Easy Cheesy Potatoes

These potatoes are very yummy. One of my faves. Thanks Mom!

2lb bag of frozen cubed potatoes
2 cans cream of Potato Soup
1 16oz Carton of sour cream
4 cups shredded cheese, I use a mix of Colby/jack cheese


Bake @ 400 degrees approx 45 minutes or until brown and bubbly.

This recipe can also be cut in half if needed.

Love Dip

Thanks Molliedb for the recipe.

1 (8Ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup tomato salsa
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon crumbled dried tarragon or 2 leaves fresh tarragon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
1/8 teaspoon lemon juice

Throw all the ingredients except lemon juice in a blender and mix until smooth. Add lemon juice to taste. Goes well with crackers, bread, tortilla chips, vegetables, chicken and fish.

Hawaiian Pasta Salad

Makes a ton and is better the next day - Thanks MeggieC2B

Boil 1# of penne pasta. While it's cooking chop into bite sized pieces: a hunk of ham or turkey ham and some celery, and put it in a bowl. Drain a can of pineapple chunks (reserve the juice) and dump that in the bowl too, along with a bunch of seedless grapes (red or green, depending on your taste). For the sauce, soften a package of cream cheese (you can use the reduced fat kind, it won't make any difference), and stir in some of the pineapple juice and about 2 tbs of sugar. (It should be kinda thin and a little lumpy.) Drain the pasta and dump it in the bowl with the fruit and ham, then pour the sauce over the top and stir (the hot pasta will melt the remaining cream cheese lumps). Then drain a big can or 2 of mandarin orange slices and stir those in.

Frittata

This is a good family meal - even for the teeny tiny ones. You can pretty much add anything you want since the main ingredient is the eggs. All the meat, veggies, cheese, and pasta are optional depending on your taste. You can even do a sausage, bacon, ham one if you want to keep it more as a breakfast item. Thanks MrsAmers and Heather for the recipe!

EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
Garlic
Potatoes - cubed
variety of veggies (broccoli, cauliflower,etc)
salt
pepper
basil
8 eggs - beaten
Pasta - cooked (any variety)
shredded cheese (any variety)
Meat (cubed ham, sausage, etc.)

Sautee garlic in EVOO, add cubed potatoes, once the potatoes are browing add veggies and some more EVOO, salt, pepper and basil. A few minutes later add the cooked pasta and the eggs. Stir to make sure the egg is well distributed to hold it together. Sprinkle the top with shredded cheese, reduced the heat to medium-low and cover the dish. Cook 10-15 minutes until egg is done.
You can try a variety of vegetables, pastas, cheeses and spices or just use up leftovers in the refrigerator.

Chicken Pot Pie

2-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut up and cooked (I blanch them usually)
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup frozen broccoli
1 can cream of potato soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can refrigerated biscuits (I used the cheap kind...not the grands)

In a large pot combine chicken, veggies and soup. Stir together and heat just until hot. Pour into a casserole dish. Top with refrigerated biscuits. Cook in a 375 oven for 20 minutes. (Basically follow biscuit cooking instructions.)

You can add/change veggies as desired.