Tuna Spread

2 cans Tuna (drained)

1 8oz package light Cream cheese (room temperature if possible)

½ cup Mayo (light)

2 TB Onions

1tsp Parsley

½ tsp Pepper

½ tsp Dried Chives
 
Combine. Use hand mixer for best consistency. Store in refridge. Serve on crackers or your favorite bread.

Rice and Bean Burrito

4 cans black beans, drained and rinsed (or approx. 5 - 6 cups cooked beans) 


3 cups rice, cooked

1/4 cup (or more if you like) taco seasoning

1/2 to 1 cup water

2 cans (8 ounce) tomato sauce (use more if you would like more liquid)

Salsa

Sour Cream

Cheddar Cheese

Tortillas (warmed in microwave or briefly in frying pan)

Heat first 5 ingredients through and simmer several minutes, if desired and have the time, to blend flavors.
Serve on Tortillas and add favorite burrito toppings.

Italian Minestrone Soup in Slow Cooker

Italian Minestrone Soup in Slow Cooker

Meatball Stroganoff

Meatballs:
1 egg
2 tablespoons ketchup
1/4 cup quick cooking oats
1 tablespoon onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 lb ground beef or turkey
Combine, form meatballs, bake at 350 until meatball cooked through (approx 30 mins. depending on size of meatballs.)

Sauce:
2 tablespoons butter - melted in pan -
Saute one small chopped onion until onion is pale.
Add:
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder or equiv. and stir.
Add:
1 15oz can beef broth and stir until simmering and slightly thickened.
Add 1-10oz can cream of mushroom soup, 2- 4oz. cans drained mushrooms, add cooked meatballs, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer.Then add 1 cup of sour cream. Heat until heated through, but do not boil.

Serve over egg noodles.

Macaroni and Cheese (Sorta Taste Like Kraft)

1 pound cooked pasta of choice (or 13.5oz whole grain version)
1 stick butter
2 cups milk
8 oz bag shredded sharp Cheddar (we use the one from Walmart but not the finely shredded - the thicker one)
4oz cream cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
1/4 tsp pepper to taste - optional
(optional - one chopped onion - I use sometimes - but not for kraft version :-)

Melt butter, saute onion in it, if using. Add milk. Then add cream cheese and wait until mostly melted, stirring frequently. Add shredded cheese and pasta.  Finally stir in  Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Serve, Eat and enjoy!

(I double this for my family of 9 and we have some left over.)

Loosely adapted from: Love In The Kitchen by Wendy Jeub

Easy Black Bean Soup

--3 cans of black beans
--1 can of Italian stewed tomatoes

--2 cups of broth

--2 T taco sauce
--1 1/2 cups finely chopped vegetables (any variety, carrots, corn, peas, celery, whatever you have on hand)

Dump cans of beans and tomatoes into crock pot - liquid and all. Add rest of ingredients. Cook on High for 6 hours or 8 to 10 hours on low in crock pot or until vegetables are cooked when cooking on the stove (about 1 to 2 hours)

Recipe Sites - Ingredients On Hand

Recipe sites that allow you to enter in a list of ingredients you have on hand in order to get a list of corresponding recipes.....
http://orgjunkie.com/2008/04/menu-plan-monday-april-14th.html

Kraftcanada

Tasteofhome

supercook

Allrecipes

Lovefoodhatewaste

food.com

Foodieview

grouprecipes.com