No-Bake Chocolate Oat Bars

Yum! Delicious, easy, and no need to turn on the oven. Plus, if you want to make a whole bunch of bars ahead of time, you can totally freeze them, too! Just make sure you bring them back to room temperature before enjoying.


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Makes 16 to 20 bars
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups rolled oats
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• ¾ cup chunky peanut butter

Directions

1. Line a 8-inch-by-8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, and set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract. Heat over low-heat, until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
3. Add the oats, cinnamon and kosher salt. Cook, stirring constantly, for 4 to 5 minutes.
4. Pour half of the oat mixture into the prepared baking dish. Spread out the mixture evenly, pressing down.
5. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and the peanut butter. Heat on high in the microwave, in increments of 40 seconds, stirring in between each increment, until melted and fully combined.
6. Pour ⅘ of the chocolate mixture into the pan over the pressed oats, reserving about ¼ cup for drizzling. Top with the remaining oats and drizzle with the remaining ¼ cup chocolate mixture.
7. Refrigerate for 4 hours, or until set.

Impossible Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole

Ingredients

1 uncooked pie crust (store bought or prepared)

1 pound lean ground beef

1 onion, chopped

5 slices raw bacon, chopped

⅓ cup  panko bread crumbs

1 teaspoon yellow mustard

3 tablespoons barbecue sauce

1 tablespoon ketchup

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

½ teaspoon black pepper

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 egg

¼ cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Brown ground beef, onion and Thorn Apple Valley bacon until no pink remains. Drain well. Remove from heat and stir in Progresso bread crumbs, mustard, Kraft barbecue sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire and pepper. Place mixture in prepared pie crust.

3. In a small bowl, combine Kraft cheese, TruMoo milk and egg. Spread over meat mixture.

4. Cover the edges of the pie crust with foil or a pie shield to prevent over browning. Bake 15 minutes, remove foil and bake about an additional 15 minutes.

Chicken Fajita Bake

Ingredients

• 3-4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1-2 tsp Taco seasoning
• 2 Bell peppers in assorted colors, deseeded and thinly sliced
• 1 Red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1-2 Tbsp Oilve oil
• ½ Cup Shredded Cheddar or Mexican Blend Cheese

Instructions

1. Trim the chicken breasts then lay them in a single layer in a glass baking dish.
2. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the top of the chicken breast to taste.
3. Lay your thinly sliced onions and peppers on top of the chicken breast, spread out evenly over the top.
4. Drizzle the olive oil over the peppers and onions.
5. Sprinkle cheese over the top of the dish.
6. Bake at 375? F for 35-45 minutes or until chicken is cooked though and the juices run clear.

Serve over rice

My changes:
Cut chicken in thinner slices.
Added sprinkling of pepper flakes.
Sprinkled half of a package of taco seasoning over chicken.
Layered veggies, used 3 peppers.
Sprinkled remaining taco seasoning over veggies.
Casserole actually took about an hour and a half to bake.
Added cheese about 15 minutes before serving.

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Tuscan Spaghetti Squash

This low carb alternative might just be better than the real thing.

Total Time: 1:10

Prep: 0:10

Cook: 1:00

Level: Easy

Serves: 4 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 large spaghetti squash
• 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 c. cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 c. baby spinach
• 1/2 c. heavy cream
• 1/3 c. grated Parmesan
• Basil, for garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cut squash in half lengthwise. Rub all over with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place flesh side-down on baking sheet. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until the spaghetti squash is tender. Let cool until cool enough to handle, then use two forks to pull apart spaghetti squash flesh into fine noodle-like strings.
3. Meanwhile, cook bacon in a medium skillet until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
4. Pour off half the bacon fat and add garlic, tomatoes and spinach to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Add heavy cream and Parmesan and let simmer until slightly thickened. Add spaghetti squash and toss until fully coated. Crumble bacon over the squash and stir to combine. Garnish with basil.

Sweet an Spicy Chicken

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.YIELD:4 servings

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 to 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 jar (11 ounces) chunky salsa
• 1/2 cup peach preserves
• Hot cooked rice

1. Place taco seasoning in a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken and toss to coat.

2. In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil until no longer pink. Combine salsa and preserves; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until heated through Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.

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Nutritional Facts

1 cup: 301 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 985mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 0 fiber), 23g protein.

Amish Onion Patties

Ingredients

3/4 cup Gold Medal flour

1 tablespoon Domino sugar

1 tablespoon cornmeal

2 teaspoons Clabber Girl baking powder

2 teaspoons Morton salt ( adjust the salt to your family’s taste I only use 1 teaspoon)

3/4 cup TruMoo milk

2 and 1/2 cups chopped onions about 2 small onions

Wesson oil for frying

Instructions

Mix together dry ingredients

add milk and stir

batter will be thick

add onions and mix throughly

heat 1/2 inch oil in skillet over medium high heat

drop batter by tablespoons in hot oil

flatten slightly

brown on both sides until nice and crisp

drain on paper towels

as my son puts it now gobble them up