Rating: 5 stars
Cost: $$
Comments: I had a major craving for crab soup and found this delicious recipe online. It took no time at all to cook and the outcome was just as good as some of the restaurants! The hubby and I were practically licking our bowls. I also put the remaining soup in the freezer to have the next time company comes!
Ingrediants:
3 tbs all-purpose flour
1 envelope hollandaise sauce mix
4 cups half-and-half, divided
1/4 cup butter
3 tbs Old Bay seasoning
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp celery seed
1 cup whipping cream
1 tbs cooking Sherry
1 pound fresh crab meat (I used lump crab)
Directions:
In medium bowl, blend flour and hollandaise sauce with 2 cups half-and-half. Melt butter in a medium heavy sauce pan over medium heat. Slowly add hollandaise mixture, stirring constantly until thickened. Add remaining half-and-half, Old Bay, dry mustard, celery seed, and whipping cream. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Add crab meat and Sherry stirring gently until warmed through. Serve immediatly.
Helpful Tip: I pretty much stirred the entire time while making the soup. The combination of the heat and stirring helped to dissolve any chunks from the flour and hollandaise.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Sesame Chicken & Pasta
Rating: 5 Stars
Cost: $
Comments: I got this yummy recipe from my sister-in-law and we instantly fell in love with it. It's simple, different, and great meal for big crowds or a small gathering. The leftovers are great too!
Ingredients:
1 tbs. sugar
1 tbs. sesame oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 box bowtie pasta
1 red pepper
1 large head of broccoli
2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Directions:
Boil a medium pot of water. Add chicken to boiling water, cover, and cook for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Mix sugar, sesame oil, white wine vinegar, soy sauce, and vegetable oil in a medium bowl. Cut up the cooked chicken and red pepper into bite size pieces. Add pepper and chicken to marinade and mix. Cook pasta. Add cut up broccoli to pasta with one minute left of cooking. Drain pasta and broccoli. Add dressing mixture to the pasta, toss, and enjoy!
Cost: $
Comments: I got this yummy recipe from my sister-in-law and we instantly fell in love with it. It's simple, different, and great meal for big crowds or a small gathering. The leftovers are great too!
Ingredients:
1 tbs. sugar
1 tbs. sesame oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 box bowtie pasta
1 red pepper
1 large head of broccoli
2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Directions:
Boil a medium pot of water. Add chicken to boiling water, cover, and cook for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Mix sugar, sesame oil, white wine vinegar, soy sauce, and vegetable oil in a medium bowl. Cut up the cooked chicken and red pepper into bite size pieces. Add pepper and chicken to marinade and mix. Cook pasta. Add cut up broccoli to pasta with one minute left of cooking. Drain pasta and broccoli. Add dressing mixture to the pasta, toss, and enjoy!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Confetti Bread (veggie pizza)
Rating: 5 stars
Cost: $
Comments: This is a great make-ahead appetizer. I usually make it the night before and serve the next day. Super easy and delicious!
Ingredients:
2 cans of pillsbury crecent rolls (I use the reduced fat)
1 block cream cheese softened (I use reduced fat)
1/2 cup mayo (I use light or fat free)
1/2 packet dry ranch dressing
any raw veggies you'd like (I've made it with different combinations of peppers, boccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and cucumbers- I basically just use whatever I have on hand)
Directions:
Cost: $
Comments: This is a great make-ahead appetizer. I usually make it the night before and serve the next day. Super easy and delicious!
Ingredients:
2 cans of pillsbury crecent rolls (I use the reduced fat)
1 block cream cheese softened (I use reduced fat)
1/2 cup mayo (I use light or fat free)
1/2 packet dry ranch dressing
any raw veggies you'd like (I've made it with different combinations of peppers, boccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and cucumbers- I basically just use whatever I have on hand)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
- Unroll crecent rolls side by side on a cookie sheet pressing them together to make one big crust.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes and let cool
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Put the cream cheese and mayonnaise in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle on the dressing mix. Mix until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- chp up veggies and mix those in a seperate bowl
- Spread the cream cheese mixture on the cooled pizza crust.
- Sprinkle on the veggie confetti. Enjoy!
Crab Bake Casserole
Rating: 5 stars
Cost: $$$
Comments: AMAZING. Well worth the cost and a little extra prep effort.
Ingredients:
4 eggs (beaten)
1 lb. fresh crab meat (I used 1lb. can found in the refrigerated seafood section)
2 cups milk
2 cups seasoned crutons
8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
1 tbsp dried minced onion
1 tbsp dried parsley
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Directions:
Lightly spray a medium baking dish (I used 9x13) Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, croutons, cheese, onion, and parsley. Stir in the crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon into the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into center of the casserole comes out clean.
Cost: $$$
Comments: AMAZING. Well worth the cost and a little extra prep effort.
Ingredients:
4 eggs (beaten)
1 lb. fresh crab meat (I used 1lb. can found in the refrigerated seafood section)
2 cups milk
2 cups seasoned crutons
8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
1 tbsp dried minced onion
1 tbsp dried parsley
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Directions:
Lightly spray a medium baking dish (I used 9x13) Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, croutons, cheese, onion, and parsley. Stir in the crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon into the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into center of the casserole comes out clean.
Mini Spinach Bread Bowls
Rating: 5 stars
Cost: $
Comments: These are so easy and DELICIOUS! They make for great appetizers. This recipe yields 10 mini bread bowls but is easy to double if needed.
Ingredients:
1 loaf simply french bread by Pillsbury (it's near the crecent rolls)
1 container of any pre-made spinach dip (I used one that had waterchestnuts in it)
shredded mozzerella cheese
Directions:
-Preheat the oven to 350. Lightly mist 10 cups in a muffin tin with cooking spray.
-Open the package of French bread dough and lay the roll of dough on a clean, dry surface. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 10 equal rounds, about an inch thick. Using your hands, press the dough pieces into flat rounds. Press each round into a prepared cup in the muffin tin, forming the dough into a bowl shape and pressing it up the sides. Set aside.
-scoop a spoonful of spinach dip in each muffin (don't overfill)
-sprinkle with mozzerella cheese
-Bake for 15-17 minutes until bread bowls start to brown on the edges. Let cool 3-5 minutes before serving.
Cost: $
Comments: These are so easy and DELICIOUS! They make for great appetizers. This recipe yields 10 mini bread bowls but is easy to double if needed.
Ingredients:
1 loaf simply french bread by Pillsbury (it's near the crecent rolls)
1 container of any pre-made spinach dip (I used one that had waterchestnuts in it)
shredded mozzerella cheese
Directions:
-Preheat the oven to 350. Lightly mist 10 cups in a muffin tin with cooking spray.
-Open the package of French bread dough and lay the roll of dough on a clean, dry surface. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 10 equal rounds, about an inch thick. Using your hands, press the dough pieces into flat rounds. Press each round into a prepared cup in the muffin tin, forming the dough into a bowl shape and pressing it up the sides. Set aside.
-scoop a spoonful of spinach dip in each muffin (don't overfill)
-sprinkle with mozzerella cheese
-Bake for 15-17 minutes until bread bowls start to brown on the edges. Let cool 3-5 minutes before serving.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Sausage & Egg Breakfast Casserole
Rating: 5 stars!
Cost: $
Comments: I was looking for a super easy breakfast casserole to make when my inlaws were visiting and knew I wanted something with minimal ingredients. I found this little gem and although I'm not a fan of sausage it was too easy to pass up. Turns out I LOVED IT! It was embarrassingly easy to make, crazy delicious, and even reheated well the next morning. I will definitely be making this again and have a feeling it will be my new go-to breakfast recipe for guests!
Ingredients:
1 pkg pillsbury crecent rolls (I use the reduced fat)
1 lb. package Jimmy Dean's breakfast sausage (I got the maple and strongly recommend it!)
6 eggs
shredded sharp cheddar cheese
pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Unroll crecents to cover a 9 x13 baking dish Cook sausage, drain, pour on top of crecents. Mix milk, pepper, & eggs in a seperate bowl. Pour on top. Sprinkle with cheese (I covered the top of the eggs) Bake for 30 minutes or until eggs are cooked.
Cost: $
Comments: I was looking for a super easy breakfast casserole to make when my inlaws were visiting and knew I wanted something with minimal ingredients. I found this little gem and although I'm not a fan of sausage it was too easy to pass up. Turns out I LOVED IT! It was embarrassingly easy to make, crazy delicious, and even reheated well the next morning. I will definitely be making this again and have a feeling it will be my new go-to breakfast recipe for guests!
Ingredients:
1 pkg pillsbury crecent rolls (I use the reduced fat)
1 lb. package Jimmy Dean's breakfast sausage (I got the maple and strongly recommend it!)
6 eggs
shredded sharp cheddar cheese
pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Unroll crecents to cover a 9 x13 baking dish Cook sausage, drain, pour on top of crecents. Mix milk, pepper, & eggs in a seperate bowl. Pour on top. Sprinkle with cheese (I covered the top of the eggs) Bake for 30 minutes or until eggs are cooked.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Grilled Turkey Burger Wraps
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Rating: 5 stars
Cost: less than $10
Comments: Found this little gem of a recipe on Pinterest and I adapted it to fit our family. It's quick, easy, and super healthy, especially with my tweeks. Great for a light dinner or lunch. We all loved it and I'll definitely be making this again!
Ingredients:
1lb. ground turkey (the kind I got was 97% fat free)
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. katchup
1 tsp. dried minced onion
salt & pepper to taste
shredded cheddar cheese (I used reduced fat)
sliced tomatoes
yellow mustard
whole grain wraps
Directions: brown turkey in skillet and drain. Add in Worcstershire, katchup, minced onion, salt & pepper and simmer for 5 minutes. Sprinkle cheese down the center of each wrap, scoop on turkey, spread some mustard over the mixture, top with tomato slices and wrap like a burrito. Place on the foreman for about 5 minutes until cheese is melted. Enjoy!
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