Category Archives: Main Dish

Taco Cups

May 3, 2014 Sharon Leave a comment

Taco Cups

These double decker taco cups are a great hot appetizer for your next fiesta! Layers of wonton wrappers, refried beans, taco seasoned ground beef, cheese and all your favorite taco toppings all in one tasty bite. Ole’!

Serve these at your Cinco de Mayo celebration or any other Latin themed party.

INGREDIENTS

1 pound ground beef
1 (1.25 ounce) package of Old El Paso taco seasoning mix
36 wonton wrappers
1 (16 ounce) can Old El Paso refried beans
36 tortilla chips
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
sour optional toppings: cream, diced tomatoes, cilantro, onion

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray 18 muffin cups with cooking spray.

Brown beef in a skillet and drain the fat. Add the taco seasoning mix and water called for on the package and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Set aside.

Place one wonton wrapper in the bottom of each muffin cup. Layer about 1 Tbsp of refried beans on top of each wonton. Crush one tortilla chip on top of the beans. Top with 1 Tbsp of taco meat and 1 Tbsp of shredded cheese. Repeat the layers again with a wonton wrapper, refried beans, tortilla chips, taco meat, and cheese.

Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove cupcakes from tin and top with your favorite taco toppings (i.e. sour cream, diced tomatoes, onion, or cilantro)

Sharon Springfield

Double Decker Taco Cups

Casseroles, Crabmeat, Fish, Main Dish, Pasta, Scallops, Shrimp

Seafood Baked Ziti

May 2, 2014 Sharon 1 Comment

This was originally going to be a seafood lasagna but I had worked all day and was ready to be off my feet, so I just quickly threw this together as a casserole. It was amazing! Loved it so much that Seafood Baked Ziti is going to be a frequent flier in my dinner recipe rotation.

Seafood Baked Ziti

8 oz. ziti, cooked al dente’
15 oz. jar Alfredo Sauce
8 oz. pkg imitation crab (surimi), chopped – or real crab meat
1/2 pound peeled, deveined cooked shrimp, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 cup fat free half & half
1/4 Parmesan cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons Kraft Italian cheese blend
2 slices Swiss cheese, diced
2 Tbs siced red bell pepper & sliced scallions with additional for garnish

In a large bowl, stir together all the ingredients except for the garnish. Pour into a 2 quart casserole and bake in preheated 350º F oven for 15 – 20 minutes. (Just until heated through and cheeses melt)

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Seafood Baked Ziti

Sharon Springfield

Casseroles, Chicken, Main Dish, Poultry

Spinach Artichoke Chicken

April 30, 2014 Sharon Leave a comment

Spinach Artichoke Chicken

olive oil spray
8 chicken breasts
13.75 oz artichoke hearts packed in water, drained
10 oz frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed
2 shallots, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
½ cup Greek yogurt
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup Parmesan cheese
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 375º F. Spray baking dish with olive oil nonstick baking spray. Place chicken into baking dish. Salt and pepper chicken and then bake 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients and then pour on top of chicken. Bake 20-25 minutes.

Let stand about 5 minutes before serving.

Sharon Springfield

Spinach Artichoke Chicken

Appetizers, Cajun, Main Dish, Seafood, Shrimp

New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp

April 28, 2014 Sharon Leave a comment

Ruth’s Chris New Orleans-Style BBQ Shrimp

Ingredients:

20 large (16/20) shrimp, peeled and de-veined
1 ounce canola oil
1 tablespoon plus 5 teaspoons green onions, chopped
2 ounces dry white wine
1 teaspoon fresh chopped garlic
4 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon paprika
8 ounces (2 sticks) salted butter

Directions:

Place a large cast iron skillet on a burner and heat over high heat. Add oil and cook shrimp until they are just done. It’s best to prepare shrimp in batches if you do not have large skillet. Remove shrimp and set aside on a large platter.

Add green onions to the oil in the skillet and cook for 1 minute. Add white wine and let simmer until it is reduced by half.

When the wine is reduced by half, add chopped garlic, Worcestershire, Tabasco. cayenne pepper and paprika. Shake the pan well and cook for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to low.

Cut butter into small chunks with the knife and slowly add into pan, shaking fast to melt butter.

Continue to add butter and shake until all butter is melted. Add shrimp back to pan and toss well to coat shrimp with butter and seasonings and to heat the shrimp.

Place shrimp on four plates and enjoy.

Sharon Springfield

New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp Recipe

Fish, Main Dish, Pesto, Seafood

Pesto Parmesan Panko Fish

April 25, 2014 Sharon Leave a comment

Delicious fish prepared with a pesto-Parmesan topping, sprinkled with panko bread crumbs and baked until the top is crispy and the fish underneath is tender and flaky.

Ingredients:

Fish fillets (tilapia is shown above)
mayonnaise
pesto
Parmesan cheese
panko bread crumbs
lemon juice

Lightly sprinkle the bottom of your baking dish with lemon juice and lay the fish fillets in the baking dish.

Mix together the next 2 ingredients. How much depends on how much fish you are cooking. Per fish fillet, use 1 tablespoon mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon pesto. Spread about a tablespoon of this sauce on top of each fish fillet. Lightly sprinkle Parmesan cheese over each fish fillet and then sprinkle Panko bread crumbs on top.

Bake in a preheated 350ºF oven for approximately 15 minutes. Test the fish to make sure it’s cooked through. It should flake easily.

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Category Archives: Main Dish

Taco Cups

Double Decker Taco Cups

Seafood Baked Ziti

Seafood Baked Ziti

Spinach Artichoke Chicken

Spinach Artichoke Chicken

New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp

New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp Recipe

Pesto Parmesan Panko Fish

Pesto Parmesan Panko Fish

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