Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Brown Rice stuffed Peppers

1 med onion finely chopped (1 Cup)
2 ribs celery finely chopped (1/2 Cup)
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 tsp cumin
10 oz frozen spinage thawed and squeezed dry
2 15 oz cnas Italian style diced tomatoes drained, liquid reserved
1 15 oz can black beans rinsed and drained
3 C cooked brown rice
3 large carrots grated
1 1/2 Cups grated pepper jack cheese divided
4 large red bell peppers halved legthwise ribs removed
1 lb ground Italian sausage

Cook sausage over mediaum heat. Add onion and celery and cook 5 minutes or until soft. 
Add cumin, and carlic and saute 1 minute
Stir in spinach and grained tomatoes. Cook 5 minutes
Stir in black beans, rice, and carrots
Reduce heat to medium low and simmer 20 minutes
Season with salt and pepper
Stir in 1 Cup cheese
Preheat oven to 350
Pour liquid from tomatoes in bottom of baking dish
Fill each pepper hapf with heaping 3/4 C mixture and place in baking dish
Cover with foil and bake 1 hour
Uncover and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp remaining cheese
Bake 15 minutes more or until tops of stupped peppers are browned.
let stand 5 minutes
drizzle iwth pan juices when serving

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Cabbage with Bacon

4 slcies bacon siced
1 med onion diced
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 head cabbage chopped into 1 1/2 - 2" pieces
1/4 C water
salt and pepper to taste

Put bacon in large skillet or dutch oven, cook toll lightly crisped.
Remove bacon and drain drippings, leaving 3 Tbsp in pan
Add onion and garlic and cook till tender, about 3 minutes
Add chopped cabbage and water to onion
Cook about 12 minutes till crisp tneder, stirring occasionally
Add bacon back and stir gently to combine
Season with salt and pepper

Corned Beef Brisket

1 flat cut corn beef brisket
water
1 can beer
onion
carrots

Put Brisket in Crock pot
Sprinkle corning seasonings over
Cover with water
Pour 1 can beer over top
Add carrots
Cook over low 5-6 hours

Watergate Cake

1 White Cake mix
1 C 7-up
3 eggs
3/4 C oil
3oz pkg pistachio pudding mix
Combine in the order listed and pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 45 minutes

Frosting:
3 oz pkg pistachio pudding
1 C milk
8 oz cool whip
combine and frost cake when cool