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Lakeview Recipes

Enjoy some of our resident's favorite recipes from the Lakeview kitchen.

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Cream of Mushroom Soup

Cream of Mushroom Soup
Serves: 8

Cream of Mushroom Soup
Serves: 8

Ingredients

5 Tablespoons butter
1 1/4 Tablespoons oil
2 1/2 onions, diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds fresh brown mushrooms, sliced
5 teaspoons chopped thyme, divided
2/3 cup Marsala wine (any dry red or white wine)
7 1/2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
5 cups low sodium chicken broth or stock
1-2 1/2 teaspoons salt, adjust to taste
1/2-1 1/4 teaspoons black cracked pepper, adjust to taste
2 1/2 beef bouillon cubes, crumbled
1 1/4 cups heavy cream or half and half
chopped fresh parsley and thyme to serve
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Instructions

Heat butter and oil in a large pot over medium-high heat until melted. Saute onion for 2-3 minutes until softened. Cook garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.

 

Add mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon thyme, cook for 5 minutes. Pour in wine and allow to cook for 3 minutes.

 

Sprinkle mushrooms with flour, mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Add stock, mix again and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low-medium heat, season with salt, pepper and crumbled bouillon cubes.

 

Cover and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes, while occasionally stirring, until thickened.

 

sloppy joe with fries on a plate

Sloppy Joe's
Serves: 4

Sloppy Joe's
Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1/6 c. green pepper, chopped
1/3 c. ketchup
1/4 c. water
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1-2 shakes of hot sauce
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Instructions

Add ground beef, onion and pepper to pan and brown, then drain.

 

Add remaining ingredients and stir well.

 

Bring to a light boil then reduce to simmer and cover until it thickens up.

 

You may want to add more ketchup and/or Worcestershire sauce to taste.

 

shrimp scampi sauteed in butter and garlic

Shrimp Scampi
Serves: 4

Shrimp Scampi
Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup dry white wine or broth
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
1 3/4 pounds large or extra-large shrimp
1/3 cup chopped parsley
Freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon
Cooked pasta or crusty bread
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Instructions

In a large skillet, melt butter with olive oil. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add wine or broth, salt, red pepper flakes, and plenty of black pepper and bring to a simmer. Let wine reduce by half, about 2 minutes.
Add shrimp and saute until they just turn pink, 2-4 minutes depending upon their size.
Stir in the parsley and lemon juice and serve over pasta or accompanied by crusty bread.
Hot chile with cheddar cheese on top

Chili con Carne
Serves: 4-6

Chili con Carne
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 cup onion, chopped
3/4 cup green pepper, chopped
28 oz. can tomatoes, diced
1 - 16 oz. can red beans, drained
2 teaspoons chili powder
3 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
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Instructions

In a large kettle or Dutch oven, cook ground beef and onion. Add green pepper until meat is browned.

 

Drain off fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes, red beans and spices. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.

 

Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Find and remove bay leaf and cloves.

 

OPTIONAL: You can add a 15 oz. can of Contadina Tomato Sauce and a teaspoon of cumin.

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