Zucchini Brownies

Wish I had a recipe for these, I would love to make them right now!

Italian Meatball Soup

Contributed by Holly Thurgood.

(Original Recipe)

10 oz tomato sauce

14 oz beef broth

1 t Italian Seasoning

14.5 oz Italian Style Diced Tomatoes

1/4 pkg Costco frozen Meatballs

8 oz spiral pasta

Bring all ingredients except pasta to a boil; then add pasta and cook until pasta is done. Serve with parmesan cheese

(Holly version)

10 oz tomato sauce

6 c water

6 beef bouillon cubes

1 t Italian Seasoning

1 pint home canned tomatoes

1/4 pkg Costco frozen Meatballs

12 oz pasta

Bring all ingredients except pasta to boil; then add pasta and cook until pasta is done. Serve with parmesan cheese.

Taco Soup

Contributed by Ashley Taylor.

1 lb ground meat

chopped onion to taste

2 cans Italian style diced tomatoes

1 can corn

1 can black beans

2 can kidney beans

taco seasoning

Brown meat with onion. In a pot combine cans. Do not brain the juice. Add meat. Simmer. Serve with chips, cheese, and sour cream.

Casserole Rose

Contributed by Emily Jones.

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can cream of celery coup

1 cup uncooked long-grain rice

8 pieces chicken

1 pkg dry onion soup mix

In a bowl, combine soups and rice. Place in glass 9 x 13. Place chicken on top of soup and rice mixture. Sprinkle dry onion soup mix over chicken. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.

For one dish meal add 1-2 cups frozen mixed veggies added to rice mixture then continue with recipe.

Chewy Granola Bars

Contributed by April Grow. Check her out at:

http://www.ourfoodstorage.com/

Click on the link below for the complete post done by April:

http://www.ourfoodstorage.com/2010/02/23/chewy-granola-bars/

or here is recipe:

Chewy Granola Bars
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour (I 100% promise no one will taste it. This is your chance to slip in some extra nutrition)
¾ cup dried fruit (craisins, raisins, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, mangoes, apples, etc.)
½ cup flax seeds, flax meal or wheat germ
½ cup crispy rice or your choice of nuts
1 tsp salt (I love sweet and salty. If you don’t, cut it down to ½ tsp)
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ cup brown sugar

½ cup canola oil
½ cup honey
2 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°.
Spray a 9×13 pan with Pam, or double the recipe and put on a jelly roll pan.
In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, dried fruit, flax seeds, salt, cinnamon, and crispy rice/nuts.
In a liquid measuring cup or bowl, thoroughly blend oil, honey, and vanilla; pour into oat mixture, and mix with spoon until the mixture is evenly coated.
Press evenly into the prepared baking pan.
Bake 25-30 minutes in the oven (it will still be very soft coming out of the oven).
Cool completely in pan before turning out onto a cutting board and cutting into bars.

*If you turn it out while it’s warm, the mixture will fall apart, and you’ll get granola, or very misshapen bars.

Zucchini Oat Pancakes

This recipe is originally "Banana Oat Pancakes" but I tried substituting shredded zucchini for the mashed banana and we all liked it. (honestly, who wouldn't like something that gets smothered with butter and syrup?!?!)

1 1/3 c. flour
3/4 c. old fashioned oats (I think the modern ones work just fine :)
1 T. sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 egg
1 1/3 c. milk
1 c. shredded zucchini
2 T. oil

In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Combine the egg, milk, zucchini and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on top; cook until second side is golden brown.

Fettuccine Primavera

1 c. broccoli
1 c. zucchini
1/2 c. green pepper
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 medium tomatoes
1/2 c. sliced mushrooms
12 to 16 ounce fettuccine noodles
Parmesan cheese, optional

Cook broccoli, zucchini, pepper, onion and basil in butter until tender. Add tomatoes and mushrooms. Toss with cooked fettuccine. Top with Parmesan cheese.

This recipe is good (I think!) but it's not like the greatest dinner in the world. It's a decent way to use up some garden veggies and feel healthy!

Holly :)