Monday, May 11, 2009

Spaghetti-- Prego is good too:)

1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 large onion chopped
1 6 oz tomato paste
2 1lb cans of tomatoes
2 T oregano
2 T parsley flakes
1 T basil
1/2 C water
salt and pepper to taste
Brown meat, onions and herbs. Add tomatoes, paste and water. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally. Serve on spaghetti noodles with parmesan cheese.

Marinated Chicken or Turkey (boneless)

1 C soy sauce
2 C 7-up
1 C salad oil
1 T horseradish
1/2 t garlic powder
Beat well and pour over meat--let marinate in refrigerator overnight or all day. Cook meat on grill. Yummy and very moist.

Cheese Chilli Dip

1 can beanless chilli
6 green onions diced
1 can diced green chillis
1 lb velvetta cheese (cut up)
Combine in oven proof dish and put in 300 degree oven for 1 hour--uncovered.

Fruit Dip

1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1 C milk
blend together pudding and milk
add 1 C sour cream
fold in 1/4 C orange juice
1/2 t orange peel spice

Dip strawberries, apples, bananas, grapes, cantelope, honeydew

Frozen Fruit Salad

5 C mini marshmallows
1 can (13 oz) crushed pineapple
big can fruit cocktail
1 C mini marshmallows
1 pint whipped cream
rasberry puree(bag of frozen raspberries pureed in the blender)

Melt 5 C marshmallows in juice of pineapple--let cool
Whip cream
Add fruit cocktail, pineapple and cooled mixture
Add 1 C mini marshmallows
Add raspberry puree
Mix carefully
Spoon into loaf pans, seal with alluminum foil
Freeze
Remove a little prior to serving