Homemade Chili

This is my M-I-L's recipe that I've made a few variations to. It's very yummy and easy!

1 sm. onion chopped (opt.)

1 can water
1 can chili beans in sauce

1/4 tsp. pepper
1 lb. hamburger

1 can chili
2 cans pureed tomatoes

1 can kidney beans
1 beaten egg

1 tsp. salt

1 can tomato soup

For extra zing: 1 tsp. chili powder, 1-2 tbsp. chili packet seasoning, 1 tsp. dry mustard

Combine onion, chili beans, hamburger, tomatoes, and egg and fry until hamburger is browned. In a crock pot add hamburger mixture with rest of ingredients. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. You can also do this on the stove in a large pot. Makes 10-12 Servings.

Banana Cream Pie Salad

This one is for all of you that like EASY!!

1 box JELLO instant banana cream pudding

Graham cracker crumbs ( you can buy these in box)

Cool whip

bananas

make your jello pudding and let set up for an hour or so. Then layer banana pudding, bananas, cool whip and then graham cracker crumbs. Can do one layer of each or several layers. Easy and yummy!!

BY: MEG

Luke's Heart-Attack Chicken

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts

onion

mushrooms

bacon

shredded cheese

1. Grill chicken breasts

2. Saute onions and mushrooms together

3. Cook bacon

4. Layer chicken breast with onions, mushrooms, and bacon. Add cheese on top, and melt in microwave.

5. Enjoy!

Now you see why it's a heart attack meal?? But, mmmm..... so delicious!

Chocolate Mint Brownies

Prepare one box of brownie mix and put into a 9x13 inch baking dish. When cooled, spread creamed mixture over top and refrigerate for approx. 20 minutes. Then spread chocolate mixture over top. Keep refrigerated.

Mint-cream mixture:
3 cups powdered sugar
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 tbsp. milk
1/4 tsp. mint extract
3-4 drops food coloring: green, red, or blue (The red makes a great pink color for events such as baby girl showers, as well as the blue for baby boy showers)
-Cream together and spread over cooled brownies.

Chocolate topping:
1 cup chocolate chips
6 tbsp. butter
-Melt them together and then spread over cream cheese topping.

Slow cooker pork chops

4 boneless pork loin chops
Salt and pepper
seasonings (Italian seasoning, poultry seasoning, Essence, etc.)
1 can cream of potato soup
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tbsp. tomato paste
3 tbsp. dry sherry (or substitute apple juice)
2 tsp. butter
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 tbsp. fresh chopped parsley leaves (or couple shakes of dried parsley)

Season pork chops with s&p, and other seasonings. Place in slow cooker.

In a small bowl combine potato soup, Dijon mustard, tomato paste, sherry, and seasonings. Pour over chops.

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

In a saute pan over medium-high heat, melt butter. When butter is melted and foam subsides, add bread crumbs and stir constantly until toasted. Serve pork chops with bread crumbs and parsley sprinkled on top.

Smothered Green Peas

2 slices bacon, diced
1/4 cup diced ham
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
1 tsp. minced garlic
4 cups fresh or frozen green peas
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until fat begins to render and turn golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add the ham, onion and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the peas, stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer until the peas are tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a warm dish for serving.

(This is one of Emeril Lagase's recipes. My family aren't huge fans of peas, but this recipe made them kicked up a notch and very tasty!)

Garlic Chicken Alfredo Pizza

If you're feeling pretty domestic you can use this delicious Alfredo recipe, or make your life easier and just use a store-bought kind. Although, the homemade stuff is pretty easy and really tasty!

Alfredo Sauce:

1 pint Heavy Whipping Cream

1 stick butter or margarine

2 tbsp. cream cheese

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1 tsp. garlic powder

Simmer in a saucepan the whipping cream, butter, and cream cheese until its melted and mixed well. Add the Parmesan and garlic powder. Simmer on low for about 10 minutes. Add a little of pepper if you like.

Garlic Chicken Pizza:

1 can Pillsbury refrigerated pizza crust dough

1 cup Alfredo sauce

2 cups shredded Italian 5-cheese blend

1/4 cup onion, sliced

grilled chicken breast strips (I bought a pkg. of Tyson pre-cooked chicken and used about half)

4 roasted garlic cloves (I just used garlic powder, tasted good enough for me!)

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

Preheat oven to 425*F. Lightly spray baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside. Carefully unroll dough and place on prepared baking sheet. Press out dough with fingers to form 13x9-inch rectangle. Bake in preheated oven for 7 minutes, or until crust just begins to brown. Remove crust from oven and top as directed. Return to oven for 8-10 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Everyone needs a good chocolate chip cookie recipe. This is mine. I have made this so many times that the recipe is engraved on my brain. Enjoy!!

1 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar- I use a little less than a 1/2 cup

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

-Cream together, then add:

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

Stir in one bag chocolate chips. I like to do half a bag of semi-sweet and half a bag of milk chocolate. I personally think semi-sweet makes a better cookie, but it's personal preference.

-Bake at 350* for approx. 11-13 minutes, depending on your oven.

Parmesan Potatoes

2 1/2 cups chicken broth (you can use a couple cans or 32-oz. carton)

4 large potatoes, peeled, finely chopped

1 tsp. salt

1/4 cup butter

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped (I used 1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic from the container)

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Salt and Pepper to taste, if desired

1/2 cup Italian style bread crumbs

1. Heat oven to 375*F. Lightly butter 2 qt. casserole dish. Pour broth into a large saucepan. Add potatoes; stir in 1 tsp. salt. Heat to a boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until potatoes are tender. Place colander over medium bowl; drain potatoes, reserving broth.

2. Rinse and dry saucepan. In saucepan cook 2 tablespoons of the butter and the garlic over low heat 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Return potatoes to saucepan with butter and garlic; mash with potato masher.

3. Add 1 cup of reserved broth to potatoes; mix until smooth. Stir in remaining 2 tbsp. butter and 1/4 cup of the cheese. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon potatoes into baking dish. Top with remaining 1/4 cup of the cheese and the bread crumbs.

4. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Creamed Corn

1 cup whipping cream
1 cup milk
4 cups frozen corn
6 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt

-Bring to a boil.

Mix together:
3 tbsp. flour
3 tbsp. melted butter

Add to the corn mixture. Simmer until thickened.
(If too thick, add more milk. If too runny add more flour!)

YUMMY!!

Cut-out Sugar Cookies

1 cup shortening
1 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
3 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1 Cup milk
2 tsp. vinegar (trust me!)
6 cups flour

Mix ingredients together. Roll onto a floured surface and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 350* for 8-10 minutes. Frost with Butter cream Frosting. (recipe follows)


Butter cream Frosting:
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup shortening
4 2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup water


In a large bowl combine butter, shortening, and sugar and beat until creamy. Add lemon juice and vanilla. Mix until well blended. Add water and mix until very light.

Chocolate Krispies

1 cup karo syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2-2 1/2 cups Rice Krispy cereal
1/2 bag butterscotch morsels
1/2 bag chocolate morsels


Melt syrup, sugar and peanut butter over medium heat. Then stir in cereal. Place in a buttered 9x13 inch pan. Cool in the fridge for half an hour. Melt butterscotch and chocolate morsels together in a microwave safe bowl for approximately 1-1 1/2 minutes, or until melted through. Pour over cereal and put back into the fridge for another half hour. Serve and Enjoy!

Italian-Style Pork Chops

4-6 boneless pork chops

1 packet Lipton Golden Onion soup mix

Italian Style breadcrumbs

seasonings (Italian seasoning, poultry seasoning, s & p, etc..)

2 eggs, well beaten

Parmesan cheese

Mix soup packet, breadcrumbs and seasonings in a shallow bowl. Dip pork chops in eggs then dip in crumb mixture. Place on a greased baking dish and cook at 400* for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.

The Best Homemade Rolls- EVER!

This is Stephanie Waite's recipe that I got off of her blog.

These rolls were so good and pretty simple to make.

This will be a recipe to go in the "favorites" recipe box!

1 large carton of sour cream (2 Cups)

1/4 Cup shortening

Heat them together in a little pan, but don't boil.

Place in mixing bowl and stir in:

1 Cup sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

2 eggs, well beaten

Take 2 pkgs. dry, fast rising yeast and dissolve in 1 cup of lukewarm water. Then mix with other ingredients in large bowl. Add 7 1/2 cups flour (i had to use almost 8 cups), and knead.

Cover the bowl with aluminum foil and place a dishtowel over it. Place bowl and contents, well covered, in a refrigerator overnight and until the dough has doubled in bulk. Make rolls and place in roll pans, cover with dishtowel and let raise for about 3-4 hours.

I made them into knots and into crescents.

How to make knots: roll a small handful of dough out 12 inches, then tie once into a knot.

crescents: cut the dough into 4 equal parts and then roll it out into a 16 inch circle. Then use the pizza cutter to cut the circle into 16 even triangles. Roll them up like crescent rolls.

-Butter the rolls with melted butter and a pastry brush after they have cooked in the oven.

Cheesecake Apple Streusel

Mmmm.... this was DELICIOUS! Sorry I don't have a picture of this wonderful dessert. It was all gone before I got a chance. Is this a healthy recipe? No. But, was it worth it? YES!!
-Paula Deen included the apple recipe for on top of the cheesecake, but for those who don't like fruit filled things, you could omit the apple recipe and just do the rest and it still would taste great. This is a perfect dessert for the holidays.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Streusel topping, recipe follows
1/2 cup caramel topping
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over warm crust.
In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle evenly with Streusel topping. Bake 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping.



Streusel Topping:
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.