Saturday, September 12, 2009

Cheesy Chicken casserole

1/2 C Miracle whip
1 1/2 c shredded cheese
1 1/2 Chopped cooked chicken
1 1/2 c cooked, drained rotini pasta
2 c frozen vegetables
1/4 c milk
1/2 tsp basil leaves

Mix all ingredients except 1/2 c cheese and pour into casserold dish. Sprinkle the rest of cheese on the top and bake at 350 for 30 min 6 servings

Peanut Butter Rice Krispies

1 C Karo
1 C sugar

Bring to a boil and add 1 c peanut butter. When melted, remove pan from heat. Add 5 to 6 cups of rice krispies and press into a 9x13 buttered pan.

Topping:

Melt equal parts butterscotch and chocolate chips in the microwave then drizzle over the top

Mom's quick orange rolls

3 cans prepared biscuits, pillsbury or ballards
1 cube butter
1 c sugar
2 lrg TBLS concentrated orange juice
1 TBL grated orange rind

Grease bundt pan. dip rolls one at a time im the mixture of butter, sugar, oj, and rind. Stand on endge in greased pan and keep adding until all 30 biscuits and in ring. Pour remaining mixture over the biscuits. Bake 45 min at 325-350 until golden brown, make sure they are cooked down inside. Invert onto a plate.

Frog Eye Salad

1/2 t salt
1 TBL oil
1/2 c acini de pepe
1 can pineapple, any kind
1 can mandarin oranges
1 c mini marshmellows
1/2 c coconut
8 oz cool lwhip
1 pkg instant vanilla pudding
1 3/4 c milk

Boil Acini de pepe in water salt and oil. Cook for ten minutes, drain noodles, rinse with cold water. Open cans and drain off juice well. Make pudding using the 1 3/4 c milk. Mix all ingredients together and keep in the fridge.

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Wild Rice Salad

6 oz pkg, Uncle Bens long granin and wild rice with herbs and seasonings
Cook rice according to pkg directions
Add:
2 1/2 c cooked cubed chicken
2/3 c mayo
1/3 c milk
1/3 c lemon juice
1 small onion minced
1 can water chestnuts sliced

Refridgerate overnight

Just before serving fold in:

2 C green grapes
1 C whole cashews
1 Can pinneapple chunks (or fresh)

serve on bed of red leaf lettuce

Zucchini Brownies

2 C zucchini, peeled and shredded
2 C flour
1 C sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 c cocoa
1/2 c vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c chopped nuts

Mix zucchini, oil and vanilla, Mix dry ingredients together, and add to zucchini mixture. Do not beat. Add nuts if desired Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, batter is very thick.

Easy icing:
6 TBL cocoa
2 TBL butter
2 TBL shortning.

Combine 2C powdered sugar and 1/4 cup milk and 1/2 tsp vanillaBlend well and spread on brownies

No bake cheesecake

1 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 can Eagle brand condensed milk
1/3 c lemon juice

Beat cream cheese and milk together until smooth. Add lemon juice and mix well. Pour into graham cracker crust. Let set for several hours and top with cherries or blueberries