Posted by The Times Tribune, PA on May 05, 2010 at 09:10:38:
Harvey's Lake woman wins recipe contest
By Laura Bonawits Published: May 5, 2010
A Harveys Lake woman was in luck when she stumbled upon an online contest sponsored by Hungry Jack.
Just three weeks before finding the "Use Up The Box" recipe and essay contest, MaryAnne Salaway had whipped up an original recipe using the brand's pancake mix - Zucchini Pizza with Caramelized Red Onion.
With her inspiration from an abundance of homegrown zucchini, Mrs. Salaway made the pizza for a family clambake and it proved to be hit among guests. "A few weeks after, I saw Hungry Jack was sponsoring the contest," she said. "It was kind of like an omen."
Mrs. Salaway is the grand-prize winner in the pancake mix category. There were also winners from two other categories including Hungry Jack maple syrup and instant potatoes. The winners received free groceries for a year worth $6,000.
After submitting her recipe in September, Mrs. Salaway came out of the initial judging as one of three finalists in her category. Then, voters chose their favorites on Hungry Jack's Web site from January through March.
Mrs. Salaway decided to try pancake mix as her main ingredient after recalling a casserole recipe using biscuit mix. "If you can use that, why not use pancake mix?" she said.
The pancake mix is mixed with other ingredients like chives, garlic and two kinds of cheeses to give the pizza a savory flavor. "I'm not a big measurer, so the hardest part was to go back and figure out exactly what I put in and how much," Mrs. Salaway said.
The other grand prize-winning recipes are beef and cheddar tater boats and chicken and pear salad with incendiary bacon and walnut vinaigrette. All of the winning recipes can be viewed at www.useupthebox.com.
Cook time: 25 minutes
Yield: 20 servings
1 cup Hungry JackŪ Original Pancake Mix
1/2 cup grated asiago cheese
1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup canola oil
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons freshly mixed chives
3 cups thinly slice zucchini (I quarter a medium to large zucchini lengthwise and remove any large seeds, then thinly slice. This equals 3 cups)
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 10-inch x 15-inch jelly roll pan, set aside. In a large mixing bowl, blend together pancake mix, both cheeses, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Add eggs and oil to bowl and mix well. Stir in garlic and chives and fold in zucchini. Mix until all are blended. Spread zucchini mixture evenly in prepared pan. In a medium size frying pan over medium-high heat, fry red onion in butter until onion is soft and lightly browned. Distribute onions evenly over zucchini mixture in pan. Place pan in center of preheated oven. Bake at 350 F for approximately 20-25 minutes until top is lightly browned. Let cool slightly before cutting into 2-1/2-inch-x-3-inch serving sized pieces. Makes 20 appetizer size pieces.
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