Halaman

    Social Items











INGREDIENTS
1.    1 cup salsa
2.    1 cup sour cream
3.    2 cups Mexican cheese blend divided
4.    1 tsp taco seasoning
5.    chopped cilantro is optional
6.    1 16 oz spaghetti noodles box
7.    2 cups cooked chicken diced, use boneless thighs and breast for juiciness 
8.    2 (10 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup 
INSTRUCTIONS
1.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.    Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
3.    Mix together cooked pasta, diced chicken, cream of chicken soup, salsa, sour cream, taco seasoning, and 1 ½ cup of your cheese. Stir to combine.
4.    Pour into a 9×13 sprayed baking dish.
5.    Top with 1/2 cup cheese and chopped cilantro.
6.       Cover with foil and cook in the oven for 25 minutes, until cheese begins to bubble.

Chicken Spaghetti










Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Pinch of black pepper
  • 1 Ts of Italian season 
  • 1 Ts oregano 
  • 2 cups water
  • 1  jar spaghetti sauce.... any kind
  • 8 ounces uncooked rotini pasta
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded jack cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat a large deep skillet over medium heat. Cook pasta according to instructions on the package.
  2. Add ground beef and season with salt and pepper. Cook til no longer pink.
  3. stirring occasionally until cooked thoroughly.
  4. Drain grease. Add pasta sauce and other spices.
  5. Stir  cheese into ground beef then stir in water, and pasta noodles.
  6. Bring mixture to a low boil.
  7. Stir, cover and reduce heat to a simmer.
  8. Cook for about 15 minutes , make sure pasta is tender.
  9. Turn off heat and make sure cheese is mixed well.
  10. Season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
  11. Serve with optional toppings if desired. I used parsley flakes.

Creamy beef pasta

Happy Hour


Ingredients

  • 4 baking size Russet potatoes
  • 1 lb crab legs steamed 
  • 1 lb of raw shrimp
  • 2 T minced garlic
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 4 T flour
  • 8 oz block cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups shredded American cheese Velveeta
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 1/2 cups half and half
  • 2 Tbsp cajun seasoning
  • 2 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper
  • chives or green onions

Instructions

Potatoes:

  1. Wash, scrub, and dry the potatoes well.
  2. Poke small holes all over the potatoes using a fork to vent.
  3. Now, you can either wrap them in foil and bake them on 400 F for 40-50 mins. Or you can wrap them individually in paper towels and microwave them one at a time using the “potato” setting on your microwave. *
  4. When the potatoes are done, carefully cut a split down the middle of a potato. Do NOT cut through the other (or under) side of the potato’s skin.
  5. Scoop the insides of the potatoes out and place it into a bowl; reserve the potato skins and keep them intact.
  6. Add in the cream cheese, chives, garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Mix well, cover to keep warm, and set aside.

Seafood & Sauce:

  1. Add the shrimp and steamed crab legs into a bowl
  2. Season the shrimp with 1 TBS of Cajun seasoning, 1 TBS onion powder.
  3. In a saucepan, melt 4 TBS of butter and add in the garlic
  4. Sauté the garlic for 30 secs.
  5. Add in the shrimp but not the  crab legs  and sauté until the shrimp are cooked; about 4-5 mins.
  6. Remove and set aside
  7. Pour the liquid left in the pot into a cup and reserve
  8. In the same pot, melt the remaining butter.
  9. When the butter melts, whisk in the flour
  10. Mix until the flour is no longer visible; about 1 min
  11. Pour in the reserved seafood liquid 
  12. Pour in the half and half while whisking.
  13. Bring it to a low simmer
  14. Stir in 1 TBS of Cajun seasoning and 1 TBS of onion powder
  15. When the sauce starts to thicken, stir in all remaining cheeses.
  16. When the cheese melts, add in the seafood and stir.
  17. Once the seafood is hot turn off the heat.
  18. Spoon the potato mixture evenly onto the reserved potato skins
  19. Sprinkle mozzarella evenly on each potato
  20. Ladle the seafood sauce over the potatoes
  21. Garnish with green onions
  22. Enjoy!

Sent from my iPad

Seafood Baked Potato