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Shrimp Salad Stuffed Avocados

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Shrimp Salad stuffed Avocados….I don’t know about you, but my mouth is watering already!

 

Image courtesy of ART OF THE HOME
Image courtesy of ART OF THE HOME

This Easy dinner idea will not leave you feeling weighed down, giving you that “I ate too much” feeling. Even better, it’s fast, easy and best of all…healthy!

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 pound peeled & de-veined cooked cocktail shrimp
  • 2 large, ripe mangoes, peeled and cubed
  • 3 large halved and pitted ripe avocados
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 14/ cup fresh squeezed lime juice
  • kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

 

  1. Take your pitted avocados and scoop out a portion of the centers into a medium bowl, making sure to leave a 1/4-inch border of avocado meat for the salad to rest in.
  2. Drizzle lemon juice over the scooped out avocados so they don’t brown.
  3. Add cubed mango to the scooped out avocado.
  4. Dice cooked shrimp and set aside.
  5. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and lime juice and whisk together.
  6. Stir in cilantro and season with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
  7. Pour dressing over avocado and mango mixture and toss together. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
  8. Serve by spooning chilled salad into avocadoes and topping with shrimp.

 

Prep time About 45 minutes Prep to Plate.

 

Green Bean Casserole

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How much do you love Green Bean Casserole? The can’t-be-skipped holiday veggie side can be made any time of year! Use your favorite cut of canned green beans for a tasty dish every time and it’s Easy!

Image: DelMonte.com
Image: DelMonte.com

 

Here’s all of the ingredients and how to prepare them.

 

Ingredients

  • 2 can (10.75oz.each) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tsps. soy sauce
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • 4 can (14.5oz.each) any style Del Monte® Green Beans, drained
  • 2⅔ cups French’s® French Fried Onions, divided

Directions

  1. Stir soup, milk, soy sauce, black pepper, beans and 1 1/3 cups onions in a 3-qt. casserole.
  2. Bake at 350° F, uncovered, 25 minutes or until bean mixture is hot and bubbling. Stir bean mixture. Sprinkle with remaining onions.
  3. Bake 5 minutes longer or until onions are golden brown.
  4. And….Enjoy!!

 

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Easy Southern Chicken Casserole

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Image courtesy of BLOGSPOT.
Image courtesy of BLOGSPOT.

How about some Southern Chicken Casserole to get your taste buds going? The best part about this delicious, Easy meal is that it can be prepared  in just about 45 min.

 

I don’t know about you…but after seeing this…I sure am hungry!

 

Here’s the easy step by step recipe.

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 finely chopped small onion
  • 1 finely chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 finely chopped celery rib,
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper
  • Tabasco
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 4 ounce jar finely chopped pimentos
  • 1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed

 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
  2. In a large saucepan, melt the butter in the oil. Add the onion, bell pepper and celery and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the milk and whisk until combined. Simmer until thickened, about 3 minutes. Season the mixture with salt, pepper and Tabasco. Remove from the heat and stir in the mayonnaise, chicken and pimentos.
  3. Transfer the chicken mixture to a 1 ½ -quart shallow baking dish. Scatter the crushed crackers on top. Bake for about 45 minutes, until the casserole is golden and bubbling. Let rest for 15 minutes before serving.

 

Prep time About 45 minutes Prep to Plate.

 

Easy Dinner Ideas!

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Image courtesy of WORDPRES.
Image courtesy of WORDPRES.

Individual White Lasagnas

 

Check out this Easy Dinner Idea that will make your mouth water just by looking at the picture. When you think of Lasagna, you think…Ugh…Prep time, Mess and Money. Well not with this easy to do Lasagna. How does 30 minute prep time sound for a delicious dinner?

 

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 uncoked Lasagna noodles
  • 1 ounce thinly sliced Prosciutto
  • 1 teaspoon Olive Oil
  • 1 Chopped Shallot
  • 12 ounces presliced mushrooms
  • 1 pkg. fresh spinach
  • 2 Cups Part skim ricotta Cheese (or you can mix half Ricotta with half Cottage cheese)
  • 2 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh Thyme
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
  • 1 ounce shredded Fontina Cheese
  • ½ Cup Part Skim Mozzarella
  • Cooking Spray

 

  1. Preheat Oven to 350°
  2. Cook Pasta according to directions until al dente, drain. Cut each noodle crosswise into pieces forming 32 Squares
  3. Cook Prosciutto in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove Prosciutto from pan; crumble. Return pan to medium high heat. Add oil, swirl to coat. Add shallot and saute for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, cook for minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in spinach, cook 2 minutes till spinach wilts. Remove from heat. Drain.
  4. Coat 8 Ramekins with Cooking Spray. Place ramekins n a jelly roll pan. Arrange 1 pasta square in bottom of each ramekin, spoon 1/3 of filling evenly over pasta squares, top filling with 1 pasta square. Repeat layers twice, ending with pasta. Combine remaining 1 ½ teaspoons thyme & moarella cheese. Sprinkle evenly over lasagna.
  5. Cover pan loosely with foil coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until bubbly and browned. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Prep time About 30 minutes Prep and 60 minutes to Plate.

Grilled Ham & Cheese Waffle Sandwiches

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Ham-and-cheese-waffle-sammyOn the run…no time to eat? Here is quick, easy  yummy idea for dinner, breakfast or even lunch that made my tummy growl simply reading the recipe. If you like ham, cheese and waffles…then your in for a treat!

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 frozen waffles
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • ½ Pound sliced Deli Ham (the good stuff)
  • ¼ Pound Cheddar sliced thin
  • 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  1.  Place 4 of the waffles on a work surface. Spread one side of each with the mustard (if using).
  2. Top with the ham, cheese, and remaining waffles. Spread the top of each sandwich with ½ tablespoon of the butter.
  3. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the sandwiches, buttered-side up.
  4. Cook, pressing occasionally with the back of a spatula, until the cheese melts and the waffles are golden, 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

Prep time About 10 minutes Prep to Plate.

 

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