Broccoli Rice Casserole

I was looking for some new ideas for dinners and I found this great recipe while surfing the Taste of Home recipes. Dave said "This is a keeper!".

Broccoli Rice Casserole

1 small onion, chopped
1/2 c chopped celery
3 c frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
1 tbsp butter
1 8 oz jar process cheese sauce
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 5 oz can evaporated milk
3 c cooked rice

In a large skillet, saute the onion, celery and broccoli in butter for 3-5 minutes until crisp tender. Stir in the cheese sauce, soup and milk until smooth. Place rice in a greased 8 inch square baking dish. Pour cheese mixture over rice; do not stir. Bake uncovered at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.
Yield 8-10 servings.

Caribbean Rice

One of the girls that I work with brought this in for a pot luck and it is so good. A nice change from your regular rice side dish.

Caribbean Rice

2 envelopes Italian dressing mix
20 oz frozen corn, thawed
3/4 c rinsed and drained black beans
3-4 c cooked brown rice
1/2 c chopped onion
1 bunch chopped cilantro
2 mango's cubed
1 seeded and chopped jalapeno
juice from 2-3 limes
cumin and salt to taste

Mix all and serve.

Pulled Turkey

This recipe makes the best hot sandwiches and it's very easy to boot!!

Pulled Turkey

2 good size turkey breast, rum with olive oil and bake. Shred and drain. Put in fridge overnight and save the juice. Put this into a crock pot.
Add:
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 cans lower sodium chicken broth
2 chicken bouillon cubes
pepper and dill to taste.
Mix all together and add turkey and heat. Serve warm on buns. You can add some of the turkey juice to moisten.

Spicy Goldfish Crackers for the 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!!! Here's a great snack that's easy and fast to make and would taste great while watching those fireworks! These are a little spicy and if you like a lot of spice you can make them even spicier!

Spicy Goldfish Crackers

4 pkgs 6-7 oz Goldfish snack crackers
1 envelope dry ranch salad dressing mix
3 tsp dill weed
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2/3 c vegetable oil

Place crackers in a large bowl. Combine all ingredients, mix well and pour over crackers. Toss crackers to evenly coat. Transfer to 2 ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring after 1o minutes. Cool completely and store in an air tight container. Makes 2 1/2 quarts.

You can make this recipe as spicy as you like just add more cayenne pepper. Enjoy!

Black Bean Salsa

Here's a quick and easy recipe to take to your next get together.

Black Bean Salsa

1 15 oz can black beans, drained but not rinsed
1 can white shoe peg corn, drained
1 can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
1 can diced tomatoes
8 oz Italian dressing
chopped onion to taste
chopped jalapeno to taste

Mix all together and marinate at least 1 1/2 hours.
Serve with tortilla chips.

Sugo & Meatball

This recipe comes from my friend Renee who's family is directly from Italy. This is the BEST spaghetti and meatballs you will ever taste, however, once you make and taste this you will NEVER buy canned or jar sauce again!!!

Sugo and Meatballs

3 lb lean ground beef
2 eggs
2 tbsp finely chopped onion
1/4 c water
3/4 c bread crumbs
1/4 c fresh parsley (chopped)
handful of Romano cheese
3 cloves garlic, pressed
salt and pepper

Mix together and let rest for 20 minutes. Form into balls and fry in olive oil and put 2 cloves of garlic (whole) in pan. When done frying, remove meat balls and garlic. Take one can of tomato paste and stir into grease in pan, add salt & pepper. Add tomato sauce, 1 gallon, and meat balls. add 1/4 c Romano cheese to sauce cook over med low heat for about two hours or until grease comes to the top of the sauce.

This freezes well.

Spinach Dip

This recipe is from my sister in law and it is truly the best spinach dip I have ever had. I am not fond of the dips that have the crunchy veggies in them and this is a smooth dip.

Spinach Dip

1 10 oz pkg frozen spinach, thawed and drained. Chop it fine
1 c mayo, must use real mayonnaise
1 c sour cream
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1/2 c minced onion
1 tbsp dill weed
1 tsp fine herbs
1 tsp season salt

Mix all together and chill. Serve with a variety
of raw veggies.