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Dorito Casserole
From the kitchen of Melanie Rueter
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Line bottom of 9x13 casserole dish with Doritos.
  2. Brown hamburger. Combine Soup, hamburger and taco seasoning.
  3. Pour into casserole dish over the Doritos.
  4. Sprinkle shredded cheese and top with broken Doritos.
  5. Bake until cheese is melted.
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Beef Stroganoff
I have not timed myself when I've made this dish, but it really doesn't take too long. Long enough to brown hamburger and cook noodles.
Course Main Dish
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Course Main Dish
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Instructions
  1. If you don't have enough sauce, add a little more sour cream and ketchup.
  2. Cook egg noodles in a pot. In a 10 inch skillet, brown the ground beef. Once beef is browned, drain it. After draining, put beef back in the skillet and add the sour cream and ketchup. Mix all ingredients until everything is combined.
  3. Once noodles are cooked, drain them and add to meat mixture. Combine everything. If your skillet has a lid, cover your stroganoff with a lid and turn on low heat, letting it simmer for a few minutes.
  4. Remove lid, stir one last time and serve with your favorite pasta side dish. Enjoy!
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Baked Spaghetti
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10
Cook Time 25
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10
Cook Time 25
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375. Cook spaghetti according to package instructions. While waiting, proceed with spaghetti sauce mixture.
  2. Cook ground beef in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through. Drain, if needed.
  3. Add the seasonings, minced onion and garlic. Heat for 1 minute.
  4. Add the marinara, Ricotta and Parmesan cheese. Reduce heat to low and allow it to heat through. The Ricotta and Parmesan will melt into the sauce mixture.
  5. Add the drained spaghetti; toss until well combined. Note: It will be very saucy but the pasta is going to continue to absorb it as it bakes.
  6. Add half of the spaghetti to a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle a little Parmesan all over and then top with half (1 cup) of mozzarella.
  7. Add remaining spaghetti mixture and then sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella on top.
  8. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until the cheese is hot and melted. Let sit for 5 minutes prior to serving.
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Cool Whip Cookies
Cuisine Dessert
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Depends on the size of your scoop
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Cuisine Dessert
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Depends on the size of your scoop
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper.
  2. Mix all ingredients. Use a cookie scoop to make a ball.
  3. Roll ball in powdered sugar and place on wax paper. Bake for 15 minutes. Flavor pictured: Lemon. We have also made Chocolate, Red Velvet, Pumpkin, Carrot and Confetti.
Recipe Notes

Disclaimer for serving size: The number of servings will depend upon how big of a scoop you use to make the batter into balls.

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Zucchini Bread
Prep Time 45-60 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
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Prep Time 45-60 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 324.
  2. Beat eggs, add oi & sugar. Cream well.
  3. Add vanilla.
  4. Sift dry ingredients and add to other mixture.
  5. Add zucchini & nuts (if you choose to use nuts)
  6. Bake 1 hour in greased bread pans. Makes two loaves. Freezes well.
Recipe Notes

Grating the zucchini can take a while. If you have already done that, putting the ingredients together won't take as long. It also depends on how much zucchini you want to prep. I usually cut up all my zucchini at one time and freeze the rest for another time.

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Brownies
Double the recipe for a 9 x 13 cake pan.
Cuisine Dessert
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25-30 minutes
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Cuisine Dessert
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25-30 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together.
  3. Add flour and cocoa powder.
  4. Bake for 25-30 minutes, if you double the recipe.
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Mashed Strawberries
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  1. Cut strawberries into 1/4ths
  2. In a medium pot over medium heat, combine strawberries, sugar and vanilla. Stir so the strawberries are well covered with sugar.
  3. Heat for 5 minutes, stir. Use a mashing utensil to get more juice from the strawberries. If the sugar is all dissolved and there is syrup from mashing, you're done.
  4. Turn heat off and remove pot from stove. Let cool. Once cool, put strawberries in the refrigerator to chill.
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Toll House Bars
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12-14 minutes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12-14 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375. Grease a square baking pan.
  2. Mix all ingredients together except for the chocolate chips and pour into pan.
  3. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top and put in oven. After 1 minute, take the pan out and with the tip of a kitchen knife or toothpick, swirl the chocolate chips around to give it a marble appearance. Put back in the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes.
Recipe Notes

For a 9 x 13 pan, double the recipe and bake twice as long. 

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Skillet Mostaccioli
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
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people
Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a 10-inch skillet, on medium-high heat, cook and stir beef until it's browned. Then drain.
  2. Stir in pasta, spaghetti sauce, water and salt. Sprinkle with pepper. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until pasta is tender.
  3. Stir every 10 minutes to prevent sticking. When pasta is done, sprinkle with mozzarella and cover for 1-2 minutes or until cheese melts.
  4. Serve with Parmesan cheese.