Turkey Chili

Okay, this is more of a use of leftovers. We had so many after Christmas Eve! I had made Buffalo Chicken Poppers (I used turkey, though) and only put out half with the wing sauce. So I had all this turkey meatballs left. Cooked, for the record.

I simply smashed them up and added some ingredients and made chili for dinner tonight! It was really good, with a slightly different, softer texture because of the breadcrumbs and eggs mixed into the meatballs.

Funny thing is, I had a dream last night that I went to make this and couldn't because I thought there were cranberries in them. Not in real life, although I did make cranberry meatballs for Christmas Eve, too! And ended up sending them home with my guests because I never had time to cook them, lol.

Shrimp Parmigiana

I made Shrimp Parmigiana tonight and it came out so good! It was an experiment based on another shrimp recipe.

Basically, it went like this:

I sprayed a 9x13 pan with Pam, then added a little olive oil that I spread with a piece of waxed paper.

I put a little bit of jarred sauce in there, too. (Actually, I only had about half a jar of Ragu but it was enough.)

I laid raw, jumbo shrimp in a single layer, then sprinkled on a variety of Italian spices, plus some red pepper flakes.

Topped that with parmigiana cheese (I saw that rather than parmesan because it came in a block, not in a green can. Nothing against the green can, btw--but that's another post.) and some shreddedmozzarella.

Put the pan in a 350 degree oven and baked for 15 minutes while noodles cooked. I would make sure to have spaghetti or linguini next time around, though. I think it would be better. These days, though, I try to use what I have on hand.