Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Bring Romano’s Macaroni Grill to Your Kitchen: A FF Cooks at Home Series!

“Figaro, Figaro, Figaro…”

I’m sure if you’re a loyal reader of this site, you’ve figured out by now that I’m never going to start cooking (afterall, I’ve been attempting to cook since my New Year’s resolution in January)

Well reader, you are wrong! (partially) :))

For this first ever (and hopefully not last) installment of Finance Foodie Cooks At Home, I’m going to be making Basil Parmesan Chicken with grilled white meat chicken, broccoli florets and tomatoes with cavatappi pasta tossed in a flavorful creamy basil parmesan sauce. MMMMMM!! Doesn’t that sound good? And what if I told you it takes less than 20 minutes to whip this up?


You’d say "Finance Foodie, tell me more – I’ve got hungry mouths to feed!" :D


Well you’re in luck since I just discovered that Romano’s Macaroni Grill has come out with a new line of frozen entrees that are perfect for quickly and conveniently recreating premium quality meals right in your own kitchen. Ok, so I’m not cooking from scratch –sorry, but I work 80 hours a week – BUT I am using my stove (baby steps)!

To make this meal, pour the contents of the bag and ¼ cup milk (I used soy milk since I didn’t have regular milk in my fridge) into a 10 inch non stick skillet.

The cover and let it simmer for ~20 minutes.

The volia! A restaurant quality meal that you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home (and PJs) at a fraction of the cost!

Bon Appétit!
***Giveaway***


Congrats #155! - Chisum's Crew
"I like penne"
Please email financefoodie [at] gmail [dot] com with your mailing address so I can send your prize! You have 2 days (48 hours) to respond or the prize goes to alternate winners

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Romano's and financefoodie.com is giving one a chance to cook their own dinner for two with a Romano's prize pack consisting of: a package of their new frozen entree, a serving bowl, and tongs!

You can enter up to FIVE times:

1. REQUIRED: In my comments section, tell me you what is your favorite type of pasta. (mine is orecchiette)
2. Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter (leave a separate comment telling me this)
3. Follow Macaroni Grill on Twitter (leave a separate comment telling me this)
4. Reblog / Retweet this giveaway (leave a separate comment telling me this)
5. Stumble Upon or Digg this giveaway (leave a separate comment telling me this)

Contest ended Wednesday August 11 at 5pm EST. Winners will be chosen via random integer generator on random.org announced on the financefoodie.com site shortly afterwards that night!

[Full disclosure: prizepack and samples were provided to me by Romano's Macaroni Grill via myblogspark]

160 comments:

Fun and Fearless in Beantown said...

I love that oricchette is your favorite pasta! I just recently made a yummy pasta salad using oricchette! I'm a big fan of whole wheat penne.

Fun and Fearless in Beantown said...

And as always, following you on Twitter (@funfearlessbean)

Sue said...

I like Penne pasta. Thanks for the chance.

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Anonymous said...

My favorite type of pasta is Tri color pasta

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melsywsou said...

I love orzo. It's so versatile

5webs said...

My favorite kind of pasta is tortellini (cheese filled)
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net

McKim said...

My favorite is lasagna.

debbie said...

I really like orzo.
twoofakind12@yahoo.com

MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...

tortelline

Valerie said...

My favorite pasta is rotini

Amber said...

Tagliatelle is my favorite!
Thank you for the giveaway :)
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Amber said...

I follow FinanceFoodie on Twitter - my Twitter ID is @AmberGoo
Thank you for the giveaway :)
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Amber said...

I follow Macaroni Grill on Twitter - My Twitter ID is @AmberGoo
Thank you for the giveaway :)
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nick said...

penne

JC said...

I like Penne.

JC said...

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JC said...

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JC said...

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JC said...

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Vienne said...

Angel hair!

Anonymous said...

HORTON111@AOL.COM

I WOULD HAVE TO SAY LASAGNA

Jenn S. said...

My favorite is Fettucine.

kyl neusch said...

penne

kyl neusch said...

Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter:bleush

kyl neusch said...

Follow Macaroni Grill on Twitter:bleush

marthajane said...

Fettucine is my favorite. I think because it is more coarse and holds the sauce better.

llinda29 said...

lasagna is my fave

mogrill said...

Ditilini is my favorite. I like making Pasta Fazioli with it.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill@comcast.net

littlelatina said...

This looks delicious

ohstac said...

I don't even know what orecchiette is! LOL
My favorite type of pasta is bowtie pasta.

ohstac said...

I follow Finance Foodie on twitter (ohstac)

ohstac said...

I follow Macaroni Grill on twitter (ohstac)

ohstac said...

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sphinx63 said...

My favorite pasta is Bowtie pasta. Thanks!

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krstrpp said...

I like the curly-Q (corkscrew) type pasta. Thanks for the chance to win! (krstrpp at hotmail dot com)

krstrpp said...

I follow you on Twitter @krstrpp (krstrpp at hotmail dot com)

krstrpp said...

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Stephanie said...

rotelle
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Unknown said...

orzo!


Thanks for entering me! Great Contest!

Janna Johnson
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jannajanna@hotmail.com
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Unknown said...

i love ditalini because it's the perfect size for my baby to eat herself

Unknown said...

macaroni grill twitter follower

Unknown said...

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Kristen said...

My favorite pasta has got to be anything cheese filled, like ravioli and tortellini!

Kristen said...

I follow you on Twitter (@aeris321)

Kristen said...

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Kristen said...

I tweeted
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Anonymous said...

rigatoni

captaincarebear said...

I love penne pasta.

Mrs. Stacey said...

Farfalle (bow tie)
Thanks for letting me enter

Stacey

mrsguido187 at yahoo dot com

Karen said...

My fave is Farfalle. ><
~K http://scr.im/nerak

Debbie C said...

My favorite is Capellini and also the mini bowtie pasta that I think is called Piccolini.

susitravl said...

My favorite is macaroni (baked mac & cheese).

susitravl said...

Follow you on Twitter - susitravl

Chip said...

I love angel hair pasta.
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Chip said...

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Chip said...

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Leslie said...

My favorite type of pasta is cheese ravioli.

Leslie said...

I follow you on Twitter @lprice79.

Leslie said...

I follow Macaroni Grill on Twitter @lprice79.

Kristen said...

I like Farfalle.

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idahomom said...

My favorite is penne

tawndam said...

I like rigatoni

Laurie said...

Linguine is my favorite type of pasta. I keep wanting to try these when I pass them in the frozen food section!
laurie_pooh@yahoo.com

rah267 said...

higgs.rachel at gmail.com
I like garden rotini

bison61 said...

I like penne pasta

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Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

My favorite pasta in Linguini.
Thank you so much for the giveaway.

jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

I am following via Twitter as jlsc123.

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Anonymous said...

My favorite pasta would have to be Penne ... especially if it's with shrimp, crab and a butter sauce! MMMMM

Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

I am following Macaroni Grill via Twitter as jlsc123.

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Amy said...

My favorite type of pasta is orzo.

Unknown said...

I love ziti!

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jemr2 said...

I love fettucine and also tricolor corkscrew pasta!

jemr2 said...

I follow on Twitter.

jemr2

Renee G said...

Angel Hair is my favorite pasta.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

Becky said...

My favorite is penne : )
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Melissa B. said...

My favorite pasta is fettucini.

Kimberly said...

My favorite pasta is Penne. It holds sauce and cheese, but isn't too thick.
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Kimberly said...

I follow Macaroni Grill on twitter @Aerated
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s. said...

I love any kind of cheese filled pasta, mmmmmmm

Nickolay said...

Angel Hair all the way!

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

Nickolay said...

Macaroni Grill twitter follower

parkerozgood

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

Nickolay said...

Tweeted

http://twitter.com/parkerozgood/status/20807787737

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Nickolay said...

Stumbled

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Hotsnotty2 said...

I love Penne pasta the most, thanks!

Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com

Julie said...

I like rigatoni noodles
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Valeen said...

I love Fettucini! (Did I spell that right?)

Thanks!

sweepyhead at gmail dot com

Louis H said...

angelhair pasta (with alfredo sauce)

Louis H said...

following you on twitter at rosidentevil

Louis H said...

following MacaroniGrill on twitter at rosidentevil

Louis H said...

here is my tweet
http://twitter.com/rosidentevil/status/20828495639

Unknown said...

Our favorite is ravioli filled with spinach and cheese.
Thanks for the chance to win!
proudyaya04 {at} yahoo {dot} com

andrea d said...

plain old zeti is my favorite
drea8685 at yahoo dot com

Erica C. said...

I like Fettucine.

Mommy 2 Monkeys said...

I love bowtie pasta!

luckycat1818 said...

My favorite is penne pasta.

luckycat1818(at)yahoo(dot)com

Anonymous said...

I like penne.
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Erin E said...

My favorite type of pasta is lasagna. Thank you for the lovely giveaway.

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Erin E said...

I follow you on twitter (@sewmuchstuff)
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Erin E said...

I follow Macaroni Grill on twitter (@sewmuchstuff)
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Rachel said...

Does gnocci count? Otherwise I'd have to go with penne.

Trisha D said...

i love penne pasta!

Trisha D said...

i follow macaroni grill on twitter

Trisha D said...

i follow you on twitter

Nancy said...

I like orzo.

Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

EDRing said...

I like Angel Hair pasta.

Ellen
eering99@hotmail.com

Cynthya said...

My favorite pasta is farfalle.

Storm, The Psychotic Housewife said...

I love fettuccine.

stormraven at gmail dot com

Storm, The Psychotic Housewife said...

I follow you on Twitter (@psychotichouse)

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Storm, The Psychotic Housewife said...

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Anonymous said...

I am a huge Penne fan.

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Katie R. said...

I like ravioli.

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Michael said...

Since I eat more of it than any other type, I would say macaroni is my favorite; however, I am not known to pass up pasta in any form - or time of day, for that matter! :)

mcj4tlj(at)comcast(dot)net

kimbly said...

My favorite pasta is angel hair


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Jessilyn82 said...

I love orzo!
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Jessilyn82 said...

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Jessilyn82 said...

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Jessilyn82 said...

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Betty C said...

I love rotini but I like orzo almost as much.

Sahm Lee said...

I love Penne! Thanks for the contest!
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Valancia said...

Angel Hair!

Valancia said...

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Chrystal said...

My favorite kind of pasta is manicotti.

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Chrystal said...

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sue14625 said...

my favorite pasta is Macaroni -i know fancy but i can use it so many way Soup to Salad to Casseroles and of course Mac n Cheese

Anonymous said...

Fave is angel hair
Diane Baum
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susansmoaks said...

i like fettuccine
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susansmoaks said...

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Unknown said...

My favorite pasta is Linguine. garrettsambo@aol.com

Susan said...

Penne pasta.. is my favorite!

Amy delong said...

I would say elbows,you can use them in so much!
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Amy delong said...

follow you on twitter
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Anonymous said...

My favorites are angle hair and cavatapi depending on whether I want 'long' or 'short' pasta. Sweet giveaway, thanks!!!
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loni broesch said...

I love rigatoni

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susan1215 said...

I like Angel Hair pasta

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susan1215 said...

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susan1215 said...

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Deborah Wellenstein said...

My favorite pasta is angel hair. Thanks!

Kathy P said...

i like thin spaghetti :)

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Kathy P said...

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wendy wallach said...

I like linguine

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07violet said...

I haven't met pasta I don't like, rotini, gnocchi, they are pretty much all favorites

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07violet said...

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Mishia said...

I love linguine!

Unknown said...

I like Penne. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com

barblong said...

My favorite pasta is linguini.

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clynsg said...

Rotini is my favorite pasta.

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Deb S. said...

My favorite pasta is rotini.

Deb S. said...

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Daniel said...

Penne with Arabiata Sauce!

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Charlene Kuser said...

My favorite pasta is linguine

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Charlene Kuser said...

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