Crab Puffs

Crab Puffs

Crab Puffs

Crab Puffs are a delicious and easy appetizer to prepare and enjoy.  Canned flaky biscuits make up the crust and the creamy filling is made of just 3 ingredients and whips up in just a minute.  Wonton wrappers could be substituted for the biscuits and you’d have baked crab rangoon.

Ingredients:

Pillsbury Grands Flaky Biscuits
8 oz crabmeat, drained or fake crab (surimi)
8 oz onion & chive cream cheese
2 Tbs Ranch dressing mix

Preheat oven to 400° F.  Prepare a regular sized muffin tin by brushing the insides with canola oil or spray with nonstick spray.

Divide each biscuit crosswise so you have two discs from each biscuit.  Press into the muffin cups.

Place the remaining ingredients into a bowl and stir until well combined.  I use my Kitchenaid stand mixer and the batter paddle.

Scoop about a tablespoon of filling into each lined muffin tin.

Bake for 10 minutes.

* You could make little crab turnovers instead by stretching out each biscuit half onto a greased baking sheet, placing the filling in the center and folding the biscuit dough over and pressing the edges down.  Bake for 10 minutes.

These crab puff appetizers are excellent served with sweet chili sauce.

Crab Puffs

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Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers

Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers

 

Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Bell Peppers

This recipe was one of the top pinned recipes from Pinterest.  These cheesy peppers, bursting with roast beef, onions and mushrooms are a great new way to stuff peppers!  Hope you enjoy this and remember to share this with your friends and family. 🙂

Ingredients

8 oz thinly sliced roast beef
8 slice provolone cheese
2 large green pepper
1 medium onion
6 oz baby bella mushrooms
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 pinch salt and pepper
1 small amount of pizza sauce for drizzle if you prefer
1 small jar of banana peppers (pepperoncinis) to taste

Instructions

Preheat Oven to 400°F
Slice peppers in half lengthwise, remove ribs and seeds.
Slice onions, banana peppers and mushrooms. Sauté over medium heat with butter, olive oil, minced garlic and a little salt and pepper. Sauté until veggies are nice and caramelized, about 25-30 minutes.
Slice roast beef into thin strips and add to the onion/mushroom mixture. Allow to cook 5-10 minutes.
Line the inside of each pepper with a slice of cheese. Then, fill each pepper with meat mixture until they are nearly overflowing. Top each with another slice of cheese.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cheese on top is golden brown.
You can drizzle a little pizza sauce over top if you like the extra zip.

Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers

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Homemade Cream Of Chicken Soup Mix

Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup Mix

 

Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup Mix

Forget  the canned soups, now you can make your own homemade cream of chicken soup mix.  Just keep the powdered soup mix in an airtight container and whenever your recipe calls for Cream of chicken soup, just scoop out some of your homemade soup mix and quickly mix up just the right amount for your recipe. It’s less expensive than buying the canned soups and tastes great!

Cream of Chicken Soup Mix

 

Cream of Chicken Soup Mix Recipe:

1 cup non-fat dried milk powder
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup bouillon granules (if using cubes, crush into powder)
4 Tablespoons dried minced onion
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon parsley
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Combine all ingredients in an airtight container, such as a Mason jar.  Keep in your pantry until ready to use.

To use, mix 1/3 cup of the soup mix with 1 1/4 cup water.  Cook until thickened.

For extra creamy, use half & half instead of the water and stir in 1 tablespoon butter after you’ve thickened it.

*You can do this in the microwave.  Whisk water and mix into a glass mixing bowl or large Pyrex measuring cup.  Microwave on high for 2 minutes, whisking every 30 – 45 seconds or until it’s thickened.

Try different flavors by switching the chicken bouillon for beef or other flavors.

Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup Mix

 

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Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

Homemade ranch Dressing Mix

 

This recipe for Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix is a great substitute for the Hidden Valley ranch mix that is used in many recipes.  It’s really easy to mix up in your mini-chopper and keep in the fridge until ready to use.

Ranch Dressing Mix

1/3 cup dry buttermilk powder
2 Tablespoons dried parsley
1 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried chives
1 teaspoon salt

Pulse in food processor until well combined, or you could mix by hand.

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

**To Make Ranch Dressing: Combine 1 Tbsp. seasoning mix with 1/3 cup mayo and 1/3 cup milk, and whisk to combine. You can also substitute Greek yogurt for the mayo.

 

Ranch Dressing Mix 2

 

Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

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Easy Marinara Sauce

Easy Marinara Sauce

 

Easy Marinara Sauce

Never buy Spaghetti sauce again!  Try my super easy marinara sauce which has only 5 ingredients and tastes just as good as you’d get at an Italian restaurant!

1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
1 heaping tablespoon minced garlic
2 heaping tablespoons pesto sauce (Classico)
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes.

*You can add frozen meatballs if you like Spaghetti with Meatballs.

This is my own personal recipe and it’s my easiest dinner to throw together.
I hope you enjoy this super easy Marinara Sauce recipe!  Share this with your friends on facebook and Pinterest!

Easy Marinara Sauce

 

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