Sticky Popcorn

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 large marshmallows
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 10 cups popped popcorn

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• combine marshmallows, butter, and brown sugar in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth, 30 to 60 seconds.
• place popcorn in a bowl and pour marshmallow mixture over popcorn; stir to coat.

Quick And Easy Grilled Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large russet potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 22 mins Ready Time: 27 mins


• poke each potato with the tines of a fork. place the potatoes in a microwave oven, and cook on high power for about 5 minutes. check about halfway through, and turn potatoes over for even cooking. slice each potato in half the long way and cook potatoes another 2 minutes on high power.
• preheat a grill for medium heat.
• brush the potato tops with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• cook on prepared grill for 15 to 20 minutes, turning once.

shelby's microwave meat loaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 onion, minced
• 1/4 cup minced green bell pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup saltine cracker crumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 pounds extra lean ground beef

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• in a small bowl, mix together the tomato sauce, brown sugar, and mustard; stir until the brown sugar has dissolved.
• in a large mixing bowl, mix the eggs, minced onion and green pepper, garlic powder, cracker crumbs, salt, and black pepper; mix in the ground beef and half the tomato sauce mixture, stirring until the meat loaf is thoroughly combined. place the meat mixture into a 2-quart microwave-safe baking dish. spread the remaining tomato sauce mixture over the meat loaf.
• cook in microwave oven on high setting until set, the juices run clear, and meat is no longer pink inside, 10 to 15 minutes depending on power of microwave oven. an instant-read meat thermometer, inserted into the center of the loaf, should read 165 degrees f (75 degrees c). drain any grease from the dish as soon as loaf is cooked; allow to stand, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Garden Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large potatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) package chopped frozen broccoli, thawed
• 1/2 cup ranch-style salad dressing
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c). pierce the skin of the potatoes with a fork.
• microwave pierced potatoes on high for 12 minutes. place partially baked potatoes in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes. slice off potato tops, scoop out the bulk of the interior of the potato being careful to leave the potato skins intact. in a medium bowl, mash the removed potato interior.
• heat a small skillet over medium heat, stir in butter. saute onions in the skillet until tender, about 5 minutes.
• combine onions, broccoli, and ranch dressing with the mashed potato. brush the outside of the potato skins with oil. spoon potato mixture into the skins. arrange stuffed potatoes on a cookie sheet.
• bake potatoes for 15 minutes in the preheated 425 degrees f (220 degrees c) oven, or until heated through. season with salt, pepper, and parsley.

cookies-and-cream truffles

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 (14 ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies (such as oreo®)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed and softened
• 1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• pulse chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor until they are fine crumbs. set aside 1/2 cup crumbs in a small bowl. add cream cheese to remaining crumbs in the food processor; pulse until well combined.
• shape cream cheese mixture into walnut-size balls using dampened hands.
• melt chocolate and shortening in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, about 1 to 3 minutes.
• dip balls in the chocolate mixture, turning with a fork to completely coat. lift the truffles out of the chocolate mixture using 2 forks, letting excess chocolate drip into the bowl. transfer truffles to the prepared baking sheet. immediately sprinkle reserved cookie crumbs over truffles.
• chill truffles in refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour.

mashed sweet potatoes by jean carper

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
• 3 tablespoons amaretto (almond liqueur) or maple syrup
• cinnamon, to taste
• ginger, to taste
• 1/4 cup toasted almonds

Recipe

• microwave whole potatoes until done. cool to touch. remove pulp. mash with liqueur and spices. top with almonds. reheat in microwave.

easy cheesy tuna noodle casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (10 ounce) packages egg noodles
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) package processed cheese food (such as velveeta®), cut into cubes
• 3 (6 ounce) cans chunk light tuna in water, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can peas, drained (optional)
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of celery soup
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. drain noodles and return to the pot. pour olive oil and salt over the drained noodles; stir.
• put processed cheese food cubes into a large, microwave-safe bowl. heat in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes; pour over noodles and add tuna, peas, celery soup, mushroom soup, and black pepper. stir to coat noodles completely; pour into a large casserole dish. sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top of the noodle mixture to cover completely.
• bake in preheated oven until parmesan cheese just begins to brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

marshmallow fondant

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (16 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 pounds confectioners' sugar, divided

Recipe

Preparation Time: 29 mins Cook Time: 1 min Ready Time: 8 hrs 30 mins


• place the butter in a shallow bowl, and set aside.
• place the marshmallows in a large microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on high for 30 seconds to 1 minute to start melting the marshmallows. carefully stir the water and vanilla extract into the hot marshmallows, and stir until the mixture is smooth. slowly beat in the confectioners' sugar, a cup at a time, until you have a sticky dough. reserve 1 cup of powdered sugar for kneading. the dough will be very stiff.
• rub your hands thoroughly with butter, and begin kneading the sticky dough. as you knead, the dough will become workable and pliable. turn the dough out a working surface dusted with confectioners' sugar and continue kneading until the fondant is smooth and no longer sticky to the touch, 5 to 10 minutes.
• form the fondant into a ball, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. to use, allow the fondant to come to room temperature, and roll it out a flat surface dusted with confectioners' sugar.