Tortilla Pinwheels

10 inch flour tortillas 1 pkg. cream cheese 3 diced green onions 1/2 small can diced black olives 1/2 small can diced green chilies 2 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. black pepper 2 tsp. picante sauce Bring cream cheese to room temp. In a bowl, add all ingredients and stir together well. Spread some cream cheese mixture over a tortilla leaving a little edge. Roll up tightly and refrigerate until firm. Slice the ends off, and then slice the roll into pieces and store in the fridge. Makes a great snack or appetizer

Lemon Chicken Salad

1/2 cup mayo 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. lemon juice 2 pkg. pre-cooked chicken chunks 1/2 cup diced celery 1/2 cup sliced or slivered almonds 1 small diced apples 1 tsp. black pepper In a bowl, mix mayo, salt & lemon juice, set aside. In another bowl, add remaining ingredients and stir, then add mayo mixture and stir until completely blended. Serve with crackers or make a sandwich.

Cowboy Beans

1 pkg. pinto beans
1 pkg. smoked sausage, diced
1 can rotel diced green chilies and tomatoes
1 small diced onion
4 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons of McCormick's Steak Seasoning (contains coarse salt, garlic, etc.)

In a large pot, soak beans for about 30 minutes then drain. Add more water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and slow cook stirring occasionally and adding more water as necessary. Add onion, chili powder and steak seasoning while beans are cooking. Add diced smoked sausage and rotel to the beans about an hour before time to eat. Serve with diced onions, cheddar cheese, jalapenos or pico de gallo, and mexican cornbread. Also great to pour beans over fritoes and then add extra toppings. Yummy

Easy Salisbury Steak

4-6 lean ground beef patties (I buy the pre-formed one's from the store.)
2 pkgs. McCormicks mushroom & herb brown gravy (prepare as directed on pkg.)
salt
pepper
1/2 cup diced onion

Season beef patties with salt & pepper on both sides. Place in a non-stick skillet and cook on each side until done. Pour prepared gravy and diced onions over the steaks. Simmer on low until good and heated through, and onions are tender.

(I serve with mashed potatoes & corn or a salad.)

The longer you let it simmer on the stove, the thicker the gravy gets.

Tuna Salad

3-4 cans tuna w/water (drained)
1 diced tomato
2 diced pickles
3 diced boiled eggs
shredded lettuce
celery salt
black pepper
salt
mayo
mustard

In a large bowl, add the tuna, tomatos, pickles & boiled eggs. Mix together and add about 1 cup of shredded lettuce, 2 tsp. celery salt, 1 tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 tsp. salt and just enough mayo to combine all ingredients without becoming too mushy, (so add just a little mayo and stir, then add more as needed.) Taste and if you need to add a little more celery salt or pepper for your taste, then do. You can also add a dash of hot sauce for a little kick :-)
Serve on bread or eat with crackers.

Sausage Jambalaya

1 box Zatarin's jambalaya mix
1 pkg. smoked sausage
1 can ranch style beans

In a large skillet or sauce pan, prepare Zatarin's mix as directed on box. Add diced smoked sausage and a can of ranch style beans. Cover and let simmer until rice is done. Serve with salad, chips or crackers.

Super Easy!

Steak Lovers

If you love steak, I have to recommend the Rib Eye...it's thick, juicy and so tender and the flavor is wow! It's great cooked indoors or out. I use my indoor grill to cook ours. Here's what I season mine with.

McCormick's Steak Seasoning
Steak Sauce

Put seasoning and sauce on both sides of steak and grill until your steak is as done as you like, then enjoy!!!! It's truly mouthwatering.