Buffalo Chicken and Potato Casserole

This is a Rachael Ray recipe we saw and wanted to try. I'm going to make it this week. I had to go out and buy a mandolin, so it better be good!

Buffalo Chicken and Potato Casserole

Chicken and Green Bean Casserole

To me this was life-changing. SO good. Paul tolerated it. Ben picked out only the chicken. Tanner refused to even try it.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed and cut into thirds
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 pound button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 large shallots, chopped
• 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
• Pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 2 cups chicken stock or poaching liquid (if you poach your chicken)
• 1 cup cream or half-and-half
• 1 wheel Boursin or other garlic-and-herb cheese (5.4 ounces)
• 1 1/2 pounds cooked, pulled chicken, either poached or store-bought rotisserie
• French Fried Onions

Serves 6

Preparation

Bring a few inches of water to a low boil in a skillet. Add salt and the beans and cook 3-4 minutes to tender-crisp; drain.

Heat the EVOO and butter in a large, deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and lightly brown them, 7-8 minutes. Add the shallots and garlic and season with salt, pepper and thyme. Stir for 2-3 minutes more; add the flour, stir for a minute, then add the wine. Stir in the stock and thicken. Add the cream and reduce the heat to simmer. Add the cheese, beans and chicken and thicken a bit.

Bake at 375°F until bubbly, about 50-60 minutes. Top with store-bought fried onions.

Meatloaf (Egg-Free)

Ingredients

1 pound freshly ground chuck, (at least 80% lean, a.k.a. 80/20)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 level teaspoon onion powder

2 tablespoons ketchup

1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs

For the glaze

1/2 cup ketchup

1 teaspoon light brown sugar

few dashes tabasco sauce

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, salt, pepper, onion powder, ketchup, breadcrumbs and any additional ingredients using your hands until just combined. Overmixing will result in a less-than-fluffy loaf. 
3. On a foil-lined baking sheet, shape the mixture into a free-form loaf, then smooth over using your fingers  
4. Mix all glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.
5. Spread an even layer of glaze over meatloaf and transfer to oven.
6. Bake for 45 minutes, then remove from oven, allow to rest for at least 15 minutes, slice and serve.

Healthy Cookie Dough Dip (Peanut Free)

 Healthy(ish) Cookie Dough Dip

• 2 cans white beans or garbanzos (drained and rinsed) (500g total, once drained)
• 1 cup quick oats (or certified-gf quick oats)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 tbsp oil (canola, veg, or coconut)
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar (EDIT: click for a Sugar-Free Cookie Pie.)
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Blend everything (except the chips) very well in a good food processor (not a blender). Mix in chips. Dip sliced apples or graham crackers. Ben loves this!

Banana Bread (Egg Free)

Ingredients:

Servings:

8

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
3 large ripe bananas
1/2 cup applesauce
4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine, melted
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)


Directions:

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2
Mix the first five (dry) ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
3
In a separate bowl, mash the bananas well.
4
Stir the butter or margarine, vanilla extract and applesauce into the bananas.
5
Add the banana mixture into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients.
6
Mix gently by hand, just enough to form a thick, clumpy batter. If the mixture seems too dry, add more mashed banana or applesauce to adjust the consistency.
7
Fold in chocolate chips and/or walnuts, if using.
8
Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until the bread is a deep golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Brownies (Egg Free)

Ingredients:

Serves: 9

1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 dash cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

1
Preheat oven to 350 and lightly spray or oil an 8 x 8 baking pan.
2
Mix applesauce, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt (and cinnamon if using) together.
3
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the applesauce mixture. Mix until just combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips.
4
Spread in prepared pan and bake 25-30 min, until center is firm and not sticky. Cool completely before slicing.

Best Ever Pound Cake

My mother found this on FB. I want to try it sometime.

Grandma Hammitts Pound Cake
DO NOT PRE HEAT OVEN!!
7 eggs
3 sticks real butter
1-8 oz cream cheese
3 cups sugar
3 cups flour
2 Tbsp vanilla

Set out eggs,butter,cream cheese to room temp..then cream together butter and cream cheese. 

Then add eggs one at a time & mix. Then sugar and flour and vanilla last. This is very heavy takes a good mixer to make. Grease& flour pan. 

Put into cold oven set temp to 325 and cook 1hr45 min to 2 hrs depending on your oven. Best cake ever ..needs no glaze or anything...just plain.