Warm Bean Dip

Ingredients:

Tortilla chips (for dipping!)
8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1 C sour cream
2 (16oz) cans refried beans
1 pkt Taco seasoning (or you can make homemade, my recipe is below!)
2 C shredded cheddar cheese
2 C shred. monterey Jack cheese

Prep:

preheat oven to 350

I serve this with tacos!

Mix together cream cheese, sour cream.  Then mix in refriend beans and stire in taco seasoning.

Spray 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray.

Spread mixture on bottom of pan.  Top with cheeses.

Cook 30 min.

Mac Salad

This recipe is a HUGE hit and so many people have asked me for this!

Ingredients:
2 C macaroni, cooked in salt water, rinsed with cold water and drained well.

Add to cooled mac:
1/2 C celery (diced small)
1/2 C green pepper (diced small)
1/4 C red pepper, diced small for color
1 C sweet onion, diced small
2 cucumbers, diced small
1 firm, ripe tomato, diced

Mix all the above together and add:
1/4 C mayo
1 T Catalina salad dressing
1 small pkg of Sugar
and a dash of whipping cream (secret ingredient!!)

Mix well and chill.  Garnish with parsley, cucumber slices, egg, etc.

This is a sure hit for any gathering!!

Crock pot Italian chicken

Ingredients:

Farfalle pasta (1 box)
1 pkt zesty (dry) Italian dressing
1 8oz cream cheese (softened)
2 cans of chicken noodle soup

Prep:

Place chicken in crock pot and sprinkle with Italian dressing.

Combine cream cheese and soup in a small pot over low hear and pour over chicken.

Cook on low for 4 hours.

Cut chicken and throw back in crock pot and stir into sauce.

Serve over pasta

Crockpot rootbeer pulled pork

This recipe is great for those that work! I love love LOVE crockpot recipes!  I fix them the night before or early in the morning, start that morning on the way out the door and by the time you get home, it's ready to go!

Ingredients:

1 2lb. pork tenderloin
1 12 oz can root beer
1 18oz BBQ sauce
hamburger buns

Prep:

Put pork in slow cooker and pour root beer over meat.  Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4.

After pork has cooked, drain rootbeer.

Shred the pork and place it back in the slow cooker.  Pour the BBQ sauce and stir to combine.

Serve on hamburger buns with slaw

Homemade Taco Seasoning

Ever needed Taco Seasoning but can't find it, or forgot to purchase it?? I came up with an amazing "Taco seasoning" and it's cheap too!

Mix the follwing together:
1T Chili powder
1/4 t Garlic powder
1/4 t red pepper flakes
1/4 t onion flakes
1/4 t Oregano
1/2 t Paprika
1 1/2 t Ground Cumin
1 t pepper

Baked Cream cheese Spaghetti

Ingredients:
12 oz. spaghetti
1 (28oz) Jar spaghetti Sauce
1 lb. beef
1 t Italian Seasoning
1 garlic clove, minced
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 c parm cheese

Preperation:
preheat oven to 350 degrees

Brown meat and stir in spaghetti sauce. Set aside.

Cook spaghetti, drain and add cream cheese, Italian seasoning and minced garlic.  Stir until cream cheese is melted and noodles are coated.

Lightly grease a 9x13 pan. Spread a small amount of meat sauce in bottom of dish.  Put spaghetti on top of sauce and top with remaining sauce- sprinkle on cheese.

Bake 30 min. I served with garlic bread and salad! :)

Cheesy Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole

Ingredients:
2 (8oz) cans crescent dinner rolls
1 (10oz) can cream of chicken soup
3/4 C grated cheddar cheese
1/2 C whipping cream (Can use milk for a healthier version)

Filling:
4 oz Cream cheese
4 T butter, softened
1 T garlic powder
1/3 C onion (chopped, greens of onion)
1 rotisserie chicken
3/4 C grated cheddar cheese
1/2 t salt and pepper
4 T mayo
2 C cheddar cheese (for topping)

Preperation:
Set oven to 3550 degrees, and butter casserole dish

In sauce pan, mix whipping cream (or milk), 3/4 C cheese and chicken soup, heat just until cheese melts, do not boil and take off heat.

FILLING: cream cheese and butter must be soft.  Mix in a bowl, then add garlic powder.  Add chopped chicken, onion and cheese and mix well.

Add in mayo- mix (add more if dry)

Unroll rolls and place mixture on top of ech and roll up.  Drizzle soup mixture at the bottom of pan. Drizzle with more soup mixture and add 1 C of cheese.

Bake 30 min.

I served with a salad and it's delicious!