A Look at the Tasty, Crunchy and Cold Appetizers Recipes
Taste of every food depends on the quality & preparation method of that food. So some foods are excellent & tasty when they either hot or cold. There are two kinds of appetizer recipes like hot & cold appetizer recipe. For these cold appetizers preservation techniques and freezing at proper temperature is very important.
In hotels, restaurants, pubs, bar & in our home, there are recipes of cold appetizers, which makes our meal mouth-watering and tasty. In addition, there are some crunchy snack can keep the fingers of family out from the main dish. Therefore, we can wait for a long time for our lunch and meal if there is a tasty, crunchy and cold appetizers recipes.
In cookery sites, there are various hot & cold recipes of appetizers are available for downloading. These cold appetizers recipes are distinguished according their status like five star cold recipe, four star appetizer recipe & three star cold appetizer recipes. Also from online cookery sites, we can search for latest cold appetizer recipes.
There are some cold appetizer recipes, which are listed below according to their status. First cold appetizer recipe is Blue Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Dressing. On this recipe, there is dressing of cheese, which is rich blue & dried tomato, which is dried one. We can eat this recipe by taking mixture of spinach salad & croutons, which are made up of garlic.
In addition, the combination of this cold appetizer with romaine lettuce, celery is very tasteful. Veggie pizza is a cold appetizer recipe. This tasty, crunchy vegetarian pizza is made up of cream cheese & there is a rolling of fresh veggies on a crescent crust.
Zesty Party Snack Mix is also one type of five star cold appetizer recipes. This recipe is prepared in the microwave. This is snack mix recipe, which is prepared in a jiffy, cereal, & potato sticks. There is the adding of peanuts, which gives crunchy taste to this recipe.
The next five star cold appetizers is Pita Salad. There is the filling of crunchy vegetables in such Pita sandwich. Therefore, we can use this cold appetizer as a light lunch. This is also called as cold pita sandwich.
Babaqunoush is also a five star vegetarian cold appetizer. We can serve this recipe in pita bread. Shelfish Dip is also one kind of versatile & simple appetizer. We can prepare this appetizer by taking use of flaked crab & we can serve this recipe with chips & crackers.
Traditional Salsa with Baked Chips is also one type of cold appetizer recipe. This cold recipe is made up of vegetables like tomato, onion, peppers & we use cilantro lime juice. We can serve this recipe with tortilla chips and we can make it at home.
Blue Cheese-Pistachio Grapes is a five star cold appetizer recipe is a combination of cheese & fruits. This is a form of wrapper, which is made by the mixture of seedless red or green grapes with cream cheese. You can also use a little wine in that mixture.
Shrimp Cocktail
These look nice served in wine glasses. You can collect a variety of glasses from yard sales and use them for a festive touch. This is the all time favorite appetizer.
½ cup of dry white wine
2 ribs of celery chopped
4 sprigs of parsley
Pepper to taste
2 pounds of large shrimp peeled and de-veined.
• Fill a medium size saucepan half-way up with water.
• Add the wine, celery, parsley, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce to medium-low and add the shrimp.
• Simmer until cooked through.
• The shrimp will turn pink.
• This takes about 2 minutes.
• Drain and quickly rinse until cold water to stop the cooking.
• Drain well.
• Refrigerate for two hours.
Salsa
1 ripe papaya, halved, seeded and peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces
1 cup of diced ½ inch pieces of ripe tomato
1 cup of diced ½ inch ripe cantaloupe
¼ cup of iced ¼ inch red onion
2 tbs. Fresh lime juice
1 teas. Finely minced jalapeno
1 tbs. Olive oil
Salt and Pepper to taste
6 tbs. coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves
4 large sprigs of fresh mint for garnish
• Gently combine all the salsa ingredients in a bowl.
• To serve put four shrimp in the bottom of each glass and top with ½ cup of salsa each. Put four shrimp on the rim of each glass in a group.
• Garnish each with a sprig of mint.
Serves 4
Crab Mousse
1 (10 to 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 envelope unflavored gelatin, softened in 1/4 cup water
8 ounces lump crabmeat
1 cup finely chopped celery
1/3 cup chopped green onion
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
Grease a 3-cup seafood mold.
• Combine the soup, cream cheese, and softened gelatin in a saucepan and heat until hot and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
• Stir well to make sure that the gelatin is completely dissolved and that there are no lumps.
• Add the crab meat, celery, green onions, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoned salt.
• Stir gently but thoroughly.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared mold and smooth the top with a spatula or knife. Cover with plastic wrap.
• Transfer to the refrigerator and chill until firm, about 3 to 6 hours.
• When ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap and loosen the edges of the mousse by running a knife around the sides.
• Invert onto a serving dish.
• The mousse will slip out in a few minutes.
Serve with crackers.
Lobster in Endive Spoons
1 (1 1/2-lb) live lobster
1 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped; at least 1 3/4 inches in diameter), diced
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 to 3 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh jalapeño chili (including seeds)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup finely diced peeled mango
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
Garnish: thinly sliced fresh cilantro
2 endives cut into spoon size scoops
• Plunge lobster headfirst into a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water.
• Cook lobster, partially covered, over moderately high heat 9 minutes from time it enters water, then transfer with tongs to sink to cool.
• Whisk together mayonnaise, lime juice (to taste), jalapeño, salt, and a pinch of pepper.
• When lobster is cool, remove meat from claws, joints, and tail, discarding tomalley, roe, and shells.
• Cut meat into 1/4-inch pieces.
• Add lobster, cucumber, mango, celery, onion, and cilantro to dressing and toss well.
• Fill each endive spoon with 1 rounded teaspoon lobster salad.
Cook’s notes:
• Lobster can be cooked and removed from shell 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Lobster salad can be made 6 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
Yield: 36 hors d’oeuvres.
VEGETABLE CASSEROLE
* 2 cups carrots, cut in strips, cooked & drained
* 2 cups celery, diced
* 1 onion, diced
* 1/4 cup green pepper, diced
* 1 pint tomato juice
* 4 cups green beans, drained
* 1 teaspoon salt
* dash of pepper
* 3 tablespoons tapioca
* 1 tablespoon sugar
Mix all ingredients together in slow cooker/Crock Pot.
Dot with 2 tablespoons margarine and cook on low for 8-10 hour or on high for 4-5 hours.
TURKEY AND RICE CASSEROLE
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
3 cups water
3 cups converted long-grain white rice (uncooked)
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 to 2 cups cubed cooked turkey
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (peas & carrots, oriental mix, etc.)
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 tablespoon dried minced onion
Pour soup and water into Crock Pot and stir to combine. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover and cook 6 to 8 hours on low or 3 to 4 hours on high. Add soy sauce if desired.
TEXAS CHILI
6 strips bacon
2 lbs. boneless beef cubes
2 cans (15 oz.) kidney beans, drained
1 can (28 oz.) tomatoes, cut up
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 c. finely chopped onion
1/2 c. thinly sliced carrots
1/2 c. finely chopped green pepper
1/2 c. finely chopped celery
2 tbsp. minced parsley
2 cloves garlic minced
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towel. Brown half the beef cubes in pan with bacon drippings five minutes. Place in slow cooker. Repeat with remaining meat. Stir bacon and remaining ingredients into 3 1/2 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low setting about 10 hours or until beef is tender. Stir occasionally. If you don’t have a slow cooker place in large pot, cover, place on stove under low heat and follow directions above.
ONE POT CHICKEN AND GRAVY
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Potatoes, quartered, with jackets
About 6 stalks celery
1/2 pkg baby carrots
1 can cream of chicken soup*
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
Place vegetables on bottom of Crock Pot. Brown chicken breasts in PAM or vegetable spray. Place over vegetables. Cover with the cream of chicken soup, undiluted. Sprinkle with dry onion soup mix. Do not add water. Cover and cook all day on low, or 6 hours on high.
* I had planned to substitute either Campbell’s healthy choice or reduced fat cream of chicken. I have done this in other recipes, and cannot taste the difference.
DUMPLING SOUP
* 1 lb. lean steak, cut into 1″ cubes
* 1 pkg. onion soup mix
* 6 c. water (hot)
* 2 carrots, peeled & shredded
* 1 stalk finely chopped celery
* 1 tomato, peeled & chopped
* 1 c. pkg. biscuit mix
* 6 tbsp. milk
* 1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
With pot on low, sprinkle steak with dry onion soup mix. Pour hot water over steak.
Stir in carrots, celery and tomato. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours or until meat is tender. Turn pot control to HIGH. In separate small bowl, combine biscuit mix with parsley. Stir in milk with fork until mixture is moistened. Drop dumpling mixture into Crock Pot with a teaspoon. Cover and cook on high for about 30 minutes.
5-6 servings.
CROCKPOT SWISS STEAK
1 1/2 - 2 lb. round steak
2 tbsp. flour
1 sliced green pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. salad oil
1 lg. onion, sliced
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
1 tbsp. thick bottled steak sauce
Cut steak into serving size pieces. Coat with flour, salt and pepper. In large skillet or slow cooking pot with browning unit, brown meat in oil. Pour off excessive fat. In slow cooking pot, combine meat with tomatoes, onion, green pepper and steak sauce. Cover pot and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until tender. Thicken juices with additional flour, dissolved in a small amount of water, if desired. Makes 5 or 6 servings. Serve with mashed potatoes.
CROCKPOT SPLIT PEA SOUP
1 (16 oz.) pkg. dried green split peas, rinsed
1 hambone, or 2 meaty hamhocks, or 2 c. diced ham
3 carrots, peeled & sliced
1 med. onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery plus leaves, chopped
1 or 2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
1 tbsp. seasoned salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp. fresh pepper
1 1/2 qts. hot water
Layer ingredients in slow cooker, pour in water. DO NOT STIR. Cover and cook on high 4 to 5 hours or on low 8 to 10 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone. Remove bones and bay leaf. Serve garnished with croutons. *Freezes well.
CROCKPOT DRESSING
1 (8 inch) pan cornbread
8 slices dry white bread
4 eggs
2 c. chicken broth
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 tsp. sage
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Celery to taste
1 med. onion
2 tbsp. butter
Mix ingredients except butter. Place in crock pot. Dot butter on top. Cook 2 hours on High then 4 hours on low.
CROCKPOT CREOLE BLACK BEANS
1 to 2 pounds Smoked sausage, cut into 1″ slices
3 15 oz cans black beans, drained
1 1/2 cups Onions — chopped
1 1/2 cups Green pepper, chopped
1 1/2 cups Celery, chopped
3 cloves Garlic, minced
2 teaspoons Leaf thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons Leaf oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons White pepper
1/4 teaspoon Black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1 Chicken bouillon cube
5 Bay leaves
1 can 8-oz. tomato sauce
1 cup Water
Hot boiled rice
-Brown sausage in a skillet over med. heat. Drain fat and transfer to crockpot.
Combine remaining ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook on low 8 hrs. or on high 4 hrs. Remove bay leaves. Serve over cooked rice. Serves 6 to 8.
CROCKPOT CORNED BEEF HASH II
1 tin of corned beef hash
3 BIG potatoes
3 ribs of celery chopped
1 large onion chopped
2 big cloves of garlic
salt and pepper to taste
a dash or so of basil
2 tins of chicken broth
-Fry the Garlic, celery, onion, and salt and pepper in a tbsp of garlic til veggies are tender.
-Then toss everything in the crock pot and turn on low for about 5-6 hours.
-Serve with lots of warm bread and butter.
CROCKPOT CORNED BEEF HASH I
1 can of corned beef (Or 2 cups of cooked corned beef)
1 med onion shredded
2 med. celery sticks chopped
5 fair sized potatoes chopped
2 tbsp. butter
1 diced green pepper
garlic to your taste (I use about 3 cloves or so)
1 cup mushrooms (I omit this now since my daughter has decided they are gross ) LOL
1 tbsp of worcestshire sauce
a dash or two of italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
2- 10 oz cans of chicken broth
-Grind up or chop your corned beef and toss it in the crock pot with all the other ingredients in the list above.
-Cook in your crock pot on low for 8 hours. When the potatoes are well cooked I mash them in the pot and add a little water if need be. Then serve it with warm bread and salad!
CROCKPOT CHOW MEIN
4 oz. can mushrooms
1 1/2 lbs. cubed round steak
4 stocks celery
2 med. onions
1 c. hot water with 3 bouillon cubes
3 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 lb. can Chinese vegetables
2 tbsp. cornstarch and 2 tbsp. water
Cook 8 to 10 hours in crockpot - 1 hour before serving add Chinese vegetables and cornstarch and water.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN/SAUSAGE CASSOULET
1 package Frozen lima beans
1 cup Tomato juice
1 Carrot — 1/2 inch pcs
1 Stalk celery — 1/2″pcs
1 Onion — chopped
1 Clove garlic — minced
1 Bay leaf
1 teaspoon Chicken bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon Dried basil — crushed
1/2 teaspoon Dried oregano — crushed
3 Boneless chicken breasts
3 Chicken drumsticks
8 ounces Smoked kielbasa
Place carrots, limas, celery and onions on bottom of crockpot which has been sprayed with Pam. Combine herbs, juice and bouillon and add to vegetables. Place chicken on top of vegetables. Cut sausage into pieces. Put chicken and sausage on top of vegs Cover crockpot and cook on Low heat for 10 hours or on high for 5 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP (LOWFAT)
3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
3 stalks celery, cut into chunks
1 large onion, quartered
3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2 cans chicken broth-I use the Swansons Healthy Request, fat free
2 to 3 soup cans of water
a generous shake of dried dill and a generous shake of dried parsley
8 oz. noodles - I use the “No Yolks” brand broad noodles
Put vegetables in CP. Add chicken. Pour in broth and water. Add dill and parsley. Cover and cook on low 8 hours. Remove veggies and chicken from CP. Add noodles, turn to high and heat while you shred the chicken and mince the veggies. I run the veggies through the food processor. Return chicken and veggies to CP and heat
through. It takes the noodles about 20 minutes to cook.
Serves about 6 hungry folks. I use a 5 qt CP for this. I also use frozen chicken breast right out of the freezer.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
3 stalks celery, cut into chunks
1 large onion, quartered
3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2 cans chicken broth-I use the Swansons Healthy Request, fat free
2 to 3 soup cans of water
a generous shake of dried dill and a generous shake of dried parsley
8 oz. noodles - I use the “No Yolks” brand broad noodles
Put vegetables in CP. Add chicken. Pour in broth and water. Add dill and parsley.
Cover and cook on low 8 hours. Remove veggies and chicken from CP. Add noodles, turn to high and heat while you shred the chicken and mince the veggies. I run the veggies through the food processor. Return chicken and veggies to CP and heat through. It takes the noodles about 20 minute to cook. Serves about 6 hungry folks.
I use a 5 qt CP for this. I also use frozen chicken breast right out of the freezer.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS l
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion — chopped
3 pounds your favorite chicken parts — cut up
2 cups chicken broth
2 stalks celery
1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 carrots — peeled, sliced
1 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 cup dry white wine (optional but really adds a nice taste)
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons flour
In a large skillet, brown onion in butter and oil just until tender, then brown
chicken parts and place all in a 6-quart crockpot.
Add remaining ingredients except heavy cream, flour and biscuits. Cook on high 2- 1/2 to 3 hours, or on low 5 to 7 hours.
When chicken is done, remove pieces to plate and let cool, then debone. While chicken is cooling, mix flour and cream together, then stir into crockpot. Open biscuits and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Drop into crockpot and turn on high.
These will need to cook about 30 minutes, until they are firm. Return chicken meat to crockpot after deboning and serve. You can use your own homemade biscuit recipe for canned if you prefer.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion — chopped
3 pounds your favorite chicken parts — cut up
2 cups chicken broth
2 stalks celery
1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 carrots — peeled, sliced
1 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 cup dry white wine (optional but really adds a nice taste)
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons flour
In a large skillet, brown onion in butter and oil just until tender, then brown chicken parts and place all in a 6-quart crockpot. Add remaining ingredients except heavy cream, flour and biscuits. Cook on high 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or on low 5 to 7 hours. When chicken is done, remove pieces to plate and let cool, then debone.
While chicken is cooling, mix flour and cream together, then stir into crockpot. Open biscuits and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Drop into crockpot and turn on high. These will need to cook about 30 minutes, until they are firm. Return chicken meat to crockpot after deboning and serve. You can use your own homemade biscuit recipe for canned if you prefer.
CROCKPOT BROCCOLI SOUP WITH A LITTLE HELP
Serving Size : 8
4 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 carrots — thinly sliced (1 to 2)
1 cup water
1/4 cup rice
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 heads broccoli (about a pound)
1 can cream of broccoli soup
3 cups 2% low-fat milk
paprika — for garnish
Saute onion, carrot slices and celery in margarine until tender. Stir in water, rice, pepper, and cream of broccoli soup. Stir until smooth. Cover and cook over low to medium heat for 15 minutes. Cut off broccoli stems and slice into very thin pieces - the size of a match stick. Separate tops into florets and steam broccoli until tender. Save a few tops for garnish. Stir broccoli into soup and cook until everything is tender and hot. Now you have a choice. You can place a whole batch of soup into your blender, add the milk and blend until smooth. Or, you can put just half the soup in your blender - add the milk and still have some whole pieces of veggies to eat or you can just add the milk and leave all the pieces of veggies alone and enjoy the soup like it is. Anyway, you want to reheat the soup but do not boil. Garnish bowls of soup with paprika and broccoli florets. NOTES : you can leave the cream of broccoli soup out, if you wish, but it does add a little more body and a few more interesting tastes to the dish.
CROCKPOT BEEF BOURGUIGNON II
1 lb. bacon, cooked, reserve grease
3 lbs. beef, cubed
1 bottle red wine
1 lb. onion, chopped
1 lb. celery
1 lb. carrots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Chopped shallots (optional)
1 bay leaf
Salt & pepper
Flour
Slowly cook bacon in large baking pan; remove. Dredge beef cubes in flour, brown in bacon fat. Transfer meat from skillet to heated platter. Saute vegetable and garlic in bacon fat; remove. Drain fat from pan. Gently combine beef, vegetables, bacon and half the wine. Add bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste. Cook on low 8 – 10 hours.
CROCKPOT ARTICHOKES
5 artichokes, remove stalks and tough leaves
1 1/2 ts salt
8 peppercorns
2 stalks celery, cut up
1/2 lemon, sliced
2 c boiling water
Combine all ingredients in crockpot. Cook on High 4 - 5 hours.
CRANBERRY-APPLE TURKEY BREAST
* 2 teaspoons melted butter or margarine
* 1/2 cup chicken broth
* 1 large apple, cored and chopped
* 1/2 cup chopped onion
* 1 stalk celery, chopped
* 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
* 3/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
* 2 cups seasoned crumb-style stuffing
* 2 to 3 pounds turkey breast cutlets.
Combine butter, chicken broth, apple, onion, celery, cranberry sauce, poultry seasoning and stuffing. Place 3 tablespoons stuffing mix on each turkey cutlet.
Roll up and tie. Place in stoneware. Cover; cook on LOW 8 hours (HIGH 4 hours).
CHICKEN OR TURKEY PIE
3 cups diced cooked chicken or turkey
2 cans (14 1/2 ounce each) chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
3 cups potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 package frozen mixed veggies (16 oz)
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 9-inch refrigerated pie crust
In Crock Pot, combine chicken, broth, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, celery, onion, bay leaf, potatoes, and mixed vegetables. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or on high 4 to 6 hours. Remove bay leaf. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, mix milk and flour. Gradually stir flour and water mixture into Crock Pot. Stir in pepper, poultry seasoning, and salt/ Remove the liner from Crock
Pot base and carefully place 9-inch pie crust over the mixture. Place the crockery liner inside preheated oven and bake (uncovered) for about 15 minutes, or until browned. If your liner is not removable, put the mixture in a casserole dish, cover with the pie crust and bake as above.
Serves 8.
CHICKEN CASSEROLE
1 8oz pkg noodles
3 cups diced cooked chicken
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1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1/2 cup diced onion
1 4 oz can mushrooms
1 4 oz jar pimiento
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups cream style cottage cheese
1 cup grated charp process cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 Tbsp. melted butter
1/2 tsp. basil
Cook noodles according to pkg directions and drain and rinse thoroughly. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients with noodles until well mixed. Pour mixture into greased crockpot. COver and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
Serves 6
CHICKEN ORIENTAL
1 c. cream of mushroom soup
1 c. (8 oz.) pineapple chunks in pure pineapple juice, undrained
1 tbsp. soy sauce
2 c. Swanson chunk white chicken
1 c. each sliced celery, green onions & green pepper
1/2 c. sliced radishes
1 c. sliced water chestnuts
In a skillet, combine soup, pineapple, soy sauce and add remaining ingredients. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir gently occasionally. Serve with cooked rice and additional soy sauce. Makes about 5 1/2 cups.
Orange-Glazed Ham
6 ounces slice fully cooked ham — cut into 3/4-inch chunks
2 stalks celery — cut into 1/2-inch chunks on a slant cut (bias)
11 ounces mandarin orange sections — *see directions
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
* Mandarin Oranges should contain pineapple also. If they do not, add pineapple to taste.
In a 1 1/2-quart casserole micro-cook ham, celery, 1 tablespoon water, covered, on 100% power for 3 to 4 minutes or till heated through.
Drain orange sections with pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup liquid.
In a 1-cup measure stir together cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir into reserved liquid. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or till thickened and bubbly, stirring every 30 seconds.
Drain liquid off ham and celery mixture. Stir in thickened mixture. Stir in orange sections with pineapple. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power about 1 1/2 minutes or till heated through. Serve with hot cooked rice, if desired.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 176 Calories; 4g Fat (20.9% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 38mg Cholesterol; 921mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fruit; 0 Fat.
Peninsula Lamb Shanks
6 1-lb each lamb shanks
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons flour
14 ounces canned chicken broth
1 medium onion — sliced
1 clove garlic — minced
4 cups celery — sliced
3 medium tomatoes — cut in wedges
1 tablespoon fresh parsley — chopped
Sprinkle the lamb shanks with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a dutch oven, Add shanks and brown on all sides. Remove shanks and set aside.
Stir flour into oil and brown lightly. Blend in the broth and 1 3/4 cup water gradually and bring to boiling point.
Return shanks and add onion and garlic. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 2 hour and 15 min to 2 hour and 30 min or until lamb is tender.
Remove lamb to warm serving platter. Add celery to liquid in dutch oven and cook for 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and parsley and cook for 5 minutes longer. spoon over shanks.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 848 Calories; 56g Fat (60.9% calories from fat); 71g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 243mg Cholesterol; 1026mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 10 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 5 Fat.


