Chicken Enchilada Casserole

• 1 lb chicken, cut into small pieces (5-6 chicken breasts) - I season with Montreal Steak Seasoning
  
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 Tbs olive oil
• 2 (10 3/4 oz) cans cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
• 2 cups grated colby jack cheddar cheese
• 1 (15 oz) package flour tortillas (can use corn tortillas too)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Saute onion with olive oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken pieces and cook thoroughly. Remove from heat. Stir in soup, sour cream, and chilies. Stack tortillas and cut with sharp knife into thin strips. Add to chicken mixture and mix until coated. In a greased 9x13 pan, layer half of chicken mixture, and half of cheese; and repeat. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

Serve with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, guacamole/avacado, tortilla chips and salsa

Express cooking directions: season and bake chicken until cooked. In a large mixing bowl, add soup, sour cream, chilies, diced tortillas, 1 1/2 cups of cheese. Dice up cooked chicken and add to the mixture. Pour into greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake 30 min or until golden and bubbly.

Cowboy Soup

1 pound browned ground beef
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 envelope ranch dressing mix
1 can drained corn (or a few handfuls of frozen corn)
1 can ranch style beans (I haven't been able to find these in Ohio so I just add another can of a different kind of bean)
1 can black beans (drain and rinse)
1 can Rotel
1 can stewed tomatoes (put them in blender first)
1 can pinto beans

Put it all in the crockpot and let it simmer for a few hours. Add a can of tomato sauce if it's too thick. Serve with cheese and sour cream on top. Great with tortilla chips or cornbread.

*** My friend had a brilliant idea.... make cowboy soup one night and then have navajo tacos the next night with the leftovers. Yum!!!

Apple Smiles

A delicious treat for the young and young at heart.

1) Slice your apple.

2) Apply peanut butter (do not do so sparingly).

3) Use marshmallows to make teeth in the peanut butter.

4) Eat and fall in love.

You may eat them just like that or you can add fruit or something else to make a face!

Apple Squares

Cut together:

2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup shortening

1 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

Add:

1 egg yolk and enough mild to make 2/3 cup (save the egg white)

• Roll half the dough into a large cookie sheet. Sprinkle with 2 large handfuls of crushed corn flakes (I have used Honey Bunches of Oats the last couple times I've made these because I didn't have any Corn Flakes and they turned out great), 4-6 apples (sliced thinly), 1 cup sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon (I usually use more than 1 teaspoon cinnamon).
• Roll the other half of the dough out and place on top
• Brush with egg white
• Bake for about 40 minutes at 400 degrees or until golden brown
• Drizzle with powdered sugar frosting

Powdered Sugar Frosting:
1/2 cube butter
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp vanilla
Add powdered sugar until desired thickness

Banana Bread

1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 Tbsp warm water
1 tsp baking soda
3 bananas
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder

• mash bananas
• add sugar and let stand 15 minutes
• add shortening and blend well
• beat and add eggs
• add flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts
• dissolve baking soda in warm water
• add to mixture
• don't over mix
• bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes
  

The BEST Rolls!

2 Tbsp. yeast

2 cups warm water

8 cups flour

1 ½ tsp. salt

1 cup sugar

6 eggs, beaten

1 cup melted margarine or butter

1. Proof the yeast with the sugar and warm water.
   
2. Pour yeast mixture, beaten eggs, and melted butter into flour mixture.
3. Stir well.
4. Cover and let raise 2 hours.
5. Use floured hands to loosen around the edge of the bowl until dough falls.
6. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
7. In the morning, roll a small portion of the dough out on floured board, forming a circle.
8. Brush with melted butter.
9. Cut pie piece shapes.
10. Roll the wide end to the point to make crescent rolls.
11. Brush tops with butter.
12. Let rise up to 4 hours.

Bake 350° – 12 minutes

*** You can also use this recipe to make super yummy cinnamon rolls.

Potato Soup

1. Boil 12 cups of diced potatoes
2. Slice carrots and put them in for the last few minutes
3. Drain when not quite done (because they'll continue to cook in the soup and you don't want them to be mushy)
4. Add 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and one quart half & half
5. Bring to a boil
6. Add cubed ham, 1 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp oregano
7. Serve with shredded cheese on top