WILD RICE SALAD

Ingredients

2 cups cooked wild rice
4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1 cup cubed cheddar cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sliced stuffed olives
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

In a bowl, combine rice, eggs, cheese, mayonnaise and olives; mix well. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, add the pecans and toss. Yield: 6 servings.

ORIENTAL COLE SLAW

Ingredients

 

  • 1 LARGE PACKAGE OR 2 SMALL PACKAGE COLE SLAW MIX
  • 1/2-1 C CHOPPED GREEN ONION
  • 1 PKG RAMEN NOODLE MIX (UNCOOKED)
  • 1/4 C SUNFLOWER NUTS
  • 1/4 C SLICED ALMONDS OR INCREASE SUNFLOWER NUTS TO 1/2 CUP
  • 2 T CIDER VINEGAR
  • 2 T CRISCO OIL
  • 1/4 C SUGAR
  • 1/2 C WATER

Directions

 

In large bowl combine cole slaw mix & chopped green onion.
in a shaker container combine vinegar, oil, water, sugar and seasoning mix from ramen noodle & shake well. Pour over cole slaw mixture. Just before serving break up uncooked ramen noodles & mix with nut meats, combine all well with cole slaw mixture.
this is best if cole slaw mixture is made the night before and allowed to marinate overnight. Put the nuts & noodles on just prior to serving.
also, this may be served with grill chicken breast as a main dish salad.

Grilled Hashbrown Potatoes

Ingredients

  •  
  • 1 bag frozen shredded hashbrowns
  • 1 small to medium onion chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 1-2 sticks butter
  • salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Unthaw hash browns put into large piece of silver foil. Add onion,green pepper and butter,season with salt and pepper (may use a little garlic salt if you like) wrap and seal foil put onto hot grill for about a 1/2 an hour or until veggies are tender.

Baked BBQ Potato Rounds

Ingredients

2 large BAKING POTATOES; Unpeeled.
1 cup(s) MONTEREY JACK CHEESE; Grated.
5 slice(s) BACON; Cooked Crisp.
1/4 cup(s) GREEN ONIONS; Chopped.
1/4 cup(s) BARBECUE SAUCE

Directions
Cut potatoes into 1/4 inch thick slices.
Spread out potato slices on a jelly roll pan that has been spayed with a non-stick cooking spray.
Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned; remove from oven.
In a bowl or a sheet of wax paper; combine cheese, crumbled bacon and green onion.
Generously brush potato slices with barbecue sauce.
Sprinkle with the cheese mixture.
Return potato slices to oven.
Bake for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.