AtoZ Recipes: ~Letter P~

[ElsieB]

This week: Letter P!

This is a new recipe that I just made recently. And it is YUMMY!

<u>Philly Chicken Enchiladas</u>

2 C. chopped cooked chicken
1 C. chopped green bell pepper
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, cubed
1 (8 oz) jar salsa, divided
8 (6 in.) flour tortillas
1-1/2 C. shredded cheeddar cheese

Stir chicken, bell pepper, cream cheese and 1/2 cup salsa in saucepan on low heat until cream cheese is melted. Spoon 1/3 cup of chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam-side down, in a lightly greased large baking dish. Pour remaining salsa over enchiladas. Top with cheddar cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until heated through.

Tip: If your flour tortillas are stiff and hard to roll, try wrapping them in a damp paper towel and warming them gently in the microwave until softened.

Tip: Spray foil with cooking spray to keep cheese from sticking to it.

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Elsie
Mommy to Thomas (6-15-99)
C-section scheduled 5-20-02
~*~It's a GIRL!~*~ Rose Marie
Co-Moderator for Stork Club 2 and Food for the Family

[Kris10]

This is a family favorite and it freezes well! I often make this one for brand new moms.


PIZZA CASSEROLE
1/2 package of rotini noodles (cooked)
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
1 package mozzarella cheese
reserve about 1/2 C cheese
toppings (pepperoni, green peppers, onions, sausage, etc)

Mix the noodles, spaghetti sauce, and cheese together. I chop up some of the pepperoni and stir it in as well. Put the mixture in a casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Top with favorite toppings. Bake at 360 uncovered for about 30-40 minutes.

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Christopher David 4/17/00
Benjamin Eli 9/10/01

Beginning date 3/3/02
Lost: 0lbs
Still to go: 60lbs

[BCraw1228]

PIEROGIES! (Great for large parties but does take a little time.)

Potato Filling*: 3 or 4 white potatoes, 2 cups finely shredded Parmesan Cheese (fresh), 1/2 to 1 onion finely chopped (or, if desired, onion powder to taste - blah!).
Peel, boil then mash the potatoes.
While mashed potatoes are still warm, thoroughly mix in cheese (allowing it to melt slightly).
Stir in onion.

Cabbage Filling*: Small head of cabbage, 1 onion, butter.
Chop/shred cabbage and onion and combine.
Mix well with your hands.
Melt butter in sautee or frying pan.
Toss in filling and sautee until soft and golden, not brown.
*Note, you will have leftover filling. With the Cabbage filling, you can make Haluski. (See recipe under “Fruit and Vegetable Dishes” tab. )

Dough (one batch of dough per filling recipe above): 4 cups flour, 16oz. Sour Cream, 2 eggs
Combine all ingredients and mixing to form dough.
Roll dough out to approximately 1/8" thickness.
With a paring knife cut squares approximately 3.5"x3.5".
Drop 1/2 to 3/4 tsp. of filling onto center of square.
Fold into triangle and press edges together firmly.
Once pierogies are made, boil water in large pot.
Add several (as many as you and can to still allow them room to float) piergies to pot as you can. They should sink a bit. Cooking is complete when they float to the top.
Drain water.
Place pierogies in serving dish and melt liberal amounts of butter over them. Without the butter, pierogies will stick together and serving will be difficult. (Repeat boiling steps until all pierogoies are cooked.)
You can serve pierogies warm, room temp, or cold. You can also freeze them if you wish. Serve with a nice, thick homeade bread and enjoy!

Another side note: For the vein clogging lovers (like me) a real treat!
Sautee chopped onions in butter to soft and golden (transparent but not "browned").
Add a serving (or more) of pierogies and sautee for 2-3 minutes more.

YIELD: 4 - 5 dozen

(See Holuski recipe under letter H for any leftover cabbage.

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Becky (Formerly BCraw314)
ds - Patrick (PJ) 3/14/97
ds - Joseph 12/24/99

[This message has been edited by BCraw1228 (edited 04-30-2002).]

{Edited by moderator to remove old smilie}

[ElsieB]

Potato Cheese Soup

Originally posted by kimdillard
12-30-2001 09:44 PM

Here is one that is SO easy:

Wash, cube and boil 9 - 10 potatoes
drain some of the water

Add :
1 can cream of onion soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 stick of butter
1 can evaporated milk
1 pound of Velveeta (or more if you like it really cheesy)

Melt everything together and cook for a little while.

I srinkle shredded cheese, bacon bits and green onions on top, serve with cornbread.....YUMMY!!!!!!!

[ibmommy]

i have not tried this one and i either got it from someone on this site or my cooking light site. it looks yummy to me and i plan on making it soon


PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE CHIP GRANOLA BARS

1 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened toasted coconut
2 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp peanut butter chips
3 tbsp corn syrup
2 tbsp liquid honey
3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
3 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp water
2 tsp vanilla

Prehat oven to 350. Spray a 8-inch square cake pan with vegetable spray.

(1) In a large bowl, stir together oats, brown sugar, coconut, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, corn syrup, honey, peanut butter, oil, water and vanilla until combine. Pat the mixture into a prepared pan.
(2) Bake in the centre of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until the top is golden and the bars seem firm.
(3) Let the pan cool on a wire rack.

Makes 16 servings.
134 cals per bar
6g fat

Okay, so here are my changes. (from someone else)

(1) I totally omitted the oil. It isn't need at all I don't think.
(2) I only used 3 tbsp or corn syrup and honey combined. Again, for a granola bar, I think they are sweet enough.
(3) I used milk chocolate chips instead of the combination. I also once used a block of semi-sweet which I just chipped myself. I like it this way because then there is just a underlying flavour of peanut butter which I like.

Some advice, don't get impatient like me and try and get the bars out before they are cooled. They will crumble! At first they may seem a little soft, but they do harden. Trust me!

Also, in reality, I think the yield is really 8. This makes for a nice size bar which is filling (well I'm contradicting myself here because I just had 2 ).

[WindsKids]

I made this tonight and it's really good especially if you add the rice and beans to it.I didn't add the peppers or the bay leaf,just the potatos and chicken and sauce mix and it was really good,tasted better then my Puerto Rican mother in laws.I also used chicken tenders.


Pollo Guisado

Ingredients:

4 portions of boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 medium potatos
2 teaspoons of salt
3 tablespoons of sofrito
1 8 ounce can of tomato sauce
5 olives
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 ounce green bell pepper
2 cups of water
Procedure:
Place the chicken in a pan with ehough water to cover the chicken by 1/2". Add 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook at moderate high heat until the water starts to boil, then lower the heat to moderate and cook for 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain all the water. Let the chicken cool for approximately 15 minutes. Cut the chicken into 1/2" pieces and set aside.
Peel and dice the potatoes into 1/4" size pieces. Set aside
Dice the green bell pepper into 1/8" pieces. Set aside
In a pan add the sofrito, 1 teaspoon of salt, tomato sauce, olives, potato, green bell pepper, bay leaves, olive oil, and 2 cups of water. Cook at moderate heat until it starts boiling. Lower to moderate low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. stir once while simmering.
Add the chicken. Continue to simmer at moderate heat for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes.
Makes approximately 8 servings

[Valarie]

Could you post your recipe for this? It sounds yummy! Thanks!

[alaskagirl]

It's not only yummy, but super easy too. I'm sorry the measurements are not exact, but we just kind of go with what looks right kwim.

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup lime or lemon juice
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Minced garlic to taste (we use a lot)
Ground Pepper to taste

Stir all ingredients execept chicken together. Place chicken in a bowl w/lid and pour mixture over chicken. Shake well and marinate overnight. You can grill the chicken or bake.

[PV'sTV]

I'm not a huge fan of pineapple, but this was really easy and delicious. (My Mom requested it for her birthday cake)
We had it on white cake, but I think it would go well on other cakes, too.

Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese softened
8 oz cool whip
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 - 3/4 cup crushed pineapple DRAINED VERY WELL

Combine cream cheese and cool whip. Mix in powdered sugar, vanilla extract, crushed pineapple (add a little at a time and mix until it's the desired consistency).