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Creamy Italian Chicken
By cindygwest
Place chicken in crock pot
- 1/2 cup water
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 pkg dry Italian dressing mix
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
Loaded Baked Potato Dip
By cindygwest
In a small bowl, mix the first five ingredients until blended; refrigerate until serving
- 2 cups (16 ounces) reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 8 center-cut bacon or turkey bacon strips, chopped and cooked
- 1/3 cup minced fresh chives
- 2 teaspoons Louisiana-style hot sauce
- Hot cooked waffle-cut fries
Lyonnaise Potatoes
By cindygwest
Traditionally, these pan-fried potatoes uses leftover potatoes, but the are really better from fresh
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick
- Salt and pepper
- 1 onion, halved and sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
By cindygwest
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated biscuit dough (such as Pillsbury Grands!®)
- 1 (1 pound) bulk pork sausage
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups cold water, or more as needed
- 1 (1.5 ounce) package pork gravy mix
Koolickles
By cindygwest
Quarter the cucumber and pack slices into a 1 quart glass jar
- 7 small cucumbers (4 to 5 inches in length)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 cup vegan cane sugar (like Whole Foods 365 brand)
- 1 teaspoon pickling or kosher salt
- 1 package Kool-Aid unsweetened soft drink mix (any flavor)
Pea and Peanut Salad
By cindygwest
In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups frozen peas (about 10 ounces), thawed
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup prepared zesty Italian salad dressing
Monster Cookies
By cindygwest
Monster cookies are easy to make, and bursting full of different ingredients to make them yummy! You can include ra...
- 2 sticks salted butter, softened, 1/2 pound
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 whole large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup oats (either quick or regular)
- 1 cup chocolate coated candies, such as M&M's
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (milk or semisweet)
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 2 1/4 cups rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies
- Cold milk, for serving
Spicy Gingerbread People
By cindygwest
1. Stir flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, pepper, baking soda, and salt together; set aside
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 T. ground cinnamon
- 1 T. ground ginger
- 1 1/2 t. ground cloves
- 1/2 t. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 t. ground white pepper
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1/4 t. salt
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1/2 t. vanilla extract
Turkey, Bacon, Mayo and Cheddar Pannini
By cindygwest
Use good aged cheddar like Cabot or Boars Head
- 4 thick slices thick-cut bacon
- 3 T. mayo
- Four 1/2 inch thick slices rye or whole wheat bread
- 1/2 cup watercress, or other greens
- 8 thin slices (4 oz.) turkey breast
- 2 oz. best-quality aged Cheddar, thinly sliced
Beef Noodle Soup
By cindygwest
Sweat onion, celery, carrot, garlic, pepper, thyme, oregano, and basil in oil in a large pot over medium heat, 10 m...
- 2 cups diced onion
- 2 cups celery, sliced
- 1/2 cup diced carrot
- 1 t. minced garlic
- 1/2 t. each black pepper, dried thyme, oregano, and basil
- 1 T. olive oil
- 1/4 cup Madiera or dry sherry
- 6 cups low sodium beef broth
- 1 T. Worchestershire sauce
- 1 T. soy sauce
- 1 pound top sirloin, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 3 cups dry kluski or egg noodles (6 ounces)
- 2 T. butter
- 2 T. flour
- 2 T. tomato paste
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley