MandyPoo's Recipes

Chicken Pot Pie

2007-09-24T21:38:00.000-07:00

Ingredients
Pie Mixture

3 lb. chicken

1 can cream of celery soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 cup broth

3-4 potatoes (cooked & chopped)

2 carrots (cooked & chopped)

1/2 can english peas
Crust

1 cup Bisquick

1 cup milk

1 tbsp. baking powder

Directions
Pie Mixture
Boil potatoes and carrots for approximately 10-15 minutes, or until done.

Mix chicken and vegetables in an ungreased casserole dish.

In a seperate bowl, mix the soups and broth.

Pour over chiken and vegetables.

Crust
Mix all ingredients. (It will be lumpy - do not over mix).

Pour over pie mixture.

Bake at 350 for approximately 40 minutes (or until golden brown).

This is a King Family Special!

Apple Fritters

2007-09-13T19:17:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1 Granny Smith apple

1 can cresent rolls

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 stick butter

Cinnimon

Directions

Peel & slice apple (8 slices). Wrap each apple slice in a cresent roll. Place rolled apples in an 8x8 or 9x13 pan.

Melt butter, granulated sugar, and water in microwave. Stir together and pour over crescent rolls/apples. Sprinkle cinnimon and brown sugar over top.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Thanks to Stephanie for this yummy recipe!

Beef Tips

2007-09-05T15:28:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1-2 lbs. lean beef tips

Salt, to taste

Pepper, to taste

Garlic Powder, to taste

Water

2 beef bouillon cubes

1-2 tbsp. Kitchen Bouquet browning sauce

Directions
Rinse beef tips and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place in roasting pan and add enough water to almost cover beef tips. Add both beef bouillon cubes and the Kitchen Bouquet. (Bouillon cubes will disolve while cooking).

Place cover on roasting pan and bake at 325 for 1 1/2-2 hours or until meat is tender.

To thicken: Mix 2 heaping tbsp. corn starch with water in a coffee sized cup. Add enough water to fill it about 3/4 full. Stire until mixed well. Put the roasting pan with beef tips on stove top and turn burner on medium-high. Gradually stir in corn starch/water mixture. (If gravy becomes too thick, add more water. If too thin, add more corn starch.)

Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

This is a King family special!

Chicken Casserole

2007-09-04T21:10:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1-2 lbs. chicken (or 1 rotiserie chicken)

1 can cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup

1/2 can water

8 oz. sour cream

1 stick butter

1 stick Ritz crackers (crumbled)

Directions
Boil chicken until done (if using raw chicken). Cut into bite size peices. Place in the bottom of a lightly greased casserole dish.

In a seperate bowl, mix cream of chicken or mushroom soup, water, and sour cream.

Pour mixture over chicken.

Melt the butter and stir in the crumbled Ritz crackers.

Pour this into casserole dish over chicken and mixture.

Cook uncovered approximately 45 minutes (or until golden brown) at 375.

I got this recipe from one of JM's friend's mom. It is super yummy!

Salisbury Steaks with Mushroom-Wine Sauce

2007-08-23T15:18:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef sirloin

3/4 tsp. garlic salt or seasoned salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

2 tbsp. butter or margarine

8 oz. mushrooms (sliced button or sliced exotic)

2 tbsp. sweet vermouth or ruby port wine

1 jar (12 oz.) OR 1 can (10 1/2 oz.) beef gravy

Directions
1. Heat large heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high 3 minutes or until hot. Meanwhile, combine ground beef, garlic salt, & pepper; mix well. Shape mixture into four 1/4-inch-thick oval patties.
2. Place patties in skillet as they are formed; cook 3 minutes per side or until browned. Transfer to plate. Pour off drippings.
3. Melt butter in skillet; add mushrooms. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Add vermouth; cook 1 minute. Add gravy; mix well.
4. Return patties to skillet; simmer, incovered, over medium heat 2 minutes for medium or until desired doneness, turning meat and stirring sauce.
*Cook's Tip: Sprinkle steaks with chopped parsley or chives.

This recipe is from the Comfort Food cookbook. I normally use ground beef chuck because it is cheaper, and I usually do not use the cooking wine. You can either simply leave the wine out or substitute it with water.

Bacon-Crescent Rollups

2007-08-23T15:10:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1 (8 rolls) package refrigerated crescent rolls

1/2 cup sour cream

Onion powder

12 slices of back, crisp cooked, drained, & crumbled

Directions
Unroll crescent rolls and seperate triangles. Spread with sour cream; sprinkle with onion powder. Top with crumbled bacon. Cut each triangle into 2 equal wedges. Roll up. Place rollups on greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees until golden brown (about 12-15 minutes).

This recipe is from the Busy Woman's Cookbook by Sharon & Gene McFall. You may want to cook it for a few less minutes than listed above or move your oven rack to the top, as mine burnt on the bottom. Other than that, they are very tasty!

Taco Burgers

2007-08-23T15:05:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef

1 (1 1/2 oz.) package taco seasoning

1/4 cup catsup

1/4 cup milk

Directions
Mix together all ingredients into 6 hamburger patties. Grill.

This yummy recipe is from the Busy Woman's Cookbook by Sharon & Gene McFall. I normally make it on the George Foreman Grill, and it is super easy!

Zesty Italian Chicken

2007-08-23T15:00:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

6 chicken fillets

1 tbsp. garlic powder

1 (8 oz.) bottle of Zesty Italian salad dressing

Directions
Place chicken in baking dish. Pour dressing over chicken and sprinkle with garlic powder. Marinate 1 hour or overnight. Bake at 350 for approximately 35 minutes.

This great recipe is from the Busy Woman's Cookbook by Sharon & Gene McFall. I have made this numerous times with different types of chicken and without marinating it before-hand. It is always a hit!

Dirt Cake

2007-08-23T14:54:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

2 small instant vanilla puddings

18 oz. cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

12 oz. cool whip

3 1/2 cups milk

1/2 stick butter

1 large pack of Oreos

Directions
In a large mixing bowl combine pudding and milk. In another bowl combin cream cheese, butter, and sugar. When blended, add to pudding mix and milk. Fold in cool whip by hand. Crush cookies. Alternate layers, starting with cookies.

Thanks to Heather E. for this yummy dessert!

Dump Cake

2007-08-23T06:16:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix

1 1/2-2 sticks of butter

2 cans pie filling (cherry or blueberry)

1 can crushed pineapple

Pecans chips (optional)

Directions
Pour both cans of pie filling into large casserole dish. Drain pineapple juice and spread pineapple chunks directly on top of pie filling. Pour entire box of Duncan Hines cake mix on top of pineapple. Cut butter into cubes and spread them across the entire pan on top of the cake mix. If you like pecans, dump them on top! Bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes.

This is a King family special, and is SO easy to make! You can also use apple pie filling instead of cherry or blueberry, but if you use apple, leave the pineapple out because the two flavors do not mix well. Also, cinnimon is yummy on top when you use apple!

Bowtie Skillet Pasta

2007-08-22T22:07:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

Onion, chopped

Tomato, chopped

Mushrooms, chopped

Bell peppers, chopped

1 box bowtie pasta

Butter

1-2 jars Clasico Sun-Dried tomato Alfredo sauce

Mozzarella, Parmesan, & Asiago cheeses

Spicy Italian sausage

White cooking wine (optional)

Directions
Boil pasta. Remove casing from sausages, and cut into smaller peices. Cook sausage in skillet and remove. In same skillet, saute peppers, onions, tomatoes, & mushrooms. Add butter and cooking wine to flavor. Mix sausage, pasta, peppers, onions, tamoatoes, and mushrooms together in a 13x9 casserole dish. Add the sauce and top with cheeses. Cook at 365 for 20 minutes.

Thanks Meghan for this fantastic recipe!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

2007-08-22T21:46:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1 box chocolate pudding mix (not instant)

2 heaping spoonfuls of peanut butter

1 graham cracker pie crust

Directions
Follow directions on pudding mix box. When it comes to a boil, add peanut butter. Mix it well. Then pour into graham cracker pie crust. Chill in refrigerator for a few hours. You can also add cool whip to the top!

Thanks to my cousin Rachel for this great recipe!

Poor Man's Shepherd's Pie

2007-08-22T21:39:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1/2 cup uncooked brown rice

1 3/8 cups water

1 lb. ground beef

1 (10.75 oz.) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup chopped green onion

1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. soy sauce

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

Directions
In a medium saucepan bring water and brown rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef and drain fat. Stire the mushroom soup, green onion, Worcestershire sauce, soy suace, and pepper into the skillet with the beef. Simmer on medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Serve over the rice.

I think this recipe came from another website a LONG time ago - too bad I don't know which one to give them credit!