Using Cream Cheese for a supper entree

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<[email protected]>,
"tombates@city-net.com" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have a couple packages of cream cheese that I usually use for dips
> or cheesecake, but do not plan to use them for that. I want to use
> them for a main entree for something for supper,but cannot think of
> anything. Any suggestions? Could you put it in lasanga instead of
> cottage cheese? I will also search for cream cheese recipes.

I have an aunt who used to use cream cheese with macaroni. The recipe
was very simple. She would boil macaroni until it was tender, then drain
it thoroughly, return it to the pot, and add two or three pats of butter
and some cream cheese, then melt it gently by stirring it over a low
heat until the cream cheese was thoroughly mixed into the macaroni and
all melted through. This went well with tuna salad sandwiches. I never
met anyone else who made macaroni that way, and it sounds strange, but
its actually pretty good, and very easy to make.

That being said, if I had some extra cream cheese, I would go out and
buy some bagels and some lox and enjoy it for breakfast the next day.

> "tombates@city-net.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have a couple packages of cream cheese that I usually use for dips
>> or cheesecake, but do not plan to use them for that. I want to use
>> them for a main entree for something for supper,but cannot think of
>> anything.

How about both? Lobster cheesecake. A friend made it for dinner one night
and it was fabulous. I think the recipe came from Food Network.

Stan Horwitz wrote:
> In article
> <[email protected]>,
> "tombates@city-net.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have a couple packages of cream cheese that I usually use for dips
>> or cheesecake, but do not plan to use them for that. I want to use
>> them for a main entree for something for supper,but cannot think of
>> anything. Any suggestions? Could you put it in lasanga instead of
>> cottage cheese? I will also search for cream cheese recipes.
>
> I have an aunt who used to use cream cheese with macaroni. The recipe
> was very simple. She would boil macaroni until it was tender, then drain
> it thoroughly, return it to the pot, and add two or three pats of butter
> and some cream cheese, then melt it gently by stirring it over a low
> heat until the cream cheese was thoroughly mixed into the macaroni and
> all melted through. This went well with tuna salad sandwiches. I never
> met anyone else who made macaroni that way, and it sounds strange, but
> its actually pretty good, and very easy to make.
>
> That being said, if I had some extra cream cheese, I would go out and
> buy some bagels and some lox and enjoy it for breakfast the next day.


That's a good idea - but cheesecake would be foremost on my mind if I
was trying to use up a signigicant amount of cream cheese.

sf <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>> In article
>> <[email protected]>,
>> "tombates@city-net.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a couple packages of cream cheese that I usually use for dips
>>> or cheesecake, but do not plan to use them for that. I want to use
>>> them for a main entree for something for supper,but cannot think of
>>> anything. Any suggestions? Could you put it in lasanga instead of
>>> cottage cheese? I will also search for cream cheese recipes.
>>
>> I have an aunt who used to use cream cheese with macaroni. The recipe
>> was very simple. She would boil macaroni until it was tender, then
>> drain it thoroughly, return it to the pot, and add two or three pats
>> of butter and some cream cheese, then melt it gently by stirring it
>> over a low heat until the cream cheese was thoroughly mixed into the
>> macaroni and all melted through. This went well with tuna salad
>> sandwiches. I never met anyone else who made macaroni that way, and
>> it sounds strange, but its actually pretty good, and very easy to
>> make.
>>
>> That being said, if I had some extra cream cheese, I would go out and
>> buy some bagels and some lox and enjoy it for breakfast the next day.
>
>
> That's a good idea - but cheesecake would be foremost on my mind if I
> was trying to use up a signigicant amount of cream cheese.
>

I make a cabbage and pork casserole...cream cheese is the base for the
sauce. Several tbsps of taco seasoning and cream cheese to be exact.

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The house of the burning beet-Alan

hahabogus wrote:
> sf <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <[email protected]>,
>>> "tombates@city-net.com" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a couple packages of cream cheese that I usually use for dips
>>>> or cheesecake, but do not plan to use them for that. I want to use
>>>> them for a main entree for something for supper,but cannot think of
>>>> anything. Any suggestions? Could you put it in lasanga instead of
>>>> cottage cheese? I will also search for cream cheese recipes.
>>> I have an aunt who used to use cream cheese with macaroni. The recipe
>>> was very simple. She would boil macaroni until it was tender, then
>>> drain it thoroughly, return it to the pot, and add two or three pats
>>> of butter and some cream cheese, then melt it gently by stirring it
>>> over a low heat until the cream cheese was thoroughly mixed into the
>>> macaroni and all melted through. This went well with tuna salad
>>> sandwiches. I never met anyone else who made macaroni that way, and
>>> it sounds strange, but its actually pretty good, and very easy to
>>> make.
>>>
>>> That being said, if I had some extra cream cheese, I would go out and
>>> buy some bagels and some lox and enjoy it for breakfast the next day.
>>
>> That's a good idea - but cheesecake would be foremost on my mind if I
>> was trying to use up a signigicant amount of cream cheese.
>>
>
> I make a cabbage and pork casserole...cream cheese is the base for the
> sauce. Several tbsps of taco seasoning and cream cheese to be exact.
>
Is that, perchance, LC? If so, recipe please? :-)

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Jean B.

"Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote in news:6eh6vhF72qpgU21
@mid.individual.net:

> Is that, perchance, LC? If so, recipe please? :-)
>
>
I usually just use the garlic powder and a pkg of taco seasoning instead
of the other spices...

this isn't truly low carb but it is close to it.
serves 4... carbs per serving is around 10-15.

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Alan's Cabbage And Pork Casserole1

Lo-Carb, main dish, tested

1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder; for pork steak seasoning
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper; for pork steak seasoning
1 medium stalk celery; chopped
1 Medium cabbage; shredded
3 Tablespoons Canola Oil; or more if needed
2 Pounds Pork Steak; 2 steaks (halved)
1 Medium Onion; chopped
1 Medium Bell Pepper; chopped
1/2 tsp Salt; to taste
1/2 tsp pepper; to taste
1 cup water; used with chicken broth c
1 tablespoon chicken broth cubes; crushed (2 cubes)
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin; to taste
1/2 Teaspoon Savory; to taste
1/2 Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes; to taste
6 Ounces Cream Cheese; in little pieces

Yield: 4 servings

preheat oven to 350F
run the onion and celey and pepper thru the food processor shredder blade
then soften in oil in dutch oven then reserve
use just about any pork meat, season then brown and reserve
run the cabbage thru the processor then put everthing in the pot except
the
seasonings.
season it then mix well.
stir it at half time (30 minutes) to get better melting of cream cheese.

Preheat oven to 350 deg F. In skillet, saute onion, bell pepper and celery
over med-high heat in
canola til softened. Remove and reserve, add pork and brown, remove and
reserve.
Place Shredded Cabbage and softened veggies in a dutch oven (mix well).
Pour in Broth and sprinkle in seasonings.
With the lid on cook in the oven 1 hr approx.

Notes: rub some garlic powder and Pepper into the pork steak before
browning.

a definite do again.

improvements: it was a little runny try uping the cream cheese to 8 oz and
cutting back on the water to 3/4 cups

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Yield: 4 servings

Preparation Time: 0:00


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