Family Recipes

BBQ Chicken Burritos

2011-04-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

Super easy and fast recipe. We were in the mood for Cafe Rio's fire grilled chicken burritos (enchilada style, of course) so we made up our own.

1 package chicken taco mix
3 or more large chicken breasts (about 1 breast per person)
white rice (about 1/2 cup for three 3 people)
1 can beans (black or pinto...we use pinto)
1 can green enchilada sauce
tortillas
cheese

Rub chicken breast in the taco mix and BBQ on the grill. After the chicken is cooked, cut into stripes. Cook rice, heat beans and enchilada sauce. Place chicken, rice, beans and cheese onto a tortilla. Roll tortilla up like a burrito and pour desired amount of enchilada sauce and cheese on top. Enjoy!
Serves 3 or more

Crockpot Chicken Cordon Bleu

2010-02-08T10:50:00.000-08:00

4-6 chicken breasts (pounded out thin)
4-6 pieces of ham
4-6 slices of swiss cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup (can use any cream soup)
1/4 c. milk

Put ham and cheese on chicken. Roll up and secure with toothpick. Please chicken in crockpot so it looks like a triangle /_\. Layerthe rest on top. Mix soup and milk. Pour over top of chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve over noodles or rice with the sauce it makes.

Key Lime Salsa

2009-08-17T10:04:00.000-07:00

10-12 Roma tomatoes diced thin
1 white onion chopped
5 to 6 key limes juiced
1/2 diameter cilantro chopped
1 tbs salt

Add tomatoes, onion, lime juice, cilantro and salt together.

Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwich

2009-07-02T07:55:00.000-07:00

4 lb pork roast
Water
Salt
Pepper
18 oz bottle of favorite BBQ Sauce

Place pork roast in large crock pot. Season roast with salt, pepper and your favorite seasoning (I use Pappys with it). Fill Crock Pot two thirds of the way with water. Cook on low for 8 hours. Remove roast. Remove and discard the bone, fat as well as any water remaining in the pot. When pork roast is cool enough to handle, use a fork or your fingers to pull it apart until the entire roast is shredded. Return meat back to the crock pot and add in about 16 oz of the barbecue sauce and mix together. Cook on high for about 1 hour (I usually do 45 minutes... just so the sauce gets warm and cooks into the meat). When everything is done put desired amount of pork onto a hoggie roll and pour some barbecue sauce on it to make a delicious barbecue pulled pork sandwich.

Creamy Chicken Pasta

2009-07-02T07:44:00.000-07:00

8 ounce wide egg noodles
1/2 cup frozen green peas (or any of your favorite frozen veggies...veggies optional, of course)
2-3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/3 cup milk
6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Cooked egg noodles in boiling salted water. When pasta is 3 minutes away from being cooked add in frozen veggies. Cook until veggies and noodles are tender. Drain well. While noodles and veggies are cooking chop up chicken into bit size pieces and cook in a frying pan with favorite seasoning until fully cooked. In a medium saucepan mix cream of mushroom soup and milk until warm and the lumps are dissolved. When everything is cook add chicken and sauce in with the noodles and veggies and mix well. Stir in mozzarella cheese until melted. Serve warm.

Taco Soup

2009-03-31T16:47:00.001-07:00

Taco Soup

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 package mild taco mix (McCormick)
1 16 oz. can cut corn, drained
1 16 oz. can kidney beans, drained (Western Family or Albertson's brand)
1 28 oz. can stewed tomatoes, (S&W "Italian" recipe)
1 8 oz. tomato sauce (Hunt's "Special")

Method:

Cook beef and onion together. Add corn and kidney beans and mix. Add taco seasoning, stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce and mix. Simmer for about ten minutes on medium to low heat. Garnish with grated cheese, sour cream and chips

Club-Style Chicken Enchiladas

2008-12-17T14:30:00.000-08:00

8-10 bacon strips, chopped
10 ounces cooked chicken, shredded
6 ounce package shredded Swiss cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Package flour tortillas
1 jar (16 ounces) Alfredo sauce
1/2 cup milk
2 cups shredded lettuce
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, well drained

Cook bacon until crisp (I use the precooked bacon to make the process go faster). In a large bowl combine the chicken, bacon, 1 cup cheese, salt and pepper. In a small bowl, combine Alfredo sauce and milk. Pour small amount of Alfredo sauce on bottom of 13-in. x 9 in. baking dish (this will prevent enchiladas from being dry). Place 1/2 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up, seal with Alfredo sauce and place seam side down in baking dish. Pour the rest of the Alfredo sauce over the top of the enchiladas and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350°or 20 minutes. Garnish with lettuce and tomatoes.

What to do with all those Thanksgiving leftovers...

2008-11-26T10:21:00.000-08:00

2 rolls of Crescent Dough Sheets
6 oz. Turkey Flavored Stove Top Dressing (plus ingredients to make)
2 Celery Stalks
3 cloves garlic
1 turkey
.87 oz Gravy

Salt and Pepper to taste

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Follow the directions to cook the Stove Top in the microwave. While the Stove Top is cooking. Cut up the garlic and celery into small pieces. Cook the gravy according to package directions. Combine the turkey, celery, garlic, salt and pepper and half of the gravy in a large bowl.
Roll out the dough and cut into 2X2 inch squares. Place about 2 tablespoons of the mixture into the center of each dough square and fold edges to meet at the top. Place in muffin cups and cook about 13 minutes or until dough is golden brown on top. Serve with remaining gravy, mashed potatoes and a veggie of your choice.

Green Bean Casserole

2008-11-25T11:55:00.000-08:00

2 14.5 oz cans of cut green beans
3/4 cups milk
1/8 tsp black pepper
10-3/4 can Cream of Mushroom soup
French fried onions
Cheese

Drain green beans. Mix beans, milk, pepper, soup and 2/3 cup fried onions. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 mins. Then add 2/3 cup fried onions and grated cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 5 mins. Serve and ENJOY!

Pizza Turnovers

2008-11-17T16:32:00.000-08:00

1 13.8 oz tube Pillsbury refrigerated pizza crust (or favorite refrigerated pizza crust)
Pizza sauce
Pizza cheese
Parmesan cheese
Favorite pizza toppings

Roll pizza crust out and cut into 6 equal parts. Spread pizza sauce on dough squares. Place handful on pizza cheese on each square. Add desired amount of your favorite pizza toppings on each square. Gather all ends of pizza dough making the dough form into a ball (with ingredients inside). Spray cookie sheet with nonstick spray and place gathered end face down on sheet. Sprinkle pizza cheese or Parmesan cheese on each pizza ball. Follow directions on dough package and bake for the least amount of time indicated. (Pillsbury says 425 degrees for 9 minutes). Serve and enjoy! Makes 6 pizza turnovers.

Easy Enchiladas

2008-10-10T14:35:00.000-07:00

2-3 cooked Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Shredded (or if you want to go the really easy way, get a large can of Chicken Breast)

1 can Enchilada Sauce (Green or Red, whatever you like)

1 pint Sour Cream

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup

Cheese

Tortillas

Optional: Tomatoes and Olives

Mix together chicken, sour cream and soup. Add about 1/2 the can of enchilada sauce. Place two tortillas on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

Add some of the chicken mixture on the top of the tortillas. Continue layering two tortillas and mixture until the last layer is the tortilla. Add the rest of the enchilada sauce on top. Add cheese, tomatoes, and olives. Cook for 25 minutes (or until cheese is melted and mixture is warm) at 350 degrees. Cut like you would a casserole. Enjoy!

Banana Nut Bread

2008-09-29T09:10:00.000-07:00

1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cream together shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, blending well after each addition. Stir in nuts.
Pour into well-greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 45 to 50 minutes or till done. Remove from pan; cool on rack. Wrap and store overnight.

Cheesy Chicken & Rice Casserole

2008-09-03T11:17:00.000-07:00

This is actually an original Campbell's recipe but it's a winner in our home.

1 can (10 3/4 oz) Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup
1 1/3 cup water
3/4 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
2 cups fresh or frozen vegetables
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Stir the soup, water, rice, vegetables, onion powder and pepper in a 12 x 8" shallow baking dish.
Top with chicken. Sprinkle chicken with additional pepper. Cover.
Bake at 357 for 45 min or until done. Top with cheese. Makes 4 servings.

Almost Too Easy Cookies

2008-08-20T12:59:00.000-07:00

1 Box French Vanilla Cake Mix
1/4 Cup Flour
1/4 Cup Water
1 Egg
1/2 Cup Oil
1/2 bag peanut butter M&Ms (family sized bag)
1/2 bag Milk Chocolate & Carmel Chips
Mix cake mix, flour, water, egg, and oil. Add in the candy and the chocolate chips. Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes. Cool on racks. These make REALLY soft cookies. ***You can also experiment with different kinds of cake mixes, candies, and baking chips.*** Note, the cookies pictured do not have the M&Ms added. Yields 2 dozen cookies.

Creamy Chicken And Mushroom Soup Sauce

2008-08-18T14:38:00.000-07:00

4 Chicken Breasts
2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup
Pappy's Seasoning
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Parmesan cheese
1/3 soup can of Milk or Water (milk will make sauce creamier)
Salt
Pepper

Mix favored amount of Pappy's, garlic powder and onion powder in bowl. Cut up chicken and cover in bowl of seasonings. Bake chicken at 350 for 45 minutes. Once chicken is done mix soup, milk/water, and favored amount of garlic powder, onion powder, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste. While sauce is warming up cut chicken up into bite size pieces. Mix chicken in with sauce. Serve over rice.

Green Chicken Curry

2008-08-16T20:43:00.000-07:00

1 (14 oz.) can coconut milk
½ -1 can water (can from coconut milk)
1-1 ½ Tbs of Green curry paste (the more paste the hotter it will be)
4 Tb. Sugar
2 chicken breasts cut in small, flat pieces
1 small eggplant, sliced like a banana
½ can bamboo shoots
3-4 bay leaves

In a deep frying pan (or wok) mix together coconut milk, water, curry paste, and sugar. Cook on medium heat. When it begins to boil, add the chicken, eggplant, and bamboo shoots. Boil until chicken is done. Turn off heat and add basil leaves. Let sit 5 minutes and then serve over rice.

Parmesan Chicken With Sour Cream Chicken Sauce

2008-08-13T18:43:00.000-07:00

Parmesan Chicken:

2 cups crushed Ritz crackers
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons garlic salt
8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup plain yogurt
1 recipe Sour Cream Chicken Sauce

Combine cracker crumbs, Parmesan cheese and garlic salt. Dip each piece of chicken in yogurt to coat and then in crumb mixture. Arrange in greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Serve with Sour Cream Chicken Sauce. Serves 8.

Sour Cream Chicken Sauce:

2 (10 3/4-ounce) cans Cream of Chicken Soup, undiluted
1 cup sour cream

In a small saucepan heat soup and sour cream together over low heat, stirring frequently.

Kneaders Chicken Salad

2008-08-11T11:47:00.000-07:00

1/4 cup white vinegar
salt
pepper
1 1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 1/4 cup sour cream
About 4 stocks celery
About 1 small bunch green onion
Cooked chicken (6 half skinless/boneless breasts. Bake, shredded)

*Mix vinegar, salt, pepper, mayonnaise and sour cream together.
*Mix celery, green onion and chicken in separate bowl. Mix all ingredients together and taste. Let set overnight for best flavor.

Hot Artichoke Dip

2008-08-10T13:48:00.001-07:00

13 oz. can of artichoke hearts
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
Box of Wheat Thins

Chop Artichoke hearts into fine pieces. Place in microwave bowl.
Fold in mayonnaise. Mix in parmesan cheese.
Heat in mirowave stirring occassionally until hot and cheese is all melted.
About 5-8 minutes.
Serve hot with wheat thins

Spinach Poppy Seed Salad

2008-08-10T13:42:00.000-07:00

1 bag washed & prepared spinach
1/4 cup green onion chopped
8 ounces mushrooms sliced
3/4 lb. Swiss cheese grated
1/2 lb. bacon cooked & crumbled
1 large can mangarine oranges
1 bottle of Briannas Poppy Seed Dressing

Mix all ingredients together and pour bottle of dressing over salad. Mix well and serve.

Add Rotisserie Chicken in your salad to create a meal!

If you like Cafe Rio, you will love this!

2008-08-09T18:44:00.000-07:00

I am so excited! My first recipe post. Since it is my first one I had to make it a good one. I love Cafe Rio, but indulging just isn't in the budget sometimes so here are some recipes that make it seem like you have just stepped into a Cafe Rio (minus the waiting in line forever while you are hungry.) You can either cook the chicken or the pork (depending what you like or are in the mood for.) You can use the meat of your choice on a salad or tortilla with black beans, salsa, guacamole, cheese, tomatoes, and some fresh lime juice. Enjoy!

Tomatillo Dressing
1 pkg of Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Dressing dry mix
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayonnaise
1-2 tomatillos, peel (can get them fresh in the produce section or canned in the Mexican food section)
½ clove garlic, minced
½ bunched cilantro, chopped
½ tsp lime juice
½ small Jalapeno, seeds removed

Blend ingredients together in a blender. Add additional mayonnaise if dressing is too thin. Keep refrigerated.

Chicken
5 lbs Chicken Breast – boneless, skinless
1 small bottle Zesty Italian Dressing
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced

Mix all ingredients together in a large crock pot. Cook on high for 5-7 hours. Remove chicken and shred with fork. Reserve a small amount of juice and pour over shredded chicken to keep moist. Keep warm.

Pork
Pork Roast
1 bottle of honey barbecue sauce
1 Tbsp honey
1 liter of Coke

Place all ingredients in large crock pot and cook on low all night. In the morning take the roast out leaving the juice in the crock pot, shred the roast. Then place the shredded roast back in the crock pot and leave it on low.

Brazilian Chicken Lasagna

2008-08-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

6-8 chicken breasts-cooked & shredded
9 cooked lasagna noodles
Mozzarella cheese (most of a large pkg of grated)
Parmesan cheese (grated 2-3 tbs + 3/4 to one cup)
an 8 oz nestles canned table cream (in Mexican section of store)
1 small onion (chopped)
2-3 tbs butter
salt to taste
about 8 slices luncheon ham (it comes sliced and stacked in pkg)
2-3 tbs cornstarch
4 cups milk
Italian seasoning
3 chicken bullion cubes

Cook chicken in water with 3 bullion cubes. When cool, shred. This can be done the day before.
Cook the 9 lasagna noodles. Spread out on acrylic cutting board to cool.
Saute onions, salt and grated Parmesan cheese in the 2-3 tbs of butter.
In a different pan, mix the milk & cornstarch. Cook until slightly thickened then pour into the satueed mixture. Now add the canned table cream.

Putting it in the pan:

Lightly coast a 9x13 inch pan with a little olive oil.
Put in 3 cooked lasagna noodles.
Put in a layer of chicken.
Put in a layer of white creamy mixture.
Put in 4 slices of luncheon ham.
Put in a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese.

Repeat this a second time making sure there is enough white mix on the check so it will not be dry. Repeat this a third time with noodles, a little white sauce, and about 3/4 to 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning only. The white sauce layer will be very thin. Spread it with the back of the spoon. Spread on the parmesan cheese and sprinkle on the Italian seasoning.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes-until cheese is browned.

Sticky Chicken

2008-08-05T13:02:00.000-07:00

2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken (cut in strips)
1 c apricot all fruit jam
1 c Catalina salad dressing or barbecue sauce
1 envelope Lipton dry onion soup mix

Saute chicken strips until lightly browned. Combine the rest of the ingredients. Stir to mix and pour over chicken. Bring to a boil, turn the heat to low, partially cover (open vent in lid or slightly angle lid on pan). Simmer 15-20 minutes.

Serve over rice.

Raspberry Jelly Roll

2008-08-05T12:52:00.000-07:00

3 eggs Filling:
1 c sugar 2 envelopes-unflavored gelatin
1 c flour 1 c cream (whip)
1 t vanilla 10 oz pkg of raspberries
1/3 c hot water
1 t baking powder
pinch of salt

Beat eggs until lemon froth color. Add dry ingredients and mix. Fold in hot water. Cook on greased cookie sheet at 350 for 12 minutes. Cool with powder sugar on paper towel, roll up and cool down.

Filling-Thaw raspberries, mix juice and gelatin, warm until gelatin melts. Mix cream until whipped. Fold in raspberries. Unroll cake roll and add filling inside and out. Roll back up and serve!

Funeral Potatoes

2008-08-05T09:47:00.000-07:00

2-lb pkg of frozen shredded hash browns
1 can (10 ¾ oz.) cream of chicken soup
1/2 soup can milk
1 cup sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup crumbs*
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated

· Heat oven to 350 deg.
· Thaw frozen potatoes
· Place potatoes in a greased 2-3 quart casserole dish or a 9x13 cake pan.
· Combine soup, milk, sour cream and salt and pepper to taste. For a creamier dish, add 2-3 tablespoons additional milk. Mix well. Spread sauce over potato/onion mixture.
· Melt butter and combine with crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs over mixture.
· Sprinkle cheese over mixture.
· Bake uncovered at 325 deg F for 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly throughout.
· This recipe serves approximately 8, and is often served with ham and green beans.
*Many things can be used for crumbs, such as corn flakes or Chex cereal, bread crumbs, French's fried onions, or potato chips).

Easy Jello Salad

2008-08-05T09:41:00.000-07:00

1 large box Orange jello
1 large tub cottage cheese
1 medium container cool whip
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 large can mangarian oranges

Mix Dry Jello package and cottage cheese in large mixing bowl. Place in fridge.
Drain crushed pineapple and mangarian oranges.
Place fruit in bowl leaving a few oranges out for decoration on the top. Mix well.
Mix cool whip into mixture. Place oranges on top. Enjoy!

Chicken Crepes

2008-08-05T09:36:00.000-07:00

6 tbsp butter
¼ lb. Mushrooms (chopped)
6 med scallions (chopped) –I omit
2 tbsp chopped parsley
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 ½ tsp. Salt
4 tbsp. Flour
2 cups milk
¼ tsp pepper
½ cup grated swiss cheese
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
¾ cup light cream
1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Pre-heat oven to 350

Make your favorite crepe recipe or use wonton skins as I do.

Melt 2 tbsp butter over med heat. Add mushrooms, scallions, and parsley. Sauté till tender. Mix in chicken and ¾ tsp. Salt. Set Aside.
Melt 6 tbsp butter over med heat. Stir in flour till smooth. Use wire whisk and slowly pour in milk. Cook over Med. Heat till it boils and thickens. Add salt & pepper. Add cheeses till completely melted. Add 1 cup of sauce to chicken mixture. Then add cream to sauce.
Spoon ¼ cup filling on each crepe. Fold or Roll. Place in 9x13 pan. Pour sauce over crepes. Sprinkle bread crumbs. Bake 350, 20-30 minutes.
Serves 6