61 quick great Recipes

flour, quick-cooking oats, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, butter, softened, brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin, chocolate chips , i use milk chocolate, cinnamon baking chips (optional)

olive oil, onion, diced fine, garlic, minced, red pepper flakes (more if you like things hot!), great northern beans, drained but not rinsed, parsley, fresh and finely chopped, dried rosemary, kosher salt, ground black pepper

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

white sugar or 2 cups turbinado sugar, if you are veggie, unsweetened cocoa, butter (i use a lite, no tfa margarine, and it works great!) or 1/2 cup margarine (i use a lite, no tfa margarine, and it works great!), canned milk (or whatever you have), vanilla extract, quick-cooking oats, coconut flakes

boneless skinless chicken breast, fat free chicken broth, quaker quick barley, ground cumin, refried beans, navy beans, black beans, kidney beans, great northern beans, mexican chili beans, whole kernel corn, drained, water (use empty bean can), salt, jalapeno pepper, cut into rounds, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese or shredded monterey jack cheese, homemade corn tortilla chips (or purchased if you wish)

cubed beef stew meat, onion, chopped, salt, ground black pepper, garlic, crushed, beef broth, water, peeled and diced tomatoes with juice, potato, cubed, carrots, chopped, head cabbage, shredded, quick-cooking barley, great northern beans, rinsed and drained, dried oregano, dried basil, dried rosemary, caraway seeds

olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, chili powder, ground cumin, diced tomatoes with juice, red kidney beans, rinsed and drained, cannellini or great northern beans, rinsed and drained, vegetarian beans (or pork and beans), red wine vinegar, quick-cooking polenta, butter, green chili or jalapeno salsa, optional

flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, butter, softened, brown sugar , packed, sugar, vanilla extract, egg, milk, semi-sweet chocolate chips, quick-cooking oats, raisins (dried cranberries work great too)

great northern beans, rinsed and drained, diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained, vegetable juice, water, frozen mixed vegetables, pepper, uncooked quick-cooking brown rice, pesto sauce

tomatoes, seeded and chopped, spanish onion, chopped, fresh cilantro, chopped, lime, (2-in. lime) juiced, olive oil, jalapeno, (1 small pepper) minced, pepper

this is a recipe we came up with to replace the cereal bars sold in stores because they all contain trace amounts of almonds for some reason and my 8 yr old has a treenut allergy., cereal- this is great to use up the ends of all the boxes of cereal in your pantry...it is better if you use 3 different kinds but totally up to you. we have used, rice crispies,kix,reeses peanut butter,cookie crist, cheerios. for a more healthy option 2 1/2 cups of cereal and 1/2 cup of wheat germ., quick cooking oats, sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, these are the chips my kids like but we have used butterscotch or vanilla -whatever is in the pantry., melted butter, cooking spray (pam )

sliced celery, diced onion, diced green pepper, great northern beans, drained (use half the can), uncooked quick-cooking barley, water, italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained, tomato juice, grated cheese, in bowl (to garnish )

sugar, shortening (half butter is great also), eggs, vanilla, applesauce (about 1 3/4 cup), flour, quick-cooking oats, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom (marvelous) (optional), salt, semi-sweet chocolate chips, nuts (optional)

pastry crust for a deep-dish pie 9-inch (homemade or store-bought), sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, salt, sliced peeled apples golden delicious work great in this ), recipe crumb topping (see below ), chopped pecans, caramel topping from a tub or jar, ingredients for the crumb topping, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, quick cooking rolled oats, butter

uncooked quick-cooking barley, mushroom stems and pieces, drained, diced celery, sliced green onion, vegetable oil (i used 1/4 cup. canola oil and it was great), cider vinegar, soy sauce, salt, mandarin oranges, drained, almonds

chicken broth, carrots, peeled and diced, zucchini, diced, great northern beans, undrained, quick-cooking rice, grated parmesan cheese, fresh basil

smoked turkey sausage , halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch slices, kidney beans, rinsed and drained, great northern beans, rinsed and drained, black beans, rinsed and drained, frozen corn, salsa, green pepper, chopped, onion, chopped (note , i used some frozen season blend instead of the green pepper and onions, it s quick and easy to), water (enough to fill cooker at least halfway), garlic cloves, minced, ground cumin

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