Chicken and Rice Bake

Ingredients:

1 c uncooked rice

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can celery soup

1 can water

1 t parsley flakes

1 t celery powder

1 pkg onion soup mix

Chicken legs or breasts

 

Preheat oven to 350.

Butter a 9×13 casserole dish.

Mix all but onion soup mix and chicken. Pour into prepared casserole dish. Lay chicken pieces on top. Sprinkle with onion soup mix. Cover with foil.

Bake 350 for 1.5-2 hours.

Lemon Pesto Salmon

  • 1 cedar grilling plank
  • 2 6 oz salmon fillets
  • basil pesto (or olive oil)
  • 1 lemon
  • garlic powder
  • rosemary leaves
  • pepper
  • water bottle
  1. Soak cedar grilling plank for at least one hour.  Submerse plank in a pan of water with a glass of water or other heavy object on top to keep it from floating.
  2. Place fillets on wood plank.
  3. Apply ground pepper, garlic powder, and rosemary as desired.  If using pesto, that will carry a lot of flavor, so go easy on these spices.
  4. Coat fillets with pesto.  If not using pesto, you may want to apply more of the spices above or even some additional spices, such as salt or onion powder.  If not using pesto, also drizzle olive oil over the fillets.
  5. Cut two slices from the center of the lemon and then cut mostly through.  Twist each slice to form two half-circles and place on top of each fillet.
  6. Prepare spray bottle of water to extinguish flaming wood plank, because no matter how low you grill it or how long you soak it, it will probably catch fire.
  7. Grill over medium heat until fish is 145°.  Spray water onto plank to keep it from engulfing the salmon.  If it does catch fire, then you’re making “blackened lemon pesto salmon” which is also very good.
  8. Remove from grill.
  9. Put wood plank in garage or other suitable place where it won’t make the house smell like charred wood.
  10. Serve fish.

Source: Trial and error.

Bean Pea Corn Salad

Time

Prep: 20 minutes              Ready In: 4 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 can French cut green beans
  • 1 can tiny green peas
  • 2 medium onions, ringed
  • 1 can corn
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 3-4 stalks celery
  • 1 c vinegar
  • 1 c sugar
  • ½ c salad oil

Prep/Equipment

  • Sauce pan, medium

Directions

  1. In sauce pan, combine vinegar and sugar with liquid from beans, peas, and corn. Bring to a boil.  Add beans, peas, corn, and onion.  Boil and remove from heat.
  2. Add vegetables, oil, and vinegar. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Baked Stuffed Potatoes

Time

Prep: 20 minutes              Ready In: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 large Idaho or baking potatoes
  • ½ pt sour cream
  • 1 c chopped green onion tops
  • 1 t salt
  • ½ t pepper
  • ¼ lb butter, melted
  • Grated parmesan cheese

Prep/Equipment

  • Cookie sheet, lined with foil
  • Medium bowl

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Place potatoes on cookie sheet and bake potatoes at 350° for about 1 hour until done.
  3. Once cool enough, remove insides from potato. Place in medium bowl.  Add sour cream, green onion, salt and pepper.  Whip until fluffy.  Put back in potato skin.  Dab with melted butter and parmesan cheese.

Baked Carrots

Time

Prep: 20 minutes              Ready In: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 lb carrots
  • 2 bunches green onion
  • 2 T sugar
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 t celery salt
  • ¼ c butter, sliced

Prep/Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Greased baking dish

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°.
  2. Trim, scrape, and shred carrots (should make about 8 cups). Trim and slice onions, including a little of the green tops (3/4 cup).
  3. Combine carrots, onions, sugar, salt, and celery salt in large bowl. Toss to mix well.  Spoon into prepared baking dish.  Dot with butter.
  4. Cover with tin foil and bake at 325° for 1 hour.

Dip for Vegetables

Serving Suggestion

Serve with raw vegetables – carrots, celery, broccoli, or cauliflower

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 2 jars Kraft garlic or Old English cheese

Prep/Equipment

  • Medium serving bowl

Directions

  1. Heat cream of celery soup. Melt cheese into soup.  Place in serving bowl.

Linda’s Zesty Italian Rotini Salad

Time

Prep: 20 minutes              Ready In: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces Rotini shells, cooked, drained and rinsed.
  • 1 head broccoli, chopped
  • 1 head cauliflower, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1 c carrots, shredded
  • 8 ounce bottle Zesty Italian Dressing

Prep/Equipment

  • Medium serving bowl

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients. Serve cold.  Can store covered in refrigerator for 48 hours.

Watergate Salad (Overnight)

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 8 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 3-ounce package instant pudding, Pistachio
  • 1 ½ c milk
  • 1 8-ounce container cool whip
  • 1 c mini marshmallows
  • ½ c chopped walnuts
  • 1 can crushed pineapple, plus the juice

Prep/Equipment

  • Medium serving bowl

Directions

  1. In medium serving bowl, combine pudding mix and milk. Add remaining ingredients.  Let set in fridge overnight.  Serve cold.

Tuna Shoestring Casserole

Time

Prep: 15 minutes              Ready In: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 can tuna fish, drained
  • 1 T miracle whip
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1 c carrots, shredded
  • Large can shoestring potatoes

Prep/Equipment

  • Medium serving bowl

Directions

  1. In medium serving bowl, combine tuna and miracle whip, until tuna is moist. Add onion, celery, and carrots.    Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  2. Add shoestring potatoes just before serving. Serve cold.

Taco Salad

Time

Prep: 20 minutes              Ready In: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 lb ground beef
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 pkg taco seasoning mix
  • 1 head lettuce, chopped
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 c grated sharp cheddar cheese

Prep/Equipment

  • Medium serving bowl

Directions

  1. Brown ground beef and onion. Add taco seasoning mix.  Set aside to cool.
  2. In a medium serving bowl, mix all ingredients together. Serve immediately.

Notes/Suggestions

Can also add 1 package taco flavored Doritos, crushed.  Can also use Catalina French dressing.