Shirley J: Creamy Vegetable Lasagna

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp Shirley J Chicken Bouillon
• 3 Tbs Butter
• 6 Button Mushrooms, Sliced
• 1 c. Onion Sliced
• 2 Garlic Cloves(chopped)
• 1 Green Bell Pepper, Sliced
• 1 Medium Zucchini, Sliced In Circles
• 1 box Uncooked Lasagna Noodles
• 6 oz Spinach
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 1/2 Tbs Red Pepper Flakes
• 4 c. Alfredo Sauce(see below)
• 4 c. Mozzarella Cheese

• Alfredo Sauce
• 1 c. Shirley J Universal Sauce
• 4 c. Water
• 1 c. Parmesan Cheese, Grated

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Over medium heat, briefly sauté mushrooms, onion, garlic, green bell pepper, and zucchini with Chicken Bouillon, pepper, red pepper flakes, and butter. Do not overcook. Set aside. In a 9×13 pan, layer uncooked pasta noodles, alfredo sauce (just enough to cover noodles), and vegetable mixture. Add second layer of noodles, alfredo sauce to cover, and spinach. Finally, add third layer of noodles, remaining sauce, mozzarella cheese, and water. Cover and cook for one hour. Remove cover last five minutes and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Alfredo Sauce:
In medium saucepan, whisk together Universal Sauce and water; bring to a boil. Turn down heat and bring to a desired consistency. Stir in parmesan cheese.

**Note:  I left out the spinach and mushrooms.  I wish I would have added about 2-3 times the amount of vegetables though!

Simple Salsa

1/2 lime

6-8 tomatoes

1/2 green pepper

1/2 onion

1-2 jalapeno (the more seeds you add the hotter it will be)

handful of cilantro

pinch of salt, pepper and garlic salt

Enjoy!

Shirley J: Chocolate Cookie Dough Truffles

Ingredients:

• 2 c. Shirley J Universal Cookie Mix
• 4 1/2 oz Cream Cheese(softened)
• 1 c. Chocolate Chips
• 2 c. Melted Chocolate Chips(or any other melting chocolate)

Directions:

Measure Cookie Mix into a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, briefly stir cookie mix. Add cream cheese and mix thoroughly. Mix in chocolate chips using wooden spoon. Roll a walnut sized portion of the cookie mixture into a ball. Place each ball onto a plate or pan covered in wax paper. Continue until all the dough has been used. Place rolled cookie balls into the freezer for at least one hour. Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave. Once cookie balls are frozen, dip each ball into the melted chocolate and place on wax paper. Store in cooler until hardened. Serve (store in fridge when not serving].

Chicken Tacos

Cook 4 pieces of chicken, 1 can of corn, 1 -1.5 c. of salsa, and 2 cans of black beans in a crockpot.  Shred the chicken up after it has finished cooking.  Serve in tortillas with any toppings you desire.

Shirley J: Garlic and Asparagus Pasta with Lemon Cream

Another FABULOUS Shirley J recipe!

Garlic Asparagus and Pasta with Lemon Cream Sauce

8 oz. dried rotini pasta
1 T. butter
2 c. fresh asparagus (chopped)
1 c. yellow summer squash or similar (cut in 1“ chunks)
2. cloves fresh garlic (minced)
¼ c. Shirley J Universal Sauce
1 c. water
2 t. fresh lemon zest

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and keep warm.
Combine water, lemon zest, and Shirley J Universal Sauce in saucepan, whisk till sooth and bring to a slow boil, remove from heat. Melt butter in large skillet; add asparagus, squash, and garlic. Sauté until asparagus is just tender; remove veggies and combine with cooked pasta, toss to combine. Place pasta mixture on large serving dish; pour hot lemon sauce on top, stir gently to combine.

Empty-the-fridge and wrap it up!

Excuse the paper plate... sometimes you just gotta do it! :)

This is as the title says- I basically use whatever I have on hand and throw it in. 

Main Ingredients:

Shredded Chicken

1 can of Cresent rolls

Then you can add anything!

onions

peppers

artichoke

broccoli

carrots

olives

cheese

mushrooms...

Cook at 375 for about 20 minutes or until golden brown

BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

I don't have a picture of the finished thing sorry!  We ate it too fast!

All you do for this is cook your chicken in the crockpot for a few hours, drain the water out, shred it and then put it back in the crockpot.  Pour BBQ sauce over the chicken (to taste...) and then let it cook on low for about 30 minutes or until it is warm.  Serve on a roll/bread/bun with cheese.  YUM!

Sunday Mini Donuts!

YUM!!!  Here they are right out of the donut maker (this is like the one I use...)

Basic Donut Recipe

ingredients:

1 cup                  flour

1/2 cup               sugar

1 tbsp                  baking powder

1                                         egg

1/2 cup               milk

1/2 tsp                 vanilla

4 tbsp                  cooking oil

Stir dry ingredients together. Add egg, vanilla, and milk and beat one minute with electric mixer or vigorously by hand. Add oil and beat one minute more. Preheat donut maker for 10 minutes. Pour batter into cavities in bottom of donut maker. Close lid and bake for 5 minutes. Remove carefully with fork and place on grate or rack. Makes 12 donuts.

That was my attempt at getting pictures of chocolate donuts.... I barely made it before they were gone!  My donut maker makes 7 at a time it is "The original donut factory" from Shopko.