Best Mama Leones Italian Dressing Recipes

Mama Leone's Italian Tomato Sauce (Good for Many Uses) image

Provided by Leggy Peggy

Categories Sauces

Time 3h10m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

16 ounces tomato sauce (puree)
16 ounces tomato paste (concentrate)
80 ounces water (that's five cans of water from the tomato cans you've used)
3 teaspoons salt (the original recipe called for six, but that is way too salty these days)
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (some friends who make this insist they need to use more cinnamon. I have a very good quality cinnamo)
2 dried hot red chiles (you can substitute chilli flakes about 1/4 teaspoon)
2 bay leaves
2 lbs lean hamburger (optional)
2 medium onions, chopped (optional)

Steps:

Put all ingredients (except the meat and onions) in a large pot.
Stir well and bring to a boil. Continue to stir occasionally until it boils, so the cinnamon is incorporated.
Reduce to a simmer and cook for three to four hours. Continue to stir occasionally. You can speed up this step, if you leave it on a boil, but I think the flavour improves if it is not rushed.
The sauce needs to cook until it bloops-namely until the sauce splashes out of the pot and makes a bit of a mess on the stove top (or wall in my case).
Remove and discard the chillies and bay leaves.
What to do next if you intend to serve this sauce over pasta. Saute the beef until it loses most of its pink colouring, then add the onions and saute until tender.
Drain off any fat.
Add meat mixture to cooked sauce and stir well.
Heat the mixture well, then ladle over pasta.

Mama Leone's Chicken Soup image

Provided by VNess

Categories Poultry

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus
extra kosher salt, for chicken breasts (divided)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, plus
extra black pepper, for chicken breasts (divided)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 teaspoons butter
1 medium onion, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons sweet Hungarian paprika
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (substitue GF, if needed)
8 cups fat-free chicken broth
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
3/4 cup fat-free evaporated milk
2 cups thinly sliced fresh spinach

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season chicken breasts with salt and black pepper to taste and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
When cool enough to handle, dice the meat and set aside until needed.
While the chicken breasts are baking, heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the butter and melt. Saute the onions and celery until the onions are translucent, about 6 to 7 minutes.
Add the garlic, tarragon, oregano, paprika and remaining 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Cook, stirring, for 3 or 4 minutes.
Add the flour and stir until well-combined. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
Add the tomatoes and cream. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the reserved chicken breast and simmer 10 minutes more. Just before serving, stir in the spinach.

Mama's Italian Salad Dressing image

Provided by BB502

Time 10m

Yield 3 Cups

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
2/3 cup ketchup
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 onion (grated)
1 1/4 cups oil
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic (chopped fine)
1 sprig fresh parsley (chopped fine)