Tonight Dining Hall Dish offers an entrée and a great dessert idea.
The common theme? Both were submitted by some loyal readers and experienced dining hall recipe makers. Hopefully all of you out there are coming up with some great ideas, so don't forget to submit them and get your name (something every Notre Dame student should aspire to) in The Observer!
This week's recipes:
Chicken Parmesan
Craving some Chicken Parmesan but it's not on the menu tonight? No problem! You can find most things you need to make it every night of the week. Thank you to Charlie Vogelheim for this recipe.
1. Pick up a fried chicken breast.
2. Cover with marinara sauce from the pasta bar.
3. Cover with mozzarella from the salad bar and allow the hot
pasta sauce to let it melt. Serve with a side of pasta and some garlic bread. (No garlic bread tonight? Try toasting some good bread, spreading a little butter or olive oil and topping with parmesan cheese for a substitute.)
Puppy Chow
This dessert (or snack) is probably something you stumbled upon as a kid, and it features what every kid wants: lots of sugar. And what's wrong with that? Better yet, this is our first recipe from an alumnus! Thanks to 2008 graduate Matthew Lisowski for submitting it.
1. Pick up a bowl of Crispex cereal (if the dining hall is out, you can try experimenting with other types. Aim for something on the plain side so that it doesn't conflict with the ingredients you're about to add).
2. Fill a bowl with a bit of butter and about equal parts creamy peanut butter and chocolate chips. If there are no chocolate chips, try substituting chocolate sauce, but you may need to adjust the portions of each ingredient to make the sauce thick enough.
3. Melt in the microwave for about 1 minute, until you can mix
all the ingredients into a sauce.
4. Pour the sauce over the cereal and shake it between two bowls until it is coated.
5. Head to the waffle bar, toss on some powdered sugar, and toss again until it is covered.
Quick Tip
Want some new toppings for your ice cream? Try checking out the cereals. A lot of the sweeter ones give you an extra crunch the same way Oreo crumbles and candy do. One of the best ones I've tried is Fruity Pebbles.
Have your own dining hall recipe? We would love to feature it! E-mail Michelle Fordice at mfordice@nd.edu.
