Monday, June 24, 2013

Breakfast Casserole

Serves 6
1 pkg “Little Smokies” or other mini pre-packaged mini sausage*
1 8ou can refrigerated crescent rolls 
2C grated cheese of choice (mozzarella, cheddar, Monterey jack, etc.)
4 beaten eggs - maybe more depending on how many servings you want
3/4C milk
¼ t salt
1/8t pepper

  • Preheat oven to 425degrees.
  • Unroll refrigerated crescent rolls (if not cool, they will get sticky and not unroll well) and line bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish, pressing perforations together to seal into one sheet.  This forms a bottom crust.
  • Grate cheese.  
  • Crumble meat (or use food processor).
  • Sprinkle crust with meat and cheese, distributing evenly.
  • Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper - beat well (until slightly frothy).  
  • Pour over meat and cheese mixture, distributing evenly throughout pan.
  • Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes or until set and top is slightly brown.  
  • Take out and sprinkle with fresh or canned parmesan cheese (optional: do this the last 5 minutes of cooking if you’d like parmesan to melt into casserole a bit)
  • Let stand approximately 5 minutes to allow it to set up enough to cut.
  • Cut into squares and serve immediately.  

*Note:  Cooked crumbled bacon, ham, bulk sausage (crumbled, cooked and well-drained) or other meat/protein of choice may be substituted for the sausage.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Chinese Shrimp Noodle Salad

Chinese Shrimp Noodle Salad

8 oz Chinese egg noodles
½ c diced celery
½  c chopped green onion
1 can sliced water chestnuts
1 can shrimp, drained (or about 1 C fresh)
1 sm pkg Uncle Dan’s Southern Style Dressing (now Hidden Valley Ranch)
1 c mayo

Boil egg noodles (broken) for 9 minutes (see note below)

Rinse in cold water.

Add celery, onion, and water chestnuts. 

Just before serving, mix Uncle Dan’s and mayo and pour over all.   Mix.

Add shrimp just before serving

Can be refrigerated overnight. 


*Notes:
1.  fresh shrimp is better
2.  the somen brand egg noodles only need to cook 3 minutes.

3.  Can actually mix all the night before (including shrimp).  Won’t make a lot of difference.