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Aptly named for its ease of serving to a party of people, this chicken-in-cream-sauce dish will be a favorite!
Ingredients:
9 chicken breasts, boneless & skinless
1 package dried beef
9 strips of bacon
1 large sour cream
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
sherry
Directions:
- Lay dried beef in the bottom of lasagna pan (there will be a lot of sauce)
- Wrap chicken in bacon, place on top of beef
- Mix together sour cream, soups, and some sherry and pour over chicken
- Cover VERY TIGHTLY and bake for 3 hours at 275°
My mother serves this dish with wild rice - the creamy sauce is a wonderful complement!
December 7th, 2008
Anyone for a Bruschetta? Try this tasty Italian treat before a meal or even as a light lunch!
Ingredients:
¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ cup Balsamic Vinegar, or Balsamic Vinaigrette
6-8 ripe but firm Roma tomatoes, halved, seeded and finely diced
2 cloves finely minced garlic
8 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon sea salt
Ground black Pepper to taste
8-12 (½” thick) slices Italian hard crusted or Baguette Bread
Optional: 1 finely diced medium onion
Directions:
- In a bowl, combine the olive oil, vinaigrette, tomatoes, minced garlic, basil, sea salt, and pepper (also onion if you opt to add it). Set aside for at least 60 minutes to marinate.
- Preheat an outdoor grill or grill pan to medium heat.
- Grill the bread until it is browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. While still warm, rub each side with the cut garlic. Divide the tomato mixture on top of each bread slice. Arrange on a platter and serve.
*Hint: You can also “cheat” and toast the bread slices in the toaster*
December 4th, 2008
This dish is aptly named for its use of Swiss cheese, however, the recipe is equally good when using Pepperjack cheese.
Ingredients:
6 chicken breasts
6 slicees swiss cheese (or pepperjack)
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
¼ cup milk (or white wine)
2 cups herb seasoned stuffing mix (not cubes)
¼ cup butter, melted (Mom uses the entire stick!)
garlic powder
pepper
Directions:
- Place chicken in greased dish, add garlic powder & pepper “to taste”
- Top each breast with a slice of cheese
- Combine soup & milk (or wine), stir until smooth and pour over chicken
- Sprinkle stuffing on top
- Drizzle with melted butter
- Bake at 350° for 50 minutes
Add a tossed salad or steamed vegetables and you’ve got yourself a VERY tasty meal!
December 2nd, 2008
Mom calls this one “Chicken Elegante”…most likely ’cause it’s a throw-it-together-in-one-pan type of dish, which is the farthest thing from “elegant!” Chicken, stuffing, broccoli - all in 30 minutes - what’s not to like?
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
1 package (6 oz) Stovetop chicken flavor stuffing mix
1 2/3 c hot water
1/4 c butter/margarine (melted
6 boneless chicken breasts
1 1/3 c broccoli cuts
1 jar (12 oz) Heinz chicken gravy
1 jar (2.5 oz) mushrooms, drained
1-2 TBLS white wine or apple juice
Directions:
- Place contents of seasoning packet & 2 TBLS margarine (or butter) in large bowl.
- Add hot water, stir to partially melt butter/marg.
- Add stuffing crumbs, stir to moisten. Let stand until water’s absorbed.
- Cook chicken in remaining butter/margarine until lightly browned, ~5 minutes.
- Place chicken in baking pan, top each piece with stuffing & broccoli.
- Mix gravy, mushrooms & wine (or apple juice), pour over broccoli/stuffing.
- Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
Meat, carbs & veggies in half an hour!
December 2nd, 2008
No more dry beef with this killer meat loaf recipe!
Ingredients: Meat Loaf
1 lb. ground beef
1½ pieces of bread (broken into bits)
1 egg
¼ cup milk
1 small onion (finely chopped) OR 1 TBLS onion (minced)
Garlic salt, marjorum, salt & pepper to taste
Ingredients: Meat Loaf Topping #1 (My favorite!)
1 can tomato soup
“Some” chili sauce or ketchup
“Shake” of Worcestershire sauce
“Some” sweet basil
Parsley flakes
Ingredients: Meat Loaf Topping #2
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 small can of mushrooms (drained)
“A little” dry sherry
Lipton onion soup mix
Directions: Meat Loaf Topping #1
- Mix tomato soup, a little chili sauce (or ketchup), shake of Worcestershire sauce and a little sweet basil
- Pour mixture over meat loaf (before baking) and sprinkle parsley flakes on top
Directions: Meat Loaf Topping #2
- Pour cream of mushroom soup over meat loaf
- Put drained mushrooms on top of that, and add a little sherry
- Sprinkle a little Lipton onion soup mix on top
Directions: Meat Loaf
- Mix all ingredients together and put in loaf pan (or smaller casserole dish)
- Bake at 350° about 1½ hours
November 28th, 2008
This recipe hails from the days when my parents and their friends called the Commodore home…
Ingredients:
2 lbs. stew meat
6-7 carrots & celery stalks
5 onions
3 TBLS tapioca pudding
3 TBLS sugar
1 tsp. salt
¾-1½ cups V8 juice
Directions:
- Put meat & vegetables into 9×13 in pan
- Stir together dry ingredients and sprinkle over meat & vegetables
- Add V8 juice and cover tightly with foil
- Bake at 250° for at least 4 hours
- Add more V8 juice as needed to thicken gravy
November 28th, 2008
Everyone loves using the slow cooker - try this split pea soup recipe…it’ll leave your mouth watering!
Ingredients:
1 ham bone with a “goodly amount” of meat
½ lb. split peas
½ lb. lentils
4 carrots, diced
6 peppercorns
1 good-sized onion, diced
1 bay leaf (if you like)
4 stalks of celery, diced
2 tsp. minced garlic
2 TBLS minced parsley
3 small potatoes, grated
1 quart water (can add more if soup looks too thick)
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients (except potatoes) in crockpot and cook on LOW 8-10 hours.
- Add grated potatoes and hour before serving.
- Remove ham bone, cut off meat and add meat to slow cooker.
November 27th, 2008
This cucumber salad recipe is an old classic…
Ingredients:
2 cucumbers, sliced
6 eggs, hardboiled & sliced
1 medium onion, sliced with rings separated
½ cup of Mayonnaise (or Miracle Whip)
½ cup of Half and Half
2 ½ TBLS vinegar
2 TBLS sugar
Directions:
- Mix together mayo, Half & Half, vinegar and sugar.
- Layer vegetables, salt & pepper and mayo mixture in bowl.
- Place in refrigerator to chill; serve.
November 27th, 2008
From the kitchen of my Aunt Ann comes this fun Jell-o salad.
Ingredients:
1 small package lime Jell-o
1 cup hot 7-Up
1 cup cold 7-Up
1 envelope of Dream Whip
1 small package cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
Directions:
- Combine Jell-o and hot 7-Up; then add cold 7-Up.
- Place in refrigerator to cool.
- Beat Dream Whip with ½ cup milk.
- Beat in cream cheese.
- Add Dream Whip/cream cheese to Jell-o, beat & mold.
The normal recipe will fill a small mold; if doubled fills a large bundt pan.
November 27th, 2008
This is a family favorite that Mom’s been making for years. It takes cole slaw to a whole new level!
Ingredients:
3 TBLS butter
3 oz. slivered almonds
1 package Ramen noodles (chicken-flavored)
1 small head of cabbage
1 bunch of green onions
1/3 cup salad oil
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
Envelope of soup flavor
2 TBLS. soy sauce
Directions:
- Brown the Ramen with butter & almonds until golden brown, let cool.
- Shred cabbage & chop green onions.
- Combine salad oil, vinegar, sugar, soup flavor & soy sauce.
- Mix together all 3 groups & serve.
November 27th, 2008
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