Beanpot Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:

1 (10-ounce) container refrigerated Alfredo sauce
12 ounce can evaporated milk
1-1/3 cups whole milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 pound macaroni pasta
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded American cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

In your beanpot, beat Alfredo sauce with the fresh and evaporated milks, egg, and mustard. Stir in UNCOOKED macaroni and all of the shredded cheeses, butter, pepper, onion and garlic powders, and salt; mix well.

Pour into 3 1/2 or 4 quart beanpot. Cover and cook at 225 degrees for 3 to 4 hours; test to make sure macaroni is cooked. Do NOT stir or remove the lid while this dish is cooking. Serves 4-6

Ham and Broccoli Bake

Thanks Lori for this fantastic recipe! All your party guests loved it, so I thought I'd share it so everyone could enjoy it!

2 rolls of crescent rolls
2c diced ham (turkey or chicken work well also)
1c chopped broccoli
1c diced sweet red pepper
2c shredded monterey jack cheese
1/2 onion, diced
3T dijon mustard

Mix all ingredients except rolls and 1c cheese. Lay crescent rolls in your Hostess Hospitality Set dish overlapping points out in baking dish. Pour mix ingredients over larger part of rolls pat down, fold point of rolls over filling. Top with remaining cheese. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Sopapilla Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese

• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
• 1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted
• 1/2 cup cinnamon sugar

Directions

• Using a 9 x 13 baking pan, unroll one package of refrigerated crescent rolls and line the bottom of the pan

• Flatten.

• Mix together the cream cheese, sugar and extract.

• Spread over the crescent rolls.

• Unroll the other can of crescent rolls and place on top of cream cheese mixture.

• Pour one stick of melted butter or margarine over the top and sprinkle with about 1/2 cup of the cinnamon sugar mixture.

• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Thanks for sharing Renee (both the cheesecake AND the recipe). This was FANTASTIC!

Time Savers

To save time and money in the kitchen, buy ground beef in bulk when it is on sale. Brown the beef and place in ziploc freezer bags, 1 pound in each bag. Place in freezer. When you are in a hurry, just grab a bag and dinner is ready in a snap! Great for quick soup, Hamburger Helper, chili etc. No need to defrost, just dump all ingredients into your beanpot and microwave or place in oven!

The same tip may be used for bacon, pork, chicken etc. Just cook your meat, put individual portions in ziplocs and freeze!

Beanpot Potato and Corn Chowder

1 (16 oz) bag frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
1 (15 1/4 oz) can whole kernel corn, undrained
1 (14 3/4 ounce) can cream-style corn
1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk
1 medium onion, chopped
8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Mix all ingredients together in bean pot and cook at 225 degrees for 4-5 hours.

Serving suggestion: Top bowls of chowder with a little extra crumbled bacon and a little shredded cheese. Yum!

Death By Chocolate Cake

By request, I tried the Death By Chocolate Cake using applesauce instead of sour cream. It was fabulous! It had a different consistency, so it took a couple more minutes in the microwave, but well worth the wait! I thought it would be a great alternative for those that are lactose intolerant, but my wonderful son-in-law pointed out that the chocolate chips in the recipe are also made with milk. Sad, sad day......

Great Party Hollie!

What a great group of women you had at your party! Lots of great questions about our stoneware, recipes, and cooking tips. All of that highlighted by a fantastic Taco Bake and Death By Chocolate Cake! YUMMMMM!! I'm excited to see what you pick for your FREE and 1/2 price items and as soon as your friends have their parties, you get to pick a Hostess Booking Gift - FREE also!!!

Great Job and I look forward to posting some of their recipes on this blog in the very near future!