Pineapple Black Bean Enchilladas

This is a great vegetarian dish, but is also fabulous if you cook up some ground chicken before adding the rest of the ingredients.

Ingredients:

2 tblsp olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 20oz can pineapple tidbits, drained with 1/3 cup juice reserved
1 15oz can black beans, drained, rinsed
1 small can green chiles
1 tsp salt
3 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese OR shredded mexican blend
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 10oz can enchillada sauce
8-10 your favorite tortillas (I just use the burrito style)

• Heat oven to 350. Spray a 9x13 dish with nonstick spray. In a 12-inch skillet heat oil, then add onion, and bell pepper.Cook until soft, about 5-7 minutes. (You would add the cooked ground chicken here) Add pineapple, beans, chiles, and salt. Cook and stir until thoroughly heated. Turn off heat and add 2 cups of cheese and cilantro.
• Spoon and spread 1 tblsp of enchillada sauce onto a tortilla. Add about 3 tblsp of pineapple-bean mixture to tortilla and roll up. Place rolled tortilla with seam side down in baking dish. Repeat until all of vegetable mixture is gone.
• In a small bowl, mix remaining enchillada sauce and reserved pineapple juice. Pour over tortillas. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of cheese. Spray a sheet of foil with nonstick spray and cover dish (spray side down) sealing tightly.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, removing foil during the last 5-10 minutes of bake time.

Baked Shrimp Scampi

Here is a great recipe for shrimp scampi that you bake in the oven. It was DELICIOUS!

Ingredients:
2lb 12-15/lb uncooked, peeled and deveined shrimp
3 tblsp olive oil
2 tblsp dry white wine
salt and pepper (1 tsp each)
1 stick of unsalted butter, room temp (NOT melted in microwave)
4 tsp minced garlic (4 cloves)
1/4 c diced shallots
3 tblsp fresh chopped parsley
1 tsp minced fresh rosemary
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tblsp fresh lemon juice
1 egg yolk
2/3 c panko bread crumbs

• Butterfly all shrimp. Place them in a mixing bowl with the olive oil, wine, salt and pepper. Let them stand at room temp while you mix the other ingredients.
• In a medium mixing bowl combine the butter, garlic, shallots, parsley, rosemary, crushed red pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg yolk and bread crumbs. Blend with a fork until combined.
• In a medium casserole dish (or shallow baking pan) arrange shrimp in a single layer, cut side down. Pour the oil/wine marinade over top.
• Spread the breadcrumb mixture over top of shrimp. Bake at 425 for 10-12 minutes uncovered. Turn oven to broil and brown the top for 1-2 minutes. Serve with rice or pasta.

Chocolate Mess Dessert

This is a GREAT dessert to make to share on cold winter nights. I made this at halloween and it was a hit!
 I also like it because it uses the crock pot, so its really easy to make and enjoy later!

Ingredients:
1 Pkg of your favorite chocolate cake mix
¾ cup oil
1 (16 oz) container sour cream
4 eggs
¼ cup water
1 small pkg instant chocolate pudding
6 oz chocolate chips

• Spray crockpot insert with nonstick spray.
• In a bowl, thoroughly mix cake mix, oil, sour cream, eggs and water. Add pudding mix, then fold in chocolate chips. 
• Pour into slow cooker crockpot and level mixture.
• Cook on high for 2 ½ hours. VERY IMPORTANT: DO NOT OPEN!!!

Center will be like pudding. Serve with ice cream and/or cherry pie filling.