Easy Weeknight Lentil Soup
On a busy weeknight, this one-step lentil soup is the perfect warm and filling meal.
Place water lentils spinach onion celery carrots garlic salt onion powder pepper and liquid aminos in a large soup pot.
Bring to a rapid boil then turn down to a simmer.
Cover and cook until lentils are done but not mushy 25 to 30 minutes.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Accidental Fish
Baked mahi mahi is topped with a butter-and-garlic sauce spiked with lemon juice and hot sauce in this southern-style recipe.
Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Rub the mahi mahi fillets with the olive oil and lay into a baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork about 20 minutes.
While the mahi mahi bakes melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Stir the garlic lemon juice and hot sauce into the melted butter; simmer together for 1 minute.
Add the tomato and green onion to the butter mixture; cook and stir until hot.
Spoon over the baked fish to serve.
No-Bake Tiramisu Cheesecake
Butter and chocolate graham crackers make a crust for this otherwise ‘no-bake’ tiramisu-style cheesecake.
Set oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees C).
Aluminum foil should completely encircle a 9×13-inch baking dish, leaving a few inches of foil on each end.
Graham crackers and butter should be thoroughly combined before being pressed into the prepared pan.
For about 12 minutes, bake in a preheated oven until firm.
Set apart for cooling.
Cream cheese should be fluffy after being electric mixer-beaten in a bowl.
Beat in the sweetened condensed milk while adding it.
The cream cheese mixture should be combined with sour cream and lemon juice.
Refrigerate for 20 minutes before using.
Baja Sauce for Fish or Shrimp Tacos
For shrimp and fish tacos, this Baja sauce is a creamy topping made with sour cream, mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, cilantro, and ancho chile powder.
Stir together sour cream mayonnaise lime juice cilantro seafood seasoning and ancho chile pepper in a bowl.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Quick and Easy Baked Chicken Fajitas
To make quick and simple baked fajitas, chicken is tossed with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onion after being coated with a flavorful homemade spice blend.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil over the bottom of a 10×14 glass dish.
Add chicken strips.
Combine remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil garlic granules chili powder oregano and cumin in a small bowl.
Rub mixture over the chicken.
Add tomatoes onion green bell pepper red bell pepper and green chiles.
Mix thoroughly.
Sprinkle with seasoned salt.
Bake in the preheated oven uncovered until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear about 30 minutes.
An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Deconstructed Cabbage Roll Casserole
For the same great taste with much less preparation, traditional cabbage roll ingredients like cabbage, rice, and Italian sausage are combined casserole-style!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Lightly grease a casserole dish.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes.
Drain and discard grease.
Add onion bell pepper and garlic to the sausage.
Cook until onion is translucent 8 to 10 minutes.
Stir in cabbage and cook until slightly softened about 5 minutes.
Transfer sausage mixture to the prepared casserole dish.
Add tomato sauce cooked rice Worcestershire sauce brown sugar lemon juice Cajun seasoning pepper and salt; stir to combine.
Bake in the preheated oven until cabbage is tender about 30 minutes.
Sausage and Cream Cheese Pinwheels
At your next party, these sausage pinwheels will disappear quickly from the platter. They are a tasty treat made from crescent roll dough, sausage, and cream cheese.
Sausage should be cooked and stirred for about 10 minutes over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly; grease should be drained and discarded.
One crescent roll package’s worth of dough should be spread out onto a work surface; pinch the perforations together to form a single sheet of dough.
Over the dough, spread half of the cream cheese, leaving a 1/2-inch border around each edge.
Over the cream cheese, distribute evenly half of the cooked sausage.
Roll the dough into a log starting at one long edge; cover with plastic wrap or parchment paper.
To create and wrap a second roll, repeat.
Rolls should be chilled for at least an hour to become firm.
Set the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees C)
Secret Ingredient Pico de Gallo
This is a pico de gallo recipe that will have everyone asking, “How did you make this?” They will be surprised when you tell them the ingredients include a pickle!
Combine diced tomatoes, dill pickles, bell pepper, onion, and jalapenos in a medium bowl.
Add cilantro and lime juice; mix well.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
At least one hour before serving, preferably overnight, cover and chill.
Starkey’s Mashed Potato Pizza
Pizza with mashed potatoes as the topping is known as a mashed potato pizza. Add your preferred mashed or baked potato toppings on top.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Lightly grease a pizza pan or baking sheet with cooking spray.
Cook bacon in a large deep skillet over medium heat until crisp 7 to 9 minutes.
Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
Roll pizza dough into a large circle.
Place dough onto the prepared pizza pan.
Spread mashed potatoes over dough leaving a small bit of crust uncovered around the outside if desired.
Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over potatoes.
Crumble bacon and sprinkle over top.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly about 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes before slicing into 8 wedges.
Top each wedge with 1/2 tablespoon of sour cream.
Stroopwaffels I
A wonderful very-difficult-to-find Dutch recipe from a Dutch friend of mine. Delicious and addicting.
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
Cut 1cup of the butter into the flour.
Mix in the sugar eggs and yeast mixture.
Mix well and set aside to rise for 30 to 60 minutes.
Roll dough into balls and bake in a pizelle iron.
To Make Filling: In a saucepan boil the brown sugar 1 cup of the butter cinnamon and dark corn syrup until it reaches the soft ball stage (234-240 degrees F 112 -115 degrees C).
Split waffles in half and spread cut sides with the warm filling.
Then put the halves back together.