Turkey and Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

Ingredients

1lb ground turkey

Ground Cumin

1 small onion (minced)

1 green bell pepper (minced)

1 lb pasta (bowtie, medium sized)

1 jar of any pasta sauce

1/2 jar of Classico's Sun-dried Tomato Pesto (comes in 8.1oz jar)

1/4 cup of Sun-dried Tomatoes (drained/chopped up)

3-4 Fresh Basil Leaves

2 cups Mozzarella Cheese

There are just estimates of measurements... add as much or less as you like.

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Chop onion and green bell pepper (fine chop), add to large sauté pan with 1tbs. EVOO. After 5 minutes add ground turkey. Season with Cumin, Salt and Pepper and a little bit of Red Pepper Flakes.

After fully cooked, add 1/2 of the jar of Classico's Sun-dried Tomato Pesto and then add your favorite pasta sauce until you like the consistency. Then add Sun-dried Tomatoes and chopped Basil Leaves.

Cook pasta al dente. And add to sauce. I then put everything in a baking dish, topped with Mozzarella Cheese (Parmesan would be good too...) and put under the broiler until cheese has melted.

Yummo!

Turkey Meatloaf with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

1 1/2 TB olive Oil

1 Large Onion

3 Celery Stalks, Chopped

1 1/2 lbs ground turkey

1 1/2 C. Fresh breadcrumbs, make from soft white bread

2/3 C. Chopped, Drained oil packed sun-dried tomatoes

1/4 C. Milk

2 Eggs

2 tsp. Dried Sage

2 tsp. Dried Oregano

2 tsp. Salt

2 tsp. Pepper

Topping:

1/4 C. Brown Sugar

1/4 C. Catsup

1/2 tsp. Dried Mustard

Preheat oven to 375degrees. Heat olive oil and add onion to pan and saute 5 min. Add celery and saute for 15 min longer. Transfer to large bowl. Add all remaining ingredients except catsup to the veggies in the bowl. Mix thoroughly and transfer to a greased 9x5x3 pan. Bake for 1 hour. Brush with topping and bake 5 minutes longer or until 165 degrees. Cool for 5 min and serve.

Award Winning Strawberry Pie

Evisa Given's

Strawberry Cream Pie
1st Place Pie at the Neely Ward's BBQ!

1 baked 8 or 9 inch pie shell
1 package vanilla instant pudding (small)
1 package Cool Whip
1 pint fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced

In a deep bowl, mix pudding as directed; using only 1 cup milk. When thickened add 1 cup Cool Whip, then fold in strawberries. Toss lightly - turn into shell and chill. Top with remaining whipped cream and strawberries, if desired.

Baked Graham-Cracker crumb pie crust


for a 9 inch pie shell -

1 1/2 cups graham -cracker crumbs
6 Tbsp. butter or margarine (3/4 stick) melted
1/4 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 375 F. If you would like to make your own graham cracker crumbs, put the crackers in a blender or food processor, or place them in a sturdy plastic bag and roll into fine crumbs with rolling pin.

In a pie plate or bowl, mix crumbs with remaining ingredients. If you like, set aside 3 tbsp mixture for topping. With hand, press mixture onto bottom and up side of pie plate. Back crust 8 minutes, cool on wire rack. Fill as recipe directed.. top with reserved crumb mixture as garnish, if desired.

Super Easy and a Neely ward 'Best Pie contest winner!' :)

Oriental Burritos

Oriental Burritos

by: Dana Fuller

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1 lb. ground turkey
1/2 C. onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 C. peanut oil ( I used way less and substituted olive oil)
1 16oz pack broccoli slaw
1/3 C. Szechuan stir fry sauce
1/2 t. five spice powder
1/2 t. garlic pepper (I used garlic salt and added 1/2 t. pepper)
dash of celery salt (I omitted)
2 C. monterey jack cheese
10- 10'' flour tortillas
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Cook turkey, onion and garlic until done. Drain. Transfer to bowl. Heat 1 TB oil and stir fry broccoli slaw for 2 minutes. Add the meat and all the spices and sauce. Fill tortillas and roll like a burrito. Heat 2 TB oil in skillet. Cook burritos over med heat until golden on all sides.
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Serve with sweet and sour sauce or other dipping sauce.

Elmo Birthday Cake

Christie Perkes'

Elmo Birthday Cake

Pattern from coloring book (attached)
1 - 9 inch round, layered cake frosted.
Butter Cream Frosting:
2 sticks butter (can use 1/2 shortening)
4 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbls milk
1 tsp vanilla
(I made this recipe 1 1/2 times because I made 1/2 into chocolate to frost the cake. Add 4-6 Tbls of cocoa and 1 T. milk to make part of it into chocolate)

Use attached pattern of Elmo's face (or call Christie Perkes for a copy)
Cut out Elmo, his nose, and mouth (leave eyes)
Set Elmo pattern on cake and trace outline, nose, and mouth with a toothpick.
Use writing tip to trace black outline around face, eyes, nose, mouth (fill in mouth)
Use star tip to complete cake with white for eyes, orange for nose, and red for face.
Do a fun border with whatever is left in your tubes.
Have fun and remember, it is for a child who won't care if it's perfect!!
** I have the Wilton colors and a couple tips/bags if you want to borrow them.

Happy Birthday Ava!!!

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies
http://picky-palate.com/2010/02/11/cinnamon-roll-sugar-cookies-yes/

2 Cups sugar
1 Cup butter, softened
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 Cup sour cream
6 Cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
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12 tablespoons softened butter, (slice 2 Tablespoons 6 times totaling 12 tablespoons)
1 1/2 Cups packed light brown sugar, divided into 1/4 Cups
1 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon, divided

Frosting
8 oz softened cream cheese
1/2 Cup powdered sugar
2-4 Tablespoons milk, to thin icing

1. In an electric or stand mixer, cream the sugar and butter. Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream until well combined. Slowly add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined.

2. In 2 batches, place in plastic wrap in a disc shape and chill for at least 2 hours for best results.

3. Once chilled, cut each disc into thirds and roll into a 1/8 inch thick oval, about 12 inches X 5 inches. Spread each rolled pieces of dough with 2 Tablespoons softened butter, 1/4 Cup packed brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Start rolling from the long end closest to you, rolling into a log shape. Using a sharp knife, cut 1/2 inch pieces of dough then placing onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before removing from baking sheet.

4. To prepare frosting, beat the cream cheese until softened and smooth, slowly add powdered sugar and milk until desired consistency. Frost cookies then place in refrigerator until ready to serve. These are 100 times better chilled, trust me!!

Makes at least 6 dozen

Easy chicken Enchiladas

Dana Fuller's
Easy chicken Enchiladas

1 Costco rotisserie chicken shredded
1/2 an onion, minced
1 C. cilantro minced
pepper jack cheese, shredded
cheddar cheese, shredded
1 jar of Trader Joes enchilada sauce
corn tortillas

I shred up the chicken and mix in the minced onion and cilantro. I then add some shredded pepper jack and cheddar cheese to the mixture. Add about 1/4 C of the sauce to moisten a bit. That is the extent of your filling.

I put a frying pan to med-high and add a T of olive oil. I then saute each side of the corn tortilla to soften it, adding more olive oil when needed. (Usually after 2 or 3 tortillas). I place them in the casserole pan and fill them with the mixture and roll them up placing them seam side down. I then pour the rest of the jar of enchilada sauce over the enchiladas. I top with more pepper jack and cheddar cheese and bake for 20 min at 350 degrees or until cheese is melted.