Thread: Recipe Thread

i did a search, and we don't appear to have one of these here-- apologies to those of who who've already seen some of these recipes on mania. . .


feel free to share your favorites!


i'll start with what i had for dinner tonight. . .



Roasted Chicken and Vegetable Burritos

3 half chicken breasts
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
6 green onions, sliced
1 cup black beans, drained
I cup whole kernel corn
1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
4 buds of garlic, chopped
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
½ tsp ground cumin
Juice of 1 whole lime
2-3 T olive oil
5-6 large flour tortillas
2-3 cups Monterey jack cheese, shredded

Optional
Sour cream
Salsa
Hot sauce


Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Chop chicken breasts and onions into bite-sized pieces, jullienne peppers. Combine chicken, peppers, spices and oil in 9 x 13 pyrex baking pan. Stir until ingredients are thoroughly coated with oil. Bake for 30 minutes, remove from oven and stir. Add corn, beans, cilantro and onions—stir in well. Bake for another 20 minutes. Spread sour cream on tortillas if desired, and roll ingredients into burritos with cheese and salsa.

Gameday Chili


1 poblano pepper, diced
1 anahiem pepper, diced
1 jalepeno pepper, diced
1 serrano pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
4 tomatoes, peeled and diced
2-3 stalks of celery, sliced
8 buds of garlic, crushed
¼ cup olive oil
1 29 oz can tomato puree
1 ½ lbs. ground beef
7 cups water
1 can each of kidney, pinto and black beans, drained
3 ½ tsp salt
3 ½ tsp chili powder
2 tsp black pepper
½ tsp oregano
¼ tsp ground cumin


Beef seasoning
2 tsp salt
2 tsp chili powder
¾ tsp black pepper


Optional
1 bell pepper, diced
1 cup of whole kernel corn
Any variety hot sauce
½ cup sliced black olives
2 carrots, peeled and sliced into discs


Fry onion, ground beef and seasonings in a separate pan, then drain and set aside. Heat olive oil in a 7 or 8 quart saucepan. Add diced peppers and cook for several minutes on medium heat. Add tomatoes and garlic and cook down for 15-20 minutes. Add water, tomato puree, beef, beans and seasonings. Cook for approximately 30 minutes on medium low. Raise heat back to medium, add vegetables, and cook until vegetables are tender. Turn off heat and let stand at least 20 minutes. Garnish individual servings with diced green onions, cheddar cheese or sour cream.



it's best when it's had a chance to sit in the fridge for a couple of days. . . i like to drink beer while i'm cooking, and pour some into the chili. . . .

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

2¼ cups of flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 cup butter (softened only SLIGHTLY)
2 eggs
2 tsps vanilla
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)


Oven temp. 300 F for 22 to 24 minutes. Makes 30
cookies approx.


Beat the butter and eggs together well, and then add
eggs, sugars and vanilla.

Beat well again until fluffy.

Then gradually add the flour and baking soda until just
blended. Lightly stir in choc chips (and nuts) with a
spoon. Place spoonfuls 2” apart on greased cookie sheet.

The very best when slightly warm!!!

Monkey Bread (Great with Game day chili)

Frozen Bread Dough
Butter
Bread pan or cake pan
Preheat oven to 375

Thaw frozen dough until easy to pull apart, not too soft though
Melt 1-3 sticks butter in a med sized bowl

Grease bread pan or cake pan (I use pam spray works great)

Pull pieces off of thawed bread dough, make them about 2 inches aprox and with a fork or very clean hands dip each piece of dough into the butter covering it very well and place into bread or cake pan. Cover the bottom of pan with bread dough very tightly.

Set pan aside, cover with *clean* kitchen towel and let rise a bit. Once it looks risen (takes about an hour or so) remove towel and put in oven for 40 minutes. (check to make sure done if not add 10 minutes)

When ready to serve dump out into bowl or onto plate. Pull apart to eat. Best when served warm, but very good cool or microwaved next day too.

* can dunk in cinnamon sugar after buttering, before placing in pan, let rise and bake for a great cinnamon bread. Great for breakfast!)

"Heaven"

- Take bottle of beer out of fridge
- Open bottle of beer*
- Drink bottle of beer

* Option: can pour bottle of beer into frosty mug and drink that way if you are a girl.

Repeat numerous times until you get sleepy or hungry, in which case then go to Taco Cabana (or Taco Bell) for food.

Originally Posted by Broncolingus

"Heaven"

- Take bottle of beer out of fridge
- Open bottle of beer*
- Drink bottle of beer

* Option: can pour bottle of beer into frosty mug and drink that way if you are a girl.

Repeat numerous times until you get sleepy or hungry, in which case then go to Taco Cabana (or Taco Bell) for food.

I thought this was my dad's secret family recipe!! How did you get it?

I'm headed out of Denver and over to Dog's house for dinner.

I have a G R E A T recipe for disaster, anyone interested?

Dog...
That first recipe sounds like my mom's that she always invites me over to her house for. It's very good. When she serves it to company everyone raves about it! Great choice.


When I grill steaks, I enjoy grilled onions and sauteed mushrooms.

Portabella mushrooms cut up into about 1-inch or larger sizes, as they shrink in the cooking process.

Butter

Beer (one for the mushrooms to saute and one for you)

Combine mushrooms, butter, and beer in a frying pan. Drink your beer. Bring the mushrooms to a boil then turn down to low (simmer), and keep drinking your beer. While your are drinking your beer and the mushrooms are simmering, it's highly recommended not to forget your steaks are grilling!
Check on your steaks by having one beer by the grill and one beer by the stove, so you never forget where you put your beer. This is also referred to as multi-tasking. During this process, do add more beer to the mushrooms, but not the beer you're drinking, the beer designated for the mushrooms. Again, remember to check on your steaks for a nice medium rare-medium quality. When you check on your steaks, make sure there is no fire that rages out when lifting the lid to the grill, as this can burn off facial hair. Have a water bottle next to your designated grill-beer to douse any flames that may arise during the grilling process. Meanwhile, while you are checking on your steaks, do drink more beer, but do not forget you have mushrooms simmering on the stove. Close lid, set grill-beer down, and go into kitchen where your mushroom beer awaits you. Make sure this entire process does not last longer than 20-25 minutes, depending upon the cut of steak you have grilling.

MileHighWrath's Magic Margaritas

One can frozen Limeade
4 beers (Mexican beer works best but any will do)
Tequila, Cuervo Gold (Using empty limeade container measure 1/2 to 3/4 full)

Mix ingredients, salt rim of glass (optional) and pour over ice.

Makes one pitcher



Be careful, unlike traditional margaritas, this is almost entirely alcohol, but tastes like a regular margarita and goes down way too easy.

Originally Posted by MileHighWrath

MileHighWrath's Magic Margaritas

One can frozen Limeade
4 beers (Mexican beer works best but any will do)
Tequila, Cuervo Gold (Using empty limeade container measure 1/2 to 3/4 full)

Mix ingredients, salt rim of glass (optional) and pour over ice.

Makes one pitcher



Be careful, unlike traditional margaritas, this is almost entirely alcohol, but tastes like a regular margarita and goes down way too easy.

Can't wait to try this recipe! Plus, I do not care for Rose's Lime, so this should have a better flavor by far.

Hot dogs

1. Open pack
2. Take knife and gently cut hot dog
3. Place in microwave for 45 seconds
4. Take hot dog out of microwave and place in bun
5. Add Ketchup or Mustard to hot dog
6. Eat hot dog

This is an old recipe my mom passed on to me.

Originally Posted by Bronco9798

Hot dogs

1. Open pack
2. Take knife and gently cut hot dog
3. Place in microwave for 45 seconds
4. Take hot dog out of microwave and place in bun
5. Add Ketchup or Mustard to hot dog
6. Eat hot dog

This is an old recipe my mom passed on to me.

I always new you liked Hot Dogs....

Nice, I am always on the lookout for a good Chili recipe. I will have to give that one a try...thanks, dog.

thought i'd bump this since i just made some of these. . .


Chicken Enchiladas

3 half chicken breasts
1 large onion, diced
7 cloves of garlic
8 oz cream cheese
1 ½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp chili powder
¾ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp oregano
Juice of ½ of a fresh lime
2-3 cups Colby jack cheese, shredded
12-15 corn tortillas
2 cups enchilada sauce

Splash or two of your favorite hot sauce (optional)
1 16oz can of cooked corn (optional)

Bake the chicken breasts until done all the way through, then put them in the freezer for 15-20 minutes, and when they’re cold shred them finely. Heat a little olive oil in a skillet, and brown onions. Add shredded chicken and seasonings, cook about 10 minutes on low heat—then add cream cheese and cook for about 5 more minutes. Set aside to cool.

Spray or coat a skillet with a little olive oil, and cook tortillas on med-low heat for about 30 seconds per side. Put some enchilada sauce on a plate or pie pan, and rub tortillas in sauce, then fill with chicken and roll into enchiladas. Spray an 11 x 13 pyrex or ceramic pan and place enchiladas in side by side. Smother with cheese and remaining enchilada sauce, and bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes. Can also be smothered with shredded lettuce and diced tomato before serving.

I have a bunch of fish in my freezer from a fishing trip last Sept. I had to figure out something to do with it. This is my favorite recipe so far, and credit goes to some dude at sportfisherman.com:

Baked Wahoo:
Oven 400
A couple pates of butter on top of fish
A teeny bit of Minced garlic
a good splash of a light semi dry white wine like a---- oh heck what ever you have thats worth drinking-- but get 2 bottles at store (more later)
Black pepper
Sweet basil
a good swirt of fresh lemon
Cook a while and flip
repeat above
more wine
Don't over cook
If ya want a little smokyness to it, lay fish on bacon
top w/ bacon each side in oven last 1 or 2 min add some capers ( not too many)
Serve over buttered Grits--- no **** you yankees
Art Garfunkle, Rod Stewart or that long haired saxaphone player on the stereo cause you WILL get lucky tonight

Edit: I can't say I support Garfunkle, Stewart, Kenny G, or buttered Grits...but this recipe made me laugh.