ThriftyFun Recipes - March 9, 2007

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• Karo Syrup Cookie Recipe
• Cranberry Crockpot Pork Chops
• Goulash Recipe

Today's Recipes:

• Three-Cheese Garden Pizza
• Louisiana Dirty Rice
• Fluffy
• Chicken Jambalaya
• Best Ever Slow-Cooked Roast
• Party Cheese Ball
• Vegetable Dip Mix
• Hamburger Casserole

Karo Syrup Cookie Recipe

I am looking for an old recipe that used to be on the Karo Syrup bottle label. It was for cookies and you would place a pecan in the center before baking. This was not the cookie I've seen on the web that has a filling, it's fairly easy to make and resembles a plain brown sugar cookie. Any help would be so appreciated by my Mother and myself.

Patricia from Colorado

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Cranberry Crockpot Pork Chops

Recently, someone posted a recipe for slow cooker pork chops in which one dumps a can of whole berry cranberry sauce over the chops and cooks it in a slow cooker. I thought I had saved it, but and can't find it. It was so easy and now I have the ingredients! Help!

CayC from Green Cove Springs, FL

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Goulash Recipe

I am looking for a good Goulash Recipe. One that isn't bland tasting. If anyone has a great recipe they would like to share I would love to try it.

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Three-Cheese Garden Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 package refrigerated pizza crust
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 medium tomato, sliced
• 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
• 1 medium zucchini, sliced
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place pizza dough on greased 14 inch pizza pan. Pat out dough with fingers to edge of pan. Bake 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned; remove from oven. Spread garlic onto crust; sprinkle with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Top with tomato and Italian seasoning. Layer zucchini, onion and mushrooms over tomato; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 15-18 minutes or until cheese is golden brown and bubbly. Cut into wedges; serve warm. Note: One can (8oz.) pizza sauce may be substituted for the sliced tomato.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Louisiana Dirty Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. sausage
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 small pkg. Uncle Ben's Wild Rice and Seasoning Packet
• 1/2 cup plain Minute Rice (uncooked)
• 2 (10 3/4 oz.) cans chicken broth

Cook and drain sausage. Saute onion and green pepper. Until tender. Mix all ingredients in a large pan. Cover and cook for 25 minutes over low to medium heat. You can also add crushed red pepper to this if you like it spicy. I add 2 Tbsp. to mine.

By IMAQT1962

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Fluffy

Ingredients

• 1 small box of fat free, sugar free vanilla pudding
• 2 6-8 oz. containers of fat free vanilla yogurt
• 1 8 oz. container of lite or fat free Cool Whip
• Mandarin oranges, strawberries or your favorite berry

Mix yogurt with pudding, add Cool Whip, then blend in your fruit.

Yummy dessert and very low cal.

Diane

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Chicken Jambalaya

Ingredients:

• 4 skinned chicken breast halves
• 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 2 cup chopped onion
• 1/3 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/3 cup sliced green onions
• 1/2 lb. lean pork, cut into cubes
• 1/4 cup chopped cooked lean ham
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
• 5 cloves, garlic, minced
• 1/2 lb. Italian turkey sausage
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. chili powder
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp. dried whole thyme
• 6 bay leaves, finely crushed
• Dash of mace
• 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 2 cups canned ready to serve, no salt added chicken broth

Cook chicken breast halves in oil in a large Dutch oven over medium high heat until browned. Remove chicken and cool slightly. Add onion and next 6 ingredients; cook over medium high heat 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Add sausage and next 7 ingredients stirring to crumble the meat. Cut chicken breast halves in half using a sharp knife of kitchen shears. Place chicken in single layer in Dutch oven; add rice and chicken broth. Bring mixture to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and cook 35-40 minutes or until rice is tender. Toss gently before serving.

By Robin

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Best Ever Slow-Cooked Roast

Ingredients:

• 1 3-5 lbs. roast, any type
• 1 lb. carrots, cut up or shredded
• 8 medium potatoes, cut in fours
• 16 oz. jar salsa

Brown roast in 1 Tbsp. oil and drain. Layer carrots on bottom of slow cooker.. Add browned roast. Place potatoes around sides of roast. Pour salsa over all. Turn slow cooker on Low and cook 8 hours.

DELICIOUS!

By Yilbit

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Party Cheese Ball

Ingredients

• 1 package cream cheese (8oz.), softened
• 2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/8 tsp. celery salt
• dash of garlic salt
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted ripe olives
• 2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or minced fresh parsley

In medium bowl, combine cream cheese and cheddar cheese. Blend in mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt and garlic salt. Stir in olives and onion. Cover; chill 2-3 hours for flavors to blend. When ready to serve, shape cream cheese mixture into a ball; roll in pecans to coat. Serve with crackers.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Vegetable Dip Mix

Vegetable Dip Mix

• 1 Tbsp dried chives
• 1/2 tsp. dill weed
• 1 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp. paprika

Directions

Combine all ingredients mixing well. Place in a ziplock bag. Use within 6 months. Makes 2 Tbsp.

Vegetable Dip

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 package vegetable dip mix (recipe above)

Directions

Combine all ingredients. Chill at least 1 hour before serving. Makes 2 cups.

By Christi from Paducah, KY

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Hamburger Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 package noodles, cooked as directed
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 can tomato soup
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 can mushrooms
• 1/2 lb. diced sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 large onion, chopped

Cook celery in water; brown meat and onions in skillet; mix meat mixture and noodles together. Add celery and 1 cup celery liquid, mushrooms and mushroom liquid, tomato soup, cheese, and cook about 10 minutes. Put in casserole and bake at 350 degrees F for 30-45 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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