Pumpkin Cheese-Cake

Pumpkin Cheese-Cake

Prep Time: 10 minutes. Start to Finish: 4 hours and 50 minutes. Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 can (15 ounce) pumpkin (NOT pumpkin PIE mix)

1 8 ounce package cream cheese softened

¼ teaspoon vanilla

3 eggs

¾ cup sugar

½ cup biscuit mix (bisquick)

1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 cup caramel topping, if desired

Pecan halves, if desired

Directions:

Heat oven to 350

Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray

In a medium bowl place all ingredients except for caramel topping and walnuts; blend with hand beater (or in a blender) until smooth

Pour into pie plate

Bake about 45 minutes or until just puffed and center is dry (DO NOT overbake)

Cool completely, about 1 hour

Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until chilled

Drizzle servings with caramel topping and garnish with pecan halves

Store covered and in refrigerated

Slow Cooker Upside-Down Chicken Pot Pie

Slow Cooker Upside-Down Chicken Pot Pie

Prep Time: 10 minutes. Start to Finish: 10 hour 25 minutes. Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 ¼ pound boneless skinless chicken thighs

1 tablespoon instant chopped onion

2 dried bay leaves

¼ teaspoon pepper

1 18-ounce jar chicken gravy

2 medium celery stalks, cut into ½ inch slices

2 ¼ cups biscuit and baking mis

2/3 cup milk

1 12-ounce bag frozen mixed vegetables

Directions:

Place chicken in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker

Top with onion, bay leaf, pepper and gravy; Place celery on gravy

Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours

About 30 minutes before serving, make and bake 8 biscuits using biscuit and baking mix and milk as directed on package

Meanwhile, gently stir frozen vegetables into chicken mixture, Increase heat setting to High

Cover and cook 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf

For each serving, split biscuit and place in soup bowl or tart pan

Spoon about 3/4 cup chicken mixture on top of biscuit

Yummy Apple Pie

Yummy Apple Pie

Prep Time: 30 minutes. Start to Finish: 1 hour. Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 recipe for a 9 inch double pie crust or box of refrigerated pie crust

½ cup unsalted butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

¼ cup water

½ cup white sugar

½ cup packed brown sugar

8 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced

Directions:

Heat oven to 425 degrees
Melt the butter in a saucepan
Stir in flour to form a paste; add water, white sugar, brown sugar and bring it to a boil
Reduce temperature and let simmer
Place the pie crust in pie pan to form bottom and sides, (reserving ½ for top or 1 from the box)
Fill pan with apples, mounded slightly
Cover with lattice work of crust (criss-cross)
Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust, be sure to pour slowly so that it does not run off
Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, than reduce heat to 350 and continue baking for 35-45 minutes, until apples are soft

Turkey and Vegetable Bake

Turkey and Vegetable Bake

Prep Time: 35 minutes. Start to Finish: 50 minutes. Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 pound ground turkey or beef

1 8-ounce package sliced fresh mushrooms

1 onion, chopped

2 cups frozen peas and carrots

1 10 ¾ ounce can cream of mushroom soup

¼ pound velveeta cheese cut into ½ inch cubes

1 8-ounce can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

Directions:

Heat oven to 375ºF
Brown meat in large ovenproof nonstick skillet
Add mushrooms and onions; cook 8 to 10 min. or until liquid from mushrooms evaporates, stirring occasionally
Stir in peas, carrots and soup; bring to boil. Add velveeta; stir. Remove from heat
Unroll crescent dough; separate into 8 triangles
Arrange on top of meat mixture, with points of triangles overlapping in center and short sides along edge of skillet
Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown
Let stand 5 min. before serving

Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apple Chutney

Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Apple Chutney

Prep Time: 20 minutes. Start to Finish: 4 hours and 20 minutes. Serves 6

Ingredients:

4 center-cut bone-in pork loin chops, 1 inch thick (about 2 pounds), trimmed of fat

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

6 tablespoons packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries

2 medium baking apples, peeled and chopped (2 cups)

Directions:

Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray

Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper; place in cooker

In small bowl, mix brown sugar, vinegar, ginger, cinnamon, red pepper and cranberries

Spoon over pork in cooker; top with apples

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 hours to 4 hours 30 minutes