Kung Pao Shrimp (★★★★★)
Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches with Slaw (★★★★★)
Chicken and Spinach Farfalle (★★★★)
Spicy Pasta and Sausage Bake (★★★)
Grilled Pork Cutlets with Lemon-Garlic Sauce (★★★)
Southwestern Salmon Cakes (★★★★)
Easy Stuffed Fillets of Sole (★★)
Black Bean and Chorizo Enfrijoladas (★★★★)
Glazed Pork Chops with Sweet Potato Hash (★★★★★)
Whiskey Sauce Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes (★★★)
Skillet Shepherd's Pie (★★★)
Cajun Stuffed Peppers (★★★★)
Quick Beef Empanadas (★★★★)
As you can see I have given each one an overall rating. The true outstanding recipes of this group were the Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches w/ Slaw, Kung Pao Shrimp, Southwest Salmon Cakes and the Cajun Stuffed Peppers.
-The Barbecue Chicken was amazing. I never knew I could make pulled chicken so quickly and without a crock-pot on all day. I was not a fan of coleslaw until I made this recipe. Now I'm willing to try it wherever it is offered. This will probably end up on the regular rotation.
-The Kung Pao Shrimp was better than any I've had from a take-out delivery! There were no left overs from this batch. The hubby didn't like the peanuts, but he'll just have to pick them out. It adds to the flavor and consistency too much to leave them out.
-The Southwest Salmon Cakes were made from fresh salmon, not canned. That was a first for me. I grew up watching my mom make them from salmon in a can. I continued to follow her recipe. That is until I tried this one. It has cilantro, green chiles, mayo, sour cream and uses Panko bread crumbs. Delicious! I could tell the difference in the taste of the salmon and I will never make salmon patties from canned salmon again.
-Another recipe the hubby and I grew up with was stuffed bell peppers. I liked them, the hubby not so much. The Cajun Stuffed Peppers redeemed stuffed peppers for the hubby. The red bell peppers were stuffed with rice mixed with some ground beef and finely chopped andouille sausage, pepper jack, onion and a little hot sauce. Then they are topped with the remaining pepper jack and put under the broiler for a few minutes. The peppers were not soggy or mushy and the stuffing was great.
The big losers out of this group were the Easy Stuffed Filets of Sol, Skillet Shepherd's Pie and Whiskey Sauce Pork Chops.
-The Stuffed Sol filets were actually haddock, since Wegman's did not have sol. That was not the problem. The stuffing was overly lemony. I think if we left out the stuffing and just cooked the fish and topped it with the sauce instead, it would have been better. This one may need some tweaking.
-The Skillet Shepherd's Pie recipe used shredded hash browns on top instead of mashed potatoes. I think that kind of defeats the purpose of Shepherd's Pie. The meat and veggie mixture had a great flavor, but the hash browns on top kinda ruined it. Next time I'll make the extra effort and make mashed potatoes to go on top. If you're trying to save time, you could always pick up a tub of pre-made mashed potatoes.
-The Whiskey Pork Chops were disappointing. I could not get my sauce to thicken, so when we ate the meal the sauce was watery and did not cling to the pork. I think I will try this one more time and see if maybe I had too much oil in the mix.
The remaining recipes were good and will probably be repeat dishes. Here are some pics of our dinners.
Glazed Pork Chops w/ Sweet Potato Hash
Black Bean and Chorizo Enfrijoladas
Chicken and Spinach Farfalle
Grilled Pork Cutlets with Lemon-Garlic Sauce
If you see anything that sounds interesting and may want the recipe for it, or a full fledged review, let me know!
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