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Friday, January 9th, 2009

Cinnamon Toasters Spiced Pumpkin Soup With Crouton Toppers by Helen Fields, Springtown, TX

Heat garnish with croutons

Crouton ingredients:

  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp caribbean jerk seasoning
  • ½ cup Malt-O-Meal Cinnamon Toasters cereal

Soup ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp salter butter
  • ¾ cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ½ cup Malt-O-Meal Cinnamon Toasters, processed into fine crumbs
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree (canned, fresh, or a combination)
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • ½ tsp curry powder
  • ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • ½ tsp caribbean jerk seasoning
  • 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
  • ¼ cup unsweetened coconut milk
  1. Preheat oven to 225°
  2. To prepare croutons: In a small bowl stir together olive oil, salt, jerk seasoning, and cereal. Place in a single layer in a small baking dish and place in oven. Bake one hour, stirring about every 15 minutes, remove from oven and spread on paper towel to cool; blot excess oil.
  3. To prepare soup: Over medium heat in a medium sized saucepan put butter, onion, garlic, cereal crumbs, salt and bay leaf. Cook about 10 minutes, or until onions are tender and slightly caramelized; stir often. Stir pumpkin, chicken broth, curry powder, nutmeg, ginger, jerk seasoning, red pepper and coconut milk. Bring ingredients to a boil, lower the heat to simmer. Cover, and simmer soup for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf and carefully process small amounts of soup in blender or food processor until smooth.
  4. To serve: Ladle soup into serving bowls and serve with croutons.
Friday, January 9th, 2009

Apple Cranberry Bleu Cheese Turkey Meatballs by Lisa Coley, Elgin, SC -3rd Place Winner!

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Malt-O-Meal Apple Zings crushed
  • ½ cup sliced green onions (about 2 green onions)
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten.
  • ¼ tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tsp seasoned salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries
  • ¼ dried apples, chopped
  • 3 tbsp crumbled bleu cheese
  • 1 lb lean ground turkey

Sauce:

  • 1- 8 oz apple jelly
  • 2 tbsp chili sauce
  • 2 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 2 tbsp crumbled bleu cheese

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine cereal, green onions, egg, dried thyme, seasoned salt, pepper, dried cranberries, apples, and bleu cheese. Mix in ground turkey, shape in 1¼ inch meatballs. Place in single layer, in shallow baking pan, coated with cooking spray.
  3. Bake at 400° for 15 to 18 minutes, or until browned, turning once.
  4. In a small saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients, simmer over low heat 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Add meatballs. Continue cooking an additional 10 minutes. Serve immediately.