Ramen Salad

We had this at a Stake Relief Society function. It was so good, I tracked it down!

Ingredients:

1 lb bag coleslaw mix
3 green onions, chopped
1/2 c slivered almonds
2 T sesame seeds, toasted under broiler
1 pkg chicken top ramen, uncooked, crushed

Dressing:

1/2 c oil
3 T vinegar
2 t sugar
1 t salt
1 pkg chicken flavoring from ramen

Mix together coleslaw and onions.
When you add the dressing, it will make the salad wilt pretty quickly, so I wouldn't add it more than 30 minutes before. Then add the sesame seeds and almonds. Add crushed ramen noodles right before serving.

Serve with Hawaiian Haystacks or eat just because it's so good!

Ranch Potato Salad

I got this from one of my BabyCenter friends, Leslie.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs small red potatoes, quartered (it's about 10ish)
1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in 1/2
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped chives or green onions
6 slices of bacon
1/2 cup ranch dressing

Cook potatoes until tender (about 10-12 mins), mix everything together. Can do it warm (right away) or cool. It was a hit when I made it and super super easy!

Creamy Loaded Mashed Potatoes

8 servings - Prep Time: 10 minutes - Cook Time: 45 minutes

3 lbs all-purpose potatoes, peeled & cubed
1.5 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (about 6 oz.), divided
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
3 green onions, finely chopped (optional, but just do it!)
6 slices bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled

1 - Preheat oven to 375*. Spray 2-qt shallow baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
2 - Cover potatoes with water in a 4-qt sauce pot; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain and mash.

3 - Stir in 1 cup cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions and 4 strips crumbled bacon. Turn in to prepared baking dish and bake 30 minutes or until bubbling.

4 - Top with remaining .5 cup cheese and bacon. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish, if desired, with additional chopped green onions.

Broccoli Madness Salad

Submitted by: Mary N.

I got this recipe from my Aunt who I think got it from Sweet Tomatoes Restaurant. It is a really big hit with everyone, so I thought I would pass it along!

Ingredients for Salad:
1 bunch of broccoli washed, uncooked and cut into bite size florets
1/2 C cooked bacon crumbled (you can cook it yourself or buy the Hormel bacon crumbles)
1/2 C cashews- I like the roasted salted ones better than the plain
1/3 C. raisins
1/4 C red onion finely chopped


Ingredients for Dressing:
1 C. Mayo
1/3 C. sugar
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar


To Prepare:
Throw all salad ingredients into a big bowl together. Prepare the dressing by mixing the three ingredients until smooth. Pour over the salad. Then toss it until evenly coated. Put in the fridge until cool.- I just think it tastes better cold- but not required

Green Bean Casserole

This is really good if you like green beans

1 medium onion
1 cube of butter
3 tablespoons of flour
1 cup of sour cream
salt and pepper (to taste)
2 cans of green beans
shredded cheddar cheese

Saute' onions and butter until onions are white. add flour and salt and pepper. mix green beans in and sour cream, pour into casserole dish and smoother with shredded cheddar cheese. cover with foil and cook in oven at 350* for 30-45 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Dustin's Pasta Salad

This originally came from LeChelle (Dustin's Dad's Wife). Dustin insists that he has made it his own. And also insisted that I keep it a secret. So here ya go! :)

2 packages 12 oz Rotini Pasta
2 heads of broccoli
6 Roma tomatoes sliced
1 cucumber slices and quartered
4 pepperoni sticks sliced
2 cups Italian style six cheese blend
2 cans jumbo olives (put 3 everyone likes olives!)
16 oz. Newman's own Italian dressing

Cook, drain and rinse pasta w/ cold water so cheese doesn't melt. Mix everything together adding cheese last.

Ham Fried Rice

This is another recipe from my cute cousin Missy.

3 cups boiled rice
4 tablespoons Oil
2 eggs
2 scallions
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup diced ham

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in pan, scramble eggs in oil, remove eggs. Heat 3 tablespoon oil and fry scallions, add rice, stir in soy sauce and sugar, add ham and eggs. So quick and easy. Great reheated!

Cheesy Vegetable Soup

This is a yummy and easy cheesy vegetable soup. More of a Fall/Winter recipe; but, good none-the-less.

Cheesy Vegetable Soup

2 carrots (peeled & sliced)
3 celery stalks (cleaned & sliced)
½ medium onion, finely diced
3 sticks butter
1 ½ cup flour
3 Quarts boiling water
5 or 6 oz. Frozen peas (how ever much you like)
3 – 8 oz. Jars Cheese Whiz
2 chicken bullion cubes (=2 tsp. Chicken granules)
Salt and pepper to taste

Cook veggies in salted water until tender, set aside. Heat butter in a large sauce pan; once melted stir in flour & cook, stirring until bubbly, then remove from heat. Add ½ water to roux (flour/butter mixture) and stir well until blended. In other ½ water, dissolve chicken bullion cubes (or chicken granules). Add chicken water to roux mixture. Return to heat and cook on medium heat stirring until thick and smooth. Melt (3) jars of cheese whiz, either by placing jars in boiling water, or scooping cheese into a microwave save bowl and melting. Add the melted cheese and veggies (drain a little bit of water from the veggies to make soup more thick) to the soup. Season to taste. Heat and serve.

If using a crock pot, you can make the soup in a big pot on the stove and transfer it to the crock pot. You may also, after making the roux, transfer that to the crock pot, and then start adding ingredients straight to the crock pot.

Penne Pasta Salad

This is one of the salads that we had at our wedding reception. We got the recipe from my Mom's life long friend, Maridawn. Ever since our wedding, my food assignment is almost always this yummy salad. It makes quite a big salad so depending on how big the party is I will sometimes half the recipe. And another added bonus, it's pretty inexpensive if you have already got the spices that are in it. Once I make it again, which I am sure will be soon with all of the summer BBQ's coming up, I will take a picture and add it.

Penne Pasta Salad

• 2 pkgs 16oz Penne Pasta (cook pasta as directed however, under cook by about 3 minutes)
• 3 cucumbers diced
• 1 large bermuda onion (the purple one)

Below is the dressing that you will want to pour over pasta approx. 1 hour before serving.

• 3 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 and 1/2 cup sugar
• 1T salt
• 1T garlic
• 3T parsley
• 1T pepper
• 1 and 1/2t accent

I hope this makes sense. I have made this salad so many times that my recipe version my not be very detailed. Please email me if you have any questions. rhonda.peterson@sundance.net

Enjoy!