Refried Beans

1 onion, peeled and halved

3 c. dry pinto beans, rinsed

½ fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

2 tbs minced garlic

5 tsp salt

1 ¾ tsp fresh ground black pepper

1/8 tsp ground cumin, optional

9 cups water

Directions:

Place the rinsed beans, jalapeno, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin into a slow cooker. Put the onion (cut in two) on top as it will be removed when you're done cooking the beans. Pour in the water and stir to combine. Cook on High for 8 hours, adding more water as needed. Note: if more than 1 cup of water has evaporated during cooking then the temperature is too high. Once the beans have cooked, strain them, and reserve the liquid. Mash the beans with a potato masher, adding the reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency.

If you do this recipe in a pressure cooker, just cook on high pressure for 30-35 minutes per cup of beans. So you would cook it for a total of 90-105 minutes for the 3 cups of beans in this recipe.

Canned Chicken

Fill clean jars to the top
with chicken breasts.
Add 1/2 tsp salt

Place in pressure cooker
and bring to pressure (second red line) then cook
75 minutes for pint jars
90 minutes for quart jars

Remove from heat and let
the pressure release on own.
Then remove and cool for the sealing.

Awesome Pasta

In a sauce pan:
1/4c olive oil
1/4c butter
3 chicken breasts cut into small pieces
2 cloves garlic crushed

Saute together until chicken is done.
Then add:
1/2 a jar of classico
1c 1/2 and 1/2

Pour into a crock pot and stir in:
2 packages of McCormick Alfredo sauce
1 tbs basil
1 tbs oregano

Cook on low for a bit, then stir into cooked bow tie pasta.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

1 cake mix, any flavor
2 eggs
1/2 oil
1 tsp peppermint extract

*Mix all together and shape into balls.
Bake at 375 for 8-9 minutes.

Top with peppermint kiss!

Granola Bars

2 1/2 c. oats
1/2 c. rice krispies
1/4 c. coconut
1/2c. mini chocolate chips
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c. ground flax seed

Mix ingredients together.
Push into 9x13.
Bake at 350 for 20mins.
Cool 10 mins.
Cut into granola bars shapes.

Super Moist Banana Bread

1/2c. butter
1c. sugar
2 eggs
4 ripe bananas
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
4 ripe bananas

Mix butter, sugar and eggs.
Then add bananas and vanilla.
Then the dry ingredients.
Mix well.
Pour into 2 greased loaf pans
Bake 350 for 50 mins or so.

Fast and Easy Breadsticks

1 tbs. yeast
1 1/2c. warm water
3-4c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbs. sugar

Mix all together until ball is formed.
Rise once and punch down
then roll all the dough on a cookie sheet.

Mix in a bowl:
1/4c. butter
1/4c. mayo
1/4c. parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic
some parsley

Spread on top of dough
and cut with a pizza cutter
down the middle and then into
breadsticks.
Bake 350 for 20-25 mins.
Makes about 20!
So Easy!