Sun Dried Tomatoes

[Pea-n-Me]

I love em. But I don't always know what to do with them.

How do you use them? Please share your ideas.

FTR I enjoy cooking, but prefer simple recipes (when I use a recipe at all) and instructions.

One thing I would really like to hear is how you would use them inside a chicken roll up.

 

[miralys]

I'm a weirdo, I can eat these just by themselves. I add them to dishes at the last stage of cooking and put them in just about any salad.

My favorite is sauteed chicken breasts smothered in a lemon caper sauce with artichokes and sun dried tomatoes. Yum!

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I love em. But I don't always know what to do with them.

How do you use them? Please share your ideas.

FTR I enjoy cooking, but prefer simple recipes (when I use a recipe at all) and instructions.

One thing I would really like to hear is how you would use them inside a chicken roll up.

Yum!!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/penne-with-sun-dried-tomato-pesto-recipe/index.html

 

[Music City Mama]

Super easy and delicious:

~Bow tie pasta
~Fresh spinach leaves
~Feta cheese
~Sundried tomatoes
~Chopped green onion
~Balsamic vinegar
~Olive oil
~Salt/pepper

 

[Liberty Belle]

I love em. But I don't always know what to do with them.

How do you use them? Please share your ideas.

FTR I enjoy cooking, but prefer simple recipes (when I use a recipe at all) and instructions.

One thing I would really like to hear is how you would use them inside a chicken roll up.

My favorite recipe with them is a chicken rotini toss.

Very easy to make and everyone I've served it to has loved it.

Here's the recipe:

16 ounces rotini pasta
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
1 1/4 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/4 teaspoons dried oregano
1 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
1.Cook and drain pasta as directed.
2.While pasta is cooking, in a 5-quart pot, heat olive oil and saute chicken, garlic, salt, garlic powder, basil, and oregano until chicken is cooked. Add sun-dried tomatoes and cook for two minutes.
3.Remove from heat and toss with pasta. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.


(I don't use the parmesan, because I'm not a fan, and it's still delicious).

 

[phorsenuf]

I throw them in with some olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon peel when I saute up fresh asparagus.

Also love them when I roast veggies.

 

[The_Alice]

I also saute them in olive oil and garlic; I also add a little bit of white wine. But, not for too long, and we serve them over Salmon or Chicken.

 

[JessicaR]

In a bowl I mix roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, cooked broccoli rabe, pine nuts and some shredded mozzarella, olive oil and S&P. ( sometimes I substitute the broccoli rabe for spinach)

I lay a cutlet flat thats been pounded fairly thin, S&P the inside of the cutlet and spread the filling and roll. Then place on a baking sheet and top with some grated parmesan and a sprinkle of bread crumbs. Bake for about 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

I also love sun-dried tomatoes with most pasta dishes with either chicken or shrimp.

Love the recipes listed too thanks!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Thank you for all the ideas - can't wait to try them!

 

[cornflake]

I'll throw them, chiffonaded, into pastas - you can make a pesto out of them too, just throw them in a food processor with a little extra oil, couple cloves of garlic, parm and use it as a pasta sauce.

I also make a caprese with them - a thin-ish slice of fresh or smoked fresh mozzarella, a very, very thin sliver of vidalia onion and top with a sundried tomato. Fab appetizer or lunch, you can also serve with some toasted baguette or such slices to put the little stacks on.

 

[onelilspark]

I haven't done this in a while, but now I want it!

Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Take Arnold's Sandwich thins, place each side with the middle up on a cookie sheet. Place the sun-dried tomatoes (I like the ones in oil, if no oil, put a little on the bread) in the center of the bread, add some fresh basil leaves, and then cut up some nice hunks of mozzarella cheese (Fresh or I used the light kind.) Then stick it in the oven until the cheese melts. Super easy and oh so tasty!

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Ingredients

7 Large bulbs of garlic) For these two you can often get two four-ounce jars
1½ Tbsp Olive Oil) of Roasted Garlic in Produce Department of Grocery Stores
1½ Pounds softened cream cheese
½ Pound Feta Cheese
3 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Oregano leaves
1 Pound sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (1½ cups)
1 cup toasted walnuts

Preparation of Ingredients

1. Cut off about the top quarter of each of the garlic bulbs. Sit them on a large sheet of aluminum foil. Drizzle about ½ tsp of olive oil on each. Completely enclose them in the foil and roast in a 450 degree oven for about 45 minutes. (Or use two four-ounce jars of roasted garlic)

2. Crumble the Feta Cheese.

3. Drain the oil from the tomatoes and chop in a food processor. (Note - these are normally found in the produce section in a grocery store.)

4. Chop the walnuts.

Putting it Together

1. After the garlic has cooled, squeeze out the pulp from each clove into a large bowl. Avoid getting any of the skin in the bowl.

2. Add the cream cheese, blending well. Then blend in the feta cheese.

3. Then stir in the oregano, tomatoes, and walnuts.

4. Refrigerate for at least two hours to one day, covered, before serving.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

These sound so good! Bumping for more ideas.

 

[alexc1989]

If you want to make chicken roll up with sun-dried tomatoes, you can simply make a mix of shredded mozzarella cheese and oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes. Add the mix down the center of the chicken breast, add a slice of bacon on top and wrap it up. Secure it with a toothpick. Then roll the chicken breast through egg and bread crumbs and fry it in olive oil or cook it in the oven.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

I love em. But I don't always know what to do with them.

How do you use them? Please share your ideas.

FTR I enjoy cooking, but prefer simple recipes (when I use a recipe at all) and instructions.

One thing I would really like to hear is how you would use them inside a chicken roll up.

Yesterday's lunch:

Mix some Mayo, sour cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, chopped chives and parsley. Finely chop Sun dried tomatoes.
Cut some zucchini into 1/4" rounds. Season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning; drizzle with olive oil. Cook in hot pan until golden brown and just tender. wipe out zucchini pan.

On ciabatta rolls: spread mayo mix on both pieces; put zucchini, sun dried tomato, and some mozzarella (I used a fine shred Italian blend) on the bottom piece; add top piece.

Put a drizzle of oil in same pan from zucchini. Cook sandwiches to toasty (2-4 min per side); press down with spatula while cooking. (Or use a panini press)

I served with roasted potatoes, and a salad, but I figured you know how to do those, lol.

 

[mrodgers]

Never used dried tomatoes, sun dried or other means. I'm going to try to get some tomatoes this year (I can't do a garden where I'm at) and dry them to grind into tomato power. I'll dry them in my dehydrator.

Figure if I don't have any canned or frozen from garden tomatoes in the middle of winter, I can get some actual flavor into store bought stuff.

I haven't had good chili in winter in 6 years because I haven't had my own tomatoes in 6 years.

 

[lifesavacation]

We use them a lot. You can add them to pasta dishes, sautéed chicken and breads. Sometimes I’ll cook up a Turkey breast and put them on the outside. I’ve never personally made it, but I buy humus with sun dried tomatoes.