Arika - Main Dish
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
1 pound chicken, cut into small pieces
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 (4-ounce) can diced green chilies
2 cups grated Colby Jack or Cheddar cheese
6 - 8 tortillas
Saute onion with olive oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken pieces and cook thoroughly. Stir in soup, sour cream and chilies. Stack tortillas and cut into strips. Layer chicken mixture, shredded tortillas, and cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
I usually don't plan ahead and thaw chicken so I substitute two cans of the cooked chicken breast from Costco for fresh chicken. Cooked brocolli, spinach, and black beans are good add-ins to make this a little more nutritious.
Diane - Main Dish
Chicken Chili
3-4 boneless chicken breasts, cooked and cut up (could use canned chicken from food storage)
1 c chicken broth
1/4 t garlic powder
1/2 onion, diced and cooked (could use minced dried onion from food storage, just hydrate in water first)
1 c diced tomatoes
1 t salt
1 6 oz can tomato paste
2T chili powder
2 17 oz can kidney beans
2 17 oz can pinto beans
2 t cumin
Add all ingredients to pot and simmer 20 minutes. Note: I usually add 1-2 t cayenne, replace the salt with Tony Chachere's creole seasoning, and add more cumin to make it more spicy, but I didn't do that last night because I wasn't sure if every one likes it spicy.
If you have a pressure cooker, you can cook the chicken & onion in the 1 c of chicken broth on low pressure for 6 minutes if thawed, 10 minutes if frozen (I usually do 12 minutes just to be safe!). Then take out the chicken and cut up. Add all ingredients including cut up chicken and bring up to pressure and the fast release the pressure and it's done.
Quinn - Main Dish
Beef Stroganoff
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
1 lb. stew meat.
Mix and cook in crock pot for 4-8 hours on low. Add 1/2-1 c. sour cream. Serve over egg noodles or rice.
Shana - Main Dish
Meatballs and Rice
1 6 pound bag of meatballs (Costco)
1 large bottle of russian dressing
1 large bottle of apricot jam (pineapple/apricot is fine too)
1 packet of onion soup mix
1 c. water
Place all ingredients in crockpot and cook until meatballs are hot. Serve over rice.
**I usually 1/4 the recipe with about 30-35 meatballs. Add more ingredients if you want more sauce. You can also cook them on the stove top if you are in a hurry.
Sarah - Main Dish
Teriyaki Steak
2 to 2 1/2 lbs. boneless chuck steak
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. oil
1/2 c. soy sauce
1 clove garlic, crushed
Cut steak into 1/8-inch thick slices. Combine remaining ingredients in small bowl. Place meat in slow-cooking pot. Pour sauce over. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Serve with rice.Makes 5 to 6 servings.
Mindy - Dessert
Pumpkin Bars
1 pkg. spice cake mix
1 small can pumpkin
chocolate chips
Mix ingredients and put in a greased 9X13 pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. For cookies, bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Melt sour cream frosting and drizzle on top.
Kendra - Dessert
Oma's Delicious Cereal Cookies
1 C. shortening (I use 1/2 shortening 1/2 butter)
1 C. white sugar
1 C. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 1/2 C. flour
1 C. coconut (optional)
2 C. oatmeal (quick)
2 C. dry cereal (special K, Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes all work great)
Cook 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Ann - Dessert
Crunchy Ice Cream Dessert
½ Cup butter
2 ½ cup Rice Krispies
¾ cup brown sugar
1 ¼ cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
½ gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
Melt butter in 9 X 13 pan. Add rice Krispies, sugar, coconut and nuts. Mix well. Bake at 300 for 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Cool. Spread ½ of mixture in pan. Spread ice cream on top. Sprinkle remaining cereal over ice cream. Freeze. Serve with hot fudge.
Mom’s Hot Fudge
4 TB Cocoa
3 TB Corn Starch
2 Cup Sugar
Mix and Add:
1 large can evaporated milk
1 cube butter
Boil 3-5 minutes stirring constantly then add 1 tsp. vanilla
