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Just a compilation of recipes I've tried and liked. I used to keep them on scratch pieces of paper but now I have an exploring baby who continues to find my stash. Some recipes aren't very precise, forgive me.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Eclair

Ingredients
1 8 oz container of cool whip
2 small boxes vanilla instant pudding mix
3 cups milk
1 box graham crackers
1 can chocolate icing


Mix cool whip, pudding mix and milk together. Layer 13 X 9 pan with graham crackers and 1/2 pudding mixture. Then add another layer of crackers and the rest of the pudding mixture. Another final layer of crackers. Microwave the icing until just "stirrable" and then pour the icing over the crackers. Refrigerate for about 1 hour and then serve.

Paula Deen's Mac-n-cheese

Ingredients
4 cups macaroni (2 cups dry macaroni makes 4 cups cooked)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
3 eggs beaten
1/2 cup sour cream
4 Tbsp butter, cut into pieces
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk

Preheat to 350. To cooked macaroni add cheddar cheese. In separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and add to the macaroni mixture. Pour it all into casserole dish and bake for 30-45 min. Top with additional cheese if desired.

Homestyle Chicken & Biscuits

Ingredients
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
16 oz bag frozen veggies (broccoli/cauliflower
2/3 breasts cooked Chicken
1 pkg refrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits)

Preheat to 400. Stir soup, milk, cheese and then add vegetables and chicken. Bake for 15 min or until chicken mixture is hot and bubbling. Stir the chicken mixture. Top it with biscuits and bake for another 15 min or until biscuits are golden brown.

Banana Bread

Ingredients
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 1/2 very ripe bananas
2 Tbsp low fat sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together first four ingredients. Beat sugar and eggs with whisk until light and fluffy. Drizzle in oil. Add bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Fold in flour mixture and nuts. Pour batter into a buttered 9 X 4 loaf pan and bake for 45 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes 12 servings.

Glazed Carrots

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups carrots
3 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp lemon juice

Stir until bubbly and then add to cook carrots

Tortellini & Sausage Soup

Ingredients
1 lb pork sausage
28oz can tomato puree
2 tspt Italian Seasoning
14.5 oz can diced Italian tomatoes
1 frozen box chopped spinach, thawed
2 beef bouillon in 4 cups of water dissolved
9 oz fresh cheese tortellini

In large soup pot, break up and brown sausage; drain. Add remaining ingredients, except tortellini. Heat to boiling; add tortellini and simmer for 5-7 minutes until tortellini is soft.

Bar-B-Q Sauce

Ingredients
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp Orange Juice
1 tsp Worchestshire sauce
1/2 tsp liquid smoke
1/2 tsp dry mustard powder

Mix and enjoy!

Pot Roast

Ingredients
Pot Roast (any kind)
Lipton Golden Onion Soup Mix about 1/2 envelope
couple dashes of Worchestshire Sauce
Flour
Olive Oil
Potatoes
Carrots
Green or yellow Onions
Garlic
1 Can Cream of Mushroom soup


Dust roast with flour and brown on both sides. Add remaining ingredients and either bake for about 2 hours or put in crock-pot on high for 4 or low for 6-8.

Tofu Manicotti

Ingredients
1/2 package tofu
15 oz package of Riscotta cheese
Some Mozarella cheese
Some parmasian cheese
Italian Seasoning
Manicotti noodles
Spaghetti sauce
1 cup water

Preheat oven to 350. Combine first 5 ingredients and stir. Pour 1/2 spaghetti sauce in already Pam-sprayed 13x9 dish. Put mixture into noodles and then cover with rest of spaghetti sauce, some mozarella cheese and then 1 cup of water. Bake 350 for about 1 hour.