Thai Peanut Salad

Dressing:

1/2 c Fresh Lime Juice
1/4 c Soy Sauce
1/4 plus 2 T Crunchy Peanut Butter
2 T Honey
1 T plus 1 tea minced Ginger
1/4 tea Cayenne Pepper (more if you want it spicier)

Salad:

Romaine Lettuce
1/2 head Cabbage
Bean Sprouts
1 Red Bell Pepper
1/2 c Chopped Green onions
Carrots

*Add shredded or chopped chicken for a meal that stands alone

**If you know my cooking I don't really measure just cut up as much as you need for the salad for your family :-)

Whisk together all ingredients for salad dressing and place in fridge until ready to use.

Cut up all ingredients for you salad and place in bowl. I like to julienne my carrots and bell pepper. When ready to eat toss salad with dressing and serve.

Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

2 Boneless Chicken Breasts, cut into thin slices or small chunks
Linguine or any size pasta you like
2-4 T Cajun Seasoning (the more you use the spicier)
1 T Butter
2 T Olive Oil
1 C Whipping Cream
3 C Milk
4 T Chopped Sun-Dried Tomatoes
1/2 c Chopped Green Onion
1/2 tea Salt
1 tea Dried Basil (Fresh Basil boosts the flavor)
1/2 tea Black Pepper
1/2 tea Garlic Powder (I like to use fresh)
1/4- 1/2 c Parmesan Cheese
2-3 T Flour mixed with water to a smooth paste

Mix chicken and cajun seasoning in bowl. Heat pan and melt butter with olive oil. Add chicken to hot pan and cook for 5-7 minutes. Reduce heat add cream, milk, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions, salt, basil, pepper, and garlic. Let sauce heat up and stir in flour mixture to thicken. Mix with pasta and top with parmesan cheese.

Cheesy Enchilada Casserole

1 pound Ground Beef
1 Chopped Onion
2 1/2 C Salsa
1 15 oz can Black or Kidney Beans
1/4 c Italian Dressing
2 T Taco Seasoning
1 tea Cumin
6 Flour Tortillas
1 can Corn (Can use 1-2 c Frozen Corn)
3/4 c Sour Cream (I subbed with Greek Yogurt)
Mexican Cheese
1 Tomato
Cilantro
Lettuce

Brown hamburger with onion drain grease. Mix in salsa, beans, italian dressing, taco seasoning, cumin, corn, sour cream. Place a layer of the mixture on the bottom of a 9x13 pan add a layer of cheese and top with one layer of tortillas. Repeat as many times as needed ending with a good layer of cheese. Cover with foil and cook at 400 for 20-25 minutes. Garnish top with tomato, cilantro, and lettuce.

Goulash

2 pounds lean ground beef

• 1 pound ground turkey or sausage
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 3 cups water
• 1 (29-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon House Seasoning, recipe follows
• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
• 2 cups dried elbow macaroni
• 2 cups corn

Saute the ground beef and ground turkey over medium-high heat, until no pink remains. Break up meat while sauteing; spoon off any grease. Add the onions to the pot and saute until they are tender about 5 minutes. Add 3 cups water, along with the tomato sauce, tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, soy sauce, House Seasoning, and seasoned salt. Stir well. Place a lid on the pot and allow this to cook for 20 to 25 minutes.

Add the elbow macaroni, stir well, return the lid to the pot, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Turn off the heat, remove the bay leaves, stir in corn, and allow the mixture to sit about 30 minutes more before serving.

**Paula Deen Food Network

Pumpkin Pancakes with Pumpkin Topping

1 1/4 c Flour
2 T Sugar
2 tea Baking Powder
1 tea Cinnamon
1/2 tea Ground Ginger
1/2 tea Salt
1/8 tea Nutmeg
1 pinch Ground Cloves
1 c Milk
1/3 c Pumpkin
2 T Melted Butter
1 Egg

Place all dry ingredients into bowl and whisk together. Mix together all wet ingredients and fold into dry ingredients. Cook for 3 minutes on each side. Makes 8-10 pancakes.
*Martha Stewart Living Oct 2006

Topping
1- 1/12 c Heavy Whipping Cream
2-3 T Pumpkin
1/2 tea Cinnamon

1/2 tea Ground Ginger

2-3 T Powder Sugar

1/4 pkg Softened Cream Cheese