Smoked Mozzarella Chicken Pasta/ Cheese Recipe Challenge

Remember last week I posted about an upcoming recipe contest hosted by Cooking Planit and Formaggio?  Well, it's here!  You also voted on which recipe you wanted me to make using Formaggio cheese, so I'm excited to share that with you today too.  The winning recipe was Smoked Mozzarella Chicken Pasta.  This dish was delicious (thanks to the Formaggio cheese) and easy to make (thanks to Cooking Planit)!

Last week I received a box full of delicious Formaggio cheese.  You may remember seeing the picture I posted of Summer exploring the contents.  I received some Fresh Mozzarella, Smoked Mozzarella, Hickory Smoked Mozzarella, Pepperoni Wrapped Mozzarella, Marinated Mozzarella, and salad topping Mozzarella.  It's safe to say I'm set with mozzarella for the next week month!  

After downloading the Cooking Planit app, I was excited to explore it and give it a try.  I really appreciated how the recipes were set up.  They started with an ingredient and equipment list, followed by prep instructions, followed by cooking instructions.  The steps were easy to follow and it was extremely user friendly.  I look forward to making more recipes using the app!

The star of the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken pasta was, of course, the smoked Mozzarella.  The flavor was prevalent and made the dish taste gourmet.  The only change I made to the original recipe was using radiatore noodles instead of elbow macaroni.  I don't think that would change the taste of the dish though.  As I said before, the dish was delicious and the preparation and cooking went incredibly smoothly, thanks to Formaggio and the Cooking Planit app!  You can get the recipe here.

Now it's your turn!  The Cooking Planit Cheese Recipe Challenge kicks off today!  You can enter your own cheese-centric recipes on Cooking Planit's Facebook page.  The contest runs from June 9-19, so you'll want to get started submitting your recipe as soon as you can!  Hopefully you've already been thinking about which recipe you want to submit.  The top 5 overall recipes will be selected by June 23rd.  1st, 2nd, and 3rd place recipes will be announced on June 27th.  The top 3 winners will each receive a Formaggio Gift Basket ($100 value), a 5 Piece Cheese-Knives Set ($50 value), and your recipe will be enhanced by Chef Emily and added to the Cooking Planit recipe collection!  

So what are you waiting for?  Get started on your recipe today!

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