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SIMPLE SIDE DISHES |
Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
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Grandma's Homemade Mac & Cheese
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Watch as my mom and I make this easy Grandma's Healthy Mac & Cheese
RECIPE: 3 cups water 3 cups dry elbow macaroni 1/2 tsp salt SAUCE: 4 cups cheddar cheese or Parmesan cheese or 1/2 of each 1 Tbsp butter 1 (15–oz) can evaporated milk 1 package of Nacho Mama Seasoning Mix 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature Optional: Add cooked bacon,sausage, hamburger, shredded chicken, pheasant, or turkey. Preparation: Place the water and macaroni in a pressure cooker. Lock the lid into place and cook on high for 5 minutes. When the pressure cooker has finished, quick-release the pressure and carefully remove the lid. Stir the macaroni to break it up, and then add the evaporated milk mixture, shredded cheese, Nacho Mama Seasoning Mix butter, and cream cheese. Set the pressure cooker to the warm setting and stir until the sauce thickens and the cheese has melted. *If you do not have a Power Cooker you can do this on the stove also. Just cook your noodles, then make the sauce on your stove top and pour over noodles after it is well combined. |
Twice Baked Potatoes
TWICE BAKED POTATOES
6 large baking potatoes
½ cup real bacon crumbles
1 cup sour cream
½ cup milk
⅓ cup butter
½ package Cheesy Bacon Ranch, Peppercorn Ranch, BLT, or Glorious Garlic Seasoning
Salt & pepper to taste
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
8 green onions, sliced
Preheat grill to 350 degrees F. Place potatoes on grill and close lid. Grill for 1 hour or until a fork can easily slid into the potato. Remove from heat and let cool just until you can touch them comfortably. Cut them open lengthwise and remove the cooked potato flesh. Leave a ¼ inch of potato meat connected to the potato skin. In a mixing bowl, mix the potato flesh, sour cream, milk, Seasoning, butter, cheese, bacon crumbles and chopped green onions. Replace stuffing mixture into the potato skins. Grill with the lid closed for 15 - 30 minutes.
6 large baking potatoes
½ cup real bacon crumbles
1 cup sour cream
½ cup milk
⅓ cup butter
½ package Cheesy Bacon Ranch, Peppercorn Ranch, BLT, or Glorious Garlic Seasoning
Salt & pepper to taste
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
8 green onions, sliced
Preheat grill to 350 degrees F. Place potatoes on grill and close lid. Grill for 1 hour or until a fork can easily slid into the potato. Remove from heat and let cool just until you can touch them comfortably. Cut them open lengthwise and remove the cooked potato flesh. Leave a ¼ inch of potato meat connected to the potato skin. In a mixing bowl, mix the potato flesh, sour cream, milk, Seasoning, butter, cheese, bacon crumbles and chopped green onions. Replace stuffing mixture into the potato skins. Grill with the lid closed for 15 - 30 minutes.
Scalloped Potatoes & Ham
This dish is a crowd-pleaser with its creamy sauce, chunks of ham and
potato slices and a nice hint of garlic!
Ingredients:
•6 tablespoons butter, divided
•1/4 cup all-purpose flour
•1 teaspoon salt
•2 Tablespoons Glorious Garlic, Peppercorn Ranch or Grandma's Garden Seasoning Mix
•1/4 teaspoon pepper
•3 cups 2% milk
•6 cups thinly sliced peeled potatoes
•1-1/2 cups chopped fully cooked ham
•1 small onion, grated
Optional: 1/2 cup shredded cheese
• In a large saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour, Seasoning Mix, salt, and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk; bring to a boil, add cheese. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Combine potatoes, ham and onion; place half in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with half of the sauce; repeat layers.
• Cover and bake at 375° for 65-75 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender. Dot with remaining butter. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender.
potato slices and a nice hint of garlic!
Ingredients:
•6 tablespoons butter, divided
•1/4 cup all-purpose flour
•1 teaspoon salt
•2 Tablespoons Glorious Garlic, Peppercorn Ranch or Grandma's Garden Seasoning Mix
•1/4 teaspoon pepper
•3 cups 2% milk
•6 cups thinly sliced peeled potatoes
•1-1/2 cups chopped fully cooked ham
•1 small onion, grated
Optional: 1/2 cup shredded cheese
• In a large saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour, Seasoning Mix, salt, and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk; bring to a boil, add cheese. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Combine potatoes, ham and onion; place half in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with half of the sauce; repeat layers.
• Cover and bake at 375° for 65-75 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender. Dot with remaining butter. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender.
Loaded Hasselback Potatoes
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Large potatoes, baked
Sliced ham Cooked bacon slices Cheese slices Butter Starla’s Seasoning Mix– Glorious Garlic, Peppercorn Ranch, Citrus Dill, Parmesan Pesto, Grandma's Garden, or Nacho Mama -Slice baked potatoes without cutting all the way through the bottom. -Between the cuts, stuff a slice of cheese, bacon and ham. -Add small dabs of seasoned butter on top of each of the slices. -Salt & pepper to taste. -Wrap potato in double layer of tin foil lightly sprayed with cooking spray. -Place on a hot BBQ for 20+ minutes or until potato is hot and cheese, ham & bacon have melted together. -Top with sour cream, green onions, more bacon. |
Homemade Salad Dressing
Seasoned Sweet Potato Chips
Seasoned Sweet Potato Chips:
Large Sweet Potato – washed and scrubbed
Fine sea salt, as desired
Favorite Starla's Seasoning-Sweet Flavors are great too!
-Using a mandolin, slice the potato into very thin slices, with or without the peel.
-Preheat oven to 400F
-Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
-Arrange the potato slices in a single layer on the parchment lined baking sheet
-Sprinkle the tops with sea salt, along with seasonings
-Bake in the center of the oven for 10 minutes.
-After 10 minutes, the edges will begin start to crisp and curl up. -Flip each chip over, and return to the oven for another 2-3 minutes, or until desired crispness is reached. *You must continually watch them after you turn them over because they can go from crisp to charred in a matter of minutes.
If using a dehydrator
Arrange the slices into a single layer on the mesh trays, and dry at 155F (High) for approximately 2-3 hours, or until desired crispness is reached.
Large Sweet Potato – washed and scrubbed
Fine sea salt, as desired
Favorite Starla's Seasoning-Sweet Flavors are great too!
-Using a mandolin, slice the potato into very thin slices, with or without the peel.
-Preheat oven to 400F
-Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
-Arrange the potato slices in a single layer on the parchment lined baking sheet
-Sprinkle the tops with sea salt, along with seasonings
-Bake in the center of the oven for 10 minutes.
-After 10 minutes, the edges will begin start to crisp and curl up. -Flip each chip over, and return to the oven for another 2-3 minutes, or until desired crispness is reached. *You must continually watch them after you turn them over because they can go from crisp to charred in a matter of minutes.
If using a dehydrator
Arrange the slices into a single layer on the mesh trays, and dry at 155F (High) for approximately 2-3 hours, or until desired crispness is reached.
Chili Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Grandma’s Chicken and Rice
1 packet Grandma’s Garden Seasoning, Peppercorn Ranch or Glorious Garlic Seasoning
1½ cups uncooked long rice
4 chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup
2 cups water
1/2 cup chopped onions
Grease 16”x11” baking dish. Cover bottom of baking dish with uncooked rice and onions. Place chicken on top of rice. Pour soup and
water over chicken. Sprinkle Grandma’s Garden or Glorious Garlic Seasoning generously over chicken. Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 375° for 1½ hours. DO NOT OPEN the foil, or the rice will burn.
1½ cups uncooked long rice
4 chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup
2 cups water
1/2 cup chopped onions
Grease 16”x11” baking dish. Cover bottom of baking dish with uncooked rice and onions. Place chicken on top of rice. Pour soup and
water over chicken. Sprinkle Grandma’s Garden or Glorious Garlic Seasoning generously over chicken. Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 375° for 1½ hours. DO NOT OPEN the foil, or the rice will burn.
Seasoned Baked Broccoli
Alfredo Sauce
Cheesy Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese
1 packet BLT or Cheesy Bacon Ranch
8-oz. pkg. elbow macaroni, uncooked
1/4 cup butter
8-oz. pkg. shredded Colby-Jack cheese
10-3/4 oz. can Cheddar cheese soup
2 cups pasteurized cheese spread, cubed
1 cup milk
Boil macaroni for 5 minutes and drain. In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine butter and Colby-Jack cheese. Stir mixture until cheese is melted, then pour it into a slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients except macaroni, and mix well. Stir in cooked macaroni, and mix until well combined. Cover and cook on low setting for 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Serves 4 to 6.
8-oz. pkg. elbow macaroni, uncooked
1/4 cup butter
8-oz. pkg. shredded Colby-Jack cheese
10-3/4 oz. can Cheddar cheese soup
2 cups pasteurized cheese spread, cubed
1 cup milk
Boil macaroni for 5 minutes and drain. In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine butter and Colby-Jack cheese. Stir mixture until cheese is melted, then pour it into a slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients except macaroni, and mix well. Stir in cooked macaroni, and mix until well combined. Cover and cook on low setting for 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Serves 4 to 6.
Cheesy Bacon Garlic Chicken Pasta
Ingredients for Cheesy Bacon Garlic Chicken Pasta:
8 ounces penne pasta
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp dry Glorious Garlic seasoning mix *
2 cups milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 cup cooked, chopped bacon
2 cups cooked chopped chicken
*Optional ½ chopped cooked onion
Directions: In a large pot, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside. In same pot melt butter and the add flour and stir. Cook flour for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in milk. Continue cooking until sauce thickens. Stir in Glorious Garlic mix and cheese. Stir until cheese melts. Add chicken, bacon and pasta and optional onion. Stir until well blended. Enjoy!
* Also excellent made with Peppercorn Ranch, Salsa, or Habanero
8 ounces penne pasta
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp dry Glorious Garlic seasoning mix *
2 cups milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 cup cooked, chopped bacon
2 cups cooked chopped chicken
*Optional ½ chopped cooked onion
Directions: In a large pot, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside. In same pot melt butter and the add flour and stir. Cook flour for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in milk. Continue cooking until sauce thickens. Stir in Glorious Garlic mix and cheese. Stir until cheese melts. Add chicken, bacon and pasta and optional onion. Stir until well blended. Enjoy!
* Also excellent made with Peppercorn Ranch, Salsa, or Habanero
Carol's Mashed Potato Casserole
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1/2 packet Peppercorn Ranch or Glorious Garlic Mix
8 cups prepared mashed potatoes 3 Tbls. butter, softened 1 cup sour cream 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 3 Tbls. of Diced Onion (optional) Preheat oven to 350°. Grease bottom of 9x9-inch glass casserole dish. Use 8 cups of real mashed potatoes. Add Glorious Garlic Mix, butter, sour cream and 1-1/2 cups cheese, and onion. Mix well. Spread mixture into greased casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top and bake until bubbly and brown for approximately 20 minutes. |
Seasoned Cauliflower and Broccoli
Seasoned Oyster Crackers
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SEASONED OYSTER CRACKERS:
In a large Zipper bag mix 3/4 cup oil and 1 package Seasoning. Add 2 bags of oyster crackers and mix until crackers are completely coated. Pour onto 2 cookie sheets. Bake at 250° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown, stir occasionally. Cool completely and store in an airtight container. |
Creamy Avocado Dressing
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1 large avocado, peeled and pitted 2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/3 cup chopped onion 2-3 tsp. Glorious Garlic, Citrus Dill, Peppercorn Ranch or Buffalo Wing Ranch Seasoning Salt to taste Optional: Dash cayenne pepper. Thin with coconut milk or milk. Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Chill and serve. |
