Friday, April 10, 2009

“Easy on Teeth” Recipes


Really Simple Sloppy Joe's
1 lb. ground round
1 bottle of Heinz chili sauce
1/2 small onion (finely diced)
Mustard
Thoroughly brown the ground round and diced onions over medium heat in a medium pan, stirring occasionally to make sure the meat breaks up. When thoroughly browned, add 1 bottle of Heinz Chili Sauce. Then fill empty bottle 1/3 to 1/2 way with water. Shake to mix remaining sauce, and pour into mixture. Reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Spoon mixture on to hamburger buns and spread a dab of mustard.

Doc McDermott's Corn Pudding
1 can cream-style corn
2 eggs, well beaten
1 Tbsp either bacon drippings or melted butter
1 l/2 Tbsp sugar (or Splenda)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 1-quart glass dish. In a bowl combine the corn, eggs, butter or drippings, and sugar, and pour into the greased dish. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Rodabough Redd Beans, Rice, and Sausage
Re1 pkg red beans and rice mix (recommend Zatarain's)
1/2 lb. smoked or Polish sausage
1 Tbsp butter or oil
1/2 small onion, diced
In a medium saucepan, add butter or oil and onions. Sauté until tender. Add water and the red beans and rice mix to pan. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Slice sausage into thin slices and add to the mixture for the last 10 minutes of the simmering. Remove from heat, let stand for 2-3 minutes before serving. This tastes GREAT and is easy to chew and swallow!

Easy Noodles Romanoff
Combine one medium onion (chopped), one half pound of cooked noodles, one cup sour cream, one cup cottage cheese, and a half cup of grated cheddar cheese in a baking dish. Bake for about a half hour at 325 degrees.

Bankhead's Incredible Edible Tuna Pasta
1 box of macaroni and cheese
1/2 cup of milk
1 can of tuna
1 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup

Prepare macaroni and cheese per box instructions. Stir in mushroom soup, milk, and tuna. Heat to serving temperature. Makes 3 servings.

Potato Pancakes
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 diced small onion
1-1/2 Tbsp flour
1/8 tsp baking powder
1/8 cup of milk
1-1/2 cups of cubed raw potatoes

Blend egg, onion, salt, flour, baking powder, and milk in blender until smooth. Pour into a greased frying pan to form pancakes. Cook until brown on both sides. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Makes 6 servings.


Mixed Fruit Smoothies
Quick, colorful, and delicious, these four-ingredient fruity shakes are as good-looking as they are good for you.

2 bananas chilled
2/3 cup strawberries or mango slices
1 12-ounce can grape juice or mango, apricot, strawberry, or other fruit nectar, chilled
1 8-ounce carton fat-free yogurt
1 Tbsp honey (optional)

Combine bananas; strawberries or mango slices; grape juice or fruit nectar; yogurt; and, if desired, honey in a blender container. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour into six tall, chilled glasses. If desired, sprinkle with ground pistachio nuts. Makes 6 smoothies.

Note: For two-tone smoothies, make mango smoothies and strawberry smoothies. Transfer to separate pitchers or glass measuring cups. Taking a pitcher or cup in each hand, slowly pour both smoothies at the same time into opposite sides of the glass.

Frosty Fruit Smoothie
1 medium banana, peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup orange, pineapple, grape, or apple juice or low-calorie cranberry juice, chilled
½ cup fat free milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 ice cubes
In a blender, combine the banana chunks, chilled fruit juice, milk, vanilla, and ice cubes. Cover and blend until frothy. Pour mixture into glasses. Serve immediately.

Critter Shake
Place 2 scoops ice cream, 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup, and 2 jelly snakes in a blender and process on medium for 30 seconds. Add 2 strawberries, 2 crushed chocolate biscuits, and 1/2 cup milk and process on medium for another 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup crushed ice.

Tangy Cherry Milkshake (sugar free)
3/4 cup (approximately 12) cherries, rinsed and halved
1/2 cup fruit-sweetened cherry yogurt
1/3 cup 1% milk
Sweetener as sweet as 2 teaspoons sugar, such as 1 packet Equal® or NutraSweet® (caution: some people have concerns about aspartame, the primary ingredient)

Fully freeze the cherries. Freeze the yogurt for an hour. Thoroughly purée all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Serve immediately. Makes one portion.

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