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Pasta Susanna

Cooked pasta

Chopped vegetables (i.e. Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Zucchini/Summer

Squash)

Spinach

Onions

Garlic

Veggie broth

1 cn Diced tomatoes and broth

In large non-stick skillet, saute onions & mushrooms & garlic. After a while, add

spinach if frozen. Wait until spinach thaws, then add your other veggies. You

may want to add some veggie broth. Before they're quite done, add 1 can (more

if you like tomatoes, or if you're feeding lots (3 or more) people) of diced

tomatoes with their sauce. Stir until tomatoes start to warm up, then add the

cooked pasta. Stir all together. Spice as desired. (Basil, oregano, and dill is

good.) Don't forget freshly ground pepper.

Quick And Chewy Chocolate Drops

8 oz Hershey's semi-sweet baking chocolate, broken into pieces

1/4 c Butter or margarine; softened (1/2 stick)

1/2 c Sugar

1 Egg

1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

1/2 c All purpose flour

1/4 ts Baking powder

1/2 c Chopped nuts; (optional)

Heat oven to 350 deg F. In small microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate.

Microwave at high (100%) 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted when

stirred; cool slightly. In large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until well blended.

Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Blend in melted chocolate, flour and baking

powder. Stir in nuts, if desired. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased

cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost set. Cool slightly. Remove

from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 2 dozen cookies.

Quick And Comfy Macaroni And Cheese

2 c Macaroni;uncooked

2 c Mozzarella or Cheddar cheese shredded

1 1/2 c Plain yogurt or Sour cream

1 1/3 c Ham; cooked, diced, opt.

1 c Cottage cheese or ricotta

1 Egg; lightly beaten

1/4 ts -each salt & pepper

In large pot of boiling, salted water, cook macaroni until tender but firm; drain. In

large bowl, combine 1 1/2 c of the mozzarella, plain yogurt or sour cream, ham,

cottage cheese, egg, salt and pepper. Add macaroni and mix well. Pour mixture

into greased 8" square baking pan, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Bake,

uncovered in 350F oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Broil for 2 minutes or till

lightly golden.

SERVES:4

Quick And Creamy Applesauce Dessert

1/2 c Applesauce; unsweetened

1/2 c Nonfat yogurt

1/2 ts Vanilla extract

1/2 ts Apple pie spice

2 ts Sugar

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix thoroughly. Serve right away or chill for

later serving. This was altered to lofat from the original recipe. Also to reduce the

calories you can use a sugar substitute to equal the sugar.

Quick And Dirty Yucatan Tacos

1/4 lb Lean ground beef

1 Habanero, minced

Garlic powder- approx 1/8 Teaspoon

Lime juice 2 Tablespoons

1 oz Hot sauce

Put the meat in a skillet and add the garlic powder and cook constantly stirring

the meat so it breaks up into chunks. After the outside of the meat is browned

but not cooked through add the minced Hab, lime juice and hot sauce. Cook until

done. Put into a taco & enjoy.

Quick And Easy Chocolate Brownies

1/2 c Sugar

1/4 c Evaporated milk

1/4 c Butter or margarine; (1/2 stick)

8 oz Hershey's semi-sweet baking chocolate, broken into pieces

2 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla extract

3/4 c All-purpose flour

1/4 ts Baking soda

1/4 ts Salt

3/4 c Chopped nuts; (optional)

Heat oven to 350 deg F. Grease 9 inch square baking pan. In medium

saucepan, combine sugar, evaporated milk and butter. Cook over medium heat,

stirring constantly, until mixture boils; remove from heat. Add chocolate, stirring

until melted; beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and nuts, if

desired, until well blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or

until brownies just begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan

on wire rack. Cut into squares. About 16 brownies.

Quick And Easy Fudgey Brownies

4 oz Hershey's Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Broken Into pieces

3/4 c Butter or Margarine

2 c Sugar

3 Eggs

1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

1 c All-purpose flour

1 c Chopped nuts; (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. In large

microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate and butter. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1-

1/2 to 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.

Add sugar; stir with spoon until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add

flour and nuts, if desired; stir until well blended. Spread into prepared pan. Bake

30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean.

Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost, if desired. Cut into squares. About 24

brownies.

Quick And Easy Lemon Cheesecake

1 Graham cracker crust, baked

8 oz Pkg cream cheese

2 c Milk

1 pk Lemon instant pudding

Whipped cream, optional

In a small mixer bowl, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Gradually add the

milk; beat until well blended. Add the pudding; beat 1 minute. Pour into cooled

crust. Chill well. Top with a sprinkling of graham cracker crumbs and serve with

whipped cream, if desired.

Quick And Easy Pumpkin Bread

1 1/2 c Sugar

1 2/3 c Flour

1/4 ts Baking powder

1 ts Baking soda

3/4 ts Salt

1/2 ts Ground cloves

1/2 ts Nutmeg

1/2 ts Cinnamon

1/2 c Vegetable oil

1/2 c Water

1 c Mashed pumpkin

2 Eggs

1/2 c Nuts, optional

Sift dry ingredients together. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour batter into

buttered and floured loaf pan. Bake 1 hour at 350.

Quick And Easy Pumpkin Pie

2 Eggs, slightly beaten

1 Can sweetened cond. milk

1 Can pumpkin

1/4 ts Cloves

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 ts Ginger

1 ts Cinnamon

1/2 ts Vanilla

1 Unbaked pie shell

Mix all ingredients in order given. Pour into unbaked shell. Bake in hot oven 425

degrees for 15 min. then reduce to 350 degrees and bake until knife inserted in

middle comes out clean.

Quick And Easy Shortbread

12 oz Plain flour

8 oz Butter or margarine

4 oz Caster sugar

Mix together all the ingredients in a machine using a pastry blade. Roll out to

about 1/4-inch thick and cut large round biscuits with pastry cutters.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 325 degrees F

Quick And Easy Vanilla Ice Cream

3 c Milk

4 Inch piece vanilla bean or

1 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

6 Egg yolks

1 1/4 c Superfine sugar

pn Salt

Slowly heat the milk and vanilla pod (bean), halved lengthwise. When almost

boiling, remove the pan from the heat and set aside to infuse for about 20

minutes. Beat the egg yolks, sugar and salt together, until the mixture is very

pale and the whisk leaves a trail. Slowly add the strained warm milk, whisking all

the time. Return the mixture to the pan and cook over a very low heat, stirring

constantly, until the custard is thick enough to coat the back of wooden spoon.

Set the custard aside and stir it occasionally while it cools. Add the vanilla

essence (extract), if using Pour into freezer trays and still freeze, whisking the

mixture once or twice during freezing

Quick And Easy Waffles

4 Eggs

1 c Milk

1 tb Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt (optional)

2 c Flour

1/2 c Butter; melted

1 tb Sugar

1 ts Vanilla (optional)

Beat eggs and sugar until light and foamy. Add cooled melted butter, milk and

vanilla extract. Sift flour and baking powder and add to egg mixture. Add salt &

beat well. Bake and serve.

Quick And Sassy Cocktail Bites

1 1.25 oz pkg chili seasoning

1/2 c Water

1/4 c Catsup

1 tb Brown sugar

1 tb Cider vinegar

1 ts Yellow mustard

1 lb Smoked sausage; sliced and halved

Combine the first 6 sauce ingredients in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil, t urn

down heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the cubed smoked sausage and

cook on medium for another 15 minutes, stirring a few times. Serve in a chafing

dish or from a small platter with toothpicks.

Quick And Spicy Chicken And Rice

2 c Water

1/4 ts Salt

2 c Uncooked instant rice

3 c Frozen broccoli cuts

1 8oz jar pasteurized process cheese sauce with Jalapeno peppers

8 oz Cooked chicken breast; cubed

In large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Add rice and broccoli; return to

a boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.

Stir in cheese sauce and chicken; cook over low heat for 2-4 minutes or until

thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.

Quick Apple Muffins

1 Stick butter

1/2 c Light brown sugar

1 ts Cinnamon.

In a small mixing bowl cream together:

Split 6 english muffins, toast, then spread each muffin half with 1 Tbl of the

butter-sugar mixture. Mix remaining butter-sugar mixture with a 20 oz can

drained, sliced pie apples and distribute over muffins. Broil 4 min to heat apples

and melt butter mixture.

Quick Apple Sauce

4 sm Apples peeled

1/3 c Water

Cinnamon or nutmet to taste

Wash and slice applies into a 2 quart glass casserole dish. Add water and cover.

Cook 5-7 minutes until fruit is soft cooked but not mush. Stir in seasonings. Let

rest 5 minutes before eating. Delicious warm or cold.

Quick Baked Pasta Family Style

2 tb Olive oil

1 lb Ground beef, lean

2 cl Garlic; crushed

1/2 c Half and half

3/4 c Marinara sauce

3/4 lb Penne pasta

1/4 c Parmesan cheese; grated

1 ts Dried oregano

1/2 ts Dried rosemary

Salt and pepper; to taste

1 c Mozzarella cheese; grated Or swiss cheese; for topping

Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Heat a large frying pan and add oil, beef and

garlic. Saute until the meat is tender and then drain excess fat. Add all remaining

ingredients except the Mozzarella cheese and pasta. Simmer the mixture while

pasta cooks until al dente. Drain pasta and mix it with the sauce. Pour all into a 3

quart baking dish and top with the remaining cheese. Bake uncovered at 350F

for 25 minutes or until bubbly hot.

Quick Barbecue Beef Bake

1 lb Ground beef

3/4 c Chopped onion

18 oz Barbecue sauce

2 c Shredded cheddar cheese

2 c Bisquick Original or Reduced Fat baking mix

1 c Milk

2 Eggs

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Cook ground beef and 1/2 cup of the onion in 10"

skillet until beef is brown; drain. Stir in barbecue sauce. Spoon into ungreased

13x9x2" baking dish; sprinkle with cheese.

Stir baking mix, milk and eggs until blended. Pour over beef mixture. Sprinkle

with remaining onion.

Bake 25-27 minutes or until crust is light golden brown.