Baked Oysters Rockefeller Without Shell Recipes

"NAKED" OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER

Steps:

• 1. The Prep: Prepare your spinach (package instructions) drain well separate and set aside. Place your bacon on a baking pan in a single layer cook 10-12 minutes at 350* remove from oven and place on paper towels to drain then chop in small pieces. Grate your asiago and mozzarella cheese and place in separate bowls. Last but not least place your oysters in a bowl and gently pick through for shell particles.
• 2. in a large skillet add your spinach to 2tbs of melted butter and gently saute 2-3 minutes over med heat, add your chopped bacon & garlic powder and saute another 2 minutes, finally add your grated asiago cheese over top of your spinach mixture sprinkle with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• 3. Here is the best part. Take a muffin pan and place two of your prepared oysters in each cup, place your spinach mixture over the top, sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs, then add your grated mozzarella over the top of your spinach and sprinkle with remaining bacon pieces. Place in your 400* degree oven for 4-5 minutes (or until cheese on top becomes melty) switch oven to broil and cook until the tops become a golden brown. remove from oven and carefully spoon mixture onto your plate of choice. If you really want to be fancy place over the top of a toasted french bread point.

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese, lemon juice and pepper. Spread kosher salt into 2 ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Shuck oysters, reserving oyster and its liquid in bottom shell. Lightly press oyster shells down into the salt, using salt to keep oysters level. Top each with 2-1/2 tsp. spinach mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 450° until oysters are plump, 6-8 minutes. Serve immediately.,

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER EN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Clean& drain oysters and set aside.
• In skillet, melt butter& saute celery& onion, stir in parsley, spinach, anise, worcestershire, and pepper.
• Remove from heat.
• Grease or spray 8 ramekins.
• Place 3 oysters in the bottom of ea ramekin.
• Cover oysters with spinach mixture.
• (***youcan do it in advance up to his point and refrigerate).
• Bake@ 350 for 30 minutes.
• Remove& top with cheese and crumbs.
• Return to oven for 10 minutes.
• **Ifyou don't own ramekins, bake in a shallow baking pan.
• This is not a beautiful dish, so the attractive containers help.
• I made this for years without them.
• The ramekins make it easier to serve, too.
• I usually do this as an appetizer, but it makes a main course for 4.