Easiest Ever Pasta

December 26, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Buffet, Casserole, Dinner, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Miscellaneous Recipe, No Cook, Supper

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Easiest Ever Pasta -This hearty, Sante Fe flavored pasta, tastes phenomenal, is loved by kids, and is extraordinarily delicious. Pre cook the pasta the night before, add three basic ingredients, heat through and mix well, and you have a healthy, hearty supper in no time at all! We consider this one a “Must Try”.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 0 mins
Main Ingredient: Pasta, Velveeta
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Easiest Ever Pasta

1/2 c Velveeta cheese salsa Dip
2 c Cooked pasta
Bell Peppers and Cilantro, for garnish

Directions to make Easiest Ever Pasta

Step 1:Stir velveeta cheese spread salsa dip into pasta. Garnish with chopped peppers and cilantro

Tags: Cheese, Cilantro, Dinner, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Mexican, Pasta, Peppers, Quick, Salsa, Simple, Spanish, Stove Top, Vegetable, Vegetarian

Man Sized Omelet with Salsa

September 18, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Breakfast, Buffet, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Lunch, New Miscellaneous Recipe, Supper, fried

Ingredients to make Man Sized Omelet with Salsa

4 lg Eggs
2 tb Water
1 tb Unsalted butter
3 Slices of lean bacon, cooked, crumbled
1 sm Avocado, preferably California, peeled, diced
1/2 c Coarsely grated Monterey Jack (about 2 oz)

SALSA:
2/3 c Tomato Finely chopped seeded
2 tb Finely chopped red onion
1 Pickled or fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded, minced**
2 tb Minced fresh coriander (cilantro)
1 tb Fresh lime or lemon juice

** It is recommended you wear rubber gloves while handling the jalapeno pepper, or be sur to wash hands thoroughly, when done handling pepper, before touching anything else.

Directions to make Man Sized Omelet with Salsa

Step 1:In a small bowl stir together the tomato, the onion, the jalapeno, the coriander, the lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste until the salsa is combined well.

Step 2:In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the water, and salt and pepper to taste. In an 8-inch skillet, preferably non-stick, heat 1/2 teaspoon of the butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, pour in half the egg mixture, tilting the skillet to spread the egg mixture evenly over the bottom, and cook it for 1 minute, or until it is almost set. Sprinkle half the omelet with half the bacon, half the avocado, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, and half the Monterey Jack and cook the Omelet for 1 minute, or until it is set. Fold the omelet over the filling, transfer it to a plate, and keep it warm.

Step 3:Make another omelet in the same manner with the remaining butter, egg mixture, bacon, avocado, and Monterey Jack and serve the omelets with the salsa over.

Tags: Avocado, Bacon, Brunch, Cheese, Citrus, Dinner, Egg, healthy, Lunch, Meat, One Pot, Quick, Salsa, Simple, Skillet, Spice, Stove Top, Vegetable

Saucy Salsa Chicken and Rice

June 22, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Main Course, Supper, fried

Ingredients to make Saucy Salsa Chicken and Rice

1/2 c Onions, thinnly sliced
1 Garlic clove, minced
1 tb Margarine or butter
1 c Medium salsa
1/2 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/8 ts Cloves, ground
1/2 Bay leaf
4 Chicken breast halves, boneless
2 ts Cornstarch
8 oz Tomato sauce
1 sm Orange, peeled,sections
Cooked Rice

Directions to make Saucy Salsa Chicken and Rice

Step 1:In a large skillet, over medium heat, cook onion and garlic in margarine until tender. Stir in salsa, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and bay leaf; add chicken. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 2:Remove chicken to heated platter; keep warm. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in tomato sauce; stire into skillet. Cook, stirring constantly until the mix thickens and begins to boil.

Step 3:Add orange sections; heat through. Discard bay leaf. Serve chicken over rice with the sauce over all.

Tags: Chicken, Dinner, Lunch, Orange, Quick, Salsa, Sauce, Spice, Stove Top