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Shrimp & Mushroom Cream Sauce

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 14 July, 2014 None comments

WHATS FOR DINNER TONIGHT??? Shrimp and mushrooms in a tomato bisque cream sauce. Oh-My-Goodness!!!!

This 30 minute meal is filled with sweet, spicy and everything nice. It’s beyond incredible that I can’t even begin to explain the awesomeness of this recipe. Something about the slightly tender mushrooms, perfect shrimp and the flavors of the sauce combined gives this dish something to rant and rave about.

This is in my favorites section as I personally rate this meal a 5 star! No words can describe this meal until tasted on your lips.

Ingredients:

1 onion
1 tbsp sugar
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
1 tbsp minced garlic
1-16 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1 palm-full fresh basil, chopped
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup cream cheese
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp Sriracha sauce
1 lb shrimp, deveined and peeled
Rice or Pasta

Chop onions and begin to cook on med-low heat with 1 tsp sugar and EVOO to start caramelize the onions.

Once onions begin to cook and start to caramelize, add in mushrooms, minced garlic, tomatoes and basil.

Once mushrooms are tender, add in raw shrimp and turn heat to low. Allow the shrimp to cook slowly until fully pink.

Turn off heat and add in sour cream and cream cheese.

Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar and sriracha sauce. Pour into skillet.

Give it a good stir.

Serve over rice….

Or pasta.

This meal has by far the best flavor known to man! :) It’s so scrumptious. I literally can’t get enough of this meal!

Sausage and Rice

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 15 June, 2014 None comments

This thirty minute meal contains sausage, rice and shrimp. It’s almost too simple and I believe that this is why Cooper devours this meal and eats leftovers until it’s officially gone.

It’s a rarity in our house to find meals Cooper not only loves, but will eat again the next day. Makes life less complicated in one area at least. :)

Ingredients:

1 Turkey Sausage (Johnsonville or alike)
1 medium Red Pepper
1 Medium Orange Pepper
3 cups shrimp, tail off and devained
4 cups Jasmine Rice, cooked
5 TBSP butter
Garlic Salt

In a small skillet add sausage and 1 tbsp butter. Heat through.

In a separate skillet add shrimp and 2 Tbsp butter and garlic salt.

Cook until fully pink making sure not to over cook.

Yummy!

Once heated through set aside. Leave juice in skillet and saute vegetables in remaining juice.

I add rice and 2 TBSP butter to rice maker for additional flavor. I love my rice maker.

Pour sausage, vegetables and shrimp over rice. How easy is that?

Polenta with Shrimp and Kale Pesto

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 23 May, 2014 None comments

Oh- my mouth is watering just thinking about these incredible polenta shrimp bites with pesto. I made these last night and couldn’t get over how incredible they were. This is the PERFECT appetizer or pair this with a delicious smoothie for a great healthy dinner.

My husband prefers this with no avocado but I loved it with the avocado stuffed on top with the shrimp. I thought it was a perfect blend of flavors.

Ingredients:

12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tube polenta (any flavor) cut into 12 rounds
1 avocado, sliced

Pesto:

2 cups chopped kale or spinach
½ cup fresh basil
½ cup fresh parsley
¼ cup pecans
1 tbsp minced garlic
¼ cup parmesan cheese
¼ cup EVOO
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
¼ tsp garlic salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a broiler pan with foil and lay cut polenta evenly throughout pan. Drizzle with EVOO, salt, pepper and garlic salt.

Bake for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes turn the oven to broil and broil until lightly crispy (3-5 minutes) keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t burn.

For the Shrimp- Once the polenta is cooked, transfer to a plate and keep the broiler pan lined with the same foil. Lay shrimp evenly on foil and drizzle with EVOO, salt, and garlic salt.

Bake at 400 for 5-10 minutes or until fully pink.

Meanwhile, to make the pesto add all ingredients for the pesto into a food processor.

Puree until well blended (add more oil if needed).

To assemble- spoon pesto atop polenta.

Lay shrimp with avocado stuffed in the middle of the shrimp. If you want to add a little extra touch sprinkle with sea salt and add chopped chives.

If you serve this for a gathering, you will be a big hit!

Prepare to be WOWWED!

Shrimp and Chicken Fajitas

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 24 April, 2014 None comments

I made these for dinner in a pinch not really wanting to make dinner as I have been thoroughly exhausted lately. So much so, that I honestly hate to even mention it. It’s pretty ridiculous how tired I’ve been and how long it’s lasted. I know emotionally and physically I am worn out, but when pushes comes to shove and I have to have coffee all day long and that still doesn’t accomplish my tired soul, I’m not sure what to do. We went on vacation for three days to San Francisco and returning home was a quick reality check on how quickly vacation is over. Once you return home, vacation has left 100%.

Paying for the fact that I left my son at home without us for three days brought him to be cranky with me for the entire day. Thinking he would be so excited to see us, he was thankful we were home and than instantly gave me an attitude that would make me never want to leave him behind again if this is what happens. It was a rude awakening to wake up yesterday morning with no downtime before he woke up. My husband rushed to retrieve him from his crib as he wanted to see him before work. Not thinking this through and the reality that I would be left with this earlier riser was clearly not a priority to my husband.

My gracious parents were here tending to his every need while we were gone. Thankful for them and their amazing help, they took off pretty quickly to return home. In the meantime I had volunteered to help out a gal with her two kids three days a week and today was the official start day; the day I got home from vacation. Oh how quickly my vacation was taken from me. My cranky child along with two more little rug rats kept me from accomplishing ANYTHING all day long. Children are exhausting and if anyone tells you otherwise, than they don’t have any.

In the midst of the chaos dinner quickly approached but with nothing to serve… I literally wracked my brain for anything and everything. After traveling I did not want something unhealthy as eating out three meals a day becomes tiring very quickly so I resorted to Fajitas.

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, cooked
½ lb shrimp, tail off
1 large red pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp paprika
2 tbsp. fresh chopped cilantro
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tbsp. evoo
blue cheese dressing, for topping (optional)
Sriracha sauce, for topping (optional)
4 flour tortillas

Cook chicken to desired taste. In a large sauce pan add EVOO, peppers, onions and garlic. Begin to sauté for 3-4 minutes on medium heat.

Add cumin, salt, paprika, and lime juice. Mix well and add raw shrimp. Cook until shrimp is fully pink.

Add cooked chicken and cilantro. Heat through!

Scoop into a flour tortilla and eat as is, or add dressing, sour cream and/or hot sauce. :)

Enjoy!

Seafood Alfredo

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 27 March, 2014 None comments

After our lovely Costco Trip I made a yummy seafood pasta dish for dinner the following night. Boy was it AMAZING! My husband absolutely couldn’t stop talking about it. He loved the white sauce and acted as if I have never made this dish before. I was grateful for his happiness but was beyond concerned why he thought it tasted so much better than previously. (I am choosing to believe it’s because our family has been deprived of good food since I refused to shop until our Costco trip)

So here is the delicious recipe my husband can’t stop talking about:

Ingredients:

1 lb mushrooms, sliced
½ lb asparagus, chopped
½ lb tofu (omit if you do not prefer)
1 lb large shrimp
1 tsp garlic salt
2 tsp parsley
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 lb linguine pasta
Cream sauce ingredients click on recipe below

For cream Sauce:

Click here for recipe

De-tail the shrimp and cut tofu. Set shrimp aside.

In a large saucepan add mushrooms, asparagus and tofu. Begin cooking on medium heat.

Once they begin to cook, add seasoning and shrimp. Cook until no longer pink.

Remove from heat and add creamy sauce.

Meanwhile cook pasta according to package instructions and toss all together.

Serve with garlic bread and Caesar salad.

Forgotten Jambalaya

Posted by Delightfully Doable on 12 November, 2013 None comments

I must be enjoying the fall season to it’s fullest as I’ve really been using my crockpot almost everyday. Isn’t the crockpot the best invention though, I mean honestly, you can have a delicious yummy meal without a ton of work, but portrays a “slaving” meal. It’s great!

I have decided I would try a couple new things this week and actually write out my meal plans for two weeks. Yes TWO weeks. I am not sure how this will pan out but today is Wednesday and I have been on this since Sunday. I figured I would see if it helps me from impulse buys at the store and would also keep me from returning to the store multiple times throughout the week as I decide what to make and need the last minute run. This plan, I am hoping, will help save a few bucks and keep me to the task of making meals I talk about but resort to something else.

Tonight I made jambalaya as I love my mom’s Jambalaya and some of the recipes I’ve seen before require you to add rice to the pot. I do not prefer this as it can make for terrible leftovers and soggy rice. Yuck!

Ingredients:

2 cans diced tomatoe, undrained
2 cans chicken broth (I use Better than Bouillon)
2 cans tomato paste (6oz each)
1-2 medium diced green pepper
1 medium diced onion
3 celery ribs, chopped
Minced garlic
Splash of Parsley
Splash of Basil
Splash of Oregano
Dash of salt
½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional, I enjoy a little spice)
½ tsp chili powder (optional, I enjoy a little spice)

1lb boneless chicken breast cut into chunks
1lb smoked sausage cut into chunks (I used Costco Hot sausage)
½ lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Hot cooked rice

In the crockpot, combine te tomatoes, broth and tomato paste. Stir in green peppers, onion, celery, garlic, and seasonings. Add chicken and sausage. (Leave shrimp out as it only takes 20-30 minutes to cook through)

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until chicken is tender. 30 minutes before serving add shrimp, stir well and cover crockpot for remainder of cooking.