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Taco Casserole

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Taco Casserole
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Recipe Type: Casserole
 
Ingredients
  • 1 Ib lean ground beef
  • 1 Ib sour cream
  • 2 sm cans green chilies(don't drain off liquid)
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 Ib grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 pkg Nacho Doritos
Instructions
  1. In a medium size fry pan brown beef and onion.
  2. Add sour cream and chilies.
  3. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. In a 9×13 casserole dish, layer the bottom of the pan with the Doritos.
  5. Place the cooked meat mixture on top then sprinkle with the cheese.
  6. You can also crumble some of the chips and garnish on top.
  7. Bake at 300 until cheese melts.
  8. Serve with your favorite salsa.

 

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Swiss Steak

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Swiss Steak
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Recipe Type: Meat
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Ingredients
  • 6-8 cubed steaks
  • 1 c flour
  • ½ t salt and pepper
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 T butter
  • 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 pkg Lipton onion soup
Instructions
  1. Scramble the eggs in a large flat dish.
  2. Place flour, salt, and pepper in a large ziploc bag.
  3. Dip the steaks in the egg mixture and place the steaks in the bag to coat each one.
  4. In a large fry pan, melt 2 T of butter. Fry each steak until golden brown.
  5. After they’re are done, place in a 13 × 9 baking dish.
  6. Add the 2 cans of soup and top with the lipton soup.
  7. Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.
  8. Serve over your favorite rice.

 

Posted in International, Main Course, Meats

Barbacoa Pork

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Barbacoa Sweet Pork
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Recipe Type: Meat
 
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds pork (I use boneless pork rib meat)
  • 3 cans Coke (NOT diet)
  • ¼ c brown sugar
  • dash garlic salt
  • ¼ c water
  • 1 can diced green chilies
  • ¾ (10oz) can red enchilada sauce (I use Old El Paso brand, medium spiciness but any will work)
  • 1 c brown sugar
Instructions
  1. Put the pork in a heavy duty Ziploc bag to marinade.
  2. Add about a can and a half of coke and about ¼ c of brown sugar.
  3. Marinade for a few hours or overnight.
  4. Drain marinade and put pork, ½ can of coke, water, and garlic salt in crock pot on high for about 3-4 hours (or until it shreds easily, but don’t let it get TOO dry) or on low for 8 hours.
  5. Remove pork from crock pot and drain any liquid left in the pot. Shred pork.
  6. In a food processor or blender, blend ½ can Coke, chilies, enchilada sauce and remaining brown sugar (about a cup, you can add a little more or less to taste.). If it looks too thick, add more Coke little by little.
  7. Put shredded pork and sauce in crock pot and cook on low for 2 hours.

 

Posted in Main Course, Marinades, Meats, Mexican

Sweet Baby Carrots

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Sweet Baby Carrots
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Recipe Type: Sides
 
Ingredients
  • 16 oz baby carrots
  • ½ c butter
  • 3 T honey
  • ½ c brown sugar
Instructions
  1. In a steamer, steam carrots until tender.
  2. In a medium size sauce pan melt butter, honey, and brown sugar.
  3. Pour the carrots in the pan and coat the carrots with the mixture.

 

Posted in Appetizer, Side Dish, Vegetables

Sweet And Sour Dipping Sauce

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Sweet And Sour Dipping Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauce
 
Ingredients
  • ¼ c light brown sugar
  • ¼ t salt
  • 1 T ketchup
  • 1 T regular soy sauce
  • 3 T cider vinegar
  • ½ c water
  • 2 t cornstarch (dissolved in 2 tablespoons water)
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together, except cornstarch and water.
  2. Place in a pan and bring to a boil.
  3. Begin adding cornstarch mixed with the water to thicken the mixture.
  4. If you like it spicy, you can add a little Tabasco sauce.

 

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Sun Tea Punch

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Sun Tea Punch
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Recipe Type: Beverage
Serves: 10
 
Ingredients
  • 6-8 tea bags
  • ½ gallon water
  • 4 oranges, 3 juiced, 1 sliced
  • 8 lemons, 7 juiced, 1 sliced
  • ⅓ c honey
  • ½ bunch mint(optional)
Instructions
  1. Combine the tea bags and water in a large glass jar and let them steep in the sun for 3 hours or more.
  2. Remove the tea bags.
  3. Add all the remaining ingredients and stir.
  4. Pour into tall, ice-filled glasses.

 

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Sugar Cookies

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Sugar Cookies
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Recipe Type: Cookies
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Ingredients
  • ¼ c milk
  • ¾ c shortening
  • 1 c sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • Cream together and add the following ingredients.
  • 2½ + c flour
  • 1 t soda
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 t vanilla
Instructions
  1. When mixture reaches the desired consistency, roll dough out on a floured surface until ¼” thick.
  2. Use your favorite cookie cutter to create fun shapes.
  3. Place cookies on a baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 min.

 

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Sugar Cookie Icing

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Sugar Cookie Icing
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Recipe Type: dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 t milk
  • 2 t light corn syrup
  • ¼ t almond extract
  • food coloring(assorted)
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, stir together confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
  2. Divide into separate bowls, and add food coloring to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.

 

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Stuffed Peppers

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Stuffed Peppers
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 4 red or green bell peppers
  • 1 Ib ground beef
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 2 c cooked rice
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes (or use a couple of fresh tomatoes)
  • ¼ t garlic salt
  • basil, & oregano to taste
  • 1 cup grated cheese(your favorite)
Instructions
  1. Wash peppers and slice the top of the pepper off and core the peppers.
  2. Place in a 8 × 8 baking dish.
  3. Fry ground beef, onion, and seasonings.
  4. Then add stewed tomatoes.
  5. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Combine with your cooked rice and mix well.
  7. Begin stuffing your peppers.
  8. Cover the pan with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven and sprinkle with grated cheese.
  10. Bake until cheese melts.

 

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Stuffed Mushrooms

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Stuffed Mushrooms
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 1 lb cooked sausage
  • ½ c bread crumbs
  • ¼ c Parmesan cheese
  • ½ t chives
  • ½ t garlic salt
  • ½ c grated mozzarella cheese
  • 20 lg mushrooms washed & stems removed
Instructions
  1. Blend first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Melt mixture in a microwave, approx 3 minutes.
  3. Stuff mushrooms & place in a 13X9 pan & top with mozzarella cheese.
  4. Cover & bake for 20 minutes @ 375.

 

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Stuffed French Bread

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Stuffed French Bread
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 1 French Bread
  • 1 Ib ground beef
  • ½ c chopped onion
  • 1 c salsa
  • 1 sm can sliced olives
  • 1½ c grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 c mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. Fry ground beef and onion until well done.
  2. Add salsa and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Cut French bread lengthwise and hollow out the bottom portion of the bread all the way to the crust.
  4. Tear the bread so they our cubed.
  5. Hollow out the top portion of the loaf ½ of the way to the crust.
  6. Reserve all the broken pieces of bread in a large bowl.
  7. Take the ground beef mixture and pour over the bread cubes.
  8. Mix well.
  9. Drain the olives and add to the mixture.
  10. Take both cheeses and line the bottom of the bread with ½ of the cheese.
  11. Take the ground beef mixture and stuff the bread.
  12. Take the remaining cheese and place on the top of the bread.
  13. Place the top portion of the bread on top.
  14. Wrap the entire loaf in foil and place on a cookie sheet.
  15. Bake at 375 for 1 hour.

 

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups crushed pretzels
  • ¾ cup butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter and 3 tablespoons sugar; mix well and press mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
  3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Set aside to cool.
  4. In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture onto cooled crust.
  5. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in still frozen strawberries and allow to set briefly. When mixture is about the consistency of egg whites, pour and spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set.

 

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Stewed Pork Chops And Macaroni

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Stewed Pork Chops And Macaroni
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Recipe Type: Main
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 4 pork chops
  • ¼ c diced onion
  • ¼ c diced green pepper
  • 3 c stewed tomatoes
  • 2 c raw macaroni(elbow or your favorite)
  • oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, coat the bottom of the pan with oil and brown pork chops.
  2. Add onion and green pepper and saute a couple of minutes.
  3. Then add stewed tomatoes.
  4. Bring to a boil and then add your macaroni.
  5. Cover and simmer until pasta is tender.
  6. Salt and pepper to taste.

 

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Spinach Quiche

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Spinach Quiche
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 10 oz spinach (frozen chopped, thawed)
  • 1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
  • 4 beaten eggs
  • 16 oz cottage cheese
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 14 cup croutons crushed
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. Lightly grease a 9 inch pie or quiche pan.
  3. Place spinach in a small saucepan.
  4. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until soft.
  5. Drain off any remaining liquid.
  6. Stir in green onions, eggs, cottage cheese and cheddar cheese. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
  7. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and sprinkle with crushed croutons.
  9. Return to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until eggs are set.

 

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Spinach Pesto Mac And Cheese

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Spinach Pesto Mac And Cheese
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 8 oz uncooked elbow macaroni
  • 1 c sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 c jalapeno jack cheese
  • ½ c Swiss cheese
  • ¼ c Parmesan cheese
  • 2 c milk
  • ¼ c butter
  • 2½ T flour
  • ½ c bread crumbs
  • 2 T butter, cut into chunks
  • ½ t paprika
  • pesto
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Cook macaroni according to the package directions. Drain. I
  3. n a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
  4. Stir in enough flour to make a roux.
  5. Add milk to roux slowly, stirring constantly.
  6. Stir in cheeses and cook over low heat until cheese is melted and the sauce is a little thick.
  7. Put macaroni in a large casserole dish and pour the sauce over macaroni, stir well.
  8. Top with breadcrumbs, chunks of butter, and paprika.
  9. Bake for 30 minutes.
  10. Serve with a couple of teaspoons of spinach pesto over each serving.

 

Posted in Comfort Food, Main Course, Pastas
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