Peanut Butter Pie

Peanut Butter Pie

Peanut Butter Pie is a great dessert to take to a potluck.  It’s a favorite that’s sure to disappear quickly.  This Peanut Butter Pie Recipe is quick and easy to make.  Give it a try!

Peanut Butter Pie

2 baked pie crusts
1 cup natural peanut butter **
8 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 sm pkg instant vanilla pudding mix
1 1/2 cups milk
1 container whipped topping
chopped nuts & chocolate syrup (optional for garnish)

Using a mixer, mix together the peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar.  In separate bowl, whisk milk into the pudding mix until smooth.  Stir pudding into peanut butter mixture and mix until well blended.  Mix in half the cool whip.

Pour half the mixture into each pie crust.  Chill for 2 hours.  Spread remaining whipped topping over each pie.  Refrigerate overnight before serving.  You may freeze the peanut butter pies and thaw prior to serving.

Drizzle with chocolate syrup and sprinkle crushed nuts on top of each slice when serving.

** If using peanut butter that is already sweetened, omit the sugar.

Peanut Butter Pie

Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients

2 baked pie crusts

1 cup natural peanut butter **

8 oz. softened cream cheese

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 sm pkg instant vanilla pudding mix

1 1/2 cups milk

1 container whipped topping

chopped nuts & chocolate syrup (optional for garnish)

Instructions

Using a mixer, mix together the peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar. In separate bowl, whisk milk into the pudding mix until smooth. Stir pudding into peanut butter mixture and mix until well blended. Mix in half the cool whip.

Pour half the mixture into each pie crust. Chill for 2 hours. Spread remaining whipped topping over each pie. Refrigerate overnight before serving. You may freeze the peanut butter pies and thaw prior to serving.

Drizzle with chocolate syrup and sprinkle crushed nuts on top of each slice when serving.

** If using peanut butter that is already sweetened, omit the sugar.

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Peanut Butter Pie

Squash Casserole

Yellow Squash Casserole

Squash Casserole

6-8 small yellow squash
1/4 cup diced onion
2 Tbs butter
1 egg
1/4 cup fat free half & half
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs or crunched up Ritz crackers
salt & pepper

Wash squash and cut up.

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Melt butter in deep sided frying pan.  Saute squash and onions for a few minutes on med-high heat.  Add 2 Tbs water to the pan and cover with the lid..  Steam for 2 minutes then remove from heat.

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Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, whisk the egg, half & half and seasonings.  Add squash and stir.  Add cheese & bread or cracker crumbs and stir until combined.  Pour mixture into 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.   Top with additional cheddar cheese and crumbs.

Yellow Squash Casserole - Cut Squash Up

Bake at 350º F for 20 minutes or until crumbs are crispy and cheese is all melted.

Squash casserole is a great side dish to most anything and is a great way to use up the plentiful supply of yellow summer squash.

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Maple Chili Dump Chicken

Maple Chili Dump Chicken

Dump recipes are so very simple and fast to prep.  Just dump all the ingredients into a zip top bag, mix up, and dump it in your baking dish or crockpot.  Great to make up a bunch of different flavors and freeze to cook later.  Enjoy with your favorite side dishes.

Maple Chili Dump Chicken

1 1/2 lbs chicken pieces
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tbs chili powder

To cook immediately:

Place all ingredients in a large baking dish, turn chicken to coat.  Bake until juices run clear. (45-60 minutes for chicken pieces, 20-30 min for boneless breasts)

To freeze and cook later:

Place all ingredients in a large freezer bag.  Lay flat in freezer.  To thaw and cook: take bag out of freezer the night before.

Oven: Preheat oven to 350.  Empty contents of bag into a large baking dish and bake as above.

Crockpot: low 6-8 hours, high 3-6 or until done.

On grill – cook over med heat until juices run clear.

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Mexican Chicken Casserole With Green Enchilada Sauce

Mexican Chicken CasseroleMexican Chicken Casserole with Green Enchilada Sauce

This year for Cinco de Mayo, I made this yummy Mexican Chicken Casserole.  It’s a casserole made with layers of Mexican flavored shredded chicken, corn tortillas, a creamy chicken green enchilada sauce layer, corn, black beans and loads of cheese.  It’s really delicious so give it a try!

3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
1-12 oz. can chicken broth
1-10 3/4 oz can cream of chicken soup
1-12 oz. can corn (Mexicorn)
1-12 oz. can black beans, drained
1-8 oz. bottle green taco sauce or 1 can green enchilada sauce
1/2 cup fresh salsa
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
15 corn tortillas
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

In a large bowl, whisk together the soup and half the broth.  Stir in the shredded chicken, green taco / enchilada sauce, corn, salsa, black beans, cilantro and 1 cup of cheese.

Layering the Mexican Chicken Casserole

Layer 6 of the corn tortillas in the bottom of a 9’x13′ glass baking dish.  Top with half of the chicken mixture.  Repeat layers.  Take the remaining tortillas and slice into rectangles.  (I use a pizza cutter for this.)  Sprinkle them on the top of the casserole.  Top with the remaining cheese.  Pour remaining chicken broth over the casserole.

Bake at 350º F for 20 – 30 minutes.

Serve with Salsa, Sour Cream, Guacamole, Jalapenos.

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Mexican Chicken Casserole

Mexican Chicken Casserole

Mexican Chicken Casserole

 

Mexican Chicken Casserole

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Red Velvet Poke Cake

Red Velvet Poke Cake

Red Velvet Poke Cake

Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake Mix
Cheesecake Instant Pudding
Oreos
Cool Whip

Bake the Red Velvet Cake as directed in a 9×13″ baking pan.  Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes at 1 inch intervals into the top of the cake, about halfway through cake.

Mix up the pudding using directions for pie filling.  (uses less milk)  Spread the pudding over the cake, smoothing the pudding into the holes.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the cake for 2 hours.  While the cake is chilling, crush Oreo cookies into crumbles for the top of the cake.  Once the cake is chilled well, spread Cool Whip onto the top of cake and sprinkle with crushed Oreos.

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