Texas Lizard Eggs Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Lightly spray a large baking pan with cooking spray.
• Mix together the sausage (raw) and grated pepper Jack cheese.
• Add biscuit mix in, 1/2 cup at a time, until all is thoroughly mixed.
• This will make a very stiff dough, and should now be kneaded for about 3 minutes.
• Pinch off pieces of the dough, almost the size of the eggs, and flatten out the piece into a "pancake", about 1/4 inch thick.
• Place one boiled, peeled egg in the center of each "pancake" and roll the dough around each egg to cover it all the way around evenly.
• Seal any edges together with your fingers.
• Continue this until all of the eggs are covered in the dough.
• Place the box of Shake' N Bake into a large shallow dish.
• Crack the 3 additional raw eggs into a bowl; season with a pinch of salt and black pepper and beat.
• Roll each egg in the Shake' N Bake, then in the egg wash, and back again through the Shake 'N Bake.
• Lay each egg on the prepared baking sheet as it is done.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes.
• The "Woodpecker Eggs" will seem soft to the touch when they first come out of the oven, but as they cool, they will "crust" nicely.

Steps:

• Cook eggs in simmering water for 20 minutes, cool under running water.
• Peel and cut eggs in half lenghtwise, remove yolks and set whites aside.
• put still warm yolks into a plastic food storage bag with mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, worcestershire sauce and seasonings; squeeze bag to mash yolks and mix ingredients.
• refrigerate filling and eggs whites seperately. Fill egg whites just before service.
• sprinkle eggs with paprika before service.

Steps:

• Cut off stems of jalapenos; using a knife and scooping action, remove all seeds and ridges. Rinse well; be sure you have all the seeds out!
• Combine sausage, egg, and bread crumbs in a bowl.
• Fill jalapenos with cream cheese, using a spoon or cake decorator with large tip.
• Make small patties with the sausage mix; wrap one around each jalapeno, sealing it with your fingers.
• Place on cookie sheet; bake in over at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Let cool, cut in half across the middle. Makes 40 Jalapeno eggs.
• Serve with or without a salsa dip.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• If using fresh spinach, wash spinach and drain. Cook damp spinach in a hot skillet until wilted; chop coarsely.
• Combine spinach with cheese, onion, cream and 4 tablespoons of the butter. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place mixture in a shallow, buttered 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
• Mix cracker crumbs with remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter and sprinkle over spinach mixture.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden and lightly crusted.
• ENJOY!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash and dry jalapenos.
• Trim the top of each jalapeno and dig out seeds. Discard seeds and tops.
• Mix together cream cheese and garlic powder.
• Fill each jalapeno with cream cheese. (I use a piping bag.).
• Mix together bisquick, sausage, and cheddar cheese.
• Cover each jalapeno with a small portion of the sausage mixture. Making sure the pepper is completely covered and there are no cracks.
• Dip each jalapeno in the beaten egg and then roll in the shake n' bake.
• Place on a lined cookie sheet (make sure you use one with an edge) and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• * The amount of jalapenos you use is relevent to the size of your jalapenos. The bigger the jalapeno the less this recipe will make.
• * The bigger jalapenos seem to be tougher overall when eating than the smaller ones.