Loaded Cowboy Cheese Dip

 

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork sausage

1 pound ground beef

32 ounces Velveeta cheese cubed

1 pkg mild taco seasoning 

1 bag (8 oz) shredded cheese of your choice (taco cheese blend, Monterey jack, pepper jack etc.)

1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese cubed

2 cans (10 oz each) Rotel

2 4oz cans Diced green chillies 

1 can (15 oz) corn drained or frozen

1 can (15 oz) black beans drained & rinsed

1/2 cup finely chopped red onion

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

tortilla chips or corn chips for serving

** you can also do 1 can Diced green chillies and 1/2 of a pablono pepper diced or a small can diced jalapeños instead of the 2 diced green chillies. 

Instructions:

Cook and crumble the ground beef and sausage inside a large skillet pan, like a cast iron skillet, over medium high heat until the meat is no longer pink. Drain the excess grease from the pan. Add packet of taco seasoning and stir.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the velveeta cheese, shredded cheese, and cream cheese to the skillet pan. Cook until the cheese is melted and smooth. 

Stir in the corn, Rotel, black beans, red onion. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes until everything is combined and warmed through.

Garnish the cowboy queso with the chopped cilantro and serve with tortilla chips or Fritos scoops.

* Serve the dip right from the skillet pan or you can remove it to a serving platter or dish if wanted.

* To keep the dip warm for a party or event, transfer the queso dip to a slow cooker and turn it on WARM.

* Other optional garnishes are chopped tomatoes, green onion, sliced jalapeños .

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Pecan Pie Dump Cake

 

Easy Pecan Pie Dump Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup pecans (chopped)

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

 1 cup corn syrup (light or dark)

½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted

 1 tsp vanilla extract

1 box yellow or butter cake mix (15 oz)

½ cup (1 stick) cold butter, sliced thin

 1 cup water

Directions:

Heat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9x13-inch pan.

Layer It Up:

2. Sprinkle the chopped pecans in the pan.

3. Dump in the sweetened condensed milk, corn syrup, melted butter, and vanilla without mixing.

4. Shake the dry cake mix evenly over the top without stirring.

5. Dot the top with slices of cold butter.

6. Gently pour the water over everything.

 Bake:

Bake for 50-60 minutes until golden and bubbly at the edges.

Serve:

 Let it sit for 10 minutes to thicken as it cools.

Scoop into bowls and add vanilla ice cream if desired.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes | Cooking Time: 60 minutes | Total Time: 65 minutes | Calories: 400 kcal per serving | Servings: 8 servings 

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Missie's Cafeteria Style Noodles

 

𝕄𝕀𝕊𝕊𝕀𝔼'𝕊 ℂ𝕒𝕗𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒 𝕊𝕋𝕐𝕃𝔼

ℂℍ𝕀ℂ𝕂𝔼ℕ & ℕ𝕆𝕆𝔻𝕃𝔼'𝕊

4 𝙏𝙗𝙨. 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧

1 𝙨𝙢𝙡 𝙊𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙙

1 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣

1 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙥

3 𝙘𝙪𝙥𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝 + 1 𝙩𝙨𝙥 𝘾𝙝𝙠𝙣. 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧

( 𝙞𝙛 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙙𝙙 2𝙏𝙗𝙨 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙙𝙚𝙧)

1 𝙥𝙠𝙜. 𝙄𝙣𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙒𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙀𝙜𝙜 𝙉𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨

𝙎𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩. 𝘼𝙙𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨. 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙞𝙡, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙜𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨. 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙞𝙡, 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚. 𝙎𝙖𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣.

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Buckeye Candy

Peanut butter balls.. or Buckeye Balls as we called them when I lived in Ohio.
16 oz. peanut butter
1 pound confectioners sugar
1.5 sticks (3/4 cup) butter

melted chocolate bark for dipping

-Mix together the peanut butter, sugar and butter.
-Roll into balls, insert tooth pick (to dip easier) and chill in freezer about 30 mins.
-Dip into melted chocolate, place onto cookie sheet lines in wax paper

*best stored in the fridge.

*coconut pecan cake icing and coconut flakes can be added to the mixture for new taste!

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9 Stove Top Potpourri Recipes

Citrus

• 1 Orange, Sliced
• 1 Lemon, Sliced

Cranberry Bliss

• 1 orange
• ½ lemon
• 1 cup cranberries
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon cloves

Apple Pie

• 2 Apples, sliced
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 lemon slice
• dash of vanilla extract

Vanilla Spice

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extrat
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves

Holiday Love

• 2 cinnamon stick
• 2 sprigs pine
• 2 drops peppermint extract

Gingerbread Man

• 10 slices ginger
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Rich Spice

• 2 Cinnamon Sticks
• ½ tablespoon Whole Cloves
• 1 Whole Nutmeg

Lemon Rosemary

• 1 Lemon Sliced
• 3 Sprigs Fresh Rosemary
• 1 Cinnamon Stick

Minted Lime

• 2 Limes, Sliced
• 2 Sprigs Fresh Mint
• ½ teaspoon Peppermint extract (optional)

Instructions

Stove Top

1. Add 2-3 cups of water to a small sauce pan and desired ingredients.
2. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Do not let water evaporate (you can add more if needed).

Slow Cooker

1. Many readers have suggested using a small slow cooker for this! Just place the same ingredients into your slow cooker and let it sit on low all day!

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DIY Fall Freshener for Wax Warmers

Love the smell of Fall, but don't like filling your home with artificial fragrances? Try this...

3 tablespoons coconut oil
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Put in your wax burner and enjoy! 

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Pecan Cake Bars

For crust:

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt

For topping:

1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 cups chopped pecans

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a 9x13-inch pan with foil, leaving enough for a 2-inch overhang on all sides.

First make the crust by creaming together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add in the flour and salt and mix until crumbly.

Press the crust into the foil-lined pan and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.

While the crust bakes, prepare the filling by combining the butter, brown sugar, honey and heavy cream in a saucepan and stirring it over medium heat. Simmer the mixture for 1 minute, then stir in the chopped pecans.

Remove the crust from the oven and immediately pour the pecan filling over the hot crust spreading it to cover the entire surface.

Return the pan to the oven and bake an additional 20 minutes.

Remove the pan and allow the bars to fully cool in the pan.

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Snickerdoodles

RECIPE OF THE DAY:
Pumpkin Cheesecake Snickerdoodles

Ingredients:
3¾ cups all-purpose flour
1½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. freshly-ground ground nutmeg
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar
¾ cup pumpkin puree
1 large egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Filling Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cinnamon-sugar coating:
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground ginger
Dash of allspice

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Ingredients

For the filling:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
For the muffins:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups pumpkin puree
1¼ cups vegetable oil
For the topping:
½ cup sugar
5 tbsp. flour
1½ tsp. ground cinnamon
4 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces


Instructions

Preheat the over to 350F
Spray the muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray, you CAN line them with paper cups if you prefer

For the Muffins
In a Large mixing bowl combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda, mix till blended.
In a separate Large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, pumpkin puree and oil.
Continue mixing until well incorporated !Mix on low if using Kitchenaid
Slowly add in the dry ingredients, mixing until well combined, being sure not to over-mix.

For the topping
Take a stick of unsalted butter and cut into small pieces, make sure the butter is COLD
In a small bowl combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon and gently whisk until combined.
Add in the butter pieces into the dry ingredients, gently mixing, making sure they are coated and the mixture is coarse and crumbly for the top of the muffins.
Place in the fridge until ready to use.

Cream Cheese Filling
Combine the cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl and mix well until blended and smooth
place in the fridge until COLD.

Muffin Assembly
Fill each muffin bottom with a small amount of batter, just enough to cover the bottom of the tin
(1-2 tablespoons).
Spoon one good tablespoon of the of the cold cream cheese mixture into each muffin well.
Divide the remaining batter among the muffin cups, placing on top of the cream cheese to cover
you shouldnt see the cream cheese though the batter.
Sprinkle a small amount of the topping over each of the muffins.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely before serving.

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

For the cookies:

3 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the coating:

1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash of allspice

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk together to blend. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugars on medium speed until well combined. Next, still on medium speed, beat in pumpkin. Then, add the egg and vanilla extract. Lastly, add in the dry ingredients. Beat until combined, but do not over mix. Cover the dough, and refrigerate for one hour, until firm.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper (or spray with nonstick spray). In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and spices for the sugar coating. Scoop dough (approximately 2 1/2 tablespoons) and roll into a ball. Roll the dough ball in the sugar mixture, and place on the lined baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Take a drinking glass with a flat bottom and moisten with water. Dip the glass in the sugar mixture, and use it to flatten the dough balls. Re-sugar the glass as needed.

Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Remove when the centers of the cookies have set. Let cool on the baking pan for approximately 5 minutes, and then transfer to wire cooling racks to cool completely.

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Pumpkin Lasagna

Pumpkin Lasagna

Author: OMGChocolateDesserts.com
Prep time:  30 mins Cook time:  15 mins Total time:  45 mins

Ingredients
For crust:
1 cup flour
½ cup butter-softened
½ cup toasted walnuts (or pecans)-chopped
For cheesecake layer:
8 oz. cream cheese- softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup whipped topping
For pumpkin layer:
2½ cups milk
3 small pkgs. vanilla instant pudding mix
15 oz Pumpkin puree
1 tsp. cinnamon
For topping:
1 cups whipped topping
¼ cup toasted walnuts (or pecans)-chopped

Instructions
Preheat the oven at 350 F and spray 8x8 inch baking dish. (NOTES : I made Pumpkin Lasagna with these ingredients in 8x8 inch baking dish, but some people have commented that they have a problem to fit it, so I suggest you to avoid this potential problem using a 9x9 inch baking dish)
Mix flour, butter and ½ cup walnuts, press into a sprayed baking dish and bake for 15 minutes, remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar until it’s light and fluffy, add 1 cup whipped topping and spread over cooled crust. Set in the fridge while making pumpkin mixture.
Mix milk and vanilla instant pudding mix, add pumpkin puree and cinnamon and mix until it’s smooth. Spread over top of cheesecake layer.
Spread remaining 1 cup of whipped topping and sprinkle chopped walnuts and set in the fridge for at least 3 hours.

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Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Enchiladas

Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Enchiladas

Yield: 9-12 servings

1 pkg.  (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1 cup  canned pumpkin

1/2 cup  sugar

1/2 tsp.  pumpkin pie spice

2½ cups Cool Whip, thawed

18-24 Flour tortillas

6 tbsp. butter, melted

2 tsp. sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

Caramel sauce

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar and pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in the whipped topping. Divide the cream cheese mixture evenly between the tortillas. Roll each tortilla up and put on serving plates. In a small bowl, combine the butter, sugar and cinnamon. Brush the mixture over the over the rolled tortillas. Top with caramel sauce.

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Fall Pumpkin Dip

"This is a very creamy and yummy vanilla pumpkin dip that is served with graham crackers. I like the cinnamon graham crackers best, but you can decide for yourself."

Cool Whip
vanilla pudding mix
a can of pumpkin
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

You use 16 oz of cool whip, 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding *** dry mix only*** DON'T make the pudding*** , one small can of pumpkin. Mix everything together and then add some pumpkin pie spice. Serve with graham crackers. SOOO soooo good!!!

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CROCKPOT CHEX MIX

Fill crock pot with your favorite cereal, pretzels and nuts. Melt 1/4 cup butter, add 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp garlic powders, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp sugar, dissolve & stir. Pour over cereal & mix. Cook on LOW for 2.5 hours, open lid & stir every 30 minutes. Enjoy!

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Salted Caramel Pumpkin Bread

1 

teaspoon coarse sea salt

1/2 

teaspoon salt

1 

container Betty Crocker Whipped Buttercream Frosting

1/4 

cup granulated sugar

1 3/4 

cups all-purpose flour

1/4 

cup storebought caramel sauce

1/2 

cup milk

1 

teaspoon baking powder

1 

teaspoon vanilla

2 

teaspoons cinnamon

1 1/2 

teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

2 

eggs

1/2 

cup light brown sugar

2 

tablespoons vegetable oil

1 

teaspoon baking soda

1 1/4 

cup canned pumpkin

DIRECTIONS

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for a dark or nonstick pan). Lightly grease bottom and sides of a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a separate bowl, beat eggs and sugars until well combined. Add milk, oil and vanilla; stir to combine. Stir in canned pumpkin.
• Gradually add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, stirring to combine. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes in loaf pan, then transfer loaf to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• When loaf is completely cooled, stir together frosting, caramel sauce and sea salt. Spread over top of bread.

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Halloween Bark

1 pound melting chocolate or almond bark

14 Oreos

1 1/2 cups pretzel sticks, broken

1 cup candy corn

Halloween colored sprinkles

Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper. Break Oreos and pretzels and toss them along with 3/4 cup of the candy corn onto the cookie sheet. Melt chocolate and drizzle over the top and sprinkle with remaining candy corn and some sprinkles. Allow to cool and harden completely before breaking into pieces.

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EASY PUMPKIN PRETZELS

Ingredients

• 1 bag mini pretzels {you won't use the whole bag, only about 1/4}
• 1 bag M&M's candy, needing only the green ones {fun separating activity for kids!}
• orange food coloring, I used about 1/8th tsp of Wilton's gel colors
• 1 bag White Chocolate chips, melted slowly {directions below}
• 1 TBSP shortening, to thin out chocolate

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Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball

Ingredients
(2) 8 oz packages of cream cheese, room temp
1/2 cup shredded cheddar
1 cup bacon crumbles, divided
1 package of Hidden Valley Ranch dip mix
Instructions

Place cream cheese in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Mix with mixer until both blocks are combined.
Add in ranch dip mix and mix well.
Blend in shredded cheddar and 1/2 cup of the bacon crumbles.
Once mixed, using your hands, form into a ball.
Roll the ball into the remaining 1/2 cup of bacon crumbles.
Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

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Fall Pumpkin Dip

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

What you will need:
For the cookies:

3 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the coating:

1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash of allspice

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk together to blend. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugars on medium speed until well combined. Next, still on medium speed, beat in pumpkin. Then, add the egg and vanilla extract. Lastly, add in the dry ingredients. Beat until combined, but do not over mix. Cover the dough, and refrigerate for one hour, until firm.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper (or spray with nonstick spray). In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and spices for the sugar coating. Scoop dough (approximately 2 1/2 tablespoons) and roll into a ball. Roll the dough ball in the sugar mixture, and place on the lined baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Take a drinking glass with a flat bottom and moisten with water. Dip the glass in the sugar mixture, and use it to flatten the dough balls. Re-sugar the glass as needed.

Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Remove when the centers of the cookies have set. Let cool on the baking pan for approximately 5 minutes, and then transfer to wire cooling racks to cool completely.

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