Oven 'Fried' Swai Fillets

Swai, beets, and greens.

3/4 C Panko
1/4 C real mayo
Seasonings of choice
1# Swai fillets

Preheat oven to 400*
Lightly brush fillets with mayo.
Roll in Panko crumbs until coated well.
Bake on sprayed sheet pan 10-12 minutes.
Turn oven to Broil and raise rack to top.
Broil until Panko is nicely browned and serve with lemon wedges. 

This can be adapted to Chicken, Pork, Duck, or Lamb as well.  

Peel Garlic Easy

I use this technique to peel an entire bulb in just a few seconds. 

Palm your bulb on the counter to separate the cloves.

Place the whole mess in two bowls inverted to cover one-another. 
Shake hard, I mean hard, and at a quick pace for about 20- 30 seconds. 

You'll get a bowl of peeled garlic and papers that are easy to grab out and toss. 

Baked Zucchini Chips

Cut zucchini into1/4" chips. 
Using a Misto sprayer, apply a fine mist of olive oil onto both sides.
Dredge into a mixture of Panko and seasonings of your choosing. 
Spray lightly with olive oil in your Misto sprayer. 
Bake in toaster at 425* for 20-30 minutes. 

Cheeseburger Pie

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1.5#s ground round 
1 medium onion, chopped
5-6 mushrooms chopped
1 tbs granulated garlic
Salt/ Pepper
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
6 oz plain beer
1/3 block Veleveeta, chopped into pieces
1/2 cup Jiffy baking mix
2 eggs
1 cup milk

Brown ground round, adding mushrooms, onion, and seasonings 1/2 way through. 
Drain and continue over medium heat. 
Add beer and cook down until most of the liquid is reduced. 
Remove from heat and stir in Worcestershire sauce.
In a separate bowl whisk baking mix and milk until smooth. 
Add eggs and whisk until blended.
Add meat mixture to a glass casserole or pie pan, stirring in 3/4 of the Velveeta. 
Pour the baking mix over the meat/ cheese mixture and top with the remaining Velveeta.
Bake in a preheated 400* oven for 30-40 minutes or until browned and bubbly. 

Grill baking

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We enjoy a fresh baked bread from time to time. Sometimes in the summer we like to use our Weber gas grill in place of our oven. Today we bought a take and bake Artisan bread and decided to bake it outside. This is easy and you just need a few things. You'll need a grill capable of 400*, a heavy cast iron skillet or pan, and a smaller grill rack.
Place the skillet over the burner with the grill rack on top. Turn grill 25* past where you need it. Turn down after your bread is in grill. Bake your bread or what-have-you and bake for desired time. Remember, no peeking as when you lift the lid, your temperature goes down fast. 

Foil Fish Packets

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We took 6 large Swai fish fillets and placed them on an olive oiled piece of foil. Season with sea salt and cracked pepper, or whatever you like on your fish. A fresh lemon slice would be good here. 
We topped them with fresh green beans, carrots, two butter pats, and folded them tightly on top and one end. Add a couple Tbs of white wine to your packet and seal.
We grilled them on 400* grill for 25 minutes, but you could do in a 425* oven as well. They were remarkably delicious. 

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Chicken and Dumpling Casserole

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Ingredients

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, boiled and shredded

2 cups chicken stock (from boiling the breasts above)

1 stick of butter

2 cups Bisquick or Jiffy mix

1 1/2 cups sauteed mixed vegetables

2 cups milk 

1 can cream of &*%$ soup

1/2 t. sage

Salt/ pepper

Directions: Preheat oven to 350*.

Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in sauce pan with enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat; place a lid on your pot and allow sitting for 10-15 minutes to finish cooking. Remove chicken from stock (reserve the stock) and allow to cool, and then shred the chicken.

When building the layered casserole, do not mix the layers.

 In a large casserole dish, melt 1 stick of butter. Spread shredded chicken over butter. Sprinkle black pepper and dried sage over this layer. Add layer of vegetables.

 In small bowl, mix milk and Bisquick. Slowly pour over chicken.

In medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups of the chicken stock (strained, if needed), chicken granules and soup. Once blended, slowly pour over the Bisquick layer. 

Bake time varies by oven and the size pans you decide to use, therefore, bake until the top is golden brown- approx. 50-60 minutes.