Friday, May 14, 2010

Seafood Cravings

I have been having seafood cravings all day so I thought I'd share some that looked good to me!


 


By: witchywoman  Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting 
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"This is an awesomely simple, light, and refreshing salsa that goes great with tortilla chips."
Prep Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 20 Min
Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound salad shrimp
  • 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 red onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup minced cilantro
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

  1. Stir the salad shrimp, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt, pepper, and garlic together in a large glass bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the flavors combine, at least 1 hour. Serve cold.

Spicy Grilled Salmon Kabobs
photo by:
kraft
recipe by: kraft

What You Need!

1/4 cup KRAFT Light Ranch Dressing
1/2 tsp.  chili powder
1/2 tsp. ground red pepper
1 lb.  boneless skinless salmon filets, cut into 1-in. chunks
4 wooden skewers
1   onion, cut into wedges
1 green pepper, cut into wedges

Make It!

HEAT grill to medium-high heat.
POUR combined dressing and seasonings over salmon in shallow dish; cover. Refrigerate 15 min. to marinate. Meanwhile, soak skewers in water.
REMOVE salmon from marinade; discard marinade. Thread salmon, onions and peppers alternately onto skewers.
GRILL kabobs 8 to 10 min. or until salmon flakes easily with fork and vegetables are crisp-tender, turning occasionally.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute
Substitute tuna, scallops or shrimp for salmon. 
 
YUM!!!! Happy Eating!
cmo3sig

Friday, May 7, 2010

Chicken & Biscuits

Chicken & Biscuits Ingredients

1-2 Tlbs. Butter
2 cups Diced carrots
½ cup. Each diced: onion, celery, mushrooms
3+ Tbls. Flour
1 cup. Chicken broth (can use powdered)
15 oz. cooked chicken (use canned and also use the broth)
1 Tbls. Chopped parsley (dried, just sprinkle)
1 tsp chopped dill (dried sprinkle liberally)
1/8 tsp pepper & salt
Refrigerator biscuits ( enough to cover top, not touching )

Directions

Melt butter in sauce pan add veggies. Cook until softened. Add flour and stir quickly to combine, stir continuously and cook 1 min., add broth slowly, add the rest of the ingredients except the biscuits. Stir, reduce heat and continue to stir until thick. (happens quickly) Pre heat oven put mixture in 2 qt. casserole, bake until carrots are tender crisp. 10-15 min. Arrange biscuits on top and bake until Golden. Usually 10-15 min.

Notes: This is a recipe that my family adapted from Weight Watchers. So it’s very low calorie buy wonderfully tasty! I don’t even follow any of the measurements any more. It’s very forgiving and easy to adapt to your tastes. So play with it after you try it the first time! We love it and hope you will too!

by Kara in Vancouver, WA

**my variation that I make uses thyme and cream of celery & potato soups. I also for added nutrients use a bag of frozen mixed veggies.**

**For leftovers I store them in a Tupperware microwave safe container, like TupperWave or Vent n Serve for easy reheating** 

cmo3sig

Monday, May 3, 2010

Spinach Lasagna

Spinach Lasagna

(use with TupperWave Products)

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/assets/recipe_images/Spinach_Lasagna.jpg
Ingredients:
Serves 4
15 ½ oz. jar of spaghetti sauce
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
½ cup water
1 cup ricotta cheese, part skim
2 cups 2% mozzarella cheese, reserve ½ cup for top
1 cup parmesan cheese, divided
10 oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
1 egg
9 oz. pkg. no boil lasagna noodles

Directions:
Combine spaghetti sauce, Italian seasoning, and water in a medium bowl.

Combine 1 cup ricotta,1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, spinach, and egg in a medium bowl. 

Pour ½ cup of sauce on the bottom of the TupperWave® 1 ¾-Qt./1.7 L Large Rectangular Container. 

Place 2 noodles side by side, overlapping slightly over sauce. Top with ¾ cup of cheese mixture. 

Layer the remaining noodles, cheese mixture and sauce, in that order, sprinkle with ½ cup reserved mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. 

Cover container, and if desired, chill for several hours or overnight. 

Microwave covered on medium power (50%) or until noodles are tender.

Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
 
Note: 1 box of pasta and one 16oz. carton of ricotta cheese will make 2 lasagnas. Different brands of
no boil lasagna have different quantity of noodles. Adjust layering accordingly.

cmo3sig 
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