Saturday, June 4, 2011

Classic Lasagna

Chris' favorite

Ingredients:

Meat sauce:
1 lb bulk Italian sausage or ground beef, I use 1 lb of each, we like it meaty
½ cup chopped onion
16 oz can tomatoes, undrained, chopped
2 (6-oz) cans tomato paste
1 cup water
2 tsp basil leaves
2 garlic cloves

Cheese Mixture:
12- oz carton (1 ½ cups) creamed cottage cheese or Ricotta cheese
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 TB chopped fresh parsley (I've used the jar kind)
¼ -1/2 tsp pepper
2 eggs, beaten

12 oz sliced or 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, Iuse 4-5 cups of cheese, tons on top!
Directions:
In large saucepan or Dutch oven, brown sausage and ground beef and onion. Drain. Add remaining meat sauce ingredients. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. In small bowl, blender (I prefer) or food processor, combine all cheese mixture ingredients; stir until well blended.

Heat oven to 350°. In greased (spray Olive oil) 13x 9 inch baking dish, layer 1/3 uncooked noodles, 1/3 meat sauce, 1/3 cheese mixture and 1/3 mozzarella; repeat layers ending with mozzarella on top. I use lots of cheese. Add extra sauce to accomadate uncooked noodles, they will not cook properly if you don't use enough sauce, it will be dry. If it is going to sit in warmer use even more sauce.

Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.
Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes
Category: Main Meals Servings: 8

Chocolate Fudge Bundt

Chocolate Fudge Bundt Cake

Description:
Rich and DELICIOUS!!!

Ingredients:

1- Dark Chocolate Cake Mix
3- ounces Package Instant Dark Chocolate Pudding Mix
2 cups Sour Cream
3 whole Eggs
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup Water
2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan. Beat all ingredients (except chocolate chips) until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon batter (it will be thick) into prepared pan.

Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour.

Cool for 15 minutes in the pan before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 60 minutes
Category: Desserts Servings: 12
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Description:
This recipe was given to me by my friend Beverly Bearden, I have modified it a liltte. They are very YUMMY!!!

This recipes about 8-9 dozen and can be halved.

Ingredients:
1 lb (4sticks) butter, softened
3 cups brown sugar
1 cup sugar
4 cups flour
5 cups ground oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
24 oz chocolate chips
1 cup pecans, chopped

other options and combinations:
white chocolate chips
peanut butter chips
dried cranberries
raisins
walnuts
mini M&M's
Heath bits *** my fave
Directions:
In a large bowl cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. In a small bowl blend dry ingredients. Add to large bowl. Add chips and nuts. Mix well. Drop by rounded tablespoonful on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Cookies Servings: 12

Chinese Plum Dressing

By Georgia

Great on a big fresh salad with nuts and cranberries!

Ingredients:

1 jar plum baby food
1/4 cup balsamic vinagrette salad dressing
Directions:
Blend well and pour over a big salad with fresh greens, nuts, cranberries, mandarin oranges, feta or bleu cheese.
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes
Category: Salads Servings: 4

Chicken Pot Pie

By Chellie Harmon

Ingredients:
Crust:

1 1/2 cup self rising flour
1/2 cup shortening cut in
1/3 cup milk

Meat filling:

1-2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 bag mixed veggies
Directions:
Crust:

Cut shortening into flour. Add 1/3 cup milk. Mix to form a ball.

Roll out on floured surface 1/8 inch rectangle.

Mix together chicken, soup and veggies. Lay onto rectangle dough. Roll up like a jelly roll and cut into 12-15 pieces. Lay in a pyrex dish that has 1 stick of melted butter in it. Pour 2 cups of chicken broth over rolls.

Bake at 350 until brown and heated through.
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes
Category: Main Meals Servings: 6

Chicken Enchilada Ring

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked chicken
1/4 cup chopped black olives
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 small can chopped chilies, undrained
1/2 cup sour cream
1 package taco seasoning
2 rolls of crescent rolls
1 small chopped tomato
1 lime (juice)
2/3 cup finely crushed tortilla chips

1. Chop chicken and add olives, cheese, chilies, sour ream and taco mix. Seed and chop 1 tomato and add 2 tablespoons lime juice; add to chicken mixture. Reserve 2 Tblsp. crushed chips and add remaining chips to mixture.

2.Unroll crescent dough and separate triangles. Arrange on round baking stone or cookie sheet making a circle with wide ends OVERLAPPING in the center and points toward outside. ( I did lightly spray oil on the cookie sheet I used). There should be a 5 inch diameter opening in the center.

3. Spread chicken mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangle.

4. Bring points of triangles up and over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at the center of the ring.

Sprinkle with 2 Tblsp. crushed chips. ( I put shredded cheese all on top!)

5. Bake @ 375 for 20-25 minutes. Garnish with tomato and serve with salsa and sour cream.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes
Category: Main Meals Servings: 6

Chicken and Stuffing Casserole

By Nicole Dotson

Description:
Nicole is one of the girls I met in Virginia!

Ingredients:
1 chicken (cooked and boned)
2 cups broth
1 stick of butter
1 onion chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 8oz package pep. Farm Herb Dressing

Directions:
Place chicken in bottom of dish
pour undiluted soup and 1 cup broth over chicken, stir
brown onions in butter
stir into dressing mixture along with 1 cup of broth
place dressing over chicken

bake at 350 for 45 min
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes
Category: Main Meals Servings: 4