Showing posts with label cranberry covered baker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cranberry covered baker. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Easy Cobbler

1-cup flour 1⁄2 cup butter or margarine
1-cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder
1⁄2 cup milk 29 oz. can sliced peaches with juice
Note: Any desired fruit or berry will work.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place butter in bottom of baker. Place in oven just long enough to melt the butter. Remove from oven when melted. Sift flour, sugar and baking powder into Classic Batter Bowl. Then add milk. Mix well with whisk to make a batter. Pour the batter over the melted butter. Heat the fruit and juice.

Pour the warm fruit and juice over the batter. DO NOT STIR.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 min. The butter will creep through the fruit and make a crust on top.

Salsa "Fried" Potatoes

In a medium bowl, mix together 1-cup salsa, 1 small can of black olives & 2 cloves pressed garlic. Chop 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro; add to salsa mixture. Slice 4-5 potatoes & mix with the salsa mixture. Place the potatoes in baker and cover with lid. Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove the lid & grate the cheese over the potatoes. Bake about another 10 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender & cheese is melted.

Italian Potatoes

Place peeled and sliced potatoes in baker. Melt 1⁄2 stick butter; add 1 TBS. Good Season's Italian Salad Dressing Mix. Pour over potatoes. Cover with lid and bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until done. While potatoes are baking, fry 2-3 strips of bacon until crisp. Chop bacon. Remove potatoes from oven when done and sprinkle bacon over top along with a cup (more or less) of shredded cheddar cheese. Replace top and set aside to allow cheese to melt. Serve and enjoy!

Baked Potato Curls

Peel & slice 4 potatoes and place them in baker. Chop 1 bunch green onions (tops only) & place in medium bowl. Fry 4-5 strips of bacon & chop into fine bits, add to green onions. Press 2 garlic cloves into bowl & mix with 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1⁄2 cup sour cream, & 1⁄2 stick of melted butter. Mix together & pour over potatoes. Cover with lid & bake at 400F for 20 minutes.

Round Steak & Mushroom Gravy

Place round steak in baker. Add 1 can mushroom soup and 1 can water. Cover with lid and bake in 350 oven for about 1 hour.

Mushroom Pork Chops

Empty 1 can of cream of mushroom soup into baker. Crush clove of garlic; mix in 1⁄4 cup white wine. Place thick sliced pork chops on top, cover with lid. Bake 325F for 45 minutes.

Pork Chops & Rice

Empty contents of purchased rice/pilaf mix (Uncle Ben's) into baker. Add water according to package directions. Place pork chops on top of rice & sprinkle seasoning mix on meat. Cover & bake for 1-2 hours at 350 degrees.

Pork Chops & Gravy

Place pork chops in baker. Mix one can of cream of mushroom soup with 1⁄4 cup white wine and 2 cloves pressed garlic. Cover chops with soup mixture. Cover with lid. Bake at 375 for 1-1⁄2 hours.

Barbecued Chicken, Pork Chops, Etc.

Place your choice of meat in baker. Pour your favorite barbecue sauce over all. Cover with lid. Bake at 350F until done.

Italian Roast Chicken

1 whole chicken 1 large fresh tomato
1 can tomato sauce (15 ounces) 1⁄2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp dried basil 1 tsp. dried thyme
6 garlic cloves, crushed

Remove all visible fat from chicken (do not take the skin off). Season with salt & pepper. Rub interior with one crushed garlic clove. Place chicken on its back in baker. Slice tomato in half horizontally and squeeze to remove the seeds & juice. Chop tomato & put around chicken. Sprinkle w/ crushed garlic, basil, thyme, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour tomato sauce over.

Cover with lid, cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove lid and continue to cook for 15 minutes.

No Peek Chicken

6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 pkg. long grain & wild rice (w/seasoning pkt)
1 can each: cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup
1 can water

Combine rice, seasoning from box, both cans of soup & 1 can water in baker. Place chicken on top and cover with lid. Bake at 350 for about 2 hours. Makes a wonderful tender chicken dish with great rice and gravy. (Try it with pork chops too!)

Honey Mustard Chicken

Place roasting chicken in the baker and pour FAT FREE honey mustard dressing over the top. Cover with lid. Cook for 1-1⁄2 hours at 425F.

Hawaiian Chicken

Place whole chicken in baker, pat dry. Using pastry brush, brush on a thick coat of Apricot Jam. Pour a can of pineapples over chicken with some maraschino cherries.

Cover with lid & bake for 1-1⁄2 hours at 375 Use juices from chicken as gravy.

Serve with white rice & a green vegetable.

Chicken Pot Pie

Simmer a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, let cool and cube. Microwave cubed potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, green beans or peas. Combine with cornstarch-thickened chicken broth (from the simmered chicken), and pour into pie crust lined baker (you can use Pillsbury ready made) then top with the other crust, crimp, brush with milk, sprinkle with herbs, sesame seeds, or a little Parmesan, and bake at 350 about 40 min.

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Place whole roasting chicken in baker with one whole lemon & one head of garlic (unpeeled) in cavity of chicken. Season with salt & pepper.

Cover with lid and cook for 1-1⁄2 hours at 425. (Try with an orange too.)

Chicken & Vegetables

Place chicken (skin on or off) in baker. Place chopped onion, celery and carrots around chicken. Sprinkle with 1⁄2 package of Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix. Place lid on top. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Cranberry Chicken

Mix one can of whole berry cranberries w/ can of cream of mushroom soup & one packet of onion soup mix. Pour over top of chicken in baker. Cover with lid, place in oven; bake for 1-1⁄2 hours at 425.

Roasted Turkey Breast

Place turkey breast in baker; place 6-8 small red skinned potatoes, halved, around turkey. Add 1⁄2 cup white wine & 2 cloves pressed garlic. Season with salt & pepper. Cover with lid. Bake at 350F for 1-1⁄2 hours. Uncover for last 15-20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.

Baked Ham

Place the butt portion of a ham in the baker. Top with lid. Place in 350 oven for 2 1⁄2 - 3 hours. You may glaze ham in last 30 minutes of cooking with pineapple and brown sugar glaze.

Smoked Sausage with Vegetables

Cut Smoked Sausage into chunks and place in baker. Add 1 cup water, quartered potatoes, carrots, quartered cabbage, (any vegetables you like). Top with lid. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until veggies are done.