Easy BBQ Pulled Pork

Ingredients:

6 boneless center cut chops
1/2 cup water
Spices of your choice - I used Creole & black pepper
Sliced onions
Half bottle BBQ sauce of your choice

Directions:

Pour water and some BBQ sauce into slow cooker, stir well.

Place one layer of pork chops inside slow cooker. Put some BBQ sauce and onions on top of first layer, then add another layer of chops followed by more onions and sauce.

Cook 7 hours on low.

At the end of 7 hours you can pull the pork apart allow you desire. I used a fork & tongs and pulled it that away.

Baked Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients:

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes
1 (4oz) can diced green chilies
1 medium onion, sliced
1 large bell pepper, seeded and sliced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 flour tortillas, warmed to serve

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 13x9 baking dish. Mix together chicken, tomatoes, chilies, peppers, and onions ok the dish.

In a small bowl combine the oil and the spices. Drizzle the spice mixture over the chicks and toss to coat.

Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.

Serve with warm tortillas and enjoy.

Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

1 (16 oz) can pumpkin
2 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)

Frosting:

1 (3 oz) package cream cheese
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 to 2 cups powdered sugar
3 tsp milk
Chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat pumpkin, sugar, oil and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add eggs and mix well.
4. Combine dry ingredients, except nuts, and gradually add to pumpkin mixture, beating until well blended.
5. Fold in nuts.
6. Pour into greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
7. Bake 35 to 40 minutes until center tests done.
8. Cool completely before frosting.
9. For the frosting: beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
10. Gradually add sugar and mix until well combined and smooth.
11. Add milk and beat until the frosting is the spreading consistency you want.
12. Frost cake and sprinkle with nuts if you desire.

Easiest Peanut Butter Fudge

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
2 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Pour over powdered sugar in large mixing bowl. Beat until smooth and pour into 8x8 inch baking dish. Chill until firm and cut into squares.

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
2 large eggs
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 (9in) unbaked pie crust

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Whisk pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices, and salt in medium bowl until smooth. Pour into pie crust. Bake 15 minutes.
2. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from crust comes out clean. Cool. Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.

Oven Roasted Sausage, Potatoes, and Peppers

Ingredients:

1 package (at least 1lb) of your favorite sausage (smoked sausage)
4-5 decent sized potatoes
1 small jar of banana peppers
1-2 bell peppers, sliced
1 large onion, sliced
3 tbsp olive oil
Salt & Pepper
Optional - Creole seasoning

Directions:

1. Spray a large baking pan with non-stick cooking spray (I used a cookie sheet)
2. Slice sausages into thin rounds
3. Cut potatoes into 1/2 inch chunks.
4. Slice onion and bell pepper into strips.
5. Place all ingredients in large bowl and drizzle olive oil over and toss to coat them.
6. Add salt, pepper, and spices.
7. Top with sliced banana peppers.
8. Bake at 400 for 30-35 minutes, until potatoes are tender.

Crockpot Chicken & Dumplings

Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken breasts (cut into chunks)
2 cups chicken broth
2 small onions (diced)
2 can cream of chicken soup
1 (8 count) can Grands Biscuit

Directions:

1. Put chicken in bottom of crockpot, add onions, cream of chicken, and chicken broth and cook on high for 2 hours.
2. Check to see if the chicken is done, if so cut up biscuits in 6 pieces and mix in with soup mixture.
3. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes.

Blueberry Buckle

Ingredients:

3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 milk
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinammon
1/4 cup butter, softened

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375. And grease 8x8 baking dish.
2. Cream together 3/4 cup sugar, shortening, and egg.
3. In a separate bowl mix together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into into sugar mixture, alternating with milk. Add blueberries. Pour into greased 8x8 pan.
4. To make topping: combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, cinammon, and butter and sprinkle over top of cake.
5. Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until center comes out done.

Meatloaf

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 cup cracker crumbs
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 large egg, beaten
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup tomato sauce

Topping:

3/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons vinegar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, egg, onion and tomato sauce.
3. Mix lightly.
4. Shape into a loaf and place in a baking dish.
5. In a small mixing bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, water, mustard and vinegar.
6. Brush the meatloaf with this mixture.
7. Place the meatloaf in the oven and bake 1 hour and 15 mins, basting occasionally with sauce.

Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Layer one...

Ingredients:

• 1-1/4 pound Ground Chuck
• 1 can 15-ounces Tomato Sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 8 ounces, weight Egg Noodles
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream
• 1-1/4 cup Small Curd Cottage Cheese
• 1/2 cup Sliced Green Onions (less To Taste)
• 1 cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Preparation Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Layer two... Finally you add cheese to the top...

Brown ground chuck in a large skillet. Drain fat, then add tomato sauce. 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Stir, then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.

Cook egg noodles. Drain and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Add to noodles and stir. Add green onions and stir.

To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture, then sprinkle on half the grated cheddar. Repeat with noodles, meat, then a final layer of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, or until all cheese is melted.

Serve with crusty French bread.

Guacamole

Ingredients:

4 Avocados

1 Small Onion (Finely Chopped)

1 Garlic Clove (Minced) OR 1 Tsp. Garlic Powder

1 Can Mexican Rotel (Drained)

8 oz. Sour Cream

1 Tsp. Cumin Powder

Juice of one Lime

Salt & Pepper to Taste

Dash of Cilantro

Directions:

1.  Peel & Mash Avocados in a bowl.

2.  Mix in, sour cream, onion, garlic, cumin,  Rotel, lime juice, salt & pepper and cilantro.

3.  Chill for 45 min-an hour before serving as this helps to blend the flavors.

Shredded Chicken Tacos

Ingredients:

Chicken in the crock-pot... Starting to cook.

2.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast halves
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup Zesty Italian Salad dressing
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp chili powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, optional (adjust according to desired heat preference or omit)


Directions:

Place chicken breast halves in the slow cooker.  In a mixing bowl whisk together remaining ingredients. Pour mixture over chicken in slow cooker, cover slow cooker with lid. Cook chicken on low heat 6 - 8 hours. Shred chicken (it's so tender I usually just shred it in the slow cooker without even removing it), then cook shredded chicken in broth in slow cooker an additional 30 minutes on low. Drain broth from chicken. Serve warm in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, taquitos etc

Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Bread

Ingredients:

Before going into oven

Dough:
2 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast (1 packet)
1/2 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. butter
1/3 cup whole milk
1/4 cup water
2 eggs (at room temperature)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Filling:
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
4 Tbsp. butter, melted

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, mix 2 cups of flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Set this flour mixture aside.
In a small sauce pan, melt the butter and milk. Once the butter is completely melted take off the burner and add the water and vanilla. Let the mixture cool for 5 minutes.
Pour the milk mixture into the large bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well. Whisk together the eggs and add to the batter. Keep mixing. Add 3/4 cup of flour and mix well. The mixture will be very sticky which means it's perfect. Place the dough in a medium greased bowl. Cover with wrap and let it sit in a warm place to rise for about 30-45 minutes. Once the dough has doubled its size, knead in 2 tablespoons of flour. Cover the dough again for 5-10 minutes. Meanwhile, start on the filling. In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl. Set aside. Once the dough is ready, roll it out on a floured surface. Brush the melted butter on the dough and add the sugar mixture. Make sure everything is covered. Using a shape knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into equal sized strips (about 2 to 2 1/2 inches wide). Then cut the strips into equal sized squares. Stack the squares on top of each other to make 3 to 4 piles. Don't make stacks to high or your will be cussing when you try to place them into the pan. Also, your bread will come out prettier if you don't stack the squares perfectly aligned. Place squares in the greased bread pan. Take any sugar that fell off squares and sprinkle over the top and around the sides of dough. Cover the dough for another 10-15 minutes to rise. While dough is rising, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Place a cookie sheet under bread pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until outside of bread is golden brown.