Chicken Casserole

2 cups chicken - cooked and cubed / shredded;
1 cup cheddar cheese;
1 cup white rice (I use minute rice);
2 cans chicken broth;
1 can cream of chicken soup (last night I used cream of cheddar and it was good!);
pepper to taste

put the chicken in the casserole dish, top w/ rice and cheese (the rice is uncooked), stir broth and soup and add pepper if you want and pour over the chicken. Bake uncovered at 350 for 60 minutes!

Apple Pie

This is a recipe that Erik made yesterday and was very good! He used store bought crust.

Old Fashioned Apple Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

2 9-inch pie crusts (one for the top crust, one for the bottom crust)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash of salt
2 tablespoons butter
6 cups thinly sliced and cored apple


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425F.

2. Mix sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, and salt. Stir in the apples.

3. Place into pie crust, dot with butter. Cover with top crust, and slit evenly to let steam escape. Seal the top crust to the bottom by pinching the edges together.

3. Cover edge of the crust with a three inch strip of aluminum foil.

4. Bake 40-50 minutes, until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through top.

Blackberry Cobbler

This is a recipe from Allrecipes.com.

Ingredients:
1c butter or margaring, divided
1c sugar
1c water
1 1/2c self-rising flour
1/3c milk, room temperature
2c fresh or frozen blackberries
1/2tsp ground cinnamon
2TBSP sugar

In a 10" round or oval baking dish, melt 1/2c butter; set aside. In a saucepan, heat sugar and water until sugar melts; set aside. Place flour in a mixing bowl; cut in remaining butter until fine crumbs form. Add milk, stirring with a fork until dough leaves sides of bowl. Turn out onto a floured surface; knead three or four times. Roll out to a 11x9" rectangle 1/4" thick. Spread berries over dough; sprinkle with cinnamon. roll up, jelly roll style. Cut into 1/4" thick slices. Carefully lay slices in baking dish over butter. Pour sugar syrup around slices (syrup will be absorbed). Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min. Sprinkle sugar over top and bake 15 min more. Serve warm or cold.

If self-rising flour is not available, use 1 1/2c flour with 1/4tsp salt and 2 1/4tsp baking powder.

Cheeseburger Soup

More from Amish Friends Cookbook.

Ingredients:
2lbs ground beef
3/4c chopped onion
1 quart chicken broth
2c water
4 1/2 c diced raw potatoes
1 1/2 c shredded carrots
1 1/2 c diced celery
1 1/2 tsp salt
3/4tsp pepper

White sauce:
1/2c butter
3/4 c flour
2c milk
3c processed cheese, cubed

Brown ground beef with onion, drain. In a large saucepan, combine broth, water, vegetables, salt, and pepper. bring to a boil. cook for 5 to 10 min or until potatoes are tender. To make white sauce, melt butter in saucepan; add flour and stir until smooth. Slowly add milk and cook until thickened. Add cheese and stir until melted. Coumbine sauce with vegetables and ground beef and onion. Do not boil after sauce is added to vegetables.

Rivel Soup

This is one of my favorite recipes from Amish Friends Cookbook. So easy and quick.

Ingredients:
2c flour
1/2tsp salt
1 egg, well beaten
1 1/2 to 2 quarts chicken or beef broth
1 can corn, crushed

Combine flour, salt and beaten egg and mix with fingers until mixture is crumbly. Heat broth , add corn and bring back to a simmer. Drop rivels slowly into broth. Cook for about 10 min. Rivels will look like boiled rice when cooked. Note: Chopped carrots, celery and onion may be added if desired.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

This is another that i like from Amish Friends Cookbook.

Ingredients:
3lbs hamburger
1c chopped onion
salt and pepper
1c milk
2c quick oats

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix meatball ingredients and shape mixture into balls. combine sauce ingredients. Place meatballs in shallow baking pan and pour sauce over them. Bake for 30-40 min.

Sauce:
1c ketchup
1/2c vinegar
2TBSP worcestershire sauce
2TBSP brown sugar

Baked Oatmeal

This is a recipe from Amish Friends Cookbook. I had this at my 1st scrapretreat in PA and loved it. I need to make some soon!!

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1c sugar
1/2c butter or margarine, melted
3c oatmeal
1c milk
2tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine eggs, sugar, and butter in 2-quart baking dish. Add oatmeal, milk, baking powder, and salt; stir until well blended. Bake for 30 minutes. Add milk or scoop of ice cream when done.