Parmesan Stuffed Strawberries Food

CHEESECAKE-STUFFED STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; spoon into a piping bag or a resealabe bag with a corner snipped.
• Fill cavities of cored strawberries with the cream cheese mixture. Dip filled side of strawberries in the crushed graham crackers to coat.

HEAVENLY FILLED STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Remove stems from strawberries; cut a deep "X" in the tip of each berry. Gently spread berries open., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and extract until light and fluffy. Pipe or spoon about 2 teaspoons into each berry; if desired, sprinkle with chocolate. Chill until serving.

STUFFED ROASTED STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice the tops of the berries off just below the stem. Cut the tips off (about 1/4-inch), so that the berries will sit upright. Next, use a small spoon or a melon ball scoop to hollow out the strawberries, working from their tops, in order to create a cavity in each one. Stuff some chocolate into the cavity of each strawberry and place them upright in a baking dish. Lightly sprinkle the berries with sugar, if using. Roast the berries until soft and the chocolate is melted, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• To serve, place 3 strawberries on a dessert plate in a triangle. If the berries have given off liquid in the baking dish, spoon it over them. Spray a small mound of cream in the center of the berries, and top each berry with a rosette of cream. Sift a little cocoa powder over the plate, and serve!

SIMPLE WAYS TO SERVE STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Leave strawberries whole or cut in half, depending upon size. Taste the strawberries and sweeten if necessary. Either toss with 1 to 2 tablespoons of vinegar and dust with freshly ground black pepper.
• Or marinate in 1/4 cup of red wine with sugar and serve.
• Or serve sugared only and topped with creme fraiche or other cream options.
• Or puree 1 pint of strawberries and sweeten with sugar and toss with other pint of strawberries left whole or halved.

STUFFED STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and almond extract until smooth.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tip.
• Chill 1 hour.
• Quarter strawberries from tip to stem end without cutting through stem end.
• Pipe cream cheese mixture into strawberries.
• Chill until ready to serve.

PARMESAN-STUFFED CHICKEN AND MELTED STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F in a 3-quart baking dish combine strawberries, vinegar, and jam. sprinkle salt and pepper; set aside.
• cut a horizontal pocket in each chiken breast. Cut Parmesan cheese into six 3x1/2inch pieces. wrap a basil leaf around each piece of cheese, and stuff into chicken. secure with toothpicks.
• In 12 inch oven safe skillet cook garlic in oil over medium heat for 30 seconds. add chicken and cook 5 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. transfer to oven. bake uncovered for 5 minutes add baking dish with the strawberries and jam mixture to oven. bake 10-13 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and the strawberry mixture has thickened. serve chicken with melted strawberries.