Delicious, Easy to Prepare Winter Recipes Winter is the ideal time to head into the kitchen and enjoy easy to prepare family-friendly recipes with all the delicious food grown and produced in Ontario. When shopping at your local grocery store, farmers’ market and on-farm market, think local, shop local and cook with local ingredients. Creamy Crimini Mushroom Soup is a velvety smooth delicious soup topped with homemade croutons. Enjoy a bowl of soup for lunch or as a starter for your winter meal. Your family will love the super easy Ravioli Lasagna prepared with Ontario beef, onions, mozzarella cheese and fresh store-bought ravioli. Serve with a greenhouse lettuce salad and your meal is complete. Slow-Cooker Jerk Chicken Sandwiches or Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork on onion buns are both tasty and excellent choices for Super Bowl Sunday or after outdoor winter activities. Enjoy topped with Island-Style Coleslaw. Or, serve the Jerk Chicken with a side of Caribbean rice and beans. Yummy Heart-Shaped Apple Hand Pies are the perfect way to say I “heart” you on Valentine’s Day and Family Day. Get your family into the kitchen and let everyone help make them. The kids can help filling the pies and decorating. Yum! There’s a lot available from Ontario during the winter months. Visit at foodlandontario.ca to find out what’s available, and for more quick and easy recipes you can make with food you can find in your fridge, freezer, or pantry. Enjoy preparing these delicious, easy to prepare recipes your whole family will love. During the upcoming weeks, the Town Crier will feature the recipes for the above mentioned dishes – we hope you enjoy them! Creamy Crimini Mushroom Soup Preparation Time: 15 minutesCooking Time: 30 minutesServes 6 (Yield 6-3/4 cups/1.675 L) 2 tbsp (25 mL) butter1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil2 cups (500 mL) chopped Ontario Onion3 pkgs (227 g each) Ontario Crimini Mushrooms, coarsely chopped2 cloves Ontario Garlic, minced1 tsp (5 mL) dried thyme leaves2 tbsp (25 mL) all-purpose flour4 cups (1 L) sodium reduced beef or vegetable broth1 cup (250 mL) 18% Ontario Table CreamFresh Ontario Thyme Sprigs Croutons:2 tbsp (25 mL) butter1 large clove garlic, halved1-1/2 cups (375 mL) 1/2-inch (1 cm) ciabatta bread cubes1/4 tsp (1 mL) dried thyme leavesSeasoning salt or salt and pepper, to taste In large pot, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add onion; reduce to low heat, cover, cook for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Stir in mushrooms, garlic and thyme. Cover; cook for 7 minutes or until mushrooms are soft, stirring often. Add flour; cook stirring often for 2 minutes. Stir in broth. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 10 minutes. In blender, purée mushroom mixture in batches, until very smooth; return to pot. Stir in cream; heat for 2 minutes, over medium heat, stirring often or until hot. Ladle into bowls; top with croutons. Garnish with thyme. Croutons: While soup is simmering, in large nonstick skillet, over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add garlic; stir for 1 minute, discard garlic. Add bread cubes and thyme. Sprinkle with seasoning salt; stir to coat bread cubes. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to bowl. Nutritional Information:1 ServingPROTEIN: 8 gramsFAT: 18 gramsCARBOHYDRATE: 19 gramsCALORIES: 264FIBRE: 2 gramsSODIUM: 510 mg – Printed with permission from Foodland Ontario
Delicious, Easy to Prepare Winter Recipes
