Left over white rice

Take the left over rice and add one cup of milk and ¼ cup of sugar and pinch of cinnamon. This is a great dessert or even breakfast.

Peach crisp

Ingredients:

1 can of peaches

2 cups of oatmeal

½ cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 tablespoons butter

Preheat oven 350

In sauce pan melt butter, add brown sugar and vanilla, once melted slowly add oatmeal (uncooked) 1 cup at a time, mixture should start to appear crumbly. Take can of peaches in small baking dish and pour in, juice and all (should be natural juices or no sugar added). Spread crumb topping on top of peaches and back 20 mins.

This will taste a bit like peaches topped with an oatmeal cookie.

Topping suggesting:

Can be eaten as is or topped with vanilla ice cream

Easy Peanut Butter Cookie

Ingredients:

1 cup of peanut butter

1 egg

½ cup of sugar

Preheat oven to 350

Mix all ingredients together. Take teaspoons of mixture, roll into ball and place on ungreased non-stick cookie sheet. Smash down with fork. Bake in oven 8-10 mins.

Simi- Homemade Chili

Ingredients:

3 cans pinto beans (or kidney, navy or Catalina beans)

2 pounds ground beef

1 large can tomatoes sauce

1 package of chili seasoning packet

Brown ground beef in skillet and drain. Add can tomato sauce and chili seasoning, bring to a boil and let simmer 15 mins.

Variations:

You can also make this in a slow cooker and add additional can of tomato sauce or even a can of stewed tomatoes (this will prevent from drying out) and cook on low all day.

Serving Suggestions:

Cornbread (if you use packet and it does NOT say sweet on it, add ¼ cup of sugar to mixture this will insure it is not so gritty tasting)

Chili Cheese Enchiladas

Ingredients:

Corn tortillas

Cheese

Chili

Red Enchilada sauce

Olives

Oil

The recipe is a bit different since the amounts that you will use will depend on the size of you casserole dish.

Preheat Oven to 350

Fry corn tortillas until soft. Heat Chili until warm. Take cooked tortillas and dip in enchilada sauce and place in casserole dish add 1-2 tablespoons of chili to tortilla along with sprinkle of cheese and roll. Continue the process until pan is full. Add remaining enchilada sauce, sprinkle cheese generously over the top along with chopped or cut olives. Bake in the oven about 20 mins.

Top with Sour Cream

Side Dish Suggestions:

Mexican Rice (see recipe)

Green Salad

Chili Tot Casserole

Ingredients :

1 Large can Chili (or left over chili 2-3 cups)

1 package of tater tots

1 package of hot dogs (we prefer beef dogs)

2 cups cheese

Preheat over per package of tater tots:

Heat chili and add hot dogs cut into bite size pieces. Put heated mixtures in casserole dish, place uncooked tater tots on top. Sprinkle cheese all over top of dish. Cook per tater tots package instructions usually about 20 mins, however cooking times may vary.

Tater Tot Casserole

1 bag of tater tots

Ingredients :

1 large can cream of mushroom soup

2 cups cheese

1-2 pounds sausage

Preheat over per package of tater tots

Cook sausage (1-2 pounds depending on the amount of sausage your family likes in this dish) and drain grease. Add cream of mushroom soup heat until bubbly. Pour sausage/soup mix heated mixture in casserole dish, put uncooked tater tots on top and sprinkle with cheese. Heat in oven per the tater tots package instructions, usually 20 mins however, cooking time may vary.

Mexican Style Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups white rice (Minute or instant rice will NOT work)

2 teaspoons tomato/chicken bouillon powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons oil

Half stalk of celery

4 cups water

Directions:

Heat oil in sauce pan and add rice. Stir rice until turns white. Once the rice is white (watch out for browning, you do not want rice to brown) add in the garlic powder tomato/chicken bouillon powder (this will give your rice the red color you are looking for), salt and water. Heat to a boil; add half stalk of celery once the rice comes to a roaring boil. Turn heat to really low and place lid on pan. Let cook for about 20 mins. Remove celery stalk and service

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Simple Pot Roast

Ingredients:

1 roast (beef or pork any size per your family)

1 15oz can tomato sauce

1 package of onion soup mix

1 package of baby carrots (or 4-5 large carrots chopped)

4-5 potatoes (my family prefers red potatoes but any will taste good too)

1 teaspoon oil

Salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste

Directions:

Put seasonings on meat. Heat skillet with oil and brown all sides of meat. Once browned place in crock pot. Put chopped potatoes on top of meat with carrots (un-chopped if baby carrots, chopped if large carrots). Add Onion soup mix on top of all ingredients and then top with tomatoes sauce.

Cook on low all day 6-8 hours.

This is the BEST Pot roast you will ever taste!

SIDE NOTE:

Take sour cream about 2 tablespoons and mix with teaspoon of horseradish. This is a great dipper for the meat.

     See other recipes for left over suggestions!

Restaurant style refried beans

Ingredients:

1 package of beans (red or pinto)

1 cup Manteca oil

Salt (to taste)

Fill crock pot with water. Place whole package of bean in water. Cook on low over night or high for 4-6 hours. Once beans are done all the way through, heat skillet with ½ of the Manteca oil. Take a heaping spoon of beans with water mixture and add to skillet once oil had melted. Mash with potato masher until all the beans are mashed well. 

Your beans will taste just like your favorite restaurant’s refried bean.

Please see some of our pot roast and stew recipes for some suggests with beans.

You can also add a teaspoon of Cumin to beans when mashing for a Smokey flavor.

Chicken Taquitos

Ingredients:

3-4 pieces boneless skinless chicken breast

1 cup cheese

18-20 corn tortillas

1 taco seasoning packet

2 spoons oil

Directions:

Place chicken in pot of boiling water. Boil until cooked all the way through. Place chicken in blender or food processor to shred. Put oil in skillet and cook with chicken or taco seasoning packet per instruction. Once cooked through let chicken cool completely. Put in bowl and add cheese. Mix well. Take corn tortillas and warn in microwave (I run them under water prior to placing in microwave, be careful they may stick together, I wrap them in a towel to prevent sticking. Take 1-2 teaspoons of chicken and cheese mixture and put in tortilla. Roll them up and place in hot oil fold side down. Brown until crispy ( I place then standing up in-between a cooling rack’s rungs usually used for baking, this will remove any excess oil.)

Dipping Sauces:

Sour cream or salsa

This is a money saving recipe. In the store it will cost you anywhere from 3-4 dollars for taquitos already prepared. With this recipe you will get more for your buck!

Tamale Pie

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1 can corn

1 can olives

1 can tomatoes sauce

1 package taco seasoning

1-2 cups grated cheese

2 cups corn meal (or can use Marie Calendars  corn bread mix, large family size package or 2 ½ packages of the Jiffy corn bread mix)

Preheat Oven to 350

Brown ground beef and add taco seasoning. In the same pan add the can of un-drained corn and the can of drained olives (I prefer whole olives but can use any to your families preference) and the can of tomatoes sauce. Mix well while over medium heat add in corn meal or corn bread mixes. Bring to a bubble and mix well; it will then start to thicken. Once the “pie” begins to get a rubbery look to it (as if it is setting, similar to maybe uncooked bread) it is ready for cheese topping. Place cheese all over the top and place pan in oven. I use a cast-iron skillet so it can go on top of the stove and in the oven, if your pan does not have oven capabilities then you will want to transfer to a casserole dish. Place foil on top and bake. Remove foil 10 mins before done if you like the browning affect of the cheese like my family does.

Bake for 30 mins or until knife coves out virtually clean.

Top with Ranch dressing or sour cream and or even salsa is great on this dish.

 SIDE NOTE:

My family likes a green salad on the side.

Homestyle Meatloaf

2 lbs Hamburger
1 Egg (Beaten)
1/2 Cup Onion
1/2 Cup Italian Style Breadcrumbs
3-4 Garlic Cloves or 1-2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1Tsp Dried Basil
1 Tsp Dried Oregano
1/2 Tsp Season Salt
1/2 Tsp Whorchester Sauce (Optional)
1/2 Tsp Bbq Sauce (Optional)


In the bottom of a big mixing bowl, place Beaten Egg then add Breadcrumbs, Onion, Garlic, Season Salt, Basil, Oregano. Then place hamburger meat and throughly combine ingredients. Shape into a loaf or press into the shape of your dish, which ever you perfer and place inside an oven safe baking dish at 350 Degrees for 45 Minutes. Serves 4-6.

Serving Suggestions:
Mashed Potatoes (8 potatoes)
Fresh Vegetable (My family prefers Cauliflower and Broccoli)

Savory Soy Chicken

6 Pieces of Chicken Thighs
1 Cup of Soy Sauce
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1 Stick of Butter

Melt stick of butter in microwave, put in the bottom of an oven safe dish, add soy sauce and stir. Place chicken thigh pieces in pan to coat one side of chicken then flip the chicken over, sprinkle garlic powder on top of the chicken. Place in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.

Serving Suggestions:
Minute brand white rice ( 3 servings)
Green Giant microwavable pouch of Broccoli

Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients:

4 Pieces of chicken breast

1 bottle teriyaki sauce

½ small read onion

3 cloves of garlic finely chopped

Corn starch

Cooking oil

In large skillet heat 1-2 teaspoons cooking oil

Take chicken and lightly powdered with cornstarch

Fry in cooking oil until brown on both sides.

Once browned place in crock pot. Dump half to whole bottle of teriyaki sauce depending on size of the bottle over the meat. Add finely chopped red onion and garlic.

Cook on low for 7 hours or high for 4 hours

Suggestion:

When you remove from crock pot sprinkle some sesame seeds on top of meat, this gives it a pretty look to it!

Ma Bicker’s Backed Chicken

Ingredients:

 (For 4 people)

preheat oven to 400

Thigh and leg chicken piece (connected)

Italian Bread Crumbs

Salt and Pepper

Take chicken pieces and wash. Place bread crumbs in plastic bag and shake. Place on backing sheet for

35-40 mins. (Lightly salt and pepper for taste once on baking sheet if desired)

The chicken is moist and juicy, GREAT alternative to fried chicken and easier too.

Turkey Meat Loaf

Ingredients:  

2 Pounds ground Turkey

4 cups stuffing mix (stove top works too)

1 stock in a box (turkey or chicken)

1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

1 clove of garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder or garlic salt

1 small onion

2-4 stalks of celery

Place the package of stuffing mix in bowl and add 2 cups of stock, microwave on high for 2 minutes or until the stuffing is soft *same instruction if you use a package of stove top just be sure to add half the amount of poultry seasoning.  

In mixing bowl put turkey and poultry seasoning and garlic (salt and pepper if you like) along with chopped onion and celery mix together.

Add the stuffing once cooled. Mix well.

Place the turkey mixture on cookie sheet shape long wise (like a flat football) drizzle with olive oil and bake for about 45 mins.

Not only will your house smell like thanksgiving but the tastes will be the same as well.

Preheat oven to 400