Easy Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
1 (11.5 ounce) can tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
1 cup water
1 large potato, diced
2 carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 cup chopped fresh green beans
1 cup fresh corn kernels
salt and pepper to taste
Creole seasoning to taste


Directions:

In a large stock pot, combine broth, tomato juice, water, potatoes, carrots, celery, undrained chopped tomatoes, green beans, and corn. Season with salt, pepper and Creole seasoning. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.

Pasta Salad

One of my favorite things to eat!

Ingredients: 

1 bag tricolor pasta
1 bottle Wishbone Italian dressing
1 small jar marinated artichoke hearts, chopped and not drained
2 cans sliced olives
1/2 cup chopped bell peppers
1 cup chopped broccoli


Directions:

1. Cook pasta until al denté and drain. Rinse with cool water.

2. In a large bowl, combine chopped artichoke hearts and liquid from the jar, olives, broccoli and peppers.

3. Combine pasta with vegetables and stir to blend.

4. Pour Wishbone Italian Dressing into pasta to taste.

5. Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours to cool and let flavors blend.

6. Enjoy!

*You can also add diced cherry tomatoes, pepperoni, or parmesan cheese.

Easy Chicken Parmesan

Ingredients:

4 boneless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
seasoned bread crumbs
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
8 slices mozzarella cheese, or more
1 jar (16 oz) spaghetti sauce
Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Whisk together the egg and milk. Dip the chicken breasts in milk and egg mixture and then in bread crumbs. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken in the hot oil on both sides until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Set chicken in a baking dish. Slice 8 pieces of mozzarella cheese and put two on each chicken breast. Pour 1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce over all. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and a little more mozzarella and bake at 350° for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until bubbly. Serve with spaghetti, garlic bread and a nice green salad.

Hamburger Soup

Thanks again to Grandma B and Momma B for this recipe!

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
5 cups water
16 oz. can stewed tomatoes
2 med. onions
2 stalks celery
1/3 cup barley
1/4 cup ketchup
1 beef bouillion cube(optional)
2 tsp seasoned salt
1 tsp basil
1 bay leaf (optional)
Salt & pepper to taste'

Directions:

Cook ground beef, pour off grease.
Add water and other ingredients.
Simmer covered until desired doneness
according to taste.

*This freezes well! You will need
a large pot or cut recipe in half.

Crockpot Apple Betty

Ingredients:

3 pounds cooking apples, Rome, Granny Smith, Jonathan, etc.
10 slices of bread, cubed, about 4 cups of bread cubes
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. salt
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup melted butter

Directions:

Wash apples, peel, core, cut into eighths. You should have about 7 to 8 cups of sliced apples. Place apple slices in bottom of buttered crockpot. Combine bread cubes with cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, sugar, butter; toss together. Place on top of apples in crock. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 1/2 to 4 hours.
Serves 6.

Apple Betty 

Thank you Grandma B for this recipe! 

This is an apple betty recipe that you can make in a skillet, I also have one that you can make in the crockpot that I will share :-)

Ingredients:

6 apples (I use Granny Smith)
6 slices white bread (I use Arnolds)
Sugar and cinnamon to taste
Butter (see below)

Directions:

- Melt about 1 Tablespoon Butter in bottom of a heavy saucepan and add about 2 Tablespoons of water.
- Toast the bread and butter it.
- Peel and slice a layer of apples into the saucepan. Sprinkle the apples with cinnamon & sugar.Ad some dots of butter.(Layer #1)
- Break up 3 slices of bread and put on top of apples (Layer #2)
- Repeat Layers #1 and #2
- I usually put a lump of butter on the top of the last layer.'
- Simmer covered on low heat until the apples are done.

This can be served warm or room temperature and can be served with light cream, ice cream or ssharp cheese It s a good substitute for apple pie.

Cranberry Porkchops

Thank you Court for this amazing recipe!  

Ingredients:

4 Pork Chops
16 oz can whole cranberry sauce
8 oz French dressing
1 package dry onion soup mix (if you can't find this just use some minced onion and maybe some oregano and thyme or something similiar)

Directions:

Place pork chops in skillet (you'll want to use one with tall sides) and brown on one side about 4-6 minutes. Meanwhile in a bowl mix together whole cranberry sauce, french dressing, and onion soup mix. Turn pork chops and pour mixture over top. Bring to bowl then turn down heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes.

Slow Cooker Cherry Crisp

Ingredients:

1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup butter, softened

Directions:

Lightly butter a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker/Crock Pot. Place cherry pie filling in the slow cooker/Crock Pot. Combine dry ingredients with vanilla and mix well; cut in butter with a pastry cutter or fork. Sprinkle crumbs over the cherry pie filling. Cook for 5 hours on low.

Slow cooker mashed potatoes

5 medium potatoes
1 tsp garlic salt
2 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Cut up potatoes (with the skins on) into little cubes. Place in slow cooker along with the cream cheese and garlic salt. Stir to coat. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours, or until very soft. Use a hand mixer to cream the potatoes. Blend in milk and sour cream. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with or without gravy.

Red Lobster Garlic Cheese Biscuits

Super easy recipe!

Ingredients:
2 c. Bisquick
2/3 c. milk
1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese*
1/4 c. butter
1/4 tsp. garlic powder


Directions:
Mix Bisquick and cheese; add milk. Spoon on an ungreased cookie sheet (makes about 12). Bake at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Brush with melted butter and garlic powder.

*I doubled the cheese, I figured the more cheese the better

Snickerdoodle Cookies

These are one of my absolute favorite cookies! I would kill for some right about... now!

Photo courtesy of forfood.rezimo.com

1/2 c butter, softened
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and 1 c sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to the creamed mixture. In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar.

Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in cinnamon-sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake and 375 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield 2-1/2 dozen.