Parmesan Tacos

Fry corn tortilla in oil.
While the tortilla is still oily sprinkle with regular run of the mill parmesan cheese.
Top & make like regular tacos! So yummy!!


**These are obviously NOT a Weight Watchers meal! But, seriously SO good! We LOVE these!!
I really do top like regular tacos, ground beef, refried beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatos, salsa, etc. I hope you enjoy as much as we do!!

VeGgiE tOrTiLLa WrApS

Two Sun Dried Tomato Basil Tortillas
Favorite Veggies
Favorite Cream Cheese Spread

~ Take One Tortilla, spread with cream cheese. Top with another tortilla, spread with cream cheese again. Put layer of veggies down the middle of tortilla.

Then I top mine with Tony Chachere's More Spice Seasoning. It's like a spicy salt. We love it.
Roll up Tortillas.
Cut & Serve! Yum!!

**I ALWAYS use avocados, they are a must for me. As far as the rest I use whatever I happen to have. When I'm serving to people I try to make them pretty, so I try to use tomatoes or red bell peppers. Sometimes I even use yellow bell peppers, a lettuce leaf, and mushrooms. I honestly use whatever veggies I have. I also use the less fat plain cream cheese. These are a huge hit & I use the second tortilla because it helps with the sturdiness of the roll. Trust me, it's worth it! YUM, enjoy!!

Favorite Salad!!

Yummy Spinach Salad!

Spinach, Mandarin Oranges, Sliced Mushrooms, Craisins, Shredded Parmesan Cheese. Top with Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing.

~It looks a little crazy, but it is SO yummy!! We love it & everyone I make it for LOVES it too!! Enjoy!!

Another Family Favorite...

Hawaiian Haystacks


3 Cups Cooked Rice
Chow Mein Noodles
Cheddar Cheese, grated
1 Can Pineapple, crushed
2 Celery Stalks, sliced
Sliced Almonds
Coconut
2 Cups Chicken, cooked
3 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Can Chicken Broth (or water)

Mix the soup & broth (or water); add the chicken. Serve ingredients on individual plates, starting with the rice & then the chicken gravy, & then sprinkle the cheese. Top with whatever topping you like.


*I just top with the chicken gravy, chow mein noodles, cheese, & pineapple. But I know that people like all kinds of things on them. Olives, mushrooms, almonds, coconut. They are so yummy & total comfort food at least for me!
Enjoy!!

Tater Tot Casserole

Tator Tot Casserole!
1/2 lb Ground Beef, browned
1/2 small onion, chopped fine
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 soup can full of milk
1 Can Cut Green Beans
1 pkg. Frozen Tator Tots
1 Cup Shredded Cheese

Brown ground beef with onion (& salt & pepper to taste).
Add soup, soup can of milk, & green beans to beef & warm thru.

Place frozen tator tots in bottom of greased 9x13 pan. Top with beef/soup mixture. Top with shredded cheese.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Pretty yummy & kids will love it!! VERY kid friendly!!


**I got this recipe first from an old church cook book & back when I only had 2 babies & they were little little, they LOVED this!! The first recipe I got did not have the green beans in it. Then I got the other recipe from my friend Lori Williams in Colorado. She calls it the "Full Meal Deal" & her recipe calls for green beans too! It's great & yet another one that sneaks in veggies! Not exactly one I'd make for company but I usually have all the stuff laying around the house & kids eat it! Can't ask for more!!
Enjoy!!

HUGE Family Favorite!!

Chicken Pillows, Chicken Pockets, Chicken Crescent Rolls...
(I've heard them called many things!)
Unroll Crescent Rolls

"Smoosh" perforated edge together to make a rectangle.

Add a heaping spoonful of chicken/cheese mix ture.

Pinch corners together to make "pillow".

Take "pillow" & dip into melted margarine.

Then dip into bread crumbs.
Line up on cookie sheet.

Serve with your favorite veggies & everyone will enjoy.
I make a chicken gravy to pour over the top of the pillows.

Do you remember "Mikey Likes it!!" Well, this is our Mikey. She likes next to nothing, but when it comes to Chicken Pillows, she is all over them!! Guaranteed to be a family favorite!!







BEST EVER, Chicken Pillows
Kate Alger

2 Chicken Breasts, cooked & cubed
8 oz. Cream Cheese
2 Tbls. Margarine
2 Tbls. Onion
small handful of mushrooms, sliced
2 Tbls. Milk
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 Cube Margarine
2 Cups Italian Bread Crumbs
4 Pkgs. Crescent Rolls

Cook chicken & cut into bite size pieces. Melt 2 Tbls. of margarine in saucepan. Saute onion in margarine & add mushrooms. When cooked thru add cream cheese, milk, salt & pepper; add chicken.
Melt Cube of Margarine in bowl, set aside.
Pour Bread crumbs into another bowl.
Build "pillows" as illustrated above. Roll out crescent rolls, form into rectangles, add a "dolop" of chicken/cheese mix, pinch all corners together to make Pillows. Roll into margarine, & then dip into bread crumbs. Place on cookie sheet.
Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Make a chicken gravy & pour over top & serve.


**So, serious when I say CROWD PLEASER! We call them Chicken Pillows. The first recipe I got for these was way back before I was even married & it called for crushed stovetop instead of bread crumbs. Different taste, but still yummy. And, that recipe called them Chicken Crescent Rolls. (I'm sure most of you have seen this recipe or one similar, I see one similar in almost every church cookbook I look thru) I always double this because they make such fabulous leftovers! I know some people or recipes do a diluted cream of chicken soup mixture as the gravy. You can do that with a can of cream of chicken soup & 3/4 of a cup of milk. I like doing a chicken gravy instead. Either canned or a gravy mix packet. They are a little labor instensive. I like to do the chicken in the crockpot (I do all my chicken in the crockpot) & if you make the filling ahead of time & put it in the fridge it's much easier to work with. (My sister in law Kim gave me that tip!) So so yummy!!!! Enjoy!!