slow cooker potatoes with ham

3 lbs potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 C shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 C chopped onion
1 C chopped cooked ham
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 C milk
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Place sliced potatoes in slow cooker. In a medium bowl mix together shredded cheese, onion and ham. Mix with potatoes in slow cooker. Using the same bowl, mix together soup and milk. Season to taste with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over the potato mixture. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hour or until potatoes are done. I made this with lunch meat. It was cheap and easy and my kids loved it.

Cracker Candy

45-48 Saltine Crackers (enough to layer cookie sheet)
2C Butter
2C Brown Sugar
2 bags of Chocolate Chips (11.5 ounce package)


Line a large cookie sheet with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray. Place an even layer of crackers on the foil. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.

Melt butter and brown sugar in a sauce pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Let boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Pour over crackers and spread with spoon. Bake in oven for 5 minutes, but watch carefully to prevent burning. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips. Place back in over for 2 to 3 minutes to soften chocolate chips. Spread chocolate with spoon and refrigerate. Cut and serve.

Easy Minestrone

1/2- 3/4 Lb hamburger
1/2 onion diced
1 16 oz can diced tomato
1 pack bear creek minestrone
8 cups water
1 16 oz can pork and beans

brown hamburger and onion, all everything else and simmer for 30 minutes.
So Good-- makes great left overs!

Orange Nut Break

4 1/2 cup flour
1 3/4 cup sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1-2 TBL grated orange peel
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup melted butter

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir in nuts and orange peel.
In seperate bowl beat the eggs, milk, orange juice and butter.
Stir into dry ingredients.
Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.
Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing
1 slice =223 calories, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein, 35 g carbs

This doesn't look like a dinner...but it has enough calories to be. I like to serve it with fruit. My boys would tell you it needs a couple pieces of bacon to go with it!

Crock Pot Potatoes

24oz frozen hash browns
8oz cream cheese
1 packet of ranch dressing mix
1 can cream of potato soup

Place semi-thawed hash browns in the crock pot,(however mine weren't thawed even a little and it turned out just fine:)
In a seperate bowl mix cream cheese, ranch dressing mix, and cream of potato soup together.
Pour over the top of the hash browns and cook on low for 6-7 hours.

baby back ribs

I made these tonight. They were so easy and so good!!

BABYBACK RIBS

Wisk:
1 1/2 Cups BBQ Sauce
1 Cup Orange Juice

Brush half of sauce onto ribs. Cover with tinfoil, cook at 300 for 3 hours. Take out, brush on remainder of sauce and remove tinfoil , increase temp to 350, cook for another 30 minutes. Turn ribs and cook for 30 more minutes.

We had a nice salad as a side dish and the entire family really enjoyed it. I hope you all do as well.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

1-2 lbs. of chicken tenders
1 lb black forrest ham (sliced from the deli)
swiss cheese
Large can cream of chicken soup
salt and pepper

Put the thawed chicken between two pieces of saran wrap. Pound chicken until flat. Salt and pepper the chicken. Put a slice of ham and cheese on top. Roll chicken around itself and set side by side in a casserole dish. Cook until no longer pink (approx. 30 minutes). For the last 10 minutes cover with a layer of ham and soup. This makes extra soup so it goes good with mashed potatoes or rice.