Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Rochelle’s Baked Beans

Rochelle’s Baked Beans


1/2 bag frozen lima beans, thawed
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can pork pit beans
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 - 1lb. ground beef
1 tsp. mustard
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. bacon

Brown bacon, ground beef and onion. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bake @ 350degrees for 1 hour 

Chocolate Oreo Cake

 Chocolate Oreo Cake

Cake:
2 C. sugar                                         2 eggs
1 ¾ C. flour                                       1 C. milk
¾ C. Hershey’s cocoa                    ½ C. oil
1 ½ tsp. baking powder                  2 tsp. vanilla
1 ½ tsp. baking soda                      1 C. boiling water
1 tsp. salt

15 Oreos:  separate, cut cream sides in half.  Reserve remaining cookie sides.
Pre-heat oven to 350.  Prepare two 9 inch cake pans, line with parchment, grease and lightly flour. 
Place halved cream side cookies in one pan- cream side up.
Sift together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. 
Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Stir in boiling water.  (Batter will be thin.)   Bake 30-35 minutes.  Cool 10 minutes.  Remove from pans and cool completely. 


Frosting:
½ cup butter, melted
2/3 cup cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
½ cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Stir butter into cocoa. Alternately add sugar and milk, beat to spreading consistency.


Filling:
1/3 cup whipping cream
2 tsp. powdered sugar
small dash vanilla

1/8 C. Oreo cookie crumbs, from reserved Oreo cookie sides. 

Whip cream, sugar and vanilla until stiff.  Gently fold in crumbs. 

Place cake layer with Oreos on the bottom of serving plate.  Frost, then make a dam with frosting around the edge.  Spread filling in center of cake.  Place remaining layer and frost. 
Optional: Cut more Oeros in half and pave around bottom edge of cake. 

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

8 large flour tortillas
½ cup onion
2 T. butter
4 cups cooked chicken, cubed
1 cup sour cream
6 oz can diced green chilies
1 can cream of chicken soup
10 oz chicken broth
2 T. cornstarch
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. chili powder
16 oz. grated cheddar/ Mexican mix cheese



Saute onion in butter.  Stir cornstarch into the chicken broth and add to onions.  Cook until thick.  Add spices and the rest of tingredients except cheese and tortillas.  Put small amount of creamed mixture in bottom of greased 9 x 13 pan.  Soften tortillas in microwave for 30 seconds. Tear half of tortillas in small pieces and lay on top of sauce.  Next, layer 1/2 the chicken, ½ the sauce and ½ the cheese.  Repeat. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Cranberry Meatloaf

Cranberry Meatloaf


1 lb. ground beef
1 cup cooked white rice
½ cup tomato juice
1 egg slightly beaten
¼ cup minced onion
1 ½ tsp. salt

Mix all ingredients and form into 4 small loaves the size of a medium potato. 
Put in a 9 x 13 baking dish.

Sauce:

2 cups whole cranberry sauce (1 lb. can)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 T. lemon juice

Mix together and spoon over loaves.


Bake 350 degrees for 40 minutes.