Sunday, February 2, 2014

Chicken Gyros



2 pounds Chicken, Boneless Breast
2 ¼ cups slice Onion
6 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Oregano, Dried
¾ teaspoons Allspice, Ground
1 tablespoon Lemon Pepper
4 tablespoons juice Lemon
¼ cups Red Wine Vinegar
6 individual Pita Bread (serving day)

Place all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Just before serving, shred chicken. Serve on pita bread.

Mexican Turkey Meatloaf

1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
1 large egg
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup cheddar cheese 
3/4 cup mild chunky salsa
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Mix all ingredients together and shape into a 3 to 4 inch thick loaf in a baking pan.  Bake 45-60 min uncovered, or until thermometer reads 160-165 degrees.

French Dip Roast

1 roast
2 cans of beef broth
1 packet of Au Jous seasoning
Combine and crock pot it. Slice it before serving. Best served on buttered, toasted hoagie rolls with melted Provolone cheese. Use crock pot juices for dipping sauce.

Southern BBQ Sloppy Joes

1 Tbsp Canola Oil
1/2-1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 Tbsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 lb ground turkey or ground beef
1 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
6 hamburger buns
In large skillet, heat oil. Saute onions, green pepper and garlic until softened about 5 minutes. Stir in cumin and chili powder; when veggies are coated with spices, stir in the turkey/beef. Cook ; add ketchup, brown sugar, worst. sauce and salt. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened and turkey/beef is cooked through.

Turkey Pesto Meatballs

1 1/4 pound lean ground turkey
1/4 cup pesto (can make from scratch or buy in store!)
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups tomato sauce

Baking Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  1. 2. Place all the ingredients (except for the marinara sauce) in a bowl and using your hands, combine until everything is incorporated.
  2. 3. Using about 1 tablespoon of the mixture per meatball, roll into balls and place on a plate.
  3. 4. Pour the marinara sauce into a 9 x 9 inch baking pan and top with the meatballs.
  4. 5. Cover the baking pan with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes.
  5. 6. Serve.


To Freeze: Roll into balls and place on a cookie sheet and freeze. After 30 minutes place the par-frozen balls in a ziploc bag, label and freeze. When ready, defrost in fridge for 24 hours or put them straight in the oven with sauce increasing cooking time by 5 minutes.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Taco Pie

1 pkg pie crust (2 inside)
1 lb ground beef browned
2/3 c crushed black olives
2/3 c chopped onions
3 Tab fresh cilantro
2 c mexican cheese
2/3 can thick chunky salsa
1 1/2 Tab southwest seasoning
1 1/2 Tab taco seasoning
1 garlic clove
Mix all this and put in one crust then top the whole thing with other pie crust getting all the edges pushed together.  When cook, beat 1 egg and glaze top of pie crust.


Bake at 400 for 25-30 min

Calzones

Thaw frozen loafs of bread dough. Divide each loaf into 5 parts, each. One at a time, roll each dough piece on a floured board or stretch with your hands, making squares. Fill half of rolled dough with toppings of choice (including either a slice of pre-sliced sandwich mozzarella or shredded mozz). Fold each dough square to form a turnover and pinch to seal. Individually bag each calzone. Bake frozen. Place 2" apart in sprayed pan, bake at 350 for about 20-30 minutes. Serve warm spaghetti sauce over calzones. Enjoy.