Friday, April 27, 2018

Sheet Pan Flank Steak with Salsa Verde


Just made this last night! So good! 
*This recipe comes from the magazine CookingLight March 2018, pg 116.

Sheet Pan Flank Steak with Salsa Verde
Active: 10 min.  Total: 20 min.
Italian salsa verde, a combo olive oil, parsley, capers, and crushed red pepper, perks up this simple main. Serve with roasted potatoes or brown rice to complete the meal.


1 lb flank steak, trimmed
1 tsp. Kosher salt, divided
¾ tsp. Black pepper, divided
6 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 lb. Broccoli heads, cut into florets with stem attached
1 medium red onion, cut into wedges
¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 ½ Tbsp. chopped fresh oregano
1 Tbsp. capers, chopped
¼ tsp. Crushed red pepper


1.     Preheat broiler with oven rack in top position. Place a rimmed baking sheet in oven (do not remove pan while oven preheats).

2.     Sprinkle steak with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper. Carefully remove an from oven; add 1 tablespoon oil to pan, tilting pan to coat. Add steak to pan; broil 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven; turn steak over. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan around steak. Arrange broccoli and onion evenly around steak; sprinkle vegetables with ¼ teaspoon salt and remaining black pepper. Return pan to oven; broil until thermometer inserted in steak registers 140°, about 5 minutes. Place steak on cutting board. Continue to broil vegetables until tender and lightly charred, about 5 minutes.

3.     Whisk together remaining ¼ teaspoon salt, remaining ¼ oil, parsley, vinegar, oregano, capers, and red pepper in a bowl. Cut steak against the grain into thin slices. Spoon parsley mixture evenly over steak. Serve with vegetable mixture.

Serves 4 (serving size: 3 oz steak and about 1 ½ cups vegetables) Calories 406; Fat 27g (sat 5g, unsat 21g); Protien 28g; Carb 11g; Fiber 4g; Sugar 3g (added sugar 0g); Sodium 635mg; Calc 10%DV; Potasium 23% DV

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Enchilada Casserole

Ever get tired of rolling tortillas just to have them turn to mush? Here's our solution:
Enchilada Casserole!

Serves 4:
4 chicken thighs (cooked)
12 tortillas (cut up in edible bites)
4 oz cheese (1/2 bag of shredded cheese)

Enchilada Sauce:- mix in blender until smooth
1 large can small diced tomatoes
1 T tomato paste
1 small can of tomato sauce
handful of cilantro

Add spices to sauce to taste: garlic powder, seasoning salt, onion powder, chili pepper flakes

Layer ingredients in 9x9 pan. (three tortillas on bottom, then chicken, cheese, sauce.... repeat twice).

Bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and casserole is warmed through.

You can add more cheese, but we limited it to keep it weight watcher's friendly.


Brazilian Hot Dogs

Brazilian Hot Dogs
Assemble in this order:
Hot dog bun
Condiments of your choice: miracle whip, mustard, ketchup
Hot dog
Vinaigrette (recipe below)
Corn
Seal with mashed potatoes
Lightly smear top with mayo
Sprinkle with potato sticks

Vinaigrette
Tomato
Bell pepper
Onion
Parsley(optional)
Oil
Vinegar
Salt

Dice veggies. Use 3 parts vinegar to 1 part oil with a pinch of salt. Make dressing in separate container and shake well to mix. Put on top of veggies just before serving.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

LIPTON'S ONION ROASTED POTATOES 
1 env. Lipton onion recipe soup mix
2 lbs. all-purpose potatoes, cut into lg. chunks
1/3 c. olive or vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In large plastic bag, add all ingredients. Close bag and shake until potatoes are evenly coated. empty potatoes into shallow baking or roasting pan; discard bag. Bake, stirring occasionally, 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender and golden brown. Garnish, if desired with chopped parsley. Makes about 8 servings.

Monday, May 26, 2014

Refrigerator Cookies

Cream together....1 cup shortening.
                           2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
Add.....................2 eggs 
Beat well.Sift
together and
add......................3 1/2 cups sifted flour
                            1 teaspoon soda
                            1 teaspoon baking powder  ***see variations
 Add.....................1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix thoroughly. Shape into 2-inch rolls, Wrap in waxed paper and chill in gas refigerator
Slice very thin and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in hot gas oven 425F 5 to 8 minutes.
Makes 6-7 dozen.
VARIATIONS:
FRUIT COOKIES; To standard refigerator cookies add either 1 cup raisins, 1 cup chopped dates or 1 cup chopped dried fruit. Substitute white sugar for brown.

****NUT COOKIES: To standard refigerator cookies add 1 cup chopped nuts and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. This is the one we use, with pecans.

SPICE COOKIES; To standard refigerator cookies add 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon each of allspice, ground cloves and nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ginger and 1 cup finely chopped raisins.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Best Buttery Dinner Rolls

The Best Buttery Dinner Rolls
The best buttery dinner roll recipe around. Bread Machine version can be found on this post Original recipe can be found at Food.com
Ingredients
  • 1 cup water, plus
  • 1 tablespoon water (70-80 F)
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 1/4 cups bread flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons shortening (optional)
Instructions
  1. Combine all the ingredients, minus the shortening and butter, in the bowl of your stand mixer in the order listed in the ingredients. Knead with the dough hook until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside to rise until the dough has doubled in size, about an hour.
  3. Once dough has risen, remove from bowl onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into 15 uniformed sized balls (you may have to have shortening on your hand as you do this to keep from sticking)
  4. Lightly butter a 9x13 baking pan. Place rolls onto baking pan, cover and let rise until double in size (approximately 30 minutes).
  5. Bake in a 350°F oven for 15 minutes or until a light, golden brown.
  6. After removing from the oven, brush with melted butter. Serve warm.


Via: http://dineanddish.net/2012/11/the-freshman-fifteen-recipe-the-best-buttery-dinner-rolls/

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
1/3 C (3 oz) cream cheese
1/4 C green salsa
1T fresh lime juice
1/2 t cumin
1 t chili powder
1/2 t onion powder
1/4 t granulated garlic, or garlic powder
3 T chopped cilantro
2 T sliced green onions
2 C shredded cooked chicken (for extra yumminess, use grilled taco chicken!)
1 C grated pepperjack cheese
small corn tortillas (and actually, flour ones are really good as well)
kosher salt
cooking sprayHeat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so it’s soft and easy to stir. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic. Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese and combine well.You can prepare up to this step ahead of time. Just keep the mixture in the fridge.
Work with a few tortillas at a time and heat in the microwave until they are soft enough to roll without cracking. It helps to place them between damp paper towels. Usually 20-30 seconds will do it. If you find yours are cracking when you roll them or are coming unrolled right away, just try heating them longer and try the paper towel thing.
Place 2-3 T of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 inch from the edges.  Roll up tortillas and place seam down on a baking sheet, not touching one another.  Spray lightly with cooking spray, or lightly brush with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with kosher salt.  Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown.  Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving.