Ingredients:
1/4 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves (I use less), chopped
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can (28 oz) enchilada sauce
12 (6 in.) corn tortillas (I use flour)
3 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken (can also substitute ground beef seasoned with taco seasoning)
Method:
Combine softened cream cheese, cilantro, and 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese~ mix well. Spread 2/3 cup of enchilada sauce over bottom of dish. Pour remaining sauce into mixing bowl and set aside.
To assemble lasagna, dip four tortillas into enchilada sauce in bowl and arrange over sauce in baker, overlapping as necessary. Scoop half of the cream cheese mixture over tortillas and spread. Top with 1 cup of chicken/beef and 1/3 of onion. Repeat layers one time. Dip remaining four tortillas into sauce and arrange over second layer. Top with remaining chicken and onion. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over lasagna and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese.
Microwave: covered on high 12-15 minutes, or until center is hot. Let stand 10 minutes.
Oven: bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes, or until center is hot. Let stand 10 minutes.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Apple Pancakes
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 ½ cup apples, chopped
½ cup walnuts, chopped
2 eggs beaten
Combine flour, salt, sugar and soda together. In a separate bowl, combine beaten eggs, buttermilk and cooking oil. Stir into dry ingredients. Fold in apples and nuts. Bake on hot greased griddle and serve with Double-Apple Sauce.
Yields 4-5 servings
Serve hot.
Double-Apple Sauce (I like to double this)
1 cup applesauce
1 cup apple juice
½ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cloves
dash of salt
Combine all ingredients and cook, stirring, over medium heat 10 minutes or until thick and syrupy.
1 teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 ½ cup apples, chopped
½ cup walnuts, chopped
2 eggs beaten
Combine flour, salt, sugar and soda together. In a separate bowl, combine beaten eggs, buttermilk and cooking oil. Stir into dry ingredients. Fold in apples and nuts. Bake on hot greased griddle and serve with Double-Apple Sauce.
Yields 4-5 servings
Serve hot.
Double-Apple Sauce (I like to double this)
1 cup applesauce
1 cup apple juice
½ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cloves
dash of salt
Combine all ingredients and cook, stirring, over medium heat 10 minutes or until thick and syrupy.
Vegetable Dip
1 cup sour cream
1 cup real mayonnaise
1 tbsp minced onion
1 tbsp dry parsley
1 tsp Bon Appetite seasoning
1 tsp dill weed
Mix and chill
1 cup real mayonnaise
1 tbsp minced onion
1 tbsp dry parsley
1 tsp Bon Appetite seasoning
1 tsp dill weed
Mix and chill
Apple Banana Bread (Mom's Recipe)
½ cup shortening
¾ cup sugar
2 well beaten eggs
3 tablespoons sour milk
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
½ cup chopped nuts
1 small or medium banana mashed plus applesauce enough to make 1 cup
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, sour milk, banana & applesauce, and vanilla. Sift or stir dry ingredients together and add to the creamed mixture. Fold in nuts. Mix well and pour into one large or 2 small well greased loaf tins. Bake at 50 for about 45 minutes. Test center with a toothpick. If it comes out dry, bread is done. Remove from pans to rack and let cool.
¾ cup sugar
2 well beaten eggs
3 tablespoons sour milk
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
½ cup chopped nuts
1 small or medium banana mashed plus applesauce enough to make 1 cup
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, sour milk, banana & applesauce, and vanilla. Sift or stir dry ingredients together and add to the creamed mixture. Fold in nuts. Mix well and pour into one large or 2 small well greased loaf tins. Bake at 50 for about 45 minutes. Test center with a toothpick. If it comes out dry, bread is done. Remove from pans to rack and let cool.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Han Fried Rice
acquire 4 cups white rice (i had an idea if you do not have a rice cooker then buy some white rice at any Chinese restaurant, leave in fridge over night should be good to go)
Also I have tried different meats, ham, chicken and shrimp they are all great our family favorite is shrimp.
ingredients:
8 oz small shrimp
1/2 tsp salt (this is only for the shrimp)
pepper
1/2 tsp cornstarch (this is only for the shrimp)
2 tablespoons olive oil divided
3 eggs beaten
1 bunch green onions minced
4 cups cooked rice
3/4 cup frozen peas and carrots
1 Tablespoon soy sauce (i use more than this)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
method:
In a bowl, toss raw pealed shrimp with the salt, pepper, cornstarch, let marinate for 10 min at room temp. heat up walk or stir fry pan on high heat. when the pan is hot enough for a bead of water to instantly sizzle and evaporate and 1 tablespoon of the oil and swirl to coat.
Add the shrimp, quickly spreading out around the cooking surface area so that they are not overlapping. Let fry, untouched for 30 sec, flip over and let the other side fry for 30 sec. or until about 80 % cooked through, remove the shrimp from the pan onto a plate, leaving as much oil in the pan as possible
Turn the heat to med, let the pan heat up again, Add the eggs, stirring in a quick motion to break up and scramble the eggs. when the eggs are almost cooked through put on plate with shrimp
Use paper towel to wipe pan and return to high heat with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil swirl to cook.when the oil is hot add the onions, fry until fragrant, 30 sec Add the rice stir well to mix onions throughout. spread the rice all around the pan let rice heat up untouched about 1-2 min then toss rice again, spread out on pan.
drizzle soy sauce all around the rice and toss. Add the peas and carrots the eggs and shrimp and the sesame oil, tossing to mix the rice evenly with all the ingredients. Let everything heat up again until the rice grains are hot again taste and add more soy sauce if desired.
serves 4
I like to put 1 clove minced garlic in with the green onions, and also i like to put different veggies in like frozen broccoli
Enjoy!
Also I have tried different meats, ham, chicken and shrimp they are all great our family favorite is shrimp.
ingredients:
8 oz small shrimp
1/2 tsp salt (this is only for the shrimp)
pepper
1/2 tsp cornstarch (this is only for the shrimp)
2 tablespoons olive oil divided
3 eggs beaten
1 bunch green onions minced
4 cups cooked rice
3/4 cup frozen peas and carrots
1 Tablespoon soy sauce (i use more than this)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
method:
In a bowl, toss raw pealed shrimp with the salt, pepper, cornstarch, let marinate for 10 min at room temp. heat up walk or stir fry pan on high heat. when the pan is hot enough for a bead of water to instantly sizzle and evaporate and 1 tablespoon of the oil and swirl to coat.
Add the shrimp, quickly spreading out around the cooking surface area so that they are not overlapping. Let fry, untouched for 30 sec, flip over and let the other side fry for 30 sec. or until about 80 % cooked through, remove the shrimp from the pan onto a plate, leaving as much oil in the pan as possible
Turn the heat to med, let the pan heat up again, Add the eggs, stirring in a quick motion to break up and scramble the eggs. when the eggs are almost cooked through put on plate with shrimp
Use paper towel to wipe pan and return to high heat with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil swirl to cook.when the oil is hot add the onions, fry until fragrant, 30 sec Add the rice stir well to mix onions throughout. spread the rice all around the pan let rice heat up untouched about 1-2 min then toss rice again, spread out on pan.
drizzle soy sauce all around the rice and toss. Add the peas and carrots the eggs and shrimp and the sesame oil, tossing to mix the rice evenly with all the ingredients. Let everything heat up again until the rice grains are hot again taste and add more soy sauce if desired.
serves 4
I like to put 1 clove minced garlic in with the green onions, and also i like to put different veggies in like frozen broccoli
Enjoy!
Oven Fried Pork Chops
preheat oven to 375
4 to 5 Pork chops (i like the ones with bone in they cook faster)
1 box stove top stuffing
2 eggs beat
1 cup milk
method:
crush the stove top in a bag with rolling pin or food processor
use defrosted chops dip them in milk then egg then throw them in
the bag with stove top, shake to coat, and put in sprayed 13 x 9 pan
cook for 20 min on one side then turn over, cook another 10-15 depending on the thickness of your chops, serve with cheesy potatoes and a veggie great easy meal!!
4 to 5 Pork chops (i like the ones with bone in they cook faster)
1 box stove top stuffing
2 eggs beat
1 cup milk
method:
crush the stove top in a bag with rolling pin or food processor
use defrosted chops dip them in milk then egg then throw them in
the bag with stove top, shake to coat, and put in sprayed 13 x 9 pan
cook for 20 min on one side then turn over, cook another 10-15 depending on the thickness of your chops, serve with cheesy potatoes and a veggie great easy meal!!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Elaine's Shrimp Salad
Ingredients:
2 packages shell pasta (20-22 oz)
1 1/2 lbs salad shrimp
3 cucumbers
1 yellow bell pepper
1 orange/red bell pepper
1 bunch green onions
1 bunch radishes
1 jar regular Miracle Whip
salt and pepper
1 Tb Shillings "Bon Appetite" or McCormick "Salad Supreme"
Method:
Cook pasta and allow to cool. Cut cucumbers, peppers, green onions and radishes into bowl. Add cooked salad shrimp. In separate bowl, mix Miracle Whip, seasoning, and salt and pepper together. Make sure you taste in this stage~ you may need to add more seasoning until seasoned properly (it's much easier to mix in separate bowl). Once taste is correct, mix everything together in the largest bowl you have. Makes enough to serve a large crowd or family gathering.
2 packages shell pasta (20-22 oz)
1 1/2 lbs salad shrimp
3 cucumbers
1 yellow bell pepper
1 orange/red bell pepper
1 bunch green onions
1 bunch radishes
1 jar regular Miracle Whip
salt and pepper
1 Tb Shillings "Bon Appetite" or McCormick "Salad Supreme"
Method:
Cook pasta and allow to cool. Cut cucumbers, peppers, green onions and radishes into bowl. Add cooked salad shrimp. In separate bowl, mix Miracle Whip, seasoning, and salt and pepper together. Make sure you taste in this stage~ you may need to add more seasoning until seasoned properly (it's much easier to mix in separate bowl). Once taste is correct, mix everything together in the largest bowl you have. Makes enough to serve a large crowd or family gathering.
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients:
4 Corn Tortillas
1 large onion
4 garlic cloves (can use less)
2 Tb Cilantro
1 boiled/deboned chicken
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can Rotele
1 Tb Cumin
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cup Monterrey jack cheese-shredded
1 avocado, sliced
Method:
After boiling chicken, reserve 8 cups of broth. Add onion, garlic, cilantro, tomatoes, rotele, cumin, and pepper to broth with chicken. Simmer 30 minutes.
Cut tortillas into strips and fry in 1/2 cup oil. Drain. Sprinkle strips and cheese over each serving. Top with avocado.
4 Corn Tortillas
1 large onion
4 garlic cloves (can use less)
2 Tb Cilantro
1 boiled/deboned chicken
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can Rotele
1 Tb Cumin
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cup Monterrey jack cheese-shredded
1 avocado, sliced
Method:
After boiling chicken, reserve 8 cups of broth. Add onion, garlic, cilantro, tomatoes, rotele, cumin, and pepper to broth with chicken. Simmer 30 minutes.
Cut tortillas into strips and fry in 1/2 cup oil. Drain. Sprinkle strips and cheese over each serving. Top with avocado.
Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients:
1 package frozen breaded chicken breast patties (partially thawed)
1 medium green bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 cup sliced mushrooms (fresh or canned)
1 small onion, chopped
2 cans (14 1/2 oz each) Italian-seasoned diced tomatoes (do not drain)
1 garlic clove, pressed
1 package cooked linguine
Method:
Slice thawed chicken patties into 3/4 inch strips and cook in pan 5 minutes, turning frequently. Add tomatoes, bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Serve over hot linguine. Sprinkle with Parmesan or Romano cheese.
1 package frozen breaded chicken breast patties (partially thawed)
1 medium green bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 cup sliced mushrooms (fresh or canned)
1 small onion, chopped
2 cans (14 1/2 oz each) Italian-seasoned diced tomatoes (do not drain)
1 garlic clove, pressed
1 package cooked linguine
Method:
Slice thawed chicken patties into 3/4 inch strips and cook in pan 5 minutes, turning frequently. Add tomatoes, bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Serve over hot linguine. Sprinkle with Parmesan or Romano cheese.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Mamma's Shepards Pie
Ingredients:
1 lb Hamburger
1 can Sweet Corn
1 can Green Beans
2 cans Tomato Soup
4-6 servings of mashed potatoes (instant potatoes makes this a 15 min meal)
1 cup Cheddar Cheese
Method:
Brown and drain the hamburger in a very large, deep skillet. Drain water from only the beans, and add beans, corn with juice, and both cans of tomato soup into skillet. Allow to come to a low simmer. If sauce is too thick, add a little water. Top with mashed potatoes and cheese. Turn off heat and cover with lid to allow the cheese to melt. Serves a family of 4-6 with leftovers.
1 lb Hamburger
1 can Sweet Corn
1 can Green Beans
2 cans Tomato Soup
4-6 servings of mashed potatoes (instant potatoes makes this a 15 min meal)
1 cup Cheddar Cheese
Method:
Brown and drain the hamburger in a very large, deep skillet. Drain water from only the beans, and add beans, corn with juice, and both cans of tomato soup into skillet. Allow to come to a low simmer. If sauce is too thick, add a little water. Top with mashed potatoes and cheese. Turn off heat and cover with lid to allow the cheese to melt. Serves a family of 4-6 with leftovers.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Twice-Baked Potatoes
Ingredients:
4 already-baked Russet baking potatoes
3 Tb butter
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
Method:
Slice the potatoes in half and scoop the centers into a bowl, leaving a shell about 1/4 inch think. Set the shells aside. After melting the butter, combine with sour cream and potato pulp and mix thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fill each shell with the mixture then top each with cheddar cheese.
Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until the potatoes are heated and just beginning to bubble.
*You can also mix in bacon bits, chopped broccoli, ham, different cheeses, even corn!
4 already-baked Russet baking potatoes
3 Tb butter
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
Method:
Slice the potatoes in half and scoop the centers into a bowl, leaving a shell about 1/4 inch think. Set the shells aside. After melting the butter, combine with sour cream and potato pulp and mix thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fill each shell with the mixture then top each with cheddar cheese.
Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until the potatoes are heated and just beginning to bubble.
*You can also mix in bacon bits, chopped broccoli, ham, different cheeses, even corn!
Southern Cornbread
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Butter
2/3 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 cup Buttermilk
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Yellow Cornmeal
1 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
Method:
Melt butter in microwave, then add sugar and stir well. Add eggs and beat until well blended. Stir in buttermilk and then combine remaining ingredients into mix. Put in greased 9 x 9 pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
* if you don't have buttermilk, whole milk works as well in this recipe
1/2 cup Butter
2/3 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 cup Buttermilk
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Yellow Cornmeal
1 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
Method:
Melt butter in microwave, then add sugar and stir well. Add eggs and beat until well blended. Stir in buttermilk and then combine remaining ingredients into mix. Put in greased 9 x 9 pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
* if you don't have buttermilk, whole milk works as well in this recipe
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