Cheesy Spinach Burgers

1 FAMILY

½ envelope Lipton recipe secrets onion soup mix
1 lb ground beef
½ package (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
½ c. shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese (4 oz)

Britney's Bowtie Festival

Bowtie Festival

4 big boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 jar four cheese alfredo sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can chicken broth
1 pkg. Real Bacon pieces
1 pkg. fresh sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 can drained artichoke hearts NOT marinated (optional)
½ pkg. dry Italian dressing mix
1 c. shredded swiss cheese

Combine all in a crock pot. Cook on high 4-6 hours, or until chicken is cooked through. Shred chicken before serving. Serve over 1 box of cooked bowtie pasta. This makes ALOT, at least 8 adult servings.

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

Dough:

1 C. warm water

2 T. melted butter

2 tsp. sugar

Combine in mixer and sprinkle with 1 package yeast.

Let stand 4 minutes. Add 2 1/2 - 3 Cups flour & 1 tsp. salt. Knead in bowl.

Cover and let rise 45 minutes.

TOPPINGS:

3 cloves garlic

1/4 c. olive oil

1/3 c. ranch dressing

2 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded

2 c. cheddar cheese, shredded

1 c. cooked chicken, diced

4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

additional options: 1 med. onion, sliced mushrooms, 1 tomato, diced, green onions

Mix garlic and olive oil together, brush over the entire pizza dough (even the crust). Spread ranch dressing over the dough. Sprinkle on 3/4 of the cheeses. Layer your toppings, then sprinkle the remaining cheese. Bake @ 400 degrees for approx. 15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted.

I used a different dough recipe, but have made this one and it is yummy too.

CURRY CHICKEN

2 to 3 Chicken breast cooked and cubed
Stir-fry veggies cooked in olive oil until a little crunchy
Yellow Curry paste
1/2 cup ketchup
salt
minced garlic
Pour over rice or noddles.

It all depends on how much left over you want. It can be cut down.
Cook Chicken until it is almost cooked at curry past, salt, minced garlic all to taste. Add veggies after you cook then in a pan until a little crunchy and cook until everything is heat.

LAYERED ENCHILADA BAKE

6 Large tortilla shells
1 lb. hamburger
1 can black beans
1 cup salsa
8oz container sour cream
co-jack cheese or whatever you want.
taco seasoning
spray 9x13 baking pan. brown hamburger add taco seasoning salsa and black beans. Layer 2 tortillas in pan, top w/ meat mixture, sour cream and cheese. Repeat layers. Bake 350 for 30-35 min or until heated thru. Cover with aluminium foil

Lasagna

I hope I can explain this right. I don't really have a recipe for it. It's just what my mom did growing up, but we've always really liked it.

Ingredients:
Ground beef
I jar of Spaghettie sauce (Chunky garden Prego is what I used-it's my favorite)
1 container cottage cheese
1 box lasagna noodles
cheese-mozzarella or cheddar (I just use whatever I have)

Brown ground beef and mix it with the jar of spaghetti sauce
spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray
layer the bottom of the pan with the sauce/meat mixture (a very thin layer)
layer with the noodles and salt (No need to cook the noodles)
Layer with the container of cottage cheese
Layer with the sauce/meat mixture
Layer with the cheddar/mozzarella cheese
Layer with the noodles
Layer with the remaining sauce/meat mixture
Top with cheese
Cover and bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Note-you will need to use the sauce/meat mixture 3 different times, so make sure you portion it out, so you have enough left to top off at the end. (I always seem to not have enough at the end to top it off with.)

Cafe Rio Pulled Pork Recipe (I used Beef)

Cafe Rio - Pulled Pork

Marci B.

3 lbs pork roast 1 tsp salt

1 cup dark brown sugar 1 tsp chili powder

1 cup Worcestershire sauce 2 TB minced onions

1 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp powdered ginger

Cook in a crock pot all day on low heat. One hour before serving, discard juice and shred pork. Then add 1 cup dark brown sugar and 1 cup red enchilada sauce. Serve in a salad or as pork enchiladas.

I used light brown sugar and still tasted pretty darn good! You can also use Chicken or Beef with this recipe.

Caruso Italian Spaghetti Sauce - Britney

The spaghetti sauce recipe is an all day making event. It is worth it though! You just jar it and freeze about 10 jars and have it on hand! Here is the recipe:

In a LARGE pot simmer:
4 cans of tomato sauce
4 cans of skinless italian diced tomatoes
3 jars of Classico Tomato and Basil sauce (save your jars)
sprinkle surface with:
salt and pepper
parsley flakes
oregano
basil

Beat in shallow dish:
2 eggs
1/4 cup of milk
3 T of parmesan cheese
Now place two pieces of bread in the egg mixture and let sit until soggy.

Saute in frying pan:
5 T olive oil
1 clove of garlic
1 medium diced onion
Add to the simmering pot of tomato base.

Cook up all your meat in a frying pan one at a time. Drain off fat and add to the simmering pot of tomato base...
12-16 oz ground mild Jimmy Dean light sausage
12-16 oz of ground Italian sausage
1 lb hamburger
1 lb of turkey burger
Remember your soggy bread mixture? Cook that up with one of your meats. Yup, stir it in and cook it up.

Add the following to your simmering pot:
2 cups or more grated zucchini
2 cups or more grated carrots

So now you have everything in your big big pot simmering for an hour. You may let it cool a little if you want, or just dive in and start pureeing it! Yup, start running that mixture through your blender or food processor until it is all smooth so the flavors will be released evenly. (And your kids will never know about those veggies you slipped in!) So I hope you have another big pot or bowls or such, to pour all your smooth sauce into one blender full at a time. Stir all together. Fill your jars leaving at least a couple of inches at the top. This sauce is still not "watered down". You may freeze each jar and add Classico sauce to desired consistency when unthawing, warming and serving it. You may also add the extra Classico sauce to desired texture and consistency while freezing it. I usually get at least 10 jars without "watering it down" with Classico before freezing! Let jars completely cool before freezing!

Britney's BBQ Pork Ribs

BBQ Boneless Pork Ribs
Boneless Pork Ribs from Sam's Club
1 big bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's honey BBQ sauce
1 crock pot

Put your meat in your crock pot and cook for 6 hours on low. Defat the meat carefully because it will be so tender. Eat with your favorite sides or shred it up and put it on a bun for a delicious sandwich. The Pork ribs are about $7 for two slabs at Sam's club. They are packaged together and so yummy!

To unthaw in a hurry: I would take out your freezer bag and put it in some warm water until the frozen meat has come away from the bag. Put the frozen meat and sauce in an oven dish with tin foil and warm in oven maybe at 350 for an hour? When it is warm through it is ready to eat! It is all precooked with extra sauce in the bag! Warm your corn muffins in tin foil in the oven with your meat for the last 10-15 minutes.

Ashley's Taco Enchiladas

1 lb. ground beef
1 pkg. taco seasoning
refried beans
cooked rice
grated cheddar
tortillas

Sauce:
1 can cream of chicken
1/2 - 1 jar Pace picante hot sauce (to your taste)

Layer filling ingredients and wrap in tortillas. Lay in baking pan. Then pour on sauce. Bake 30 minutes or 1 hour if frozen.

Sweet and Sour Meatloaf

1 lb. ground been
1 minced onion or 1 Tbl. Dried minced onion
12 crackers, crushed or ½ C. breadcrumbs
½ tsp. salt
1 egg
1 C. tomato sauce (8 oz. can), divided
2 Tbl. Vinegar
¼ tsp. dried mustard
2 Tbl. Brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray loaf pan. Mix ground beef, onion, crackers, salt, egg and ½ C. tomato sauce. Form loaf and place in greased pan. Mix together ½ C. tomato sauce, vinegar, dried mustard, brown sugar. Pour over and around loaf. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Side Suggestions:
I like to serve this with a salad or green veggie and some instant mashed potatoes. I add a little dried parsley to the water for the potatoes to give them color. I also add a little garlic powder to the potato flakes to give them some flavor.

Meatballs from March

Raised Swedish Meatballs

Mix in large bowl:
1 lb. hamburger
2 slices bread, tear into bits
¼ C. hot milk
2 Tbl. Chopped onion (dried)
1 egg
2 tsp. baking powder

Shape into meatballs and brown on cookie sheet in oven, on broil (watch closely).

Put in casserole dish (or crock pot) and cover with 1 can cream of chicken soup mixed with 1 can milk. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Serve over rice or noodles.

Chicken n Rice

1-1 1/2 Cups of rice
1 package lipton onion soup mix (or any generic brand)
2 cans cream soup (cream of chicken or cream of mushroom)
1 1/2 cans of water
Mix all of these ingredients together with a whisk.
Pour this mixture into a greased 13 x 9 glass pan
Top with cut up pieces of chicken breast
Sprinkle with a bit of garlic (optional)
Cover and bake at 350 degrees for one hour

Heavenly Biscuits

This is our favorite thing to have with the chicken n rice casserole.

2 cups flour
1 Tb sugar
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
(mix dry ingredients)
1/2 cup shortening
(using a pastry cutter or blender cut in shortening)
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
(add these to mixture and mix until moistened with a spoon-don't overmix)
Spoon dough into muffin tin.
Bake at 400 for 10 minutes

Excellent with butter and honey or jam!

A-1 Recipe Secret for Meat Loaf

2 pounds ground beef 2 eggs
1 small minced onion 3/4-cup milk
2 TB A-1 Steak Sauce 3 TB parsley flakes
2 tsp salt 1/4 cup shredded carrot
1 cup dry bread crumbs

Sauce: Mix 2 TB A-1 Steak Sauce w/ 1- 8 oz can tomato sauce

Mix all Meat Loaf ingredients together with 1/2 sauce mixture. Blend well. Pat meatloaf into 9" x 9" x 3" pan. Spread remaining sauce mixture over top of meatloaf.

Bake at 400° for 1 hour. (I usually half this recipe for my family of 4 and cook it in a loaf

Chicken Marsalis

Here's another recipe from Britney :)

Chicken Marsalis
claims to be Macaroni Grill Recipe
4 Chicken Breasts grilled & chopped
2 Cups sliced mushrooms
3 Tbsp. Butter
1 Cup diced Tomatoes soaked in olive oil with 3 tsp. garlic salt
2 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning
Saute Mushrooms in butter then add rest of ingredients and simmer while you
prepare pasta and sauce.
1 package of shell pasta boiled till soft (not the huge ones)

Sauce:
1/2 Cup Butter melted
1 1/2 Cups parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
Combine all sauce ingredients and cook on low until cheese is melted stirring constantly.
Combine pasta with mushroom and chicken mixture.
Then pour over pasta and toss.
Serve Immediately. This makes a ton! I am sure you can make it more healthy by using part whipping cream and part milk....

Bread Sticks

Fast and Easy Bread Sticks
(and Pizza Dough)Britney Watson

In a large mixing bowl combine:
2 1/4 cups warm water
2 TB yeast
2 TB sugar
**wait for yeast to float to the top
Then add
5-6 cups of flour
2 tsp salt

I let the dough hook in my mixer knead the dough for a few minutes.
Let the dough raise 20-30 minutes. Roll into snakes and twist slightly for a nice look. Brush with butter (and garlic powder, parmesan cheese, italian seasonings if you want). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until golden brown. This makes about two dozen breadsticks and two pizza crusts.

CHICKEN PIZZA

Pizza crust
1 jar Pizza sauce
Grilled chicken
Baby spinach leaves, mozzarella cheese, grilled chicken, artichoke heart, feta cheese. All to taste. Bake @ 350 for 18-20 min. or until it looks like it is done.

A-1 Recipe Secret for Meat Loaf

2 pounds ground beef 2 eggs
1 small minced onion 3/4-cup milk
2 TB A-1 Steak Sauce 3 TB parsley flakes
2 tsp salt 1/4 cup shredded carrot
1 cup dry bread crumbs

Sauce: Mix 2 TB A-1 Steak Sauce w/ 1- 8 oz can tomato sauce

Mix all Meat Loaf ingredients together with 1/2 sauce mixture. Blend well. Pat meatloaf into 9" x 9" x 3" pan. Spread remaining sauce mixture over top of meatloaf.

Bake at 400° for 1 hour. (I usually half this recipe for my family of 4 and cook it in a loaf pan)


Thanks Lauri for setting this up You're Awesome!!!
I have also heard this makes fantastic hamburger patties