Bacon & Mushroom Breakfast Casserole

When I saw this recipe on Pinterest, and I realized all the ingredients were right there in my fridge, well I had to give it a try.  I did some minor modifications which are listed in parentheses with the recipe.  Credit for the recipe goes to Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes.

Ingredients:

4-5 slices bacon, chopped
1 pound mushrooms, sliced
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese (pepper jack)
8 eggs
3/4 cup heavy cream (half & half)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
Dash pepper
4 green onions, chopped (one shallot sliced thin)

In addition I added one chopped Green Mexi Bell Pepper

In a large skillet, fry the bacon until crisp, reserving about 2 tablespoons of the drippings. Remove the bacon from the pan and sauté the mushrooms in the reserved bacon grease until tender and the liquid has evaporated. Season with a little salt and pepper. Spread the cheese in a greased 11.75x7.5" baking dish. Or a baking dish lined with non-stick aluminum foil.  Top with the mushrooms, then the bacon and green onions (mexi bell pepper) (shallot).

 In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, cream (half & half), salt, celery salt and a dash of pepper. Pour evenly over everything.

 Bake at 350º 35-40 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 6-8 servings 

Enjoy friends!

Chicken & Pineapple Skewers

I was looking for a recipe to use boneless skinless chicken thighs. We like the richness of chicken dark meat.  So after some searching on food network, I came across this recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence--he's a classy guy and I love the things he cooks.  So here it is, Chicken & Pineapple Skewers.

First let's get all the ingredients together:  chicken thighs, pineapple, green pepper, ketchup, soy sauce, honey, yellow mustard, brown sugar, garlic, lemon, olive oil, salt & pepper.

First make the sauce:  1 cup ketchup, 1/4/ cup soy sauce, 1/4/cup honey, 1 Tbls. yellow mustard, 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar, 2 cloves garlic, & juice of one lemon.  Combine all of the above ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat.  Simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.  Cool and remove the garlic cloves.

Cut chicken thighs into 2 inch pieces, cut the pineapple into 1 inch chunks, cut the green pepper the same.

Thread the pieces onto 4 to 6 metal skewers, alternating between chicken, pineapple, and green pepper.  Brush the skewers with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Set aside about 1/2 of the sauce. Brush the skewers with some of the remaining sauce.  Preheat a grill to medium high.  Grill the skewers, turning and basting with the sauce regularly, until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.  Serve with the remaining sauce.

Enjoy friends!