What Our Chef Made Us: Lasagna, Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Thighs, Vegan Mushroom Wild Rice Soup and Creamy Seafood Stuffed Shells

Here’s what our private chef stocked in our fridge this week 🍽️

Below you’ll find each recipe with the full ingredient breakdown and a link to the original so you can try them yourself. At the end, I’ve included a combined shopping list so you can grab everything in one trip.

Here are the glass Pyrex serving containers we use: LINK

Here are some of our favorite Asian soup spoons: LINK

Classic Lasagna with Ricotta Cheese

A classic that the household always craves, and it’s so good reheated.

INGREDIENTS:

For the Meat Sauce

• 1 pound 90% lean ground beef

• ½ pound ground Italian sausage

• 1 cup diced yellow onion

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1½ tsp Italian seasoning

• ½ tsp fennel seeds, crushed

• ¼ tsp kosher salt

• ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• 28 oz can whole San Marzano tomatoes, puréed

• 8 oz can tomato sauce

• ¼ cup red wine or low-sodium beef broth

• ¼ cup water

• 1-2 tsp granulated sugar

For the Ricotta Mixture

• 1 large egg 15 oz part-skim ricotta cheese

• 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil (or 1½ tsp dried basil)

• ½ tsp kosher salt

• ¼ tsp black pepper

For the Assembly

• 9 uncooked lasagna noodles

• 8 oz shredded mozzarella (about 2 cups), divided

• 1 cup finely shredded Parmesan, divided

View the full recipe here.

Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Thighs

Crispy chicken skin, briny olives, and roasted tomatoes all soaking in garlicky juice 😋

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• 1 teaspoon dried thyme

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes

• 1/2 cup kalamata olives

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1/2 lemon, sliced

• Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)

View the full recipe here.

Vegan Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

On repeat in our household. IYKYK.

INGREDIENTS:

• ¾ cup wild rice blend

• 4 cups mushrooms, diced

• 1 cup white onion, diced

• 2 cloves minced garlic

• 2 tablespoons vegan butter or oil

• 1 teaspoon dried parsley

• 5–6 cups vegetable broth

• 14 ounce can coconut milk

• salt & pepper to taste

  View the full recipe here.

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  Creamy Seafood Stuffed Shells

  I chatted about this in my video, so I wanted to throw this recipe in there for you guys!

  INGREDIENTS:

• 20 jumbo pasta shells

• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and chopped

• 1 cup lump crab meat

• 15 oz ricotta cheese

• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

• ½ cup Parmesan cheese

• 1 egg

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning

• 1 tsp Italian seasoning

• Salt + pepper

• 2 tbsp butter

• 2 tbsp flour

• 2 cups half and half

• 1 cup Parmesan cheese (for sauce)

• Fresh parsley

  View the full recipe here.

Combined Grocery List

Produce

• Yellow onion

• Garlic

• Fresh basil

• Fresh parsley

• Cherry tomatoes

• Lemon

• Mushrooms

Meat & Seafood

• Ground beef

• Ground Italian sausage

• Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs

• Shrimp

• Lump crab meat

Dairy & Refrigerated

• Ricotta cheese

• Mozzarella cheese

• Parmesan cheese

• Egg

• Half and half

• Vegan butter

Pasta, Rice & Dry Goods

• Lasagna noodles

• Jumbo pasta shells

• Wild rice blend

• All-purpose flour

• Tomato paste

• Whole San Marzano tomatoes

• Tomato sauce

• Vegetable broth

• Beef broth

• Coconut milk

• Kalamata olives

Oils, Seasonings & Baking

• Olive oil

• Italian seasoning

• Fennel seeds

• Kosher salt

• Black pepper

• Granulated sugar

• Dried oregano

• Dried thyme

• Garlic powder

• Paprika

• Onion powder

• Dried parsley

• Old Bay seasoning

• Red wine