The PW's Mashed Potatoes

Ummm...all I can say is.. YUM! You must try!

Ingredients


5 pounds Russet Or Yukon Gold Potatoes

¾ cups Butter

1 package (8 Oz.) Cream Cheese, Softened*

½ cups (to 3/4 Cups) Half-and-Half

½ teaspoons (to 1 Teaspoon) Lawry's Seasoned Salt

½ teaspoons (to 1 Teaspoon) Black Pepper

Preparation Instructions

Peel and cut the potatoes into pieces that are generally the same size. Bring a large pot of water to a simmer and add the potatoes. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 to 35 minutes. When they’re cooked through, the fork should easily slide into the potatoes with no resistance, and the potatoes should almost, but not totally, fall apart.

Drain the potatoes in a large colander. When the potatoes have finished draining, place them back into the dry pot and put the pot on the stove. Mash the potatoes over low heat, allowing all the steam to escape, before adding in all the other ingredients.

Turn off the stove and add 1 ½ sticks of butter, an 8-ounce package of cream cheese and about ½ cup of half-and-half. Mash, mash, mash! Next, add about ½ teaspoon of Lawry’s Seasoning Salt and ½ a teaspoon of black pepper.

Stir well and place in a medium-sized baking dish. Throw a few pats of butter over the top of the potatoes and place them in a 350-degree oven and heat until butter is melted and potatoes are warmed through.

Note: When making this dish a day or two in advance, take it out of the fridge about 2 to 3 hours before serving time. Bake in a 350-degree oven for about 20 to 30 minutes or until warmed through.

Shrimp, Sausage and Okra Casserole

So I was looking for a recipe that included shrimp, sausage and okra in it. I found something similar, but I tweeked it myself. The recipe had called for red and green peppers and in our house, no peppers allowed. My Hubby's stomach can't take it. So I substituted them with a can of diced tomatoes. This was SOOO GOOD!

Here are the ingredients

1 package of frozen uncooked shrimp thawed, peiled, deveined
1 package of turkey sausage, cut up into pieces
1 can cream of shrimp soup
1 onion diced
3 cups rice
1/2 cooking white wine
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp paprika
1 can diced tomatoes
1 package (2 cups) frozen okra
1/4 c. of butter
4 cloves of garlic minced
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 c. shredded parmesan cheese

Melt the butter in a pan, and cook onion for 5 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook another minute. Next, add the okra, tomatoes and lemon juice and cook for 7 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until pink. (approx. 3 minutes).  Add sausage, paprika, rice, soy sauce and soup to mixture, cook for a minute or two. Then place mixture into a greased 9X13 pan. Cover with 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is golden.

Enjoy! It's if you want more of a kick to it...add more paprika! 1/2 tsp gave it a little bite! :)

Cheesy Corn Bread, Spinach and Turkey Casserole

Paula Deen...I love this casserole! I had no idea that I would love it as much as I do...if you are looking for a new casserole to try.....and you like spinach and ground turkey....try this!

The Deen Family Cookbook

2 tbsp olive oil
pinch of red pepper flakes
1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
1 medium onion
1 clove garlic
salt and pepper to taste
one 10oz pkg frozen spinach
one 10 oz can cheddar cheese soup
3/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
one 8 1/2oz pkg corn muffin mix
1/2 cup buttermilk ( I used skim milk)
2/3 frozen corn, thawed and drained  - I used canned corn
1 egg
1 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese

1. Preheat 400 degrees. Grease 13 by 9-inch baking dish and set it aside. In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp of the oil. Add the pepper flakes and cook for 30 seconds. Add the turkey and brown. Then add onion and garlic and when cooked add salt and pepper to taste.

2. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl , add the spinach, soup, and Worcestershire sauce and mix well. Pat the mixture evenly in to the baking dish.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the corn muffin mix, buttermilk, corn, egg, and 3/4 cup of the cheese. Bake for 10 minutes then add the remaining cup of cheddar cheese and bake for 20 minutes.