Hot Stuff Chili

Hot Stuff Chili from Eating for Life - From a friend on FB

2lbs lean ground beef
1 white onion, chopped
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped
3 jalapeños, seeded and chopped
1/3 cup red chili powder
1 1/2 tsp cumin
3 cans low fat reduced sodium beef broth
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 can kidney beans
1 can chili beans in sauce
2 cans of tomato sauce (optional)

Brown the meat and throw everything in crosckpot on low for 8 hours

Hot Chocolate Mix

1 box powdered carnation milk
1 1 lb box powdered sugar
1 2 lb box Nestle's Quik
1 7 or 8oz jar Coffeemate

Mix all ingredients together very well and store in large airtight container. To prepare, measure out 1/4 or 1/3 cup of mix and stir into 1 cup boiling water or hot milk.

For extra rich chocolate, add 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

2 pkgs pillsbury refrigerated chocolate chip cookie rolls
2 cartons whipped cream cheese
2 eggs
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Slice one roll of cookies into 24 cookies and line bottom of 9x13 pan. Mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Spread on top of cookies. Slice the other roll into 24 cookies and place on top. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 mintues. Slice into 24 bars when cool. Keep in refigerator

Chex Mix Puppy Chow

9 Cups Chex
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 C peanut butter
1/4 C butter
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 C powdered sugar

Put cereal in a large bowl. Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Pour over chex cereal, put into a large plastic bag with powdered sugar and shake well to coat. Spread mixture evenly on wax paper and allow to cool

Queso Blanco Dip (White Cheese Dip)

1 1/4 lb block White American Cheese (Land O'Lakes brad perferred), cut into 1-inch cubes
1/4 cup diced green chilis
2 pickled jalapenos, chopped
1 ounce pickled jalapeno juice
2/3 cup whole milk
1/2 cup cold water
pinch of cumin(optional)

Toss all ingredients into a large microwave-able safe bow. Microwave on high for 5 minutes, stopping to stir after every minute. The mixture might seem watery during the first few stirs, but should come together as a nice runny dip after all the cheese is melted.

Serve immediately as a dip with tortilla chips or as a sauce over your favorite mexican dish

*White American Cheese is found at most deli counters in your local grocery store.

**Reheat Instructions: Store any leftover cheese dip in the fridge. Reheat in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until creamy and hot.

Pumpkin Trifle

2 Packages of Gingerbread or Spice Cake mix
1 box vanilla pudding
1 can pumkpin
1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Whip Cream

Bake cakes and let cool. Prepare pudding and stir in Pumpkin, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Crumble 1 batch of bread or cake in a trifle or large bowl. Layer on half the pudding mixture, followed by a layer of whipped cream. Repeat with remaining layers.

Cinnamon Rolls

15 frozen Rhoades Rolls
1/2 pkg cook and serve butterscotch pudding
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c melted butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pecans

Grease bundt pan, sprinkle pecans in the bottom. Arrange rolls over pecans. Sprinkle pudding mix on top. In a sauce pan melt butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until caramel consistancy. Pour over rolls. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise overnight. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and invert.

These were really good. I didn't realize that I grabbed instant butterscotch pudding and not the cook and serve, so I sent Stephen to the store for some...but all he could find was vanilla cook and serve. It was okay, but I think the butterscotch would give it a little more flavor. And I used about 18-20 rolls, not realizing how much they would rise...Before I cooked them I had to take off a few, so next time I know to stick with the 15.