16194 easy gift bag Recipes

softened cream cheese, frozen spinach, thawed and drained, milk, garlic & onion powder, to taste, salt and pepper, to taste, parmesean or romano cheese, to taste, bacon bits, optional, egg, tubes refrigerated crescent rolls, kicked up version, i always buy bags of frozen chopped spinach. you can saute it with the seasonings , and have very little, if any liquid to drain. i like to saute with some onion and red pepper, both chopped fine, as well as a heaping tbsp of minced or chopped garlic. i like this better than the onion and garlic powder, however, those are good options that are quicker. i almost always add a squeeze of fresh lemon and a dash of worcestershire to anything using spinach. i usually add chopped fresh fried bacon instead of bacon bits. just wanted to post the original recipe as given to me by a friend for foodies who prefer the easier methods.

prepared chili (use your favorite recipe for this ), tortilla chips, shredded cheddar cheese (or to taste), salsa , to taste, prepared guacamole, to taste (i use my own easy guacamole really easy and good creamy guacamole for this), sour cream (i use lots!)

cake, flour, sugar, baking soda, crushed pineapple, easy icing, sweetened condensed milk, margarine, sugar, angel flake coconut

all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, salt, baking soda, ground nutmeg, shortening

fresh tortellini (i use an 8.8 oz bag of dried tortellini) or 1 lb frozen cheese-filled tortellini (i use an 8.8 oz bag of dried tortellini), grape tomatoes or 2 cups small cherry tomatoes, italian dressing, prepared , to 1 cup

heads of romaine lettuce or 2 bags prepared lettuce, ground beef or turkey, taco seasoning, black beans, mexi-corn, onion chopped, tomato chopped, french dressing, nacho doritos, shredded cheddar cheese, sliced or chopped olives, salsa, sour cream, cilantro, guacamole

boil-in-a-bag rice, boneless skinless chicken, cream of chicken soup, season salt to taste, alternate : instead of cream of chicken, you can use, chicken broth, enough cornstarch to thicken the dish

golden raisins, dried apricots, orange juice, lg. bags coconut

tortillas, birdseye southwestern corn, black beans, boil-in-bag white rice, kraft mexican 4-cheese, sour cream

zucchini-potato soup - fast and easy, this is a quick and easy, as well as delicious soup for anytime of the year, chicken broth, zucchini (4 small), thinly sliced, potato, thinly sliced, onion, thinly sliced, eggs, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, in a large saucepan , bring the broth to a boil. add the zucchini, potato, and onion. reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes., in a small bowl, beat the eggs. add the lemon juice and 1/2 cup of the broth. stir into the soup. increase the heat to medium and heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly; do not boil. season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately., be careful when adding the lemon juice and eggs - to prevent curdling - temper by beating the eggs in a small bowl, adding the lemon juice and then add 1/2 cup. of the hot broth (after it has simmered the 15 min.); stir to blend; slowly add to hot soup., when soup is done , transfer to blender and puree until smooth.

roasting chicken , for easy dish (buy a roasted chicken from the supermarket), whole wheat bread or 14 slices white bread, toasted, chicken broth, water, butter, softened, salt, fresh coarse ground black pepper (we like a lot of pepper on ours)

junior peach baby food or 2 (6 oz) jars apricot baby food or 2/3 cup peach preserves or 2/3 cup apricot preserves, good quality soy sauce, garlic cloves, minced, minced ginger (i like jarred , so easy to use), toasted sesame oil, red pepper flakes or chili paste or tabasco sauce, etc, to taste, honey or 4 tsp sugar, rice vinegar or 1/3 cup white vinegar, sherry wine (not cooking sherry or wine! it has an off flavor, better to omit.) or 1/4 cup white wine (not cooking sherry or wine! it has an off flavor, better to omit.), ketchup (optional), pork rib rack (spareribs or baby backs, but not country style, they will dry out), boiling water

ricotta cheese , whole milk, spinach, fresh (tough stems removed (steam the spinach lightly, plunge into ice water to preserve the color, drain w), mozzarella cheese , whole milk, shredded, parmesan cheese, shredded, eggs , large, parsley, flat-leaf italian, minced, olive oil, shallots, minced, garlic clove, smashed and minced, black pepper, manicotti, uncooked, marinara sauce (not too thick or chunky, easy light and lovely marinara sauce)