Recipes for the week
Chicken soup + reader favorites
Happy Sunday. I hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend. It’s a bit rainy, but strangely warm here. I’m in your inbox with a new recipe and a few reader favorites for the week.
Yesterday, I wanted to make tuccu alla Genovese. You might also see it spelled as tocco alla Genovese. I first learned about this dish from a chef I met in Genova. I ate at his restaurant, Ostaia de Banchi and it was one of my favorite meals from my trip to Italy. I still think about Stefano’s pesto pasta years later.
We’ve kept in touch over the years, and he told me about this Ligurian specialty, tuccu. This dish is made with a whole roast that simmers in a mixture of tomatoes, red wine, porcini mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion, and a few herbs. Once the roast is tender, it can be shredded and tossed in the sauce with pasta or sliced and served as an entrée.
I am going to be a bit sacrilegious and shred half of the roast for pasta. For the other half, I am going to slice it thinly and pile it on a toasted hoagie roll with the sauce slathered on the meat and then melt mozzarella cheese on top. I told Stefano my plan, and he sent two laughing emojis which made me feel like this perhaps pained his heart. I don’t know, but I think it’ll be delicious.
At any rate, I started the tuccu yesterday, and it took much longer than I thought it would. I had to pivot and throw together a second dinner in a hurry. I had drumsticks in my fridge that I was going to use for coq au vin, but I decided to make a quick chicken soup.
Chicken Soup with Noodles
I was almost not going to share this recipe because, at the time, it felt a bit impractical to eat chicken noodle soup with drumsticks. Candidly, I’m also just not very good at eating drumsticks, so I seemed to wear the soup more than I ate it. I’ve since seen so many beautiful soups that make use of economical drumsticks, like caldo de pollo and this gorgeous noodle soup (I simply must try both of these recipes).
I got lots of requests for my recipe, so here it is! Of course, if you don’t want to break out every piece of silverware you own to eat the soup, you can pick the meat from the bones and add it back to the broth before serving.
Reader favorites
I have a lot of recipes that people have been loving. If you need some inspiration for dinner, this is a great place to start.
Green Curry Tofu
Another iteration of the Easy Meal I posted about a few days ago, this green curry tofu is made with bell peppers instead of cabbage and mushrooms. It’s served atop fluffy white rice and is perfect for a weeknight meal.
Meatball Soup with Pasta
This recipe has been SO popular with readers, particularly after it was featured on Food52 (yes, I screamed a little). Meatballs, radiatori, and an easy broth make this a weeknight winner.
Chicken and Rice Soup
This chicken and rice soup is a stick-to-your-ribs comfort that you’ll love. Bonus, it’s even better the next day.
Chicken with Coconut Curry Pumpkin Puree
This chicken with coconut curry pumpkin is loaded with spicy flavors, richness from coconut, and brightness from fresh herbs that make for a balanced and delicious dinner.
Potato-Leek Soup with Sage
Readers are definitely deep into soup season on the site, and this recipe for potato-leek soup is one of my most popular. You’ll love the fragrant sage oil that you drizzle on top of this bowl of pure comfort.
That’s all for today. I hope everyone has a great week filled with lots of tasty food. If you make one of my recipes, let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear how it turned out for you. Byeeeeee. 💖
-kylie
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