Broccoli Stuffing TDSD#5

Thanksgiving Day Side Dish (TDSD)#4

A lil veggie twist to the plain stuffing. Great for vegetarians who prefer meat free stuffing.

Ingredients:

2 pounds fresh broccoli florets

2 eggs, beaten

1 onion, chopped

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup mayonnaise

10 ounces dry bread stuffing mix

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Cook broccoli in a large pot of salted boiling water until just slightly tender. Drain.
4. In a large bowl, combine eggs, onion, mushroom soup and mayonnaise.
5. Place a layer of broccoli in the prepared baking dish. Pour mayonnaise sauce over broccoli. Spread stuffing mix over the sauce. Drizzle butter or margarine over all and top with shredded cheese.
6. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

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Spinach Rice TDSD#4

Thanksgiving Day Side Dish (TDSD)#4

A tasty creamy rice dish that's ooohh so good even if you don't like spinach.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup uncooked long grain white rice

2/3 cup water

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted

1/4 cup milk

2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (OPTIONAL)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

4 ounces processed cheese food, cubed

Directions:

1. In a pot, bring the rice and water to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350
3. Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
4. In a bowl, mix the soup, milk, jalapeno peppers, salt, and pepper.
5. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat, and cook the onion until tender.
6. Mix in the cooked rice and spinach.
7. Pour the soup mixture into the skillet, and continue cooking until heated through.
8. Mix in the cubed processed cheese, and transfer to the prepared baking dish.
9. Bake 25 minutes, until bubbly and lightly browned.

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Sweet Potato Casserole TDSD#3

Thanksgiving Day Side Dish (TDSD) #3

Everybody likes sweet potatoes, so lets make it Sweeter!!! Yummm..

Ingredients:

4 1/2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup milk

1 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs, beaten

1 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup butter

1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. In a large bowl, mix together mashed sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup butter, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and eggs. Spread sweet potato mixture into the prepared baking dish.
4. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar and flour. Cut in 1/3 cup butter until mixture is crumbly, then stir in pecans.
5. Sprinkle pecan mixture over the sweet potatoes.
6. Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

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Conbread Sausage Stuffing-TDSD#2

Thanksgiving Day Side Dish (TDSD) #2

Here is a crowd pleaser everyone will enjoy with or without gravy. You decide!

Ingredients:

¨ 1 pound ground sausage

¨ 2 cups chopped celery

¨ 2 large onions, chopped

¨ 5 cups crumbled cornbread

¨ 5 cups seasoned bread crumbs

¨ 2 3/4 cups chicken broth

¨ 1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning

¨ 1 teaspoon sage

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325.
Place sausage, celery and onions in a large, deep skillet.
Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
Drain, crumble and set aside.
In a large bowl combine sausage mixture with cornbread, bread crumbs, chicken broth, poultry seasoning and sage.
Mix well and transfer to a 9x12 inch baking dish.
Bake, covered, for 45 minutes or until cooked through & Browned.

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Cheezy Potato Casserole-TDSD #1

Thanksgiving will be here before you know it and if you are not thinking about your Thanksgiving Day menu you better get on it. I will be posting a few of our favorite side sides to give you all some variety and to try something different. Let me know how it turned out and what you thought.

Thanksgiving Day Side Dish (TDSD) #1

What you need...

1 pound processed cheese food, cubed

1 pint sour cream

1 cup Shredded cheddar cheese

1 sm/med onion, finely chopped

1 pound bacon, cooked crisp and chopped

1 (2 pound) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed

2 cups crushed potato chips

1/2 cup melted butter

Chopped green onion (Optional)

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 
2. In a large mixing bowl combine onion, sour cream, processed cheese, salt and pepper.
3. Press the excess water out of the hash browns and then add them to the soup mixture and mix well.
4.  Transfer to a 9x12 inch casserole dish.
5. Sprinkle bacon on top.
6. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
7. Sprinkle potato chips on top, then drizzle with butter.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until golden brown.

Sounds yummy and I am sure it will be a kid pleaser!!!

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