Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Burrito Sauce by Grandma Betty Plumb

1/2 lb very lean hamburger
Garlic and Onion powder
Cornstarch
1 small can diced green chilis

Boil water, like 2 inches on bottom of pan.
When boiling, add garlic powder, onion powder and break in raw hamburger.
When hamburger is brown, mix cornstarch and cold water and add in to thicken.
Add 1 can diced green chilis.

Serve over burritos.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Easy Tuna Casserole by Ashley

2 Boxes Mac & Cheese
1/2 C. Milk
2 Cans Tuna
1 C. Peas or 2 C. finely chopped other veggie (I like broccoli)
2 Cans condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1/4 C. Chopped onion or 1T. Onion powder
2 C. Shredded cheese
1 C. Bread Crumbs
2 T. Sour Cream
1 cap-full Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb seasoning
Dash of Cayenne Pepper

Heat the oven to 425. Boil the macaroni until al dente and drain. Meanwhile in a large baking or casserole dish mix the cheese pouches from the mac & cheese boxes with the milk, tuna, veggie, cream of chicken soup, onion, 1 c. shredded cheese, Sour Cream, seasoning, and cayenne pepper. Add the macaroni and mix well. Top with remaining 1 C. cheese and bread crumbs. Bake 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbling.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

No Fail chocolate chip cookies by Alyssa

2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp. Salt
1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla
2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. In seperate bowl, beat butter and sugars by hand until well mixed. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixtures. Add chocolate chips. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

They really are...no fail.

Stroganoff from Alyssa

1 lb hamburger
1 onion
garlic or garlic salt
salt and pepper
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
12-16 oz sour cream
milk (to desired consistency)
1 can mushrooms
1 can sliced olives

Fry the hamburger with the chopped onion, garlic, and salt and peper. add in the cream of soups, sour cream, milk, mushrooms, and olives. Serve over rice, or noodles, or potatoes, or whatever else you want. We really like serving this with corn.

Macaroni Salad by Alyssa

2 pound macaroni
12 hard boiled eggs
1 Tbs dill weed
1/2 jar mayo (sometimes we use half mayo, half ranch or whole bottle Hidden Valley Ranch)
1/4 cup mustard, maybe a little less
1 tsp salt
Meat optional: shredded chicken (as much as you want) or ham lunch meat or ham cubes
cucumber
green onions
celery (she doesn't use when Clayton is eating because he doesn't like celery)
2 can olives, cut in half, or buy them sliced
1 jar of dill pickles diced, sliced

Boil the macaroni and Chicken (if shredding it rather than getting a can) while you prepare the vegis. Slice the cucumbers, green onions, celery, olives, and pickles. You can do more or less of the items depending on what you like. After that, make sauce by cutting the eggs, and mixing with mayo, mustard, salt, and dill. After shredding chicken, mix everything together. Let it sit in the fridge a while for better results although usually it's pretty good to eat right then.


I always double this recipe when I make it and it lasts Clayton and me days and he loves it.

Sausage Dip by Alyssa

1-1 1/2 pounds sausage
1 small onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped (I like red because it gives it color)
8 oz cream cheese
16 oz sour cream
4 oz diced green chilis
1 bag chips (I like them less salty for this)

Fry up the sausage with the chopped onion and bell pepper. While that is going you can mix the cream cheese, sour cream, and diced green chilis in a small crock pot. (we have a one quart) After it is all fried up, add it to the dip. Let warm for an hour or so for best results.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Chili by Mom

2 pounds ground beef, browned and drained
1 taco seasoning mixes
2 28 oz. cans petite diced mexican tomatoes
1 small bag frozen corn
1 c. chunky salsa
3 cans beans, white (with liquid), red (with liquid) and black (drained and rinsed)
4 beef bouillon cubes
4 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder

Mix all together. Cook on low heat a long time. Serve over cornbread with cheese on top.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Cream Cheese Chicken and Rice by Angela

Ingredients:
2-4 Chicken breasts (cut into bite sized pieces)
1/2 stick butter
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 envelope Italian Dressing mix
8 oz. cream cheese
1 1/2 cup white rice
3 cups boiling water

Mix rice with boiling water. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for a couple minutes.

Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet with Italian dressing mix. Add chicken. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove chicken (leave melted butter in pan). Add cream cheese and chicken soup. Mix until hot and cheese is melted.

Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Pour in rice. Add chicken on top. Then top with sauce. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. The beauty of this recipe is that you can cook for 15 minutes or 45 depending on your schedule and it still is great.



Side note: I always double this recipe and freeze one. Then when I want to use it, I thaw it and bake for 45 minutes to an hour and it is great.

Peanut Butter Cookies by Angela

These are the easiest cookie I know how to make.

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg

Mix all ingredients together and put rounded balls on cookie sheet. Press with fork. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. NO LONGER! (8 for Mom's oven--it cooks hot).

Voila