Buffalo Chicken-Stuffed Shells

Ingredients

18

uncooked jumbo pasta shells

2

to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter

2

tablespoons all-purpose flour

2

cups whole milk

6

oz crumbled blue cheese

Salt and pepper

2

cups diced deli rotisserie chicken

1/2

cup Hot sauce

1/4

cup bread crumbs, if desired

Steps

• 1

  Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2

  Cook 18 jumbo pasta shells as directed on package until al dente. Drain; rinse with cold water.
• 3

  In 2-quart saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter over medium heat; add 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Beat with whisk; cook 1 minute. Beat in 2 cups whole milk. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to simmering. Cook until sauce thickens, stirring frequently. Stir in 4 oz crumbled blue cheese until melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 4

  In medium bowl, mix 2 cups diced deli rotisserie chicken, 1/2 cup Hot sauce, 1/2 cup of the blue cheese sauce and 2 oz crumbled blue cheese.
• 5

  Add 1/2 cup of the blue cheese sauce to bottom of baking dish. Divide chicken filling among shells, about 2 tablespoons each, and place in baking dish.
• 6

  Pour remaining blue cheese mixture over top of stuffed shells. If desired, melt 1 tablespoon butter, and mix with 1/4 cup bread crumbs; sprinkle over top of dish.
• 7

  Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and bread crumbs are lightly browned.

10-MINUTE LIME PIE

INGREDIENTS

• 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 3/4 cup lime juice, plus
• 1 tablespoon lime zest, from 8 limes
• 70 Ritz crackers ( about 35 crackers per sleeve)

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine condensed milk and heavy cream in a large bowl.
2. Add lime juice and whisk until thickened, about 1 minute.
3. Spread 1 cup filling on bottom of deep-dish pie plate.
4. Top with single layer of Ritz crackers.

Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients

3/4

cup packed brown sugar

2

tablespoons butter

1

tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

1

tablespoon vanilla

3 1/2

lb sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes

2

cups miniature marshmallows

• 1

  Spray oval 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
• 2

  In large microwavable bowl, mix brown sugar, butter, pumpkin pie spice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon water. Microwave uncovered on High 1 1/2 minutes, stirring once. Stir in vanilla. Add sweet potatoes; stir to coat thoroughly.
• 3

  Pour mixture into slow cooker. Cover; cook on High heat setting 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until fork tender. Reduce to Warm heat setting until ready to serve.
• 4

  Stir mixture; top with marshmallows, and cover 1 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows melt slightly.

APPLE PIE CRISP COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco or 1 butter-flavor Crisco stick
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 -8 tablespoons water
• 1 (21 ounce) cans apple pie filling, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped

• DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oven to 375.
  2. Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco.
  3. Cookies:.
  4. Combine Butter Flavor Crisco, brown sugar and vanilla in lg. bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
  5. Combine oats flour, baking soda and salt. Add alternately with water to creamed mixture stirring with spoon. Mix well after each addition. (Mixture will be crumbly, but will hold together when shaped into a.
  6. small ball) Add additional water if necessary.
  7. RESERVE 1 cup of crumb mixture for topping.
  8. Shape remaining dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on a greased baking sheet.
  9. Flatten to 1/8" thickness with floured bottom of glass. Smooth edges.
  10. Bake at 375, for 5-7 minutes, or until light brown around edges are firm. Remove from oven.
  11. Cool on baking sheet about 5 minutes.
  12. Topping:.
  13. Place 1 measuring teaspoonful of apple filling in center of each cookie. Spread carefully to cover.
  14. Combine 1 cup reserved crumbs and finely chopped nuts in a small bowl. Toss until mixed.
  15. Sprinkle over apple filling.
  16. Return to oven.
  17. Bake 5 minutes or until topping is light brown.
  18. Cool 1 minute before removing to cooling rack.

COWBOY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

INGREDIENTS

• 12 slices bread
• 2 cups cheddar cheese or 2 cups colby or 16 slices American cheese
• 1 lb ham, chopped (any breakfast meat would work) or 1 lb sausage ( any breakfast meat would work)
• 2 cups milk or 8 ounces sour cream or 8 ounces yogurt
• 6 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Line a 9x13 greased pan with 8 slices of bread and top with half of the cheese.
2. Sprinkle meat over cheese. You could also use any other type of meat you prefer. Turkey bacon cooked and crumbled is good too!
3. Mix eggs, milk or sour cream or yogurt, ground mustard, and salt and pepper in a bowl until well blended and pour over cheese.
4. Top with the rest of the cheese and 8 more slices of bread, pressing down so the egg bubbles up and moistens it a little.
5. Spray top of bread with butter flavored cooking spray or spread with a little butter covering the whole surface of the bread.
6. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the middle of casserole looks cooked. Knife inserted in middle will come out with melted cheese but not with ‘wet’ egg when done.
7. Note: Like I said I made this recipe up for my meat and taters cowboy but you can add mushrooms, onions, green pepper etc. if desired. Just throw it into the meat layer.

Easy, Creamy Hamburger Stroganoff

1 lb hamburger
1 onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons dry mustard
4 tablespoons milk
salt
pepper

Directions

Brown hamburger in large skillet with onion and garlic.
Drain out fat and add soup, sour cream, mustard and milk.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Add salt and pepper for taste, and serve with egg noodles or rice.

Wine Glass Candle-holder 🍷

Wine Glass found at Dollar Tree
Cardboard
Pencil
Scissors
Trim of choice
Hot Glue Gun
Artificial Snow or Cotton Balls
Pine Cones/flowers or can use any small decorations
2" pillar candle

Invert wineglass on cardboard, trace around rim. Cut out circle. Glue fake snow and decorations on circle.
Glue trim around rim of glass. Turn glass upright and glue round piece to bottom of rim. Turn glass back upside down and put ribbon around stem as shown (optional)

Glue pillar candle to top.