70 great tasting Recipes

jumbo pasta shells, ricotta cheese (i used light and still tastes great), mozzarella cheese, shredded (i used a tomato mozarella cheese for something different), parmesan cheese, grated, eggs, fresh parsley, chopped, dried oregano leaves, salt, ground black pepper, spaghetti sauce (i used the same amount of tomato sauce and added tomato paste to thicken it up, and added seasonings)

red onion, diced fine (about 3/4 cup), green bell pepper, diced fine (about 3/4 cup), tomatoes, quartered or 1 (15 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes, tomato sauce (please see note) or 8 oz tomato paste (please see note), brown sugar , packed, kahlua, maple syrup, worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard , feel free to taste and add more if desired, great northern beans, drained and rinsed, salt and pepper (please adjust to taste, i use 1 tsp , 1/4 tsp pepper)

thick-sliced bacon, diced, russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks, garlic cloves, peeled and smashed (tasted great) or 2 garlic cloves, roasted (tasted stupendous), fresh spinach, onion cream cheese with chives (low cal room temperature), heavy cream, unsalted butter (room temperature ), kosher salt, crushed red pepper flakes

cauliflower, finely chopped fresh or frozen works great, real sour cream, more to your taste, butter (not margarine), salt, pepper or any other of your favorite seasoning, to taste

blackberries (divide into 2 parts), sugar, water, orange marmalade, cornstarch (mixed with another 1/4 cup water), drops blackberry flavoring (lorann- this is optional but tastes great), pie crusts, unbaked but frozen (pie crust, plus cut-outs for the top of the pie*), egg white, beaten, sugar

cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic, sour cream, shredded cheese, frozen cubed or shredded hash brown potatoes, diced onion, black pepper, diced jalapenos (spicy option - tastes great!)

diced tomatoes (san marzano or any good quality italian tomato, or if you can tsp find any, hunts or a similar brand w), tomato sauce, tomato paste, red wine (cabernet or merlot works great), vegetable broth (or you can use water), onion, fine diced (if you want more onion flavor, just use a large onion), garlic (again , add more or less according to your taste, i use 3 teaspoons), dried basil, dried oregano, fresh parsley (fresh please, it really makes a difference), sugar, red pepper flakes, red wine vinegar (at the end of cooking), olive oil (to saute onion and garlic), salt, pepper, fresh basil, fine chopped, ground meat (beef, turkey, chicken, sausage or any combination, you can also use diced pork sausage as well. if y), vegetables, fine diced (celery, peppers, red or green bell, spicy such as jalapeno, cubenelle, banana, etc. any of your favo), fresh mushrooms , rough chopped (you will use more mushrooms than the other vegetables because they cook down more)

onions, chopped, olive oil, garlic, finely chopped, chicken broth, chopped fresh cilantro, lime juice, ground cumin, dried oregano leaves, crushed red peppers, salt to taste or approx 1/4 tsp, white shoepeg corn, drained, great northern beans, chopped cooked chicken breast, salsa verde

crawfish tails (can also use 1 lb. of shrimp) either 1 taste great, lowfat butter, plain flour, chopped green onions, chicken bouillon cubes, kitchen bouquet ( for dark color ), water, salt , pepper & creole seasoning to taste

cauliflower florets, baby spinach (a handful of or whatever needs using up), grated cheese (your choice , we ve used cheddar and mexicana and both taste great)

uncooked pasta rings or elbow or little shells or ditalini, etc - the smaller the pasta, the better, fresh crab meat (i prefer to use the refrigerated crab - or pick my own crab meat off the legs - over the shelved canned crab...it gives such a great fresh flavor that can tsp be matched by shelved or imitation crab meat), fresh medium shrimp, chopped coarsely, chopped green onions, whites and some of the greens, diced celery (i prefer to peel the outer stalks of the celery first, using a potato peeler - try it sometime...the celery is tender and crispy without all the stringy-ness!), mayonnaise, dried dill weed, two of old bay seasoning, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper to your taste (if even needed - taste it first)

spinach ala tom, i wanted to add that some cream cheese, sour cream added to this mixture would make a great dip, just add some milk to the cream cheese if needed to make it less thick, just don tsp over do it. i would add after all the other ingredients are cooked., a recipe something like my dad used to make , except he put 2 eggs in it and scrambled it all together, i don tsp do that. i also added a few things to it. of course all you velveeta fans can add that instead of the fresh parmesan., green giant frozen chopped spinach, oscar mayer chopped bacon ( in the yellow plastic pouch in the salad isle of your store) it s really lower fat and easier to use than regular bacon and it also tastes good., a small yellow onion diced, unsalted butter, amount of fresh shredded parmesan cheese for garnish .

vegetable oil, shallots, chopped, garlic, chopped, chili-garlic sauce, whipping cream, sake, fresh lime juice (i thought the sauce was a little tart, so you might want to add a little less and taste as you go), fresh white breadcrumbs (i used panko and it worked great!), fresh crabmeat , picked over, chopped green onion, chopped fresh cilantro, egg, water, vegetable oil

potato of choice, olive oil, butter, lemon to squeeze, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, ground sumac tastes great and looks good too, fresh herbs, sour cream or feta cheese, tomatoes or sundried or olives or...

cornbread mix, milk, egg, corn kernel, fresh or frozen, grated cheddar cheese, green onions, minced, jalapeno chile, seeded and minced , if preferred use a small 4 oz can of green chilis for sensitive tummies, leftover pork or 3 cups beef, barbecue or 1 (18 oz) container refrigerated pork or 1 (18 oz) container beef, barbecue shredded bbq chicken tastes great too, yellow mustard

mayonnaise, honey, hot sauce, to taste (sriracha works great ), salt, divided, peanut oil or vegetable oil, for frying, eggs, quick-mixing flour (such as wondra or wondra instant flour substitute), cornstarch, salt (to taste), ground black pepper, raw shrimp, shells and tails removed

pancake mix, dark brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, milk, canned pumpkin puree (not pie filling), egg, beaten, pure vanilla extract, oil, plus more for the griddle, pure maple syrup

cut chicken wings or drumettes (i use drumettes), hot pepper sauce (tabasco or texas pete), wing sauce (frank s or texas pete works great), butter, melted, cider vinegar (can use white or rice vinegar), ranch dressing mix, divided, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt , to taste, coarse black pepper, to taste, divided