This summer, Mrs. Wages sponsored canning contests at the Iowa and Illinois State Fairs. The award-winning recipes ranged from BBQ sauces to exotic jams and jellies and, of course, pickles.
Here are links to each recipe:
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Tags: Award-Winning, Blue Ribbon, Illinois State Fair, Iowa State Fair, Recipe, Recipes, State Fairs
This is a flavorful hot dish that tastes like chicken nachos but is served on penne pasta instead of corn chips.
Ingredients:
1 pound, diced chicken meat
2 cups, diced yellow onion
2 cups, diced tomato
1/2 cup, sliced black olives
1 cup, pickled jalapeno slices
2 pkgs, Mrs. Wages Classic Salsa
1 cup, white Wine
10 ounces, olive oil
3 lbs, (cooked) penne pasta
Preparation:
- Separate the olive oil, ½ cup for the finish of the dish.
- Sauté the diced chicken meat in 2 ounces of the olive oil on high heat until it starts to brown and is cooked through.
- Add the onion, jalapeno, tomatoes and the black olives and bring back to high heat.
- Deglaze the pan with the cup of white wine then add the Mrs. Wages Classic Salsa Mix and the rest of the olive oil and toss until evenly blended.
- Add the cooked pasta and toss together then season with a little salt and pepper if needed.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
Tags: Chicken, Food Trends, Jalapeno, Mrs. Wages, Olives, Pasta, Penne Pasta, Pepper, Peppers, Recipe
A new twist on a game-day tradition: fresh tomatoes, peppers and onions mixed with Mrs. Wages Classic Hot Salsa mix
It’s easy to make fresh salsa with Mrs. Wages Salsa Mix. Ten minutes of effort in the kitchen is all it takes to yield hours of compliments at the dinner party or at your next party!
Ingredients:
6 pounds fresh tomatoes (approximately)
1 pouch (4 ounces)
Mrs. Wages Salsa Mix
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
Preparation:
- Wash tomatoes. Scald 3 minutes in boiling water. Dip into cold water.
- Cut out cores. Remove skins. Chop tomatoes coarsely.
- If fresh tomatoes are not available, use home-canned or commercially canned tomatoes.
- Drain liquid off. You will need 5 pints of tomatoes chopped into coarse pieces. Put tomatoes into a 5-quart saucepan.
- Add salsa mix and vinegar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Salsa is ready to serve or to can or freeze.
Yield: 5 pints
Tags: Easy-to-make, Instant, Mrs. Wages, Recipe, Salsa, Spicy, Tomatoes
A delicious blend of peppers, onion and a touch of white wine accent the flavor and texture of shrimp in this new recipe from Mrs. Wages
Seafood lovers will enjoy this spicy new twist on the traditional shrimp dip.
Ingredients:
1 pound of raw, peeled and de-veined shrimp
1 cup red pepper, diced small
1 red onion, diced small
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
1 cup white wine
¼ cup of olive oi
32 oz. of low fat yogurt
1 pound of cream cheese
2 – 8oz. packages of Mrs. Wages Guacamole Mix®
Preparation
- Chop the raw peeled and deveined shrimp into small pieces.
- Sauté the shrimp in the olive oil until almost completely cooked.
- Add the onion and peppers to the shrimp and cook until they start to soften, deglaze with the white wine.
- Add one pack of the Mrs. Wages Guacamole Mix and set aside to cool.
- In a mixer add the one pound of cream cheese and whip to soften, add the yogurt and allow mixing until completely blended.
- Add the second pack of Mrs. Wages Guacamole mix and blend together.
- Remove seasoned yogurt cream cheese mix and pour into a bowl.
- Fold the shrimp mixture into the cream cheese mixture and place into the cooler.
- Allow setting over night to set completely and allow flavors to incorporate.
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Tags: Dip, Mrs. Wages, Recipe, Seafood, Shrimp, Spicy, Tex-Mex
Here’s a straight-ahead recipe that’s easy to make a works great with everything from chicken skewers to fried shrimp or warm tortilla chips.
Ingredients
1 package fully prepared Mrs. Wages Tomatillo Salsa
½ cup heavy cream
Preparation
- In a medium sauce pan heat prepared salsa to a low boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in cream and heat the sauce through.
- Do not let boil after adding the cream.
- Serve immediately.
Tags: Chicken, Fresh, Mrs. Wages, Recipe, Salsa, Shrimp, Tomatillo, Tortilla Chips