Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti

Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti

1 lb chicken breasts, cooked and chopped or shredded
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can chicken broth
1 can mild Ro-Tel
1 lb. Velveeta cheese, cubed
12 oz spaghetti, cooked and drained

Mix together soup, broth, and Ro-tel. In a 13x9 casserole dish, layer the spaghetti, chicken, soup mix, and then cheese. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes or until cheese is melted and dish is heated through. Immediately upon removal, stir and salt and pepper to taste. 

Hamburger Steaks

Hamburger Steaks

Hamburger patties
Salt, pepper, Tony's
Oil for frying
Brown gravy mix
1 onion, chopped

Season patties with salt, pepper, and Tony's. Brown patties in a little oil. Drain and place in a casserole dish and cover with gravy. Sprinkle with chopped onion. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for about an hour. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.

Pound Cake

Pound Cake

3 sticks butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
5 eggs
3 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 c milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350.

Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, beating after each addition. Mix dry ingredients together in separate bowl and add to butter and sugar alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix in vanilla. Pour into greased and flour tube of bundt pan and bake for 1 - 1 1/2 hour.

Five Spice Carrots

Five Spice Carrots

7-8 large carrots, peeled
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
salt to taste

Preheat oven to 375.

Cut carrots in half, lengthwise. Cut again crosswise on the diagonal. Place carrots into a baking dish and drizzle with oil; sprinkle with five-spice powder and salt. Toss lightly to coat. Spread into even layer.

Roast for 15 minutes; stir and roast 15 minutes more.

Garlic Breadsticks

Garlic Breadsticks

3 c flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic powder, divided
1 tbsp dried parsley
1 tbsp baking powder
1 c milk
1/2 c butter

Preheat oven to 425.

Mix all dry ingredients, except 1 tsp garlic powder. Pour in milk and stir until dough forms and leaves the sides of the bowl. Gently knead 5-6 times. Roll the dough into a 9x13 rectangle.

Melt the butter in a 9x13 pan in the oven. Sprinkle the remaining tsp of garlic into the butter. Place the dough into the pan and cut into breadsticks.  Bake for 20 minutes.