Oven-Baked Burritos

I want to try these, how simple. I'll try them with chicken if they are really good, and I wont use the cucumber.

6 whole Flour Tortillas
½ pounds Ground Beef
1 package Taco Seasoning Mix
½ whole Tomato
¼ whole Cucumber
½ whole Red Bell Pepper
1 can Corn
1 cup Grated Cheese
12 Tablespoons Salsa
12 Tablespoons Sour Cream

Fry ground beef and add taco seasoning mix according to the package instructions.
Chop vegetables, then add beef and vegetables to the tortillas, with desired amounts of cheese, salsa and sour cream.
Roll up tortillas tightly and place in a pan. Sprinkle cheese on top, then stick in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until burritos are golden.

Pumpkin Blondies

Pumpkin Cookies are good, Blondies are good, now how about Pumpkin Blondies? Now I need to go and buy some pumpkin filling to make these little puppies!

2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoons Nutmeg
½ teaspoons Cloves
2 sticks Butter
1-½ cup Brown Sugar
1 whole Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 cup Pumpkin
1 cup White Chocolate Chips
½ cups Coconut

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 9″ baking pan. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla, and then mix in the pumpkin.
Gradually add the dry ingredients, mixing until well-combined. Stir in the chips and coconut using a spoon.
Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out (mostly) clean. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and let cool completely before cutting.

Chicken Enchilada Pasta

Can't wait to try this, it looks really good!!

2-3 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed or shredded
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 medium onion, diced
1 red pepper, diced
4-ounce can diced green chilies
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
2 (10-oz) can green chili enchilada sauce (I used mild)
2/3 cup red enchilada sauce (I used mild)
1 can large black olives, cut in half
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (I used sharp cheddar)
16-20 oz. penne pasta (Depending on how "saucy" you want the pasta)

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the pasta until tender. While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet and add the onion. Cook for 2-3 minutes until onion is translucent. Add the garlic and red pepper and cook for another 2 minutes, until pepper is barely tender. Add the cooked chicken, green chilies, spices, enchilada sauces and olives. Let the sauce simmer for about 8-10 minutes. Add the sour cream and cheese and heat through, until the cheese is melted (but don't boil!). Pour the sauce over the hot pasta. Garnish with extra sour cream, cheese, diced tomatoes, green onions or crushed tortilla chips.

Double Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies

recipe makes about 4 dozen

2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (good quality is essential!)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 3/4 cups sweetened flaked coconut

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix until well incorporated. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix just until blended. Stir in the coconut, and chocolate chips. Using a 1 1/2 inch ice cream scooper, drop batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes or just until set. Do not overbake. Transfer to cooling racks.

Chicken & Dumpblings

1-½ pound Chicken Tenders, Diced
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 cup Potato (or 1 Whole Potato Peeled And Diced)
1 whole Yellow Onion, Chopped
Salt And Pepper (to Taste)
1 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
2 whole Chicken Bouillon Cubes
4 Tablespoons Flour
1 quart Chicken Broth
½ cups Whole Milk
1 cup Frozen Peas & Carrots
1 package Biscuit Mix (individual Bags Of Bisquick Or Jiffy)
½ cups Warm Water
2 teaspoons Dried Parsley

Place a large pot on the stove over medium-high heat. Add oil, butter, vegetables (not including the frozen peas and carrots) and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Season the mixture with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and bouillon cubes. Add flour to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Stir broth and milk into the pot and bring to a boil. Add chicken to the broth and stir, then add frozen peas and carrots into the pot.
Place biscuit mix in a bowl. Combine with 1/2 cup warm water and parsley. Drop tablespoonfuls of prepared mix into the pot, spacing dumplings evenly. Cover the pot tightly and reduce heat to medium-low. Steam dumplings for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the cover and stir chicken and dumplings to thicken sauce a bit. Remove the chicken and dumplings from the heat and serve.

Cowgirl Cookies

Dry Ingredients
1-⅓ cup All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ teaspoons Salt
1 cup Cooking Oats
¾ cups M&M'S®
¾ cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
½ cups Brown Sugar, Packed
½ cups White Sugar
⅓ cups Chopped Pecans
Wet Ingredients:
1 whole Egg, Slightly Beaten
½ cups Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add wet ingredients and use the back of a large spoon to mix it all together. Scoop cookie dough onto a baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes at 350.

TO MAKE COOKIE MIXES: pack the dry ingredients in a quart size jar in this order: flour (mixed with baking powder, baking soda and salt), oats, M&M’S®, chocolate chips, brown sugar, white sugar and chopped pecans. Pack each layer down really firm to make everything fit. Add a note on how to add the wet ingredients and baking instructions and then give to someone special.

**I am not the biggest fan of nuts in my cookies and I didn't have plain M&M's so I put in some Peanut M&M's that I've had in the pantry**

Cowboy Cookies

1 c shortening
1 c packed brown sugar
1 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 c oats
1 c chocolate chips

Cream the shortening, and sugars until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together. Mix into batter. Stir in oats and chocolate chips. Spoon onto cookie sheet, placing about 2 inches apart. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Makes 3-4 dozen cookies.

Poppy Seed Chicken

We tried this one out last night, it was pretty tasty. It can be served either as a main course, or a side dish. If you are preparing to serve a lot of people, use the entire bags of lettuce and spinach. Since I was making this for the only two people that would eat it, I just made each salad on plates.
Spinach leaves
Romaine leaves
Grilled chicken, sliced
Red onion, sliced thinly (this part I omitted since we aren't the biggest onion fans)
Crispy bacon, crumbled (I cheated and used the Hormel already cooked and crumbled) Shredded mozzarella cheese
Sugared almonds (Put sliced almonds in a pan with lots of granulated sugar-about equal amounts-Cook on medium heat until sugar melts, coating the almonds as they brown)
Poppy seed Salad Dressing
Craisens

Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread

My friend brought me over several zucchini's the other day and I finally got to them this morning. My daughter and I made some zucchini bread and I then I shredded the rest and threw them in the freezer for another day! Desi, I still hope that you put your zucchini bread on here since others love your bread as well!

2 c. sugar
3 c. whole wheat flour
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. soda
1/4 t. baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 c. oil
2 t. vanilla
2 c. shredded raw zucchini

Using the kneading arm in your mixer, combine the sugar, whole wheat flour, salt, cinnamon, soda, and baking powder. Stop the mixer and add eggs, oil, vanilla, and zucchini and knead well. Add nuts and raisins and blend again. Pour into 2 greased and floured 4 ½ x 8 ½ or 7 - 3x5 loaf pans. Bake for 60 minutes at 350.

S'more Cupcakes

I found this recipe this morning and my mouth just watered!
Cupcakes
1/2 c crushed graham cracker crumbs
1 1/3 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 c cold water
1/3 oil
1 Tbs apple cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla

Topping
mini marshmallows
3 Tbs soy creamer
1/2 c chocolate chips

Makes 12 cupcakes. Preheat your oven to 350˚.
Pulse the graham crackers in a food processor to make 1/2 cup graham cracker meal. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Whisk the wet ingredients together in another bowl (I use a pint glass measuring cup). Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and mix until just blended. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners and fill them. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick co mes out clean. Cool completely. If the cupcakes have a peak, slice it off with a serrated knife to make a flat top to hold the marshmallows. Top the cupcakes with marshmallows. Heat the soy creamer in a small pot until it’s very hot, but not boiling. Remove from heat and pour in the chocolate chips. Wait a few minutes and then whisk the chips until they’re completely dissolved. Allow to cool and thicken up before drizzling over the cupcakes, or it will run off.

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

I've been looking forward to this recipe from my friend Elisa all week. I noticed that I had several very ripe bananas this morning so I figured what a better way to use them than on this new recipe!
2 c. whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 ripe bananas
1 c sugar
3/4 c salted butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan. Combine flour, soda and salt in a medium bowl. Mash two of the bananas, being sure to leave chunks. With an electric mixer, mix sugar and remaining two bananas for three minutes. Add butter, eggs and vanilla, beat well. Add dry ingredients to the mixture. Fold in the banana chunks. Pour into the loaf pan and tap to get rid of bubbles. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing from pan.