Sometimes it all about the quick and easy

There are some days where I love to cook big meal and have the time to do that. But then there are the days when you just want something quick and easy. Here are a few recipes that might just help that.

Chili
1 cn Kidney beans
1/2 lb Hamburger
1 cn Tomato soup
1 tb Chili powder
1 sm Onion, chopped
Dump all into a pot. Bring to a boil. Turn down and simmer about 30 minutes

Donuts
1 1/2 c Flour
1/4 ts Salt
2 ts Baking powder
2/3 c Milk
2 tb Powdered sugar
Sift dry ingredients together and add egg and milk, batter will be thick. If too thin add a little more flour. Drop by spoonfuls into deep fat and cook till browned. The powdered sugar is sprinkled on the donuts after they are cooked

Easy Freezer Strawberry Sorbet
2 pk Unflavored gelatin
1 c Sugar
3 c Water
1 qt Pureed strawberries about 3 pints fresh
1 c Cranberry juice cocktail
1/4 c Fresh squeezed lemon juice
Combine gelatin and sugar in a medium saucepan; stir in water. Let stand 2 minutes. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat; cool. Stir in strawberry puree and remaining ingredients. Pour into a 13×9 pan. Cover and freeze 8 hours or overnight. Spoon about 1/4 of frozen mixture into the container of a blender or food processor. Top with lid and process until smooth. Return to pan. Repeat until all the mixture has been processed. Return pan to freezer and freeze for 4 hours or until firm. Let stand at room temperature 15-20 minutes before serving.

Easy French Bread
1 1/2 c Water
3 1/4 c White bread flour
1 1/2 tb Sugar
1 1/2 ts Salt
3 ts Active dry yeast
Put all ingredients in bread machine pan. Set for a large loaf. Use regular or
rapid bake cycle. To develop the crisp crust that French bread is known for, turn
the machine off and reset it after the first knead cycle is completed. This gives
the bread extra kneading time and results in a crisp crust.

Easy Fruit Cobbler
1 cn 21 oz fruit pie filling, any flavor
1 1/4 c Bisquick
1 tb Sugar
1/4 c Milk
1/4 c Sour cream
Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease 1 1/2 qt casserole. Heat pie filling to boiling. Pour into casserole.
Mix remaining ingredients until dough forms. Drop by 6 spoonsfull onto hot pie filling. Sprinkle with sugar if desired. Bake about 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown

Fruit Dessert Cups
8 oz Can pineapple chunks,drained
1 1/4 c Red seedless grapes
2 Kiwifruit, peeled, sliced
4 lg Scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
1/4 c Orange flavored liqueur (optional)
Combine all the fruits; cover and refrigerate.
When ready to serve, spoon fruit mixture into individual dessert dishes. Top with a scoop of ice cream and drizzle a little of the liqueur over ice cream.

Graham Cracker Cookies
24 Graham crackers, separated in half
1 c Butter
1 c Brown sugar
1 c Chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use a cookie sheet with sides. Place crackers on cookie sheet. In a small sauce pan, heat butter and sugar until boiling. Add nuts to mixture. Pour over crackers. bake 10 minutes

Hodge Podge Soup
1 lb Hamburger
1 Chopped onion
Salt and pepper
1 cn (10.75-oz) tomato soup
1 cn (16-oz) mixed vegetables
1 cn (16-oz) kidney beans
1 Box (14.75-oz) spaghetti
Brown hamburger and onions. Drain excess grease. Add tomato soup and half a can of water. Stir in vegetables. Run knife through spaghetti to cut strands. Add to soup mixture. Bring to boil, simmer 15 minutes.

Ice Cream
5 Eggs
Pinch of Salt
2 c Sugar
2 pk Instant pudding mix
1 cn Evaporated milk
2 Qt. milk
Beat eggs well. add salt. blend in sugar and pudding mix. add milks. stir well. Pour in container, (plastic works best), store in freezer at least over night

Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge
1 Bag semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz)
1 Jar smooth or crunchy peanut butter (12 oz)
1 cn Sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
Makes approximately 42 pieces. In a 1-1/2 quart microwave-proof bowl, melt chocolate and peanut butter on HIGH for 3 minutes. Remove from microwave; stir will. Add milk, stirring until well blended. Pour mixture into 8 x 8 inch pan, lined with waxed paper. Refrigerate to chill.

Pizza Bagels
1 Lender’s plain bagel
Squeeze pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Heat bagel in microwave on high for 15 seconds. Split bagel, add sauce and some cheese. Heat in microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds or until cheese melts

Garlic Bread
1 c Oil-free italian dressing
1 ts Paprika
5 Cl Garlic; or more to taste
1 Whole-wheat french bread
Parsley flakes; optional
Preheat the broiler. Place the dressing, paprika, and garlic in a blender and process until well blended. Brush this mixture on the bread and sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

Easy Oven Stew
3/4 lb Boneless beef round steak, trimmed and cubed
1 tb Cooking oil
4 md Potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
5 md Carrots, cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
1 Rib celery, cut into 1 inch chunks
1 lg Onion, cut into 1 inch chunks
14 1/4 oz Can of chunky stewed tomatoes
3 tb Quick cooking tapioca
1 ts Browning sauce
1/4 ts Pepper
1 c Frozen peas
In dutch oven, brown the steak in oil. Add the next eight ingredients; cover and bake at 300 for 4 to 5 hours. Add the peas during the last 30 minutes of baking.Yield: 6 servings

Pear Dessert
1 tb Butter
3 Ripe pears
1/2 c Butterscotch or caramel ice cream topping
Scoops of vanilla ice cream or Ice Milk
Peel, core and thinly slice pears.
Heat butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced pears. Cook until pears are softened, stirring occasionally. Add the topping and heat until the mixture is bubbly, stirring occasionally. Serve over ice cream.

Pork Chop Dinner
4 Pork chops
Can of chicken broth
1 Onion chopped
2 Cloves of garlic – chopped
2 ts Of olive oil
Put oil in frying pan and heat until hot. Brown the pork chops on both sides. Now add the chicken broth, onions, garlic and any other spices that you might like into the frying pan. Simmer on low heat for about an hour. The pork chops are tender and not dried out.

Potato Bread
2 t Yeast
3 c Bread flour
1/4 c Instant potato flakes
1/2 T Salt
1 1/2 T Butter
1 1/2 T Sugar
3/4 c Milk
3/8 c Water
Place all ingredients in bread pan and start. Allow to cool 1 hour before slicing

Taco Dip
1 1/2 c Mayonnaise
1 1/2 c Sour cream
1 pk (1.25 oz) taco seasoning mix
Assorted chips *OR* Fresh vegetable dippers
Mix mayonnaise, sour cream and taco mix till blended, chill. Serve with chips or vegetables. Makes 3 cups.

Extra Easy Coffee Cake
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 cn 10oz. Hungry Jack Refrig. Flaky biscuits
1/4 c Semi-sweet choc. chips
1/4 c Peanut butter chips
2 tb Margarine, melted
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 8 or 9 inch round cake pan. In 1 gallon plastic bag or large bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon; mix well. Separate dough into 10 biscuits; cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Drop 5 pieces at a time into cinnamon mixture; toss to coat. Remove biscuits with slotted spoon; place in greased pan. Repeat with remaining pieces. Sprinkle with chips; drizzle with melted margarine. Bake fo 18 to 23 minutes or until biscuits are deep golden brown. Let stand 5
minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.

Lasagna
3/4 lb Ground beef
3 c Prego Traditional Spaghetti Sauce
15 oz Ricotta cheese
8 oz Shredded mozzarella cheese
6 Uncooked lasagna noodles
1/4 c Water
In 10 inch skillet over medium high heat, cook beef until browned, stirring to separate meat. Spoon off fat. Add spaghetti sauce, heat through, stirring occasionally. In 2 quart oblong baking dish, spread 1-1/2 cups meat mixture. Top with 3 uncooked lasagna noodles, half of the ricotta cheese and half of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat mixture. Slowly pour water around inside edges of baking dish. Cover tightly with foil. Bake at 375 degrees (f) for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes more. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Makes 8 main dish servings.

Creamy Applesauce Dessert
1/2 c Applesauce; unsweetened
1/2 c Nonfat yogurt
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Apple pie spice
2 ts Sugar
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix thoroughly. Serve right away or chill for later serving. This was altered to lofat from the original recipe. Also to reduce the calories you can use a sugar substitute to equal the sugar

Chocolate Brownies
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Evaporated milk
1/4 c Butter or margarine; (1/2 stick)
8 oz Hershey’s semi-sweet baking chocolate, broken into pieces
2 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla extract
3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Chopped nuts; (optional)
Heat oven to 350 deg F. Grease 9 inch square baking pan. In medium
saucepan, combine sugar, evaporated milk and butter. Cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly, until mixture boils; remove from heat. Add chocolate, stirring
until melted; beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and nuts, if
desired, until well blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or
until brownies just begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan
on wire rack. Cut into squares. About 16 brownies

Lemon Cheesecake
1 Graham cracker crust, baked
8 oz Pkg cream cheese
2 c Milk
1 pk Lemon instant pudding
Whipped cream, optional
In a small mixer bowl, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Gradually add the
milk; beat until well blended. Add the pudding; beat 1 minute. Pour into cooled
crust. Chill well. Top with a sprinkling of graham cracker crumbs and serve with
whipped cream, if desired

Quick And Easy Waffles
4 Eggs
1 c Milk
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt (optional)
2 c Flour
1/2 c Butter; melted
1 tb Sugar
1 ts Vanilla (optional)
Beat eggs and sugar until light and foamy. Add cooled melted butter, milk and
vanilla extract. Sift flour and baking powder and add to egg mixture. Add salt &
beat well. Bake and serve.

Apple Muffins
1 Stick butter
1/2 c Light brown sugar
1 ts Cinnamon.
In a small mixing bowl cream together:
Split 6 english muffins, toast, then spread each muffin half with 1 Tbl of the
butter-sugar mixture. Mix remaining butter-sugar mixture with a 20 oz can
drained, sliced pie apples and distribute over muffins. Broil 4 min to heat apples
and melt butter mixture.

Quick Apple Sauce
4 sm Apples peeled
1/3 c Water
Cinnamon or nutmet to taste
Wash and slice applies into a 2 quart glass casserole dish. Add water and cover.
Cook 5-7 minutes until fruit is soft cooked but not mush. Stir in seasonings. Let
rest 5 minutes before eating. Delicious warm or cold

Quick Baked Pasta Family Style
2 tb Olive oil
1 lb Ground beef, lean
2 cl Garlic; crushed
1/2 c Half and half
3/4 c Marinara sauce
3/4 lb Penne pasta
1/4 c Parmesan cheese; grated
1 ts Dried oregano
1/2 ts Dried rosemary
Salt and pepper; to taste
1 c Mozzarella cheese; grated Or swiss cheese; for topping
Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Heat a large frying pan and add oil, beef and
garlic. Saute until the meat is tender and then drain excess fat. Add all remaining
ingredients except the Mozzarella cheese and pasta. Simmer the mixture while
pasta cooks until al dente. Drain pasta and mix it with the sauce. Pour all into a 3
quart baking dish and top with the remaining cheese. Bake uncovered at 350F
for 25 minutes or until bubbly hot

Barbecue Beef Bake
1 lb Ground beef
3/4 c Chopped onion
18 oz Barbecue sauce
2 c Shredded cheddar cheese
2 c Bisquick Original or Reduced Fat baking mix
1 c Milk
2 Eggs
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Cook ground beef and 1/2 cup of the onion in 10″
skillet until beef is brown; drain. Stir in barbecue sauce. Spoon into ungreased
13x9x2″ baking dish; sprinkle with cheese.
Stir baking mix, milk and eggs until blended. Pour over beef mixture. Sprinkle
with remaining onion.
Bake 25-27 minutes or until crust is light golden brown.

Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
2 c Cooked Idaho Pinto beans OR Pink or Small Red Beans
1/2 c Bottled salsa -OR- picante sauce
8 Corn tortillas
1/2 lb Cheddar cheese, divided
20 oz Enchilada sauce
Shredded lettuce
Sour cream
Mash beans with salsa. Spoon beans down center of each tortilla, dividing
evenly Cut half of cheese into 8 sticks. Place 1 stick over beans on each tortilla.
Roll tortilla to enclose cheese and beans. Place, seam-side down, in greased
shallow baking dish. Pour enchilada sauce over all. Grate remaining cheese and
sprinkle over sauce. Bake in preheated 350-degree F oven for 15 to 18 minutes.
Garnish with lettuce and sour cream. Makes 8 enchiladas.

Beef And Cheese Burritos
1 lb Lean ground beef
1 1/4 c Chunky salsa
8 oz Monterey jack cheese, cubed
8 Flour tortillas, warmed
Sliced lettuce
Chopped tomato
Sliced black olives
Brown the beef in a skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Pour off
drippings. Stir in salsa and cheese; heat until cheese melts.
To serve, divide filling among tortillas. Fold bottom edge of each tortilla up over
filling; fold sides to center, overlapping edges. Top with lettuce, tomato and
olives.

Beef Minestrone
1/2 lb Ground beef
16 oz Frozen Italian mixed vegetables
2 cn Water
2 c Shredded cabbage
Grated Parmesan cheese
1 cn Condenced tomato soup
1 ts Dried basil
1/2 c Uncooked elbow macaroni
In a soup pot, cook beef until well browned. Drain off fat. Stir in frozen
vegetables, undiluted soup, water and basil. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
Simmer 15 minutes. Stir in cabbage and elbow macaroni. Cook until tender.
Sprinkle with grated cheese. SERVES 6.

Biscuit Mix
2 3/4 c Wheat flour
1/2 c Soy flour; 2 T
1 1/4 ts -salt
1/2 c Inst dry milk;less 1 T
2 1/2 tb Baking powder
1 c Wheat germ
Combine all ingredients store in sealed container.
Makes 5 c

Quick Biscuits
2 c Flour
5 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1/4 c Shortening
1 c Milk
Mix and sift the dry ingredients; rub in the shortening and mix with the milk to a
soft, thick dough. Drop by spoonfuls onto a well-greased tin and bake in a quick
oven (425) for about 15 minutes. These are best when made with butter and
come out of the oven as thin, crusty biscuits rather than the thicker variety.
Twelve biscuits

Blueberry Muffins
1 c Vanilla ice cream, softened
1 c Self-rising flour
1 c Fresh blueberries
1 tb Butter or margarine, melted
2 tb Sugar
In a medium bowl, mix ice cream and flour. Fold in blueberries. Spoon into six
greased muffin cups. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done.
While hot, brush muffin tops with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Serve warm

Quick Bread Sticks
10 Low-fat refrigerated biscuit dough
1 1/4 c Rice cereal, coarsely crushed
1/2 ts Salt
3 tb Skim milk
1 1/2 tb Grated Parmesan Cheese
Cut each biscuit into thirds. Roll each piece into a 4 inch stick. Combine cereal
and salt. Roll each stick in milk and then in cereal. Place on baking sheet and
sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden
brown.

Quick Broccoli And Rice Casserole
10 oz Pk Frozen Broccoli With Cheese Sauce
1/2 c Quick Cooking Rice
1/2 c Whole Milk
1 c Cooked Chicken, Ham Or Turkey — Cubed
2 tb Parmesan — Grated
Follow package directions for frozen Broccoli w/Cheese Sauce.
Turn into a (1 Qt.) casserole. Add the chicken, ham or turkey. Add the rice, milk
and cheese. Blend thoroughly. Cover. Microwave on high until the rice is tender
(about 6 minutes), stirring once. Serve

Brown Betty
3 c Tart apples
1 1/2 c Coarse bread crumbs
1/4 c Butter, melted
1 c Brown sugar
1/2 ts Cinnamon OR nutmeg
1/2 c Water
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix first four ingredients together in a 10 x 6 x 2
inch baking dish. Sprinkle with the cinnamon. Pour water over the top.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes

California Pizza
1 cn Stewed tomatoes (14.5 oz)*
1 Bread shell,large
1 tb Olive oil
1 cn Mushrooms,sliced (3 oz)
1 tb Parsley
1/3 c Romano cheese,grated
* – Italian style
Drain tomatoes and save juice. Add olive oil to reserved tomato juice and brush
over the top of bread shell. Arrange tomatoes and mushrooms on top. Sprinkle
with parsley and Romano cheese. Bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees F.

Quick Caramel Rolls
1 Loaf frozen bread dough
3/4 c Nuts
1/2 pk Butterscotch pudding (no instant)
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 c Margarine
1 ts Water
Thaw bread for 45 minutes. Grease Bundt(or other tube pan) well with butter
(margarine) and sprinkle nuts all around bottom and sides. Cut bread into 12
equal pieces and put in bottom of pan. Combine last 4 ingredients in small
saucepan and cook over medium heat until bubbles form(stirring constantly) and
boil one minute. Spoon over bread dough to coat each piece. Cover lightly with
kitchen towel and leave on counter overnight.
In the morning, bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Then flip onto a plate and let sauce drizzle over

Cheddar Bread
3 3/4 c Unbleached flour
5 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/3 c Butter
2 1/2 c Cheddar; sharp
1 1/2 c Milk
2 ea Eggs; lg, slightly beaten
Combine the dry ingredients, then cut the butter into the flour until the mixture
resembles coarse crumbs, then add the cheddar cheese. Combine the milk and
eggs then add the mixture to the cheddar mixture. Stir until just moistened, then
spoon into a greased 9 X 5-inch loaf pan. Bake at 375 degrees F. hour. Remove
from the pan immediately and let cool on a wire rack.

Cherry Dessert
1 c Butter or margarine
1 1/2 c Granulated sugar
4 Eggs
1 ts Almond extract
2 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 cn (21oz) Cherry pie filling
Powdered sugar to dust over top, optional
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the almond
extract. Stir in the flour and baking powder. Mix until smooth. Butter a 13×9-inch
cake pan. Turn the mixture into the pan. Spoon the pie filling into the cake, in 16
spots, spacing 4 spoonfuls evenly in each direction. Bake at 350 degrees F for
45 to 50 minutes or until golden and cake tests done. Filling will sink into the
cake while baking. To serve, cut into 16 pieces. Place bottom side up on serving
plate. Dust with powdered sugar, if used. Spoon slightly sweetened whipped
cream over each serving, if desired. This is great served warm!
Note: For blueberry dessert, substitute blueberry pie filling for the cherry filling.

Chicken And Biscuits
3 lb Boneless chicken breast
1 pk Big Country B`scuits
1 cn Cream of chicken soup
Place chicken in ungreased casserole. Pour soup over top. Cover. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Put biscuits on top of chicken. Bake, uncovered, until biscuits are brown

Chicken Marinara
4 Chicken breasts, skinned
16 oz Marinara sauce
8 oz Mozzarella cheese, sliced thinly
Place chicken breasts in baking pan. Cover each breast with a few slices of cheese. Pour sauce over chicken and cheese. Cover lightly with foil. Bake in 350 degree F. oven for about 40 minutes. Spoon sauce from bottom of baking pan over chicken every 10 or 15 minutes. Remove foil for last 10 or 15 minutes of baking.

Quick Chili Casserole
9 oz Pkg. corn chips
1 cn Chili with beans
2 c Grated cheddar cheese
2 c Chopped onions, sauted
Place 1/2 of corn chips in buttered casserole dish. Cover with one cup of cheese, 1 cup onion and 1/2 can of chili. Repeat except saving rest of cheese for top layer. Cook in 400 degree oven until top of cheese is melted.

Cobbler Pie
1 c Flour
1 c Sugar
2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Milk
Preheat oven to 375 Mix above ingredients. Put 1/2 c. oleo in 8 x 12 baking dish and melt. Pour above mixture into oleo in baking dish. Add 1 medium sized can of sweetened fruit or 3 to 4 cups of fresh fruit. If fruit is not sweetened, add 1/2 c. sugar on top before baking. Bake about 45 min

Quick Cookies
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 c White sugar
1/4 c Butter
1 Egg, unbeaten
1 c Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Vanilla
1/3 c Chopped nuts (optional)
Cream sugars and butter together. Mix in egg. Add flour sifted with baking powder. Add vanilla and nuts. Drop from a spoon on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 deg for 7 minutes. Check for cookie to be just browned on the bottom for chewy cookies.

Quick Dessert
1 pk Raspberry Jello
1 md Jar applesauce
Graham crackers
Cool whip
Layer pan with graham crackers. Mix together jello and applesauce. Put on top of graham crackers. Spread Cool Whip over the top. Chill 2 hours before serving.

Quick Low-fat Burritos
1 Tortilla
1/4 c Beans; canned
1/4 c Rice; cooked
Cilantro pesto or salsa
Lettuce; shredded
Monterey Jack; or other cheese- reduced fat variety
Top tortilla with beans and rice; warm in the microwave. Top with cilantro pesto or salsa, shredded lettuce and a little grated low-fat cheese. Roll up and serve

Onion Cheese Bread
3 c Flour
1 tb Baking powder
3 tb Sugar
1 c Cheddar, stale; grated
4 Scallion; chopped
1 1/2 c Beer
1 Egg; beaten
1 ts Sesame seeds
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, cheese, and scallions. Stir beer in gently to form a thick, sticky batter. Pour batter into greased loaf pan, 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches. Brush top of loaf with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in oven for 1-1/4 hours or until loaf browns. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

Peanut Butter Pound Cake
1 pk Yellow cake mix
3 Eggs
2/3 c Milk
1 1/2 c Creamy peanut butter
1 sm Instant vanilla pudding
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Blend well. Beat on medium speed for 5 minutes. Pour mixture into a greased and floured 13×9″ pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool in pan 10 minurtes. Remove from pan and cool completely

Pear Crumble
32 oz Pear halves in juice
1/4 c Quick-cooking oats
2 tb Chopped walnuts
2 tb Golden raisins
1 tb Butter or margarine,melted
1 tb Brown sugar
1/8 ts Ground cinnamon
1/8 ts Ground ginger
Place 8 pear halves, cut-side up, in broiler-proof pan. Combine remaining ingredients. Crumble over pears. Broil 6″ from heat 3 minutes, until browned

Pork Lo Mein
8 Ozs. leftover pork roast
1 c Chopped onion
1 c Thinly sliced carrots
1 ts Minced fresh garlic
2 To 3 packages oriental-flavored noodle-soup mix with seasoning packets
1 1/2 c Water
1 c Frozen peas
6 c Coarsely shredded romaine lettuce
Put pork, onion, carrots and garlic into a skillet and cook over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes. Break noodles into the skillet. Stir in seasoning packets, water and pea. Bring to a boil and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in lettuce and cook uncovered, stirring almost constantly, until lettuce is wilted. Serve immediately. Serves 4

Potato Casserole
1 lb Hash brown potatoes; frozen
1/2 ts Onion powder
1 c Sour cream
1 c Cream of mushroom soup
1 c Cheddar cheese; shredded
Parmesan cheese
Mix all ingredients together except Parmesan. Put into greased 9×13 casserole dish. Sprinkle Parmesan over top…probably about 1/4 cup or so. Bake for 1 hour at 400 degrees F. This can be doubled easily. Also can be prepared in advance and baked just before serving.

Pound Cake
3 Eggs
1/2 c Milk
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
3 c Basic Cake Mix
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Beat eggs until foamy; add milk and vanilla and continue beating.
Add dry mixture to eggs, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Pour into a greased 9-inch loaf pan and bake for 1-1/2 hours. Idea: For a fruit shortcake, pour batter into a greased 9-inch square pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. When cook, cut cake into 2-inch squares. Slice
each square in half, fill with berries and juice, and replace top half. Cover with sweetened whipped cream.

Quick Quesadillas
1 (7-in) Soft tortilla
1/2 ts Dijon
1/3 c Grated old cheddar
1 tb Each sliced green onions and chopped coriander or parsley
Spread tortilla with Dijon. Sprinkle with cheddar, green onions and coriander or parsley. Roll snugly. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 20 to 25 seconds. Or wrap in foil andbake at 350F for 12 minutes. Slice into 1-in. pieces and serve warm with salsa. Each tortilla makes 6 pieces

Quick Raisin Bread
2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
3/4 ts Salt
1/3 c Sugar
1 c Raisins
2 c Cereal flakes
1 ea Egg
1 1/2 c Buttermilk
4 tb Shortening; melted
Dredge raisins in small amount of flour, sift dry ingredients together and add raisins and cereal. Beat eggs slightly, add milk and melted shortening, blend well with first mixture but do not overmix. Bake in greased loaf pan 350 F. about 1 hour.

QUICK LEMON PIE
1 sm. can frozen lemonade
1 can Eagle brand sweetened milk
1 lg. carton Cool Whip
1 ready to serve graham cracker pie
crust
Mix lemonade and milk; let stand a few minutes. Fold in Cool Whip. Pour into prepared graham cracker crust. Chill for 1 hour and serve

Quick And Easy Barbecue Pork Chops
4-5 pork chops
1/2 onion
1-2 carrots
1 stalk celery
About 1/4 c. ketchup
2-3 drops Worcestershire sauce
Water to cover chops
Lightly brown pork chops on both sides. Put ketchup on top of pork chops. Add water to cover chops. Add onion, celery, carrots and Worcestershire sauce. Cook about 1/2 hour. This recipe can be used with beef or chicken.

Quick And Easy Meatloaf
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can Campbell’s cream of
mushroom soup
2 lbs. ground beef
1 pouch Campbell’s dry onion soup &
recipe mix
1/2 c. dry bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1/4 c. water
1. In large bowl, mix thoroughly 1/2 cup of the mushroom soup, beef, onion soup mix, bread crumbs and egg. In 12″x8″ baking pan, firmly shape meat mixture into 8″x4″ loaf. 2. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until done. Spoon off 2 tablespoons drippings; reserve. 3. In saucepan over medium heat, heat remaining soup, water and reserved drippings to boiling, stirring occasionally. Thin sauce with additional wafer to desired consistency. Spoon over meat loaf. Makes 8 servings. Prep Time 5 minutes. Cook Time 1 1/2 hours

Very Quick Apple Squares
3/4 c Softened butter or margarine
1 pk White cake mix
1 (21 oz.) can apple pie filling
1/2 c Flaked coconut
In a large bowl, cut butter into dry cake mix. Set aside one cup. Press remaining mixture into 13×9 inch baking pan. Spoon pie filling evenly over cake mixture. In a small bowl, combine reserved cake mixture and coconut. Sprinkle over pie filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly before cutting in 3 x 1 1/2 inch bars

Super-easy Roasted Potatoes
Potatoes
Oil
Onion soup mix powder
Mix one packet of onion soup mix with some oil. Cook the same as Roasted Cajun Potatoes. [Preheat an oven to 400. Mix everything well in a roasting pan, making sure that the potatoes are coated with the oil and spices. Roast the potatoes in the oven for 45 minutes, stirring around every 15 minutes.]

Sesame Ginger Chicken
1 1/2 tb Sesame seeds, toasted
1 tb Grated fresh gingerroot
3 tb Low sodium soy sauce
3 tb Honey
6 4 oz. skinned, boned chicken
Veg. cooking oil
Combine first 4 ingredients.
Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy duty plastic wrap and flatten to 1/4″ thickness, using meat mallet or rolling pin. Brush half of soy sauce mixture over chicken, coating both sides.
Coat grill rack with cooking spray, place on grill over med-hot coals. Place chicken on rack, grill, covered, 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is done, turning and basting frequently with remaining soy sauce mixture
Shrimp Gumbo
2 tb Cooking oil
1 c Okra
1 cn Chicken gumbo
2 cn Shrimp (4 1/2 oz.)
2 tb Flour
1 cn Chicken & rice soup
1 Salt & pepper to taste
Make roux with cooking oil and flour. Brown until dark brown color. Add okra, salt and pepper. Add soup and carefully rinsed shrimp. Simmer until hot. Serve over rice. If more vegs. are desired, add chopped bell bepper, minced garlic and green onion blades

Shrimp In Garlic Butter
1/4 c Margarine
1/2 ts Garlic powder
2 ts Dried parsley flakes
1/4 ts Paprika
1 ds Ground black pepper
1 lb Small shrimp
1 ts Lemon juice
Place margaine in custard cup or 1 cup glass measure. Add garlic powder, parsley flakes, paprika, and pepper. Microwave on High about 1 minute, or until melted. Peel and devein shrimp; spread in 10 inch round glass baking dish. Pour butter mixture evenly over shrimp. Cover with plastic wrap, making a 1″ slit in plastic to vent. Microwave on High 6 to 9 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes, until
shrimp are just pink and opaque. Let stand, covered, 1 minute. Sprinkle with lemon juice and garnish with fresh parsley sprigs.

Spanish Rice And Pork Chops
4 Boneless Pork Chops
1/2 ts Kitchen Bouquet
4 sl Onion
2/3 c Quick Cooking Rice
1 2/3 c Pasta sauce with
Mushrooms
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Mozzarella, shredded
NOTE: Cooking times are based on using a 625-750 watt microwave oven and food quantities for 4 servings. Adjust cooking times as required. Brush both sides of the pork chops with Kitchen Bouquet. Arrange in a single layer in a microwave safe (8″ square) baking dish. Top each chop with a slice of onion. Cover with well vented plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 7 minutes. Turn the chops. Add the rice. Combine the pasta sauce and the water. Spoon over the chops. Recover with well vented plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 5 minutes. Microwave on medium (50%) until chops are tender (about 7 minutes). Sprinkle with the mozzarella. Let stand, uncovered, until the cheese melts (about 5 minutes

Steak And Lemon-pepper Potatoes
1 c Prepared Italian dressing
2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 lb Flank steak
1 1/3 lb (4 medium) potatoes cut into 2-inch chunks
1 1/2 tb Butter or margarine cut into small pieces
1 1/2 tb Fresh lemon juice
1 ts Minced garlic
1 tb Chopped parsley
1 1/2 ts Grated lemon peel
1/4 ts -to 1/2 ts Pepper
Salt, to taste
In shallow dish or pan mix together dressing and soy sauce. Add steak, turning to coat; cover and refrigerate at least 20 minutes. Meanwhile, place potatoes, butter, lemon juice and garlic in shallow 1 1/2- to 2-quart microwave-safe dish; toss. Cover with plastic wrap, venting one corner. Microwave on HIGH 12 to 16 minutes until just tender. Meanwhile, heat broiler 10 minutes. Remove steak from marinade. Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat source 5 to 10 minutes on each side to desired doneness. While steak cooks, mix parsley, lemon peel and pepper into cooked potatoes. Season with salt and microwave on HIGH about 1 minute until hot. Slice meat diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Serve with potatoes.

Banana Caramel Pie
1 Baked 8″ pie shell
1/4 c Cold water
2 Egg yolks
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Brown sugar, packed
1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
1 c Boiling water
1 tb Butter or
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
3 Or 4 ripe bananas
1/2 c Heavy cream
Early in day: In saucepan, mix cold water with egg yolks; stir in combined sugars, flour, and salt. Gradually add boiling water, stirring briskly. Cook, stirring, 3 to 5 min., or until smooth and thick. Add butter and vanilla; cool 5 min., stirring occasionally. Pour into baked pie shell. Refrigerate till serving time.To serve: Slice bananas over filling. Whip cream; spread over all

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