Showing posts with label Spinach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spinach. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Mac N Cheese balls

Make homemade mac n cheese
can add:
chopped jalapenos
chopped spinach
crushed bacon
Cool completely, at least 2 hours
form into balls using Ice Cream scoop packing tightly
roll in flour
roll in beaten egg
roll in panko mixed with seasoned bread crumbs
fry

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