Aunt May's Hot Chicken Salad

Recipe from Janet May

Ingredients:

• 4 cups Cooked Chicken, chopped (or 2 large cans of chicken)
• 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
• 3/4 cups Mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups celery, chopped
• 4 hard boiled eggs, chopped
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 tablespoon onion, chopped (or more to taste up to 1/2 medium onion)
• 1 cup grated cheese (colby or cheddar)
• 1 1/2 cups crushed potato chips
• 2/3 cups slivered almonds

Instructions:

1. Mix all but the last 3 ingredients listed and place in a 13X9 inch pan.   or until bubbly.Layer on top of casserole the cheese, potato chips and almonds
2. Let sit several hours or overnight.
3. Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Bread Pudding

Recipe from Pam Griffith

Ingredients:

• 8-10 slice bread, lightly toasted and cubed
• 1/3 cup raisins, optional
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 eggs, beaten
• dash salt
• 2 1/2 cups milk, scalded
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Prepare a 9 X 13 baking dish with butter or PAM
3. Place bread cubes in the baking dish and sprinkle with raisins, if using.
4. Blend sugars, cinnamon, eggs,  and salt with a mixer until well combined.  Slowly mix in scalded milk and vanilla.
5. Pour mixture over the bread cubes.  Allow bread cubes to soak up the mixture.
6. Place baking dish inside a roasting pan, place in oven and then fill with about 1 inch of hot water.
7. Bake for 65-70 minutes until a knife inserted halfway between edge and center comes out clean.
8. Carefully remove baking dish from oven.
9. Serve with vanilla sauce
10. Turn off oven and remove roasting pan with water from oven once cooled.

Vanilla Sauce

From Pam Griffith's Bread Pudding Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons corn starch
• Dash salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

1. In a saucepan combine all but the vanilla.  Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer to allow sauce to thicken.
2. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
3. Stir and serve.

Butter Pound Cake (Bundt pan)

Recipe from Just a Pinch

Ingredients:

• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 8 ounce sour cream
• 4 eggs
• 1 Tablespoon extract (vanilla, lemon, almond)

Butter Sauce

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 Tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

1. Combine cake mix, sugar, oil, sour cream, eggs and extract in mixer.  Beat on low until combined.  Increase speed to medium and beat for 4 minutes.
2. Pour into a prepared bundt pan and bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 40-45 minutes
3. While the cake bakes make the butter sauce.  Put all the butter sauce ingredients into a saucepan and heat over medium heat stirring until sugar dissolves but do not boil.
4. Cake is done when knife inserted comes out clean.
5. Poke holes in the cake as soon as it comes from the oven. Slowly pour butter sauce over cake.
6. Allow to cool in pan.
7. Remove from pan and serve with whipped cream or vanilla sauce.

Saag Paneer (Curried Spinach)

Recipe from 99-cent Chef

Ingredients:

• 10 - 12 ounces spinach, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 8 ounces cottage cheese (low fat works fine)
• 1 teaspoon yellow curry powder
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil or butter (or combination of two)
• 2 Tablespoons milk or cream (optional if needed to thin sauce)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Heat oil and saute onion over medium heat until soft. (about 5 minutes)
2. Mix in curry powder and continue to saute for about 2 more minutes
3. Add cottage cheese and mix well
4. Add spinach in batches until wilted and blended with cottage cheese
5. Season with salt and pepper
6. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.  Add milk or cream if it gets too thick.

Turkey Burgers

Recipe modified from New York Times

Ingredients:

• 1/2 medium onion, grated or finely chopped (about 2 Tablespoons onion)
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 Tablespoons ketchup
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• Pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Mix together all ingredients until combined.
2.  Form into 4 patties each about 1/2 inch thick
3. Cook patties in a well-oiled cast iron pan on medium high heat for about 5 minutes per side.

Turkey Meatloaf

Recipe from Food.com

Ingredients:

• 2 Tablespoons butter (or olive oil)
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups ground turkey
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg substitute)
• 1/4 cup ketchup (more for the top, optional)
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Saute onion and garlic in butter or olive oil for about 5 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
3. Combine turkey, bread crumbs, egg, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and onion mixture.
4. Press into an 8 X 4 loaf pan.  Top with ketchup if desired.
5. Bake for 50-55 minutes until internal temperature reached 165 degrees.
6. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Broccoli Salad - Carol's

Carol's Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 large head of broccoli, chopped
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds (or slivered or sliced almonds)
• 1/2 cup raisins (or dried cranberries)
• 1/2 pound bacon, fried and crumbled
• 1/2 red onion, sliced thin

For the Dressing:

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons of Rice Vinegar
• Dash of salt

Instructions:

1. Place the top five ingredients in a large bowl.
2. In a smaller bowl, mix together the dressing ingredients.
3. Pour dressing over the salad and toss.

Turkey Chili - Instant Pot

This recipe is a cross between Dad's chili and Wendy's chili, made healthier by using ground turkey instead of ground beef.  Weight Watchers:  4 smart points per cup

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pound ground turkey (93%lean)
• 1 onion chopped
• 1/2 green pepper chopped
• 1/2 red pepper chopped
• 1 jalapeno, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• olive oil spray or 2 t. olive oil
• 1 15-oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 28-oz can  tomato puree
• 1 15-oz can Brooks Chili Beans, mild (chili is light on beans so could use 2 cans)
• 1/2  6-oz can tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups water (rinse the tomato puree can and add to chili)
• 48 ounces tomato juice (1 bottle)
• 1/4 cup chili powder 
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• pinch cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 4-5 dashes liquid smoke

Instructions:

1. Spray or drizzle olive oil into the Instant Pot.  Saute the turkey until no longer pink
2. Add in the rest of the ingredients.  
3. Place the lid on the pot and set the vent to sealed.
4. Select Manual on high pressure for 12 minutes.
5. Allow the pressure to drop naturally.
6. Open the lid, stir and taste.  Adjust seasonings.
7. Leave the chili on warm, with the lid open for up to an hour.

Recipe makes about 13 1-cup servings.