Candy Filling Recipes (Vicki Susa)

PEANUT BUTTER CUP FILLING (VICKI SUSA)

4 Tbsp. melted butter
2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter

Melt butter and add powdered sugar. Add peanut butter. Mix well. Refrigerate until ready for use. The mixture will look dry, but just mush it together before you put it in the mold. If you don’t use it all, it freezes well.


CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES FILLING (VICKI SUSA)

1/3 c. soft butter
4 ½ c. sifted powdered sugar
1/3 c. corn syrup
2 tsp. maraschino cherry juice
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

In a large mixing bowl, blend butter, corn syrup, salt and vanilla. Add sifted powdered sugar one cup at a time. Then stir in juice. Refrigerate until ready to use. The mixture is not runny like commercial chocolate covered cherries. If you don’t use it all, it freezes well.

Easy Crispy Potato Chicken (Karina)

-2 cups instant mashed potato flakes
-1/4-1/2 cup melted butter
-Lawry's Seasoned Salt
-Pepper
-4 chicken breast halves

Dip chicken pieces into melted butter then roll in dry mashed potato flakes (for a helthier version, spray chicken with Pam then roll in potato flakes). Spray baking dish with Pam and lay chicken in dish. Sprinkle each piece of chicken with Lawry's Salt and pepper and drizzle remaining butter over chicken. Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes or until chicken looks golden brown and crispy.

Single Skillet Baked Ziti (Kristi H)

3 cans chopped tomatoes, with juice
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 cups water
12 ounces ziti pasta
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon rosemary
1/2 teaspoon basil (1/4 cup fresh - omit rosemary if using fresh basil)
1/2 cup parmesan (1/4 cup if it's the green can)
3 T powdered milk + 1/2 cup water
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated

heat oil in a large skillet. add garlic and cook for a minute or so. add in tomatoes and juice and water. add salt, sugar and pepper. add ziti. stir well and reduce heat to medium-ish. cover and stir every few minutes, maintaining heat for a vigorous simmer, for a total cooking time of 12-15 minutes. after pasta is cooked, stir in rosemary, basil, parmesan and milk. (if you don't have an oven safe skillet, transfer everything to a baking dish.) top with mozzarella and place in a preheated 475 degree oven for 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly and browned.

Sweet Chili (Robin B.)

To make this fit the "food storage" theme I will be using dried onion and garlic powder. I am also using ground turkey.

2 lbs. ground beef 2 large onions, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. EACH cumin, black pepper, and dried oregano
1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes 1 can (28 oz.) tomato sauce
1 can (16 oz.) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup packed light brown sugar
1 lb. elbow macaroni, cooked according to package directions
Brown ground beef, onions and garlic. Add all remaining ingredients, except pasta. Bring to a boil; simmer uncovered 30-35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes, serve over pasta.