Sausage Cheese Balls

2 lbs. sausage
1-1/2 cups baking/biscuit mix
4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

*Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients and form into 1-inch balls. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

**Makes about 6 dozen. Freeze leftovers.

BBQ Biscuits

From Michelle.

These are so easy and so good.

3/4 lb. ground beef (or turkey)
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1 Tbsp. dried onion
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 (8 oz) can refrigerated biscuits
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

*Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, brown ground beef and drain. Add bbq sauce, onion, and brown sugar; set aside. Separate biscuit dough and press each biscuit into a greased muffin cup. Fill with meat mixture and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Grandmother B's Meatballs

These meatballs are so easy and so good! They can be served over rice for a main dish or served by themselves (with sauce) as an appetizer. I double the meatball recipe and freeze half for another time.


MEATBALLS:
1-1/2 lb. ground beef (or turkey)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. milk
1 cup oats
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 cup chopped onions

*Mix all ingredients and roll into balls. Bake meatballs @ 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

SAUCE:
2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
2 Tbsp. vinegar
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
4 Tbsp. brown sugar

*Mix all ingredients, then stir in meatballs. Pour into a baking pan. Bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until heated through. (Or you can simply heat it through on the stove.) Serve over rice.

Florentine Chicken Ring

My friend, Molly, made this for many-a-baby shower (we were in a married student ward) and it was always a hit!

1 tsp. olive oil
1 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen chopped spinach (thawed and well drained)
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/3 cup real mayonnaise
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt, optional
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 cans refrigerated crescent rolls

*Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet and add chicken; saute about 2 minutes. Add garlic and continue to cook until chicken is tender. When cooled, finely chop and mix chicken with remaining ingredients (except crescent rolls). Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

*Unroll crescent rolls and separate into triangles. On a 13 inch round stone (or regular baking sheet) arrange triangles with wide ends about 2 1/2 inches from center, overlapping to form a circle in the center. Spoon chicken mixture evenly onto the wide edge of the ring. Bring the outside points of the rolls up over the filling and tuck them under the edge of the dough in the center of the ring. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Curried Chicken Lettuce Wraps

My friend made this at my very first Pampered Chef party and I fell in love with it. I personally like it with all the ingredients, but you can certainly leave things out that you don't care for and make it your own.


1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. ground curry powder
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup finely diced celery
1 Granny Smith apple, finely chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
12 Bibb lettuce leaves (about one head) (or whatever lettuce you have)
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds, chopped (optional)

*In large bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, curry powder, garlic, and salt; mix well. Add celery, apple, onion, chicken, and cranberries and mix well. Place one large scoop of mixture onto each lettuce leaf. If desired, sprinkle with chopped almonds. Serve immediately.