#3921 - Skillet Zucchini and Corn

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/4 cup butter
1/2 of an onion (diced)
3 small zucchinis (diced)
3 ears sweet corn
salt
fresh ground black pepper

Husk the corn. Cut the corn kernels off of the cob into a bowl. Dice the zucchini and onions. In a skillet over medium heat add the butter and onions--cook/stir until onions are tender. Add the diced zucchini and sweet corn kernels--cook/stir 8-10 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Remove from heat--add salt and pepper--stir well.

#3806 - Chopped Tomato Sauce

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/4 cup olive oil
1 onion (diced)
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
2 garlic cloves (chopped)
salt (to your taste)
2 TBSP Hunt's tomato paste
2 - 28oz. cans whole plum tomatoes (chopped and put back in the juice)

In a pot over medium heat add olive oil--stir until hot. Add diced onions, the bay leaf, dried oregano, chopped garlic and salt--cook/stir until onions are tender. Add tomato paste--cook/stir for 5 minutes. Add chopped plum tomatoes and their juice--cook/stir until mixture just starts to boil. Turn heat back to low--simmer for 1 hour, stirring every 5 minutes. Taste--adjust seasonings to your taste and remove the bay leaf.

#3697 - Sharp White Cheese Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 cups shredded Cracker Barrel Vermont Sharp White Cheese
1/3 cup mayo
3oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
1/3 cup diced Vidalia onions
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. Creole seasoning (optional)

In a bowl add shredded white cheese, mayo, softened cream cheese, diced onions, pepper, Italian seasoning and Creole seasoning--stir well to mix. Spread the mixture into a greased glass baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling. Serve hot with good quality crackers.

#3521 - Red Beets and Eggs

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/4 cup white sugar
1 TBSP cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
2 - 15oz. can sliced beets (drained)
1 TBSP diced onions (more if you wish)
1 TBSP butter
2-3 hard boiled eggs (peeled and chopped)

In a large saucepan add white sugar, cornstarch, salt, vinegar and water--cook/stir over medium heat until boiling. Once boiling, cook/stir until thickened. Add drained beets and chopped onions--turn heat back to simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes until beets are hot, stirring occasionally. Add butter--stir until butter is melted. Remove from heat--add chopped eggs--stir to mix. Serve right away.

#3341 - Cowboy Beans

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups raw (dry) red kidney beans
1 quart cold water
1 cup diced onions
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/3 cup minced green bell peppers
1 - 8oz. can Hunt's tomato sauce
1/8 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
2 1/4 tsp. salt
2 TBSP chili powder

Wash the dry red kidney beans, then drain them and place them in a large bowl. Pour 1 quart cold water over the beans and let them soak overnight. The next day drain the beans but reserve 5 cups of the bean water (if you don't have quite 5 cups, add more water to make 5 cups). In a Dutch oven add the drained beans, 5 cups of the bean water, diced onions, minced garlic, tomato sauce, minced green bell peppers and black pepper--stir to mix. Cover the Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until boiling, then turn heat back to low and cook until beans are tender (2 to 2 1/2 hours). If beans get too dry add a little boiling water and stir again. When beans are tender, add the salt and chili powder--stir well. Taste--add more salt/pepper/chili powder to your taste. Optional: if you like sour beans, add apple cider vinegar to your taste and stir again.

#2751 - Cheeseburger Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. Velveeta cheese (cubed)
1 - 10oz. can Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2lb. ground beef
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 cup diced onions

In a skillet over medium heat add ground beef, salt, pepper and diced onions--cook/stir until meat is browned. Scoop the beef mixture into a crockpot and add the Rotel, mozarella cheese and Velveeta cubes--stir. Place the lid on the crockpot--cook on low (simmer) for 2 hours. When ready to serve, stir first, then place some of the mixture into a serving bowl (keeping the rest warming in the crockpot). Serve with tortilla chips or Italian bread pieces.

#942 - Sweet and Sour Potatoes

(by Shirley McNevich)

8 red potatoes
1 diced onion
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3/4 cup white sugar
4 slices bacon
3/4 cup cider vinegar

Add potatoes to a pot (DO NOT PEEL YET) and cover with water--cook on medium until potatoes are tender. Drain and peel potatoes, then cut into bite sized pieces. In a serving bowl, add the hot potato pieces--cover and set aside to keep warm. In a skillet, fry the bacon until well done--remove bacon but keep the bacon grease--dry the bacon on paper towels. Add diced onions, salt, pepper, vinegar and white sugar to the bacon grease--stir and heat making sure all sugar has dissolved. Crumble the bacon into pieces and add to the vinnegar mixture in the skillet--stir. Pour the entire skillet mixture over the top of the warm potatoes--toss to coat.

#807 - Baked Mashed Potatoes

(by Shirley McNevich)

4 TBSP butter
2 diced celery ribs
1 diced onion
4 cups red potatoes (washed, peeled and cubed)
1/2 cup milk
2 beaten eggs
2 slices bread
1/3 cup Breakstone's sour cream
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
salt and pepper (to your taste)

In a skillet add 2 TBSP butter, diced celery and chopped onion--cook on medium heat until celery and onions are tender--set aside. Add water to a pot with 1 tsp. salt and the cubed red potatoes--bring water to a boil, then cook until potatoes are tender--drain. Place drained potato cubes in a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add the milk and stir. Add the beaten eggs, celery/onions, and sour cream--stir well. Remove the crust from the bread and break both slices into small pieces--add the bread pieces to the potato mixture--stir. Add salt and pepper to your taste--stir. Scoop the entire mixture into a greased 1.5 quart casserole dish. Place the remaining 2 TBSP butter on the top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, then remove from oven and sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese on top. Return to oven and bake 10 more minutes.

#403 - Cream Corn Tuna Chowder

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 diced onion
1 TBSP butter
1 large potato (peeled and diced)
1 cup chicken broth
1 - 14 .75oz. can Del Monte cream style corn
1 - 6.5oz. can water packed tuna (drained and flaked)
2 cups milk

In a 2qt. saucepan, add butter and diced onion--saute until soft. Add chicken broth and potatoes--cover and simmer 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add corn, tuna, and milk--stir and heat just until hot. Do not not boil or put lid on the saucepan. Serve with crackers.