Creamy Garlic Parmesan Brussel Sprouts with Bacon (Very Good)

Ingredients:

10 oz bacon, cut into strips

2 T butter

2 pounds brussel sprouts, washed, trim bottoms and cut in half

salt and pepper to taste

5 cloves garlic finely chopped

1 1/2 C heavy cream to thicken

1 1/2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 T water

1/3 C grated mozzarella

1/4 C fresh grated parm cheese

Instructions:

1.  Preheat oven to 375

2.  Fry bacon

3.  Drain most of bacon fat leaving about 1-2 T in the pan.  Melt the butter and add brussel spouts and season with salt and pepper.  Scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook for about 6 mins.  The edges should start crisping and slightly charring.

4.  Add in the garlic and  stir it through the sprouts for a minutes.  Pour in the cream, reduce heat down to low and allow them to simmer until tender ( 3-4 min)

5.  If the cream is too thin for your liking, add in more corn starch

6.  Add the bacon in and give everything a good mix . Top the sprouts with mozzarella and parm cheese.  Bake until cheese is bubbly and sprouts are done ( about 15 mins)  Broil 2-3 mins to your liking

7.  Season with a little extra pepper if desired. You can also sprinkle with chopped parsley, thyme or rosemary.

Hamburger Stroganoff (Simple from Allrecipes) Good!

Ingredients:

1 (16 oz) package egg noodles

1 pound lean ground beef

1 (.75 oz) packet dry brown gravy mix

1 (8 oz) package cream cheese

1 ( 6 oz) can chopped mushrooms, with liquid

1/2 C milk

1 (8oz) sour cream

2 (10.75 oz) cans cream of mushroom soup

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

1.   Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.  Add egg noodles and cook for  8 to 10 mins or until al dente, drain.

2.  In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef

3.  Mix brown gravy, cream cheese, and mushrooms with hamburger, stirring in cream cheese melts.  Add milk, sour cream, and mushroom soup to cooked pasta.  Blend hamburger mixture with pasta.

Brussel Sprout Parm Bake ( The Kitchen)

Mix together:

1 C Parmesan 

Brussel sprouts, cut in 1/2 if small and 4ths in large

Pre Heat Iron skillet for 20 mins at 450

Remove after pre heat and add olive oil

Add mixture to skillet and bake 20-25 mins

 

A Little Fruit with My Crisp (Ree Drummond)

Ingredients:

Berry Mixture:

2 1/2 C raspberries and sliced strawberries

1/3 C granulated sugar

1 heaping T cornstarch

1 tsp vanilla extract

Crisp:

1 1/2 sticks (12 T) salted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for greasing the baking dish

2 C all purpose flour

2/3 C oats

1/2 C sugar

1/2 C packed brown sugar

1/2 C pecans

Dash of kosher salt

Whipped Cream:

1 C heavy cream

1 tsp sugar

Preheat the oven to 350 

For the berry mixture:  In a medium bowl, combine the berries, sugar, cornstarch and vanilla.  Stir and set aside

For Crisp:  Butter an 8 inch square baking dish.  In a large bowl combine the butter pieces, flour, oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pecans, salt.  Cut together with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Press 1/2 the crisp mixture into the prepared baking dish.  Top with berry mixture, the sprinkle the remaining crisp over the top.  Bake until the topping is golden brown, about 45 minutes.  Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Top with sweetened whipped cream

Summer Stir Fry

2 T butter

2 T olive oil

4 cloves garlic, minced

12 whole jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (toss with ole bay)

2 whole zucchini slices on a slight diagonal

2 ears corn, cut off cob

1/2 C grape tomatoes sliced half lengthwise

Add heavy cream to thicken

Salt and pepper to taste

Heat 1 T butter and 1 T olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add minced garlic.  When oil and butter are hot, add shrimp and cook 3 minutes.  Remove to plate, do not clean skillet

Add the rest of butter and oil and heat over medium heat.  Add zucchini slices in a single layers and cook one minute tossing once.  Scoot zucchini to the edge of the pan then add corn. Cook 1 minute then add tomato, salt and pepper.  Toss around then add shrimp.  Cook for additional 30 seconds then remove from heat.  Serve of cauliflower rice or white rice.

Overnight French Toast Bake

 1/2 C butter, melted

12 Slices bread (I used potato bread)

3/4 C brown sugar 

1 tsp cinnamon 

5 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 C milk

1 1/2 tsp vanilla 

Powdered sugar (opt)

1. In a 9x13 pan pour melted butter

2.  Layer 6 pieces of bread over the melted butter

3.  In a small bowl mix together your sugar and cinnamon and mix half 

     over the top of bread

4.  Top with remaining 6 slices of bread

5.  In a large bowl whisk together eggs and milk, vanilla and pour over top of bread.

6.  Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and cinnamon mixture

7.  Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or over night

8.  Preheat oven 350

9.  Place covered dish in oven and bake 30 mins

10.  Remove foil and bake additional 15 mins

11.  Remove from oven and serve with powdered sugar and syrup

This is a very good holiday dish for breakfast 

White Chicken Lasagna Rollups

 8 lasagna noodles, cooked according to package

2 cups Alfredo sauce * I did half and half with Red Sauce (Prego)

2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded * I like to use rotisserie chicken

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 

1 cup Parmesan cheese + 1/2 cup, divided

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp Italian seasoning 

Salt and Pepper to taste

Optional: fresh parsley, finely chopped

1. Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease a casserole dish

2.  Lay cooked lasagna noodles out in single layer on a clean work surface

3.  In a bowl, combine the chicken, cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and the salt and pepper to taste. Mix well

4.  Spread about 1/4 cup of chicken mixture onto each of the noodles. Roll noodles up tightly.

5.  Pour 1 cup Alfredo sauce into the bottom of the casserole dish(I used 1/2 red sauce on one side.  Place each roll up side by side in the baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over the roll ups.  Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

6.  Bake 10-15 mins until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.