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Chicken Cookbook Salads

Cranberry Chicken Salad

4 C. cooked chicken, cubed
1 C. Craisins
1/2 C. sliced almonds, toasted in butter
1/2 C. red onion, finely chopped
1/2 C. mayonnaise
1/2 C. celery, chopped

DRESSING:
1/2 can (1 C.) whole cranberries
3/4 C. oil
1/4 C. vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. paprika

DRESSING: Mix in blender and serve over chicken salad.

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Chicken Cookbook Salads

Chicken Almond Salad

4 C. cooked chicken, diced
1 1/2 C. celery, diced
3 T. lemon juice portions only
1 1/2 C. seedless white grapes
1 – 3 oz. pkg. almonds, toasted
2 small green onions, white
3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

DRESSING:
1 tsp. celery seeds
3/4 tsp. seasoned salt
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
3/4 C. salad dressing
3/4 C. mayonnaise
1/4 C. half and half cream

GARNISH:
8 to 10 pineapple rings, or 2 cantaloupes
Lettuce

Combine chicken, celery and lemon juice: chill for 1 hour. Add grapes, almonds, onions and eggs. Combine dressing ingredients. Add to chicken mixture. Salad may be served on lettuce leaf and garnished with pineapple ring, or served in a ring of cantaloupes, or in cantaloupe halves.

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Chicken Cookbook Salads

Baked Chicken Salad

2 C. cooked chicken, cubed
1/2 C. chopped, toasted almonds
1/2 tsp. salt
2 T. chopped pimento
1/2 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/2 C. cheese, grated
2 C. celery, chopped
2 T. onion, grated
1/3 C. mayonnaise
2 T. lemon juice
2 C. potato chips, crushed

Combine all ingredients, except cheese and chips. Toss lightly and place in a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle cheese and chips on the top. Bake in 350º oven for 25 to 40 minutes, until heated through and brown on top.

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Beef Cookbook Main Dishes

Pop-up Pizza

SAUCE:
1 1/2 lbs. hamburger
1 C. green pepper, chopped
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 C. water
1 – 15 oz. can tomato sauce
8 oz. mozzarella cheese
1 C. onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
Dash of salt
1/8 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 env. Lawry’s spaghetti sauce mix

CRUST:
1 C. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C. flour
2 eggs
1 T. oil
1/2 C. Parmesan cheese

Brown beef; drain. Combine all of the sauce ingredients, except cheese, and simmer for 10 minutes. Place in a 9×13″ pan. Add cheese. Prepare cheese. Prepare crust by combining milk, oil and eggs. Add flour and salt; beat. Pour over meat and cheese.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 400° for 25 to 30 minutes.

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Breads & Rolls Cookbook Main Dishes

Frozen Pizza Bread

Actually, it should be Pizza Bread from frozen bread!

Frozen bread dough
1 stick butter
Italian seasoning
Pepperoni slices
Mozzarella cheese, shredded

Thaw bread dough (I usually make 2 loaves so you may decrease ingredients accordingly). Roll dough out on floured countertop until it’s about 1/2″ thick. In saucepan, melt butter and add Italian seasoning (about 1 tablespoon). Brush on top of bread dough. Layer with pepperoni and cheese. Roll jelly roll style and seal ends and seam. I brush the seam with butter/seasoning, then pinch it to keep the cheese from oozing out while baking. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes at 350°, or until the bread is golden. After baking, brush top with butter/seasoning.

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Cookies Desserts

Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

I got this from the back of a package of Craisins and was pleasantly surprised! (I tried it once with regular chocolate chips, but it wasn’t as good.)

Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies

2/3 C. butter or margarine, softened
2/3 C. brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 C. old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 – 6 oz. pkg. of Craisins
2/3 C. white chocolate chips

  1. Preheat oven to 375º. Using an electric mixer, beat butter/margarine and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
  2. Add eggs, mixing well.
  3. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture in several additions, mixing well after each addition.
  4. Stir in craisins and white chocolate chips.
  5. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen.

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Beef Cookbook Main Dishes

Upside Down Pizza

1 lb. hamburger
1 can pizza sauce
1/4 C. sour cream
1 C. mozzarella cheese
1 tube crescent rolls

Cook hamburger; drain. Combine hamburger, sauce, sour cream and cheese in a 9×9″ baking dish. Top with unrolled (uncooked) crescent rolls. Bake 30 minutes at 350º.

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Beef Cookbook Main Dishes

Famous Spanish Rice

One day when the Lenz children were staying at Aunt Jeanette’s, they experienced this wonderful dish! To this day all of the Lenz children (Dan, Cara, Liza and Ryan) will not forgive Aunt Jeanette for feeding them this recipe. I believe it was also on this day that they learned what the long fingernail on the little finger is good for! Maybe this was why the recipe did not turn out I wonder? (This is not the recipe Aunt Jeanette used, so I am sure it will be much better.)

1 C. regular rice, uncooked
1 qt. canned tomatoes
1 1/2 C. milk
1 large onion, chopped
1/3 C. sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
1 lb. raw ground beef

Place all ingredients in a roaster pan. Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours at 350º, stirring occasionally.

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Cookbook Main Dishes

Calzones

1/3 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed, for each calzone
Pizza sauce
Pizza toppings
Mozzarella cheese

Roll bread dough out into approximately 9″ circle. Top half of dough with pizza sauce, toppings and cheese. Fold other half over toppings and pinch edges to close. Bake on cookie sheet at 350º for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

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Beef Cookbook Main Dishes

Texas Beans and Beef

2 lbs. ground beef
2 pkgs. taco seasoning
1/2 C. water
2 cans pinto beans
1 small bottle taco sauce, hot or mild based on your preference
4 tsp. margarine, melted
1 1/2 C. chopped, canned tomatoes, or 1-8 oz. can tomato sauce
1/2 C. onion, chopped
16 green olives, or to taste
1 – 8 oz. pkg. Cheddar cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine beef, seasoning and water. Cook until thick. Spread into a 9×13″ pan. Mix beans, 3 tablespoons taco sauce and margarine, and spread on tomatoes and onions. Add olives. Pour remaining taco sauce over olive layer. Cover with cheese. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Use tortilla chips to dip or serve over lettuce with crushed tortilla chips.