Ham Souffle
3 cups cubed french bread
1/2 pound cubed cheddar cheese
3 cups cubed ham
1 cup canned mushrooms
1 can sliced ripe olives
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon dry mustard
melted butter
4 eggs — beaten
3 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
Put bread, ham, cheese, mushrooms and olives in buttered 9 x 12″ pans. Mix flour and mustard. Sprinkle over layer. Repeat until all is used. Pour a little melted butter over top. Beat eggs and milk together. Pour over mixture in pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Refrigerate overnight. Remove 1 hour before baking. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 464 Calories; 28g Fat (54.4% calories from fat); 32g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 236mg Cholesterol; 1426mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 3 Fat.
Portuguese Pork With Lemon
2 pounds pork boneless shoulder
2 garlic cloves — chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup pitted ripe olives
Trim fat from pork. Cut pork into 3/4-inch cubes.
Toss together pork, garlic, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon oil, salt, cumin and red pepper in glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, at least 8 hours.
Remove pork from marinade. Reserve any remaining marinade.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet until hot. Cook and stir pork in oil over medium heat until liquid has evaporated and pork is brown, about 25 minutes. Drain.
Add water and reserved marinade. Cover and simmer until pork is tender, about 30 minutes. (Add water if necessary.) Stir in olives.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 398 Calories; 29g Fat (66.7% calories from fat); 31g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 83mg Cholesterol; 539mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 Fat.
Saucy Beef Taco Pizza
2 pounds ground beef round
1 medium onion — chopped
16 ounces mild or hot taco sauce
4 ounces canned chopped mild green chilies — drained
1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
8 ounces refrigerated crescent rolls (1 can)
1 1/2 cups crushed corn chips
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
sliced olives (optional)
sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 medium avocado — peeled and sliced
1 medium tomato — diced
Pastry for single-crust pie may be substituted for crescent rolls.
Brown ground beef and onion in large frying-pan or Dutch oven. Pour off drippings. Add 1 cup taco sauce, green chilies and olives.
Separate crescent rolls into 8 triangles and press into greased 9 to 10-inch pie pan to form crust. Sprinkle 1 cup crushed corn chips evenly over dough. Spread beef mixture evenly over chips, spread with sour cream. Cover with shredded Monterey Jack cheese, then shredded Cheddar Cheese. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup crushed chips. Garnish with sliced olives and mushrooms, if desired.
Bake in a moderate oven (375F) for 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is golden. Cut into wedges and serve with lettuce, avocado, tomato and remaining taco sauce.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1327 Calories; 96g Fat (63.3% calories from fat); 64g Protein; 60g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 222mg Cholesterol; 2061mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 7 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 14 1/2 Fat.
Stuffed Ripe Olives
6 ounces jumbo ripe olives — canned, pitted
1/4 cup Italian dressing
1 bunch green onions
Drain olives and marinate at room temperature in dressing for one hour or more, turning to coat on all sides. Cut green onions into one-inch pieces. Slash one end of each piece to make a fringe.
Soak onions in ice water while olives are marinating., Drain onions and olives. Stuff each olive with an onion, fringed end sticking out.
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Black and Blue Olives
6 ounces jumbo ripe olives — canned, pitted
3 ounces blue cheese
3 ounces cream cheese — softened
2 teaspoons minced parsley
2 tablespoons dry sherry
Drain olives. Using a fork, combine blue cheese, cream cheese, parsley and sherry into a smooth paste. Using a pastry bag or the tip of a small knife, fill the olives with the cheese mixture. Chill.
Serves 10 to 12
ALL-AMERICAN HOT DISH
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef, lean
1/2 cup onion, chopped, 1 md
8 oz whole kernel corn, 1 cn
8 oz tomato sauce, 1 cn
1/4 cup ripe olives, pitted, halved
4 oz noodles, uncooked, abt 2 c
2 cup water
1 teaspoon oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 t pepper
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions:
Cook and stir the meat and onion in a large skillet until the meat is brown. Drain off the excess fat. Stir in the UNDRAINED corn and the rest of the ingredients.
TO COOK IN A SKILLET:
Heat the mixture to boiling then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the noodles are tender, about 20 minutes.
Serve hot.
TO COOK IN THE OVEN:
Pour the mixture into an ungreased 2-quart casserole. Cover and bake in a 375 degree F. oven for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and bake until the mixture thickens, about 15 minutes. Serve hot.
Chiles Rellenos Casserole with Marinara
4 lb Jack cheese, cut in strips
1 cn 4 oz green chiles, seeded
4 Eggs
1/3 c Milk
1/2 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1 c Grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 cn Marinara sauce
Pitted ripe olives(garnish)
Stuff chilies w/jack cheese. Arrange chilies side-by-side in greased shallow 1 1/2 qt. baking dish. Beet eggs until thick and foamy, add milk, flour and baking powder - blend. Pour egg batter over chiles - cover all chiles with batter. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake uncovered @ 375 30 minutes or until set. Serve with heated marinara sauce and olives. Note: I used 18 fresh Anaheim chilies (1.5 pds). Blistered under broiler until popped and brown. Then peeled and seeded. I also increased the recipe by half. Very good.
Antipasto Salad
16 oz. pkg fresh/frozen cheese tortellini
4 ounces chopped salami
4 ounces provolone cheese, cut into — 2 x 1/4″ strips
11 oz. can corn — drained
9 oz. package frozen spinach, thawed — squeezed to drain
6 oz. jar marinated artichoke hearts — drained/chopped
6 ounce can pitted ripe olives — drained/sliced
1 1/2 cups prepared creamy Italian salad dressing
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 ounce jar diced pimiento, drained — if desired
Cook tortellini to desired doneness as directed on package; drain, rinse
with cold water. In very large bowl, combine tortellini, salami, provolone cheese, corn, spinach, artichoke hearts and 1 cup of the olives. In small bowl, combine salad dressing, mustard and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese; blend well. Pour dressing over salad; toss gently. Top with remaining olives and Parmesan cheese. Cover; refrigerate 1 - 2 hours to blend flavors. Just before serving, garnish with pimiento