Almond Chicken with Apricot Sauce

Ingredients:
1 cup apricot perserves
3 tbl soy sauce
2 tbl chopped onion
4 tsp cider vinegar
1 tsp ground mustard
enough chicken breasts to feed your family
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 tbl butter, melted

Directions:
In a bowl combine apricot, soy sauce, onion, vinegar, and ground mustard. Dip chicken in. Place chicken in baking dish. Spray with cooking spray before. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top of chicken and drizzle melted butter over top. Bake at 350 for about an hour. Serve chicken with remaining apricot sauce.

Simple Sloppy Joe and Peppered Corn Salad

Simple Sloppy Joe Ingredients:
Enough ground beef to feed your family, ( i use one roll )
1 Can ( 10 oz ) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can tomatoe paste
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tbl brown sugar
1 tbl spicy brown mustard
1/4 tsp salt
6 sandwhich buns

Directions:
In a large skillet cook beef, drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomatoe paste, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and salt. Bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered for 5 mins. Serve on buns.

Peppered Corn Salad Ingredients:
1 pckg frozen corn
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
2 tbl oil
1 tbl white vinegar
2 tsp minced fresh parsley
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes

Directions:
Prepare corn according to pckg, drain and set aside. In a large bowl combine tomatoes, onions and pepper. Stir in corn. In a small bowl combine all remaining ingredients; pour over salad and toss to coat. Chill until serving.

Honey Garlic Ribs

Ingredients:
Enough pork baby back ribs for your family
2 cups water, divided
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbl corn starch
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup honey

Directions:
Place ribs bone side down in a large roasting pan; pour 1 cup of water over ribs. Cover tightly and bake at 350 for 1-1/2 hours. In a small bowl , combine sugar, cornstarch, garlic powder and ginger; stir in soy sauce, honey and remaining water until smooth. Drain fat from roasting pan; pour sauce over ribs. Bake uncovered for 45 mins or until meat is tender.

Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:
5 cups cooked macaroni
4 tbl butter
4 tbl flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 cups milk
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
*paprika is opt*

Directions:
In a sauce pan, melt butter over med-low heat, stir flour into the butter until smooth and bubbly. Stir in salt. Gradually add milk, stir constantly! Continue to cook, stir until thick. Add cheese and continue to cook and stir until melted. In an 8 x 10 baking dish alternate layers of mac and cheese sauce. SPrinkle with paprika, if desired. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 20 mins, or until hot and bubbly.

Cranberry Meatballs

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef
1 cup corn flake crumbs
2 eggs
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup minced onions
2 tbl soy sauce
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper
1 can cranberry sauce, jellied or whole
2 tbl hot sauce
1 tbl brown sugar
2 tsp lemon juice

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine beef, corn flakes, parsley, eggs, ketchup, onion, soy sauce, garlic powder, and pepper. Blend and form into small balls. Place in casserole dish. Heat oven to 300. While meatballs are cooking, combine cranberry sauce, hot sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook, stir, over med heat until mix is blended. Pour hot sauce over meatballs in casserole. Bake for about 45 mins.

Chicken Taco Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pckg small corn tortillas
3 tbl butter
1/2 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
3 tbl flour
1 cup milk
1 small jar green taco sauce, about 8 ounces
1 tbl chili powder
2 cups cooked, diced chicken
1 small can diced green chilis, 4 ounces
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
Cut or tear tortillas into bite size pieces, set aside. In sauce pan over low heat, melt butter and saute mushrooms. Remove shrooms, set aside. Add flour to melted butter and mix until smooth. Slowly add the milk, stir. Form a med-thick white sauce. Return shrooms to the sauce. Add taco sauce and chili powder to the mushroom sauce. In a large shallow casserole dish take a layer of tortilla peices. On top put a layer of the chicken top with diced chilis. Pour sauce evenely over the entire mix and top with cheese. Bake 350 for 1 hour.

Crunchy Ranch Chicken Breasts

Ingredients:
Enough boneless, skinless chicken breasts to feed your family
Cornflakes
about 2 cups ranch dressing
Italian Seasoning to sprinkle

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Pour ranch into seperate bowl, and in another crush up about 2 cups cornflakes. Dip breast into ranch, then into cornflakes. Both sides. Put on baking sheet. Sprinkle each breast once coated in mix's with Italian Seasoning. Cook about an hour.