Easy Meatball Parm Hero

This is a recipe from Prego, but of course you could use any brand of traditional Italian style sauce for this!

Easy Meatball Parm Hero

Prep time 5 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Makes 4 sandwiches

2 Cups Prego Traditional Italian Sauce
16 (1 oz each) frozen cooked meatballs (or see our recipe for homemade meatballs!)
4 long hard rolls, split
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Grated Parmesan Cheese

Heat the sauce and the meatballs in a 3 quart sauce pan over medium high heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes or until meatballs are heated through, stirring occasionally.

Serve meatballs and sauce in rolls. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

Easiest Chicken Bake

Easiest Chicken Bake

Chicken (of course!), whatever cuts you like
1 Can of Cream of Chicken soup

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Layout chicken pieces in a baking pan

Mix together the soup as per instructions

Pour over the chicken

Cover with foil wrap (alternative is to bake entire thing in a cooking
bag)

Bake for approx 1 hour or until meat is pulling away from the bone

Courtesy of:
CJ Marley

NOTE from Darla:
I've found that if you put 1 cup of quick cooking rice in,
and pepper it a bit, it makes it even more
convenient as a meal.

Good side dishes are corn on the cob, green beans, rolls

French Ham Sandwiches

CJ's French Ham Sandwiches

French Bread
Smoked Ham, thinly sliced
Bag of mozzerella cheese

Cut slices of french bread, two for each sandwich
layout two slices of bread on plate
layout slices of ham folded in half on once slice of bread...enough to
cover it (usually 2 to 3 slices)
sprinkle mozzeralla cheese all over the ham
put plate in microwave for 30 seconds (both slices of bread on it)
take out, put 2nd slice of bread on top to make CJ's French Ham
sandwich.

My teenager has fallen in love with this sandwich.

Courtesy of:
CJ Marley

French Bread Pizza

French Bread Pizza

1 Loaf of French Bread
1 Jar of Spaghetti Sauce
1 Bag of Mozzarella Cheese
Other toppings that you like (pepperoni, ham chunks, mushrooms,
etc...whatever you like)

Preheat toaster oven to 375 degrees.
Cut slices of the French bread.
Spread spaghetti sauce on the top.
Sprinkle with mozzarella.
Add other toppings if you like.
Put in the toaster oven for approximately 5 minutes or until crust is a
lightly toasted and cheese is melted.

Courtesy of:
CJ Marley

Homemade "Hamburger Helper"

Cheap Hamburger Helper

1 lb of ground beef
2 boxes of store brand macaroni and cheese

Brown hamburger
At same time cook macaroni and cheese as per box instructions adding in
just a little extra milk
When all is done mix hamburger into mac & cheese
Cook over medium heat for a few more minutes adding in any seasoning you
like

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Courtesy of:
CJ Marley
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FUN GIFTS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES!

Pork Chop Casserole

Pork Chop Casserole

Porkchops (boneless work best)

Potatoes (peeled and cubed)

2 cans Mushroom soup

1 small onion diced

1 small Green Pepper diced

Salt and Pepper

Pour the soup in a bowl and add a can or two of water stir. Put porkchops in casserole dish or baking pan. Single layer. Lay the potatoes, onions and green peppers on top. Pour soup over it and salt and pepper to your taste. You can add how ever many potaoes and pork chops as you'd like and will fit in your pan. Add less soup if making a small batch I usally add 2 cans cause i use 7-8 chops and 8-10 potatoes. Cover and put in 350 degree oven for around 1 hr or until potatoes are tender and chops are done.

From: Cindy Wright of http://www.freewebs.com/poetcindy

Cherry Surprise

Cherry Surprise

1 can Cherry pie Filling

1 can crushed Pineapple

1 can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 tub Cool whip

1/2 cup chopped nuts(optional)

Put all this in a large bowl and chill for 2-3 hrs. Delicious

From: Cindy Wright of http://www.freewebs.com/poetcindy

Peanut Butter Pie

From Becca Tuck: "Anywho...here is the recipe for my grandmother's
Peanut Butter Pie (NOT LOW FAT!!!)"

Ingredients:
4 oz softened cream cheese
1 Cup Powdered sugar
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 cup milk
8 oz carton of Cool Whip
2 Graham Cracker Crusts

Mix and blend first 4 ingredients--use Mixer for best
results! Stir in cool whip. Pour into 2 Graham
Cracker Crusts and freeze. Put in refrigerator a few
hours before serving.

It's good stuff....very rich and sweet. You could
also put it in a chocolate crust for a Reese Effect!! If
you only want one pie....Half everything!

Kitchen Tips

Sent to me by a friend in email...it was full of household tips, but these are the kitchen/cooking related tips.

Reheat Pizza

Heat up leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.

Easy Deviled Eggs

Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

Expanding Frosting

When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar/calories per serving.

Reheating refrigerated bread/pancakes…

To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

Measuring Cups – sticky stuff

Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.