Peanut Butter Fudge

Straight off of the Hillbilly Housewife site, here is an easy (and cheap!) recipe for peanut butter fudge for the holidays!

1 12 oz. jar peanut butter
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 bag chocolate (or peanut butter!) chips

Melt chips and peanut butter together over medium-high heat. After they are completely melted together, remove from heat and mix in milk. Pour into pan lined with wax paper and chill for an hour or two. Cut into squares and serve.

--Delena
Kansas City, MO

Graham Cracker Brownies

These are extremely rich, but they're so good! My husband is now a fan of them! I crushed up more graham crackers than needed and put the extra crumbs in the freezer for a future dessert!

2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 32 squares)
1 cup (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

Combine ingredients in a bowl. Spread into a foiled and greased 8 in. square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Cool on wire rack. Cut into squares.

Yield: 1 1/2 dozen

--Delena
Kansas City, MO

Italian Burgers

1 lb. ground beef or turkey
1/3 cup spaghetti sauce
3 T minced onion
4 slices mozzarella or provolone cheese

Mix first 3 ingredients together. Shape into 4 patties. Grill about 14-16 minutes. Add cheese. Grill until melted.

--Delena
Kansas City, MO

Rosemary Mustard Chicken

4 chicken breasts
1 T chopped fresh rosemary
3 T sour cream
3 T Dijon mustard

Mix 1 T rosemary, 3 T sour cream, mustard, and 1/4 tsp pepper in shallow dish. Add chicken. Turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hrs. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease casserole dish. Place chicken in pan. Bake 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Serve over rice, with potatoes, or with a big green salad!

--Delena
Kansas City, MO

Slow Cooker Potatoes and Sausage

1 package cheesy scalloped potatoes
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 lb. fully cooked kielbasa sausage, cut into 2 in. pieces
1 cup frozen green peas

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Place uncooked potatoes in pot. Mix soup, 1 soup can filled with water, and potato sauce packet. Pour over potatoes. Top with sausage. Cover and cook 4-5 hours or until potatoes are tender.

--Delena
Kansas City, MO

One Pan Potatoes and Chicken

2 T vegetable oil
4 medium potatoes, sliced thin
1 lb. chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 bell pepper, cut into strips

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add potatoes, chicken, and bell pepper. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 15-20 minutes until chicken and potatoes are done.

--Delena
Kansas City, MO

Enchilada Dip

2 lbs. chicken breasts, diced
10 oz. can enchilada sauce
2 packages cream cheese
4 cups shredded cheddar, mexican blend, etc. cheese

Combine chicken and sauce in crock pot. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Cut cream cheese into cubes and stir in crock pot along with shredded cheese. Mix well. Cover and cook on low 30 minutes, stirring twice, until blended and melted. Serve with chips or serve over brown rice to make a meal!

--Delena
Kansas City, MO

Brookville Corn

1 lb. frozen corn
8 oz. cream cheese
2 T. water
1 T. sugar

Place in the crock pot on low setting for 2-3 hours. Watch it the first time you make it to make sure it doesn’t burn.

--Jeanette
Kingman, KS

Chimichangas

So simple!

1 large beef roast

1 large can Rotel tomatoes

10-12 burrito sized tortillas

Place the roast and the Rotel tomatoes in a crock pot and cook all day on low, turning the meat occasionally to sit in the juices. Shred the meat. Drain the tomatoes from the liquid and mix together with the meat. (You do not have to completely drain the tomatoes.) Place the meat and tomato mixture in a tortillas and roll up tight. Deep fat fry and drain. You can serve this with lettuce, salsa, cheese and sour cream.
Yield: 10 - 12 servings

--Jeanette
Kingman, KS

Chocolicious Rice Krispie Treats

4-5 tablespoons butter

4 1/2 - 5 cups mini-marshmallows

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

5 1/2 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies

Melt butter in large, deep saucepan over low heat.

Add marshmallows, stirring constantly.

When marshmallows are 2/3 of the way melted, add chocolate chips.

Stir just until completely melted.

Remove from heat and add Rice Krispies.

Stirring until well coated with the chocolate marshmallow mixture.

With damp hands (get hands wet & shake off excess water), gently press mixture into 13x9 inch pan, lightly coated with butter. (The damp hands prevent the mixture from sticking to you, and allows better control than a spatula.)

Cut into 2 inch squares when cooled & set.

Yield: approximately 24 squares.

--Beth
St. Joseph, MO

Green Bean Casserole

4 cans French style green beans (drained) or 36 oz. frozen (cooked and drained)
1 ½ cups milk
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
¼ tsp. pepper
2 small or 1 large can French fried onions

Combine beans, milk, soup, pepper and ¾ of canned onions.
Pour into greased 9 x 13" glass casserole dish. Bake uncovered
at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Top with remaining onions & bake 5 minutes
more.

(Allow more cooking time if prepared ahead & put in fridge
before cooking)

--Earlene
Santa Ana, CA

The "AWS-ome" Special

My brother-in-law, Andy, came up with this recipe. He declares that, "It's delicious! It's so good, I couldn't not take a picture of it." Due to the graphic content of his egg photo, I will direct you here.

1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 tbsp. salsa, (I like Mrs. Renfro's Chipotle Corn Salsa)
3 eggs, fried over easy

Microwave beans and salsa until warm. Fry eggs over easy. Serve over the bean/salsa mixture.

--Andy
Kingman, KS

Oreo Ice Cream Cake

I made this for King Peter's Birthday. It was a hit! For less than $4, I created something as good as one of those you can buy for $40 or more.

I carton of cookies & cream ice cream*

1 package of Oreos*

Set out ice cream to soften.

Put about half of package of Oreos in a food processor until they are crumbs. Spread the crumbs into the bottom of a 1o inch spring form pan.

Cut ice cream into sections & put them all in a bowl. Stir until soft (but not melted).

Drop ice cream onto crumbs. Do not try to spread it at this point - it will move the crumbs around.

Once all the ice cream is in the pan, and the bottom is pretty much covered with drops of ice cream, press the ice cream into the bottom of the pan.

Level the top out by carefully smoothing it out.

Decorate the top with Oreos.

Freeze.

Reward yourself by eating the leftover Oreos.

*This could easily be changed by using different ice cream, & cookies for the crust - vanilla wafers, graham crackers, chocolate graham crackers, shortbread cookies, sugar cookies, etc.

--Beth
Kansas City, MO

Good and Easy Chicken

Once mixed together, this tastes sort of like an Asian dish. I cut the chicken up into pieces and served it over brown rice. Served mixed vegetables on the side. It was excellent!

8 chicken breast halves
1 jar (18 oz.) apricot preserves
1 bottle (8 oz.) Russian dressing
1 envelope dry onion soup mix

Place chicken in single layer in 9 x 13" baking dish. Combine preserves, dressing, and soup mix. Spread over chicken. Cover and marinate in refrigerator overnight. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for an hour. Baste occasionally with sauce.
Yield: 6-8 servings

--Delena
Kansas City, MO