Recipes
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Blueberry-Banana Pancakes (By Angela)
Ingredients:
2C Flour
1T Baking Powder
2tsp Baking Soda
1/2tsp Salt
3 Eggs
2C Buttermilk
4T Unsalted butter, melted
3/4C Blueberries
2 Bananas sliced in 1/8s lengthsDirections:
Sift dry ingredients. Wisk eggs, buttermilk and butter. Stir together and add blueberries. After you scoop cake onto skillet, lay 1 slice of the banana on top. Flip once. Best with real Maple Syrup!!! -
Crusted Parmesan Chicken (By Maggie)
Ingredients:
Boneless chicken breasts (approx. 4)
Day old bread or bought bread crumbs (garlic flavored is good)
1 cup parmesan cheeseDirections:
Simply pat down chicken with bread crumbs. Place in covered bowl and toss with the parmesan cheese. Place in crock pot with approx 1 inch of water. Season with Garlic powder. Cook on high 6 hrs or lower temperature at 8 hrs. -
Cowboy Casserole (By Susan)
Layer 1: Cook and drain 1 large package of egg noodles
Layer 2: 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 pint sour cream; 6 green onions, chopped
Mix well
Layer 3: Brown 1 ½ pounds hamburger, drain. Add 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 can tomatoes (medium), 1 can tomato sauce (small). Simmer for 10 minutes.
Layer 4: 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese
Place in large, oblong casserole dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or microwave for 20 minutes.
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Western Hash (By Susan)
1 pound ground hamburger meat
1 one pound can tomatoes
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup uncooked rice
½ teaspoon saltDirections:
Cook meat and drain. Add the remaining ingredients. Simmer for 25 minutes. Put in a baking dish and top with Velveeta cheese. Heat in oven until cheese is melted. -
Pineapple Upside Down Cake (By Amber)
Preheat oven to 350 ºF
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 (20 oz) can pineapple slices
Maraschino cherries
1 pkg Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Pineapple Supreme Cake Mix
whipped cream (optional)Baking Instructions:
Place butter in 13x9 inch pan. Place pan in oven to melt butter.
Sprinkle with sugar. Arrange pineapple slices and maraschino cherries on sugar mixture.
Prepare cake mix as directed on package. (Do not substitute pineapple juice for water.) Pour batter evenly over fruit.
Bake 50 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. Invert onto large serving plate or cookie sheet.
Serve warm with whipped cream. -
Greek Salad (By Ashley)
Ingredients:
1 head romaine lettuce- rinsed, dried and chopped
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 (6 ounce) can pitted black olives
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 cucumber, sliced
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegarette
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 lemon, juiced
ground black pepper to tasteDirections:
In a large salad bowl, combine the Romaine, onion, olives, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumber and cheese.
Whisk together the olive oil, oregano, lemon juice and black pepper. Pour dressing over salad, toss and serve.Nutritional Information:
Amount Per Serving Calories: 265 | Total Fat: 22.4g | Cholesterol: 22mg -
Beef and Cabbage Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce (By Stephanie)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup(s) smooth natural peanut butter
1/3 cup(s) orange juice
3 tablespoon(s) reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon(s) rice vinegar
2 teaspoon(s) sugar
4 teaspoon(s) canola oil, divided
3 clove(s) garlic, minced
1 pound(s) sirloin steak, trimmed and thinly sliced (see Tip)
1 head(s) (small) Savoy cabbage, thinly sliced
2 tablespoon(s) water
2 medium carrots, grated
1/4 cup(s) chopped unsalted roasted peanuts (optional)Directions:
• Whisk peanut butter, orange juice, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar in a medium bowl until smooth.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add steak and cook, stirring, until browned and barely pink in the middle, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Reduce heat to medium. Swirl in the remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add cabbage and 2 tablespoons water; cook, stirring, until beginning to wilt, 3 to 5 minutes. Add carrots (and more water if necessary to prevent sticking or burning) and cook, stirring, until just tender, about 3 minutes more. Return the steak and any accumulated juices to the pan, then pour in the peanut sauce and toss to combine. Serve sprinkled with peanuts (if using).Tips & Techniques:
For thinly sliced beef, freeze for 30 minutes to make it easier to cut into very thin slices. Carb Servings: 2 vegetable, 3 lean meat, 2 fat Carbohydrate Servings: 1 Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (140% daily value), Vitamin C (110% dv), Folate (40% dv), Potassium (25% dv), Magnesium (19% dv) -
Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeños (By Chris)
Ingredients
6 fresh jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
12 slices baconDirections:
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
Spread cream cheese to fill jalapeno halves. Wrap with bacon. Secure with a toothpick.
Place on the grill, and cook until bacon is crispy. -
Chicken Enchilada Crescent Bake (By Chris)
Ingredients:
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 (10 ounce) can red enchilada sauce
2 (8 ounce) cans Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 1/4 cups shredded Mexican cheese blendDirections:
•In 2-quart saucepan, mix chicken and 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.•Separate or cut dough into 8 long rectangles (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal). Spoon chicken mixture and 1 tablespoon of the cheese onto 1 long side of each rectangle. Roll up; pinch edges to seal. Place seam side down in 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
•Bake at 375 degrees F 15 to 20 minutes.
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Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients:
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or other goodiesDirections:
•Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).•In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix and baking powder. Add eggs and oil, then mix until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips, or your choice of additions. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
•Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Bake less for chewy cookies and more for crispy cookies. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Lucky 7 Layer Dip
Ingredients:
• 1 (15-ounce) can refried beans
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 4 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 (16 to 18 ounce) jar green chili or tomatillo salsa
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, a palm full, chopped
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin, 2/3 palm full
• 1 (16 to 18 ounce) jar chipotle salsa
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1 lime, zested and juiced
• 2 ripe avocados
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
• Salt
• 2 plum tomatoes, diced
• Pimiento stuffed jumbo Spanish olives, chopped
• Tortilla chips, buy 2 sacks in 2 different colors/varietiesDirections:
• Heat refried beans in small nonstick pan over medium heat and season with hot sauce. Transfer the beans to a small, deep casserole dish.
• Scrape pan clean with rubber spatula and return to heat.
• Add a little extra-virgin olive oil to the pan and raise heat to high. When the oil smokes, add the scallions and sear them, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add green salsa to scallions and heat through. Add cilantro, remove salsa from heat, and layer on top of the beans.
• Return the same pan to the stove, lower heat to medium and add black beans, heat through and season with cumin, layer on top of the green salsa.
• Top the black beans with a layer of chipotle salsa. Mix sour cream the lime zest and juice and spread on top of the chipotle salsa.
• Combine the meat of 2 ripe avocados with garlic, lemon juice, jalapeno and salt to form a chunky guacamole. Top the salsa with guacamole.
• Garnish the dip with the final layer of diced tomatoes and sliced olives. -
Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients:
• 6 (4-ounce) bars bittersweet chocolate
• 2/3 cup extra-strong black coffee
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature separated
• 1 cup sugar, plus 1/2 cup
• 2 cups heavy cream
• Whipped cream, for topping
• Shaved chocolate, for garnish
• Berries, for garnishDirections:
• Break chocolate into smaller pieces and melt on top of a double boiler. When close to being melted add coffee and stir together.
• In a separate bowl, beat 3 egg yolks and 1 cup of sugar, mixing well. Add mixture to melted chocolate and cook over heat. Stir well until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Cool.
• Using a handheld electric mixer, beat 4 egg whites until they form soft peaks. Fold into chocolate mixture.
• Beat heavy cream with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar until soft peaks begin to form. Fold into chocolate mixture.
• Serve in a beautiful crystal dish or glass. Garnish with dollops of fresh whipped cream, berries and shaved chocolate. -
Bacon and Cheddar Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients:
• 3 slices bacon
• 8 crimini mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheeseDirections:
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, dice and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Remove mushroom stems. Set aside caps. Chop the stems.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Slowly cook and stir the chopped stems and onion until the onion is soft. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the mushroom stem mixture, bacon and 1/2 cup Cheddar. Mix well and scoop the mixture into the mushroom caps.
• Bake in the preheated oven 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
• Remove the mushrooms from the oven, and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. -
Banana Pudding
Ingredients:
• 1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups cold milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (16 ounce) package vanilla wafers
• 14 bananas, slicedDirections:
• In a large mixing bowl, beat pudding mix and milk 2 minutes.
• Blend in condensed milk until smooth.
• Stir in vanilla and fold in whipped topping.
• Layer wafers, bananas and pudding mixture in a glass serving bowl.
• Chill until serving. -
Upside Down German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 German chocolate cake mix
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 8 TBS. margarine, softened
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugarDirections:
• Sprinkle coconut and pecans onto bottom of greased and floured 9x13 baking pan.
• Prepare cake mix according to directions.
• Pour batter over coconut and pecans.
• Combine butter, powdered sugar and cream cheese.
• Mix until smooth.
• Drop by spoonfuls over top of cake batter.
• Cover entire batter.
• Bake at 350° for 45 min. Cool and cut into squares. -
Monterey Jack Salsa
Ingredients:
• 4 oz can green chiles, chopped
• 3 - 1 1/2 oz can black olives, chopped
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 pound Monterety Jack cheese, shredded
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• Tortilla chipsDirections:
• Blend all ingredients and serve with tortilla chips. -
Irish Lamb Stew
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 pounds thickly sliced bacon, diced
• 6 pounds boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 cups beef stock
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 4 cups diced carrots
• 2 large onions, cut into bite-size pieces
• 3 potatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup white wine or GuinnessDirections:
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Put lamb, salt, pepper, and flour in large mixing bowl. Toss to coat meat evenly. Brown meat in frying pan with bacon fat.
• Place meat into stock pot (leave 1/4 cup of fat in frying pan). Add the garlic and yellow onion and saute till onion begins to become golden.
• Deglaze frying pan with 1/2 cup water and add the garlic-onion mixture to the stock pot with bacon pieces, beef stock, and sugar. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots, onions, potatoes, thyme, bay leaves, and wine to pot. Reduce heat, and simmer covered for 20 minutes until vegetables are tender. -
Corn Casserole
Ingredients:
• 1 can of creamed corn
• 1 can of whole corn (drained)
• 3/4 cup (8oz.) sour cream
• 1 stick of margarine - melted
• 1 egg
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 box of Jiffy corn muffin mix
• Grated cheeseDirections:
• Mix all ingredients except cheese.
• Pour into 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Top with grated cheese
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. -
Praline Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
• 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1tsp vanillaDirections:
• Mix all ingredients and top with:
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup margarine
• Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees -
Four-Cheese Scalloped Potatoes
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 tbs. unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for brushing
• 1/2 clove garlic
• 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup shredded asiago cheese
• 1/3 cup shredded raclette or comte cheese
• 2 lbs. russet potatoes, peeled & sliced 1/8 inch thick
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 4 fresh bay leaves
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheeseDirections:
• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Generously brush a large skillet with butter, then rub with the garlic. Combine the mozzarella, asiago and raclette in a bowl.
• Heat the skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the potatoes, spreading them out. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt, half of the cut-up butter, half of the shredded cheese blend, and pepper to taste. Arrange the remaining potatoes on top. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Pour the cream over the potatoes, then add the nutmeg and bay leaves; simmer 3 minutes. Dot the potatoes with the remaining cut-up butter.
• Generously brush a shallow baking dish with butter; slide the potatoes into the dish; arrange with a fork, if desired. (If your skillet is ovenproof, you can skip this step and bake the potatoes in the skillet.)
• Sprinkle the potatoes with the parmesan and the remaining shredded cheese blend. Bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes before serving. Discard the bay leaves. -
Baked Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients:
• 1lb. large mushrooms
• 1tsp. oregano
• 1/2lb. butter
• 2tbs. bread crumbs
• 1/2tsp. garlic salt
• 1 can of drained crab meat
• 2tbs. parmesan cheese
• 1/4tsp. pepper
• 1tsp. parsleyDirections:
• Saute cleaned mushrooms in butter
• Add seasoning, crab meat and bread crumbs together to make a stuffing
• Fill the mushrooms with stuffing and sprinkle cheese on top
• Bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes -
Mouthwatering Meatloaf
Ingredients:
• 2lb. lean ground meat
• 1 egg
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup dried bread crumbs or cracker crumbs
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbs. brown sugar
• 2 tbs. prepared mustard
• 1/3 cup ketchupDirections:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In a large bowl, combine meat, egg, onion, milk and bread or cracker crumbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste and place in a lightly greased 5x9 loaf pan, or form into a loaf and place in a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish.
• In a separate small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard and ketchup. Mix well and pour over the meatloaf.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
