I Love broccoli! However, every time I've tried to incorporate it into a vegetarian dish (besides broccoli soup:), it's truly tasted very bland--until this surprise recipe came along---this is really good--it forms a bread crust on the bottom and the sides, and within!! I served this with onion rings and home-made cranberry-orange-walnut bread!!! Dinner was a hit tonight:)- 1 cup of chopped water chestnuts (recipe called for mushrooms, which I don't eat:)
- 3 oz of cream cheese, softened (I used onion and chive)
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 3/4 cup biscuit/baking mix
- 3 cups steamed/chopped (or frozen) broccoli
- 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- seasonings of choice
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, eggs, milk, and biscuit mix just until combined. Sir in broccoli, cheeses, water chestnuts, and seasonings of choice.
- Pour into a greased round 2-1/2 qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
Super Easy---Super Yummy!
- 3-4 cups of dried ziti pasta, cooked to al dente
- thick red sauce, 3-4 cups
- 1 cup of sour cream
- shredded mozzarella
- sliced provolone
Mix everything up, except for the sliced provolone---top with the provolone, and bake at 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes. Broil at last minute if desired.
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 1 large bell pepper chopped
- 3-4 celery stalks, chopped
- 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1-1/2 Tbsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestieshire sauce
- 2 - 16 oz. cans stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 4 cups canned or rehydrated beans rinsed and drained (e.g. black, kidney, pinto)
- 2 cups frozen corn
Saute' onion, pepper, celery and garlic in a large soup pot or Dutch oven, til tender. Add sugar and remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
optional toppings: sour cream, shredded cheese, broken tortilla chips.
Serve with a nice slice of Foccacia or Corn Bread for a great meal!
We had a great (albeit frigid!!) time at the apple orchard yesterday. We enjoyed cider doughnuts, hot apple cider, obscure fruit wines (like blueberry and strawberry), and running (yes the sign does say "no running," but pictured is my little fairy girl reading the sign telling me it says "YES RUNNING!":) around the tree maze mini forest:) Today I'm having fun with the fruits of my labor (pun intended:), making an apple pie!
