Zucchini Spice Casserole

Vegetables as a main dish?! You can definetly count on this to be a hit. Found this off of Allrecipes.com and it is a keeper! Super Healthy and Delicious!! I'd suggest doubling it! :) Serve it with French Bread for a perfect complete meal!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 cup uncooked long grain white rice (I use instant brown rice)
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 pounds zucchini, cubed
• 1 cup sliced green onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 1/2 cups seeded, chopped tomatoes
• 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine the rice and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, until rice is tender.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a shallow 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
3. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the zucchini, green onions, and garlic 5 minutes, or until tender. Season with garlic salt, basil, paprika, and oregano. Mix in the cooked rice, tomatoes, and 1 cup cheese. Continue to cook and stir until heated through. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
4. Bake uncovered 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Hearty Wild Rice Cheese Soup

1 cup wild rice (cooked as directions on package indicate)
1 small onion chopped fine
1 lb. cooked bacon crumbled
2 cans Cambels Selects Soups Cream of Potato and Garlic
1 quart half 'n half
1 lb. Velveeta cheese cut into small squares

You can either put this in a saucepan on the stove stirring occasionally to help the cheese melt, or I like to cook it in a crock pot on low for about 4-5 hours. Soup is ready when cheese is completely melted.

Supa Dupa EASY Chicken Cordon Bleu

CHICKEN
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
6-8 pieces Swiss Cheese (or whatever cheese you prefer) cut into slices
6-8 pieces Sliced Ham (I used smoked from the deli cut medium thickness)
Rosemary or Thyme (or WHATEVER spices you like best)

SAUCE
1 1/2 C Sour Cream
1 Can Cream of Mushroom
2 small cans of sliced mushrooms
1 t lemon juice

Cut Breasts in half (so they aren't as thick), smoother with spices of choice, place in 9x13 pan. Place ham slices on chicken breasts, layer with cheese slices. Bake for 20 min until cheese is melted at 350. Meanwhile mix together sourcream, mushrooms, cream of mushroom and lemon juice. Take Chicken out of oven and smoother with creamy sauce. Bake for an additional 40 min.

Serve with wild rice, or whatever! :) Brad claims this is one of his favorite dishes! :) SUPA DUPA EASY! :) Enjoy...

YUMMY HAMBURGERS

SO...I had these over at a friends house in memphis and asked for the recipe...but I guess her husband makes them and he "Guesses on amounts" so I guess just guess and hopefully they will turn out good....because they were SOOOOOO good.

In one pound of meat he puts in:
1 egg
onion powder
granulated garlic
lots of worcesthire (a lot he says... it starts to discolor the meat and turn brown a little bit)
salt and pepper
If you add too many eggs, put in bread crumbs. And you can also put in chopped onion.

Mushroom Pork Chops

Ingredients:

4 pork chops 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced

salt and pepper to taste 1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup

1 pinch garlic salt, to taste

3/4 onion, chopped

1/4 c milk

Directions:

1. Season pork chops with garlic salt, salt, and pepper.

2. Chop onions. Sautee onions and mushrooms in frying pan.

3. Mix onions, mushrooms, soup and milk.

4. Place pork chops in lightly greased 9 x 13 baking dish and cover with soup mixture. Cover with foil and bake one hour or 400 degrees.

I am still working the kinks out. It was really yummy but my sauce came out a little watery and I wish it were thicket. Maybe more soup? I dunno for sure. If you have any ideas let me know!

Springtime Spinach Salad (It's AMAZING)

I made this one last night for Brad,...and he said it was his FAVORITE salad I have ever made. And I've made a lot of salads! It's so good!!! Let me know what you think! :)

INGREDIENTS
2 eggs
5-6 slices bacon
5 cups fresh spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onion
3 kiwi's, sliced
1/2 mandarin orange, peeled and segmented (or one can)

DRESSING (put in a blender or food processer)
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon spicy brown mustard (I used regular mustard and it was fine)
1 dash garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

1 cup seasoned croutons

DIRECTIONS
-Place the eggs in a saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from hot water and cool. Peel, chop, and set aside.
-Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium high heat until crisp and evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
-In a large bowl, toss together the eggs, bacon, spinach, mushrooms, strawberries, onion, kiwi, and orange.
-In a separate bowl, mix the ketchup, water, olive oil, brown sugar, cider vinegar, and brown mustard. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Pour over the salad mixture, and top the salad with croutons.

Yummy Lasagna

Title: YUMMY LASAGNA

Description:
so good

Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 cups water
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon white sugar

12 ounces cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg

9 lasagna noodles
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown. 
Drain. In another skillet over medium heat, cook onion until 
translucent. Combine beef and onion in a large saucepan with 
tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, garlic 
powder, salt, pepper and sugar. Cook over medium heat until 
mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 
hour.

While sauce is simmering, blend cottage cheese, Parmesan 
and egg until smooth. Set aside.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and 
cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spread 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking 
dish. Cover sauce with 3 noodles. Cover noodles with one-
third of remaining sauce. Top with half the mozzarella. Place 
another layer of noodles and one of sauce over the 
mozzarella; top that with the cottage cheese mixture. Top with 
remaining 3 noodles and remaining sauce.

Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 
mozzarella on top and bake 15 minutes more, until golden and 
bubbly.

Number Of Servings:12