MTMH Cook Book

[Meredith]

Place your recipes here for anything and everything!!

**Just because it is in Dieting and Exercise does NOT make the Recipe healthy!!**

To avoid all confusion assume it's not healthy unless otherwise noted by the author! So if you post a healthy recipe go ahead and state that it's healthy.

Enjoy ladies!

And Spahr I'll get you the potato recipe but I'll get the one with directions from my mom so you don't have to just guess at it!

[Jessie.Rose]

YAY FOR POTATO RECIPE!!!!!!! lol it sounds so good! i can't wait to try it!

[Lindsay]

i make this really good simple lemon chicken...
you just buy chicken breast or tenderloins and buy the lemon pepper marinade made by kc masterpiece.
its best to marinate it a day or 2 before and leave some extra marinade in the bottle so you can cover it with it while it cooks.
i usually set my oven to about 350 and let it slowly cook for about 50 minutes [but obviously keep an eye on it my oven is crazy and gets super hot haha]

enjoy!!!

[Spahr]

lol thank you mere!

[erikalilly]

mmmmm maybe everyone should send me samples ;-)

[Armywm]

1 can of Pinto beans rinsed
Some fresh salsa, either store bought or homemade
Some cilantro
One tomato chopped
Chopped onion greens
Chopped Chicken or Turkey
Lemon Pepper and Sea salt
Heat and eat

I always put one thing of string cheese on top and some hot sauce.

[MrsJoey]

keep em comin ladies! i have an empty cookbook im tryin to fill with recipes! one thing i wanna do is learn to cook for joey before he comes home :)

[KristiMarie]

So its not a recipee... but sundried tomatoe and basal wheat things with cream cheese!!! soo good. Ill be home tomorrow so ill swipe my fav recipees!

[snwalways41903]

roast and potatoes!!

1 roast
4 cans of cream of mushroom soup (if you dont like alot of gravy then 2 cans)
1 box (2packs) of lipton onion soup mix
1 can of carrots
about 12 potatoes

pour cream of mushroom soup in bottom of dish, put roast ontop of cream of mush soup! cut up the potatos and put all around the roast and in the cream of mush soup, pour carrots all around, sprinkle the 2 packs of lipton onion soup mix all over potatoes, carrots and roast! cover and bake for 4 hours on 350degrees!!

the roast will be really juicy and potatos tender, they will just melt in your mouth, this is my hubbys fav meal!!! i use the pampered chef deep dish baker with lid, any dish could be used i just dont know the times or temps for anything other then the deep dish baker, sorry!!

[Armywm]

Oh Sherry sounds yummy. I can't eat that sort of thing anymore but would love to visit for a smell. lol

[snwalways41903]

lol

[Jessie.Rose]

Jessie Spaghetti (lol)

ok so I hate Spaghetti sauce!! so heres my version of spaghetti!!

Ingredients:
Spaghetti (or any kind of noodles) Noodles
Diced Tomatoes (canned or fresh)
Veggie Oil
Garlic Salt
Mushrooms
Parmasean Cheese

What ya do:
Cook your noodles (with a little bit of vegtable oil if you like)
In a frying pan heat up to a sizzle the mushrooms and tomatoes (i also like to do this in a bit of oil)
sprinkle a dash of garlic salt onto the tomato and mushroom mix.
when the noodles are fully cooked combine with the tomatoes and mushrooms and sprinkle with parmesean cheese

ENJOY!

[Danie]

Quiche

1/2 Cup
12 Eggs
1/2 Cup Flour
1 tsp baking powder
dash salt
2-4 oz cans chopped green chilies
1 pint cottage cheese
1 lb Monterey jack cheese
Optional: Add desired amount of ham pieces, real baconor crumbled bacon. ( I added 1 & 1/2 cups of armour bacon pieces)

Melt butter in13 x 9 glass pan.
Beat eggs lightly
Add flour, b. powder, salt and blend.Add melted butter, chilies, cottage cheese, monterey jack and mix until just blended. Pour batter into pan
Bake at 400° for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350° for 35-40 minutes, cut into squares. Serve with salsa, sour cream.

(Careful, quiche is very hot out of the oven and keeps its heat for quite a while)

[Danie]

TATER TOT CASSEROLE

1 lb ground hamburger cooked
1 (32-ounce) package frozen potato rounds
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (6 ounce) can French-fried onions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch-baking dish. Arrange tater tots in the prepared baking dish. In a mixing bowl, combine cooked hamburger (we add some onion & garlic powder while cooking), sour cream, cheese, and mushroom soup.

Pour this mixture over the tater tots. Sprinkle onions over the top of the casserole. Bake in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 to 60 minutes

[Armywm]

The spaghetti sounds good but I would use whole wheat pasta and sometimes marinara.

[Courtney]

Buffalo Chicken Pizza:
Cut up chicken breast and let marinade in buffalo style hot sauce 24 hrs
Buy any type of dough you prefer - I usually get the premade ones on the bread isles
Bake chicken at 350 for about 10 -15 mins. - depends on your oven
Mix 14 oz can tomato sauce with 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning and about 6 Tblsp (I like it hot) buffalo hot sauce
Put as little or as much sauce as wanted on dough
Place cooked chicken on dough and cover with lots of mozz. Cheese
Bake at 350 until all cheese is melted
I usually dip mine in ranch or bluecheese
Simple but so tasty!


Enchiladas:
Mix 28 oz tomato sauce with 1 pkg of taco seasoning
Let chicken cook in sauce in crockpot on low for 4-6 hrs
Pull chicken out of sauce and shred (using 2 forks to pull apart works best for me)
Add green chilies - usually in can on Mexican isle
Heat tortillas in microwave until soft
Line each tortilla with shredded chicken and a sprinkle of either sharp cheddar or pepper jack
Roll up and put in glass baking dish
Cover tortillas with sauce from crockpot and top with either cheese (I've tried both and love each one)
Bake until cheese is melted and serve with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream
My husband loves them!


All these recipes sound so good! You ladies are making me hungry.

[Courtney]

Oh Yum! Definitely stopping by the store on the way home and making this tonight. Sounds like good comfort food!

TATER TOT CASSEROLE

1 lb ground hamburger cooked
1 (32-ounce) package frozen potato rounds
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (6 ounce) can French-fried onions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch-baking dish. Arrange tater tots in the prepared baking dish. In a mixing bowl, combine cooked hamburger (we add some onion & garlic powder while cooking), sour cream, cheese, and mushroom soup.

Pour this mixture over the tater tots. Sprinkle onions over the top of the casserole. Bake in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 to 60 minutes

[Danie]

Buffalo Chicken Pizza:
Cut up chicken breast and let marinade in buffalo style hot sauce 24 hrs
Buy any type of dough you prefer - I usually get the premade ones on the bread isles
Bake chicken at 350 for about 10 -15 mins. - depends on your oven
Mix 14 oz can tomato sauce with 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning and about 6 Tblsp (I like it hot) buffalo hot sauce
Put as little or as much sauce as wanted on dough
Place cooked chicken on dough and cover with lots of mozz. Cheese
Bake at 350 until all cheese is melted
I usually dip mine in ranch or bluecheese
Simple but so tasty!


Enchiladas:
Mix 28 oz tomato sauce with 1 pkg of taco seasoning
Let chicken cook in sauce in crockpot on low for 4-6 hrs
Pull chicken out of sauce and shred (using 2 forks to pull apart works best for me)
Add green chilies - usually in can on Mexican isle
Heat tortillas in microwave until soft
Line each tortilla with shredded chicken and a sprinkle of either sharp cheddar or pepper jack
Roll up and put in glass baking dish
Cover tortillas with sauce from crockpot and top with either cheese (I've tried both and love each one)
Bake until cheese is melted and serve with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream
My husband loves them!


All these recipes sound so good! You ladies are making me hungry.

I'm going to try both of these!!! I think my husband will love the chicken pizza one~!!

[Courtney]

It is so good! Let me know how it goes!

[MrsJoey]

the chicken pizza DOES sound god courtney!!
just so you ladies know,im printing out ALL of these to put in my cookbook when i get home! i cant wait to try one!!

[Jessie.Rose]

ICE CREAM CAKE!
(trust me ladies this recipe is AMAZING)

what you need....
brownie pan
approx 15 ice cream sandwiches
1 bag heath toffee chips
1 container of cool whip
1 jar hot fudge

First of all...
-Line your pan wtih a single layer of ice cream sandwiches
-spread half the container of cool whip across the top of your sandwiches
-use half the hot fudge to layer the top of cool whip (this does not need to be hot)
-sprinkle a layer of toffee chips on top
-line another layer of ice cream sandwiches
-spread rest of hot fudge on top of sandwiches
-spread rest of cool whip on top of hot fudge
-sprinkle toffee chips

Freeze for about 2-3 hours.....then ENJOY!

[MrsJoey]

we should totally put together a MTMH cookbook ;) these are ALL great

[~SaBrInA_lEiGh~]

Ingredients:2/3 c. Land O Lakes sweet cream butter1/2 c fine dry bread crumbs2T grated parmesian cheese1t EACH basil leaves and oregano leaves1/2 t garlic salt1/4 t salt2 chicken breasts, split (about 1/2 lbs. or 4 half breasts)1/4 c white wine OR apple juice1/4 c chopped green onion (scallions)1/4 c chopped FRESH parsleyDirections:Heat oven to 375 degrees. Melt butter. Combine bread crumbs, parmesian sheese, basil, oregano,garlic salt and salt in separate bowl. Dip chicken breasts in melted butter then coat with crumb mixture;RESERVE remaining butter! Place chicken skin side up in ungreased 10 inch or 25 cm pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 60 minutes, or until chicken is fork tender. MEANWHILE, add wine or juice, green onion, and fresh parsley to reserved melted butter (about 1/2c). When chicken is golden brown, pour butter sauce over chicken. Continue baking for 3 to 5 mins. or until sauce is heated through. Serve with sauce spooned over. Yeild: 4 servings. P.S. If you wash and slice (or large chunk) skin on potatoes, wrap them in a pan with foil, and add a stick of butter and Lipton's Onion Soup mix it goes great with this. Bake at 375 degrees closed up for about an hour. Yum!

[snwalways41903]

twice baked potatoes!!

bake your potatoes in the oven dont peel them or anything just bake them till you can poke a fork in and its soft inside!!! once they are done take them out cut them in half long ways, take a spoon and scrape out all the filling and put in a bowl, dont dispose of the outter half shells, mix shredded cheese, and bacon bits in the bowl with the filling, then fill each half shell up with the new mixture!! top with cheese and bake till cheese is melted, serve with sour cream!!! these are awesome and a new twist to the baked potato, the outter skins make for a bowl and its an easy recipe to go aside a steak!!!

[ReginaCherie]

i make those potatos! there great. only i put ranch in them. yummy!

[Danie]

twice baked potatoes!!

bake your potatoes in the oven dont peel them or anything just bake them till you can poke a fork in and its soft inside!!! once they are done take them out cut them in half long ways, take a spoon and scrape out all the filling and put in a bowl, dont dispose of the outter half shells, mix shredded cheese, and bacon bits in the bowl with the filling, then fill each half shell up with the new mixture!! top with cheese and bake till cheese is melted, serve with sour cream!!! these are awesome and a new twist to the baked potato, the outter skins make for a bowl and its an easy recipe to go aside a steak!!!

another addition could be cooked shrimp... My FIL makes them, and they are sooo goood!

[Kathryn]

I hate reading this thread bc it makes me super hungry..lol

[Jessie.Rose]

haha i wish jamie wasnt such a picky eater!!! i cant make anything for him cuz he is sooo picky so nothing new gets to be made!

[Meredith]

6 Medium Russet Potatoes cooked (boiled) in skins until tender
1 pint Sour Cream
10 oz. Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 Bunch Scallions finely sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs

Cool potatoes, peel and grate coarsely. Add sour cream, cheddar cheese, scallions,
salt and pepper. Mix well, transfer to a greased 13 x 9 pan. Melt butter add bread crumbs
and scatter over potato mixture. Bake at 325 for 50 minutes.

I got this recipe from an ex and his mom used to actually grate a couple of slices of white bread to make fluffy bread crumbs but my mom and I found that just using plain old 4c bread crumbs makes a good enough crust!

[Meredith]

Danie and I love this one. We're Bisquick fanatics...

1 bag of frozen veggies, thawed and drained
1 cup of diced cooked chicken (I just bake it without anything on it)
1 can (10 3/4 oz) of condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup of original Bisquick mix
1/2 cup of milk
1 egg

1. Heat oven to 400.
2. In an un-greased 2 quart casserole dish mix vegetables, cooked chicken, and soup until blended.
3. In a seperate bowl mix Bisquick, milk and egg together. Pour mixture over the top of the chicken, veggies, and soup - this will make your crust.
4. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

I find the crust usually browns before 30 minutes is up. Probably depends on the oven but I'd just keep an eye on it!

Also for a little change you can buy StoveTop chicken stuffing. And cook as directed and put that over the top of the chicken, soup, and veggie mixture to make your crust instead of the Bisquick. That's really good too!

[Meredith]

LOL - my aunt's recipe. Great stuff!

3 ripe bananas (I find over ripe, brown bananas mush better)
1 cup of sugar
1 1/2 cups of flour
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt

Preheat the over to 325. Grease loaf pan (pam cooking spray is fine). Mash the bananas. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Bake for 1 hour.

Again keep an eye on this one but don't be afraid to let it really brown. The center takes a little longer to cook.

[snwalways41903]

Danie and I love this one. We're Bisquick fanatics...

1 bag of frozen veggies, thawed and drained
1 cup of diced cooked chicken (I just bake it without anything on it)
1 can (10 3/4 oz) of condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup of original Bisquick mix
1/2 cup of milk
1 egg

1. Heat oven to 400.
2. In an un-greased 2 quart casserole dish mix vegetables, cooked chicken, and soup until blended.
3. In a seperate bowl mix Bisquick, milk and egg together. Pour mixture over the top of the chicken, veggies, and soup - this will make your crust.
4. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

I find the crust usually browns before 30 minutes is up. Probably depends on the oven but I'd just keep an eye on it!

Also for a little change you can buy StoveTop chicken stuffing. And cook as directed and put that over the top of the chicken, soup, and veggie mixture to make your crust instead of the Bisquick. That's really good too!

i do this all the time, i dont use cream of chic soup, i do the chic broth and flour making it from scratch, then just put crescent rolls on top laid flat across, its so yummy!

[Spahr]

Pre-made Pie Crust
1 package of Strawberry Gelatin
Bag of Chocolate Chips
1 Pckg Instant Vanilla Pudding
A whole bunch of strawberries :)

You may want to go ahead and make the vanilla pudding ;)

Put enough chocolate chips to cover bottom of Pie Crust and melt them. Spread the melted chocolate so the entire bottom is covered. Put in fridge to let it set. Cut the strawberries in half and take off the leaves. (You may want to cut the larger ones in 4 and yes I know people who didnt cut off the leaves). Mix the strawberries with the strawberry gelatin so the strawberries are covered in the gelatin. Take the pie crust out of the fridge. Take the pudding and spread a thin layer on top of the chocolate. Add the strawberries and VOILA! instant yumminess!!!

Some people like to add whipped cream on top but I personally am not a fan! I always have this for my family bday dinner instead of cake! Also careful with the chocolate because it can be hard to cut and VERY sweet if you use too much lol

[Meredith]

wow spahr that sounds awesome!! i'll have to add this one to my cook book!!

and spahr...I have a friend that wouldnt' think twice about leaving the leaves ON either! lol too funny!

[Spahr]

its scrumptious! lol oh and dont use the graham cracker pie crust... my roommate asked me to make this and i said as long as u get the ingredients! but i didnt like it with that crust... they didnt know the difference! haha

[Meredith]

Funny you say that cause that's the type of pie crust I was going to get. I'm not really a pie crust fan. Since you said not to I won't tho!!! I usually just eat the inside of a pie lol. I think I'm going to make it when FIL and sMIL are here!

[Danie]

Funny you say that cause that's the type of pie crust I was going to get. I'm not really a pie crust fan. Since you said not to I won't tho!!! I usually just eat the inside of a pie lol. I think I'm going to make it when FIL and sMIL are here!

How did it turn out Mere?

[Spahr]

TATER TOT CASSEROLE

1 lb ground hamburger cooked
1 (32-ounce) package frozen potato rounds
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (6 ounce) can French-fried onions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch-baking dish. Arrange tater tots in the prepared baking dish. In a mixing bowl, combine cooked hamburger (we add some onion & garlic powder while cooking), sour cream, cheese, and mushroom soup.

Pour this mixture over the tater tots. Sprinkle onions over the top of the casserole. Bake in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 to 60 minutes


I'm just getting ready to make this and realized I don't have the french fried onions :( Think it will be ok w/o it?!

[Spahr]

I'm just getting ready to make this and realized I don't have the french fried onions :( Think it will be ok w/o it?!

taste fine to me! haha its like homemade hamburger helper!

[Ameranne]

I had to try this one it is really easy and my husband loved it so I will post it!

Hash Brown Pizza

1 Package of Hash Squares
1 lb Hamburger browned
1 Container pizza or speg. sauce
1 package cheese

Take the hash browns and place them on a large cookie sheet bake as directed. Brown hamburger and add pizza or speg. sauce. When hash browns are done spread hamburger and pizza sauce and cover with cheese. Place in oven until cheese is melted! Then serve!

[Danie]

taste fine to me! haha its like homemade hamburger helper!

I am SOOOOOO sorry I didn't see this... My MTMH doesn't always have new posts lit up... I didn't even know!!! I have made it without the french fried onions... it's just making sure you season the meat/soup so it tastes a lil like onion... I'm glad you liked it... Sorry..

[KristiMarie]

Sooo here it is ladies... PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE since you all questioned me on my facebook status


4 cups sugar
1 cup Evaporated Milk (13 oz... but we always just use one can which is 12oz)
1 stick butter or oleo
2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 cups peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

(you got to get a candy thermomoter if you don't have one and be sure to use a pan with COPPER BOTTOMS... mom and I have found out over the years the newer pans don't work, for some reason it makes the peanut butter fudge really crumbly and doesn't cook the same. It still tastes good, it just crumbles!)


Boil sugar, milk and butter to soft ball stage on candy thermometer (put on oven at medium heat). Stir constantly as it burns easily. Remove from heat. Stir in marshmallows until they are all melted. Then stir in vanilla and peanut butter. Pour into 9 x 12 GREASED pan. Let it sit in pan for a few hours till its cooled then cut it up into cubes and enjoy!

[Danie]

Dressing:
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Miracle Whip®
1 cup Mayonnaise
2 tablespoon Prepared Mustard (I used reg mustard)
3 tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Onion Salt
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper

Salad:
2 tablespoon Onion Flakes (I used some diced red onion)
2/3 cup celery - chopped
2/3 cup sweet pickles - chopped (I used relish)
2 tablespoon pimiento - chopped
8 cups macaroni - cooked (or cooked potatoes)

Instructions
Dressing: Combine dressing ingredients in a large bowl and set aside. Macaroni Salad: Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl. Coat well with the dressing. Refrigerate at least an hour before serving. Potato Salad: Substitute 8 c cooked, peeled, cubed cold potatoes for the macaroni. Increase the celery to 1 cup and substitute snipped green onions for the dried. Can add 1 c of pitted black and/or stuffed green olives in either salad.


Kennedy LOVES this pasta salad. I made it last night and she ate all of it, and then we just had some of the left overs... It makes a lot, and I just added as many noodles to keep the sauce from being too sparse...

Enjoy!

[Erin]

ooooo I so want some potato salad now...

[Jessie.Rose]

Smores bars (for 9x13 pan) 2 cups quick cooking oats-1 cup flour-1 cup brown sugar-1/2 tsp salt-1/2 tsp baking soda-1 cup butter, melted-4 cups mini marshmallows-1 cup chocolate chips In bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Stir in butter until crumbly. Press in greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350' for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips. Bake 5-7 minutes longer or until marshmallows begin to brown. Cool on wire rack and cut into bars.


Striped Delight--35 Oreo cookies finely crushed-6 Tbsp butter, melted-1 pkg cream cheese, softened-1/4 cup sugar-2 Tbsp cold milk-1 tub (12 oz) cool whip, thawed, divided-2 pkg chocolate instant pudding--Mix crushed cookies and butter in medium bowl. Press firmly into 9x13 pan. Refrigerate for 10 minutes. Beat cream cheese, sugar, and 2 Tbsp milk in medium bowl with whisk until well blended. Gently stir in 1 1/4 cups of the cool whip. Pour over crust. Pour 3 1/4 cups milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Pour over cream cheese layer. Let stand 5 minutes or until thickened. Drop remaining cool whip by spoonfuls onto pudding and spread to cover pudding. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

[akamilitarygirl]

has there been anything healthy on here??? lol

[Jessie.Rose]

I can't wait to put all of these in my recipe book!! I just wish J werent so frickin picky then i'd have someone to cook these for besides myself lol

[ReginaCherie]

oh i got a new cook book organizer with a bunch of blank pages and im going to have to go through this and wirte them all in!

[68WhiskeyWife]

Screw healthy as long as it tastes good. i now have the perfect excuse to get all fat. lol. I can't wait to go through and try all of these YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! I'll dig up my homemade chicken dumplings recipe and some other southern cooking for you ladies.

[Jessie.Rose]

OOOH I love southern cooking! Especially chicken dumplings!!!! Definantly want that recipe!

[Meredith]

as requested by Spahr I'm adding this here so you can find it later! :)


Home Made Pie Crust:
2 level cups of all purpose flour
1 teaspoon of salt
3/4 cup crisco (crisco makes butter flavored "sticks" like a stick of butter and I like that type the best )
5 tablespoons of cold water

Spoon flour into measuring cup and level. Mix flour and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in crisco using a pastry blender (two dinner knives work well if you don't have a pastry blender) until all the flour is blended in and you have pea sized chunks. Sprinkle water, one tablespoon at a time. Toss with a fork until dough starts to form. (I usually wind up using my hands to kneed it) Divide ball into 1/2 to make double crusts. Flour dough lightly, roll in a circle and let sit with damp paper towel over it while you make the pie filling.

PIE FILLING
6 cups of thinly sliced apples
1 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of all purpose flour
1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
dash of ground nutmeg.

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nut meg. Add sugar to apples to coat apples.

Roll out first pie crust and line the inside of the pie tin. Add apple mixture to fill pie. Roll out second pie crust and place on top of the pie. Flute edges (I use a fork to press the crusts together) Cut 4 1/2 inch holes in the top pie crust to let the pie vent. Paint lightly with a wipped egg. Sprinkle sugar on top. Place a thin piece of foil around the edges of the pie crust only to keep it from burning. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.