Co-op High-5 Recipes

Tuscan Baked Beans | Adapted from Feasting at Home

Don’t let your idea of “baked beans” dissuade you. This is another sensational dish with the power to transport your taste buds across the globe without much effort, I-talia-what! 4 ingredients and less than 10 minutes of prep equals two giant thumbs up!

This time, if your resolutions are steering you away from gluten, or fewer slices of the Almighty ‘Za, the creamy cannellinis and secret sauce will have you thinking you’re enjoying pizza, spaghetti, and mom’s lasagna all in one bite.

Ingredients:

• 2 14-oz cans cannellini beans, drained (or 4 cups cooked)

• 1 container Co-op Spaghetti Sauce (sub 3 cups of any other marinara)

• Handful Lacinato kale, torn (sub baby spinach if you can’t stand kale)

• 4–5 slices Ferndale Farmstead fresh mozzarella (sub mozzarella pearls or burrata)

Additional pantry ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil, salt + pepper to taste, pinch of chili flakes (add more for extra heat), 2 tbsp water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. In 9” ovenproof dish, add cannellini beans and stir with olive oil, salt, pepper, and chili flakes.

3. Add Co-op spaghetti sauce and water, mix again.

4. Stir in greens. Shake dish to level, then nestle in the cheese.

5. Bake uncovered until bubbling and golden, 25–35 minutes. Broil for extra golden cheese.

6. Serve with your favorite Co-op bread: Rustic Garlic Sourdough and focaccia are both solid choices.

Thai-Inspired Chicken Noodle Soup | Adapted from Once Upon a Chef

This has become one of my favorite go-to wintertime meals. It’s quick, easy, and gives you a bowl full of rich, flavorful soup that’s packed with herby, spicy, turmericky flavor. An especially good pick when you’re craving Thai food but have resolved to spend less on takeout in the New Year!

• Co-op roasted chicken, deboned and shredded

• 1 shallot, thinly sliced

• 16-oz can coconut milk

• Thai green curry paste — 2 tbsp to entire jar, depending on taste Rice noodles thin or thick

Additional pantry ingredients: chicken broth, 2 tbsp fish sauce, 4 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp grated ginger 1 tsp turmeric, 1 lime, fresh herbs

Directions:

1. Add shallot and grated ginger, stirring frequently until softened, about 3–5 minutes.

2. Add curry paste and cook, stirring frequently until browned, about 3 minutes.

3. Add 4 cups of chicken broth, coconut milk, 2 tbsp fish sauce, 4 tbsp of brown sugar, 1 tsp turmeric, and the juice of 1 lime. Bring to a simmer. Continue simmering, uncovered for around 5 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, cook your rice noodles according to the package. Once cooked, rinse with cold water and set aside.

5. Add the chicken to the soup until warmed through.

6. Serve! Dish up the noodles, then ladle over the soup, and top with fresh herbs. (I like cilantro and basil), green onions, and sriracha.

Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Mocktail

Doing the Dry January thing? Learn how to mix your own mocktails at home! This is more of a guideline than a recipe, but if you have a base flavor, a sour flavor, a sweet flavor, and a garnish, you have everything you need to enjoy a gorgeous and satisfying mocktail.

• Base flavor - juice, soda, tea, sparkling water, non-alcoholic spirits

• Sour flavor - lemon juice, lime juice, tart cherry juice, ACV, bitters

• Sweet flavor - fruit juice, honey, maple syrup, simple syrup

• Garnish - fresh herbs, muddled fruit, lemon or lime twist

Directions:

1. Mix together 4 parts base flavor to 1 part sour to 1/2 part sweet. And don’t forget the garnish!

2. For a standard cocktail, think 8oz base, 2oz sour, 1oz sweet.

Examples:

• Rum-free Cooler: Coconut water + lime juice + pineapple juice + strawberries

• Mojito: club soda + lime juice + simple syrup + fresh mint

• N/A Champagne Punch: TÖST + lemon juice + cranberry juice + cranberries & orange slices

• Shirley Temple: lemon lime soda + lime juice + grenadine + maraschino cherry

Ginger Winter Citrus Mule

A citrusy, non-alcoholic twist on a classic Moscow mule, this subtly sweet, packed-with-ginger-flavor drink is so good you won’t miss the vodka.

• Juice of 1 lime + ½ an orange

• 2 oz N/A spirits – try Wilderton Lustre or The Pathfinder

• ¼ cup club soda

• 3-4 mint leaves

• ¾ cup Ginger beer

Directions:

1. In the bottom of a cup muddle 3-4 mint leaves (use a copper mug if you’re feeling fancy!)

2. Add in the lime, orange juice, and the N/A spirits. Mix well.

3. Add the club soda and ginger beer, stir.

4. Garnish with mint leaves and a slice of lime. Enjoy!