Broccoli Velveeta Casserole

This is a much requested item at our church

use disposable 1/2 sheet pan

7 packages of frozen broccoli, defrosted and well drained
1 2 lb package of velveeta processed cheese spread
1 stick butter or margarine, melted

Topping
2 sleeves of ritz crackers, smashed in a ziploc bag (more if you like lots of topping)
1 stick butter or margarine, melted


Defrost the frozen broccoli and spread in the bottom of the sheet pan. Chop the velveeta into 1/2 inch cubes and mix in the broccoli. Drizzle the 1 stick of melted butter over the vegetable.

Crush the Ritz crackers in a ziploc bag, add the melted butter and shake to mix.
Spread the cracker top over the broccoli and cheese (dare I call it that?)

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until the cheese is melted and the top is browned

Shredded Beef Roast

One beef roast, can use chuck or some tougher cuts
1 onion chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 package onion soup mix
2 Cinnamon sticks

Put the onions, onion soup mix and Cinnamon sticks into the bottom of a crockpot. Put your beef roast on top. Cook on high for 5 hours and low for another 3 hours until the roast is fork tender and can be shredded with two forks.

The roast will make it's own juice and mingle well with the onion soup and the Cinnamon. Shred in the crock pot so that the juices become incorporated with the meat. You can use this on a sandwich with BBQ sauce, in a burrito, in a casserole or any other way you can think of. Use this in the enchilada casserole recipe in this blog for a tasty treat

Rita's Sausage Bread

This is a favorite at our church coffee hours and a frequent family request

1 package of pizza dough in the can that you smash on the counter to open.
1/2 pound of bulk italian sausage sauteed and broken into small pieces
1 cup of mozerella cheese shredded
sprinkle of oregano or basil (your choice)
jared spaghetti sauce for dipping
Cooking spray

Heat your oven to 350
spray cooking spray on a cookie sheet (I use one with sides)
Spread out pizza dough on pan making sure all cracks are sealed
sprinkle on cooked sausage, sprinkle over mozerella cheese and seasoning
Roll the dough into a log stretching it into a "u". Make sure the seam side is down.
Optional (brush with olive oil and sprinkle with parmesan cheese)

Bake for 15 minutes or until the crust looks browned.
Remove from oven, cut into 1/2 slices and dip in warmed spaghetti sauce
Yum Yum