Food Recipes

the back of a SUN BIRD fried rice seasoning packet 1 packet Sun Bird Fried Rice seasoning packet (they're about 60 cents) 1/3 cup chopped, cooked chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, or fish if desired 2 Tbsp canola oil 3 cups cold, cooked rice (white, brown, or instant) 3 green onions, sliced small 2 tsp soy sauce (but we always use more) 2 or 3 eggs beaten 1 cup frozen peas (or peas and diced carrots), cooked Earlier in the day, cook the rice. For regular rice, boil 3 cups water and then add 1 1/2 cups rice. Turn on low and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and place in fridge on a hotpad. About 15 minutes before the sweet and sour chicken is ready, start cooking the fried rice. In a large skillet, heat oil (about medium temperature). Add onions and cold rice. Stir around to break up rice. Scramble eggs in a small pan. Add eggs to rice. Add seasoning packet and soy sauce. Stir to mix in seasoning. At the end, at peas (or peas and carrots) and meat (if desired). Final product. If I d...

from Gayleen 1 lb hamburger 1 can tomato soup 1 jar of Pace Mild Picante sauce 2-3 cans of beans of your choice -we did pinto beans, black beans, and great northern Brown hamburger and season as desired with salt and pepper. Drain. Place in crockpot. Add remaining ingredients. Add as little or as many beans as you'd like. A regular batch takes about 2 cans, a double batch 3 or 4. Let warm and serve with onions, cheese, fritos, and sour cream. This is a super simple recipe but it sure tastes good.

from Kristin and Amanda 1 whole package of Oreos, crushed 1 package of cream cheese, softened Mix together and roll into balls. Let cool in refrigerator until balls are chilled. Or for faster chilling, place in freezer for about 15 minutes. Roll in white melted white almond bark chocolate, or for extra richness melted regular almond bark chocolate. Place on waxed paper to cool. If you want, after the first chocolate is set, decorate tops of balls as desired with different colored chocolate.

from Tami 1/2 cup water 1 stick butter 1/4 plus 2 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup cold water 1 (.25 oz) pkg yeast or 2 1/4 tsp 1/4 cup warm water 2 eggs, beaten 3 3/4 cup flour Butter for spreading on dough In a pan, bring the 1/2 cup water to a boil. Add the butter, sugar, and salt. Remove from heat. Add the 1/2 cup cold water. Dissolve yeast in the 1/4 cup warm water (not hot). When first mixture is lukewarm, add yeast mixture and beaten eggs. Stir briefly. Add flour and stir together. Cover pan with lid and refrigerate overnight. When ready to roll out, divide dough in thirds. Lightly flour surface of bread board. Roll each third out in a large circle about 1/2 inch thick. Spread dough lightly with butter. Cut dough into small wedges (like a pizza) and roll up each up, beginning at the wide end, to form a crescent shape. Place on 2 baking sheets (about 12 rolls per sheet). Let rise about 3 or 4 hours. Bake at 400 for 12 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen rolls. These are gr...

From Family Fun's website RECIPE INGREDIENTS: Cooled cupcakes White frosting Large marshmallows Waxed paper Pretzel sticks Black decorators' gel or mini chocolate chips Orange slice candy Junior Mints Thin Mints or Mint Grasshopper Cookies Fruit by the Foot cut into long strips 1. Frost a cooled cupcakes with white icing. 2. Flatten a large marshmallow on waxed paper with the palm of your hand. 3. Put a second marshmallow on top to form a torso and head. 4. Push a thin pretzel stick down through the snowman (this will help him stand up), then set him on the cupcake. 5. Use decorators' gel or mini chocolate chips to create a mouth, eyes, and buttons, then add pretzel stick arms and a wedge cut from an orange slice candy for a nose. 6. Accessorize with a candy hat (a Junior Mint secured to a Thin Mint with icing) and a piece of fruit by foot for the scarf. Note: The decorators' gel didn't work well for me. It ran and looked like mascara running when a woman is crying....

from Louise 8 oz cream cheese, softened 2 Tbsp mayonnaise 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 or 2 green onions, finely chopped 2 or 3 black olives, finely chopped 3 shakes of garlic salt Mix and roll in nuts if desired. Wrap and refrigerate.

from Legrand 8 to 10 roma tomatoes (any kind will work though) 1 golden girl tomato, if you have one -mostly for color and some sweetness. (If you don't have a golden girl, it is okay. It is an orange tomato and it looks nice in it.) 2 jalapenos (or less if you don't want it too spicy) 1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped 3 green peppers, chopped 1 1/2 tsp salt the juice of one lime or 3 tsp lime juice from bottle

from Audrey 3 quarts tomatoes, scalded, peeled, and diced 4 cups chopped onions 5 lg green anaheim peppers 1 lg green bell pepper 1 lg red bell peopper 4-5 jalapeno peppers (keep seeded for hotter salsa) 16 oz tomato sauce 2 cans of 6 oz tomato paste 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup salt 1 cup cider vinegar 2 tsp garlic powder 1 Tbsp cumin 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp alum Chop tomatoes, onions & peppers in food processor. Combine all ingredients in a heavy pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat & simmer for 1 1/2 hours (longer for much thicker salsa). Stir often so it doesn't stick to the bottom. Pour into pint bottles and process in water bath for 20 minutes. Makes 10 to 12 pints.

1 (3oz) pkg Jello (any flavor) I like cherry or strawberry or whatever 1 cup sugar 1 cup karo syrup Bring to a full boil. Remove from heat and pour over popcorn.

from a list of crockpot recipes from a church function 1 lb ground beef 1 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1 can (16 oz) pinto or kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (15 oz) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes and green chilies -it is all together, undrained 1/3 cup water 1 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese 1 cup grated monterey jack cheese 6 flour tortillas (6 or 7 inches) In a skillet, cook beef, onion, and green pepper until beef is browned and vegetables are tender; drain. Add the next eight ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Combine cheeses. In a 5 quart crock pot, layer about 3/4 cup beef mixture, one tortilla and about 1/3 cup cheese. Repeat layers. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours or until heated through. ***Lo-Fat tip: Use ground turkey instead of hamburger

from a list of crockpot recipes from a ward function 2-3 lbs chopped cooked chicken 1 small can chopped green chilies 1 onion, chopped Mexican gravy, see recipe below 4 oz grated Monterey Jack cheese 4 oz grated milk or sharp cheddar cheese 1 small can chopped olives 8 corn tortillas In mixing bowl, stir together chicken, chilies, onion, and 1 cup Mexican gravy. In crockpot, place foil handles. (3 strips of foil, 18"x2", folded in half lengthwise and criss-crossed in bottom of crockpot) Dip tortilla in Mexican gravy and lay in crockpot. Spread about 3 Tbsp chicken filling over tortilla and sprinkle with cheese and olives. Continue layering, ending with cheese and olives. Pour extra gravy over top of stack. Cook on low 4 to 6 hours or on high 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours. Gravy: 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup chili powder 1/3 cup flour 1/2 tsp garlic salt 1/4 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp oregano 3 cans (15 oz each) chicken broth 1 can (12 oz) tomato sauce Melt butter (or margarine) in sauce...

from a list of crockpot recipes from a ward function 6 slices bacon, crumbled 1 cup chopped onoin 2 cups diced, peeled potatoes 2 pkgs (10 0z each) frozen whole kernel corn 1 can (16 oz) cream style corn 1 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp seasoned salt (like Lawry's) 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup water In skillet, fry bacon until crisp. Remove and reserve. Add onion and potatoes to bacon drippings and saute for about 5 minutes. Drain well. Put all ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours. I haven't tried this myself yet. But it sounds good!

from handout at a Relief Society function Adapting recipes to the crockpot If recipe says: 15-30 minutes, cook 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours on high or 4 to 8 hours on low in crockpot. If recipe says: 35-40 minutes, cook 3 to 4 hours on high or 6 to 10 hours on low in crockpot. If recipe says: 50 mintues to 3 hours, cook 4 to 6 hours on high or 8 to 18 hours on low in crockpot.