Disney's in the Desert

One Skillet Pasta with Our Place

If you’re just now hearing about this HUGE announcement, I’m excited I get to bring it to you today! Our Place has just launched their NEW Always Pan 2.0. My favorite kitchen cooking staple has been re-engineered to replace 10 pieces of traditional cookware in ONE pan. It is now made with Thermakind™, Our Place’s exclusive + patented 50% longer lasting ceramic non stick coating that is course, non toxic.

Another amazing new feature of this redesigned pan is that it can now go from stovetop to oven! It safe up to 450 degrees which is an absolute game changer for our favorite meals. Our Place always goes above and beyond to think about the environment, and this launch is no different. The durable, ultra-conductive aluminum core is now made from 100% certified post-consumer waste. Not just manufacturing waste, but materials consumers used and recycled like aluminum cans! This is something they really take pride in and I’m proud to share about with you all, too!!

Let’s get into the recipe!

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef

1 yellow onion

1 tbsp minced garlic

24 oz your fave marinara sauce

2 c beef broth

3 c bowtie noodles

1 c mozzarella

3/4 c ricotta cheese

Parsley (garnish, optional)

Directions

Cook beef in a medium-high heat skillet with onion and garlic (+ salt and pepper!) until brown. Drain off excess fat and add marinara sauce, broth, and noodles. Bring the skillet to a boil, mixing around the noodles so that they’re well incorporated into the liquid. Reduce heat to medium-low heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until noodles are al dente.

Stir in mozzarella cheese and then dot the top of the skillet with the remaining ricotta and cover for 2-4 minutes to let everything melt together. Garnish with parsley if desired and serve immediately.

For this launch, I wanted to create something that our family loves with it, yet is still easy enough to throw together for a busy week night meal. I hope you and your family enjoy it just as much!!

Italian Air Fryer Eggs

By now you’ve probably seen (or at least heard of) the viral air fryer eggs!!! I wanted to make them, but put my Italian spin on it!

The shape came out a little weird 😅 but they were SO yummy! Almost like an open faced omelette!

Ingredients

6-8 eggs

3/4 c mozzarella

Cherry tomatoes (sliced in half, eyeball measurement)

5 slices prosciutto

S + P

Basil to garnish

Parmesan to garnish

Directions

Start by lining your air fryer with parchment paper with a couple sprays of cooking spray. Crack each egg onto the parchment paper and whisk. Add in layers: prosciutto, mozzarella, tomato slices (I don’t use the whole package of cherry tomatoes, especially when they’re sliced in half! Just eyeball) and salt and pepper to taste.

Air fry for 15 min at 375. Depending on your air fryer it may need another 2-3 min. Garnish with basil and parm.

I sliced mine like a pizza – add a drizzle of balsamic vinegar if you want to add a little tangy kick!

Homemade Fries

Ingredients

3lbs russet potatoes

avocado oil (olive oil can work too)

salt & pepper

paprika

parmesan

parsley to garnish

Directions

Make sure you wash and scrub your potatoes really well prior to starting. They grow in the dirt/earth…so they’re extremely dirty, folks! I think most people know this, but I really can’t stress a good scrubbing enough. Especially because with my recipe, we leave the skin on!!! Once that’s done, pat them dry so they’re no longer wet.

Next, start cutting your potatoes! If you have a mandolin, this will really come in handy. If you don’t, you can cut them like I do. I like to cut them in about 1/4 inch sticks, trying to make them as uniform as possible. Once they’re all cut, place them back into a bowl with cold water and let them soak for about 30 minutes. Drain, rinse, and pat dry again with a paper towel. Place back into a bowl and coat them with your oil, salt, pepper, and paprika (I eye ball all of this – probably 2 tbsp of oil, and then 2 tsp of paprika, plus the s & p). Toss them well so that everything gets coated well with the ingredients. (Note: If you’d like to add a little garlic at this point, that would be delish too!!)

Add your fries into your air fryer basket. TIP: I usually do two batches, because if you overfill your air fryer it will cause them to not cook evenly.

Cook at 375 for 20-25 min, stopping about half way through to toss the basket and flip the fries around.

Top with parmesan and parsley and serve while they’re hot! SO GOOD!!!!

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