Pepperoni pizza cresents

Since my lap band fill, I am tied to protein shakes and cottage cheese but the hubby still has to eat. Last night we had a late lunch and I didn't think he would want any dinner. Well I had thought wrong lol. Hubby got hungrier than the munchies so I whipped up this quick snack/meal for him. Terribly easy and quick and if your house is anything like mine, you have these ingredients in your pantry all the time. So let's grab those ingredients and get cooking...it's time to eat!

Ingredients:
1 tube Pilsbury Crescent Rolls
Pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce
Pepperoni
Velveeta cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees as instructed on crescent roll package.

Unroll out the triangles and spread about 2 teaspoons of sauce on the crescent triangle.

 

Next place desired amount of pepperoni on the crescent.

 

Then place desired amount of cheese on top of the pepperoni. My pieces are about a quarter inch square by the length of the short side of the brick of Velveeta.

 

Roll them up and do your best to close the ends by a simple twist, doesn't have to be perfect they will seal up pretty good as they cook and rise.

 

Cook for about 14 minutes. They will be a bit doughy if you don't, The added moisture of the sauce slows them in the cooking.

 

And here you go! Quick, easy, and very filling! Great for football parties, quick dinners, or just all around snacking! Hubby believe it or not ate them ALL!!! lol. Enjoy and remember, cooking doesn't always have to be labor intensive and hard...sometimes the quick and easy ones bring just as big of a smile. It's the love that goes into it that makes all the difference!

Copycat Chili's Spicy Garlic & Lime Shrimp

I came across a great deal on some shrimp at Bel Air! They had two pounds of shrimp for $10! I had to jump on it! I could eat my weight in shrimp...hmmm probably not something I should admit...lol

Anyway I love love love the shrimp at Chili's so I went searching for a copycat recipe. I have searched high and low and I think this is the closest I can find. I am going to make it tonight by the recipe, which is how I do most new recipes - try them how they are written and then change them to my taste if need be.

I found the recipe here at Food.com

Ingredients:

• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 clove of garlic pressed
• 24 fresh large shrimp peeled and deveined
• 1 lime

Seasoning:

• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder

Directions:

Make the seasoning blend by combining all the spices in a small bowl.

 

My $5 Monday deal from Bel Air. Two pounds for $10!!

 

*A quick tutorial on an easy and quick way to peel shrimp.

• First peel back the sides of the skin that has been split by deveining and place your index and thumb under it grabbing the sides of the shrimp.
• Second slide your fingers down from the sides of the shrimp just above the legs and start to squeeze the shrimp from the skin.
• Third, as you are squeezing the legs and shell from the skin grab hold of the base of the tail and squeeze and pull gently. Viola! The skin should come off!

 

Preheat a large skillet over medium heat.

Add butter to the pan.

When the butter is melted, stir in the pressed garlic.

 

Immediately, add the shrimp to the pan.

 

Cut the lime in half and squeeze each half into the pan over the shrimp.

Sprinkle the entire seasoning blend over the shrimp, and give it all a good stir.

 

Saute the shrimp for 5 to 8 minutes or until they begin to brown.

Be sure to cook both sides of all the shrimp.

When I fixed this there was too much butter and liquid to get that nice crunchy crust to it. So next time I will either cut down on the butter or I will instead of cooking them in a pan, do them on the grill. But either way they were soooo tasty!!! Loved them in the shrimp tacos we made. Definitely worth another go around to tweak the recipe here and there. I will let you know when I revamp it. But I hope you try this and enjoy it as much as we did!