them.
Awesome!! Enjoy it :)
These recipes look easy and delicious!
Can’t wait to try them!
❤from Mimi’s Country Cooking
Thanks for the plakis! A local diner I frequent added psari plakis to its menu, along with chicken souvlaki, a Greek chicken plate, and a Greek mezza plate a while back. I love having options beyond the same old grilled chicken salad when I go somewhere!
I love that you made the point about cod vs flounder. Would you maybe spoon some of the sauce over the fish before baking, or is that not necessary?
I usually top the fish with sauce when I'm using cod or salmon. But, if you'd like, you can do it with the flounder too :) Enjoy!!
@@DimitrasDishes good to know, thanks! I was just worried about it drying out
More more 😊❤️
Great recipes. For the fish dish could you use sole or plaice fillets? If so, would it be the same cooking time?
Thanks!
Yes you can and the cooking time wouldn't;t change :)
I like Italian music. I used to go to French school in Vietnam and college in Belgium. European culture and music are dear to me. Italian music reminds me of my childhood and Europe. Would you let it play longer so we can enjoy the music while watching you cook?
It is the music that attract me to your channel besides your teachings in cooking. Thank you.
I think it's Greek 🙂🤫🤫
@@LindaC616 i think it is Italian music. We can go on youtube and listen to Greek music to hear what it sounds like. Thank you anyway.
@@ThuLe-eh1xe okay, but her family is Greek...and I live in an area where there's cultural festival every year with music and dancing...
Thank you!! The music is Greek :) So glad you're enjoying it!
@@DimitrasDishes thank you.
I am very picky and have started this diet due to health reasons. Two questions please. I am not fond of spicy. How spicy is the Harrisa? Also, I am not fond of Feta cheese. Can you recommend another kind? Thank you.
That pesto dish made my mout water.
Is talapia flounder?
I see a lot of Mediterranean dishes with parsley. Is that cilantro or the parsley that looks like cilantro but no flavor?
Did they not say olive oil shld only be cooked in low heat ?
Can I use catfish or Tilapia?
Yes, both work in this recipe :)
@@DimitrasDishes Thank you as always.
Why too much salt OLIVE IS SALTY PASTA SAYCE IS HIGH SALT TOO
I dontvsee the pesto recipe
You just destroyed yourself by calling it Pasta Sauce
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