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Macaroni & Cheese Casserole Recipe
Yield: 2 big servings
1 cn (10 3/4 ounces) Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup
1/2 cn Milk
1 ts Prepared Mustard
1/8 ts Pepper
2 c Hot cooked Elbow or medium Shell Macaroni (1 1/2 c dry)
2 ts Margarine or Butter, melted
1 tb Dry Bread Crumbs
Prep. Time: 20 Mins, Cook Time: 20 Mins
In 1-quart casserole, combine soup, milk, mustard and pepper. Stir in
macaroni. In a cup, combine margarine and bread crumbs. Sprinkle over
casserole. Bake at 400F 20 minutes or until hot and bubbling. Makes 2 1/2 Cups.
Quick Skillet Chicken Supper
Recipe
Yield: 4 Servings
1 tb Vegetable oil
4 Chicken breasts
1/2 lb Italian sausage - hot
3 md Carrots, sliced
1 md Onion, sliced
1 Garlic clove, minced
1/2 c Dry red wine
1 Bay leaf
1 ts Thyme - dried
1/4 ts Pepper
14 oz Beans with pork in tomato
Parsley, chopped
Prep Time: 30 min, Cook Time: 30 min
Chicken breasts should be skinned and de-boned. Red wine may be replaced by
1/2 cup chicken broth with 1 tb red wine vinegar.
In a large frying pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken
and sausage. Add carrots, onion and garlic; saut‚ for 2 minutes. Drain off
the fat. Stir in the wine, bay leaf, thyme and pepper. Cover and simmer over
low heat for about 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in the
beans and heat through. Sprinkle parsley on top.
Quick Chicken & Mushroom
Skillet Recipe
Yield: 6 Servings
2 lb Chicken thighs
3 tb All-purpose flour
2 tb Butter
1 1/2 c Mushrooms, sliced
1 Carrot, chopped
1 Onion, chopped
1 Garlic clove, minced
2 tb Fresh thyme, chopped, or -2 ts dried
1 tb Lemon rind, grated
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
1 c Chicken stock
1/4 c Sour cream
Prep Time: 15 mins, Cook Time: 37 mins
In plastic bag, shake chicken with 2 tb of the flour. In nonstick skillet,
melt butter over medium-high heat; cook chicken, turning once, for 15-20
minutes or until well browned and juices run clear when chicken is pierced.
Remove from pan; set aside and keep warm.
Drain off fat from skillet. Add mushrooms, carrot, onion, garlic, thyme, lemon
rind, salt and pepper; cook over medium heat, stirring often, for about 10
minutes or until mushrooms are browned. Whisk remaining flour into stock; pour
into pan and cook, stirring to deglaze pan, for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
Reduce heat to medium-low; stir in sour cream. Return chicken to pan; cook,
without boiling, for 5 minutes or until chicken is heated through. Serve with
egg noodles richly flecked with chopped parsley and lemon rind.
Easy Tarragon Chicken Recipe
Yield: 4 Servings
2 tb Butter or margarine
1 tb Vegetable oil
4 Chicken breasts halves -skinned and boned
3/4 c Dry white wine or vermouth
2 ts Dijon mustard
1 tb Chopped fresh tarragon -or 1 tsp dried
1/2 ts Salt
Freshly ground pepper
3/4 c Heavy cream
Prep Time: 15 min, Cook Time: 25 min
In a large frying pan, melt butter in oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken
breasts and cook, turning once, until lightly browned, about 4 minutes a side.
Remove and set aside.
Add wine to the pan. Bring to a boil, scraping up born\wn bits from bottom of
pan with a wooden spoon. Stir in mustard, tarragon, salt and pepper to taste.
whisk in cream and boil until mixture thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
Return chicken to pan; turn in sauces to coat and simmer 7-1/2 minutes until
chicken is tender. remove chicken to a serving platter, spoon sauce over it.
Easy Coq Au Vin Recipe
Yield: 2 Servings
2 sl Bacon
2 Skinless boneless chicken Breast halves
All-purpose flour
3/4 c Frozen petite or pearl Pearl onions
2/3 c Dry red wine
1/3 c Canned low-salt chicken Broth
3/4 ts Dried thyme
Cook Time: 25 min
Serve buttered egg noodles and broccoli spears with this streamlined
classic. Cook bacon in heavy medium skillet over medium heat until crisp and
brown. Transfer bacon to paper towel and drain. Crumble bacon.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Coat with flour; shake off excess. Add
chicken to same skillet and saute over medium heat until chicken is brown and
just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Using tongs, transfer chicken to
plate.
Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet. Add onions, wine, broth and
thyme to skillet. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Reduce heat to
medium-low and simmer until onions are tender and sauce thickens slightly,
about 12 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Return chicken and any
accumulated juices to skillet. Simmer chicken until just heated through, about
2 minutes. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon sauce over. Garnish with bacon.
Quick Cheese or Chicken
Enchiladas Recipe
Yield: 6 Servings
1 large can Enchilada sauce
1 Pkg corn or small flour tortillas
Chicken breast, cut in small pieces
Jack cheese, grated
Cheddar cheese, grated
Prep Time: 15 min, Cook Time: 45 min
Spray a 9" x 13" baking dish with Pam. Place small amount of
sauce in pan. Heat corn tortillas in microwave to soften. Fill tortillas with
chicken, cheese or both. Fold over and place in pan, seam side down. Cover with
remaining sauce and sprinkle with cheese(s). Bake for 45 minutes at 350F.
Easy Beef Roast Crockpot
Recipe
Yield: 6 Servings
2 lb To 3 lb Chuck roast
2 Bags of Frozen Stew Veggies -( The Large Ones)
2 cn Cream of Mushroom soup
1 Pack of Lipton onion soup
Crock Pot: Put in the Crock pot the meat 2 1/2 cups of water the Soup on the
top of the meat put the Veggies on top of the soup. Turn on your crock pot to (
if cooking 8 or more hours "LOW") if 6 or less ( "HIGH" )
Quick Kielbasa Casserole in a
Pot Recipe
Yield: 5 Servings
1 cn Condensed creamy onion soup
1 cn Condensed tomato soup
1 c Water
1 cn Small white beans, rinsed & drained (16 oz)
3/4 lb Kielbasa (sausage) cut into 1/2" slice
4 sm Potatoes, peel and quartered
3 md Carrots, cut into 1/2" slice
1/2 ts Dried thyme leaves, crushed
1/8 ts Pepper
1 Bay leaf
Fresh thyme or parsley for garnish
Prep Time: 15 mins, Cook Time: 25 mins
In 4 quart saucepan, combine soups and water. Add beans, kielbasa, potatoes,
carrots, thyme, pepper and bay leaf. Over medium heat, heat to boiling,
stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 25 minutes or until
vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf. Garnish with
thyme, if desired.
Quick & Easy Crustless
Spinach Quiche Recipe
1 Onion; large\chopped
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 Frozen chopped spinach (10-ounce package)\chopped spinach\thawed\pressed dry
5 Eggs; beaten
3 c Muenster cheese; shredded
1/4 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
Saute onion in oil in a large skilet until tender. Add spinach, and cook
until excess moisture evaporates; cool. Combine eggs, cheese, salt and pepper;
stir into spinach mixture. Pour into a greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 350F
for 30 minutes or until set. YIELD: One 9-inch Quiche.
Easy Potato Quiche Recipe
Yield: 4 Servings
2 1/2 c Mashed potato (use instant or left over)
1 c Mixed vegetables -- diced and cooked
1/2 Onion -- chopped
1/2 c Corn -- cooked
1/4 c Peas -- cooked
1/4 c Green beans -- cooked
pn Garlic, cayenne, basil, sage to taste
1 1/2 c Cottage cheese
3 Eggs
Prep Time: 15 mins, Cook Time: 35 mins
Line a quiche dish with mashed potato. Mix all vegetables and herbs and
spices together with the cheese and egg whites. Spread over the potato base.
Bake in moderate oven for 35 to 40 minutes until the filling has set.
Quick Skillet Lasagna
Recipe
Yield: 6 Servings
4 c Rotini pasta (12 oz)
1 ts Vegetable oil
2 sm/med Zucchini, cubed
1 Onion, chopped
1/2 Sweet red/green pepper, diced
4 c Mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 c Cooked ham, diced
1 ts Dried oregano
1/4 ts Pepper 1
12 oz Jar spaghetti sauce
15 oz Tub ricotta cheese
2 c Mozzarella, part-skim, -shredded
Prep Time: 20 mins, Cook Time: 25 mins
In pot of boiling salted water, cook rotini until tender but firm, about 6
minutes. Drain in colander; set aside.
In nonstick ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook zucchini,
onion, red pepper, mushrooms, ham, oregano and pepper for 8 minutes or until
tender, tossing often. Add spaghetti sauce; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5
minutes. Stir in pasta. Spread ricotta evenly over top; sprinkle with
mozzarella. Broil for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Easy Chili Recipe
Yield: 4 lg servings
3 c Cooked (canned) Red Kidney Beans
1 1/2 lb Lean hamburger
24 oz Canned tomato sauce
1 Onion, chopped
1 Clove garlic, chopped
3 tb Chili powder
2 ts Cumin
1 ts Paprika
1 ts Thyme
1 ts Oregano
Cook Time: 1 + hr
Saute hamburger and chopped onion, drain. Add to beans with spices, garlic
and tomatoes. Salt & pepper to taste. Simmer 1 hour or until heated and
flavors blend.
Quick Curry Beef Recipe
Yield: 4 Servings
12 oz Wide egg noodles or 1-1/3 cups long-grain white -rice
1 tb Olive oil
1 md Onion; thinly sliced
1 tb Curry powder
1 ts Ground cumin
2 Cloves garlic; minced
1 lb Lean ground beef
1 c 8 oz sour cream
1/2 c 2% milk
1/2 c Raisins; divided
1 ts Sugar
1/4 c Chopped walnuts, almonds or pecans
Prep and Cook Time: 30 mins
Cook noodles or rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, heat oil
in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; cook and stir 3 to
4 minutes. Add curry powder, cumin and garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes longer or
until onion is tender. Add meat; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until meat is no longer
pink, breaking meat apart with wooden spoon. Stir in sour cream, milk, 1/4 cup
raisins and sugar. Reduce heat to medium, stirring constantly, until heated
through.
Spoon over drained noodles or rice. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup raisins and
nuts.
Quick Barbecue Beef Bake
Recipe
Yield: 10 Servings
1 lb Ground beef
3/4 c Chopped onion
18 oz Barbecue sauce
2 c Shredded cheddar cheese
2 c Bisquick Original
1 c Milk
2 Eggs
Prep time: 18 min, Cook time: 27 min
HEAT oven to 400F. 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.
Quick Beef Pie Recipe
Yield: 2 Servings
1 1/2 lb Ground beef
1 md Onion, chopped
1/2 ts Salt
1 cn Condensed tomato soup 10 1/2 oz. size
1 cn Cut green beans, drained 16 oz.
1/4 ts Pepper
2 c Potatoes, seasoned & mashed
1/2 c Chedder cheese, shredded
Cook Time: 40 min
Crumble beef into large fry pan. Add onion and salt, and cook until browned.
Drain off excess fat. Add soup, green beans and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Pour into a greased 2 quart casserole. Spread mashed potatoes over the top.
Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
Quick & Easy Beef Stir
Fry Recipe
Yield: 4 servings
1 lb. beef round tip steaks, -cut to l/4-inch thick
3 tb Soy sauce
2 tb Each dry sherry and water
1 tb Cornstarch
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 Cloves garlic, crushed
1 sm Onion, cut into thin -wedges
1 pk (16 oz's.) frozen vegetable -medley thawed
Prep Time: 10 minutes, Marinate: 15 min, Cook time: 6-10 min
Stack beef round tip steaks on cutting board; cut crosswise into 1-inch
strips. Cut strips into 2-inch pieces. Combine soy sauce, sherry, water and
cornstarch; mix well. Place beef and marinade in plastic bag, turning to coat.
Close bag securely and marinate at room temperature 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat large non-stick skillet or wok over medium-high heat 5 minutes.
Drain beef; reserve marinade. Add oil and stir-fry beef and garlic (1/2 at a
time) 1-2 minutes or until beef is barely pink in center. Reduce heat to
medium. Add onion; stir-fry 1 minute. Add vegetable medley; stir-fry 2-4
minutes or until vegetables are hot and tender-crisp. Return beef and
accumulated juices and the reserved marinade to skillet. Heat 1 minute or until
beef is heated through and sauce is slightly thickened.
Quick & Easy Meat Loaf
Recipe
Yield: 8 Servings
10 3/4 oz Cream of -Mushroom Soup
2 lb Ground beef
1 pkg Campbell's Dry Onion Soup Mix
1/2 c Dry bread crumbs
1 Egg, beaten
1/4 c Water
Prep Time: 15 min, Cook Time: 1 1/4 min
In a large bowl, mix thoroughly 1/2 cup of mushroom soup, beef, onion soup
mix, bread crumbs and egg. In 12 x 8-inch baking pan, firmly shape meat mixture
into an 8 x 4-inch loaf. Bake at 350F for 1 1/4 hours or until done. Spoon off
2 tablespoons drippings, reserve. In a saucepan over medium heat, heat
remaining soup, water and reserved drippings to boiling, stirring occasionally.
Thin sauce with additional water to desired consistency. Spoon over meat loaf.
Quick Ham Quiche Recipe
Yield: 5 Servings
1 pk Crescent rolls (8 count)
3/4 c Cubed monterey jack cheese
1/4 c Cubed mozarella cheese
3/4 c Cubed ham, cooked
2 Eggs
1/4 c Parmesan cheese
Prep time: 15 min, Cook Time: 45 min
Preheat oven to 350F. Using 5 crescent rolls line the bottom and sides of a
glass pie pan. Press and stretch to fill gaps. Fill lined pie pan with cheese
cubes and ham. Beat together eggs and parmesan cheese, pour over ham and cheese
cubes. Using the remaining 3 crescent rolls, make 4 strips and arrange a
lattice work over filled pie pan and tuck ends under to seal. Bake at 350F for
45 minutes or until the center is set.
Quick Spanish Rice & Pork
Chops Recipe
Yield: 4 Servings
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
Cook Time: 20 min
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). Serve.
Tuna Casserole
Yield: 4 Servings
4 oz Noodles, broad; uncooked
3 c Water; salted, boiling
1 cn Cream of mushroom soup
1/3 c Milk
7 oz Tuna; drained and flaked
1 c Peas; cooked
Buttered breadcrumbs
Prep and Cook Time: 40 min
Cook noodles in boiling salted water about 2 minutes. Cover and remove from
heat, and let stand about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine mushroom soup, milk,
tuna, and peas. Rinse noodles with warm water and drain well. Fold noodles into
tuna mixture; pour into a greased 1 quart casserole. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs
and bake at 350F about 30 minutes.
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