Crawfish Thermidor

This was what we had for Mother's Day, with New York strip steak and some zucchini and yellow squash. Matt's Mom brought some delicious pie, and his Dad brought ingredients for making mint juleps.

Submitted By: Kathleen Burton Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 4 "Individual servings of crawfish braised with fresh mushrooms in butter and white wine, then spiced with red pepper flakes. Great for an appetizer or as a side dish." INGREDIENTS: 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 1/2 cup white wine 1 pound peeled crawfish 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 cups milk paprika, for garnish DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 4 small to medium sized ramekins. 2. In a skillet, melt the butter and add mushrooms and white wine; simmer for about 8 minutes. Add the crawfish tails and simmer for another 5 minutes. 3. Gradually blend in flour, salt, and red pepper flakes. Slowly drizzle in the milk, stirring constantly and cook until mixture thickens. 4. Pour mixture into the prepared ramekins. Sprinkle the top of each with a pinch of paprika. 5. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2011 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 5/10/2011

Enchiladas

Enchilada Filling

2 Chicken Breasts 1 Ranch Steak 1 can Diced Tomatoes 1 packet Taco Bell Taco Seasoning 1 tsp Chile Powder 1/2 tsp Cumin 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika Vegetable Stock 2cups Presoaked Beans (Pinto) 1 can Black Beans (optional) 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup From: Made up as I go.

-Presoak Beans the night before -Early in the day of the meal, start a crock pot on high heat -Put everything in this list in the crock pot, and use enough veg stock to cover everything. Allow to simmer for the day. -Check doneness of beans about 2 hours before dinner is served. If they are still a bit al dente take out the meats and pour all the fluid and beans into a pot. Add veg stock if needed and boil the beans until they become tender. -Preheat Oven to 425 -Shred Chicken. Combine with some of the mixture from the beans (by the time they were done, the fluids were very reduced to a syrupy texture) and a fair amount of cheese. Stir in the can of Cream of Chicken soup. This should result in a fairly stiff mixture of all these ingredients. Should not be watery or very loose. -Dice beef. Combine with some of the mixture from the beans, and a fair amount of Cheese. Add in some black beans for extra flavor.

Enchilada Assembly

Recipe Enchilada Fillings, Beef and Chicken 2 large cans Enchilada sauce, Red or Green LOTS Cheese, Mozzarella and Cheddar 30ct bag Tortillas 2 Glass Baking Dishes From: Various sources

-Pour some Enchilada sauce in the two glass baking dishes, making a thin layer in the bottom. -Pour more on a dish -With clean hands, rub enchilada sauce from the dish into each tortilla, back and front as you go: -Fill each moist tortilla with some filling. Roll it up and place it seam side down in the dish. -Continue this until the mixture is gone. I used a smaller dish for beef enchiladas, and a larger dish that I filled completely with chicken enchiladas. -pour more enchilada sauce on the enchiladas, until they are almost completely submerged in it. -Cover generously with cheese. -Bake until heated through and cheese is bubbly. Makes good leftovers.