What is a great recipe for the family when you are altogether having a party?

Question

My family gets together once a month and we have the same boring foods what would be a good easy to make food that adds intrest to our family nights?

Answer 1

Crockpot Jambalaya

Ingredients
1-1/2 lb. boneless Chicken breasts
1 pound Smoked sausage, sliced
28 ounces tomatoes
1 pound cooked Shrimp
1 chopped Onion
1 chopped Green pepper
1 cup Chicken broth
2 teaspoons Oregano
2 teaspoons Parsley
3 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
2 cups cooked Rice
1 cup diced celery

Preparation
Cut into cubes chicken. Slice sausage. Chop onion, green pepper, & celery. Put all into crock pot. Add remaining ingredients except shrimp & rice. Cook on low heat for approximately 7 hours. About 30 minutes before serving, add cooked Shrimp & cooked rice.

Crock Pot Salmon Bake

Ingredients
2- 15 oz. cans Salmon
4 cups Bread crumbs
1 can Tomatoes
1 chopped green pepper
1 teaspoons Lemon juice
1 can Cream of onion soup
1 can Cream of celery soup
4 well beaten Eggs
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. Greek seasoning
2 Chicken bouillon cubes
1/4 cup milk
Preparation
Grease crock pot liner. Combine all ingredients except celery soup & milk. Pour into crock pot. Cover & cook on low heat for approximately 5 hours. Combine cream of celery soup with 1/2 cup of milk and heat in saucepan. Use as a sauce for salmon bake.

Crock Pot Shrimp Creole
Ingredients
1 lb. shrimp, deveined & shelled
1 cup chopped bell pepper
1 cup diced celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup tomato sauce
3 cups whole, stewed tomatoes
1/2 tsp. Tabasco
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
cooked rice
Preparation
Combine all ingredients except shrimp & place in crock pot. Cook 6 to 8 hours on low or 3 to 4 hours on high . Add shrimp last hour of cooking. Serve over hot cooked rice.


Crock Pot Hamburger Soup

Ingredients
2 lb. boneless stew meat
1 can home style, mixed vegetables
1 can cream style corn
3 cups beef broth or water
2 potatoes, peeled & cut in pieces
1 can sliced carrots
2 tbs. sugar
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 can tomatoes
1/4 cup catsup
Preparation
Place all ingredients in crock pot. Stir to mix well. Cook on low 4 to 6 hours or high 8 to 10 hours. Cook until meat is tender. More liquid may be added if needed.

Crockpot Brunswick Stew
Ingredients
3 (6 3/4 oz.) cans chunk chicken
1 lb. ground chuck
2 cans tomatoes
1 tsp. lemon juice
3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 chopped onion
2 cans cream style corn
1 cup catsup
1 tsp. garlic powder cooked rice
Preparation
Brown ground chuck and onion until done. Drain well & pour into crock pot. Combine remaining ingredients& pour over meat mixture. Cook 8 hrs. on low heat. Stir occasionally. Serve over rice.

Answer 2

Spanish Rice.

Use a slow cooker. Cook a chuck roast in it until it is nice and tender. Warning. It won't be tender unless you put it in there fresh. If it has ever been frozen it will come out rubbery. Use fresh meat only that has never been frozen. Cut this into cubes AFTER it has been cooked.

Take a pound of bacon and dice it before it is cooked. This is alot easier to do if you freeze the bacon first and then allow it to thaw just a bit. Fry this up in a pan and drain it. Do not fry it until crisp. You want it to be cooked but soft.

Now, put the rice (amount depends on how many people) in a large pot. Basmati rice is best. Add the chuck roast and the bacon. Add 1 jar of Prego three cheese tomato sauce. Add a couple of tablespoons of fresh garlic and at least 1 tablespoon each of pepper and fresh oregnao (if you can find it). You can get the correct color for the rice by adding saffron. But, this doesn't effect the taste at all. Optionally, add a tablespoon of salt. Add water until there is half an inch to an inch of liquid covering the rice. More liquid means a longer cook time and softer rice. Bring to a boil. Stir thoroughly as you do this or stuff will stick to the bottom of the pot. Once it boils, reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Let it cook for 45 minutes to an hour. Then mix it thoroughly when its done and allow it to cool a bit before serving.

Delicious.

Answer 3

Something My family likes is a Pork Stew.
It is pretty easy and is something fairly priced. depending on the size of your family you might try this get a nice size boneless pork roast. onions carrots either sweet potatoes or regular potatoes
your choice. Now you can either use a Crock pot or a large pot on the stove (remember that it will take less time on the stove.
Season your roast with salt and pepper and brow it quickly on the top of you stove place chopped onions in pot put roast on top of onions add about a cup of water and simmer roast for about and hour. add other Veggies ( such as your potatoes) The ones that take longer to cook first. Now you can add what ever types of Veggies you would prefer but I use potatoes, carrots, tomatoes,
Corn Lima beans, Or whatever I feel like at the time. Sometime I don't peel my regular potatoes.To add texture and nutrients. In the crock pot this can cook all day on the stove you can vary the time as you need to I add bay leaf Or other seasons to my taste.
Hope this helps I some times make corn bread or Biscuits and a nice Salad for a "stick- to your Ribs" meal. Hope this helps

Answer 4

The easiest and best recipe I can think of is Chicken, sausage, and shrimp gumbo... EVERYONE makes it different... read on:

Chicken, Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo

1 large frying chicken
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound sausage, sliced
1 pound shrimp (the weight is for peeled, deveined shrimp)
1 large onion, chopped
1 quart of diced tomatoes
1 package (16 ounces) frozen cut okra
Gumbo file'
Bay Leaf

Boil chicken; cover, reduce heat, and simmer about 45 minutes or until tender. Cool. Remove meat from bones… save the chicken broth. Add chicken, broth –except for 2-3 cups, onion, tomatoes to stockpot, cook over medium-low almost simmer heat for several hours. In the meantime, while the soup is simmering, make the roux and add to the soup while it simmers:

ROUX:
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup flour
Salt/Pepper to taste
In any heavy saucepan or frying pan, stir together flour, oil, salt and pepper until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat until it starts to brown, stirring constantly. When the mixture starts to brown, reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the roux is very dark brown… getting closed to burned. Quickly add stock and water to make a gravy (2-3 cups) and add to soup. Simmer

About 15-20 minutes prior to serving add the okra and shrimp. Can be served with rice.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

1 can Hormel Chili No Beans
1 pkg cream cheese
8 ozs spicy jack cheese

Spread cream cheese in pan, top with chili, then with cheese. (Can add jalapeno peppers if desired). Bake at 350 for about 15 -20 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with tortilla chips

Answer 7

Here's one recipe that would be quite tasty.
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Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

My family loved this recipe. All the flavors of the real deal, only quicker to put on the table. It would be a lovely brunch dish too.

4-6 servings 55 min 25 min prep

2 lbs skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size chunks
dry breadcrumbs
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, mixed with the milk
8 ounces swiss cheese, cubed
8 ounces ham, diced
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk

Dip chicken in egg and milk mixture, then toss with bread crumbs, coating well.
Brown in a little oil until golden.
Place chicken in a baking dish, add cheese and ham.
Mix soup with 1 cup of milk and pour over all.
Bake at 350 degrees F.
for 30-35 minutes, or until tender and bubbly

** ...AND FOR DESSERT:

Banana Macaroon Trifle **FOR A PICTURE "CLICK" BELOW.

"A chewy homemade macaroon mixture takes the place traditionally held by cake in this trifle. Sometimes I serve the sweet treat in individual cups. No time to bake? Use store-bought macaroons instead."
Original recipe yield: 8 servings

PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 25 Min
READY IN 45 Min

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 small firm bananas. sliced
1 tablespoon pineapple juice
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

DIRECTIONS
For macaroon mixture, beat butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until well blended. Add egg; mix well. Combine coconut, oats, flour and baking powder. Combine milk and vanilla; add to the sugar mixture alternately with coconut mixture alternately with coconut mixture (mixture will appear curdled).
Spread in a well-greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool completely; crumble. Set aside 1/4 cup for topping.
Just before serving, toss bananas with pineapple juice. In a 2-1/2-qt. serving bowl, layer a third of the macaroon crumbs, whipped topping and bananas. Repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.

Answer 8

You didn't say how many people are eating...

"Deli Beef Sub with Tomato-Pepper Relish"

16 oz. thinly sliced deli roast beef
1 loaf (1 lb.) Vienna bread ; unsliced
2 tbsp. prepared Italian dressing
6 leaves Boston lettuce
6 slices provolone cheese

Tomato-Pepper Relish:
1 cup seeded, chopped tomato
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3 tbsp. prepared Italian dressing

1) In medium bowl, combine relish ingredients; set aside.
2) Cut bread lengthwise in halfl Lightly drizzle 2 tbsp. dressing over bottom half of loaf; line with lettuce. Layer with cheese. Arrange beef over cheese; top with relish.
3) Close sandwich with top half of loaf; cut crosswise into 8 portions. Serve immediately.


"Carrot Cabbage Slaw" - 12 servings

4 cups shredded cabbage
2 cups shredded carrots
2 medium Golden Delicious apples; diced
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup honey
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8-1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg (optional)

In a large serving bowl, combine the cabbage, carrots, apples, raisins and walnuts.
In a small bowl, combine the honey and lemon juice until smooth. Stir in the sour cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir into cabbage mixture. Serve or chill.

Answer 9

1. chicken rotel
2. Cha Cha's White Bean Chicken Chili-go strictly by the directions and no substitutions!!!!!!!
3. 7 layer dip
4. baked ziti
5. potato soup

go to allrecipes.com-great recipes and if you adjust the number of servings then it will re-calculate the amount of each ingredient. my favorite recipe site!

Answer 10

The must have is a chocolate fondue fountain with angel cake strawberry's and pineapple chunk's all on the same skewer awesome O M G good......