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Easy Cheesy Potatoes Recipe

CHEESY POTATOES

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces) (divided)
  • 4 cups 1/8-inch slices potatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • ½ teaspoon paprika

Directions:

  1. Microwave margarine, flour, salt and pepper uncovered in 2½-quart microwave safe casserole dish on high 1 minute; stir until smooth.
  2. Microwave until bubbly, about 1 minute.
  3. Stir in milk. Cover loosely with parchment paper and microwave until thickened, 5 minutes, stirring every minute.
  4. Stir in 3/4 cup of the cheese.
  5. Place potatoes and onions in casserole, spooning cheese sauce over potatoes. Cover and microwave on medium-high (70%) until potatoes are tender, 18-20 minutes, turning the casserole one quarter turn every 6 minutes.
  6. Mix remaining cheese and paprika together.
  7. Sprinkle over potatoes.
  8. Let stand 5 minutes.

Makes about 8 servings.

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Quick & Easy Chicken Nachos Recipe

Prep Time: 10 min. / Total Time: 12 min.
Makes: Makes 6 servings, 1-1/2 cups each.

Directions:

  • 7 cups tortilla chips (about 6 oz.)
  • 1/2 lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked, shredded
  • 1/2 cup Thick & Chunky Medium Salsa
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions

Directions:

  1. Arrange tortilla chips on microwaveable platter.
  2. Top evenly with VELVEETA.
  3. MICROWAVE on HIGH 2 min. or until VELVEETA is melted.
  4. TOP with remaining ingredients.
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30-Minute Ground Beef Pizza Roll Recipe

Prep Time: 30 min. Total Time: 1 hour 5 min. (incl. cooling)/Makes: 6 servings.

What You Need

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 4 slices Bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 lb. (8 oz.) Velveeta cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 pkg. (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza crust

Directions:

  1. HEAT oven to 400°F.
  2. Brown ground beef with bacon and onions in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain.
  3. Return meat mixture to skillet.
  4. Add VELVEETA; cook 5 min. or until melted, stirring frequently. Cool 10 min.
  5. Unoll pizza dough onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
  6. Press into 15×8-inch rectangle; top with meat mixture. Roll up, starting at one long side.
  7. Rearrange if necessary so roll is seam-side down.
  8. BAKE 20 to 25 min, or until golden brown.
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Quick Baked Apples Recipe

OLD-FASHIONED BAKED APPLES

This is a new way to do an old classic. In the past you would put these in the oven and bake them for at least an hour. They are delicious for breakfast.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 6 medium cooking apples, washed and cored
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Make shallow cut in skin completely around each apple, one inch from the bottom. (To keep skin from shrinking during cooking.)
  2. Place apples in 12 x 7-inch glass baking dish (or 6 custard cups or serving bowls). Make sure that whatever you put the apples in is microwave safe.
  3. Place 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 2 tablespoons butter in center of each apple.
  4. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
  5. Cover apples with parchment paper.
  6. Microwave for 10 to 14 minutes on HIGH, or until tender.
  7. Let stand covered for 3 minutes before serving.

Notes:

  • Makes 6 Servings
  • For 1 apple, use individual custard cup or serving bowl and microwave for 2 to 3 minutes on HIGH
  • 2 apples, use individual custard cups or serving bowls and microwave for 3 to 4 minutes on HIGH.

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Cheesy Velvetta Rice and Broccoli


Prep Time: 5 min./ Total Tune: 25 min.
Makes: Makes 8 servings, 1/2 cup each.

What You Need:

  • 3 cups fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth
  • 2 cups instant white rice, uncooked
  • 1/2 lb. (8 oz) 2% Milk VELVEETA, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Directions:

  1. Bring broccoli and broth to boil in medium saucepan on medium-high heat.
  2. ADD rice, stir. Cover. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min
  3. STIR in VELVEETA; let stand, covered, 5 min.
  4. Stir until VELVEETA is melted.
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Easy Leftover Turkey Biscuit Bake

Leftover Biscuit Special

Ingredients:

  • Mix up some Biscuit dough making sure to blend 1/4 teaspoon marjoram into dry ingredients
  • 2 cups diced turkey, lunch meat, or any other leftover meat
  • 1/4 cups leftover gravy
  • 2 tablespoons chopped onion
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • Salt and pepper to taste (depending upon amount of seasoning in gravy)

Directions:

  1. Set out a baking sheet and a 1-qt. saucepan.
  2. Prepare dough for biscuits.
  3. Roll biscuit dough into a rectangle 1/4 in. thick. Set aside while preparing filling.
  4. For Filling: Have ready meat, gravy, egg, and onion and set aside.
  5. Heat in saucepan 3/4 cup of the leftover gravy.
  6. Vigorously stir about 3 tablespoons hot gravy into egg.
  7. Immediately blend into hot gravy and cook 2 to 3 min.
  8. Blend in 1 cup of the diced meat, chopped onion, salt and pepper.
  9. Spread filling on biscuit dough.
  10. Starting with long side of dough, roll; pinch ends to seal.
  11. Place on baking sheet.
  12. Bake at 450°F 10 to 15 min.
  13. Meanwhile, heat together in a saucepan remaining meat and gravy.
  14. Serve over roll.
    6 servings 30 min.
    Leftover Deluxe: Follow recipe for Leftover Special.
    While turkey roll is baking, prepare Fried Mushrooms. Then stir the fried mushrooms into meat-gravy mixture to be served over roll.
    30 min.

The picture shows the Leftover Deluxe version with mushrooms. Also, I used some leftover beef.

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