Chicken Salad Casserole

This is a great dish for a luncheon, served with crackers.

Chicken Salad Casserole

• 4 chicken breasts, cooked, cooled and diced
• 3/4 c. chopped celery
• 1/2 c. chopped onion
• 1 can sliced water chestnuts
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can cream of onion soup
• 3/4 c. mayonnaise
• 2 c. cornflakes, crushed

Mix all ingredients except cornflakes and spread in a buttered casserole dish.  Top with cornflakes.  Bake at 300°F for 45 - 60 minutes.

Layered Christmas Jello Salad

I first found this recipe in an old Jello cookbook many years ago, and I liked it so much that I made multiple pans of it and served it at our wedding reception (18 years ago tomorrow!)

Layered Christmas Jello Salad

• 2 3-oz. boxes lime Jello
• 1 3-oz. box lemon Jello
• 2 3-oz. boxes cherry, cranberry, or raspberry jello
• 5 c. boiling water, divided
• 2 c. cold water, divided
• 15 large or 1 1/2 c. mini marshmallows
• 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 c. whipping cream, whipped

Mix lime Jello with 2 c. boiling water.  Stir until dissolved.  Add 2 c. cold water and pour into 9 x 13 dish.  Refrigerate until set. 
Dissolve lemon Jello in 1 c. boiling water.  Stir in marshmallows until melted.  Fold in crushed pineapple and whipped cream.  Gently spread on top of lime Jello and refrigerate until set.
Mix red Jellow ith 2 c. boiling water and stir until dissolved.  Add 2 c. cold water and let set until lightly set; spoon over lemon Jello mixture.  Refrigerate until firm.

Party mix (like Chex)

A little different from the regular party mix.  


Party Mix

• 4 c. Wheat Chex
• 4 c. Rice Chex
• 4 c. Cheerios
• 19 oz. jar dry roasted peanuts
• 6 oz. Goldfish crackers
• 8 oz. thin pretzel sticks
• 1 c. butter
• 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp. seasoned salt
• 1 tsp garlic salt

Preheat oven to 250°.  Stir first 6 ingredients together. Melt butter, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings together and drizzle over cereal mixture with gently mixing with a spatula or large wooden spoon.  When mixed thoroughly, spread on cookie sheets and place in oven for an hour, stirring approximately every 15 minutes.  Let cool.  Store in airtight container.
 

Homemade BBQ Potato Chips

In an attempt to satisfy an afternoon craving, we made these.  YUM!
 
Homemade BBQ Potato Chips

1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. chili powder
1/8 tsp. ground mustard
dash of cayenne pepper
2 large Russet potatoes, sliced very thin
Combine spices (I put mine in an extra shaker bottle).  Cook potato slices as desired -- bake or deep fry.  Sprinkle with a little salt and as much of the spice mix as you'd like.  Cool a little before eating so you won't burn your tongue.