Zucchini Onion Pie

Zucchini Onion Pie

What to do with all that zucchini that you have?  Here is a recipe.  It was  pretty good.  Not my favorite but everyone's taste buds are different.  You could actually have it for brunch since it had eggs in it!!!  Of course I got the recipe from Taste of Homes!!!! :)  

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Zucchini-Onion-Pie

KIKI'S SOUTHWEST DIP

I made a new dip today and this one is a keeper!  I bought a the new manual food processor from The Pampered Chef and it is AWESOME!

Southwest Dip

1 - 8oz Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 c. Mayo
1-2 T. minced garlic
1/2 c. chopped cilantro
1 small red pepper, chopped fine
1/2 small red onion, chopped fine
6 green onions, chopped fine
1/2 t. ground red pepper
1/4 c. grated parmasean cheese
2 c. Colby jack cheese, shredded
Additional Colby or shredded cheddar for the topping
2 T. jalapenos, chopped fine
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
dash of Salt and a dash of pepper

Cream the cream cheese and mayo together.  Take your onions, peppers and jalapenos and chop them fine. Add to cream cheese. Add rest of ingredients and bake in a 2 quart baking dish that has been coated with PAM!

Top with additional cheese and bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes!  Serve with scoops or it was awesome with those black bean tortilla chips!

Mexican Thursdays

Looking for something different? This is another ez make a head dish. You can make it tonight and serve it tomorrow! Just remember to take it out of the fridge for at least an hour before baking it! I like to top it with hot sauce, shredded lettuce, olives, peppers, cheese and sour cream!!! MMM!!!! YUM-ME!

Taco pie

1 ¼ pound of ground beef

1 pkg. Taco seasoning

½ c. water

1/3 c. sliced olives

1 –8oz. can crescent rolls

2 c. Fritos or Doritos

1 c. sour cream

1 c. shredded cheddar

Brown Meat and drain. Add taco seasoning mix and add water and olives. Simmer 5 min. Separate crescent rolls and press over bottom of sides of 8” or 10” pie plate to form tight seal on crust. Sprinkle corn chips, crushed on bottom. Spoon meat on top. Cover with sour cream then cheese and then top with remaining chips. Bake at 375* 20- 25 min.

Appetizer Wednesdays

Happy hump day!!!! And Leap year all rolled into one!!! Well this dip recipe came from my sister, and she got it from a friend. Everyone loves this dip. And it is sooo ez!!!

I love to serve this with Garlic Triscuits!

So Yum-me!

Nieman Marcus Party cheese spread

1 ¼ c. Mayo, not salad dressing

3-4 T. Real bacon bits

½ c. green onion, chopped

½ c.-slivered almonds, toasted 6 min.

1 c. shredded cheddar

Mix and Chill.

SOS... Soup or Salad

SOS Soup or Salad Tuesdays!!! Here is a yum-me salad. This is great any time of the year! If you want to impress your hostess at a dinner party, ask if you can bring the salad and make this one!! The crunch of the fruit and the tangy dressing make you crave for this salad! What is the name?? I call it Mary's Vineyard Salad!

Mary's Vineyard Salad

2-3 heads of romaine lettuce

1 granny smith apple, peeled, cubed

¼ c. cran raisins

1 pear, cubed, peeled

1 c. cashews

½ c. sunflower seeds toasted

1 c. shredded Swiss cheese

Dressing: ½ c. sugar, 2 T. lemon juice, ¼ t. salt, 1/3c. Apple cider vinegar, 2T. Onion, chopped, 2/3 c vegetable oil.

Marvelous Monday's!!!!

Happy Marvelous Monday! Here is an easy recipe for Parmesan Chicken. I am not personally a fan of breaded chicken with spaghetti sauce and noodles. So we make this one! Serve it with a baked potato and a salad and you have a classy, but easy meal!

Parmesan Chicken

2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless

6 T butter, melted

3T. bread crumbs

½ c. grated parmesan cheese

Dash of garlic salt

Dash of paprika

¼ c. parsley

Dip chicken in butter, shake remaining ingredients in a baggie. Add chicken and shake till coated. Butter a baking dish. Add chicken.

Bake @ 350* for 1 ½ hours

Sunday Dinners

Sunday Home cooked dinners! Today was Italian day... Looking for an easy way to make Lasagna? Here it is... You can not beat this .. Slow Cooker Lasagna!~ Put it together the night before and plug it in ....in the AM... Yes, a taste of homes recipe that I tweaked!!! Mangia!~

• Prep: 25 min. Cook: 4 hours
• Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Jar Prego spaghetti sauce, or your own homemade
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 package (8 ounces) no-cook lasagna noodles
• 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) 4% cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

• In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, water, salt and oregano.
• Spread a fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased 5-qt. slow cooker. Arrange a third of the noodles over sauce (break the noodles if necessary). Combine the cheeses; spoon a third of the mixture over noodles. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts1 serving (1 slice) equals 482 calories, 20 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 84 mg cholesterol, 1,317 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 38 g protein.

Originally published as Slow Cooker Lasagna in Quick Cooking January/February 2000, p27