Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Recipe from my mom

1/2 Chicken, cooked and diced (or 2 large chicken breasts)

16 oz. pkg broccoli

1 Can cream or mushroom or cream of chicken soup

2-3 Large spoonfuls of mayo or Miracle Whip (more or less to your liking)

1 tsp lemon juice (a bit more if using mayo)

1/2 tsp curry powder

Grated cheese

Layer broccoli and then diced chicken in greased casserole dish. Mix together mayo, lemon juice, curry powder, and cream of mushroom soup. Spread over chicken. Top with grated cheese. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until cheese is barely brown. Serve over rice.

Pineapple Bacon Burgers

Pineapple Bacon Burgers

Recipe and picture from Our Best Bites

1 lb. ground beef

4 slices bacon

4 slices pineapple

BBQ sauce

4 Hamburger buns

Combine beef and 2-3 Tablespoons BBQ sauce. Form into patties (add some breadcrumbs if it is having a hard time forming into patties). Cook both sides on the stove or grill until cooked through.

Meanwhile, fry the bacon and grill pineapple (although I didn't cause I only had crushed pineapple and wasn't cooking on the grill).

Put the burger on the bun, followed by some more BBQ sauce, pineapple, and bacon.

Samburgers

Samburgers

Recipe and picture from Our Best Bites

1 1/4 Ground beef

3 Tbsp A1 Sauce (I used Worchester sauce)

1 Tbsp Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

2 Cloves garlic, minced

3/4 tsp oregano

1 Tbsp dehydrated onion

Other burger condiments

Mix all ingredients together and form into patties. Cook both sides on the stove or BBQ until cooked through.

Pumpkin French Toast

Pumpkin French Toast

Recipe from superhealthykids.com

5 Slices whole wheat bread

3 Eggs

1/3 Cup pumpkin puree

1 Tbsp milk

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves)

1 tsp vanilla

Mix all ingredients together, except bread. Soak both sides with egg mixture. Heat skillet. Cook bread on hot skillet until no longer show wet eggs. Top with syrup. (We used Tyson's Almond Syrup found here.)

Brownies

Basic Brownie Recipe

Recipe from Mom

1/3 Cup cocoa

1/2 Cup butter, melted

2/3 Cup flour

1 Cup sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 Eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Melt butter, add cocoa. Mix in rest of ingredients. Bake in an 8 inch square pan at 350 for 25 minutes. Do not over bake.

Orange Julius

Orange Julius

Recipe from somewhere online

6 oz Frozen orange juice concentrate (1/2 a can or more to your liking)

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

8 ice cubes (or more to your liking)

Combine all ingredients except ice cubes in blender. Add 2 ice cubes and blend until smooth. Gradually blend in other 6 ice cubes until smooth.

Chicken and Spinach Casserole

Chicken and Spinach Casserole

Recipe from Martha Stewart Magazine

2 Cups torn bread

Olive oil

Salt and Pepper

4 Cups flat-leaf spinach

1 Medium onion, finely chopped

1 Garlic clove, minced

1/4 Cup white wine (I used apple juice)

2 Tbsp flour

1 1/2 Cups half and half (I used evaporated milk)

1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice

1 Cup rotisserie chicken, shredded

Preheat oven to 450. In a medium bowl, combine bread with 1 Tbsp olive oil and salt. Set aside. In a medium pot, heat 1 1/2 tsp oil over medium high. Add spinach and season with salt. cook, stirring, until wilted (2 minutes). Transfer to colander, let cool, then squeeze out water. Coarsely chop.

Wipe pot clean and heat 1 1/2 tsp oil over medium. Add onion, garlic, salt and pepper (to taste). Cook stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, about 8 minutes.

Add white wine to pot and cook until almost evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Gradually whisk in half and half. Add lemon juice and bring mixture to a boil over high.

Remove from heat and stir in spinach and rotisserie chicken; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a 2 quart baking dish and top with bread pieces. Bakeu ntil braed is golden brown and mixture is bubbling, 8-10 minutes.