Brackentown Guacamole

Ingredients:

 2 cans white beans (drained and rinsed)

4T lime juice

1 can drained and rinsed diced jalapenos

2 bunches cilantro

1 lg onion diced

1 1/2 te salt

2 ripe avocados

2 cans diced tomatoes (drained well)

Directions:

In food processor combine cilantro, beans, and avocados until smooth.  Combine all ingredients well and refrigerate.  

Greek Dip

 1 pk Frozen Spinach (thawed and pressed dry)

1 pks cream cheese

3 T greek seasoning

8 oz Crumbled Feta Cheese

Sm jar roasted red peppers (drained and patted dry)

Place all ingredients in food processor or chopper and Mix well.

Sylvia's Sausage Balls

 Ingredients:

1 lb sausage

1 block cream cheese

2c Bisquick

1c cheddar cheese

Mix sausage and cream cheese, then add in Bisquick and cheddar cheese.

Corn Dip

 Makes: 88 oz

3 (8 oz) Whipped Cream Cheese

9 T Taco Seasoning

3 (11oz) Mexicorn, drained

1 c Mayo

2 (10oz) can Rotel, drained

2 c fresh salsa, drained

3 c shredded cheese

Mix and chill overnight.

Serve with Chips 

Chipped Beef Cheeseball

 

Serves:20

Ingredients

• 48 Ounces Cream Cheese softened
• 8 Ounces Sour Cream
• 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 Teaspoons Garlic Powder
• 9 Ounces dried chipped beef diced
• 12 green onions sliced

Directions

1.       Mix all ingredients together

2.       Serve with Chicken Biscuit Crackers

Meatballs

 

Makes 10 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 packages (6 lb total) frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs
• 4 bottle (48 oz total) chili sauce
• 2 jars (60 oz total) grape jelly

Directions

1. Mix chili sauce and grape jelly in crock pot
2. Add Meatballs to crock pot
3. Cook on low for 8 hrs or high for 4 hrs
4. Stir every couple of hours to melt jelly and coat the meatballs

Breakfast Casserole

 Makes (2) 9x13 pans

Ingredients

• 2 lbs sausage (browned and cooled)
• dozen eggs
• pack of frozen peppers and onions (thawed)
• 2T dijon mustard
• 2 lbs cheese
• 2 blocks cream cheese
• 1 c heavy whipping cream
• 39oz shredded hashbrowns (thawed)

Directions

1. mix all ingredients the night before and pour into two pans
2. 375 degrees for 45 min

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Makes 4qt dip

Ingredients

• 6 large chicken breasts
• 1/4c adobo seasoning
• 1/2c water
• 4 blocks cream cheese
• Bottle of Hot Sauce
• 4c Shredded cheddar cheese
• 16 oz sour cream
• 2 pk ranch dressing

Directions

1. add chicken, adobo, and water to crockpot
2. cook on high 4 hrs
3. shred
4. add remaining ingredients
5. cook on low 2 hrs

Unstuffed Pepper Casserole

 Makes (1) 9x13 pan

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 pk frozen peppers and onions
• 1/2 c beef stock
• 15 oz diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 c instant rice
• 4 c cheese
• 2T Worchester sauce
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 1/2te grill seasoning
• 1/2 te salt
• 1/2 te pepper
• 1/2 te paprika 

Directions

1. Oven to 375 degrees
2. spray pan
3. brown ground beef, onions and peppers
4. add garlic, Worchester, salt, pepper, paprika, grill seasoning, rice, tomatoes, beef stock, and 2 c cheese
5. pour in pan
6. top with 2 c cheese and cover
7. bake 45 min
8. let cool 10 min to set up

French Toast Casserole

 Makes (2) 9x13 pans

Ingredients

• 1 loaf bread (dried out if possible)
• 2 sticks butter
• 2 c brown sugar (can use regular if you need to)
• 12 eggs
• 4 c milk
• 1T vanilla extract
• 4T cinnamon

Directions

1. 425 degree oven
2. spray pans
3. melt butter and sugar in microwave
4. split and spread into the bottom of the two pans
5. mix eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon
6. pour over bread and spread well covering it all
7. bake 25 min until golden brown

Onedith’s Chocolate Pie

Makes 6 pies

Crust:

Pre bake pie crusts per package directions (Marie Callander's is our favorite)

Filling:

 7.75 cups sugar

1.5c + 1T All purpose flour

3/4 c + 2T cocoa

25 eggs separated

5 te vanilla

8 3/4 c of milk

2.5 sticks butter

1. Milk on medium heat

2. Add egg yolks and whisk

3. Mix in flour, sugar and cocoa (incorporated)

4. When thickens, add butter and keep cooking until very thick

5. Remove from Heat and add vanilla

Meringue:

7T Sugar

5 te vanilla

2.5te cream of tartar

1. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar

2. Add sugar slowly when soft peaks form

3. Add vanilla when moderate peaks form

**Add pie, meringue and bake at 400 until meringue is browned (about 6-8 min)

Potato Soup

Ingredients:

1 can cream of celery soup

1 can cheese soup

2 tubs 8 oz spreadable cream cheese

12 oz chicken broth

1 T onion powder

1 T adobo seasoning

1 te salt

1 te pepper

1 stick butter

Bag of cube frozen hashbrowns

Bag of shredded frozen hashbrowns

Instructions:

Cook on low 8 hrs or high 4 hrs

Caramel Cookies

Makes 72 Cookies

• 2 sticks butter
• 2c brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 pk cream cheese
• 2c flour

Directions

1. Cream all ingredients except flour together.
2. Add flour
3. Mix well
4. Drop out on cookie sheet with a 1T cookie scoop
5. Bake at 350 for 10 min.

Lemonade Stand Pie

Lemonade Stand Pie


Ingredients
2/3c Lemonade Flavor Mix
1/2c cold water
4c vanilla ice cream, softened
1 (16oz) cool whip, thawed
Graham Crackers
2 sticks butter


Directions

1. Put one layer graham crackers in 9x13 pan 
2. Pour one stick melted butter over it
3. Repeat again
4. Place drink mix in mixer
5. add water
6. mix until dissolved
7. add ice cream
8. mix in whipped topping
9. Pour in pan
10. Freeze for four hours
11. Serve

Brackentown Potato Salad

Pork Chop Stew

Ingredients

• 6 Boneless Pork chops
• 1 c Greek Vinegarette
• 3T Greek Seasoning
• 1 bag frozen Stew Vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onion, celery)
• 4 cups water

Instructions

1. Cook Chops in skillet with 1/2 c vinegarette and 1 T greek seasoning
2. Deglaze pan with 1 c water
3. remove chops to cool
4. poor deglazed mixture into crock pot
5. cube chops
6. add chops to crock pot
7. add rest of ingredients to crock pot
8. cook on low for 8 hours

Brackentown Latino Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 Pack Cajun sasuage
• 2 lb ground beef
• 1 c chopped onion
• 1 c chopped green bell pepper
• ½ te cinnamon
• 2 te ground cumin
• 2T red wine vinegar
• 1T garlic powder
• 1 te oregano
• 1 bag frozen corn
• 1 lg can crushed tomatoes
• 1 can tomato paste
• 1 can chili starter
• 4 pks Sazon seasoning
• 1 te salt
• 1 te pepper
• 1 can red beans
• 1 bunch chopped cilantro
• 12 oz sour cream

 

Instructions:

1. Chop sausage
2. Brown sausage, ground beef, onion, and peppers in pan till cooked
3. Add all ingredients to crock pot
4. Add meat to crock pot
5. Add water to consistency you prefer
6. Cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high

Chocolate Moose Icing

Ingredients

• 2 packs Milk Chocolate Chips
• 1 pt heavy whip cream
• 1 c sour cream

Directions

1. Melt chocolate chips in microwave
2. combine all ingredients in stand mixer for 5 min
3. let setup in frig for 4 hrs.

Pina Colada Cake

Ingredients

• 1 butter recipe cake mix
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 stick butter
• 1 can frozen pina colada mix

Directions:

1. bake cake per directions (in glass pan...this is a MUST, if you don't the cake will have a metallic taste)
2. microwave pina colada mix and butter in med size bowl till melted
3. mix sw cond milk with it
4. when cake comes out of the oven hot poke holes in it....lots of holes
5. pour mix over it
6. let it set up or serve it warm

German Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS:

·        1 box butter cake mix ·        1 pk instant vanilla pudding mix ·        1/3 c cocoa powder ·        1 c buttermilk ·        1/3 c melted butter ·        3 eggs ·        2- 12oz can evaporated milk ·        2 c white sugar ·        1 c powdered sugar ·        2 c chopped pecans ·        2 teaspoon vanilla extract ·        6 egg yolks ·        2 sticks butter ·        2 cup flaked coconut

DIRECTIONS:

1.     Preheat oven to 350. 2.     Grease and flour three 8 inch round cake pans. 3.     Combine the cake mix, pudding, cocoa, buttermilk, melted butter and the 3 whole eggs. 4.     Mix well and pour in pans. 5.     Bake 23 minutes 6.     Let cakes cool. 7.     On stove mix milk, white sugar, egg yolks, powered sugar, and the stick butter. 8.     Cook until thick, stirring constantly. 9.     Once thick, take off stove and mix until cooler. 10.  Add Vanilla 11. Stir in coconut 12.  Stir in pecans. 13.   Refrigerate overnight 14.    Frost cake next morning

Lemonade Cookies

Servings: 60 Cookies

Ingredients:

·         3 cups all-purpose flour

·         1/2 teaspoon baking soda

·         1 1/2 cups sugar

·         3/4 cup butter

·         1 large egg

·         1/4 cup lemon juice

·         3 tablespoons lemonade mix

Directions:

1    Mix all ingredients except flour until smooth

2.      Add flour

3.      Drop on baking sheet pans with tablespoon cookie scoop

4.      Bake @ 375 for 8 min

Biscuits

Makes: 24 (2in)

• 4c flour
• 2te baking soda
• 4te cream of tartar
• 1/2 te salt
• 2 3/4 sticks butter
• 1c milk

1. Preheat oven to 450
2. Mix flour, baking soda, tartar, and salt well
3. add butter
4. mix well until crumbled
5. add milk
6. mix well until pulls away from sides of bowl
7. take out beater
8. knead in bowl for a little bit
9. drop on cookie sheet with med cookie scoop
10. flatten out all balls till even consistency
11. bake for 8 min
12. serve hot

Lemon Bars

Ingredients

2c flour

2 sticks butter

1/2 c powdered sugar

4 eggs

2 cup granulated sugar

1 te baking powder

¼ c fresh lemon juice

1/8 te salt

Directions

In food processor combine flour, powdered sugar, and butter

Pat into cake pan

Bake 350 for 20 min

In food processor combine remaining ingredients

Pour over crust and bake for 30 min.

White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Loaf of bread crumbled and dried out 1 pk (12 oz) white almond bark chopped 2 c liquid eggs 1 ½ c hot water 2 te vanilla 2 cans sw condensed milk

In crock pot layer bread, bark, and remaining ingredients mixed together

Cook on low for 4 hrs

Sweet Pickles

Makes 6-7 pints.

·        2 quart distilled white vinegar

·        2 cups granulated sugar

·        1/4 cup salt

·        2 teaspoons celery seed

·        2 teaspoons ground turmeric

·        1 teaspoon dry mustard

·        5 lb bucket of zucchini or cucumbers unpeeled and sliced

·        5 thinly sliced onions

  

1.    Pack onions and zucchini in processed jars

2.    Bring remaining ingredients to a boil

3.    Pour over zucchini and onions

4.    Process 15 minutes in water bath. 

Hummus

SERVES 4

1T garlic minced

2 cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas) drained and rinsed

1 c olive oil

4 T lemon juice

1 te salt

1 te cumin

2 te paprika

Food process until smooth 

Brackentown Chili

Serves: 8

·         1.5 lb lean ground beef cooked and crumbled

·         3 cans Mild Chili beans

·         2 cans Hunts Chili Tomatoes

Put all ingredients in crock pot.  Cook for 6 hours on high.

Taco Chicken

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• Favorite jar of Salsa
• 2 pks of Taco Seasoning
• 6 chicken breasts

Directions

1. place chicken in slow cooker
2. sprinkle with seasoning
3. pour salsa over it
4. cook on low for 8 hours
5. shred
6. serve over your favorite rice or stacked with goodies on tortellias

Italian Chicken

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• Favorite jar of Spaghetti Sauce
• 2 pks of Italian Seasoning
• 6 chicken breasts

Directions

1. place chicken in slow cooker
2. sprinkle with seasoning
3. pour over sauce
4. cook on low for 8 hours
5. shred
6. serve over your favorite noodles

Cheesy Tomatoes

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients

·         6 tomatoes cut in ½ in slices

·         Greek Vinaigrette Dressing for pan

·         2 cup Mozzarella Cheese Shredded

·         Greek Seasoning

Directions

1.       Heat oven to Broil

2.       Coat baking pan with vinaigrette

3.       Toss tomatoes in vinaigrette

4.       Sprinkle with Greek seasoning

5.       Sprinkle with cheese

6.       Broil till cheese is melted….we like it brown!

Greek Vinaigrette

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

·          1 c olive oil

·         1/2 c red wine vinegar

·         ½ te garlic powder

·         ½ te salt

·         ¼ te pepper
          1 tb Cavender’s greek all purpose seasoning

Directions

1.      Mix all ingredients together.

2.      Shake well before serving.

3.      Does NOT have to be refrigerated.

Butter Pecan Cheesecake

Makes 16 servings

Ingredients:

·         Box butter pecan cake mix

·         1 c water

·         ½ c butter

·         6 eggs

·         3 pks cream cheese

·         1 ½ c sugar

·         3 te vanilla

Drizzle for top:

·         1 c maple syrup

·         ½ c chopped pecans

·         ½  c butter

Directions:

1.       Oven to 325 deg

2.       Oil  9” springform pan

3.       Mix cake mix, 1 te vanilla, 1 c water, butter, and 3 eggs.

4.       Pour in pan

5.       In food processor cream the 2 te vanilla, cream cheese, and sugar.

6.       Combine in 3 eggs.

7.       Slowly pour over pan

8.       Bake for 2 hrs

9.       Cool for 15 min

10.   Loosen sides with knife from pan

11.   Remove sides of pan

12.   Refrigerate for 4 hrs

13.   Microwave drizzle ingredients before serving- pour over top or set beside for guests to top

Cucumber Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS:

·        1 pk cream cheese, softened

·        2 med. cucumbers, peeled, thinly sliced

·        1te onion powder

·        2T mayonnaise

·        Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1.       In food processor, mix well all ingredients except cucumbers

2.       Spread on bread.

3.       Layer thinly sliced cucumbers on spread.

4.       Eat

Ms Patty's Pimento Cheese

Makes 12 servings- 1 loaf of thick sandwiches

Ingredients

·         2 lbs velveeta cheese

·         ¼ c milk

·         2 T sugar

·         2 T red wine vinegar

·         1 ½ te salt

·         2 eggs

·         Large jar chopped pimento

·         1 pint mayonnaise

Directions

1.       Chunk cheese into 8-10 large pieces

2.       Put in glass bowl

3.       Pour milk over chopped cheese

4.       Microwave approx 6 min, stirring often

5.       Once smooth add sugar, vinegar, salt and eggs stirring well.

6.       Cook for 2 min in microwave

7.       Cool slightly and add mayo and drained pimentos

8.       Chill and serve

Brackentown Mild Salsa

Makes 10 servings

Ingredients

• 4 cans tomatoes 
• 2 cans tomatoes with chilies
• 2 T chopped garlic
• 2 chopped green bell peppers
• 2 bunches chopped green onion
• 1 bunch chopped cilantro
• 2 te salt
• 1 te pepper

Directions

1. Open all cans
2. Drain well, squeeze out all juice.
3. Combine all ingredients.
4. Season to taste

***Freezable- double the cilantro***