Thursday, June 20, 2013

Cornflake and Parmesan crusted baked Tilapia

Another quick supper!

Ingredients:
  • 3 cups crushed corn flakes
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp or more of kosher salt
  • 1 tsp or more of Tony's Cajun seasoning
  • 1 tsp lemon pepper 
Directions:

In a large zip lock bag, crush the cornflakes using a rolling pin or I just used my hands. You can also use a food processor but come on, it's more fun using your hands, helps with the stress :)

Okay, once you have it all crushed fine pour it into a cake pan with the cheese, mix, use another cake pan for the egg. This will be your "dipping" section.
Season your fish with salt, lemon pepper, and Cajun seasoning. Set aside.

Preheat your oven to 400. I used a large cookie sheet and then put a baking cooling rack on the cookie sheet and sprayed it with cooking spray. That way the fish gets crunchy on the bottom and top.

Ready to dip. Take your seasoned fish, dip it on both sides in the egg mixture, then into the cornflake/cheese mixture, then onto the cooling rack. Don't worry, some of the cornflakes will not stick. Once you have all the fish coated just put any of the excess cornflake mixture on top of the fish. I sprayed the top of the fish as well with the cooking spray.

Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. It will continue to cook after you pull it out of the oven. Let is set for about 5 minutes then serve.

I served this with baked fries and grilled nectarines drizzled with honey and topped with Gorgonzola cheese. The fries were on the bottom rack, fish on top rack of the oven.

Baked Fries:
  • 2 large Yukon gold potatoes, cut up into thin fries
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Tony's, Cajun seasoning
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt

Preheat oven to 400. Spray a large cookie sheet. In a large bowl, mix the olive oil, seasoning, and potatoes until well coated. Put the fries on the cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes.
Turning once after 10 minutes.

Ranch Chicken and Rice

SUPER easy and delish! The hubby LOVED this dish!

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups uncooked instant rice
  • 1 1/2 cups 1% milk
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 envelope ranch dip mix
  • 1 1/2 lbs (or more) chicken breast, cut into strips
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1 tsp (or more) kosher salt
Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350, spray/grease a 2 quart baking dish.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the milk, water, and ranch mix.
  3. Put the uncooked rice in the baking dish, pour the milk mixture over the rice, layer the chicken in the dish, drizzle the butter over the chicken, and sprinkle the salt over the entire dish.
  4. Cover and bake for 35 minutes or until no longer pink.
  5. Let it set for about 5 minutes and serve.


Bubble Up Enchilada Casserole

This is a very easy recipe. I browned the meat the night before and it only took 10 minutes to prep and then 25-30 to bake. You can use just 1 lb of beef or turkey. I don't really care for certain ground turkey so I like to "mix it up" and the original recipe did not have any seasoning and I thought it tasted a bit "flat" so I spiced it up a bit. I also recommend using block cheese. Also, I had about 1/4 cup of left over bite size turkey pepperoni that I added to the meat mixture. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb of ground turkey
  • 1/2 lb of extra lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup turkey bite size pepperoni (optional)
  • 1 10 oz can of enchilada sauce
  • 1 8 oz can of tomato sauce ( I only used half)
  • 1 cup shredded cheese (1/2 cup of mozzarella & 1/2 cup of sharp cheddar)
  • 1/4 cup of diced onion
  • 1/2 tsp or more "just a pinch" McCormick Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp of Tony's, Cajun seasoning
  • 1 can of reduced fat biscuits, cut into quarters

Directions:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly mist a 2 quart baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. The original recipe uses a 9x13.

2. Brown turkey/beef in a large skillet or saute pan with the diced onion. Drain if there is any excess grease/fat.

3. Add the enchilada sauce, tomato sauce, seasoning, turkey pepperoni, and stir to combine. Put your biscuit pieces in the baking dish. Pour the sauce over the biscuits. Sprinkle the cheese on top.

4. Bake for 25-30 minutes until brown and bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.