Creamy Potato Soup

This soup is delicious and hits the spot on a cold winter day. I got the recipe from a friend of mine at a get together a couple of weeks ago and I made it for the church hayride Saturday night. It was a big hit after getting off that cold wagon of hay!

My little one loves it. We had a few leftovers and he asked for "tater soup" 3 different times yesterday.

Creamy Potato Soup
8-10 potatoes
1 tsp garlic salt
1 can cream of celery
2 cans cream of chicken
1 stick butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 soup can milk (or evaporated milk) per can of soup
Salt
Pepper

Peel, chop into cubes and boil potatoes with garlic salt until tender. Combine soups and 3 cans of milk with butter and cream cheese. Stir on low heat until melted and blended. Gently stir in potatoes and simmer until thoroughly heated. Salt and pepper to taste. I like to put this in the crock-pot for family dinners so it stays nice and warm while it's being served.



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Strawberry Salad

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. dry strawberry Jell-O
1 (8 oz.) sour cream
1/2 c. sugar
1 (8 oz.) tub Cool Whip
Sliced strawberries
Chopped pecans

Mix together cream cheese, Jell-O, sour cream, sugar, Cool Whip and sliced berries. Garnish with sliced berries and chopped nuts. Refrigerate.

Pink Cloud Salad

1 pkg. strawberry Jell-O mix
1 c. boiling water
1 c. cold Coca-Cola
1 c. crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 c. miniature marshmallows
1/4 c. chopped pecans

Dissolve Jell-O mix in boiling water. Stir in cold Coke. Chill until slightly thickened. Beat mixture over bowl of ice water until gelatin is light and foamy. Fold in crushed pineapple, marshmallows and pecans. Pour into 8-inch square dish. Chill until firm. Cut gelatin in squares and serve on lettuce leaf.

Taco Soup

It's cold and windy here again today. I don't think Spring will ever officially get here!! I thought this taco soup recipe sounded good for a chilly Spring evening.

TACO SOUP
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 pkg. ranch dressing mix
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix
1 c. water
2/3 can Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
2 (15 oz.) cans pinto beans
1 (15-oz.) can black beans
1 (15-oz.) can cream-style corn
Sour cream
Shredded cheese
Frito's chips

Brown beef with onions in medium-sized soup pot. Drain excess grease. Add dressing mix, water, taco seasoning, Rotel, beans and corn. Simmer 1 hour before serving with sour cream, cheese and Frito's.

Potato Salad

POTATO SALAD
10 to 12 potatoes
3 hard-boiled eggs
1 lg. jar diced pimentos
2 to 3 T. sweet pickle relish
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 lg. green pepper, chopped
Salt
Miracle Whip

Peel and cube potatoes. Put potatoes in a large pot with a little salt and boil until slightly tender when pierced with a fork. Do not overcook. Drain and let cool. While cooling, boil 3 eggs, peel and chop eggs. When potatoes are completely cool, add eggs, pimentos, sweet pickle relish, onion and green pepper. Mix just enough to blend ingredients. Add several large spoons of Miracle Whip salad dressing and mix. Continue adding Miracle Whip until ingredients are well-coated. Salt to taste. Refrigerate.

Mandarin Orange Salad

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD
1 can mandarin oranges
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 (12 oz.) tub small curd cottage cheese
1 (10. oz) tub Cool Whip
1 pkg. orange Jell-O mix

Drain and chop mandarin oranges. Mix all ingredients together and place in refrigerator for 4 hours or until chilled.

Rainy Day Macaroni Salad

This recipe is DELICIOUS! I always sneak as much as I can home from the family dinners (thanks Aunt Loetta!) so I can go to the refrigerator multiple times and sneak big bites out of the container I have stashed in the back corner. You know a recipe is good when you use the word sneak twice while talking about it!

MACARONI SALAD
1 lb. elbow macaroni
1 lg. green pepper, chopped
1 med. onion, chopped
2 carrots, shredded
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1/2 c. vinegar
1 c. sugar
2 c. Miracle Whip salad dressing
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Cook macaroni, drain and cool. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Add macaroni, stirring well to coat macaroni. Store overnight in a large airtight container. Stir before serving.

Yum! yum! yum!




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