Blackened Shrimp Tacos

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Shrimp ingredients:

1 lb large fresh or thawed from frozen Gulf shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed
2 T Cajun seasoning, or your favorite brand of blackening seasoning (I prefer Prudhomme’s Magic Seasoning)
1 T butter

Broccoli Slaw Ingredients:

1 (12 oz) package of broccoli slaw* (without dressing)
1 green onion, sliced
2 T mayonnaise
1/2 t rice or apple cider vinegar
1/2 t honey
1/4 t Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste

Pico de Gallo Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
2 serrano peppers, deseeded and chopped
1 T cilantro, chopped
1 lime, juiced

Serve with:

1 avocado, sliced
2 limes, quartered
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Sloppy Portobellos

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Ingredients:

1 T olive oil
1 small red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and thinly sliced
1 thinly sliced yellow onion
1 lb portobello or cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced or chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
1 T Worcestershire sauce
2 t oregano
1/2 t dry mustard
1 T chili powder
1 T brown sugar
crushed red pepper flakes to taste
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
1 tomato, chopped – include all the juices
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Turkey and Ricotta Burger

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Ingredients:

1 (20 oz) package of lean ground turkey
1 cup onion, chopped finely
2 t olive oil
1/2 cup ricotta, low fat
2 t garlic
1 t smoky paprika
2 t good quality yellow mustard (I used Coleman’s English mustard)
1 t Worcestershire (or low sodium soy sauce)
Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 T fresh parsley, chopped fine
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Italian Beef with Pepperoncini

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Ingredients:

1 (4 lb) very lean roast or 4 lbs good lean steak
2 T of Grapeseed or other high heat oil
1 cup beef stock
1 cup juice from the jar of pepperoncini
1/2 cup pepperoncini, sliced
2 bay leaves
10 or more garlic cloves, minced
1 t dried Mediteranean oregano
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 Calabrian chile, minced – optional
12 slices smoky provolone cheese
12 whole wheat buns

Optional Toppings:

8 oz pepperoncini, sliced (deliciously pickled Italian pepper)
8 oz Italian mix Giardiniera (a vinegary mixture of cauliflower, carrots, celery, and peppers)
1/2 onion, sliced, browned in 1 T olive oil
1 red bell pepper, deseeded and sliced, browned with the onion

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Simple Italian Beef

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Ingredients:

1 (4 lb) very lean roast such as top round
2 tablespoons of Grapeseed or other high heat oil
2 cup beef stock (divided use)
2 bay leaves
1 (4.5 oz) jar chopped garlic (or 10 garlic cloves minced)
1 t oregano
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
1 T Lea and Perrins Worchestershire Sauce
12 slices smoky provolone cheese
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