Chicken & Rice

1 1/2 c. raw rice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
2/3 c. sherry

Combine above and put in 9×13 pan.  Lay chicken pieces or pork chops over rice.  Sprinkle package of cream of onion soup over the top. Cover tightly with foil.  Bake at 35o for 2 [...]

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15 Minute Beef Stroganoff

Recipe cut from a bag of egg noodles.

1 lb round steak, 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
2/3 c. water
1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
1 envelope onion soup mix
1 cup sour cream
2 T. flour
Buttered noodles

Trim fat from meat. Cut in small pieces. Heat fat in skillet or chafing dish. When you have about 3 T. melted fat, [...]

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Creamy Broccoli Au Gratin Soup

2 T. butter or margarine
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 3/4 c. water
1 package (4.5 oz) Uncle Ben’s Country Inn Brand Broccoli Rice Au Gratin
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1 3/4 c. chicken broth or bouillion
2 c. milk
1/2 c. shredded American cheese
1 green onion cut into short, thin strips

Cook onion in butter in large saucepan until tender.  [...]

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Rhubarb Surprise Pie

3 1/2 c. cut up rhubarb
1 small package strawberry Jell-O
1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. melted butter

Mix, place in 9 in pie crust and seal.  Cut slits in top crust.  Bake at 375 for 50 minutes

Every  time  a recipe has the word “surprise” in it, I try and figure out what is so [...]

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Cranberry Souffle Salad

2 1/2 c. orange juice
1 can cranberry sauce (16 oz), whole
1 pkg raspberry Jell-O (6 oz)
1 1/2 c. whipping cream

In pan, combine 1 1/4 c. ok, cran sauce, and Jell-O.  Cook on medium heat until Jell-O dissolves.  Stir in remaining oj.  Transfer to mixing bowl.  Chill until partially set.  Meanwhile, beat whipping cream.  Fold into [...]

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Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots

Simple. Brilliant. I took these to a potluck and you would have thought I spent six hours hunched over a stove cooking something incredibly complex.
40 tater tots, slightly thawed.
20 slices of bacon, any sort. (I use my husband’s homemade bacon, which is really lean.)
Cut the bacon in half and wrap [...]

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Tuna Ring with Cheese Sauce

1 egg
2 cans (7 oz) tuna, drained
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (about 2 oz.)
1/2 c. snipped parsley
1 tsp celery salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups Bisquick baking mix
1/2 c. cold water
Cheese sauce (recipe below)

Heat oven to 375.  Beat egg slightly; set aside 2 T. of the egg.  Stir tuna, onion, cheese, parsley, celery [...]

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Pizza Potatoes

1 package of Betty Crocker scalloped potatoes
1 can (16 oz) tomatoes
1 1/2 c. water
1/4 tsp oregano
1 package (4 oz) sliced pepperoni
1 package (4 oz) mozzarella cheese

Heat oven to 400. Empty potato slices and packet of seasoned sauce mix into ungreased 2 qt casserole. Heat tomatoes, water and oregano to boiling; stir into potatoes. Arrange pepperoni [...]

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Connecticut Beef Supper

2 T. shortening
2 lbs. beef stew meat, cut into 1 in. cubes
2 lg. onions, sliced
1 c. water
2 lg. potatoes, pared and thinly sliced
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 1/4 c. milk
1 tsp. salt (if you use regular condensed soup instead of the low sodium kind,  I would just omit this)
1/4 tsp. [...]

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Salmon Noodles Romanoff

A classy name for a very unclassy dish.

8 oz. uncooked medium noodles
1 1/2 c. creamed cottage cheese
1 1/2 c. dairy sour cream (is there un-dairy sour cream?)
1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 to 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Dash red pepper sauce or cayenne red pepper
1 can salmon (16 oz.) drained, or 2 cans (6 [...]

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