Showing posts with label dinner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dinner. Show all posts

Friday, April 19, 2013

Baked Shrimp (a new Connors Favorite)

1 package frozen shrimp (I use the precooked or pink shrimp you can do raw as well)
1 cube butter
Italian Seasoning (you can use a packet, or I use my costco size and sprinkle it over the shrimp to my desired liking)


Line baking pan with foil. Cut lemon into slices, put on bottom of pan, drizzle with 1 stick of melted butter. Sprinkle one pack of dried Italian seasoning on raw shrimp and toss. Put the shrimp on the lemon and butter, then put them in the oven and bake at 350 for 10-15 min, if the shrimp is raw, cook until all shrimp turn pink.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Crockpot Chicken Tacos

4-5 chicken breasts (mine were frozen)

salt/pepper/garlic powder

1/2 of an onion, diced

1 (4oz.) can green chilies

2 tomatoes, diced

taco seasoning



*Put chicken breasts in crockpot and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. As much as you like. Put about an inch of water in the bottom and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Take out chicken and shred up with a fork. Drain water out of crockpot and put chicken back in. Cover chicken with onion, green chilies, tomatoes and a little more garlic powder. Put a tiny bit of water so the bottom isn't dry. Sprinkle about a Tablespoon of taco seasoning over the mixture and stir all together. Cook on low for another couple of hours. Serve in tortillas with cheese and whatever else you like.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Garlic Chicken Farfalle

From: Wendy's friend ChyAyn (from Laura)

16 oz. Farfalle pasta
1 c. heavy whipping cream
3-4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
2 to 3 cloves garlic, crushed OR garlic salt (I do a spoonful of crushed garlic)
1 Tbsp. pepper*
1/2 c. butter
1 lb. bacon, crumpled ( I used the packaged real bacon bit pieces 1 bag is equal to 1 lb of bacon)1/2 c. shredded Parmesan cheese1
(12 oz) LawryĆ¢€™s mesquite marinade with lime juice

*Seems like a lot of pepper, but it has a wonderful flavor when everything mixes together. If you're apprehensive, do less pepper. You can always add more.
[ directions ]
Crock pot chicken and bottle of marinade on low for 6 hours. Pull marinated chicken out of the juices, allow to cool a little bit, and shred (I pull it apart). Set this aside. About a half-hour before serving, boil the pasta. In a small saucepan, melt butter, add garlic, whipping cream, pepper, parmesan cheese, and crumpled bacon. Whisk together on low heat for 3-4 minutes. In a large bowl, pour over cooked, drained pasta, add chicken and stir through. Sprinkle a little bit more shredded parmesan cheese on top.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Pasta Red Sauce

Recipe By: Faith & Hailey Connors

Ingredients
Onion, Diced
2 cups Water
2 T Olive Oil
Crushed Tomtoes (1 Can)
Red Pepper Flakes
Salt & Pepper

Cooked and drained Penne Pasta

Directions
Put Oil in saucepan and heat, add onion. Cook for 5 minutes.
Add Can of crushed tomatoes, pinch of red pepper flakes and salt and pepper.
Add 2 cups water and simmer.

Fettucine Alfredo

Recipe By: Faith & Hailey Connors

Ingredients
1 Cube Butter
Cooked fettucine noodles
1 Cup Cream
1 Cup Grated Parmessan cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions
Melt butter in sauce pan. Add Drained Pasta noodles, cream and cheese.
Stir gently over low heat until cheese melts.
Add Salt and pepper, serve immediately!

Hearty Beef Stew

Recipe By: Claudia Witt

Ingredients
2 lbs beef chuck, cut in cubes (or stew meat)
1 T Salt
2 Bay leaves
2 T cooking oil
1 T Lemon Juice
Dash of Allspice
4 Cups water
1 tsp Sugar
6 Carrots, sliced
1 Onion, sliced
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 lb small white pearl onions
1 clove garlic
Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 tsp paprika
1 pkg brown gravy mix

Directions
In heavy frying pan brown meat in oil. Turn often to brown all sides (15 min). Transfer to stock pot or large sauce pan, add water, onion, garlic (on toothpick to remove easily) salt, lemon juice, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, paprika
bay leaves, all-spice. Cover and simmer on low heat (do not boil) for 2 hours. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. When meat is almost done, add carrots, pearl onions, potatoes and simmer for 30 minutes (or more). Discard Bay leaf & Garlic.

Chicken Pot Pie

Recipe By: Wendy Connors

Ingredients
3 Lg Chicken Breasts, cooked and cubed
2 T Vegetable Oil
1 can Chicken Broth
2 T Flour
3 potatoes, peeled, cubed
2 Cups frozen mixed veggies
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
3 stalks celery, cut in bite size pieces
2 frozen prepared pie crusts, thawed

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Boil potatoes until almost fork tender drain and set aside. In large frying pan, over medium heat saute celery and onion in oil for 5-8 minutes; add frozen veggies cook another 5 minutes. Add flour and cook about 30 seconds. Add chicken broth and bring to boil, as it thickens add potatoes and chicken. Salt and Pepper to taste.

Pour into prepared Pie Crust. Remove 2nd pie crust and slice into 1 1/2 inch strips and form a lattice top over the pie. Pinch edges so that it doesn't boil over while cooking. Bake for 45 minutes or until shell is golden brown.

Halibut Broil Amandine

Recipe By: Claudia Witt

Ingredients
6 Halibut Steaks or fillets
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 cup chicken broth
2 T Lemon Juice
2 T Butter, melted
1 tsp dried thyme leaves
1/4 cup butter

Directions
Preheat broiler oven, rinse fish & pat dry. Arrange in a single layer in greased baking pan. Pour broth on fish. Combine 2 T butter with Thyme and brush on fish. Place baking dish on broiler pan and put on oven rack 3-4 inches from heat.

Broil Fish, do not turn basting once or twice with remaining butter mixture. Cook 3-6 minutes for 1/2 to 3/4 inch or 6 to 10 minutes for 1 to 1 1/2 inch thick steaks. Melt 1/4 cup butter in small fry pan, add almonds stir until nuts begin to brown.

Remove from heat and add lemon juice. Pour over fish when ready to serve. Makes 6 servings This can also be used with Cod, bass, flounder, red snapper, shark or orange roughly.

Saucy Apricot Glazed Chicken (for 12)

Recipe By: Claudia Witt

Ingredients
1 Cup Chunky Apricot preserves
3/4 Cup Bottled Russian dressing
12 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 pkg dry onion soup mix

Directions
Combine Preserves, dressing and soup mix until well blended. Arrange 3 breast halves on bottom of crock-pot. Spoon a fourth of the apricot mixture on the chicken. Repeat with all chicken adding the Apricot sauce to each layer, between and on top of the chicken. Cook on high setting for one hour.

Reduce heat to low and cook for 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours.
DO NOT over cook or the chicken will toughen. Serve with the sauce over the chicken.

Swiss Steak (Grandma Lova Witt's)

Recipe By: Lova Witt

Ingredients
1/4 Cup flour
2 large onions
2 tsp salt
1/3 cup melted butter
2 tsp paprika
2 Cups tomato juice
1/2 tsp pepper
2 Cups water
1 lb round steak

Directions
Mix flour, salt, paprika and pepper. Tenderize steak by pounding with a meat tenderizer mallet or sharp knife in a diamond pattern. Dip and roll steak in flour mix. Save 2 T flour mix for gravy.

Gravy: Cook onion in butter over low heat in a deep baking dish until it starts to turn clear. Add flour mix and thick rue, add tomato juice and water stirring or whisking until well blended and it starts to thicken. Add steak. Cook 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Alternate topping: Spaghetti Sauce

Sunday "juicy" Roast

Recipe By: Claudia Witt

Ingredients
3-6 lb Roast
2 cans beef broth
1 pkg dry onion soup mix

Directions
Place roast in slow cooker and pour in broth. Sprinkle dry soup over top. Cover and cook 6-10 hours. When meat is tender and pulls apart easily. Pull apart and press down in cooker so the juice covers
completely. Continue cooking on low for 30 minutes.

For BBQ BEEF cover with 1 can broth and cook until meat pulls apart, after pulling apart let the meat soak up broth for a few minutes, remove most of the broth, add BBQ sauce to cover meat. Cook 30 minutes on low or warm.

Ham Fried Rice

Recipe By: Wendy Connors

Ingredients
1 Pkg Cooked Rice (white or wheat)
1/2 Cup Peas (if desired)
1 Cup Ham cut or cubed
LITE Soy Sauce to taste
1 bunch green onions
4-6 Eggs
1-2 T Bacon grease (if desired, this enhances the flavor)
3/4 Cup Frozen Corn

Directions
Scramble eggs in frying pan if using bacon grease for flavor use it to scramble the eggs in. Add Veggies and Ham heat until warmed through. Add to rice, add just enough soy sauce to flavor.
More soy sauce can be added if desired when served.

Crockpot Chicken and Noodles

Recipe By: Wendy Connors

Ingredients
2-4 Large frozen Chicken breasts
1 Pkg Wide Egg Noodles
1 Can cream of Chicken Soup (fat free if desired)
4 T Butter
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 bunch of green onions
1-2 cups milk

Directions
Add Chicken, soup, onions, salt and pepper in Crock-pot on low for 2-3 hours (until chicken is done). Add Noodles, butter and milk (enough milk to cover the noodles;
Cook for 20-25 minutes until noodles are done. Serve immediately

Baked Ziti

Recipe By: Wendy Connors

Ingredients
1 pound ziti pasta
1 1/2 Cup Sour cream
1 onion, finely chopped
6 oz sliced provolone cheese
1 pound lean ground beef
2 T Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 jars Prego Spaghetti sauce
1-2 Cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Directions
Boil Ziti noodles according to directions on package. In large skillet brown ground beef and onion over low heat. Cook until done. Add Sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, butter a casserole dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of pasta, provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 of sauce mixture. Remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mix.
Top with Parmesan Cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Pizza Crust

Recipe By: Wendy Connors (given to me by my friend Stephanie Lee)

Ingredients
1 pkg Yeast (small pkg 1-2 T)
1 T Sugar
1/4 Cup Warm Water
1 tsp Salt
1 Cup Milk
1 T Butter
3-4 Cups Flour

Directions
Dissolve yeast in water; then add milk, sugar, salt and butter. Blend in flour. Form into a circle to fit on a pizza pan or on a baking sheet. Cover with sauce, mozzarella cheese and desired toppings.
Bake 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes