Texaschef11's profile page
Recipes
White Chocolate Coconut Brownies
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 11 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 5 eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded coconut
Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies
By Texaschef11
To make the cookie base, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the dry ingredient...
- For the cookie base:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¾ tsp. baking powder
- 3/8 tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 12 tbsp. unsalted butter, slightly chilled
- 3 large eggs
- For the marshmallows:
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup corn syrup
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. powdered gelatin
- 2 tbsp. cold water
- 2 egg whites, at room temperature
- ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
- For the chocolate glaze:
- 12 oz. semisweet or dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 oz. of cocoa butter or vegetable oil
Pecan Snowballs
By Texaschef11
Heat oven to 350° F. Spread the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for 8 minutes
- 1 * 1 cup pecans
- 1 * 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 3/4 * 1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
Turkey Cranchiladas
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray
- * nonstick cooking spray
- * 2-2 1/2 cups shredded turkey or chicken
- * 2 cups whole-berry cranberry sauce (or 1 16-oz can)
- * 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- * 1 1/2 cups salsa
- * 1 1/2 cups shredded Pepperjack cheese
- * 1/2 cup sour cream
- * 3-4 scallions, chopped
- * 1/4 cup lightly-packed chopped cilantro
- * 1 tsp ground cumin
- * 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- * 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- * 10-12 (6-inch) flour tortillas
- * 1 tsp bottled hot sauce
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 350 F
- 2 1/3 Cup Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/3 Cup Chocolate Chips
- 1/3 Cup Peanut Butter Chips or I used White Chocolate
- 3 Medium Bananas, very ripe and mashed
- 3/4 Cup Peanut Butter
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
- 2 Eggs
- 1 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Beef and Chipotle Burritos
By Texaschef11
1. Trim fat from meat. Cut meat into six pieces
- * 2 1/2 pounds boneless beef round steak, cut 3/4 inch thick
- * 2 14.5-ounce cans no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
- * 1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
- * 2 to 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
- * 2 cloves garlic, minced
- * 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
- * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- * 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- * 8 8-inch whole wheat or low-fat flour tortillas, warmed
- * 1 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese (4 ounces) (optional)
- * 1 recipe Pico de Gallo Salsa (optional)
Crab-and-Shrimp Étouffée
By Texaschef11
1. Peel shrimp; devein, if desired
- 2 * 2 pounds unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp*
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup butter
- 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 3 * 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 * 1 (14-oz.) can chicken broth
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1 * 1 tablespoon low-sodium Creole seasoning
- 1 * 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 * 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 * 1 (16-oz.) container fresh crabmeat, drained and flaked
- 5 * 5 cups hot cooked long-grain rice
- * Garnish: chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Cranberry Orange Cheesecake
By Texaschef11
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- 2/3 cup crushed chocolate wafer cookies (12 to 13 cookies)
- 1-1/2 tsp. finely shredded orange peel, divided
- 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 3 8-oz. pkgs. reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup snipped dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup low-calorie cranberry juice or fat-free milk
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
Pumpkin Patch Brownies
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 325°F
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup canned pure pumpkin puree
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup flour
Peach Nectar Chicken
By Texaschef11
In small bowl combine rub ingredients to make the rub
- For the rub:
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 12 oz. can peach nectar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- Peach Barbecue Sauce (Recipe Follows)
- 2 cups peach or apple wood chips or hunks, soaked in water for about an hour, then drained