Saturday, November 14, 2009
Canned Chicken Tortilla Soup
3 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
2 (10 ounce) cans chunk chicken or use 2 to 3 cooked chicken breasts cubed
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans-drain well
2(10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles (rotel)-I use the mexican rotel one with
lime and cilantro
Add cumin, chili powder, garlic powder and fresh cilantro to taste
Serve with crushed tortilla chips, diced avocado, shredded cheese and green onions
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
Dorito Casserole
DORITO CASSEROLE
Casserole Ingredients:
• 1 large 13-ounce package of Doritos (save 2 cups for casserole topping)
• 2 tbsp. onion, grated
• 1 10-ounce can of chili with beans
• 10- to 15-ounce enchilada sauce
• 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1½ cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Topping Ingredients:
• 2 cups Doritos
• 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
• 1¼ cups sour cream
Casserole Directions:
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Crumble 6 cups of Doritos with your hands into a large mixing bowl.
• Add the onion, the chili, the enchilada sauce, tomato sauce and 1½ cups of cheddar cheese to the crumbled Doritos. Stir with a rubber spatula to combine. Place mixture into an 8½ x 11-inch oven-proof casserole dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven. Spread the sour cream over the top of the casserole with a large spoon or rubber spatula. Top with remaining 2 cups Doritos. Then sprinkle with the 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese.
• Bake for another five minutes and serve.
Sept 7th-Sept 13th
Saturday, August 29, 2009
August 31st-Sept 6th
- BLT's
- Carrot and Raisin Salad--recipe
- Country Stew--recipe to be added soon so please check back!!
- Corn Bread
- Green Salad
- Brownies
- Out to eat!
- Philly Cheese Steaks
- French Fries
- Fresh Fruit
- Grilled Cheese
- Tomato Soup (from LaMadeleine)
- Leftover Brownies and Toffee Bars--it's a tough job but someone's gotta do it!!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Almond Toffee Bars
Almond Toffee Bars---from Eagle Brands website
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup cold butter or margarine
- 1 (14-ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 6 (1 3/16-ounce) milk chocolate-covered English toffee candy bars, cut into small pieces (I found these toffee pieces already broken up in the same place you find chocolate chips)
- 1 cup slivered almonds
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF (325ºF for glass dish). In medium bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press firmly on bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes.
In large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, egg and extract; mix well. Stir in toffee pieces and almonds.
Spread mixture evenly over prepared crust. Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Cut into bars. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.
Rolo Turtles
Rolo Turtles
Ingredients:
- 1 package Mini Pretzels
- 1 13-oz. package Rolo Candies (63 pieces)
- 1 package Pecan Halves
Put one Rolo on top of each pretzel. Bake at 250 degrees for 4-5 minutes or until the candy is soft.
Remove from oven and quickly put a pecan on top of softened candy, push down and squish the chocolate into the pretzel.
Let sit out and cool for 10-15 minutes, then put baking sheet in fridge to harden the candies.
Store in sealed container --if there's any left!!
Easy Beef Stroganoff
EASY BEEF STROGANOFF
Ingredients:
- 3/4 lb lean ground beef
- 1 jar Heinz HomeStyle Savory Beef Gravy (12 oz Jar)
- 1 can mushrooms, drained (7 oz can)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 4-6 cups hot cooked noodles
- salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions:
In a medium skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until browned and thoroughly cooked. Carefully drain liquids and return to stovetop. Stir in gravy and mushrooms, and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, until thoroughly combined. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and serve immediately over hot noodles.
Cubed Steak in Tomato Gravy
Ingredients:
- 2 or 3 cubed steaks cut into strips
- 2 TBSP. flour
- 2 or 3 cans stewed tomatoes--pureed
- salt, pepper, garlic powder, soy sauce (optional) to taste
- 2 TBSP. EVOO
Coat strips of cubed steak in flour and brown over medium heat in EVOO.
Place pureed stewed tomatoes in crock pot.
Add seasonings and steak strips to crock pot.
Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
August 24th-August 30th
So here I go with a weekly meal plan again!
- Cubed Steak with Tomato Gravy--this is my mother-in-laws recipe so I am going to give it a stab! Don't really have a recipe, so I'm gonna wing it. If it turns out good, I will post how I made it!--recipe added
- Served over Rice
- Broccoli
- Spreads-for dessert--recipe
- Chicken Tenders--nothing special here, I'm buying the precooked chicken tenders this week.
- Mashed Potatoes
- Cream Gravy
- Green Beans
- Strawberry Shortcake--recipe
- Navy Beans with dumplings
- Corn Bread
- Green Salad
- Jello-O
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Chicken Spaghetti
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti
- 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers(Rotel)
- 1 pound processed cheese food (eg. Velveeta)--I use half Velvetta and half Cheez Whiz
- salt/pepper and garlic powder to taste
Boil chicken in a large pot of salted water. When chicken is done, remove from pot, keeping water/broth at a boil. Cut up chicken or shred and set aside. Put spaghetti in boiling chicken broth and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender.
When done, drain broth. Return pot with cooked spaghetti to stove, put over low heat. Add shredded chicken, soup, diced tomatoes with chile peppers and cheese. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
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Stuffed Green Peppers
- 6-8 large green peppers
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 onion diced
- 1 bag shredded mozzarella
- 2 medium cans tomato sauce
- 2 cups rice
Cook rice according to package directions. Brown the ground beef and onion in a skillet, drain off grease and add tomato sauce (leaving some to cover bottom of cooking dish).
Add cooked rice to meat mixture and stir together well. Place some mozzarella in bottom of green peppers and then spoon in meat mixture, packing down carefully until filled.
Sprinkle mozzarella on top.
Bake at 375°F in a covered roasting pan or baking dish with foil over top until green pepper is slightly soft.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Fried Oreos!!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
5 Minute Chocolate Cake
Can you believe my personal trainer sent this to me-- Does that mean I have approval to eat it, even if it doesn't, I'm digging in!! Yum Yum
5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe)
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well..
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT ! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).
And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
June 15th-June 21st
- Red Beans and Rice-leftover from last week
- Cornbread
- Green Salad
Triple Chocolate Surprise
- 1 package chocolate cake mix
- 8oz. sour cream
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup water
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup oil ( I use canola)
- 1 package instant chocolate pudding mix
Coca Cola Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 cup Coca Cola
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 6 tablespoons Coca Cola
- 16oz powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Broccoli and Rice Casserole
- 1/2 c. chopped celery
- 1/2 c. chopped onions
- 2 c. cooked rice
- 8 oz. Cheddar or Velveeta cheese
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 (10 oz.) pkg. chopped broccoli, cooked
Saturday, June 6, 2009
June 8th-June 14th
Chicken and Rice Casserole
- 1/2 stick butter
- 3/4 cup green onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup celery, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 or 3 chicken breast, cubed
- 4 oz. jalapeno cheese whiz*
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups cooked rice
Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
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Crockpot Chicken Alfredo
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; cubed
- 2 cans of cream of chicken soup
- 1 c. parmesan cheese
- 1/2 c. melted butter
- 1/4 c. whole milk {not fat-free or 2%}
- 16 oz. sour cream
- 1 envelope of Italian dressing mix
- 1 lb. fettuccine noodles
Stir everything together in a crockpot except for the noodles. Cook on LOW for 6 hours. Then make the pasta according to package directions then drain. Stir the pasta into the crockpot and serve.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
June 1st-June 7th
- Chicken Fried Chicken
- Rice-a-Roni
- Green Beans
- Jell-O
- Spaghetti with Meatballs
- Caesar Salad
- Garlic Bread
- Tiramisu-recipe
Key Lime Pie
- 1 .3oz sugar free lime jell-o
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 8oz. container fat free cool whip
- 2 8oz. containers key lime pie flavor light yogurt
- 1 9in. reduced fat graham cracker crust
Fast and Easy Tiramisu
- 2 pkg. (3 oz. each) ladyfingers, split, divided
- 2 Tbsp. MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Fat Free Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups thawed COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping
- 1 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
ARRANGE 1 package of the ladyfingers on bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Dissolve combined coffee granules and 1 Tbsp. sugar in boiling water. Brush 1/2 cup of the coffee mixture onto ladyfingers in dish.
BEAT cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Add 1/2 cup sugar; mix well. Stir in whipped topping.
SPREAD half of the cream cheese mixture over ladyfingers in dish; top with remaining ladyfingers. Brush with remaining coffee mixture; cover with remaining cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with cocoa powder. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Store leftovers in refrigerator.
Penne ala Heidi
Penne Alla Heidi
- 8 oz penne pasta
- 2 to 3 chicken breasts-cubed
- 2-4 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 8oz can tomato sauce
- 1/2cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup evaporated nonfat milk
- fresh basil and parsley-chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Boil pasta according to package direction.
Heat 2-4Tbsp. olive oil in skillet. Saute onion and garlic then add the chicken and cook until chicken is no longer pink.
Add the wine. Let it evaporate for a few minutes. Next add the tomato sauce, heavy cream and evaporated nonfat milk. Stir throughly then add basil and parsley. Salt and pepper to taste. Heat through.
Stir in pasta and serve immediately.
Poppyseed Chicken
Poppy seed chicken
- 2 or 3 chicken breasts, boiled and cut in small pieces
- 1 16 oz sour cream
- 2 cans cream of chicken
- 2 tbsp. of poppyseeds (I don't measure - just shake some on)
- Ritz crackers
- 1 stick of butter
Mix the first 4 ingredients and put in a baking dish. Cover with crushed up ritz crackers. Melt a stick of butter and pour on top. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Serve over rice!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
May 25th-31st
- Philly Cheese Steaks
- Potato Chips
- Carrot Raisin Salad-leftover from Tuesday
- Tomato Basil Soup from LaMadeliene
- Grilled Cheese
- Green Salad
- Out to Eat!
- Spinach and Bean Tostadas-recipe
- Spanish Rice
- Chips and Queso-leftover from Wednesday
- Fresh Fruit
Red, White and Blue Strawberries
- Strawberries, washed and dried
- White almond bark, melted according to package directions
- Blue Sprinkles
Baked Beans
- 1 large can of pork and beans
- 4 strips bacon
- 3/4 cup diced onions
- 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. mustard
- 1 Tbsp. catsup
- 1 Tbsp. Worchestershire sauce
- 1 dash tobasco sauce (optional)
Not Yo' Mama's Banana Pudding
My mom passed along this recipe to me when she saw it on Paula Deen's show. It is fabulous and is always a favorite when I take it to potlucks!
Not Yo' Mama's Banana Pudding
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Ingredients
- 2 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies*
- 6 to 8 bananas, sliced
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (5-ounce) box instant French vanilla pudding
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream
Directions:
Line the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer.