Progress, Muir Glen, Hunts, and Green Giant are the perfect combination for preparing an easy, fast, and yummy Italian dinner. What makes this combo additionally superior is Italian Days at Publix. Yep, time for another round of Italian Days Recipes and free groceries!
Italian Days at Publix means great prices and coupon savings on some of my favorite brands including Progresso, Green Giant, and Hunts to name just a few. Being a member of General Mills ClickCallMail.com since the last Italian Days has kept me informed on the latest General Mills promotions happening at Publix. Therefore, I was ahead of schedule when myblogspark offered this promotion. Nice one huh?
In addition to the fantastic savings and amazing flavors of Italian Days at Publix, from February 16th – 29th you can enter the Taste the Tradition Italian Days Sweepstakes. Also sponsored by General Mills the official rules state, “One hundred and twenty-five (125) potential winners will be selected on or about April 14, 2012 from each of the Publix divisions (Atlanta, GA, Lakeland, FL, Jacksonville, FL, and Miami, FL) for a total of five hundred (500) winners.” Therefore, Italian Days at Publix not only indicates savings and flavor but also winning!
Shortcut Pasta Fagioli Recipe
An economical and easy winning recipe is my shortcut Pasta e Fagioli. (Pronounced Pasta Fah-zool where I grew up) My son learned to prepare this pasta dish and I can tell you unequivocally, it has become a college favorite! In addition to the flexibility and easy preparation, just a few dollars will feed many.
1 Box Publix small shell or ditalini pasta
1/2 small onion, diced
16 oz can Hunts Spaghetti Sauce
2 16 oz cans baked beans
Salt and pepper to taste
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Rinse and drain well. Meanwhile, sauté diced onion until soft. Add the baked beans and half the spaghetti sauce. Simmer about five minutes to meld flavors. Return pasta to the original pot, add enough water to barely cover the pasta and set the burner to low. Pour the spaghetti sauce mixture into the pasta and stir. Cook just until heated trough otherwise pasta will become too soft. Add additional sauce to achieve desired consistency if needed, then salt, and pepper and taste. Top with parmesan cheese and serve.
Pasta Alfredo Primavera Recipe
This is another easy yet impressive Italian Pasta recipe. A complete meal that comes together in about 30 minutes, it is a great way to deliver those veggies with real Italian flavor.
1/2 box Penne, Ziti or Fusilli Pasta
2 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup onion, diced
2 boxes Green Giant Baby Vegetable Medley (10 oz.)
1 Jar Bertolli Alfredo Sauce
1/2 – 1 cup milk
Romano Cheese, grated
Publix Italian Bread
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, cook vegetables according to package directions in the microwave. Next sauté the onion in butter until translucent in a four-quart stockpot. Add the vegetables and the Alfredo sauce to the pot. Simmer on low to heat and meld flavors. Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and stir to blend. Add enough milk to achieve a creamy consistency. Toss to heat, plate, and top with grated Romano cheese and a hunk of Publix Italian Bread.
This Alfredo pasta dish can easily be prepared using whatever veggies and/or cut of pasta available. I have adapted this recipe oodles of times – added crushed red pepper flakes, used light cream instead of milk, included shrimp or hot Italian sausage, and even torn baby spinach for a Florentine style Alfredo Primavera.
Free Groceries from Publix
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The legal stuff – “The Publix Club gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.”
My favorite Italian meal is chicken parm and minestrone…Italian food is my favorite 🙂
Grab this Newman’s Own Coupon for $0.50 off any 1 Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce. Walmart sells the Newman’s Own pasta Sauce (24 oz. jars) for just around $2.38.
My favorite dis is probably linguine with clam sauce. Italian food is awesome!
We love Italian, but my favorite is probably chicken parm or chicken Marsala! At 9 months pregnant, it all sounds good!! 🙂
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I love just plain good ole spaghetti and meatballs and garlic bread 🙂
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My favorite italian dish is Fettachini Alfredo!
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My favorite Italian food is Pesto Shrimp Linguini 🙂
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My favorite Italian dish has to be lasagna. Made from a recipe I was given over 40 years ago. Nothing better!
My recipe idea is “Italian” in that it contains pasta. But my wife always makes casseroles using scrap items from the fridge and cupboard. It always has one type of pasta and rice(as filler) then is filled with a can of veggies and some leftover meat and a sauce of some variety. It is always good. It seems impossible to mess it up.
My favorite italian food is vegetable or meat lasagna, with a side salad and some garlic bread.
Our favorite Italian dish is Baked Ziti
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Love Spaghetti! And leftover spaghetti is even better the next day.
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I am not really a pasta aficionado. I don’t know a ziti from my ditalini. The wife cooks it and I eat it. I don’t complain, I just eat it. She is a great cook, so it always tastes great.
My favorite is lasagna but a close second has to be spaghetti or fettuccine
My favorite italian dish is homemade lasagna. I put peppers and carrots in the sauce when it is simmering then make it pretty much the same as normal.
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We love spaghetti and meatballs,with lasagana coming in for second thanks for the giveaway
My favorite italian dish is stuffed chicken marsala,Thanks for the great giveaway!!! [email protected]
I tweeted about the giveaway as @sweepswin55, I would love to use this gift card to stock up at the Italian Days sale, [email protected]
My favorite dish is lasagna. I love to make it at home.
I love Pizza. YUM!! Pepperoni is my favorite topping, I also love olives. Homemade pizza is the best.
My favorite Italian dish is homemade Lasagna! My family loves my recipe!
-Favorite Dish: Cheese Tortellini with an Alfredo Parmesan Sauce
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My fav dish would have to be lasagana! Thank you.
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weLove spaghetti and meatballs.
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