Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Chili Mac

Thaw in the fridge overnight.
Cook at 350 degrees until heated through.
Add cooked macaroni (al dente) to chili and some extra cheese if you like it super cheesy.  (I do!)

Monica's Sweet Baby Ray's Ribs

Pork Baby Back Ribs
1 Jar of Sweet Baby Ray's sauce

Marinate overnight in bag. When you are ready to cook them, lay out ribs on a foil covered cookie sheet. Poor extra sauce over ribs and then close up the foil. Cook at 325 for 2 1/2 hours. Goes great with potatoes!

From freezer:

Thaw overnight in fridge or lay out on counter that morning. Then follow directions above. Enjoy!

Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 12 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 2 cartons (8 oz each) whipped cream cheese with onion and chives2 tablespoons butter
    salt to taste
  • 12 bacon strips

    Flatten chicken to ½ inch thickness. Spread 3 tablespoons cream cheese over each. Dot with butter and sprinkle with salt; roll up. Wrap each with a bacon strip. Place, seam side down, in a greased pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400 for 35-40 minutes or until juices run clear. Broil 6 inches from the heat for 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp.

From Frozen: Thaw and bake as above, or cook from frozen at 375 for about an hour. Broil until bacon is crisp.

Kristen's Country Style Ribs

l pkg country style ribs, pork or beef (from 1-5 lbs)
24 oz ketchup
1 cup water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs soy sauce
2 Tbs worcestershire sauce
2 Tbs lemon juice

Combine all ingredients in crock-pot and cook on low all day (8 hours makes it best). Ribs should fall apart as you pull it from the pot. Serve over rice.

FREEZER: Pull from freezer in the morning and put into crock-pot. Cook on high for 3 hours and low for the rest or until meat is tender and falls apart. Serve over rice.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Indian Casserole by Angie Toler

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 small bag of frozen sweet corn (or 1 can, drained)
1 large can tomatoes, crushed or diced with juice
1/3 cup ketchup
1 lb. ground beef
1 chopped onion
2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked
1/2 lb. (8 oz) Velveeta Pasteurized prepared Cheese product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

In a large pan, brown the hamburger and cook onion until translucent; drain. Cook the macaroni and drain. Add all the ingredients and macaroni to the ground beef/onion pan and gently stir to mix. Place in casserole dish and bake at preheated 350 degrees for 45 minutes. (If desired, about 15 minutes before the casserole is done sprinkle cheese on top to melt.)

Thaw overnight. Put in casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. (If you want, about 15 minutes before casserole is done sprinkle cheese on top to melt.)

Serves 5 to 7