Monday, January 2, 2012

Beef & Broccoli

2 tbsp cornstarch
1 can Campbell's Condensed Beef Consomme
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 boneless beef sirloin steak
1 1/2 cups broccoli
1 medium onion
1/4 tsp garlic powder
4 cups hot cooked rice

1) Stir cornstarch, conomme and water in small bowl until mixture is smooth.
2) Heat oil in 10" skillet over medium-high heat.  Add beef and stir-fry until well browned.  Pour off fat.  Push beef to one side of skillet.
3) Add broccoli, onion and garlic to other side of skillet and stir-fry until tender-crisp.
4) Stire in cornstarch mixture.  Cook and stir until beef mixture boils and thickens.  Serve beef mixture over rice.

Sausage Balls

10 oz cheese
12 oz sausage
2 cups Bisquick

Mix and make into balls.  Cook at 350 for 20 minutes.

Chicken Enchiladas

Shredded Chicken Breast
1 1/2 cans of Old El Paso Red Enchilada Sauce (Mild)
Mexican Shredded Cheese Blend
Package of Corn Tortillas
Cumin, Salt, Pepper, Chili Powder

1) Soften tortillas in a pan with hot grease, pat dry.  (Can heat in a wet paper towel in microwave to save calories.)
2) Add 1 can of sauce to shredded chicken in a bowl plus other seasonings.
3) Layer tortialls, chicken and cheese and top with a little sauce.
4) Layer again until you have an many lawers as you want.  The last layer is only tortillas and cheese and sauce.
5) Cook in over on 350  for 25-30 minutes until heated throughly and cheese is melted.

Chicken Piccata

1 1/4 lb chicken breast
2 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp Lemon Pepper
3 cans chicken broth
1/2 onion
12 oz angel hair pasta
1 lemon
2 oz cream cheese, softened
chopped parsley and fresh parmesan

(Normally calls for capers and artichoke hearts but I leave them out.)

Cut chicken and combine with 1 tbsp olive oil and lemon pepper.  Heat the other tbsp of olive oil in skillet and add chicken mixture.

Bring broth to a boil.  Cook onion.  Combine broth, onion and pasta and cook until pasta is done.

Zest lemon to measure 1tbsp.  Juice lemon to measure 2 tbsp.  Add zest, juice, and cream cheese to skillet.  Stire until cream cheese is fully incorporated.  Add chicken.  Cook 2 mintures.

Breakfast Casserole

1 package croissant rolls
1lb mild sausage
6 eggs, beaten
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 9x13 baking dish with Pam.  Brown sausage in skillet.  Spread croissant dough in bottom of dish.  Add sausage, then pour eggs over sausage.  Generously top with cheese.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Note:  Sausage can be made the night before.  And I usually add additional eggs.  Can try using egg beaters for a more low calorie approach.

Chicken Taco Meat

Cook chicken breasts in crock pot for 6 hours with 1 cup of chicken broth, 3 tablespoons of taco seasoning.

Baked Spaghetti

Brown 1lb of beef, drain and put into bowl with spaghetti sauce and 1 tsp of Lawry's seasoning salt.

Cook noodles with salt and olive oil, drain, and put into mixture of 2 eggs, 3 tbsp melted butter, prinkle of parmesan cheese.

Layer in greased baking dish, noodles, meat & sauce, cottage cheese, mozzerella cheese, and repeat the process.

Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.  Take off foil, add top layer of mozzerella, and bake for another 10-15 minutes.