No Bake Cookies

2 Cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
3 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup margarine
4 Tbsp. cocoa

Mix sugar, margarine, milk and cocoa in saucepan.  Boil one minute.  Add oats, peanut butter and vanilla.  Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper or press in greased pan and cut into squares.

I love this recipe.  It's quick to make and tastes really good.

Cheesy Potatoes

1/2 cup butter, melted
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup onion, chopped
2 lbs. frozen hash browns
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups sour cream
2 cups cheese, shredded
2 cups corn flakes, crushed
1/4 cup butter, melted

Mix all ingredients together except for corn flakes and butter.  Pour mixture into a 9X13 pan.  Top with corn flakes and drizzle with melted butter.  Bake at 350 for one hour.  (you can also put the mixture in a crock pot for 4 hours or until heated through).

This is also known as funeral potatoes.  I love it and my husband loves it.  The kids like it.  You can also make it by grating your own potatoes but I can never get it to work.  I was tired and not feeling good and forgot to put the cheese in.  I just grated it onto individual portions and mixed it in.

Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies

3/4 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup crisco all-vegetable shortening
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
 1 3/4 cups pillsbury best all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt

1.  Heat oven to 375.  Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl.  Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.  Add egg.  Beat just until blended.

2.  Combine flour, baking soda and salt.  Add to creamed mixture at low speed.  Mix just until blended.  Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheet.  Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern with tines of fork.

3.  Bake one baking sheet at a time 7 to 8 minutes or until set and just beginning to brown.  Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.  Remove cookies to cooling racks to cool completely.

I love this cookie recipe!!  The cookies are nice and soft.  I made this all the time for awhile.  I haven't in a long time but probably because i made them so much before.  It makes a lot so I like to use a small ice cream scoop and freeze the balls.

Italian Chicken

4 frozen chicken breasts
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 8 oz. package cream cheese
1 4 oz. can mushrooms
1/2 tsp seasoning salt

Place the 4 frozen chicken breasts in crock pot.  Cover with salt, pepper, seasoning salt and Italian seasonings.  Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours.  1/2 hour before serving mix 1/2 cup water, cream cheese and soup over medium heat until creamed.  Add mushrooms.  Pour over chicken let sit for 1/2 hour. (Do Not pour out the water that has accumulated in the crock pot.)

Server over rice or noodles.

My family and I love this meal.  I got this recipe in my first year of marriage from my ward Relief Society.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

1 1/2 lbs hamburger
3/4 cup rolled oats
2 eggs
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup  brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tsp prepared mustard
1/4 cup barbecue sauce

Combine egg, oats, hamburger, onion, milk and 1 tsp Worcestershire and mix well.  Form into meat balls. Place in 9 x 13.  Combine brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, barbecue sauce and remaining tsp Worcestershire.  Blend thoroughly.  Pour over meatballs.  Bake 350 for about 45 minutes.  (I double the sauce recipe.)  Serve with rice.

My family and I love this dish.  One of my cousins is getting married and for the bridal shower they want recipes so I thought I would put the ones I love on here also.

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Topping:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Batter:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1tsp. vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

In a small bowl, stir the flour, brown sugar, peanut butter and cinnamo0n until crumbly; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened.

Divide half of the batter between two greased 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans; sprinkle with half of the topping. Top with chocolate chips. Repeat layers of batter and topping.

Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

This recipe was really good! Sariah really loved it and ate a lot of it. The only thing I didn't like was I ended with the crumbs so it was really crummy and messy. I can't decide whether to make it again or not. But as I was typing it I thought maybe I will end with the batter next time.

Mediterranean-style Chicken

4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 can Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup black olives, chopped
1 TBSP Lemon Zest
1 cup finely shredded cheese

Heat large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cover. Cook 5 to 7 min. on each side or until done. Remove chicken from skillet.

Add tomatoes, olives and lemon zest to skillet. Cook 4 min. or until hot, stirring often.

Return chicken to skillet; cook 1 min. or until hot. Top with cheese.

Serve over hot cooked rotini or penne pasta.

I put to much lemon zest in it so no one liked it. I don't think I really liked it overall though.