Saturday, August 23, 2008

Hawaiian Dip with Fruit Kebabs

Source: The Pampered Chef

Ingredients
Dip:
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 package (3.4 ounces) vanilla instant pudding & pie filling
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
1/2 cup sweetened flaked cocunut, toasted, divided,
1 lime

Kebabs:
6-8 cups assorted fruits such as apples, bananas, & pineapple, cut into 1-inch chunks, cantalope & honeydew melon balls & whole strawberries & grapes.

Instructions
1. For dip,combine milk, sour cream & pudding mix in Small Batter Bowl; whisk until smooth.
2. Stir in pineapple w/ juice & 1/3 cup of the cocunut. Zest lime useing Lemon Zester/Scorer to measure 1 teaspoon zest. Juice lime to measure 1 teaspoon juice. stir lime zest & juice into dip. Cover & refrigerate @ least 30 min. before serving.
3. For Kebabs, alternately thread fruit onto twenty-four 6-inch wooden skewers. Spoon dip into serving bowl; sprinkle w/ remaning cocunut. Serve w/ kebabs.
Servings: 12
Serving Size: a whole stick

Nutrition Information (per serving):
Calories
130.00
Fat
4.00 g
Saturated Fat
3 g
Cholesterol
10.00 mg
Sodium
140.00 mg
Carbohydrates
24.00
Fiber
2.00 g
Protein
2.00 g

Clubhouse Chicken Squares

From Pampered Chef All The Best Cookbook.

Ingredients:
2 8 oz. pkg. crescent rolls
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 T. mayonnaise
1 small garlic clove, pressed
1 10 oz. can chunk white chicken, drained
1/2 sm. cucumber, seeded, sliced, and quartered
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and sliced
1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
6 sliced bacon, crisply cooked, drained and crumbled

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. Unroll one package of crescent rolls across one end of bar pan. Repeat with second package of crescent rolls. Roll dough to seal perforations. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.

Combine cream cheese, mayonnaise and garlic. Spread mix evenly over crust. Top with chicken. Place cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese and bacon over chicken. Refrigerate for 30 minutes and cut into squares.

Hot Pizza Dip & toasted baguette slices

Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 15-20 minutes

1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 tsp italian seasoning
1 cup (4 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup (3 oz) grated fresh parmesan cheese
1 can (8 oz) pizza sauce
1/4 cup diced green bell pepper, sliced green onions, and/or chopped pitted ripe olives
Serve with Toasted Baguette Slices (recipe below)

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In small bowl combine cream cheese and italian seasoning; spread onto bottom of a pie plate.
2. In small bowl, combine mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Sprinkle half of the cheese mixture over cream cheese mixture. Top with pizza sauce, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese mixture. Bake 15-20 minutes or until bubbly. Top with bell pepper, onions and/or olives. Serve with toasted baguette slices.
Yield: 2 1/2 cups (20 servings)

Toasted Baguette Slices

24 slices French Bread, cut 1/4 inch thick
2 tablespoons olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place bread slices on baking sheet; lightly brush tops with olive oil. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Yield: 24 slices

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Philly Style Grilled Cheese

Prep Time:5 min
Total Time:11 min
Makes:1 serving

2 slices marble rye bread
2 KRAFT Singles
3 slices OSCAR MAYER Shaved Roast Beef
2 thin green pepper rings

TOP 1 of the bread slices with Singles, meat and peppers; cover with remaining bread slice.
COOK in skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 3 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides.

optional - I like to saute thin sliced onions and sliced mushrooms and add them before grilling.

source: Kraft Foods

Simple Shrimp Stir Fry

Prep Time:5 min
Total Time:15 min
Makes:4 servings
1/4 cup KRAFT Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen broccoli florets
1/2 lb. (8 oz.) frozen cooked cleaned medium shrimp
2 cups hot cooked rice
HEAT dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add broccoli; cook 3 min. or until tender, stirring frequently.
ADD shrimp; cook 5 min. or until shrimp is heated through.
SERVE over rice.

source: Kraft Foods

Turkey, Apple & Cheddar Panini

Spread apple butter on sliced whole-grain bread; top with sliced deli turkey, sliced apples, and cheddar (or your favorite cheese). Grill or toast until cheese melts.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Southwestern Steak, Corn & Black Bean wraps

Ingredients
1 cup frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons minced red onion
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extravirgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 1/4 cups chopped Basic Grilled Flank Steak (about 9 ounces)
6 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeƱo peppers
Preparation
Combine first 9 ingredients, stirring well to coat.

Arrange about 1/3 cup Basic Grilled Flank Steak down center of each tortilla. Top each tortilla with about 1/3 cup corn mixture and 2 tablespoons cheese; roll up. Wrap sandwiches in aluminum foil or wax paper, and chill.
Yield

6 servings (serving size: 1 wrap)
Nutritional Information

CALORIES 327(29% from fat); FAT 10.4g (sat 4.7g,mono 4.3g,poly 0.7g); PROTEIN 21g; CHOLESTEROL 37mg; CALCIUM 131mg; SODIUM 796mg; FIBER 4.6g; IRON 3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 39.8g

Barbara Seelig Brown , Cooking Light, JULY 2005

Notes: This was really tasty! Though we didn't chill them and we heated up the corn & bean mixture and let it get a bit room temp. while the steak grilled. If you've ever tried the corn salsa from Chipotle it tastes a bit like that. We also used a fajita marinade for the steak.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Creamy Pesto Pasta

1 box/bag dried tri-color rotini or spiral shaped pasta
1 bag of frozen broccoli, cauliflower and carrot medley
12 oz. can of Evaporated Milk
2 C shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
3 Tbsp jarred or refrigerated pesto with basil
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
OPTIONAL - 2 C cooked ham cut into 1/2 in. pieces

Cook pasta according to package adding frozen veggies last two minutes of boiling time. Drain

While the pasta is cooking, combine evaporated milk, cheese, pepper and pesto to a sauce pan and cook over medium low heat until cheese is melted.

Pour cheese sauce over pasta and veggies. (This is when you will add the ham if wanted).

Gingered Beef & Veggies

1.5 lb. Boneless Beef Round Steak, cut into 1" pieces
1 to 1.5 C of baby carrots, sliced in half lengthwise
1/2 C cut green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
1.5 C water
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1.5 tsp instant beef bouillon granules
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
3 Tbsp Cornstarch
3 Tbsp cold water
1/2 C chopped sweet red pepper
2 C Sugar Snap Peas
Hot Cooked Rice

Combine Beef, Carrots, Green Onions, and Garlic in a slow cooker/crockpot.
In a medium bowl, combine 1.5 C water, soy sauce, bouillon, ginger and crushed red pepper. Pour over mixture in crockpot.
Cover and cook on high heat for 6 hours.
In a small bowl, stir together corn starch and cold water. Stir into meat mix along with sweet peppers.
Cover and cook for 20 to 30 more minutes until thickened, stirring once.
Stir in Sugar Snap Peas and let cook for about 5 minutes and then serve with rice.

Chicken Enchliada Casserole

Chicken Enchilada Casserole
2 packages pre-cooked chicken
2 cans green enchilada sauce
2 cans black beans drained and rinsed
1 can corn
1/2 onion
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 c. sour cream
2-3 cups Mexican shredded cheese
corn tortillas


In blender or food processor combine 1/2 an onion and 1 clove garlic, 1/2 c sour cream and 1 can enchilada sauce. Blend until onions are invisible. Pour into a large bowl.

*This is up to your preference, but I then add the chicken to the processor and blend it up so it is chopped/shredded instead of chunks.

Pour beans, corn, 1/2 cheese, chicken and olive oil into the large bowl with the sauce and mix.

Layer pan with tortillas then mixture. Keep alternating until you are out of mixture. Top with tortillas.

Mix remainder of sour cream with 1 can enchilada sauce. Pour over tortillas and top with cheese.

Bake covered at 350 for 20-30 min.(until cheese melts)