Broccoli and Chicken Casserole

My mom makes this simple dish and my kids love it!

1 lg pkg broccoli, cooked
2 cup rice, cooked
chicken, cooked and shredded
1 can of cream of mushroom soup *


Mix all ingredients together. Pour into baking dish and top with shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes.

*you can use cream of broccoli, chicken, or mushroom

Spicy Chicken Breasts

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 can Rotel tomatoes

1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup uncooked rice
salt and pepper to taste


Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a medium bowl combine the rotel, soup, rice, salt and pepper. Mix well. If necessary, add a little water.

Place chicken breasts in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour sauce mixture over chicken. Cover and bake for about 45 minutes, until rice is tender.

Mexican Meat Mixture

This meat mixture is perfect for all the various Mexican dishes (tacos, burritos, etc). I have also used it in a variety of other Mexican dishes including Enchilada Casserole and Mexican Pizza. It is fun just to add variety to the same ol' dishes.

ground beef
onion
taco seasoning
cumin
garlic
black beans (drained)
sour cream
picante sauce (salsa)

Brown hamburger meat and onion. Drain. Add taco seasoning (mixed with small amount of water), cumin, and garlic. Mix well.

Add drained black beans, sour cream, and picante sauce. Mix well. Simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes or until heated thoroughly.

If you want to add some heat, finely chop a jalapeno and add to mixture OR use the hot picante sauce.

Boiled Peanuts

Down South we LOOOVE boiled peanuts and my family is no exception!

The following is a basic recipe that you can adjust according to the amount of peanuts you will be boiling.

1 pound peanuts
2 Tbsp salt
4 cups of water



Rinse raw, unshelled peanuts.



Put all ingredients into stock pot. Bring to a boil. Cover and boil for 2-3 hours, until peanuts reach level of softness.



Drain.



Eat while hot!

Sweet BBQ Sauce

This is a simple sweet BBQ type sauce that can be used for meatloaf or meatballs.


1/2 cup ketchup
1 tsp mustard
1/2 cup brown sugar

Pout in sauce pan and heat on low heat for 10 minutes. Pour over meatloaf the last 15 minutes of cooking.


For meatballs, double or triple the recipe and pour over meatballs.

Crustless Quiche

1/2 cup to 1 cup ham cubes

4 slices of bacon, fried and crumbled

3 eggs

1 1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup Bisquick

1/2 cup melted butter

dash of pepper

1 cup of shredded Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese

Combine all ingredients except the cheese and meat in blender. Blend about 15 seconds.

Pour mixture in greased 9" pie plate or quiche dish. Sprinkle on cheese and meats. Press gently below surface of liquid with fork.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until knife comes out clean. Let set for 10 minutes before cutting.

Chicken Delight

Recently, I found a great blog named Fly Through My Window. I love the variety of things she talks about on her blog from decorating to kids to sewing to cooking.

Recently, she shared this yummy recipe. It is super simple summer recipe. Go check out Darby's Chicken Delight - she shares fantastic step-by-step pictures and instructions!

Here is an overview:

Make individual serving packets by placing the following ingredients on a large square aluminum foil sheet.

Chicken breast
squash
zucchini
marinara sauce
mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese

Close foil carefully allowing enough room at the top so the cheese doesn't stick to your foil! Place in baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes.