Tues. night dinner Marathon

Easy Pork Tetazzini (for two) cooked in the toaster oven
1/2 pound ground pork
1 3oz. package softened cream cheese
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/8 tsp. salt
Dash of ground nutmeg
Dash pepper
2/3 cup boiling water
2 ounces uncooked spaghetti broken into 1 to 2 inch lengths
In a small skillet cook the ground pork till brown; drain well. In a small bowl combine the softened cream cheese and milk till smooth. Stir in the chopped green onion, half  of the grated parmesan cheese, the salt, nutmeg and pepper. Gradually stir in the boiling water. Stir in pork and uncooked spaghetti. Turn into two 10 or 12 ounce casseroles.
Cover and bake in a 350 oven about 1 hour stirring twice. Uncover dishes and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan  cheese.

I served this with summer slaw from the Deli.






Baked Cod with toasted almonds
1 lb. cod
1/4 cup silvered almonds
1 tbs. seasoned breadcrumbs
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. lime juice
2 tbs. butter
Rinse fish under cold running water and pat dry. Toast silvered almonds in a dry skillet over med. heat, stirring constantly until golden brown. In a small bowl combine the breadcrumbs and paprika. Mix well. Coat oven pan lightly with vegetable spray. Place fish on pan and drizzle with the lemon and lime juice. Sprinkle with breadcrumb mixture. Scatter silvered almonds on top of fish and dot with small pieces of the butter. Bake in preheated 400 toaster over for 8 min. or until fish is opaque.


Serves 2
I served this with fried pot. and onions.




And now for the current dinner served last night. Let me say that this is one of those recipes that you need to get all the ingredients together before you start and it also is not a cheap dinner but is sure was good.




Creamed Spinach Tortellini with Seasoned Shrimp
1 lb. cheese tortellini cooked and drained
3 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
1 1/2 cup half and half (I used fat free)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
4 oz. cream cheese softened
1/2 cup finely chopped smoked Gouda cheese (I bought two slices from the Deli)
16 oz. bag of spinach


1 lb. med large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tbsp. Old Bay seasoning
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil
Rinse and drain shrimp and then mixed the seasonings and olive oil together in a bowl and set aside until you are about half way through making the sauce below and then place all in a pan over med. heat and cook on both sides until just done.


In a large skillet over med. heat melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and let it cook, stirring occasionally, for about a minute. Turn up the heat a little and stir in the half and half a little bit at a time until all thickened. Stir in all the other ingredients except the tortellini and stir until all the cheeses are melted and the spinach has begun to wilt slightly. Add the cooked tortellini and mixed until well covered.


Serve in a large bowl topping it with the cooked shrimp.
This serves 4

I served it with a fruit salad from the deli.