Hearty Breakfast in a Jiffy

Janet Groene's

Pronto Breakfast Burritos

    These eat-from-the hand breakfast treats will give your crew something different. Just wrap each piece in a napkin or paper towel and hand them around. The scent of frying sausage will reel them in and this hearty breakfast will keep the family filled and energized for a chilly day ahead. Choose plain or specialty tortillas (whole wheat, spinach, gluten-free, etc. ) for variety.

        

   To make them ahead, wrap each in waxed paper to heat in the microwave or in foil to heat in the oven, a covered skillet or over the campfire. Makes 8 portions.

2 jars, 5 ounces each Old English cheese spread

8 burrito-size tortillas

1 pound bulk sausage (hot, mild or medium)

"Butter" tortillas with cheese spread. Fry out and crumble sausage and drain on paper toweling. Quickly sprinkle over tortillas and roll up while hot. Cut in half and serve at once or wrap to reheat later. 

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A New Take on Tube Steaks

Janet Groene’s
Stuffed Tube Steaks
 
    This is a quick and easy skillet meal to make indoors or out. And what’s not to love about everyone’s two favorite food groups,  (1) hot dogs and (2) stuffing? Serve the dogs with or without buns, with or without condiments.  I’m guessing that carb-hungry kids will want them in buns with lots of ketchup. 

    You can also make this a tasty knife-and-fork dinner by cooking the stuffed wieners on a bed of shredded cabbage. The better the quality of your hot dogs, the better (and healthier) this RV banquet will be. 
 
3 to 4 thick slices bacon, cut up
1 cup dry bread crumbs
½ teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon dry, crumbled sage
Water or broth as needed
6 hot dogs
1 bag finely shredded cabbage cole slaw mix (optional)
2 tablespoons water or broth
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
 
While the bacon fries out, put the dry ingredients in a clean bag and shake to mix. Spoon off excess fat and dump dry mixture into the bacon. Add water or broth to make sticky stuffing. Remove to a bowl or paper plate. Set aside until it’s cool enough to handle. 

Slit hot dogs down the middle, spread open and pack with stuffing. Do not over-fill. Stuffing will swell as it cooks.  

At this point, line up the hot dogs in the skillet in a single layer, cover and cook over low-moderate heat until they are plump and  heated through. 

Alternatively put cabbage in the skillet and drizzle with water or broth and balsamic vinegar. Cover and steam over medium heat until cabbage is limp. Then nestle hot dogs in cabbage, cover and cook until cabbage is tender and hot dogs nicely steamed.

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Make This Chicken Salad Different Each Time

Janet Groene’s
Open Sesame Chicken Salad
     
    This salad recipe is so versatile, it’s the Open Sesame to a treasure chest of serving ideas. Put it in mini phyllo shells for an appetizer, in mini rolls to make sliders for tailgating, on beds of lettuce for a luncheon main dish and in buns for everyday sandwiches.
    This recipe is ultra-variable from the get-go because it can be made with diced deli roast chicken sandwich meat, shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken, canned chunk chicken or leftover homemade chicken. Double it or halve it. Make it ahead and keep it cold up to two days.

4 cups finely diced or shredded cooked chicken
2 cups shredded carrots
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
1 teaspoon dried dillweed
Dressing:
1  cup mayonnaise
Juice of ½ lemon
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 scallions, finely chopped

    Lightly toss chicken, carrots, sesame seeds and dillweed in a bowl. In a small bowl whisk mayonnaise with lemon juice and curry powder. Fold in scallions. Fold dressing into chicken. Makes about 6 cups.
    Variation: Omit scallions and dillweed. Substitute lemon or pineapple yogurt for the mayo and fold in very well-drained crushed pineapple. 


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