Arrie Mae's Corn Casserole

Saute in 1/2 stick butter:
1 onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped

1 box jiffy muffin mix
1 can cream style corn
1 can whole kernel corn
3 eggs beaten
4 oz. cream cheese

Mix first 4 ingredients together. Add onion and green peppers mix well. Add cubed cream cheese. Place in casserole dish.

Bake 350 for 1 hour.

After baking, add cheddar cheese on top and serve.

Cottage Pie

6 potatoes peeled and cut
2 TBSP butter
1 C. milk/cream
2 C. pepper jack cheese
1 tsp salt

2 lbs ground beef
1 onion diced
1 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp cinnamon
2 cans black beans
1 can corn
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 can green chilies
1 C. pepper jack cheese/cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 350. Spray baking dish with oil.

Boil potatoes until fork tender. Drain and mash until smooth. Add butter and milk until desired consistency. Stir in cheese and salt.

In a skillet over medium heat add onion, beef and salt until slightly cooked. Add garlic, cumin, paprika and cinnamon. Complete cooking until browned. Add beans, corn, green chilies and tomatoes.  Mix well.

Transfer mixture to baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 the pepper jack/cheddar cheese. Top with mashed potatoes. Cover with remaining 1/2 of cheese.

Bake 30 min until golden on top.

Frito Pie

Beef/Turkey Chili
Sour Cream
Cheddar Cheese
Frito's/Corn chips
Salsa

Grandma & Papa Fishies Hamburger Soup

In a big pot brown:

2-3 lbs hamburger meat
1 onion chopped

Add and bring to boil:

2+ quarts beef stock
(1) 28 oz can diced tomatoes
3 bay leaves
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried basil

Add:

1 1/2 C. celery diced (about 4 stocks)
2 potatoes peeled and diced
2 cans green beans
1 can or 1/2 bag frozen corn
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Simmer until potatoes are done. About 30 min.

Add before serving:

2 C. cooked macaroni noodles

Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.

Serves about 10-12

Cheesy Sausage Biscuits

1 pound cooked sausage
3 cups multi-grain baking mix (Trader Joe's)
2 tsp garlic powder (2 cloves fresh minced)
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp oregano
4 cups cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups milk

Mix.  Scoop with large Pampered Chef scoop onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 

Bake 350 15-20 min or golden on top. 

Chicken Lettuce Wrap/Baked Chimmy Changa

1 bag chicken tenderloins (from trader joes, about 1-2 lbs)

1 1/2 TBSP trader joes taco seasoning mix

(put in crock pot and cook, shred chicken when done)

Mix in chicken:

8 oz cream cheese (optional)

3/4 block pepperjack cheese grated (12oz)

Wrap in thin flour tortilla (or lettuce)

If using tortilla:

Put on cookie sheet and spray with olive oil.

Bake 350 for 15 min. Flip and spray other side with oil and bake another 15 min.

Top with:

sour cream

salsa

cheddar cheese

green onions

PINTO!

Sort, rinse and soak desired amount of pinto beans in a very large pot covered with water 4-5" above beans overnight. 

When you are ready to cook (plan on about 3 hours) Drain water and refill with fresh water 2" above beans.  Cover and bring to boil.  Lover heat to LOW and cook covered 3 hours or until beans are tender.

Add 1 large can green chilies.  (or fresh chilies cut with seeds removed)

Add 1 lb COOKED ground beef seasoned with:
1 tsp garlic salt (3 cloves minced)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. Pepper 
1 tsp parsley

Serve with cubed cheddar cheese on top (optional), tortillas or rolls.

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli - Crock Pot

8 boneless skinless chicken thigh
1 can cream of mushroom soup (**optional)
1 can cream of celery soup (optional)
**(if not using soup add 1 cup heavy cream and 2 cups chicken broth with mushrooms and 3 celery stocks cut into pieces)
2+ cups cheddar cheese
3 cloves garlic
2 tsp Parsley
3 cups cut broccoli (2 big heads of broccoli)
1 red onion chopped
1-2 pkg crimini mushrooms (or regular)
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 cups brown rice (cooked and set aside)

Crock Pot on LOW (high for bigger pieces of chicken)

~add onion, mushrooms, soups, garlic, parsley and chicken. Salt and pepper top of chicken.

~ Cook for about 4 hours then ADD BROCCOLI. Cook until broccoli is tender.
~Add shredded cheddar cheese 15 min before serving.

~Cook rice and put the chicken cheddar broccoli on top.

Easy Spanish Rice - with BROWN rice

Serves 6-8 adults.

2 cups uncooked rice -brown/white
(I used Trader Joes Brown Rice Medley and it was FABULOUS!!!)
1 chopped onion
4 TBSP olive oil
5 cups water
2 cloves garlic
1 8oz can tomato sauce (or small can of tomato paste)
1 chopped green bell pepper (or 1/2 cup freeze fried bell pepper mix)
1 chopped red bell pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 lb. ground beef COOKED
cheddar cheese (of course this is a Basham recipe ;P)

Cook rice and onion in oil in a large high-side skillet over medium heat about 3 minutes.  Stirring occasionally until rice is golden brown.

Stir in remaining ingredients (NOT the cheddar cheese) Heat to boiling, reduce heat and cover.  Simmer for about 45 minutes stirring occasionally until rice is tender! That's all she wrote folks! Serve and top with cheddar cheese!!!

Ham Green Bean Casserole DELUX!

I looked in the fridge wondering what the heck to make for dinner.  I had fresh green beans that needed to be cooked (I like to bake them but didn't have that much time) a cooked ham steak and some muenster cheese.  Rather than just having boring ham and some green beans on the side as well as being short on time I decided to do the following and it turned out FABULOUS!!!! Not too sure how "healthy" this is but man was it GOOD and FAST!

2lbs fresh green beans
2 cans cream of mushroom soup (optional, use heavy cream as substitute)
1 onion chopped
1 package mushrooms cut them in half
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp rosemary
1 cup cheddar cheese
3-4 cups cooked diced ham
8-10 slices muenster cheese

Pre-heat oven to 400

In a large pot steam green beans (try to keep the beans all in the same direction so it's easier to place them in the dish making it easier to serve, see picture).  In a LARGE baking dish add cooked diced ham, chopped onion, garlic, rosemary, soup and mushrooms. Mix all together and spread evenly to cover the bottom of dish.  Top with cheddar cheese.  Once green beans are slightly tender (about the time you are done adding everything to dish 10-15 min) place them down the center of the dish.  Pile them high, all facing the same direction.  Place muenster cheese on top of green beans layering the cheese.  Bake until cheese is golden.  Everything is already cooked so this should only take about 10-15 min! Total time for this meal I'd say is 30 minutes! Can't beat that! I will have a picture of the beans in the dish the next time I make this... which should be pretty soon wink wink!

Rolled Sour Cream Chicken Enchaladas

2 chicken breast cooked and chopped/shredded
2 doz corn tortillas
16 oz. sour cream
3 cans cream of chicken soup or 2 large cans
1 sm. can green diced chilies
1 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic
3 cups grated cheddar cheese

Heat tortillas in hot oil quickly and drain.  In a tall pot heat (not boil) sour cream, soup, chicken, chilies, garlic and onion.  Spread a thin layer of sauce on bottom of large baking dish.  9x13 or bigger.  Put 1 TBSP of sauce and a sprinkle of cheese in tortilla.  Roll and place in rows on top of sauce.  Spread remaining sauce mixture on top and sprinkle with cheese. 

Bake 350 for 20 min. covered.  Uncover and bake additional 5-10 min.   Serve with Lettuce and Tomato salad over top.

Cold Chicken Pasta Salad

2 pkgs. rainbow noodles - cook
3 chicken breast cooked, diced and cooled (I like to boil my chicken)
2-3 cups broccoli chopped and then steamed for only 1 min! Will turn bright green but NOT soft!
1 cup mayonnaise
1 pkg. Italian dressing mix
1 can black olives(slice)
1/4 cup sour or dill pickle juice
2 cups diced chedder cheese

Mix in LARGE BOWL w/ LID: pasta, chicken, broccoli, cheese and olives
Mix: mayo, dressing and pickle juice in separate small bowl
MIX ALL TOGETHER in the large bowl- CHILL

Chicken Broccoli Rice Cassarole

2 cups of uncooked brown rice (cook in rice cooker/stove)
2 cups heavy cream/half in half or whole milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 cups cooked chopped broccoli
2 cloves garlic (optional)
1-2 cups chopped/shredded COOKED chicken (or 6 uncooked chicken breast/thigh if using the crock pot)
2-3 green onions chopped

Stir all ingredients together in large baking dish.  Cover with foil or lid.  Bake 300 for 20 min.

This is also great in the crock pot, however, do not add the broccoli and cheese until 30 min before serving, make sure chicken is fully cooked first. 

Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas

3 cooked and chopped chicken breast (boil is best, use broth)
1/2 green AND 1/2 red bell pepper chopped
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 small onion chopped
1 cup salsa
3 fresh tomatoes diced
2-3 garlic cloves (optional)
1 - 8oz package Philadelphia cream cheese
10-15 - 6" tortillas
3 cups Cheddar cheese

In a medium pot boil chicken till cooked all the way (about 20 min boiling), remove chicken from pot and set aside. Drain broth from pot (or put in freezer safe container and freeze broth).  Chop or shred chicken.  In the same pot add cream of chicken soup/broth, chopped onion, peppers, garlic and the chicken.  Heat through, not boil.  Add salsa.  Stir. Turn off heat and remove from burner.  Dice up your cream cheese add to mixture and stir softly.  Add generous amount of mixture to center of tortilla and roll.  Place in a large baking dish that has a LID or you can use foil to cover.

Once you have your tortillas filled, there will be left over sauce, that is OK you want to leave some left over, about 1/2 or 1 cup worth, chicken and all!! Add cheddar cheese to the left over sauce and stir until melted.  Poor over the center of the enchiladas in baking dish then cover with lid or foil.

BAKE 350 for 20 min. uncover and bake additional 10 min to make cheese on top slightly golden. 

Serve with salad on side.