For girl's dinner at my place this past week, I decided to make chicken enchiladas. The problem: I HATE canned/jarred enchilada sauce! The last time I made them, I just used plain ol' taco sauce, but, for this go-round, I wanted to kick things up a notch!
Hence, I found (and tweaked) this enchilada sauce and it is awesome!
Enchilada Sauce
Ingredients
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp flour
4 tbsp chili powder (I used Bloemer's but any good brand will do)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cumin
pinch of cayenne or crushed red pepper flake (just a lil heat!)
1/2 tsp oregano
2 1/2-3 cups chicken stock
Directions
Heat oil in a small pan over medium heat
Add flour and stir together for about 1 minute
Stir in all of spices
Then gradually add chicken stock, whisking to remove lumps
(Original recipe called for 2 cups of stock, but I found I needed a bit more liquid to thin out the sauce and make it pourable... Yes, that is a word!) :)
Pour over enchiladas, top with cheese and bake til bubbly
Next time, I am going to make more than 1 batch so I can refrigerate/save for another batch. It should keep for approx 2 weeks
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Dreamsicle Trifle
I am SO excited to make this! It may just appear at one of our 4th of July functions this weekend. Sounds refreshing and delicious :)
Dreamsicle Trifle
Ingredients
2 large cans mandarin oranges
1 small pkg. orange gelatin
1 pint orange sherbet
1 container of whipped cream/Cool Whip
1 angel food cake, cubed
Directions
Drain 1 cup of liquid from mandarin oranges
Bring liquid to a boil. Add gelatin and stir to dissolve
Cool until barely warm/room temperature
Add orange sherbet and mix until combined
Gently fold in 1 cup of whipped cream
Add one half of cake cubes into trifle dish in a tight layer
Add orange mixture over top of cake cubes
Add a thin layer of whipped cream
Add a layer of mandarin oranges
Repeat process
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving
Then... it's time to enjoy!
Dreamsicle Trifle
Ingredients
2 large cans mandarin oranges
1 small pkg. orange gelatin
1 pint orange sherbet
1 container of whipped cream/Cool Whip
1 angel food cake, cubed
Directions
Drain 1 cup of liquid from mandarin oranges
Bring liquid to a boil. Add gelatin and stir to dissolve
Cool until barely warm/room temperature
Add orange sherbet and mix until combined
Gently fold in 1 cup of whipped cream
Add one half of cake cubes into trifle dish in a tight layer
Add orange mixture over top of cake cubes
Add a thin layer of whipped cream
Add a layer of mandarin oranges
Repeat process
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving
Then... it's time to enjoy!
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Chicken Fried Steak
If you are anything like me, sometimes, you crave a good ol' country fried steak. No, it isn't healthy, by any means. But if you can find a good one, they are DELICIOUS!
Here's a crack at making my own. They turned out pretty good for a beginner, but I definitely need more practice!
Chicken Fried Steak
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of milk
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp seasoned salt
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
3/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
3 lbs cube steak
1/2 cup canola or veg oil
1 tbsp butter
Directions
Begin with an assembly line of dishes
1st dish - Mix milk and the eggs together
2nd dish - Combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne
3rd dish - Meat
4th dish - Empty for meat once coated
Sprinkle both sides of meat with salt and pepper
Place into flour mixture. Turn to coat
Place meat into milk/egg mixture. Turn to coat
Place back into flour and turn to coat
Place breaded meat on clean plate
Repeat until all meat is breaded
Heat oil in skillet. Add butter
Cook meat until edges are golden brown (approx 2 min per side)
Remove meat to paper towel-lined plate and cover with foil to keep warm
Top with white pepper gravy and serve (I just used packaged gravy)
Here's a crack at making my own. They turned out pretty good for a beginner, but I definitely need more practice!
Chicken Fried Steak
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of milk
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp seasoned salt
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
3/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
3 lbs cube steak
1/2 cup canola or veg oil
1 tbsp butter
Directions
Begin with an assembly line of dishes
1st dish - Mix milk and the eggs together
2nd dish - Combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne
3rd dish - Meat
4th dish - Empty for meat once coated
Sprinkle both sides of meat with salt and pepper
Place into flour mixture. Turn to coat
Place meat into milk/egg mixture. Turn to coat
Place back into flour and turn to coat
Place breaded meat on clean plate
Repeat until all meat is breaded
Heat oil in skillet. Add butter
Cook meat until edges are golden brown (approx 2 min per side)
Remove meat to paper towel-lined plate and cover with foil to keep warm
Top with white pepper gravy and serve (I just used packaged gravy)
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Turkey Spinach Meatballs
I have made meatballs before and they were so delicious. Recently, I got a weird craving for them and decided to change the recipe up a bit. They were SO good!
Turkey Spinach Meatballs
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion chopped
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1-2 cup fresh spinach chopped
2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 1/2 lb ground turkey
1 lb Italian sausage
3/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
2 large eggs
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°
Line baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with non-stick spray
Place saute pan on medium heat and heat olive oil until hot
Add onion, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano and red pepper
Saute until onion is tender
Add spinach to onion mixture. Then add Worchestershire and chicken stock. Mix well to combine. Cook until most of the liquid is absorbed
Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature
In a large bowl, combine turkey, Italian sausage, breadcrumbs and eggs. Add onion mixture to the meat and combine
With your hands, roll meatballs about 1 inch in diameter and place on baking sheet
Bake until meatballs are cooked through (approx. 30 min)
Turkey Spinach Meatballs
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion chopped
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1-2 cup fresh spinach chopped
2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 1/2 lb ground turkey
1 lb Italian sausage
3/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
2 large eggs
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°
Line baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with non-stick spray
Place saute pan on medium heat and heat olive oil until hot
Add onion, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano and red pepper
Saute until onion is tender
Add spinach to onion mixture. Then add Worchestershire and chicken stock. Mix well to combine. Cook until most of the liquid is absorbed
Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature
In a large bowl, combine turkey, Italian sausage, breadcrumbs and eggs. Add onion mixture to the meat and combine
With your hands, roll meatballs about 1 inch in diameter and place on baking sheet
Bake until meatballs are cooked through (approx. 30 min)
Friday, February 13, 2015
"Slutty" brownies
I've seen these on Pinterest a million times and have wanted to make them forever. Well, I finally did! O-M-G. This is a PMS girl's dream right here (and anyone else who has a major sweet tooth!)
Slutty Brownies
Ingredients
1 pkg. of Break-n-Bake chocolate chip/chunk cookie dough
1 box of brownie mix (I think I used Duncan Hines chocolate fudge)
---> Eggs, oil/butter & water to make brownie batter
12 Oreos, regular or double stuff
12 cupcake liners (for super easy cleanup!)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°
Follow instructions to make brownie batter. Then set aside
Line cupcake/muffin pan with liners
Break off cookie dough and press lightly into bottom of liners
Once complete, top each cookie section with an Oreo
One that step is finished, top with brownie batter
Bake for 25-30 minutes
Serve warm with a COLD glass of milk. Ahhh... HEAVENLY!!
Slutty Brownies
Ingredients
1 pkg. of Break-n-Bake chocolate chip/chunk cookie dough
1 box of brownie mix (I think I used Duncan Hines chocolate fudge)
---> Eggs, oil/butter & water to make brownie batter
12 Oreos, regular or double stuff
12 cupcake liners (for super easy cleanup!)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°
Follow instructions to make brownie batter. Then set aside
Line cupcake/muffin pan with liners
Break off cookie dough and press lightly into bottom of liners
Once complete, top each cookie section with an Oreo
One that step is finished, top with brownie batter
Bake for 25-30 minutes
Serve warm with a COLD glass of milk. Ahhh... HEAVENLY!!
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