Jello Flavor Cookies

We love these cookies at our house. You can use cookie cutters or a cookie press. Frost if you like but with the jello flavor it is not needed.

1/2 C margarine
1/2 C butter
1 C sugar
1- 3 oz package of jello (any flavor)
3 eggs
3 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1. Cream butter, margarine, sugar and Jello until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time and beat thoroughly.
3. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Chill for several hours
5. Use cookie press or roll 1/3 of the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Cut and bake at 375° for 8 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. Cool and frost if desired.

Microwave Peanut Brittle

I love this recipe because it is so easy for one of my favorite holiday treats.

1 1/2 C unsalted peanuts
1 C. sugar
1/2 C light corn syrup
1/8 tsp. Salt
1 TBSP butter or marg.
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda

In a large glass bowl combine: peanuts, sugar, corn syrup and salt. Cook on high for 7 minutes (mixture will bubbly and peanuts are browned). Quickly stir in butter and vanilla, Cook on high for 2 minutes. Add baking soda, stir quickly just until mixture is foamy. Pour on a greased baking sheet. Cool until firm. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.
*You can use salted peanuts just omit the 1/8 tsp of salt.

Rob's Family Sloppy Joe's

1 1/2 Lbs ground beef (cooked and drained)
1/2 onion (or however much you want)
1 cup Ketchup
2Tb mustard
3Tb Brown sugar
1t vinegar ( we used apple cider)
2Tb Worcestershire sauce
* salt and pepper to taste

Brown hamburger with onion. Mix remianing ingredients in a bowl, add to beef & onions. Let simmer on low heat for 3-5 minutes or until desired consistance is reached.

Soy Sauce Chicken

This recipe is one that Mom makes that I love to make for my family.

4-6	Chicken Breasts
1 cup	Soy sauce
1 cup	Sugar

Directions:
1. Cut chicken into strips. (or you can use the little drumsticks)
2. Mix soy sauce and sugar in a small bowl.
3. Take chicken and soak in the soy sauce mixture for at least 5 minutes.
4. Cover baking sheet with foil.
5. Remove chicken from sauce and place on baking sheet and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Peanut Butter Bars

peanut butter bars

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (I plan on trying Rice Krispies next time)
• 1 lb powdered sugar (3 to 3 1/2 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 (12 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips

Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and peanut butter and mix well. Blend in melted butter until well combined. Press mixture evenly into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Melt chocolate chips in microwave or in double boiler. Spread over peanut butter mixture. Chill until just set and cut into bars (these are very hard to cut if the chocolate gets “rock hard”).
recipe from from thewickednoodle.com

Stuffed Shells (with alfredo sauce)

I tried something new for dinner tonight and it was so yummy that I am excited to share it...

Stuffed Shells

20 Jumbo Shells (cooked for about 15 minutes and cooled)
4 chicken breasts cubed
1 T olive oil
1 small onion
1/2 C cheddar cheese

Fry chicken with 1 T of olive oil and 1 small onion. Mix chicken with Alfredo sauce (recipe below). Spoon mixture into shells and place in a 9x13 baking dish. Poor extra sauce over shells and top with shredded cheese and bake for 20 minutes at 350.

Alfredo Sauce

2 C milk
1/3 C (3 oz) low fat cream cheese
2 T flour
1 t salt
1 T butter
3 garlic cloves (or use 2 tsp garlic powder)
1 C grated Parmesan cheese

Place milk, cream cheese, flour, and salt in a blender and blend until smooth. In a non-stick sauce pan, melt butter on med-high heat and add garlic. Let the garlic saute for about 30 seconds, you don’t want to burn it.

Then add milk mixture to the pan. Stir constantly for about 3 or 4 minutes or until it just comes to a simmer. Keep stirring and let it cook for a few minutes more. It should be much thicker now.

When it’s nice and thickened remove the pan from the heat. Add the cheese, stir it up and then cover immediately. Let stand for at least 10 minutes before using. It will continue to thicken upon standing. Also, if you have leftovers in the fridge, the sauce will thicken almost into a solid. Just re-heat and add a little milk and it will be back to normal again.

(sauce recipe from Our Best Bites)

Zesty Chicken Bowls

This is a recipe Rob and I made up after trying it at Taco Bell. And even though we loved it we were poor starving students at the time and couldn't afford to go out. so why not make your own version, Here is ours.

We layer in the bowl

Rice

Refired beans

small handful of lettuce

chicken ( cut to bite size)

tomatoes

peppers

olives

salsa

guacamole/or sliced avocado

tortilla strips/chips

Serve with ranch dressing.

anything else that you feel needs to go on there-Great let me know, I probalbly just forgot it.

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Rob and Suzie