Tomatoes Florentine Food

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP I

Steps:

• Combine broth, tomatoes, juice, and soup in a saucepan with a wire whisk over medium heat. Add sugar, spinach, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste, without thawing spinach. Allow to heat gently 20 minutes on medium-low until spinach is tender. Keep hot without letting it boil.
• Add cooked pasta and cook for 10 minutes longer.

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook 7 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
• Stir in garlic, cook 1 minute.
• Add Italian seasoning, water, broth, tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• Bring to a simmer, cook 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in pasta and cook 8 minutes.
• Add spinach, cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts and pasta is done.
• Stir in salt and pepper.
• Divide soup evenly among 4 bowls, top with cheese. Serving size: 1 3/4 cups soup and 1 tablespoon cheese.

ITALIAN TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft, stirring occasionally to avoid sticking.
• Add the whole tomatoes(crushing them by hand as you add them to the pot), diced tomatoes, broth, spinach, wine and herbs. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer 35 minutes.
• Add the prosciutto and simmer 10 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, cut the bread into 3/4 inch slices and place them at the bottom of the serving bowls. (For an added flavor, toast the bread slightly and rub with a slice of garlic.) Sprinkle the top of each slice with cheese.
• Carefully spoon the soup over the bread, completely covering the slice by at least an inch, and garnish with more of the Romano cheese.
• Leftovers are even better the second day, and freeze well.

TOMATOES FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Cut a slice from top or each tomato.
• Scoop out pulp to halfway down tomato and save for sauce or soup.
• In a frypan, melt butter.
• Stir in onion and garlic, cook over medium heat until tender.
• Stir in spinach, milk,and salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon mixture into tomatoes and arrange in ovenproof serving dish or on baking sheet.
• topping: Combine bread crumbs, parsley and cheese, sprinkle over top of tomatoes.
• Bake in 400 degrees oven for 20 minutes or until heated through.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 1 1/2-quart loaf pan.
• Combine spinach, onion, cream cheese, butter, and Parmesan cheese in a medium bowl. Lay 1/2 of the spinach mixture over the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Combine spaghetti sauce, 1 teaspoon pepper, and garlic in another bowl.
• Stuff each chicken cutlet with 1/4 of the remaining spinach mixture. Fold in half and place in the pan. Sprinkle with remaining pepper and pour spaghetti sauce mixture over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 50 minutes.

FLORENTINE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook bell pepper, onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in tomatoes, water, basil, bouillon and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in spinach and cook 5 to 7 minutes more.

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over high heat in a large soup pot.
• Add the onion, celery, and carrots; saute until the onions turn clear.
• Add in the soup, tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, sugar substitute and water; bring to a boil.
• Turn down to low heat and allow to simmer for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Add spinach, tortellini and basil; bring back up to a low boil and cook 7-10 minutes or until the tortellini are tender.

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute garlic in oil for 1 minute. Add tomatoes; cook and stir for 5-10 minutes or until tender. Add the vegetable juice, pasta, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in spinach and basil. Cook 5 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.