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Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:27:30 +0000

This blog is known for it’s frugal way of feeding a family, and a ramen noodle salad recipe is one of the cheapest meals you can make. Here is one of our favorite ramen noodle salad recipes that costs only a few dollars. I have several, so I will put them up periodically.

Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe

4 pkgs. chicken flavored ramen noodles
1 c. celery, diced
1/2 medium sized red onion, diced
1/2 medium sized green bell pepper, diced
4 oz. frozen green peas
1 c. mayonnaise

Boil water and break noodles into boiling water. Cook as directed on package. Drain and rinse with cold water. In a separate bowl, combine noodles, celery, onion, pepper and peas. In a small bowl combine mayonnaise and chicken seasoning mix (from ramen packets.) Mix into noodles until well coated. Chill and Serve. We also sometimes add diced chicken. It works great as a main dish or a side dish and is another perfect picnic food! (trust me, nobody will know how easy and cheap it was to make!)

Traditional Green Bean Casserole

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:03:09 +0000

I know I’m a bit odd, but for some reason I am really not very fond of the recipe for Green Bean Casserole that calls for Soy Sauce. I love soy sauce, so I have no idea why I don’t like that particular recipe, but since I don’t – this is the one I use. I believe it is a recipe originally from French’s.

Traditional Green Bean Casserole Recipe

1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups cooked cut green beans
1 1/3 cups French’s French Fried Onions

Mix mushroom soup, milk, black pepper, green beans and 2/3 cup of fried onions in casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until hot. Remove and stir. Sprinkle with remaining onions. Bake an additional 5 minutes.

Dill Potato Salad Recipe

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:48:38 +0000

My mother gave me this recipe when I was first married. I’ve always loved Dill Potato Salad and she had a great one that she had received from my grandmother.

Dill Potato Salad

1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. mayo
3 Tbs. vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. dill weed
6 c. sliced cooked potatoes
1 c. thinly sliced celery
3/4 c. minced onion
1/2 c. diced peeled cucumber, well drained
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
4 hard boiled eggs, sliced or chopped

In a medium bowl, mix together the sour cream, mayonnaise and dill weed. In a large bowl, toss the potatoes, celery, onion, cucumber, green pepper and the egg. Add the sour cream mixture to the veggies in the large bowl and mix well. Chill in fridge for about 2-4 hours to allow flavors to blend.

Quick and Easy Creamy Taco Dip

Nicole Humphrey Cook — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:53:31 +0000

We made this delicious dip just tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it with some chips. We served it with burgers and hot dogs and more than one kid spread a little on their dog or burger and thought it was awesome too. Yum!

Quick and Easy Creamy Taco Dip

1 pkg (16oz block) of Processed Cheese (typically by Velveeta but we find generic brands constantly)
1 (16 oz. container) sour cream
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix

First, cut the cheese into small cubes. In a microwave safe bowl, put the cheese cubes, sour cream and taco seasoning mix and microwave covered for 3 minutes. Remove and stir well. Replace in microwave and cook an additional 2 minutes. Remove and stir. If it still needs heating, do it 1 minute increments until creamy and smooth. This dip can be served hot OR cold and tastes great with crackers, tortilla chips, corn chips or on meats or over rice. It’s a great versatile sauce/dip.