Showing posts with label salsarific. Show all posts
Showing posts with label salsarific. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Review and Giveaway Terrapin Ridge Farms New Product Line Featuring Tex Mex Salsarific Sliders
- Creamy Horseradish Dip
- Roasted Garlic & Poblano Salsa
- Sweet Heat Salsa
- Dulce de Leche
- Peach Honey Mustard Pretzel Dip
- Tart Cherry, Apple & Rosemary Glaze
So far, weve sampled all of these items except for the glaze...Im saving that to flavor some pork chops for our Labor Day dinner on Monday! As usual, the products are flavorful and perfect for munching and cooking. The Sweet Heat Salsa is flavored with peaches, which gives a sweet flavor that really enhances traditional salsa. We ate this salsa with tortilla chips and paired it with pretzel rods with the pretzel dip when we watched the last Texans preseason football game. Since both dips featured peach, they paired exceptionally well together!
Of all the new items we sampled, the Dulce de Leche was my personal favorite. This decadent caramel sauce is downright addictive straight out of the jar. However, I had a lightbulb moment the other day: I sandwiched a spoonful of refrigerated dulce de leche between a small batch of snickerdoodles that I made last weekend. It was an impromptu, but delicious, weekend dessert. Holy moly...it was out of this world!! To make it even simpler, you could even use cookies from the bakery. It was a little sticky, but theres no shame in licking your fingers...right?!?!?
I wanted to use at least one of the new products as an ingredient in an original recipe. The spicy horseradish dip and roasted garlic & poblano salsa seemed to pair together naturally...and I always love a good burger. What I came up with was Tex-Mex Salsarific Sliders. A lower-fat ground turkey base is flavored with lots of great Tex-Mex flavors -- including salsa, spices, and crushed corn tortillas. Then the sliders topped with cheddar cheese, a sauteed onion-Hatch chile mixture, sliced avocado, and a spicy-tangy ketchup-based dressing. Sliders are small...but these babies are BIG on flavor!! These are perfect for parties...and Im thinking kiddies would love having a smaller-sized burger that fits there smaller hands.
Tex-Mex Salsarific Sliders
a Weekend Gourmet Original
Step 1: Combine the following ingredients in a large mixing bowl: 1 lb. ground turkey, 1 large egg, 1 cup tortilla crushed tortilla chips, 1/2 cup Terrapin Ridge Farms Roasted Garlic & Poblano Salsa, 1 tsp. chili powder, 1 tbs. dried cilantro, 1 tsp. onion powder, and 1 tsp. cumin. Use a sturdy spoon...or pristinely clean hands...to thoroughly combine all the ingredients. Let the burger mixture rest in the fridge while you prep the rest of the burger components.
Step 2: Add 1 tbs. olive oil to a non-stick skillet over med-high heat. Add 1/2 yellow onion cut into slivers and 1-2 seeded and sliced Hatch green chiles. Add salt to taste and cook until the onions are soft and the peppers are roasted -- about 10 minutes, stirring often.
Step 3: While the onions and peppers cook, make the burger sauce by combining the following ingredients in a small bowl: 1 cup ketchup, 1/3 cup Terrapin Ridge Farms Roasted Garlic & Poblano Salsa, and 1/3 cup Terrapin Ridge Farms Creamy Horseradish Dip. Combine until thoroughly blended.
Step 4: Shape the burger mixture into six patties. Unless you have a huge skillet or are using a grill, youll have to make them in two batches. Cook over med-high heat until cooked through -- about 4 minutes per side. Top with shredded sharp cheddar. To serve, spread some of the sauce on a slider bun. Top with a burger patty, some of the onion-chile mixture, and sliced avocado.
These little sliders are the BOMB -- juicy meat, melty cheese, a tangy-spicy sauce, the spicy onion-chile topper...and cooling creamy avocado. If you dont want to make sliders, just make 3-4 full-size burgers. I wont tell. These were full of flavor from the one-two punch of Terrapin Ridge products. I cant wait to make them again for one of our many game-watching meals this football season!
So you can re-create my sliders in your kitchen, Terrapin Ridge Farms is going to give one of you a jar of both the salsa and the horseradish dip that are featured in the recipe! As a bonus, theyre also going to let you pick any other item from their product line to complete your perfect trifecta of items. (HINT: That dulce de leche is legit...just saying!). To enter, please go visit the Terrapin Ridge Farms website. Then come back here and leave me a comment telling me which item you most want to try out in your kitchen. Ill accept entries until 11:59 p.m. this Sunday, September 2nd. Ill notify the winner via e-mail on Labor Day. Good luck!!
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
HEB ConAgra Meal Maker Challenge Week 1 Salsarific Taco Skillet Featuring HEB Smoky Citrus Salsa HEBMeals
Welcome, everyone, to Week #1 of the H-E-B/ ConAgra Foods Meal Maker Challenge. For the next five Sundays, ten Texas food bloggers -- including yours truly -- will be sharing lots of great easy family meal ideas. All featured recipes contain no more than seven ingredients and are ready to eat in 30 minutes or less. These recipes are ideal for the upcoming back-to-school rush, easily feeding a family of four. Each weeks recipes are built around a theme ingredient thats an H-E-B or ConAgra product. Just wait until you see what I have for you this week!
This weeks theme ingredient is H-E-B Salsa. There are several different flavors to choose from, but the Smoky Citrus immediately caught my eye. Flavored with smoky chipotle chile and lime, I knew it was just the flavor profile I was looking for. I knew that I wanted to make a skillet meal, because they are ideal for busy cooks since you can cook and serve the meal right from your pan. That means fewer dirty dishes during the cooking process and less time cleaning up later...a win-win scenario in my book! I came up with my quick-cook Salsarific Taco Skillet, which combines all my favorite Tex-Mex flavors in one bite!
Lean ground beef is flavored with the salsa, then pre-cooked Spanish rice and flavorful canned borracho beans are added. Then the mixture is topped with cheese and crunchy, colorful tortilla strips. A ramekin of cooling sour cream is served right in the skillet for those who want to top their serving with sour cream. I also like to serve the remaining salsa on the side for those who want to spoon more of it on top. Wait until you see how simple this dish is to whip up!
Salsarific Taco Skillet
A Weekend Gourmet Original
Ingredients:
- 1 cup H-E-B Smoky Citrus Salsa
- 1 lb. 93% lean ground beef
- 1 package H-E-B frozen pre-cooked Spanish rice
- 1 can H-E-B Borracho Beans with Shiner Bock
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese blend
- 1 cup Fresh Gourmet tri-color tortilla strips
- 8 ounces light sour cream
Directions:
- Spray a large non-stick skillet with cooking spray over medium heat. Add the ground beef and salt & pepper to taste. Cook until the meat is browned, then add the salsa. Stir to combine and cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes, until thickened.
- While the meat and salsa cook, prepare the Spanish rice according to package directions. Add the rice to the skillet, along with the can of borracho beans. Stir well to combine all ingredients, and cook until heated through.
- Turn off the heat. Make a well in the center of the pan for a small ramekin; place the ramekin in the well. Sprinkle the perimeter of the skillet around the ramekin with the cheese and the tortilla strips.
- Remove the skillet from the heat. Just before serving, spoon the sour cream into the ramekin. To serve, spoon some of the taco mixture into bowls. Top each serving with sour cream and more of the salsa, if desired.
We really loved this quick meal! The spice level is quite moderate, but those who like a more pronounced heat can simply spoon more of the reserved salsa on top. The cheese and sour cream provide a nice cooling effect to the salsa, and the crunchy tortilla strips provide texture and an earthy corn flavor. Add it up, and youve got a meal that the whole family will love. This meal will easily feed four, and youre likely to have some left for lunch the next day too.
The H-E-B/ConAgra Meal Maker Challenge is a lot of fun, but its also a contest. So...if you like my recipe, I would certainly appreciate it if you visited the H-E-B voting microsite and repinned it via Pinterest. Anybody can take part in the voting process, but my Texas readers will receive an added bonus: weekly coupons to save on the featured ingredient at your local H-E-B. At the end of the contest next month, the two food bloggers with the most votes will win some really cool prizes. Id be honored if you voted for my Salsarific Taco Skillet! Be sure to come back next Sunday for another speedy family-friendly recipe.
Disclosure: I am being compensated for participating in the H-E-B/ConAgra Meal Maker Challenge. However, all opinions expressed are solely my own.
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