Baked cooked shrimp

Comfort  food plus!

 New recipe #4

For topping of shrimp.

 

1 cup panko bread crumbs

1tsp. Garlic granules 

1 tsp. Dried parsley

1tsp  dried basil 

1 tsp. Paprika 

1/2 tsp. Salt & pepper

4 Tablespoons butter softened 

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil.

Mix well all with a small

Fork to combine ingredients.

Butter the bottom of a baking dish 

And add shrimp.

Bake 325° for 30 minutes uncovered.

Enjoy!

I served with homemade macaroni and cheese with stewed tomatoes,

NOTE;  these are also delicious dipped in cocktail sauce.    I had a few leftover and tried them with the cocktail sauce. YUMMY!

 

 

Slow cooker cheesy chicken

 

Day 2 new recipe 

2 large boneless chicken breasts 

1 tsp. Garlic powder 

1 tsp. Basil

1tsp. Paprika (optional)

Salt and pepper

1 jar marinara sauce (I use Rao)

1cup half and half

I cup cheese blend

1 cup parmesean cheese 

1. Place the seasoned chicken in the bottom of your slow cooker.
2. Mix marinara sauce and half and half 
3. Pour the marinara sauce over the chicken, ensuring it’s fully coated.

Cover and cook on low heat for approximately 4 hours. High for approximately 3 hours. Make sure chicken has an internal temperature of 165° F. Chicken should be fork tender.

I am serving this delicious dish with polenta and a salad. Enjoy.

1. Once the chicken is cooked, sprinkle the shredded mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over the top.
2. Cover the slow cooker and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until the cheese iis melted and bubbly.

I served ours over Polenta and our side was a small salad.

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Honey chipotle Riblets

NOTE: 

Hi, my adapted recipe has the chipotle eliminated. I don’t care for it but recipe is posted as it is called for.

I also used pork cut into pieces for my riblets.

Also to give it a kick I added 2 T spicy bbq sauce.

 

Oats and stuff cookies

A good day to bake!

1 cup oats 

Pinch salt

1/2 tsp. Cinnamon

1 T soft peanut butter

2 ripe bananas smashed

1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup dried cranberries 

Bake 400° for 20 minutes 

Mine were dark on the bottom which I don’t mind.  If you do adjust oven by about 5 minutes,

Placed smashed bananas in a deep bowl. Add softened peanut butter. Stir with a large spoon to blend.  Add oats and cinnamon. Stir. Add semi sweet chocolate chips and dried cranberries.  Stir to combine. Using a meatball type scooper place each scoop on parchment paper as illustrated below. 

Bake as directed.  Yummy!

A great snack !

Enjoy!

Strawberry roll- up cake

Simple and Lucious 

 1-Angel food cake mix

Large cookie sheet 

Mix according to directions

Bake approximately 20 to 25 minutes.  Remove from oven.  Cool 10 minutes.  After 10 minutes refrigerate at least 30 minutes.  With a sharp knife gently go around pan to loosen edges.

With a spatula gently lift edge and continue to remove from

Pan.  I placed the cake on silpad and topped with 1- large can strawberry pie filling and roll starting at smallest end of cake.

NOTE: you can use any fruit pie filling or even pudding.

Chocolate would be delicious!!!

TOPPING

1- pint heavy cream 

4 T powdered sugar 

1-tsp. Vanilla 

I-pkg. unflavored gelatin (2 tablespoons) the gelatin will help stabilize ) you can also use 2-T vanilla instant pudding instead of gelatin) 

The cream might Slightly taste like vanilla)

It will

Also help The whipping cream will stay longer .

Refrigerate until serving.  The longer it refrigerates the better it’ll be to slice.

One pot Italian meal

Easy one pot meal tonight. I made my changes as noted with asterisk **.

• 1 pound Italian sausage (**I removed skin and the cut the sausage in small pieces)

• ½ cup chopped green or **variegated pepper

• 1 medium onion, chopped

  **I Clove minced garlic 

  1 tsp. Dried basil or parsley**

• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes (**I used Hunts petite diced)including juice

• 2 cups vegetable juice from concentrate (**I used Campbell tomato juice)

• 1 ½ cups instant rice

• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

  ***Note: I mixed mozzarella and sharp cheddar cheese to top this easy dinner.

Cook sausage in a large skillet until no longer pink, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain off excess fat. Add bell pepper , garlic and onion; cook until slightly crisp. Add diced tomatoes and vegetable juice; cook and stir until boiling.

1. Remove from the heat and stir in rice. Cover the skillet and let stand until liquid is absorbed, 5 to 8 minutes.

1. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over sausage, tomato, and rice mixture. Cover again and let stand until cheese is melted.

   
   

   NOTE: 

   I used mild sausage for this recipe

   And added about a 1/2 tsp. Red pepper

   
   

   **For an added bite I would use hot sausage.

 Note:

If you prefer regular rice instead of minute rice.  Cook the regular rice separately and add to tomato peppers mixture after the mixture is thoroughly cooked. About 20 to 30 minutes.

Chicken cordon blu casserole

New photo 7/31/2024

served with a side salad.

A few added adjustments as noted..**

You can half this recipe if you are making this for two servings and use an 8” x 8” baking dish.

 In my recipe I used a 9” x 13” baking dish.  Basically guessed at amounts to our liking.

It’s a winner! Hubby had seconds!

Note:  white cheddar cheese made this casserole a WINNER!!!

 8 oz cooked chicken cubed

8 ounces deli ham, cubed

8 oz. UnCooked wide egg noodles) cooked au’dente) and drained **

8 ounces Swiss cheese, cubed(I used white cheddar) and only used 4 oz.)**

1 (10.5 ounce) can reduced-fat, reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup)( I used regular cream of chicken soup)**

• 1/2 cup 2% milk (I used whole milk)**

• 1/2 cup light sour cream) I used regular sour cream)**

  Topping:

• 2 tablespoons butter

• 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs( I used regular panko breadcrumbs)

• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350°.  Light grease 9x13 in. Baking dish.

Place cooked noodles in greased baking dish. Top noodles with cooked chicken and ham . (Note I used rotisserie chicken and deli Tavern  ham).**

Mix together condensed soup, milk, cheese and sour cream in a medium bowl until combined; spoon over noodle mixture in the casserole dish.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in hot butter until crumbs are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle over casserole.** I did in microwave

Instead of stove. Easier imo.

Bake 350° for approximately 30 minutes. Allow to set for 5 minutes and serve with your favorite side dish or salad.

**if you want casserole to look a little browner on top. Broil for 2 or 3 minutes on high watching carefully to not burn.

Adapted to our liking from allrecipes