Potato Bacon Chowder

Ingredients:

 2 cups peeled, cubed potatoes
1 cup water
8 bacon strips
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 3/4 cups milk
1 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

Directions : 

In a covered 3-qt. saucepan, cook potatoes in water until tender. Meanwhile, cook bacon in a skillet until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain. In the same skillet, saute onion and celery in drippings until tender; drain. Add to undrained potatoes. Stir in soup, milk, sour cream, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until heated through (do not boil). Crumble bacon; set aside 1/4 cup. Add remaining bacon to soup along with parsley. Sprinkle with reserved bacon.

 Bonnie's Bite:

One of my favorite homemade soups. Doesn't have that chowder taste, more of a baked potato soup. I got this recipe here.

Hawaiian Chicken Salad Sanwiches

Ingredients:

3 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

1 small can Crushed Pineapple

3 Celery Stalks – chopped

½ cup Craisins

½ cup Cashews

Mayo to taste

Preparation:

Boil chicken 10 minutes; cool in fridge; shred chicken; mix ingredients.

 Bonnie's Bite:
If you aren't a pineapple fan try adding a can of mandarin oranges instead. These taste amazing on those big croissants from Sam's Club or Costco! Great for picnics and summer cookouts!

Hashbrown Casserole

Ingredients:

2 lbs Hash Brown Potatoes- Frozen

1 can (pint sized) Cream of Chicken

2 cups Sour Cream

2 cups Grated Cheddar Cheese

4 Tbsp Crushed Corn Flakes

Melted Butter

Preparation:

Mix hash browns, soup, sour cream, and cheese together; spread in greased 9x13 inch pan; top with cornflakes; pour melted butter over all; bake at 350 for 1 hour.

 Bonnie's Bite:

To make this a main dish add cubed ham to the Recipe. This is Daniel's Favorite :)

Butterscotch Pudding

Ingredients:

1 stick Butter- Melted

½ cup Flour

½ cup Chopped Nuts

1 pkg Cream Cheese- 8 oz

1 cup Powdered Sugar

1 cup Cool Whip

2 pkg Instant Butterscotch Pudding (according to pkg directions)

Preparation:

Melt butter in 9x13 inch pan; add flour and nuts; Bake at 350 for 15 minutes; cool and freeze until solid; mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and cool whip; pour on top of cooled mixture; mix butterscotch pudding; pour slowly on top of cream cheese mixture; let sit 15 minute cover with cool whip; cover with foil and chill.

Side Note:
This recipe comes from my Grandma Dietsch's kitchen. It has always been a family favorite.

Nabisco Strawberry Shortcake Squares

Ingredients:

64 Nilla Wafers

¼ cup sugar- divided

5 Tbsp Butter- Melted

2 ½ cups Cold Milk (less if almond milk/ skim milk)

2 pkg Jell-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and Pie Filling

1 ½ cups Cool Whip Topping- thawed

3 cups Sliced Strawberries

Preparation:

Crush 40 of the waters; mix with 3 Tbsp of the sugar and the margarine until well blended. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9 in baking pan; set aside. Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread half of the pudding mixture over crust; top with remaining 24 wafers. Cover with remaining pudding mixture. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Meanwhile, toss strawberries with remaining 1 Tbsp sugar. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Cut dessert into 24 squares. Serve each square topped with about 2 Tbsp of the strawberry mixture. Refrigerate any leftover dessert.

 Bonnie's Bite:
Not a traditional Strawberry Shortcake recipe, but I like it better. You be the judge :)

Chicken Unique

Ingredients:

6 Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

1 large jar Dried Beef

1 cup Sour Cream

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

6 slices Bacon (optional)

6 slices Swiss Cheese

Preparation:

Put slice of cheese on top of chicken breast; wrap each breast with 2-3 slices dried beef and 2 pieces of bacon; lay in shallow pan; mix soup and sour cream together and pour over chicken; bake at 250 for 4 hours.

Side Note:
If the Chicken Breasts are not frozen you will want to cook this for less time or else it will dry out. We make this a lot when we have friends over for dinner! Then you can brag that it took 4 hours to make :) This is also known as Chicken Eugene.

Spiced Porkchops

Ingredients:

½ cup Flour

1 ½ tsp Garlic Powder

1 ½ tsp Ground Mustard

1 ½ tsp Paprika

½ tsp Celery Salt

¼ tsp Ground Ginger

1/8 tsp Dried Oregano

1/8 tsp Basil

1/8 tsp Salt

Pinch of Pepper

4 Pork Chops- about ¾ in thick

1-2 Tbs cooking oil

1 cup Ketchup

1 cup Water

¼ cup Brown Sugar- packed

Preparation:

In a shallow dish combine first 10 ingredients; dredge pork chops on both sides; in skillet brown chops in oil on both sides; place in greased 13x9 in baking dish; combine ketchup, water, and brown sugar- pour over chops; bake uncovered at 350 for 1 hour or until tender.

 Bonnie's Bite:
When I was little I used to beg my Grandma Dietsch to make this for me when I would come stay the night. It's a family favorite.