Sage Lemon And Mozzarella Butter With Roasted Pumpkin Food

CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl blend together the sage, butter, and lemon juice with a fork until smooth. Add the salt and pepper to taste and set 2 tablespoons of the mixture aside.
• Rub the remaining butter mixture underneath the skin on each breast. Do not remove the skin. Rub the with the 2 tablespoons of the remaining butter mixture on the outside of the breast.
• Place the chicken skin side up on a roasting pan. Bake the breast in a preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the juice runs clear. Place the chicken on a warm plate and deglaze the roasting with the dry white wine. Simmer the pan juices a bit to reduce and serve over the chicken.

GARLIC SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Pulse in a food processor until mixed and pieces are the desired size.
• OR chop garlic and sage and mix with salt and butter.
• Chill before using.

ROASTED PUMPKIN RAVIOLI WITH BROWNED SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Add 1 tablespoon butter to each pumpkin half, and season with salt and pepper. Add 1 tablespoon butter to onion, season with salt and pepper and wrap in aluminum foil. In a preheated 350-degree oven, roast onion and pumpkin, cut-side up, until completely soft and somewhat caramelized, about 45 minutes.
• Scoop out cooked pumpkin and place in a food processor with onion, pulsing until smooth. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Transfer pumpkin puree into a bowl, add half of the toasted pine nuts and stir to combine.
• Cover wonton wrappers with a damp cloth. Assemble bowl of pumpkin puree, beaten egg, pastry brush and a sheet tray dusted with flour. Lay out 1 wonton wrapper and place a heaping tablespoon of pumpkin puree in the middle. Brush around the filling with beaten egg and cover with another wonton wrapper. Press edges. Place 20 raviolis on a sheet tray and put in freezer.
• In a small sauce pot, add remaining butter and cook on medium heat until the butter bubbles and turns brown. Remove from heat and add tomatoes, sage and a squeeze of lemon. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook ravioli in salted boiling water until they float. Transfer ravioli to 4 warm bowls and drizzle with brown sage butter sauce. Top with remaining toasted pine nuts.

SAGE, LEMON, AND MOZZARELLA BUTTER WITH ROASTED PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Put the olive oil in a roasting pan and put the pan in a 400 degree oven for five minutes to heat the oil.
• Add the cumin seeds to the roasting pan, and then add the pumpkin or squash and roast in the oven for about a half hour to roast.
• In a food processor, add the butter, mozzarella, garlic, sage, and lemon juice and zest, blend into a paste.
• Put the butter mix onto a sheet of wax paper and chill for 20 minutes, or until it is firm enough to slice.
• Add the roasted squash or pumpkin to the cooked pasta in a large pan (both should still be hot) and then slice or dice up the butter and add it to the pasta and squash or pumpkin.
• Toss to melt and combine.
• Enjoy!