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Swedish Meatballs

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Swedish Meatballs
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Swedish
Keyword: easy recipe, pre-cooked meatball recipe, swedish meatballs
Servings: 8 people
Author: Linda
Ingredients
  • 1 bag pre-cooked homestyle meatballs (approximately 11 oz.)
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 14 oz. can beef broth soup (can use Campbell"s or Walmart, I prefer Walmart’s beef broth with onion.)
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 small can of mushrooms with pieces
  • 8 oz. package of egg noodles, cooked
  • pinch garlic powder
Instructions

  1. Bring to a boil the water for your noodles. Add noodles when the water boils. Cook noodles as instructed on package.

  2. Warm the frozen meatballs in the microwave for about 2-3 minutes on high, cooking half a bag at a time.

  3. In large sauce pan with a lid, or a covered skillet, place your butter with a sprinkle of garlic and add drained mushrooms, salt, and pepper. Stir and warm until butter is melted.

  4. Whisk in Worcestershire sauce, broth, and sour cream until well blended. Bring to a boil.

  5. Add your meatballs and cover. I cook over a medium to medium high heat, stirring often four about 10 minutes.

  6. If your gravy is too soupy, you can use 2 Tbsp. cornstarch, mixed in 1/4 cup of cold water. (Although I’ve not had that problem.)

  7. Meanwhile your noodles should finish cooking about the same time. (Times on the meatballs are very forgiving, that’s why I pre-warmed them in the first place.)

  8. Serve meatballs over your noodles.

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Air Fryer Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Chicken

Air Fryer Barbecue Sweet and Spicy Chicken
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Air Fryer Barbecue Sweet and Spicy Chicken
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
13 mins
 

Many times there are only two of us eating barbecue chicken, so I hate heating up the oven for just the two of us. So we developed this recipe for cooking barbecue chicken in the air fryer. It came out moist and delicious. This will definitely be one that we add to our chicken rotation.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: air fryer barbecue chicken, air fryer chicken
Servings: 4 people
Author: Tracy Wimberly
Ingredients
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (medium size)
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. chili powder
  • 3/4 tsp. smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 3/8 tsp. salt
  • olive oil for basting
Instructions

  1. Make your dry rub from the dry ingredients.

  2. Trim excess fat from your chicken.

  3. Rub the dry rub on your chicken on both sides.

  4. Drizzle olive oil over the top of your chicken and brush to even it out. Flip the chicken and repeat.

  5. Place your chicken in the air fryer and cook at 400 degrees for 13 minutes, flipping halfway.

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Ray’s Crab Soup

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Ray’s Crab Soup
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
 

This is one of our family's long time favorite recipes.

Course: Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine: American
Author: Ray
Ingredients
  • 2 boxes beef broth (32 oz. each)
  • 1/2 dozen crabs, cleaned
  • 32 oz. frozen mixed vegetables
  • 10.5 oz. can beef consomme
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)
  • seafood seasoning (to taste)
Instructions

  1. Fill a large pot with water. Combine all ingredients.

  2. Cook 30 – 45 minutes, until done.

  3. Can add noodles if desired.

  4. Soup can spoil if left out too long. Refrigerate after serving.

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Million Dollar Pie

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Million Dollar Pie
Prep Time
10 mins
 

This is a favorite at family functions and always disappears within 5 minutes. We sometimes call it Millionaire Pie as well. There's only 6 ingredients so it's very easy, as well as delicious.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: million dollar pie, pie recipe
Servings: 8 people
Author: Mildred
Ingredients
  • 1 pie shell
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 8 oz. cool whip
  • 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
Instructions

  1. Combine milk and lemon juice. Stir until thick.

  2. Add cool whip, pineapple and pecans and stir.

  3. Pour mixture into baked pie shell.

  4. Chill.

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Mexican Macaroni

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Mexican Macaroni
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: mexican macaroni, mexican recipe
Author: Christina
Ingredients
  • 2 boxes Velveeta shell macaroni and cheese
  • 2 packages taco seasoning
  • 16 oz. sour cream
  • 2 lbs. ground beef
  • 8 oz. shredded cheese
Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Make Velveeta macaroni and cheese according to package.

  3. Add your sour cream when mixing in the package's cheese sauce.

  4. While the macaroni and cheese is cooking, brown your ground beef.

  5. Add the taco seasoning to the ground beef and cook according to the package.

  6. In 9×13 cooking dish place one layer of macaroni (half) on the bottom, one layer of all your ground beef and then a second layer of the remaining macaroni.

  7. Cover the top completely with shredded cheese.

  8. Cover dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

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Minestrone Soup

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Minestrone Soup
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 25 mins
Reheating
20 mins
 
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: homemade soup, soup recipe
Author: Randy
Ingredients
  • 1/2 lb. Italian sweet sausage (frozen)
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 clove finely minced garlic
  • 2 small zucchini, sliced
  • 2 cups finely shredded cabbage
  • 1 lb. can tomatoes (undrained)
  • 2 10 oz. cans beef bouillion
  • 1 lb. can northern beans or navy beans
  • 1/2 cup rice
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 tsp. basil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • shredded parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions

  1. Slice the frozen sausage crosswise and brown with olive oil in dutch oven.

  2. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and basil. Cook for 5 minutes.

  3. Add zucchini, tomatoes with the liquid, bouillion,cabbage, salt, and pepper.

  4. Bring soup to a boil and then reduce the heat. Simmer covered for 1 hour.

  5. Add the beans, rice, and wine. Cook for 20 minutes, until rice is done.

  6. Let cool and then refrigerate.

  7. Reheat soup for 20 minutes. Soup should be thick. If not add more bouillion. Top with cheese and serve.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate fudge, fudge recipe, peanut butter fudge
Author: Juanita
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 2/3 cup milk, scalded
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. corn syrup
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 4 Tbsp. peanut butter
Instructions

  1. Melt chocolate in milk.

  2. Add sugar and corn syrup. Cook slowly, stirring until sugar dissolves.

  3. Bring to boiling. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.

  4. Uncover and cook until soft ball forms, stirring frequently.

  5. Remove from heat. Add butter and cool until lukewarm without stirring.

  6. Add vanilla and peanut butter and beat vigourously until very thick and no longer glossy.

  7. Quickly spread into greased pan.

  8. Chopped nuts can be sprinkled on top if preferred. Makes 2 dozen pieces.

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Eggplant Parmesan

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Eggplant Parmesan
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: eggplant parmesan, eggplant recipe
Author: Juanita
Ingredients
  • 1-2 eggplants
  • 2 Tbsp. milk (add more as needed)
  • 1 egg
  • cooking oil
  • 1/2 cup flour (add more as needed)
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (add more if needed)
  • 1 package mozzarella cheese slices
  • 1 jar Progresso meat sauce
Instructions

  1. Cut off stem and bottom of eggplant. Peel off any tough or bruised skin (leave the rest of the skin intact).

  2. Wash eggplant in cold water.

  3. Slice into 1/4 inch thick slices. Cut out any dark or brown spots in the eggplant meat.

  4. Scramble egg in one bowl. Place milk in another bowl and flour on another bowl.

  5. Dip your eggplant slices first in the milk, then the egg and dredge in flour.

  6. Fry in oil at 325 degrees. Drain excess oil.

  7. Make up to three layers of eggplant.

  8. Top each layer with grated Parmesan or Romano cheese.

  9. On top of the grated cheese place one slice of mozzarella on each stack.

  10. Add spaghetti sauce only on top layer.

  11. Cover dish and bake in 350 degree oven for about 35 minutes, until heated through and cheese is melted.

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Burritos

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Burritos
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: burrito recipe, burritos recipe, mexican burritos, mexican recipe
Author: Christina
Ingredients
  • 3 cups cheddar cheese
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 cans tomato sauce
  • 20 flour tortillas
  • lettuce
  • 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
  • 1 French's taco sauce
  • 1 can Pace Picante sauce
  • 1 green pepper
  • 2-3 chopped green chili peppers
Instructions

  1. Mix the tomato sauce and the taco sauce in saucepan.

  2. Cook on the stove top on low (setting 2 on the knob).

  3. Chop your green pepper and add to saucepan. Stir. Cook on medium (setting 4-5 on knob).

  4. Chop your onion and add to ground beef.

  5. In a skillet brown your ground beef and drain. Pour contents of the saucepan into the skillet and stir.

  6. Chop up chili peppers and add to skillet. Stir and then turn down to a simmer.

  7. Clean lettuce and tomatoes.

  8. Remove meat mixture from heat.

  9. Add meat mixture, tomato, lettuce and shredded cheese to tortilla. Fold into burritos.

  10. Serve with Pace Picante sauce.

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Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie

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Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate banana smoothie, chocolate peanut butter smoothie, smoothie recipe
Servings: 3 people
Author: Walter
Ingredients
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 frozen bananas
  • 2 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsp. chocolate protein powder (If you don't want to use protein powder, increase the Nesquick to 8 Tbsp.)
  • 4 Tbsp. Nesquick
Instructions

  1. Pour your milk first into the blender. Add peanut butter and chocolate sauce. Drop in the bananas on at a time after starting the blender on the smoothie setting.

  2. Add peanut butter, Nesquik and protein powder.

  3. Drop in the bananas on at a time after starting the blender on the smoothie setting. We usually when freezing our bananas break them in halves.

  4. Blend on smoothie setting until smooth.

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