Here are 2 of my favorite
cheap and easy side dishes just in time for your Holiday Party. If your asked to bring a side dish or salad to your Holiday Party try one the recipes below, they are fool proof and a nice change from the boring green salad or cold vegetables.
Asian Mandarin Salad
Prep: 15 minutes
Meal Preparation Ingredients:
· 1 package Dole Tender Garden or 7 Lettuces Salad mix
· 1 Can (15 oz) Mandarin Oranges, drained
· 1/2 cup Litehouse Sesame Ginger Dressing
· 1/3 cup won-ton strips (any flavor, you choose)
Meal Preparation Directions:
1. Combine salad and Mandarin oranges.
2. Pour dressing over salad and toss.
3. Sprinkle with won-ton strips.
Meal Assembly:
Makes – 6 servings. This is the perfect “bring a green salad” recipe for a nice change!
Vegetable Toss
Prep: 10 minutes
Meal Preparation Ingredients:
- 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, quartered and sliced
- 1 pkg (16 oz) frozen broccoli,cauliflower and carrots, cooked and drained
- 1 can (7oz) sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. paprika
- 2 tbs. parsley
- 2/3 cup whole pecans
Meal Preparation Directions:
1. In a large frying pan, cook onions in oil over medium heat until tender.
2. Add cooked vegetables and mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Season with salt, paprika, and parsley and stir well
4. Sprinkle with pecans
Meal Assembly:
Makes – 6 servings. Forget the cold cut up veggies this year, bring some warm delicious cooked vegetables for the perfect side dish.
Even though Thanksgiving is over I though I would post the most delicious
Pumkpin Cake Dessert Recipe, it is cheap and easy to prepare and for those of you who love pumpkin pie, you will devour this Pumpkin Cake.
Pumpkin Cake
My Mom’s Recipe
Prep: 15 Minutes
Set: 20 Minutes
Bake: 45 Minutes
Meal Preparation Ingredients:
- 1 Yellow Cake Mix
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3 egg
- 2 cups regular pumpkin (need 1 big can to have enough)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup canned milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
Meal Preparation Directions:
Bowl 1 – mix together very well 2 cups pumpkin, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 tsp. salt, 2 eggs, 3/4 cup canned milk, 1 tsp vanilla. After mixing set aside for approx 20 minutes, mixture will start to thicken.
Bowl 2 – mix together 1 cake mix (hold back 1 cup for bowl 3), 1/2 cup butter, 1 egg.
Bowl 3 – mix 1 cup of cake mix help from bowl 2, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 cup soft butter. Mix should be crumbly, this is the topping for the cake.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Grease 9 x 13 cake pan
- Press ingredients from bowl 2 into bottom of pan
- Pour ingredients from bowl 1 into pan next
- Sprinkle ingredients from bowl 3 on top
- Bake for 45 minutes or until lightly brown and toothpick comes out clean.
Meal Assembly:
Serves: 8-10 Can be served warm or cold. Add whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream to the top. This is a sure crowd pleaser so if your looking for something different to take to that holiday party, Pumpkin Cake will be a hit!
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