Monday, August 29, 2011

Black Bean Chicken Enchiladas

Sauce:
1 c sour cream
1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup
1/2 c pepperjack cheese, shredded
juice from canned tomatoes and chilies

Mix in separate bowl:
2 c cooked chicken, shredded
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, drained
1 can (14.5 oz) chilies, drained
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed

Spread a spoonful of sauce on bottom of pan, fill tortilla (I use corn) and roll up. then place in pan. Once all enchiladas are in pan top with remaining sauce and desired amount of cheese.

Perfect Dinner Rolls

1 lg can evaporated milk
1/3 c sugar
1 T salt
1 c boiling water
2 beaten eggs
2 T yeast in 1/3 c warm water

Add 2 c whole wheat flour and enough white flour to pull dough from sides of bowl (4-41/2c) Beat 5 minutes. Pour into greased bowl, let rise. Fix into desired shapes. Let rise again.

Bake 375 for 15 minutes.

Banana Bread

I have tried MANY banana bread recipes and after tweaking things and doing it my way I have found this recipe to be the best.

3-4 bananas, mashed
2 eggs
1/2 c oil
2 c flour
1 c sugar
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt

Pour into greased pan.

Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.

Peach Pie

5 C Peaches, peeled and sliced
2 T Lemon Juice
1/2 C Flour
1 C Sugar
1/2 t Cinnamon
1/4 t Nutmeg
1/4 t Salt

Toss peaches in lemon juice. Set aside. Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together. Mix peaches in with the mixture. Pour into pie crust.

Bake 450 for 10 minutes then turn down to 350 for 30 minutes.

Chicken Cordon Blue

2T Oil
1 Onion, chopped
1 Bell Pepper, chopped
1 Garlic Clove
1/2 lb Ham, diced
2C Chicken, shredded
3C Rice, cooked

4T Butter
1/4C FLour
Salt
Pepper
14 oz Chicken Broth

Pepperjack Cheese, shredded

Saute in oil, onion and bell pepper. Stir in garlic, ham & chicken Cook 5 minutes. In another pan melt butter, stir in flour, salt & pepper. Stir in broth. Then mix in rice. Mix all together. Transfer to a pan. Top with cheese.

Bake 350 20-25 minutes.

Carianne's Lasagna

1 lg container cottage cheese (I use the one from Costco)
2 containers ricotta cheese
grated parmessan
shredded pepper jack or mozzerella (I like the pepper jack, gives it a little kick)
garlic
pepper
2 eggs
Meat Sauce (I use 2lb ground beef seasoned with garlic and pepper and Prego sauce)
No Bake Lasagna Noodles

Prepare your meat sauce.

Add cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, parmessan cheese, garlic, pepper and eggs and mix thoroughly.

Pour some sauce in your dish and cover the bottom. Spoon cheese mixture on top of noodles then place in pan. Pour sauce over the top then top with cheese. Repeat 'til you only have 3 noodles left for the top. Place noodles on top cover with sauce and cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake 'til cheese is all melted. Remove from oven and let it cool.

Perry Chicken Mole

Perry's don't measure. Or at least my mother in law and I don't so I am sorry. We just kind of add things 'til we think it's right. This is very easy and so yummy!

Boil Chicken w boullion, onion, garlic and bell pepper.

Remove Chicken

Put mole sauce in blender with part of the chicken broth and 10 Maria Cookies
(1 can mole sauce=10 Maria Cookies)

Blend until smooth

Pour back into pan with remaining broth

Boil

Add chicken back into pan

Slow cook on low heat