Taco Salad

Brown 1/2 lb. hamburger meat. Add chopped onion and kidney beans. Layer lettuce, Doritos chips crushed and cheese. Mix with Thousand Island dressing and 1T Picante sauce.

Tex-Mex Pulled Pork

Roll these up in warmed burrito-size tortillas, or serve in taco shells or on burger buns. Shredded lettuce, diced red onion and sour cream are great toppings.

1 can tomato sauce
1 cup bottled barbecue sauce
1 med onion, thinly sliced
2 cans diced green chilies
1/4 cup chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp diced oregano
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

One 2 1/2lb well trimmed boneless pork loin roast
1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Mix sauce ingredients in a slow cooker. Add pork, then spoon sauce over pork just to cover. Cover cooker and cook on high 3 1/2 hours or on low 8-10 hours, until pork is fork tender. Remove pork to a cutting board and using 2 forks, pull meat into shreds. Pour sauce into serving bowl, stir in cilantro and shredded pork.

Oriental Chicken Salad

Mix cooked chicken, salad mix, water chestnuts and crushed pineapple. Use oriental dressing and add chow mein noodles.

Tuna Cassarole

2 cans tuna
1 can chow mien noodles
1 can mushroom soup
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 bag cashew nuts

Mix ingredients except celery and noodles. Bake for half hour to heat thru. Add celery, noodles and nuts.

Tamale Pie

Melt 3T butter in 1 cup salad oil. Cook 2 onions chopped, 2 cloves garlic chopped for 15 minutes. Add 3T chili powder, 1 can tomatoes, 1 can corn, 1 1/2 cups corn meal, 1T salt, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, and 1 1/2 cup chives. Cook 15 minutes. Add 1 cup chopped hamburger meat. Bake 30 minuted at 350.

Chicken Salad

1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup finely chopped apple
1/3 cup crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup chopped cooked chicken
3 T mayonnaise
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp onion powder

Mix celery, apple, pineapple and chicken. Stir in mayonnaise, lemon juice and onion powder.

Pom Poms

3 cups cooked rice
3/4 cup diced celery
1 1/2 T flour
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/8 cup minced green onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp accent
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
2 cups cooked diced chicken
1/2 cup melted butter
2 beaten eggs
3/4 cup very fine bread crumbs

Combine first 10 ingredients. Mix well. Add eggs and butter, mix well. Chill. Shape into balls with ice cream scoop. Roll in fine bread crumbs, place on well greased cookie sheet or shallow pan. Bake 30 minutes until crisp at 425. Serve with sauce made from cream of mushroom or chicken soup thinned. Or chicken broth thickend with corn starch and seasoned with salt, pepper and chopped chives, You may freeze before baking.

Scooter's Cassarole

lb hamburger meat
onion
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomatoes
1 cup macaroni
1 can cream corn
cheese-grated

Brown onion in 1 tsp oleo. Add hamburger, tomato sauce, tomatoes and cream corn. Simmer slowly while macaroni cooks. Combine in casserole dish. Sprinkle cheese over. Bake 30-40 minutes at 350.

Grandmother's Chicken Tacos

4 chicken breasts (pressure cook 15 minutes)
1 dozen corn tortillas
1 cup milk
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 grated onion
1 small can green chilies chopped
1 lb longhorn cheese

Bone and cut chicken in pieces. Cut tortillas in quarters. Mix soups, onion, milk and chilies.

Butter cassarole dish and layer tortillas, chicken and soup mix. Continue to layer-soup on top. Spread cheese on top.

300 for 1 hour
350 for 30 minutes

Pork Chops and Wild Rice

4 center cut pork chops, 1/2 inch thick
1 T butter
1/2 6 oz pkg long grain and wild rice mix
1 cup boiling water

Heat oven to 350. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In skillet over moderate heat melt butter and add chops. Cook 3-5 minutes. In a shallow baking dish combine rice and boiling water. Add chops and bake about 40 minutes.