Seven-Vegetable Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cut fresh green beans
• 1 cup fresh sugar snap peas
• 1 cup sliced yellow summer squash
• 1 cup sliced zucchini
• 1/2 cup julienned onion
• 2 small tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 cup coarsely grated carrots
• 2/3 cup reduced-fat Italian salad dressing
• 4 teaspoons minced chives

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, bring 2 inches of water to a boil. Add beans, peas, yellow squash, zucchini and onion. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Drain; rinse with cold water and pat dry.
2. Place vegetables in a bowl; add the remaining ingredients. Gently stir to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Zucchini Boats

Ingredients:

• 2 medium zucchini (about 8 inches)
• 3/4 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup large fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Trim the ends of zucchini. Cut in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Finely chop pulp.
   
2. In a skillet, cook beef, zucchini pulp, onion, mushrooms and peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat.
   
3. Add 1/2 cup cheese, ketchup, salt and pepper; mix well. Spoon into the zucchini shells.
   
4. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
   
5. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until zucchini is tender.
   

Yield: 4 servings. When scooping out the pulp for Zucchini Boats, a teaspoon is just the right size. Use your food processor or blender to finely chop the pulp quickly.

Zucchini Stir-fry

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. hamburger
• 2 zucchinis, sliced
  
• 1 onion, sliced
• mushrooms, sliced
• garlic, minced
• salt and pepper
• Instant white rice, cooked
  

Directions:

1. Cook hamburger; drain. Stir-fry zucchini, onion, mushrooms and garlic. Add hamburger, salt and pepper; mix and heat. Put over rice.
   

Weeknight Enchiladas

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (10 3/4 oz) can tomato soup, undiluted
• 1 (10 oz) can mild enchilada sauce
• 8 (7 or 8 in) flour tortillas
• 2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• sour cream (opt)
• sliced ripe olives (opt)
  

Directions:

1. Cook beef and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is browned, stirring until it crumbles; drain and return to skillet.
2. Stir soup and enchilada sauce into meat mixture. Spread 1/4 cup meat mixture onto each tortilla; sprinkle tortillas evenly with 1 cup cheese. Roll up tortillas; place, seam side down, in a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Pour remaining meat mixture over tortillas.
3. Cover and bake at 350* for 20 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese; bake 5 more minutes or until cheese melts. If desired, serve with sour cream and olives.
   

Cream Cheese Pie

One graham cracker crust, premade or homemade

• 
  3/4 can condensed milk



• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese



• 1 tbsp. lemon juice



• 1 tsp. vanilla
  Blend together and place in prepared graham cracker crust. Place in refrigerator for 4 hours until it jells.



• Top with fresh blueberries, or our favorite is Fresh Raspberries,



• You can top with a can of pie filling of choice
  
  

Zuchinni Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 2/3 c Bisquick pancake mix
• 1/4 c Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 t pepper
• 2 eggs
• 2 c grated zuchinni
  

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together and spoon onto griddle. (batter will be quite thick)
   
2. Serve with bacon, ham, sausage, salsa, peppers, cheese, sour cream, etc as toppings.
   

One-Pan Taco Dinner

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 pkg. taco seasoning
• 2 c. minute rice, uncooked
• 1 c. cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 c. shredded lettuce (opt.)
• 1 large tomato, chopped (opt.)
  

Directions:

1. Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain.
2. Add seasoning packet and 2 cups of water; stir. Bring to a boil.
3. Stir in rice, sprinkle with cheese and cover.
4. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Top with lettuce and tomato (optional) just before serving.
   

Ingredients:

• 6 hard cooked eggs
• 1/2 cup celery
• 1 tbsp onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 tsp salt
• dash pepper
  

Directions:

1. Chop eggs, mix all ingredients together. Spread on bread.
   

Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken or turkey, chopped
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dresing
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
  

Directions:

1. Mix together and enjoy on bread.
   

Dirt Cups

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cold milk
• 1 pkg. (4 serving size) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
• 1 (8 ounce) tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
• 15 OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, finely crushed, divided
• 10 paper or plastic cups (6 to 7 oz.) or dessert dishes
• 10 worm-shaped chewy fruit snacks

Directions:

1. Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Let stand 5 minutes. Gently stir in whipped topping and 1/2 cup of the crumbs.
2. Spoon pudding mixture into cups; top with remaining crumbs.
3. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with fruit snacks.

*Crush the Oreos in a food processor, it's easier.

Chocolate Fudge Pops

Ingredients:

• 1 (3.9 oz) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup Cool Whip
  

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine pudding, sugar, milk and cool whip. Pour mixture into small paper cups or ice pop molds and freeze. When set, stick wooden popsicle sticks into them if you are using paper cups. Serve when frozen.

Frozen Lemonade Pie

Ingredients:

• graham cracker pie crust


• 1 can sweetened condensed milk(14 oz.)


• 1 container cool whip(12oz.)


• 6 oz. frozen lemonade
  

Directions:

1. Fold last three ingredients together.

2. Pour into graham cracker crust.

3. Freeze for 4 hours.

4. Serves at least eight, 12 if smaller pieces.

Edible Playdoh

Ingredients:

Equal Parts of

• Powdered Milk
• Honey
• Peanut Butter
  

Directions:

1. Mix together with hands to form a playdoh consistancy. Add a little bit of flour if playdoh needs to be firmer.
   

Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients:

• 1 container of frozen Lemonade concentrate
• strawberries (fresh or frozen)
  

Directions:

1. Make up the lemonade. Smash up strawberries and add to lemonade.

**I feel that frozen strawberries thawed are earlier to smash up. Add as many as you want.

Graham Cracker Pie Crust

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup graham crackers, crushed (ziploc bag and rolling pin works wonderfully)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 6 tbsp butter, either at room temperature or melted
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  

Directions:

1. Mix well, press into ungreased pie plate
2. Bake at 375* for 7 minutes

After making this pie crust, I will never use a store-bought graham cracker crust ever again!