Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup, Sausage-Cheese Stuffed Pablano Peppers, Sprite Biscuits and Fruit Cocktail Dump Cake..Enjoy :)

STUFFED BELL PEPPER SOUP

SAUSAGE & CHEESE STUFFED PABLANO PEPPPERS

SPRITE BISCUITS

FRUIT COCKTAIL DUMP CAKE

STUFFED BELL PEPPER SOUP

4 bell peppers cut into bite-size pieces (I like to use one in each color)

2 Tablespoons each of olive oil and butter

Salt and pepper to taste

1 ½ lb. lean ground beef

½ cup onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

In a large soup pot, heat the oil and butter and brown the peppers for about 8 minutes.  Add the beef and onion and sauté’ until the meat is browned.  Add the garlic and stir; next, add the following ingredients to the meat mixture:

1 tablespoon flour

1 can beef broth

½ to ¾ cup brown sugar

1 can tomato soup+ 2 soup cans full of water

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

4 tablespoons beef granules or 3 beef bullion cubes

Salt and pepper to taste

Dash of cayenne pepper

2 tablespoons Tony Chachere’s seasoning

2 bags cooked Success Rice

Stir well, bring to a soft boil then cover and simmer on low for one hour or as long as you would like.  I serve this with Sprite Biscuits, cornbread or garlic bread and a nice salad.  It’s delicious!

SPRITE BISCUITS

3 cups Bisquick

½ cup sour cream

½ cup Sprite or 7UP (not diet)

3 tablespoons sugar

8 tablespoons butter, melted and divided

Mix first 4 ingredients together with a fork.  Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll out just a little with a rolling pin.  (You want your biscuits to be thick).   Cut dough into squares with a knife.  Place 3 tablespoons melted butter in an 11x8 glass-baking dish.  Place cut biscuits on top of the melted butter.  Sprinkle with sugar and brush a little butter over each biscuit.  Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.  Remove from oven and brush each biscuit with a little more melted butter.  These are great with honey butter J

SAUSAGE & CREAM CHEESE STUFFED PABLANO PEPPERS

1 lb. pork sausage (I use Jimmy Dean)

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese

12 Pablano peppers, cut in half, washed and remove seeds

Paprika

Chives, chopped (optional)

Place room temperature cream cheese in a medium-size bowl and set aside.  Cook sausage in a skillet.  Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and place in bowl with cream cheese.  Stir vigorously until cream cheese is melted and mix well with sausage.  Using a teaspoon or baby spoon, stuff each pepper.  Place them in a 13x9x2 ovenproof dish.  Sprinkle with paprika and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Broil for 2 to 3 minutes (watching carefully) then remove them from the oven.  Transfer them to a serving dish and sprinkle chives over the tops.  So delicious and so easy! Enjoy J

FRUIT COCKTAIL DUMP CAKE

3 (15-ounce) can fruit cocktail

1 box yellow cake mix

1 ½ cups melted butter

½ cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350.   Drain 2 of the cans of fruit cocktail.  Spray a 13x9x2-baking dish with cooking spray and dump the 2 drained cans of fruit cocktail plus the non-drained can into the baking dish.  Spread it evenly in the dish.  Next sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the fruit cocktail, drizzle evenly with melted butter and top with the pecans.  Bake for 50-55 minutes.