Green Bean Casserole with Mozzarella Cheese

These beans were served at Chris' cousin Keegan's graduation party. I loved them and had to get the recipe!

Ingrediants:
2 cans drained French cut green beans
8 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons grated onion (Really great the onion - I tried powder and it wasn't the same!)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 cup crushed corn flakes, tossed with a few teaspoons of butter

Directions:
In a saucepan over medium low heat, melt butter. Add onion and cook for about 30 seconds. Stir in flour, salt, pepper and sugar; blend well and continue cooking and stirring until bubbly. Stir in sour cream and cook over low heat for about 1 minute. Spread beans over the botton of a buttered casserole (11x7x2 inch baking dish) Sprinkle shredded cheese over green beans then pour sauce evenly over; top with buttered corn flake crumbs. Bake green bean casserole at 400 degees for 20 minutes...Enjoy!

Bluebird Cherry Chicken Salad

Chris' Aunts served this at my baby shower. I think that it was the best Chicken Salad recipe that I have ever tasted! Yum.


Serves 4

mix together
2 cups chicken (cooked and diced)
1 cup celery,diced
3 scallions,thinly sliced
1/3 cup slivered almonds
1/3 cup dried Michigan tart cherries
1/4 cup fresh parsley,finely chopped

refrigerate while making dressing
mix together
1 cup Hellmans Mayonnaise
2 tsp. Bech's Brown Mustard
1 tbl. sugar
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. Lawreys Seasoned Salt

mix chicken with dressing
chill until use

Hamburger Soup

This soup was Chris' Grandma Jean's recipe. His Aunt E.J. made it for a baby shower about 5 years ago and I fell in love with it! Watch out - it makes A LOT of soup! It is good to make on a Sunday or Monday and have for the rest of the week!


Hamburger Soup

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pound(s) 10% fat cooked ground beef
1 cup(s) celery
1 cup(s) onion(s)
1 can sliced carrots
48 fl oz Tomato Juice From Concentrate
2 cans cream-style corn
chopped cabbage, all varieties

Instructions:
Brown hamburger, celery and onion. Drain grease.
Add remaining ingrediants. (Add Cabbage until thick to stir... about a medium head.) Season to taste with Lawry's. (I like a lot, but not everyone likes it so salty!) Simmer until Cabbage is fork tender.