Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Chicken Tortilla Soup

3 cans chicken
1 chopped onion
1 tbsp. minced garlic
1 c. chopped celery
1 chopped green pepper
2 cans or 1 small bag of frozen corn
1 large can chicken broth
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
1 cup salsa
1/4 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. chili powder

In soup pan saute onion, celery, garlic and green pepper. Pour in cans of broth, chicken soup, salsa, corn, cumin and chili powder. Bring to a boil and add chicken. Cook on low temp for 2-3 hours. Serve in tortilla bowl with cheese, green onions, sour cream and chopped avocado. You can make your own tortilla bowls by taking a tortilla and forming it into a bowl in a muffin pan. Bake at 350 for about 10 mins or until golden brown.

By: Melodie Newman

Pasta Al Forno

1 lb hamburger
1 jar pasta sauce
3 T. olive oil
grated cheese
1 bag of any size pasta

Brown hamburger and set aside. Heat sauce and olive oil together, add hamburger. Cook pasta. Put half pasta on bottom of greased casserole pan, pour sauce over pasta, spread cheese. Repeat layers. Cook at 350 for 30 mins.

By: Melodie Newman

Elderado Casserole

1 lb. ground beef
1 tbsp. garlic salt
1 tbsp. onion
1 c. sliced olives
2 cans tomato sauce
1 c. sour cream
1 c. cottage cheese
1 can green chilies
1/2 lb. grated cheese
tortilla chips

Brown and drain meat. Add onion, salt, sauce, olives. Simmer. Mix sour cream, cottage cheese, and chilies. Crush chips slightly. Place half on greased casserole dish. Add 1/2 meat, 1/2 cheese mixture, 1/2 cheese. Repeat. Bake at 350 for 30 mins.

by: Melodie Newman

Chip dip

32 oz. small curd cheese
1 pkg onion & chive cream cheese
green onions-chopped
seasoning salt, onion and garlic salt

Mix all ingredients together and serve with potato chips.

By Melodie Newman

Mel's Spaghetti Sauce

This must be done in a crock pot...cooking on low all day.

1 lb. hamburger
3-4 cans tomato sauce
2 cans tomato paste
1 chopped onion
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 green pepper-chopped
1 pkg. spaghetti seasoning
4 tbsp. Mccormick Italian seasoning

Brown hamburger and onion together. In crock pot, put all ingredients and add a dash of brown sugar. With tomato paste, fill the cans with water and pour into crock pot to get all of it out. Through out the day, stir and taste. You may need to add more Italian seasoning...it's up to your taste buds! Serve with noodles, garlic toast and green salad. Enjoy!

German Pancakes

1/4 c. butter
1 c. flour
1 c. milk
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in med. baking dish. In med. bowl, mix flour, milk, eggs and salt. Pour the mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake for 30-40 mins.

by Cherish Newman

Russian Pork/Chicken

I don't remember who gave me this recipe so if it was you, claim it!

4-6 pork chops, loin or chicken
1 small jar of apricot jam
1 bottle of Russian dressing
1 packet of onion soup mix

Put meat in greased 9 X 13 pan. Mix jam, dressing, soup mix in small sauce pan until warm. Pour over meat and bake at 350 for 45-60 mins. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.