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Everything in the Fridge, Jambalaya

My family has said this for years that we put everting, but the Kitchen sink in the Jambalaya. We don’t, but it sometimes it seems as if we do.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup chopped bell pepper
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped green onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-16 oz can tomatoes, drained (reserve the juice)
  • 1/2-pound smoked sausage, sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 1 1/2 cups stock or water
  • 1/2-pound chicken, cut into cubes
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 1/2 cups of rice
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • stock and Worcestershire sauce to equal 2 1/2 cups

Directions:

  1. In a large heavy Dutch oven, sauté sausage and chicken until lightly browned.
  2. Remove from pot. Sauté onions, bell peppers, celery, green onion, and garlic in meat drippings until tender.
  3. Add tomatoes, thyme, pepper and salt.
  4. Cook 5 minutes.
  5. Stir in rice.
  6. Mix together liquid from the stock, tomatoes, and Worcestershire Sauce to equal 2 1/2 cups.
  7. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and add sausage and chicken back to the pot.
  8. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally for about 30 minutes or until the rice and chicken are done.

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Easy Microwave Glazed Grapefruit

GLAZED GRAPEFRUIT

Ingredients:

  • 2 large grapefruit
  • 3 tbs sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp butter or margarine
  • 4-5 tsp orange juice
  • mint leaves or cherries (optional)

Directions:

  1. Cut the grapefruit in half
  2. Place each half in a microwave safe bowl.
  3. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  4. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the grapefruit halves.
  5. Place a small dot of butter on each grapefruit half.
  6. Pour a tsp of orange juice over each grapefruit half.
  7. Microwave for 6 to 7 minutes on high, or until warm.
  8. Garnish with mint leaves or cherries.
    4 Servings
  9. Notes:
    • For 2 halves, microwave 3 to 4 minutes on HIGH.
    • For 1 half, microwave 2 to 2 1/2 minutes on High.

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How to Make Lemon-Apple Jelly at Home

Makes 4 half -pint jars

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1½ cups apple juice
  • 1/2 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 pouch (3 ounces) liquid fruit pectin

Directions:

  1. Combine sugar and apple and lemon juices in a large saucepan; bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add pectin; bring back to a full rolling boil and boil 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
  3. Skim off foam.
  4. Pour into hot, sterilized half-pint jars, filling to 3/4 inch of top.
  5. Wipe tops of jars clean; seal.
  6. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

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Hush Puppies

This recipe was given to me by my Aunt Edna.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Self-rising flour
  • 2 cups corn meal
  • I jalapeno pepper – remove seeds
  • I med. Onion
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 can corn whole
  • 1 can cream style corn
  • Just enough water to mix

Directions:

  1. Mix all of the 1st 7 ingredients together.
  2. Add just enough water to get the mixture to hold together
  3. Heat a pot of cooking oil.
  4. Drop by balls into the oil.
  5. They will float and turn to a golden color when ready. See picture below.
Aunt Edna’ Hush Puppies
Ultimate Online Cookbook: Your Guide to Simple Meals

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Quick Turkey and Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Prep Time: 5 min./ Total Time: 11 min.
Makes: Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

  • 8 slices bread
  • 4 slices of cheese
  • 8 slices Thin Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
  • 8 tsp. margarine, softened

Directions:

  1. Place a slice of cheese on each of 4 slices of bread.
  2. On top of the cheese place the turkey.
  3. Put the other slice of bread on top of that to make the sandwich.
  4. Spread the margarine or butter evenly over the outsides of the sandwiches.
  5. Cook in a skillet on medium heat for 3 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides.
Ultimate Online Cookbook: Your Guide to Simple Meals

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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.
Ultimate Online Cookbook: Your Guide to Simple Meals

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Bacon-Tomatoes Mac and Cheese


Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Amount: 6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

  • 12 ounces elbow macaroni
  • ½ pound bacon, chopped
  • 3/4-pound melting Cheese Product, cubed
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup butter, divided
  • 1 cup seeded and chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup Japanese-style Panko breadcrumbs
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Prepare pasta according to package directions, drain.
  2. Meanwhile, in medium skillet over medium-high heat, sauté bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels.
  3. Add cheese, milk and 2 tablespoons butter to cooked pasta: salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted.
  5. Stir in bacon and tomatoes, transfer to a greased 2-quart baking dish.
  6. In small microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
  7. Add breadcrumbs and toss to coat. Sprinkle over macaroni.
  8. Bake in a preheated 375°F oven 20-25 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown.
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Cheesy Potatoes Corn Chowder

Ingredients:

  • 1/2-pound bacon, chopped (turkey bacon may be substituted with about 1-3 tablespoons of cooking oil added during frying)
  • 2 cups chopped onion
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
  • 4 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 4 cups)
  • 1 (16 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn
  • 1 cup half & half
  • 3/4-pound Melting Cheese Product, cubed
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium high heat, sauté bacon until crisp.
  2. Let drain on paper towels
  3. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of drippings from pan.
  4. Add onion to bacon drippings, sauté until softened about 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add chicken broth and potatoes, salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes or unlit potatoes are tender.
  7. Add corn, half & half and cheese.
  8. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted and corn is cooked (about 10 minutes).
  9. Stir in bacon and serve
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Delicious Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars Recipe


Prep Time: 20 min. | Total Time: 6 hours 30 min. (including refrigerating) | Makes: 8 servings

What You Need

  • 1-1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tsp. sugar, divided
  • 1Tbsp plus 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon, divided
  • 3/ 4 cup cold butter, cut up
  • 2 pkg (3 oz. each) Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1Tbsp. vanilla
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs


Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 325°F.
  2. LINE 8-inch square baking dish with foll, leaving ends of foll hanging over sides of dish. 
  3. Combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 Tbsp. cinnamon in a medium bowl.
  4. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  5. Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture for later use; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom and 1/2-inch upside of prepared dish.
  6. Bake 25 min, or until lightly browned.
  7. Meanwhile beat cream cheese, vanilla and 1/2 cup of the remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
  8. Add sour cream; mix well.
  9. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Set aside.
  10. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon.
  11. Pour cream cheese mixture into crust, top with reserved crumb mixture and cinnamon sugar.
  12. Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center of cheesecake is almost set; cool completely.
  13. REFRIGERATE cheesecake 4 hrs. Use foil handles to remove cheesecake from dish before cutting into bars.
  14. Please enjoy it.

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Delicious Chicken and Turkey Dishes to Try Today

These are some tasty meals that have either chicken or turkey. In many of the recipes you can interchange the chicken for the turkey or turkey for chicken.

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