Almond Chicken Rice Bake

1 cup cooked rice

2-3 cups cooked chicken

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 T. lemon juice

1 cup mayonnaise (no fat free or light)

1 cup chopped celery

1 T. minced onion flakes

Mix all ingredients together and put in a 9x13 baking dish.

Top with ½ cup slivered almonds.

(Can also top with ½ cup crushed cornflakes…I leave those off.)

Bake uncovered at 300 degrees for 1 hour.

Ratings to come soon!

Chicken black bean and corn chowder

Recipe and Photo from 365 Slow Cooking

 1 (10.75 oz) can cream of chicken soup
1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
1 (14 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 (0.5 oz) envelope dry onion soup mix
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1 cup water
1 (14 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cups frozen corn (you can used canned...just drain it)
Grated cheddar and Tortilla Chips- for serving

1.  Add soup, chicken, beans, onion soup mix, chili powder, water, and tomatoes to slow cooker.
2.  Cover and cook on LOW for about 4-6 hours.  Remove the chicken and cut into bite-size pieces, or shred.  Add back into the slow cooker.
3.  Add in corn and let cook for another 15 minutes on HIGH.
4.  Ladle into individual serving bowls and serve with shredded cheese and tortilla chips.

* Sorry no ratings today.  Yummmm!  It's good.

Cheeseburger Pasta

Recipe and Photo from: Budget Savy Diva

What You Need

1 pound of pasta cooked – penne or similar

1 pound of ground beef

3/4 cup of milk

1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder

2 cups of cheddar cheese

1 teaspoon of pepper

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/4 cup of parmesan cheese

What To do

Brown beef in a medium size skillet – Add salt and pepper. Drain fat.

In a medium sauce pan – over medium- low heat add milk and cheese – mix till cheese is melted. 

Add Parmesan cheese and Garlic Powder and mix.

Add cheese sauce to beef and mix.

Add cooked pasta to skillet and mix well.

Rate It!

Jen: 6.5

Kile: not home

 Kiley: 6.5

Madee: 6

Destrie: 10

Peanut Butter Cereal Balls

Ingredients:

1 cup Light Karo syrup

1 1/2 cups White sugar

1 1/2 cups Crunchy Peanut butter

5 cups cereal 

(  I used 1 cup Rice Krispies, 3 cups Corn Flakes and 1 cup Special K)

Directions: Bring Karo syrup and sugar to a boil.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until dissolved.

Slowly mix in cereal.  Drop by rounded teaspoon onto waxed paper.  Then mold into balls.

 

Rate It!

Jen: 8

Kile: 8

Kiley: not home

Madee: 9

Destrie: 10

Chocolate Eclair Cake

Recipe and Photo from: The Girl Who Ate Everything

Ingredients:
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
4 large eggs
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 large box (5.1 ounces) vanilla instant pudding
3 cups milk
1 8 oz. container cool whip

chocolate syrup

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400. Lightly grease a 9″X13″ glass baking pan.
Eclair Crust: In a medium saucepan, melt butter in water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in flour. Mix in one egg at a time, mixing completely before adding another egg. Spread mixture into pan, covering the bottom and sides evenly.

Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown (Mine only took 25 minutes.) You may want to check it occasionally-you don’t want to overcook the crust, it will ruin the cake! Remove from oven and let cool (don’t touch or push bubbles down).

Filling: Whip cream cheese in a medium bowl. In separate bowl make vanilla pudding. Make sure pudding is thick before mixing in with cream cheese. Slowly add pudding to cream cheese, mixing until there are no lumps. Let cool in fridge.When the crust is completely cooled, pour filling in. Top with layer of cool whip however thick you want it and serve with chocolate syrup.

Rate It!
Jen: 8.5
Kile: 6.5
Kiley: 7.5
Madee: 7
Destrie: 8

Microwave Caramel Popcorn

• 4 quarts popped popcorn
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Place the popped popcorn into a large brown paper bag. Set aside.
2. In a 2 quart casserole dish, or other heat-proof glass dish, combine the brown sugar, margarine, corn syrup, salt and vanilla. Heat for 3 minutes in the microwave, then take out and stir until well blended. Return to the microwave, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from microwave, and stir in the baking soda.
3. Pour syrup over the popcorn in the bag. Roll down the top once or twice to close the bag, and shake to coat the corn. Place bag into the microwave, and cook for 1 minute and 10 seconds. Remove, shake, flip the bag over, and return it to the microwave. Cook for another 1 minute and 10 seconds. Dump the popcorn out onto waxed paper, and let cool until coating is set. Store in an airtight container.

Banana Bread

Recipe from Allrecipes.com

 Ingredients:
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 T. vanilla
1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 sour cream
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 cup mashed banana

Directions:
Add ingredients to bowl.
Stir to combine.
Pour into a loaf pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 to 55 minutes.

Rate It!!!

*Did not get ratings...it was yummy though and everybody ate it!