Salmon Burgers - Mindee W.

This is a fun way to change up your salmon dish! This is a recipe from Paula Dean (Food Network). I changed a few things to fit what I had on hand and we loved it!

Ingredients
3/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
3/4 cup bread crumbs
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds salmon fillets, skinned and finely chopped (I used 4 fillets from a Costco bag and chopped in my food processor)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
Dill Mayonnaise, recipe follows
8 buttered and toasted sandwich buns
8 lettuce leaves
8 slices tomato

Directions
In a medium bowl, combine peppers, bread crumbs, garlic, and salmon.
In a small bowl, combine egg, soy sauce, lemon juice, and salt; add to pepper mixture, tossing gently to combine. Form mixture into 8 patties (this made more than 8 patties so I just froze the remaining to cook another day).
Lightly coat a grill pan or skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until hot. Grill or cook patties, 5 minutes per side, or until desired degree of doneness. Spread Dill Mayonnaise evenly over toasted buns. Top each with a lettuce leaf, tomato slice, and salmon patty. Cover with tops of buns.

Dill Mayonnaise:
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cloves garlic, minced or garlic powder to taste
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 tsp. dill weed
In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Cover and chill.
Yields: 1 cup

Beans, Beans, Beans - Mindee

This is a yummy and easy recipe to put together. My husband and I had this at a ward pot luck this summer and he had a fit over it, so our neighbor Crisanne was sweet enough to give me the recipe which she actually got from our other neighbor Chris. I am lucky to come from a ward with such wonderful cooks!!!

1 can red kidney beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can lima beans
1 can pork and beans
Do Not Drain Preceding beans

1 can cut green beans, drained
2 cups catsup
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 onion, diced
5-6 slices of bacon, cut up (I added more cause we like bacon!)
1 lb. ground hamburger browned

Mix all together and cook in a crock pot for 4-5 hours. Delicious!!!

Italian Parmesan Chicken / Robyne Zollinger

Italian Parmesan Chicken

5-6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
1 Cup Ritz Crackers, crushed up
1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning ( I use the McCormick brand in the spice bottle)
1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese, finely grated. (I use the kind in the little green bottle)
2 Eggs
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil

Mix the crackers, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese all together. In a separate bowl, whisk the 2 eggs together with a Tbsp. of water. Dip the chicken breast, one at a time, in the egg mixture and then into the crackers. Place in a hot frying pan with the Olive Oil and sear them on both sides. Usually only about 2 minutes on each side or until they are golden brown. Place them in a 9x13 baking dish and cover with foil. Bake in the oven on 325* for 1 1/2 hours. They should come out really moist.

We like to serve this with stuffing. Or you can cut it up and serve on pasta with Alfredo sauce.

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup - Sylvia Brindley

1 can condensed chicken and rice soup ( 10 1/2 oz)

1 1/3 cups water

1 cup salsa

1 can pinto beans, rinsed and drained

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 cup frozen corn

1 cup diced cooked chicken

1 tsp ground cumin

Crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream.

In a large saucepan, combine the first eights ingredients. Cook over medium-high heat for 5-7 min. or until heated through. Serve with tortilla chips, cheese and sour cream. Yield 5 servings.

I made this a few weeks ago and got the recipe from Taste of Home Simple and Delicious. My family really liked it, I also took a bowl down to my mother in law and she thought it was good too! I love this recipe cause its easy , pretty healthy, and good!

Glazed Peanut Butter Bars - Mindee Williams

I make this recipe often at my house. I love the chocolate glaze!

Prep: 15min Bake: 25 min. + cooling
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp. water
2 eggs
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1-1/2 cups quick cooking oats
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

GLAZE:
1-1/4 cups milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

In a large mixing bowl , cream the butter, peanut butter, sugars and water. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the four, oats, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Spread into a greased 15in. x 10in. x 1in. baking pan (school sized cookie sheet). Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes or until slightly browned.
For glaze, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chips and peanut butter; pour over warm bars and spread evenly. Cool completly on a wire rack before cutting. YIELD: 4 dozen.

Crock Pot Chili - Robyne Zollinger

This is a good comfort food that we like to have on cold days with some corn bread.
This is a recipe that I put together. I could never find a recipe that I really liked so I made this one up and have entered it in a couple of Chili Cook-Offs. I received awards for best flavor and Judges' Favorite. So I hope you'll enjoy it just as much as we do.

Crock Pot Chili

2 Tbsp. Oil
1 large green pepper, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 lbs. ground beef
2 cans light red kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can petite diced tomatoes
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 (8 oz.) can tomato paste
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. ground cumin
1 Tbsp. Chili powder

Saute pepper, onion and garlic powder in oil together in a large skillet until onions are translucent in color. Add ground beef and brown with pepper and onion. Fill large crock pot 1/3 full of water. Drain and rinse the beans and tomatoes and put in the crock pot with the meat, pepper, and onion. Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste. Stir together. Add brown sugar, cumin and chili powder. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low all day until ready to serve.

(The ingredients might not be quite the exact amounts because I don't measure things when I cook. I usually base my cooking on the way it smells and tastes. But I think this is a fair estimate of what I use. Add more or less sugar and seasonings to your own liking.)

Spinach Chicken and Pasta Salad

Thanks for letting me sneak in on this fun site! I am a neighbor to the Williams and we are so glad to have the them in our neighborhood!!
My daughter in- law made this salad for our get together and I couldn't get enough. It makes a big amount so you could cut it in half. Enjoy, Crisanne Black

Spinach Chicken and Pasta Salad
16 oz bowtie pasta cooked
11/2 bags fresh baby spinach
2 cans mandarin oranges drained
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup sesame seeds
2 cups cooked chopped chicken(I use canned from Sams)
1 6 oz bag craisins
2 cups chopped green onions
6 oz honey roasted peanuts

Mix dressing and marinade cooked pasta in it for 2 hours or longer.
Add rest of ingredients, toss and enjoy!!
Dressing
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup white vinegar
1/2 t. salt
2/3 cup teriyaki sauce
6 TBS sugar
1/2t black pepper