"What can I eat with cream cheese? I feel fat just sticking my finger in the container and licking it off." - C926-Team Pink.
Well, we have had a busy day in the kitchen but since it was raining ... it gave us something to do. We tried three different recipes from the cookbook today, two had sausage, two had cream cheese, & one had crab!
First we started off with Bobby's Hot Tomato, Jack, and Crab Dip. I have made several versions of this over the years, especially around Christmas time. This is the first one that ever had tomatoes in it. My guest Sous Chef of the day, my 13 year old son Walker, was kind enough to join me in the kitchen and promptly helped chop and seed the tomatoes for this dish. He also, diced the green onions and added seasonings. The crescent rolls were super easy and Walker helped me spread the cream cheese on the triangles and fill them with sausage. He even gave a shot at rolling them up and ... yes... he was better at it than me. When I told him that the looked pretty he said, "I'm not going for pretty, I'm going for good tasting food." *sigh* Just like his mom. When we were done he said, "Ya know, I think we are BETTER than the butter queen!" Gotta love that kid! Finally, we put together the Stewed Garlicky Sausage and Peppers. This recipe was soooo easy, and I love the fact that it is a crockpot meal so it can be made on a weeknight. Walker like the fact that it smelled like sausage pizza!
All very yummy ... out of the three dishes, the sausage herb crescent rolls were great! The crab dip was really good, and the stewed sausage recipe was good, but the sausage I used was not so good. :o( (Next time - better sausage!)
Bobby's Hot Tomato, Jack, and Crab Dip
pg. 30 The Deen Family Cookbook
8 oz cream cheese softened
1 cup grated pepper jack cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp Paula Deen hotsauce
1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, free of shells
1 cup seeded diced tomatoes
1/4 cup green onions, minced
1/4 cup fresh basil
2 garlic cloves minced
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 avocados
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
1. mix together all the ingredients up to the crab meat till creamy, then fold in remaining ingredients. Gently stir until thoroughly mixed. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve hot with crackers or toast points.
Corrie's Sausage, Herb, and Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls
pg. 25 The Deen Family Cookbook
1 pound good quality sausage
2 cans crescent rolls
8 ounces cream cheese
2 tsp chopped sage
1/4 tsp PD hot sauce
Directions: Preheat oven 375 degrees.
1. Crumble and brown the sausage in a non stick skillet over medium high heat.
When well browned, stir in hot sauce, let cool, drain well.
2. Open the crescent rolls and separate them. You may lay them on the baking sheet you will bake them on or use waxed paper for this step.
Spread cream cheese over each triangle. Place a tablespoon of the meat, roll up and seal.
3. Place onto ungreased baking sheet.Bake till golden (about 15 minutes).
Stewed Garlicky Sausage and Peppers
pg. 97 The Deen Family Cookbook
2 large yellow onions, chopped
2 large green peppers, chunked
1 large red pepper, chunked
4cloves of garlic, minced
3 tbsp EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil)
1 3/4 lb sweet or Italian sausage, chunked
1 tsp dried oregano
pinch of red pepper flakes
2 tbsp tomato paste
One 14 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 tsp salt
chopped fresh basil
1. Cut the sausages into 1-inch pieces. In a medium soup pot over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil and cook the sausage pieces, stirring occasionally, until well-browned, about 5 minutes. Add oregano and red pepper flakes, cook for another 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, cook another minute. Add diced tomatoes with juice, the wine, and salt. Simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Arrange half the onion/pepper mix in the bottom of the slow cooker. Pour half the sausage mix over them. Add the rest of the onion/pepper mix, top with remaining sausage mixture. Cover and cook for 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low. Garnish with Basil or Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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