Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Pimento Cheese Tomato Pie

Heaven in a pie shell!

1 frozen pie shell
2 medium tomatoes, sliced and drained on paper towels
1/4 cup chopped onion (optional)
8oz pimento cheese, either store-bought or homemade

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pie shell for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and layer tomatoes, onion and pimento cheese, twice, ending with pimento cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. MMMMMM!!!!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Hash Brown Pie

This is one I made up totally on my own and it came out great!

1 frozen pie shell
1 box Hungry Jack hash browns
Hot water
3/4 cup cheese, your choice (I used colby/jack since that is what I had, can use pepper jack for spice!)
2 tablespoons margarine, melted
1/2 c cup milk
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons onion, minced
salt and pepper to taste

Partially thaw pie crust by leaving on counter while mixing other ingredients. Rehydrate hash browns with hot water as directed on package and drain. Mix all ingredients together and place in 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until brown. Works as a breakfast or as a side dish.




Sunday, July 31, 2011

Easy layered Cheese dip

1 block of cream cheese
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 green onion, minced
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Cream together cream cheese and garlic powder. Place in small, shallow bowl. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. Layer green onion then chopped tomato on top. Serve with crackers.

This can be adapted easily for your tastes.

Given to me by my mom!

Chicken Noodle Casserole

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup egg noodles, uncooked
1 box Stove Top stuffing
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1/3 cup water
salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder to taste

Mix chicken, soup, sour cream, noodles in large bowl. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder to taste. Place in small casserole pan, sprayed with nonstick spray. Mix melted margarine and water in separate bowl. Add Stove Top and toss to coat. Place on top of chicken mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

These are the EASIEST peanut butter cookies EVER! I am planning on making these with my boys tonight.

Makes 2 dozen
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Mix ingredients until combined. Roll into 1 inch balls and flatten with a fork. Placed on greased cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes in a pre-heated 350 degree oven.

That's it!

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Macaroni and Cheese Cupcakes

This is a recipe I totally came up with on my own! It turned out well and I only had to tweak it slightly. Here is the new and improved recipe!

Macaroni and Cheese "Cupcakes"
Makes 12 individual portions

1 cup elbow macaroni
1- 1 1/2 cup of grated cheese of your choice (I use whatever is in the fridge; usually cheddar, colby, mozzarella, parmesan, sometimes monterey jack)
3 tablespoon margarine, divided
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs

Boil macaroni in 2 quarts water until, following directions on package. Drain. Melt 1 tablespoon margarine in pan over medium heat, add flour. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes, or until it starts to thicken, like a gravy. Remove from heat, add cheeses and stir until melted. Mix with cooked noodles.

Divide macaroni equally into cupcake tin, lined with foil papers. Melt remaining margarine and mix with breadcrumbs. Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture on top.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, or until browned.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Spoon Bread

AKA "Pone bread" "Drop bread"

3 cups Bisquick or other baking mix
2 cups milk
1/4 margarine, melted.

Place 1/2 of the melted margarine in a round cake pan. Mix Bisquick and milk until blended. There may be lumps in the batter. Drop by large spoonfuls into the pan on top of the margarine, having the drops touching. Pour the rest of the margarine on top and bake in a 375 degree oven for 15-17 minutes.