Chili

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 (16-ounce) cans red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes
• 2-3 tbspn chili powder
• 1 tspn salt
• 1 tspn pepper
• 1 tspn cumin

Preparation

1. Cook first 4 ingredients in large skillet over medium-high heat.
2.  Stir until beef crumbles and is cooked properly. Drain.
3. Place in slow cooker.
4. Stir beans and remaining ingredients.
5. Cook on HIGH 3-4 hours or at LOW 5-6 hours.

Rise Krispie Treats

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 cups mini marshmallows
• 5 cups rice cereal

Preparation

1. Melt butter in large sauce pan over low heat. Add mini- marshmallows and stir until melted and well-blended.
2. Add cereal and stir until well coated.
3. Using buttered spatula or waxed paper, press mixture evenly and firmly in buttered pan approximately 13 x 9 inches. Cut into 2 x 2 inch squares when cool.

Salmon

Ingredients

• 1 tbspn. garlic powder
• 1 tbspn. dried basil
• 1/2 tspn. salt
• 4 salmon (6 ounce)
• 2 tbspn. butter

Preparation

1. Mix garlic powder, basil, and salt in bowl. Rub evenly over salmon fillets.
2. Melt butter on skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Cook until flaky, about 4-5 minutes each side.
4. Serve with lemon wedges.

Guacamole

Ingredients

• 4 medium avocados
• ¼ cup lime juice
• 4 onions
• 4 tbsp. cilantro, chopped
• 2 tsp. chili garlic paste
• 1 tsp. soy sauce
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. sesame seeds
• Tortilla chips for dipping

Preparation

1. Mash fresh avocados and fresh lime juice in large bowl. Leave some chunks.
2. Stir in onions, cilantro, chili garlic paste, soy sauce, and salt.
3. Garnish with sesame seeds.
4. Serve with tortilla chips.

Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• Butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups biscuit baking mix
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tspn. cinnamon
• 3 large bananas
• 3 egs
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup veg. oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Butter a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
3. Add ingredients and mix with a fork until combined fully.
4. Place in oven and bake until toothpick comes out clean, about an hour.

Zucchini Pasta

Ingredients

• 3 tbspn olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup Parmesan, grated
• 1/3 cup parsley leaves, minced
• 1 cup basil leave, minced
• 1/2 tspn red pepper
• 1/2 tspn pepper
• Salt
• 3/4 pound whole-wheat fettuccini
• 2 green zucchini
• 2 yellow zucchini

Preparation

1. In large pot, cook pasta “al dente”, 1 or 2 minutes less than the package instructions call for.
2. Drain.
3. Slice zucchini in half lengthwise.Then slice into 1/8 in. slices.
4. Stack slices and cut in half lengthwise.
5. In pasta pot, heat olive oil over low-medium heat.
6. Add garlic and cook about 1 minute.
7. Add zucchini and 1/4 cup broth over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes.
8. Return pasta to pot and add remaining chicken stock. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
9. Add 1/4 cup cheese, parsley, basil, pepper, and toss.
10. Season with salt.
11. Serve.