Category: OKK MEMES & PRIOR CONTRIBUTORS

Quick Chicken and Dumplings

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 tablespoon butter
    1/2 cup pre chopped onion
    2 cups chopped roasted skinless, boneless chicken breasts
    1 (10-ounce) box frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
    1 1/2 cups water
    1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
    1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    1 bay leaf
    8 (6-inch) flour tortillas, cut into 1/2-inch strips
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in chicken and vegetables; cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly.
  2. While chicken mixture cooks, combine water, flour, and broth. Gradually stir broth mixture into chicken mixture. Stir in salt, pepper, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes. Stir in tortilla strips, and cook 2 minutes or until tortilla strips soften. Remove from heat; stir in parsley. Discard bay leaf. Serve immediately.

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GERMAN PANCAKE aka DUTCH BABY ~ CLASSIC GOOD EATS

GERMAN PANCAKE
3 eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted + a little to coat the pan
1 teaspoon vanilla
Juice of 1 lemon
Powdered Sugar

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • Coat the inside of an ovenproof 12 inch skillet with butter or PURE. Be sure to remember to edges and sides.
  • In a mixing bowl beat the eggs until well blended.
  • Add the milk and blend again.
  • Sift together the flour and salt and gradually fold into the egg mixture.
  • Add the melted butter and vanilla, blend until smooth.
  • Pour batter into the buttered skillet.
  • Bake 15 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to 350 minutes and bake another 10 minutes until pancake has billowed high and turned golden brown.
  • Sprinkle with lemon juice and powdered sugar. You can also use regular maple syrup or molasses or I especially like it with Blackberry Pineapple Dipping Sauce or Lemon Sauce.
  • Serve immediately.

TAILGATING TIME

We have decided to make a change this year in the way Tailgating Time will work. Instead of a new linky for each week we will be using the same linky to keep all the great recipes in one place. This will provide easy access to the recipes and create one big awesome recipe index collection. There is no limit to how many you add – of course we hope you will add a new recipe each and every week! Tailgating Time will generally be posted each week on Sundays at noon.


It doesn’t matter if you are a football fan or not, great party food is always a good thing. Bring over your grilled goods, chips and dips, appetizers, chili and chowders, cocktails, or any recipes that would be great for the football party buffet!


If any of you would like to host along with us you can click –> get the InLinkz code to add the linky to your blog too. You can post it once in awhile or every week during football season, that’s up to you. The only thing we ask is that you leave a comment here to let us know you are co-hosting, and that you visit and comment on as many of the participants as you can.
We can’t wait to see what you will bring to the party. Let the games begin. Whoo-hoo!

CHEESECAKE APPLE CRISP

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!  Tamy here filling in.  I hope you enjoy this Apple crisp.  It’s simple and simply delicious!!!

CHEESECAKE APPLE CRISP

CRISP
2-3 large Granny Smith apples (4 Cups)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup apple juice

TOPPING
2/3 cup flour
1/2 cup old fashioned oatmeal
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 small box cheesecake flavored instant pudding

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine all CRISP ingredients and mix well. Pour into an un-greased stoneware pan.
  • In a mixing bowl combine the topping ingredients and mix until crumbly.
  • Sprinkle topping over apple mixture.
  • Bake 45-60 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is crisp and golden.
  • Serve warm with a scoop of French vanilla ice cream.

Grilled Lemon Pepper Shrimp – Fire Day Friday

Sometimes simple is better.  This appetizer is quick, easy and tasty!  It also always disappears from the tray at tailgates and parties. 

Grilled Lemon Pepper Shrimp Appetizer

Ingredients

  • 1 lb shrimp, 26-30 count, peeled and deveined
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • Fresh cracked pepper to taste
  • garnish:  cilantro, sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Marinate the shrimp in the oil, lemon juice, salt, and garlic for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat a charcoal grill to 350f.
  3. Remove shrimp from marinade and reserve marinade.
  4. Place shrimp two each on cocktail skewers.  
  5. Season both sides with fresh cracked black pepper.
  6. Grill shrimp for 3 minutes.  
  7. Brush shrimp with the reserved marinade and flip.  Brush the other side.
  8. Grill shrimp for 3 minutes.
  9. Garnish with cilantro and toasted sesame seeds and serve with your favorite terriyaki sauce.

GARDEN TOMATO SALSA ~ CLASSIC GOOD EATS

Just in time for Superbowl tailgating!!

GARDEN TOMATO SALSA
6 cups chopped tomatoes
i bunch cilantro, chopped fine
1 medium Vidalia onion, chopped fine
Juice of 1 lime*
4 cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons olive oil
jalapeno, minced to taste

Toss all together and chill 24-48 hours before serving. You end up with about 7 1/2 cups of salsa.

 

Stuffed Pepper Soup

Stuffed Pepper Soup adapted by SkinnyTaste
3 cups cooked brown rice
1 lb 95% lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 cup finely diced onion
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cans (14.5 oz each) cans petite diced tomatoes
1 3/4 cups tomato sauce
2 cups reduced sodium, fat-free chicken broth
1/2 tsp dried marjoram
salt and fresh pepper to taste

Directions:  In a large pot or dutch oven, brown ground meat on high heat and season with salt. Drain fat if any, reduce heat to medium-low, then add peppers, onions and garlic. Cook about 5 minutes on low heat.

Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, marjoram and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. Serve about 1 1/3 cups of soup in each bowl and top with 1/2 cup cooked brown rice.

Here’s what you will need:

Chop the garlic, peppers, and onion.

Brown the beef in a Dutch oven. 

Once browned, add the peppers, onions, and garlic.

Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and herbs.
Cover and simmer on low for 30 minutes. 
Prepare rice according to package directions.

Top soup with rice.
Here’s what you’ll end up with:

This soup was a big hit in my house tonight.  We love stuffed green peppers (recipe) so I thought that this would be a hit and I was right.  All 3 of the kids ate it! (score!!)

The mixture of the 2 different peppers gave it a little variety in both color and taste. 

I used the Uncle Ben’s 90 second microwaveable brown rice (a favorite of mine) and 1 package ended up being enough for all of us.  You could also use either bulgur or even quinoa.

Hope you enjoy!

Cheesy Vegetable Bake: Veggie Tales

This is an incredibly easy recipe, and you can really use any vegetables you have left over.
It’s a great fridge cleaner of a dish!

What you need:
2 cups chopped tomatoes
2 cups sliced zucchini
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 shallot, minced or sliced
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 tbs cold butter, diced
salt and pepper to taste
2/3 cup chicken stock
1 tbs oil or non stick spray
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup Parmesan

What you’ll do:
Preheat oven to 350. In a bowl, combine the vegetables, garlic, onion, herbs, salt and pepper and butter and mix. Grease an oven safe dish with oil or spray. Add the vegetable mixture and pour chicken stock over vegetables. This will keep them moist. Cook in oven for about 20 minutes. Then give it a stir. Top with both cheeses and cook for another 10 minutes or so until cheese melts and is golden brown. Super easy, and a great side dish. Vegetarians, you can add Butter Beans for protein to the vegetables!

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My Kids’ Favorite Burger – Fire Day Friday

It is time again for Fire Day Friday here at Our Krazy Kitchen.

Since my blog is all about grilling, BBQ, and live fire cooking, we cook a lot of burgers.  A lot.

But my kids favorite burger is actually rather simple.  You might notice the similarities to a Big Mac but it is grilled, tastier, and it is not a toppling mess about to fall over.



My Kids’ Favorite Burger
source:  NibbleMeThis
Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground chuck
  • 2 tsp burger seasoning*
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 buns
  • 4 slices Baby Swiss Cheese
  • thinly sliced iceberg lettuce
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • sliced dill pickles
  • homemade Thousand island dressing*
  • 1 clove garlic, very finely minced
  • 1/4 tsp chipotle chile, ground

 Instructions

  1. Mix the dressing, garlic and chipotle together and refrigerate an hour before you start making the burgers.
  2. Preheat a charcoal grill to 450f.
  3. Mix the ground chuck and burger seasoning together.  Divide into four portions and make into 4″ patties*. 
  4. Grill the burger patties for 4 minutes.  Sprinkle a pinch of salt on the burgers and flip. 
  5. Season the other side with another pinch of salt and cook another 3 minutes.  Top each with a slice of cheese and cook another minute or until the burger is an internal temp of 165f.
  6. Place patties on bun bottoms.
  7. Slather the bun tops with some of the “special sauce” from step one.  Top with lettuce and 3 pickles.   Season with a pinch of black pepper*.
  8. Put together and eat!

Notes

  • I like using Weber brand burger seasoning.
  • Really, making your own is 100% better than anything you can buy off the shelf.
  • Working with cold meat and cold hands is important to keep the fat from melting while making the patties.  If it breaks down, your burger will end up dry and flat.
  • Seasoning with the black pepper is a small touch but it really makes a difference.  I swear it freshens the lettuce up or something.

2 1/2 BEAN SALAD

I love 3 bean salad, but I hate kidney beans. So, I developed this recipe to cater to my own likes. If you like kidney beans, just add them back in.
2 1/2 BEAN SALAD
2 cans green beans
1 can wax beans
1-2 oz. jar pimentos
1 cup white vinegar
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons salt
  • Drain beans and pimentos and place into a jar with enough room for the liquid.
  • In a sauce pan dissolve the sugar and salt into the vinegar and bring it to a boil.
  • Let it cool.
  • Pour it over the beans.
  • Marinate at least 24-48 hours for the best flavor.