shabby chick

Friday, December 30, 2011

Taco Filled Pasta Shells

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 envelope taco seasoning
1/2 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese
12 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
2 T. butter or margarine
1 c. salsa
1 c. taco sauce
1 c. (4 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
1 c. shredded monterey jack or mozzerella cheese
1 1/2 c. tortilla chips
1 c. (8oz.) sour cream
3 green onions, chopped

Directions:
In a skillet, cook beef until no longer pink; drain.  Add taco seasoning; prepare according to package directions.  Add cream cheese; cover; simmer 5-10 minutes or until melted.  Transfer to a bowl.  Chill 1 hour.  Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.  Gently toss with butter.  Fill each shell with about 3 T. meat mixture. Spoon salsa into a greased 9-inch square cooking dish.  Top with stuffed shells and taco sauce.  Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Uncover; sprinkle with cheeses and chips.  Bake 15 minutes longer or until heated through.  Serve with sour cream and onions.

Apple Sauce Pork Chops

I love how juicy and saucy this recipe for pork chops is!

Ingredients:
2 cups Apple Sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1-2 granny smith apples peeled and thinly sliced
6 boneless pork chops
2 Tablespoons butter

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 or equivalent baking dish.  
2.  In a bowl, mix together the first 5 ingredients.  Stir in apples.  Set aside.
3.  Melt butter in a frying pan, and brown both sides of pork chops in the butter.
4.  pour apple sauce mixture into baking dish, and place pork chops on top.  Spoon a small amount of the mixture over top of the pork chops.
5.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes (depending on thickness of the pork chops) until pork chops are done.

Lemon Chicken w/ Thyme

Ingredients:
3 T. Flour
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
4 skinless chicken breast halves
2 T. olive oil
1 medium onion
1 T. Margarine
1 c. chicken broth
1 T. lemon juice
1/2 t. thyme
2 T. chopped parsley (optional)

Directions:
1. In a plastic bag, combine flour, salt, and pepper, and shake to mix.  Add chicken and shake to coat.  Remove chicken and reserve excess seasoned flour.
2. In a large skillet warm 1 T. oil over medium heat.  Add chicken and brown on one side, about 5 min.  Add remaining 1 T oil and brown on remaining side - 5 min.  Transfer chicken to plate and set aside.
3. Coarsely chop onion.  Add margerine to skillet and cook onion in it.
4. Stir in reserved seasoned flour and cook stirring for 1 minute.
5. Add broth, lemon juice, and thyme, and bring to a boil stirring constantly.  Return chicken to skillet, reduce heat to medium-low and cover the skillet.  Cook until chicken is tender, about 5 minutes.  (Serve and sprinkle with parsley)