Picante Cream Cheese Zucchini Food

CREAMY ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute zucchini in oil for 3-5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain; remove zucchini mixture with a slotted spoon and keep warm., In the same skillet, combine cream cheese and cream; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Stir in the Parmesan cheese. , Return zucchini mixture to the pan. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until heated through. Sprinkle with the salt, pepper, nutmeg and Swiss cheese.

CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the picante sauce, brown sugar and mustard; pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-35 minutes or a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with rice if desired.

ZUCCHINI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the zucchini and onion, and cook 5 minutes, or until onion is golden brown.
• In the prepared casserole dish, mix the zucchini, onion, tomatoes, and green pepper. Season with Italian seasoning, and top with cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

PICANTE CREAM CHEESE ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Process the tomatoes, onion, garlic and chicken broth granules in blender. Strain to rid of tomato skin.
• Fry this sauce in one tablespoon of ccooking oil. until it looks shirred.
• On another pan or skillet, sautee the zuchinni in the reamining tablespoon of cooking oil, until transluscent and softened.
• Add the poblano strips.
• Process in blender the tomato. onion. garlic sauce with the cream cheese.
• Pour onto the zuchinni and poblano strips.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.

PICANTE OMELET PIE

Steps:

• Pour the picante sauce into a lightly greased 9-in. pie plate. Sprinkle with cheeses; set aside. In a blender, combine eggs and sour cream; cover and process until smooth. Pour over cheese. , Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Garnish with tomato and cilantro if desired.

CREAM CHEESE STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Halve zucchini lengthwise.
• Scoop out middle (seeds and some meat) of zucchini.
• Chop tomatoes and scallions, or any other vegetables you would prefer to use.
• Blend together flavored cream cheese and regular cream cheese. A mixer works best, but this can also be done by hand.
• Add chopped vegetables to cream cheese and mix.
• Scoop or pipe cream cheese mixture into hollowed-out zucchini and place in casserole dish.
• Cook for 15-20 minutes or until the top of the cream cheese is starting to brown/stiffen.
• NOTE: Some moisture will be released during cooking and the zucchini will still be firm after 15-20 minutes. You may cook longer, but the cream cheese will start to liquefy.

SKILLET CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Cube chicken breasts. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add cubed chicken breasts, onion and garlic powder and saute until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, about 15 to 20 minutes. Pour tomatoes and picante sauce over chicken mixture. Let simmer over medium heat until sauce has thickened, usually about 30 minutes. Place some of the mixture in a warm tortilla, add cheese and wrap. Repeat until all of the chicken mixture is gone!

ZUCCHINI BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Bars:.
• Combine oil, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended.
• In another bowl, combine the flour and next 5 ingredients; stir well. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in zucchini.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 inch jellyroll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack. Once cool, spread cream cheese frosting evenly over the top; cut into bars.
• Frosting:.
• Combine the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a small mixing bowl; beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, beating until the frosting is smooth. Spread on the cooled zucchini bars.