Monday, August 26, 2013

Recipes


Cheese & Ham Buns

2 eggs cooked and cubed
2 cups ham grated or finely cut
2 cups grated cheddar
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Onions finely chopped
celery finely chopped
pepper

Mix all ingredients together and stuff inside buns. Wrap in tinfoil and freeze all buns in large ziplock bag. Day of cooking, thaw and bake in oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Check after 20 minutes, should be melted all the way through.


Beef Lasagna

Lean ground beef
lasagna noodles
taco seasoning
tomato paste
Veggies (carrots, celery, onion, anything you want)
cottage cheese
mozzarella

Fry lean ground beef (and onion if using) at the same time boil 5-7 lasagna noodles. When beef is browned drain meet, mix in taco seasoning, tomato paste and 1/2 cup of water. Stir in veggies and container of cottage cheese.

In pan layer as follows: (bottom to top)

meat

mozza
noodles
mozza
meat
noodles
mozza

Bake at 375 covered for 15-20 minutes

Remove lid and bake additional 10 minutes uncovered

Creamy Chicken Lasagna

Lasagna noodles
4 cups cooked shredded chicken
1 1/2 tsp basil
12 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 cups marinara sauce
4 cups shredded mozza
3/4 cups grated parmesan

heat oven to 400. Combine chicken, basil 8 ounces of cream cheese and 1/4 cup of broth


Mix remaining cream cheese and broth in separate bowl


Spread 1/3 cup marinara in bottom of baking dish


then Layer as follows:

lasagna noodles
2/3 cup marinara sauce
1 cup of chicken mixture
3/4 cup mozza
2tbsp parmesan

repeat layers as many times as ingredients allow


Top with last noodles and broth cream cheese mixture and remaining cheeses.

Cover and bake 45 minutes.
Take off lid and broil 5 minutes.

Hamburger Pie

1 lb ground beef
1 1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
3/4 cup bisquick
1 cup grated cheddar
1 chopped tomato

heat oven to 400 F and grease pie plate

Fry beef and onion until browned. Drain and stir in salt and pepper. Spread in pie plate. 
Beat milk, eggs & bisquick until smooth. Pour into pie plate. Baked 25 minutes. 

Top with cheese and tomatoes (put into freezer bag and freeze at this point if doing a freezer meal) bake 5-8 minutes or until knife comes out clean when inserted. 


Turkey Pot Pie
3 cups cooked cup up turkey 
10 oz mushrooms
2 cups cooked sliced carrots
2 cups cooked potatoes
1 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup cooked chopped onion
3 packs of gravy (2 cups)
chicken bouillon cubes (2)
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp celary salt
Pilsbury Pie Crust

Cook vegetables. Put turkey and mushroom pieces into bottom piece of pie crust. Add cooked veggies

Make gravy as per packet instructions  add bouillon cubes and fully dissolve. Stir onion powder and celery salt in. Pour over meat and veggies lifting with fork to let gravy run through. Dont make gravy too thick. 
Cover pie bottom with pie top. Cut slits in pastry top. 
Bake at 400F for 30 minutes or until heated through and light brown. 



Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

2 cups flour
1 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 bananas
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 F. Combine all ingredients together in large bowl. Grease bottom only of bread pan and pour in batter. Bake 40-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes


M & M Cookies

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1/4 cup white sugar
1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups m & m's

In small bowl combine flour, baking soda & salt

In large bowl cream together butter and sugars until fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, beat well.
Sift dry ingredients into creamed mixture and blend well. Lastly add M &M's
Bake 8-10 minutes at 375 F

Granola Bars (Special thanks to Ashley)

2 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup flour (or sub oat flor)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup liquid honey
1 egg
1/2 cup oil
2 tsp vanilla

Add pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chocolate chips or anything else you like


Mix everything together with hands, add extra honey if ingredients are not sticking together well.

Bake in greased pan at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Cool and cut into bars

Peanut Butter Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup peanut butter
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Cream butter and sugars together, beat in eggs, mix in peanut butter.

Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
Shape into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Press with fork
Bake at 375F for 10-12 minutes