Spinach Bacon Quiche

• 1              8 inch unbaked pastry shell

• 3              slices bacon

• ¼ cup       chopped onion

• 5 oz          chopped frozen spinach or fresh, blanched spinach

• 1 ½ tsp     Tabasco sauce

• 3              eggs

• 1 cup        heavy whipping cream

• ½ cup       shredded Swiss cheese

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place pastry shell in pie plate and pick with a fork. Bake 6-8 minutes or until it begins to brown slightly. Set aside to cool.

2. Reduce oven to 375 degrees.

3. Cook bacon. Crumble it. Discard all but 1 Tbsp grease and add onion. Cook for about a minute over medium heat until translucent. Add spinach, ½ tsp Tabasco and cook until liquid evaporates. Set aside.

4. Beat eggs in mixing bowl, add cream and 1 tsp Tabasco. Gradually stir in spinach and onions.

5. Sprinkle cheese in bottom of pie crust, add half the bacon, pour in egg mixture. Sprinkle remaining bacon on top. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.

Chicken Celery Casserole (from customer Arlene Anderson)

• 4 cups cooked, cubed chicken

• 8 celery ribs, chopped

• 1 cup chopped pecans

• 1 small onion, chopped

• 2 cups mayonnaise (no light or fat free)

• 1 Tbsp lemon juice

• 1 tsp garlic salt

• 1 cup crushed potato chips

• 1 cup crushed French fried onions

• ½ cup shredded cheddar

Combine everything except the bottom three ingredients.
Place in greased 9x13x2” pan.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes
Top with crunchies and cheese.
Bake 5-10 more minutes.

Chicken Fajita Pizza – 6-8 servings (magazine clipping)

• 1 Tbsp oil

• 2 whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned, cut into 2 x ½” strips

• 1 garlic clove, pressed (I minced)

• 1-2 tsp chili powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 cup onion, thinly sliced

• 1 cup green or red bell pepper strips (2 x 1/4inch)

• 1 package (10 oz) Pillsbury Pizza Crust

• ½ cup mild salsa or picante sauce

• 2 cups (8 oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese (I used pepper jack)

Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
Add chicken. Stir fry 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
Stir in garlic, spices and veggies. Stir fry until crisp-tender.
Heat oven to 425. Spray 15” baking stone or pizza pan with oil spray. Roll dough out starting in center to a 14” circle.
Bake dough 8-10 minutes.
Spoon chicken mixture over crust.
Spoon salsa over chicken mixture.
Sprinkle with cheese.

Bake 15-18 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Roasted Asparagus and Shrimp Salad (2 servings) from SpryLiving.com

• 2 cups salad greens

• ¼ cup grape tomatoes

• 1 small bunch asparagus

• 8 medium to large shrimp, peeled and deveined

• 3 Tbsp olive oil, divided

• ½ tsp kosher salt, divided

• ½ tsp black pepper, divided

• 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard

• 2 tsp honey

• 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

• 1 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped

• 1 tsp fresh oregano, chopped

• Parmesan cheese (optional)

Preheat oven to 400.
Wash and drain salad greens and tomatoes, set aside.
Wash asparagus and pat dry. Trim ends, cut in thirds and place on foil-lined baking sheet.
With foil, make a bowl for the shrimp and place on baking sheet with asparagus.
Drizzle 1 Tbsp olive oil on asparagus and shrimp. Top with ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper.
Bake for 7 minutes. Remove shrimp (I just keep it wrapped in the foil to stay warm) and continue cooking asparagus 8 more minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk mustard, honey, vinegar, remaining salt, pepper and olive oil.
Place salad greens, basil and oregano in a medium bowl and add enough dressing to moisten. Arrange salad mixture on plates, top with shrimp, asparagus and parmesan cheese shavings. Serve immediately.

Per serving: 276 calories, 21g fat, 9g protein, 13g carbs, 3g fiber, 43mg chol, 816mg sodium.

Busy day pork chops – recipe by Pam Murphy in the relay for life cookbook (the one with the pictures of the cherries on the plate) pg 39

• ¼ c milk

• ¼ c grated parmesan cheese

• ¼ c seasoned bread crumbs

• ¼ tsp salt

• ¼ tsp garlic powder

• 1/8 tsp pepper

• 4 boneless pork chops 

Place milk in shallow bowl.  In another shallow bowl, combine the cheese, bread crumbs, salt, garlic powder and pepper.  Dip pork chops in milk, then coat with crumb mixture.  Place on baking sheet coated with cooking spray; spritz chops with cooking spray.  Bake at 375 for 9-11 minutes on each side or until done.  Also good on the BBQ. 

Will have applesauce with this meal

Crab on a bun (John Schoen recipe pg 43 relay for life cookbook with picture of cherries on the plate) for the adults

• 1c flaked imitation crab meat

• ¼ c celery, diced

• 2 T onion, chopped

• ½ c cheddar cheese, grated

• Mayonnaise

• English muffins

Combine ingredients and spread on muffin.   Place on cookie sheet and broil until cheese is melted.  *My kids do not like this and neither do John Schoen’s.

Stromboli

1 loaf of frozen bread dough

Anything you like on a pizza to include cheese, veggies, sausage, etc., but you won’t need much. 

Take out bread in morning or at noon, to let thaw. I cover with oil and plastic wrap, and then with a towel if I take it out in a.m., so it doesn’t rise too much.  Roll dough out on a greased cookie sheet into a rectangle about 10x16.  Only down the middle, put one layer of provolone cheese, then pizza sauce, or spaghetti sauce, layer Canadian bacon, pepperoni, onions, etc. and then end with mozzarella cheese.  Pull the two long sides of bread dough to the middle over the ingredients and pinch together until sealed, folding in ends and pinching them too.  Carefully flip the loaf so it is seam side down.  Bake in a 350 degree oven 15-20 min. or until brown.  One loaf serves 3-4 people. Slice pieces about 11/2 inch thick.  This is a great way to use leftover Italian stuff.  We just put in all in the freezer door because we make this so often.  

Serve with a salad, carrot and celery sticks, chips, etc.

Variation: Try with 1 can of chili, diced onion and cheese.

Mixed fruit pancake cupcakes - oven - 12 servings

• Pancake mix

• water

• sugar free syrup*

• Frozen mixed fruit (strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry)

• non stick spray (Pam)

Set oven to 325°.  Cut up about a half cup of frozen fruit into ¼ to ½ inch pieces.  Mix fruit in bowl with 2 cups of pancake mix, 1 cup of water and 1/3 cup of your favorite sugar free syrup (I used apple.)

Lightly spray cupcake / muffin pan with non stick spray and divide mixture into the pan.  Do not use cupcake papers.  They stick to the product.

Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes.

*sugar free syrup is more watery than regular syrup and better replaces the portion of the water used in pancake mix.

Easy Chicken Bake

• 1 pkg. (6 oz.) Stove Top Stuffing mix for Chicken

• 1 ½ lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces  ( I just used 2 large chicken breasts)

• 1 can (10 ¾ oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup

• 1/3 cup sour cream

• 1 bag (16 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed, drained

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Prepare stuffing mix as directed on package; set aside.

2. Mix chicken, soup, sour cream and vegetables in 13x9-inch baking dish; top with prepared stuffing.

3. Bake 30 min. or until chicken is cooked through.

Makes 6 servings

Ranch Chicken

• 1 package dry Ranch dressing mix

• ¾ cup cornflakes, crushed

• ¾ cup parmesan cheese

• 2 ½ lbs. chicken breasts or tenders

• ¼ cup butter or oil

• 1 egg

Preparation:

Melt butter.  In medium sized dish (I use my glass pie plate), mix butter and egg.  Set aside.  Mix parmesan cheese, ranch mix and cornflakes in another medium sized dish.  Dip chicken breasts or tenders in butter mixture followed by cornflake mixture and place in a greased 9 X 13 in. pan.  Bake at 350° for 45 minutes – 1 hour.

Swiss Chicken

• 4-6 pieces of chicken

• 6-8 slices swiss cheese

• 1/2 C light mayo

• 1/2 C greek yogurt

• 3/4 C grated parmesan

• 1/2 tsp salt and pepper

• 1 tsp garlic powder

 * I recommend using fresh chicken, not frozen.  The problem with frozen chicken is the dish will be too watery and not as good :)

• Preheat oven to 375

• Spray 9-13 pan

• Put chicken in dish and cover with slices of Swiss cheese

• Mix together mayo, yogurt, 1/2 C parmesan, salt, pepper, garlic powder and spread the mixture over the cheese

• Top with the remaining parmesan and bake for 45 minutes

• (Serves well over rice)

Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Casserole I got this recipe from www.food.com

Ingredients

• 8 oz angel hair pasta, cooked
• 1 Can chopped mushrooms, drained (4 ounce)
• 2 Cups cooked chicken, diced
• 1 Can cream of chicken soup, undiluted (10 ounce)
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1/3 Cup milk
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 mozzarella cheese, shredded or 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1. 1 Combine cooked spaghetti, mushrooms, chicken, soup, butter, milk, pepper and cheese.
2. 2 Mix well and put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
3. 3 Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Tater Tot Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 lb Browned ground beef
• 1 Can cream of chicken soup, undiluted (10 ounce)
• 1 Can Cream of celery soup
• 1 Can Corn (Drained)
• 1 Cup Shredded cheese
• 1 Bag Tater Tots
• 1 Cup Milk

1. Combine beef, soups, milk and cheese in 9x13 in pan. Sprinkle corn on top. Top with enough tater tots to completely cover mister. Cover and bake for one hour at 350 degrees. This can be made the night before without the tater tots. Bake for the same amount of time.

I got this recipe from Don Vandeberg

Ingredients

• 1 Can - pure Pumpkin (not pie mix) (15 oz.)
• 1 1/4 Cups prepared eggnog
• 2/3 Cup Sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 3 Large Eggs
• 1 frozen deep dish Piecrust (9 pinch)
• Whipped Cream for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In large bowl, with wire whisk, mix pumpkin, eggnog, sugar, spice, salt and eggs until well blended.
3. Place frozen piecrust on cookie sheet on oven rack, pour in pumpkin mixture
4. (mixture will come up to almost top of piecrust)
5. Bake 60 65 minutes or until filling puffs up around edges and center is just set but not puffed.
6. Cool pie completely on wire rack.
7. Refrigerate until ready to serve or up to one day.
8. Garnish with whipped cream sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice.

Spaghetti casserole

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey breast
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 Cup celery, chopped
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 condensed cream of mushroom soup (10.75 oz can)
• 3/4 Cup Milk
• 1 tomatoes, undrained, chopped (16 oz can)
• 2 Tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 8 oz spaghetti
• 2 Cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

1. In a Dutch oven, cook ground turkey, green pepper, onions, celery, and garlic. Stirring until turkey is cooked through. Drain, return to pot. Stir in tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bring to boil over medium heat. Cover, reduce heat to low. Simmer 10 min. Cook spaghetti as directed, drain. Layer spaghetti, meat mixture and cheese twice in 9x13 in pan. Top with soup and milk mixture.
2. Cover, bake at 325°F for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake, uncovered for 10 minutes.

Bachelor Biscuits

• 3-4 cans Pillsbury biscuits (4 pack Great Value brand also works great) *this will make enough for 5-7 people
• 1 to 2 lbs. cooked hamburger
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Chopped onion (optional)
• Barbecue sauce

**you can also use pizza sauce & use the little pepperoni’s & top with your favorite pizza toppings- kids like these!

1. Preheat oven as directed on biscuit package.
2. Remove biscuits from package. Take 1 to 1 ½ biscuits & flatten in muffin tin (spread it to make a cup) . Fill the cup w/burger, onion, add barbecue sauce & sprinkle cheese on top. The cup shape will hold it all together. Bake as directed on package or until the biscuits are golden brown. (my kids like them without the barbecue sauce, they dunk theirs in ketchup).
3. I usually serve with raw veggies & ranch dip.
4. These are also great leftover for lunch the next day!

Chinese Five-Spice Pot Roast (8 servings)

1. Heat oven to 325^o. Heat oil in oven proof pot over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides (8 minutes). Add remaining ingredients (except cornstarch and green onions) and bring to a gentle boil. Remove from heat and cover with tight lid or foil plus lid. Bake 3 hours, turning beef one or two times. Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

2. Skim fat from liquid in pot and discard. Bring liquid to a gently boil, whisk in the cornstarch water. Stir constantly, boiling for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.

3. Slice meat across the grain and serve with gravy and green onions.

4. Also works in crockpot – 6 hours or more on low.

Bacon Chicken Alfredo Pizza, 6 servings

Tip Roast Cajun Style, 6-8 servings

• 4 pound tip roast

• ¼ cup onions, finely chopped

• ¼ cup celery, finely chopped

• ¼ cup green pepper, finely chopped

• 2 Tbsp olive oil

• 1 tsp salt

• 2 tsp pepper

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• ½ tsp dry mustard

• ½ tsp cayenne pepper

 Preheat oven to 300^o. With a sharp knife, make 8-12 deep V-shaped slits in the roast, stopping an inch from the bottom. Mix the remaining ingredients and fill the slits in the roast with the mixture, reserving some to rub on top of roast. Bake for 2 ½ hours or until roast reaches 140^o (for medium rare). Serve with pan juices. I have also cooked this in the crockpot for 6 hours on low.

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Chicken or Tuna Casserole

 

• 1 12 oz box noodles of your choice. I like shells or farfelle (bow-tie)
• 1 can tuna or chicken, drained
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 c sour cream
• 2-4 oz cream cheese
• 4-6 oz velvetta
• 4 slices crisp crumbled bacon, optional (or is you have it on hand!)
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 1 tsp thyme
• tube of ritz crackers
• 2 tb butter

Boil noodles til nearly done, drain. Stir in remaining ingredients except crackers & butter. Spoon into baking dish.

Crush ritz. Cut in butter. Sprinkle over casserole.

Bake at 350° for 30 to 45 minutes.

French Bread Pizza, A weekly or bi-weekly quick fix at our house

• 8 chicken breasts
• 8 slices swiss cheese
• 1/4 c chicken broth (or white wine)
• 10 oz can cream of chicken soup
• 1 1/2 c seasoned stuffing, crushed (about 1 pkg of stovetop)
• 3 tB melted butter

Baked Caesar Chicken

Roast 70 minutes or longer until drumsticks move easily and juices run clear when thigh is pierced. Let stand 5 minutes before carving.

Oven Roasted Potatoes

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine oil, garlic, basil, marjoram, dill weed, thyme, oregano, parsley, red pepper flakes, and salt. Stir in potatoes until evenly coated. Place potatoes in a single layer on a roasting pan or baking sheet.
3. Roast for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, turning occasionally to brown on all sides.

RATATOUILLE BAKE

• 1 Tbsp. olive oil

• 5 cloves garlic, minced

• ¼ cup onion, chopped

• 2 cups eggplant, peeled and diced

• 2 cups zucchini, chopped

• 1 green pepper, chopped

• ½ cup carrots, sliced

• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced

• 1 (14-½ oz) can diced tomatoes

• spinach, optional

• 1 Tbsp. dried basil

• 1 Tbsp. dried parsley

• 1/8 tsp. pepper

• ½ tsp. salt

• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

• 1 (8 oz.) package frozen cheese ravioli

Preheat oven to 350°. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir in the garlic, onion and eggplant until eggplant softens. Stir in zucchini, green pepper, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, spinach, salt, pepper and dried spices. Bring to a boil; stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until vegetables are tender. Cook the ravioli according to package directions. Layer ravioli in the bottom of a 2½ qt. baking dish. Spoon the vegetables over the ravioli and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for about 20 minutes or until casserole is bubbling and cheese is melted.

Rhubarb Sauce over Mini Cheesecake

• 3 cups sliced fresh or frozen rhubarb
• Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a saucepan, combine the rhubarb, sugar substitute, water and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 6-8 minutes or until rhubarb is tender. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve warm or cold over ice cream. Yield: 5 servings.

Cheesecake

• 12 vanilla wafers
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2/3 cup white sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Line muffin tins with 12 paper baking cups. Place a vanilla wafer in each one.
In a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add eggs, lemon juice, and sugar. Beat until smooth and thoroughly combined.
Fill each baking cup 2/3 full with cream cheese mixture.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on a rack. Top with fruit pie filling. Pipe whipped cream or sweetened cream cheese into a rosette on top of each cheesecake just prior to serving, if desired.

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Pizza Rolls (fun to make with the kids)

• 2 cans Pillsbury Buttermilk Biscuits (10 biscuits per can)
• 20 pepperoni slices or bag of mini pepperoni
• 5 Mozzarella cheese slices, quartered
• 1 beaten egg
• Parmesan
• 4 sliced mushrooms
• dried oregano
• Garlic salt
• 1 jar pizza sauce

1. Flatten a biscuit out and layer cheese, 1 tsp pizza sauce, mushroom, and pepperoni.
2. Gather up the edges of the biscuit folding to seal in the ingredients.
3. Line the rolls up (seam side down) in a greased 9×13 in. pan.
4. Brush with beaten egg.
5. Sprinkle with Parmesan, oregano and garlic salt.
6. Bake at 425°F for 18-20 minutes.

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Mini Oreo Cheesecake (serves 18)

• 18 chocolate cream Oreos
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2/3 cup white sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Separate the Oreos with a gentle twisting motion.
Line muffin tins with 18 paper baking cups. Place an Oreo wafer in each one.
In a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add eggs, lemon juice, remaining Oreo wafers and filling, and sugar. Beat until smooth and thoroughly combined.
Fill each baking cup 2/3 full with cream cheese mixture.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on a rack.
Serve with toasted coconut, if desired.

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Sweet & Spicy Pretzels

• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder1 (1 ounce) package dry Ranch-style dressing mix
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/8 cup Honey
• 6 oz Honey Roasted Peanuts
• 1  (20 ounce) packages mini pretzels (low sodium)

Directions

In a small microwave safe bowl, mix together cayenne pepper, lemon pepper, garlic salt, ranch-style dressing mix, honey and vegetable oil.  Microwave on high for one minute, the stir again.
Place pretzels and peanuts in a gallon sized sealable plastic bag. Pour in mixture from bowl. Shake well. Place in a pre heated oven at 300° for 15 minutes.  Loosen with flipper after removing from oven to prevent sticking.
 

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apples, Golden Raisins, and Walnuts

• 1 pound Brussels sprouts, halved
• 1 cup chopped cauliflower
• 2 apples - peeled, cored, and cut into chunks
• 1 sweet onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or more if needed
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon Chardonnay wine, or more to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Spread Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, apples, and onion onto the prepared baking sheet; drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and black pepper; stir until evenly coated.
Bake in the preheated oven until Brussels sprouts and cauliflower are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
Transfer Brussels sprouts mixture to a serving bowl. Fold in raisins and walnuts; drizzle with wine. Toss to coat.

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Rhubarb Dump Cake

• 1 pound rhubarb, cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored Jell-O® mix
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Spread the rhubarb evenly in the bottom of the buttered baking dish. Sprinkle the sugar over the rhubarb, followed by the gelatin mix, and finally the cake mix. Pour the water and melted margarine over the top. Do not stir.
Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the rhubarb is tender.  Good server warm with vanilla ice cream.

Note: awfully sweet.  consider cutting back on sugar.

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