Taco soup

1 30oz can diced tomatoes
1 15oz can black beans
1 15 oz can pinto beans
1 15 oz can kidney beans
1 15 oz can corn (do not drain)
1/2 c salsa
1 diced green pepper
1 t lime juice
2 cans shredded chicken or one boiled chicken breast shredded
1 pkg dry taco seasoning
1 pkg Hidden valley ranch dip mix

Mix all and cook in crockpot for 3 hours or on stove top until hot and bubbly.
Serve with shredded cheese, olives, sour cream and tortilla chips.

Tropical Chicken Skewers with Mango Dipping Sauce

Skewers:
Pineapple Chunks
2 inch chunks boneless skinless chicken breast
Red bell pepper
Salt & peper

Arrange food onto skewers. Salt and pepper lightly. Spray grill with cooking spray. Grill until chicken is done.

Mango Dipping Sauce:
1 large Mango chopped
1/4 c plain yogurt
1 small jalapeño seeded and chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1 green onion.

Pulse all in a blender. Sauce will keep for 2 days

Banana Cake

1 Boxed White Cake Mix
2/3 cup water
1 T vinegar
1 t baking soda
2 Eggs
1 1/4 cup mashed very ripe bananas

Mix water, vinegar and baking soda. Combine with cake mix and eggs in large mixing bowl. Add bananas. Mix with mixer for 3 minutes. Pour into greased and floured cake pan. Bake at 350 for 35 min. Cool in refrigerator . Frost with creamy butter frosting

Creamy Butter Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
4 T soft butter
Heavy cream
1t vanilla

CakeMix until smooth. Frost.

This cake is better made the day before serving. We like it cold.

Cookies and Cream Popcorn

2 bags popped kettle corn, unpopped kernals removed
24 oreo cookies, crushed
1 bag white chocolate chips

Mix cookies with popcorn. Melt chocolate chips in 30 second increments, stirring until melted completely. Pour over popcorn and stir gently until evenly distributed. Pour into a single layer in a sheet pan until white chocolate is set. Break up into chunks.

7 Up Biscuits

2 c Bisquick mix
1/2 c sour cream
1/2 c 7up
1/4 c melted butter

Preheat oven to 450º. Cut sour cream into your Bisquick mix, then add 7up - it will make a soft dough. Now sprinkle your counter with a little Bisquick mix then add dough and pat it out.
Melt butter and pour it into a 9" square baking pan. Cut your biscuits up and arrange them in pan on top of melted butter.
Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Pesto Ranch Crock Pot Chicken

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 6 ounce jar of pesto
• 1 package Ranch Dressing Seasoning Mix
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
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• Place chicken, pesto, ranch dressing and chicken broth into crock pot. Stir gently to combine all seasonings. Close with lid and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.

Kelly's Chocolate Chip Cookies

2-1/4 c. flour

1 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

Mix and set aside.

1 c. butter, softened

3/4 c. sugar

3/4 c. packed brown sugar

1-1/2 t. vanilla

2 eggs

12 oz. package chocolate chips

Cream eggs and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs. Mix well. Slowly add in flour mixture until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. 

Place by rounded tablespoonful on a baking stone. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from stone to a cooling rack after 2 minutes.