Sunday, October 22, 2017

Seafood Lasagna

Ingredients:

1 Cup Lobster meat, cooked

1/2 Cup Bay scallops

1 Cup shrimp, chopped

1 Cup Spinach

1Cup Parmesan cheese

1 Cup Mozzarella cheese

1 1/4 Cups half and half

2 Garlic, crushed

1/4 butter

1Tablespoon Cajun seasoning

1 Tablespoon vegetable oil

9 Lasagna noodles

Instructions: 

  1. Cook lasagna noodles according to the instructions on the package.
  2. In a saucepan, melt butter and sauté one crushed garlic. Add half and half and cook until it almost reaches a boil.
  3. Add Parmesan cheese and stir continuously until Cheese is fully melted, then set aside.
  4. In a pan, add oil and sauté remaining garlic. Add scallops and shrimp and cook for 7 minutes. 
  5. Add lobster meat and season with Cajun seasoning. Then add spinach and sauce, and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
  7. Drain noodles and grease baking dish. Add three noodles, spread seafood and spinach mixture, then top with mozzarella cheese. Add 3 more noodles, remaining seafood and spinach mixture and top with mozzarella cheese. Add remaining noodles and layer with remaining mozzarella cheese. 
  8. Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the top of the lasagna is nice golden. 
  9. Once done, allow to cool before cutting. Garnish and serve. 

Monday, October 16, 2017

Pumpkin Bread W/Cream Cheese Filling

Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1/2 Cup brown sugar
1/2 Cup granulated Sugar
1 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1 Teaspoon pumpkin spice
1/2 cup butter
3 Eggs
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Can pumpkin puree
1 1/2 - 2 cups milk

Cream Cheese Filling:
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 Cup powdered sugar
1 egg
Instructions:
  1. In a bowl, add cream cheese and powdered sugar and mix well. Then, add egg and mix until smooth.
  2. In a separate bowl, sift flour, salt and baking powder and set aside.
  3. In another Bowl, add brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter and mix together. Add eggs one at a time and mix until smooth. Add pumpkin spice and vanilla extract and mix. 
  4. Mix together half of the flour mixture and one cup of milk. Then, add the remaining flour and milk to the bowl and mix until smooth.
  5. Preheat oven at 325 degrees F. and grease baking pan.
  6. Add half of the bread mixture in the baking pan, then add cream cheese filling, then pour the other half of the bread mixture on top of the cake filling. Smooth the top for an even baked bread and bake for one hour or until fork is no longer moist. 

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Chicken Breast Stuffed w/ Shrimp & Lobster


Ingredients:

2 Chicken breast, butterfly cut
6 Medium size shrimp, uncooked
1/3 cup lobster meat, cooked
1/3 cup spinach, chopped
1/2 cup Gouda cheese, shredded
1/3 cup cream cheese
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/3 teaspoon all purpose seasoning
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
Toothpicks (optional)
Instructions:
  1. Wash and season chicken breast with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika, then set aside.
  2. Heat 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil in a pan and saute garlic. Add shrimp and cook for 5 Minutes then add lobster and season with all-purpose season. Cook for an additional 2 minutes.
  3. In a bowl, add spinach, cream cheese and Gouda cheese and mix until combined.
  4. Stuff chicken breast with spinach and cream cheese mixture, then add lobster and shrimp  mixture and seal with 2-3 toothpicks.
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  6. Heat remaining oil in a pan and sear chicken breast 5 minutes on each side.Then, place in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes.
  7. Serve warm.