YUM-O! *Recipe Exchange - Part 1*

I recently participated in a recipe exchange (Thanks, Amy) and I thought I would share the recipes I received with everyone. I haven't had a chance to try any of them out yet, but some look very interesting.

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Pasta Fagiouli Soup in a Crock Pot

(Just Like Olive Garden)

2 lbs ground beef

1 onion, chopped

3 carrots, chopped

4 stalks celery, chopped

2 (28 oz) cans diced tomatoes, undrained

1 (16 oz) can red kidney beans, drained

1 (16 oz) can white kidney beans or white northern beans, drained

3 (10 oz) cans beef stock

3 tsp oregano

2 tsp pepper

5 tsp parsley

1 tsp tabasco

1 (20 oz) jar spaghetti sauce

6 oz bag pasta

Cook pasta. Brown beef and drain. Add everything else to crock pot except the noodles and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours. During last 30 minutes on high or 1 hour on low add pasta. (This also can be cooked on the stove top on low for a few hours.)

(This recipe courtesy of Rene Smith)

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Creamy Tortilla Soup

3 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp minced garlic

2 Tbsp minced onion

1 tsp pepper

3 Tbsp flour

1 can rotel, chopped

1 can creamed corn

2 cans chicken broth

1 pint half & half

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 large can chicken

1/4 large block of Velveeta, cubed

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

Melt butter in large pan, add garlic, onion, pepper and saute until browned. Add flour and cook 1 minute more. Add remianing ingredients except velveeta and cilantro and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add velveeta and cilantro and cook until cheese is melted.

Serve with chips and shredded cheese.

(This recipe is courtesy of Jamie Webb)

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Chicken Casserole

4-5 chicken breast

1 can cream of mushroom

1 can cream of chicken

1 small container of sour cream

Crust:

25 Saltine crackers

Melted butter

Red pepper

Black Pepper

Boil chicken breat. Tear up chicken breast and place in bottom of 9x13 baking dish. Mix soups and sour cream together and pour over chicken. The amount of butter and saltines vary depending on how much crust you want. Crush crackers and melt enough butter to cover crackers. Mix and sprinkle over top of soup mixture. Add pepper to taste.

Bake at 350 or until crackers start to turn brown (about 1 hour).

(This recipe courtesy of Julie Lombard)

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Goof Balls

1 box rice crispies cereal

1 bag caramels

1 bag jumbo marshmallows

1/2 cup milk (or desired amount to mix with caramels while melting)

In medium sauce pan melt all caramels with milk until nice and thin. Remove from heat. You can reheat caramel sauce as often as needed, usually just once. Taking 2 tablespoons, roll marshmallow until coated with caramel sauce (careful not to leave it too long, it will melt). Then pick up with spoons and drop in bowl of rice crispies until completely coated with cereal. Place on wax paper to dry. Repeat until you have desired number of treats.

You can also drizzle melted chocolate over treats at the end for an added twist.

(This recipe courtesy of Christy Gabellieri)