SBD Holiday Main Dishes (various phases)

[ellis]

Stick your recipes here:

[weezle]

1/2 c. ff sour cream
1/4 c. ff mayonnaise
1 tsp ground curry powder
1 garlic clove, pressed
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c. finely diced celery
1 Granny Smith Apple, cored and chopped
1/4 c. finely chopped red onion
2 c. diced cooked chicken
1/2 c. sweetened dried cranberries <-----optional....don't know about "sweetened"
12 Bibb lettuce leaves (about 1 head)
1/2 c. toasted sliced almonds, chopped

1) Combine sour cream, mayo, curry powder, garlic, and salt.

2) Add diced celery, chopped apple, onion, chicken, and cranberries (again, optional) to sour cream mixture. Mix well.

3) Place one scoop chicken mixture onto each lettuce leaf. If desired, chop almonds and sprinkle over chicken mixture. Roll up and serve.

A nice recipe with the fall/winter touch to it, perfect for the day after Thanksgiving?

[weezle]

1/4 c. grated fresh lf Parmesan cheese
4 oz. lf cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. ff milk
2 T. soy flour (or whole wheat flour)
12 eggs (or egg beaters)
1 plum tomato, seeded and diced
1 c. diced green bell pepper
1 c. sliced mushrooms
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 and 1/2 c. shredded lf mozzarella cheese
Spaghetti sauce, warmed

1) Preheat oven to 375. Place cream cheese in bowl and whisk until smooth. Gradually add milk to cream cheese, whisking until smooth. Whisk in flour and Parmesan cheese. Whisk eggs in another bowl. Add cream cheese mixture and mix well.

2) Line a bar pan with parchment paper. Pour egg mixture into pan. Bake 30-33 minutes or until omelet is puffy and golden brown.

3) Meanwhile, slice tomato in half crosswise. Remove seeds. Dice tomato and bell pepper. Set tomato aside. Slice mushrooms and chop onion. Saute bell pepper, mushrooms, and onion (in olive or canola oil) over medium heat 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove from heat. Set aside.

4) Remove omelet from oven. Immediately sprinkle with vegetables, tomato, and mozzarella cheese. Starting at short end, lift Parchment Paper to roll omelet jelly-roll fashion. Let stand 5 minutes to allow cheese to melt. Transfer to serving platter. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired. Cut omelet into slices and serve with spaghetti sauce, if desired.

[kvixen]

What is a bar pan? (And I thought I knew all the kitchen gadgets) =P

[weezle]

A bar pan is either square or rectangular, and it's short. It's perfect for brownies and stuff like that.
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[kvixen]

Gotcha! I have a couple, but never heard them called that. Thanks!

[a broad abroad]

Fiery Turkey-Pate Crostini

1 tbsp. olive oil
2/3 cup coarsely chopped green onions
2 garlic cloves
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
2 cups chopped, cooked turkey (about 10 oz.)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped water chestnuts
2 tbsp. light mayonnaise
3/4 tsp. Cajun seasoning
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
1 tbsp. soy sauce

Saute onions, garlic and pepper for about 1 minute. Place all ingredients in a food processor until well blended. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.

Suggested serving: As a topping for pita chips, toast, whole wheat crackers.

[beachgal]

Originally posted by 1oftheLuvs:

The South Beach Diet - Parties & Holidays Cookbook has what sounds like a really good Thanksgiving menu in it... If you are interested in any of the recipes, I posted them in the recipe forum...

Roast Turkey with Fresh Herbs & Pan Juice “Gravy” – Phase 1
Roasted Turkey w/ Fresh Herbs & Pan Juice "Gravy"