Pizza Dip

Momma Mia!

1 pkg softened cream cheese

3/4 cup mayo

1 1/2 cups shredded Provolone cheese

8 oz sliced pepperoni

2 tomatoes (chopped)

1/4 cup chopped black olives optional

1/4 cup chopped green peppers (optional)

• Set 1/2 cup of Provolone off to the side
• Mix rest of ingredients together until blended well
• Spoon into a six cup casserole dish
• Sprinkle remaining Provolone on top
• Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly
• Serve with pita chips, garlic bread, bread sticks, or crusty Italian rolls.



Rotel Chicken Spaghetti

4 -6 chicken breasts, cooked & chopped

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can chicken broth

1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes

1 lb Velveeta cheese, cubed

12 ounces spaghetti, cooked & drained

Mix soup, broth, and Ro-tel

In a 13x9 greased casserole dish layer as follows: Spaghetti, Chicken, Soup mix, Cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted.

Crab Rangoons

2 pkg softened cream cheese
1 cup sugar
2 T minced green onions
4 dozen wonton wrappers
1/2 to 3/4 cup minced crab (imitation or real)

• Combine cream cheese, sugar, chives and crab until smooth
• Drop small spoonful in center of wrapper
• Fold wrapper from a square into a triangle making sure the edges are sealed (dipping finger in water and running along edge will help this
• Deep fry until golden brown
• Serve hot

To learn how to fold a wonton a little fancier watch this video by Dennis Mong.

Fried Okra Salad

I don't really like okra but when I tried this I ate two big bowls!!!

6 slices bacon
2 packages (10 oz each) frozen sliced okra (unbreaded), thawed
cornmeal for coating (season cornmeal for added flavor)
1 large tomato
1 small to medium onion
1/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. red wine vinegar
3 tbsp. oil

• Fry bacon until crisp, set aside.
• Add enough oil to the bacon drippings to fry okra.
• Lightly coat thawed okra in cornmeal.
• Fry okra in oil until cooked through, set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Just before serving, crumble bacon into okra.
• Chop tomato and onion and stir into okra.
• Mix sugar, vinegar, and oil, make sure sugar is dissolved
• Toss salad with dressing before serving.

Best Ever Breakfast Casserole

I modified a recipe from a dish I saw on a cooking show several years ago.  It was way too complicated and had Feta cheese.  This is my version because I'm lazy and I'm not a fan of Feta cheese.  Enjoy!

1 can crescent rolls
1 lb sausage
6 eggs
1 pkg cream cheese

1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese

• Layout 1 can of crescent roll dough flat in a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until just done (not brown but not gooey)
• Brown sausage and drain.
• Mix sausage with cream cheese.
• Soft scramble  the eggs, you want them still a little wet
• Mix with sausage/cream cheese mixture
• Spoon on top of crescent rolls
• Top with cheddar*
• Bake at 350 degrees until cheddar is melted

* you may also top it with crumbled bacon and I like to add some provolone cheese in addition to cheddar

If you like this you might also want to try Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescents.

Tamale Pie

1 lb ground beef

1 medium chopped onion

1 T chili powder

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

3/4 t salt

3/4 cup cornmeal

1 1/2 t baking powder

1/3 cup milk

1 T sugar

1 T flour

1 egg (beaten)

1 T oil

1 can whole kernel corn (drained)

1 can diced tomatoes

1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)

• Brown beef with onion and drain.
• Add tomatoes, 1/4 t salt, chili powder, corn, green pepper, and black beans.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Pour into greased 2 quart casserole dish.
• Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, 1/2 t salt, baking powder, egg, milk, and oil.
• Stir until just moistened.
• Spread mixture over beef.
• Bake at 425 degrees for about 25 minutes or until corn bread is brown.
• Serve with cheese and sour cream on top.

Easy BBQ Chicken

2  to 2 1/2 pounds chicken
16 ounces Coca cola
1 bottle BBQ sauce

• Place chicken in a large deep pan.
• Mix Coke and BBQ sauce.
• Pour over chicken.
• Simmer until chicken is tender and sauce is thick.

Mamaw's Liver and Onions

Not a favorite of most but, I sure love it!

1 to 2 pounds beef liver
2 envelopes Lipton onion soup mix
1 medium onion

• Coat liver in flour and salt
• Fry until browned
• Place liver in a crock pot.
• Empty soup packets and sliced onion on top.
• Cover with water.
• Simmer on low until tender.

Shrimp Jambalaya

One of my favorite dishes Momma makes...

   1  pound shrimp (cooked and peeled)
   1  pound smoked sausage
   1  T flour
1/2  t Worcestershire sauce
       dash paprika
   1  (16oz) can tomatoes
1/4  c chopped onion
   3  T chopped green peppers
   1  cup minced garlic
1/2  t salt
       dash cayenne pepper
   2  (6oz) cans sliced mushrooms
   4  cups cooked rice

• Cut sausage in small pieces and fry until brown.
• Add onion, green pepper, and garlic and cook until tender
• Blend in flour and seasonings
• Add mushrooms, tomatoes, and shrimp.
• Simmer for 20 minutes
• Pour over cooked rice

Cabbage Creole

Even if you don't like cabbage you should try this.

1 -2 lb ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

1 medium head of cabbage, chopped

1 (10 ounce) can Ro-tel

1/2 lb Velveeta, cubed

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

In a large skillet, brown beef with chopped onion. Drain, if necessary.

Return meat mixture to pan.

Add chopped cabbage (this may have to be done in batches depending on how big of a pan you use).

Cook until cabbage is somewhat wilted.

Add Rotel and continue to cook until cabbage is tender.

Add cubed Velveeta and seasonings to taste.

Cook until cheese is melted.

Serve hot.

Lasagne

When the stars make you drool like a bigga pasta fool, that's amore!

8 ounces lasagna noodles
1 pound ground beef
2 one pound cans tomatoes
8 oz tomato sauce
1 T seasoning salt
1 pkg spaghetti sauce mix
2 cloves minced garlic

• Fry meat, garlic, and salt until meat is brown, drain
• Add rest of ingredients, except cheese, and simmer 30 minutes
• Cook noodles according to directions on box and drain
• Pour half of mixture into large rectangular pan
• Put a layer of noodles on top of meat
• Cover noodles with cheese
• Layer, meat noodles and cheese as before
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Chicken Enchilada's

Courtesy of Jeanie Brown

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1 cup salsa

2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast meat

6 (6 inch) flour tortillas

2 cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream cheese and salsa. Cook, stirring until melted and well blended.
• Stir in chicken.
• Fill tortillas with the mixture, roll and place in a lightly sprayed baking dish.
• Spread cheese over the top.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until heated through.
• Garnish with your favorite toppings such as lettuce and tomatoes, or sour cream

Shrimp and Potato Soup

1/2 stick butter
1 small onion (finely chopped)

2 medium diced carrots

2 T flour

8 medium potatoes (cubed)

4 cups milk

2 chicken bouillon cubes dissolved

1 cup half and half

1 t salt

1/4 t pepper
2 cups salted water
1 pound shrimp
bacon, sour cream, and cheese for garnish

• melt butter and saute onion and carrots until both are tender
• whisk in flour and cook for one minute
• add potatoes, milk, and dissolved bouillon cubes
• cook over medium heat for 15 minutes until potatoes are soft and some have began to dissolve
• add the half and half, salt, pepper
• add shrimp and cook over low heat until shrimp are cooked
• garnish with bacon, cheese, and sour cream if desired

Meatloaf

Not a "chunky" meatloaf.


Loaf
1 1/2   pound hamburger
   1/2   cup bread crumbs
   3/4  cup milk
      2  eggs
      1  t salt

Topping - mix the follow three ingredients together well
1/4  cup ketchup
   2  T brown sugar
   1  t mustard

• mix ingredients together well
• put in loaf pan
• bake at 350 degrees for 65 minutes
• pull out of oven and pour topping on loaf
• bake 10 more minutes

Seven Layer Dip

      

       2   cans bean dip

1 1/2   cup sour cream
       1  pkg taco seasoning
     16  ounce carton avocado dip
       1  bunch green onions

       1  cup diced black olives

       1  large diced tomato
       1  small pkg shredded cheddar

In a deep dish pie plate or trifle bowl layer the dip in this order...

• bean dip
• taco seasoning mixed with sour cream
• avocado dip
• cheese
• green onions (finely chopped)
• tomatoes
• olives
• chill and serve with Homemade Tortilla Chips or Frito's

Enchilada Casserole

Great topped with sour cream and salsa!







1 pound hamburger

1 can enchilada sauce

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 cup shredded cheddar

1/2 bag tortilla chips

• cook hamburger until brown and drain
• stir in sauce and soups
• put back in skillet and cook until hot and bubbly
• crush tortilla chips and place in bottom of  9x13 dish
• pour mixture on chips and top on cheese
• bake at 350 degrees until melted

Tomato Pie

4 tomatoes peeled and sliced
1 prebaked deep dish pie crust (9 inch)
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
10 chopped basil leaves
1/ cup chopped green onions
pepper and salt

• place tomatoes in a colander in single layer
• sprinkle with salt and allow to drain
• pat tomatoes dry
• layer tomato slices, basil, and onions in pie shell
• season with salt and pepper to taste
• combine cheeses and mayo
• spread mixture on top of the tomatoes and bake until the cheese is melted and slightly brown on tips

Taco Soup

 A quick and easy way to get "trashy" breath!
2 pounds hamburger (cooked and drained)
1 small onion (chopped)
1 clove minced garlic
2 cans Ro-tel
2 cans hominy
2 can black beans (drained)
2 T chili powder
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 package ranch dressing mix

Taco Soup



• Brown hamburger, onion, garlic and drain well. 
• Combine hamburger with rest of ingredients in stew pot. 
• Simmer for 30 minutes. 
• Top with cheese, corn chips, sour cream, and/or black olives. 

Simple Potato Soup

1 package frozen hash browns
1 cup chopped onions
1 can chicken broth
2 cans water
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup
2 cups milk

• Bring hash browns, onions, and broth to a boil then simmer for 30 minutes. 
• Add soups and milk and continue to simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. 
•  Serve.

Top with sour cream and cheese to make baked potato soup.

Clam Chowder

Scooter loves clam chowder so I make this every once in awhile.

6 large diced potatoes
1 large minced onion
6 bacon strips
1-2 small cans evaporated milk   or   2-3 cups half&half
2 cans chopped clams (do not drain)
2 T margarine

• Cook potatoes in large kettle with enough water to cover until tender. 
• Cook bacon and onions together and drain. 
• When potatoes are done add onion, bacon, and clams. 
• Add enough milk to make creamy. 
• Float margarine on top.
• Serve