68 great best Recipes

ground beef (lean is great, as you don tsp need to drain it), vegetable oil (or any oil you like), salt or 1 1/2 tsp no- brand, onion, chopped, pepper , to taste, garlic powder or 1/8 tsp garlic granules, thyme (ground basil also works), oregano (ground is best ), bay leaf (try to take them out before baking), mushroom soup , reduced fat works okay, diced tomatoes (the larger family size is good), minute rice, sharp cheddar cheese, reduced fat is good

bacon, cut up in small pieces (use scissors works great), ground beef, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, chili beans, undrained (or kidney beans), diced tomatoes (or rotel), chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped fine (for super fiery chili), chopped jalapeno pepper (for a milder chili), tomato paste, beef broth, cayenne pepper, chili powder, paprika (smoked is best ), ground cumin, dried oregano, molasses, hot sauce (your favorite ), sour cream, shredded cheese, tortilla chips, cornbread

all-purpose flour, sugar, egg, butter (1 whole standard stick, make sure it s good and soft but not melted), cream cheese (softened , or else it will clump), eggs (on second try, using egg whites only worked great), low-fat vanilla yogurt (1 6-8oz container works ...or mix 1/2 cup plain yogurt with 1/2 cup sugarless green tea with a smid), sugar (caster s is the best( if you re like me and don tsp keep it handy, measure out 1 1/4 cups regula), all-purpose flour, lemon juice, vanilla extract, green tea powder (authentic matcha), plain yogurt, vanilla, sugar, cocoa powder (1 envelope drinking cocoa)

flour tortillas , large, full chicken breast , fully cooked and shredded, rotisserie chicken is best, cooked rice , leftover rice works great, corn niblets , frozen can be used, no need to defrost, cream of chicken soup , 97% fat free, regular can be used, milk , use soup can to measure, use any type of, rotel tomatoes , not necessary to drain, green chilies , do not drain, sharp cheddar cheese, grated, divided, sliced black olives

lemon juice (fresh is best ), soy sauce, water, olive oil, curry powder (or use curry paste as we do- to taste), white rice (cooked- left over ), pinto beans (canned is great )

cannellini beans or 3 (16 oz) cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed, chopped onion, red wine vinegar, garlic cloves, chopped, oregano, pepper, olive oil, shrimp (tail left on ), garlic cloves, chopped, red pepper flakes, tomato, peeled, seeded and diced, basil, coarsely chopped, lemon juice, salt & freshly ground black pepper, italian parsley, chopped, best-quality extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling