Bacon Cheese Potato Casserole

Bacon Cheese Potato Casserole
12 servings

3 cups mashed potatoes, recipe follows

3/4 cup sour cream

House Seasoning, recipe follows

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 small bell pepper, finely chopped

4 tablespoons  butter

2 cups grated Cheddar

5 medium potatoes, cooked and sliced

8 slices bacon, cooked crisp

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread mashed potatoes evenly on bottom of 9x13 baking dish.

 Layer sour cream evenly over top. 

Sprinkle House Seasoning, to taste.  Saute onion and bell pepper in butter;

 Spread sauted onion and pepper, evenly layer over top of sour cream.

 Slice potatoes and layer over onions and bell peppers.

 Sprinkle House seasoning.

 Finally top with cheese. 

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and crumble bacon over top.

*Leftover mashed potatoes work wonderfully in this recipe.

** You can use the following mashed potato recipe or one of you own.

Paula Deen's House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
 1/4 cup  garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.


Mashed Potaoes

3 Med Potatoes 2 TBL butter 1/4 cup whipping cream 1/2 teas salt 1/2 teas pepper

Place butter, 1/4 cup whipping cream, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl.   Peel and quarter the potatoes.  Place potatoes in a large pot,  add water.  Water level should be 2 inches above  potatoes.  Cover, on high heat,  cook 20-25 minutes or until tender.  Drain. Add potatoes to mixing bowl.  Beat with mixer on low, until well blended.  Beat on high for 1 minute or until fluffy.  Add more cream, if needed, for desired thickness.

Jalapeño Garlic Butter Turkey Injector Sauce

Jalapeño Garlic Butter Turkey Injector Sauce 1 turkey

2 TBL marinated jalapeños slices, finely chopped 1 TBL  fresh minced garlic 1 TBL  salt 1/2 cup butter 6 oz beer 1 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning  

In a small saucepan melt butter,  add jalapenos and garlic.  Saute 5 minutes, add remaining ingredients. Saute 5 more minutes.  Place in blender and blend until smooth with no large pieces that would get stuck in the plunger.  Cool then use injector to inject into turkey. You can fry or smoke turkey!! So GOOD!!!

Milk Chocolate Fudge

Milk Chocolate Fudge

3 cups  sugar

¾ cup  butter or margarine

1 small  can (5 oz.) evaporated milk (about 2/3 cup) (Do not use sweetened condensed milk.)

1 pkg.  (12 oz. each) milk chocolate chips

1 jar  (7 oz.) Marshmallow Creme

1 cup  chopped Walnuts, optional

1 tsp.  vanilla

LINE 9-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Bring sugar, butter and evaporated milk to full rolling boil in 3-qt. saucepan on medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook 5 min. or until candy thermometer reaches 234°F, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

ADD chocolate and marshmallow creme; stir until melted. Add nuts and vanilla; mix well.

POUR into prepared pan; spread to cover bottom of pan. Cool completely. Use foil handles to lift fudge from pan before cutting into squares.

Peanut Butter Fudge

Peanut Butter Fudge

3

cups  sugar

3/4

cup  butter or margarine

1

small  can (5 oz.) evaporated milk (about 2/3 cup) (Do not use sweetened condensed milk.)

1 1/2

cups  creamy peanut butter 

1

jar  (7 oz.) JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme

1

tsp.  vanilla

LINE 9x13 inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides.  Bring sugar, butter and evaporated milk to full rolling boil in 3-qt. saucepan on medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook 5 min. or until candy thermometer reaches 234°F, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

ADD Peanut Butter and marshmallow creme; stir until melted. Add vanilla; mix well.

POUR into prepared pan; spread to cover bottom of pan. Cool completely. Use foil handles to lift fudge from pan before cutting into squares.

*Easy treat to give out for christmas! I usualy give milk chocolate fudge with it.

White Trash with M&M Bling

White Trash with M&M Bling

1 party sized bowl

5 cups rice chex cereal 5 cups corn chex cereal 1 cup sweetened coconut 1 cup slivered almonds 3/4 cup butter 1 cup light corn syrup 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup M&M's
In a large bowl mix chex, coconut, and almonds. 

In meduim saucepan melt butter, sugar, and cron syrup together. 

 Stir constantly, until it boils.  

Let it boil for 1 minute. 

 Pour slowly over the chex mixture.  Stir slowly until all the cereal is covered with liquid mixture.  

Let sit for 5 minutes.  Add M&M's to mixure.  Mix until M&M's are evenly disbursed.  

This is great for parties or holiday gifts.  It is highly addictive.  I have to give it away I will eat it all!! 
* I use the holiday m&M's for christmas.

Baked Potato Soup

Baked Potato Soup serves 8

Soup 1/2 cup butter 1 large onion or 2 small onions  1/3 cup flour 6 med potatoes, peeled and cubed in 1 inch pieces 6 cups chicken broth 1 cup milk Toppings 1/2 lb bacon, 1/2 inch pieces 8 oz  sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 3 green onions, thinly sliced Brown bacon in a large saucepan.  Drain fat leave 1 TBL of drippings in pan.  Place browned bacon bits on paper towel. Melt butter in saucepan with drippings.  Saute onion for about 3 minutes or until tender and transparent.   Add flour, mix well.    Add broth, mix well.  Add potatoes.  Bring to boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 25 minutes.  Add milk and simmer 5 more minutes.  Put all the toppings in bowls.  Serve soup and customize with your choice of the toppings.

 

Sausage Stuffing

 Sausage Stuffing serves 10 

1 lb Jimmy Dean sage sausage

12 oz cubed bread (I use Pepperidge farms cubed herb seasoned stuffing)

5 TBL butter

1 cup onion, finely chopped

1 cup celery, finely chopped

2 cups chicken broth

Brown sausage in a frying pan. Put browned sausage in a bowl, set aside.  Melt butter, add celery and onion, cook 3 minutes or until tender. Put broth and veggies in a large saucepan and heat to boil.  Remove from heat.

Add stuffing and sausage; mix lightly.  Cover and let stand 5 minutes.  Fluff with fork. Enjoy like that or stuff your turkey with it. For a cruncher stuffing put in a cassrole dish and bake 20 minutes at 325.