Refried Beans Without The Refry

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 onion, peeled and halved
• 3 cups dry pinto beans, rinsed
• 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 5 teaspoons salt
• 1 3/4 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin, optional
• 9 cups water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ready Time: 8 hrs 15 mins


• place the onion, rinsed beans, jalapeno, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin into a slow cooker. pour in the water and stir to combine. cook on high for 8 hours, adding more water as needed. note: if more than 1 cup of water has evaporated during cooking, then the temperature is too high.
• once the beans have cooked, strain them, and reserve the liquid. mash the beans with a potato masher, adding the reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency.

Simple Turkey Chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1 (28 ounce) can canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 (16 ounce) can canned kidney beans - drained, rinsed, and mashed
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. place turkey in the pot, and cook until evenly brown. stir in onion, and cook until tender.
• pour water into the pot. mix in tomatoes, kidney beans, and garlic. season chili powder, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper. bring to a boil. reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

Benny's Famous Jalapeno Poppers

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 6 ounces fresh corn kernals
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 8 fresh jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
• 8 slices bacon, cut in half
• 16 toothpicks

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• mix together the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, corn, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
• fill the jalapeno halves with the cream cheese mixture.
• wrap each stuffed pepper with bacon, securing it with a toothpick. be sure the toothpick pokes through the bacon as well as the pepper.
• place the poppers face down on the grill over direct heat. grill until bacon is crispy and brown, about 5 minutes; turn the poppers over and grill until bacon is crisp on other side, 5 more minutes.

Sarah's Applesauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• in a saucepan, combine apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon. cover, and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until apples are soft. allow to cool, then mash with a fork or potato masher.

Fresh Tomato Salsa

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup finely diced onion
• 5 serrano chiles, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons lime juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• in a medium bowl, stir together tomatoes, onion, chili peppers, cilantro, salt, and lime juice. chill for one hour in the refrigerator before serving.

Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups diced cooked rotisserie chicken
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup hot pepper sauce (such as frank's redhot®)
• 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
• 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as old bay®)
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons shredded pepper jack cheese
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, for garnish

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• combine chicken, cream cheese, hot pepper sauce, 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese, blue cheese dressing, crumbled blue cheese, seafood seasoning, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl.
• transfer chicken mixture to a 9-inch round baking dish and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons pepper jack cheese.
• bake until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. remove from oven and garnish with cayenne pepper.

Superfast Asparagus

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 pound asparagus
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 15 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• snap the asparagus at the tender part of the stalk. arrange spears in one layer on a baking sheet. spray lightly with nonstick spray; sprinkle with the cajun seasoning.
• bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 10 minutes.