Strawberry shortcake bars

Cookie layer
-beat together
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups sugar

Add and mix in:
4 large eggs (add one at a time)
2 teaspoons vanilla
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Cream layer:
- beat together
1 8 ounce cream cheese softened
1 cup powdered sugar

-Add
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 8 ounce cool whip, thawed

Greece cookie sheet (13x18) bake cookie layer @375 degrees for 10-15 min, or until lightly brown. Allow to cool at least a little. Put cream layer on top. Put in fridge for at least 30 min. Top with 2-3 cups fresh cut up strawberries

Crock-Pot cream cheese chicken chili

2 chicken breasts, still frozen
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 can corn kernels, do not drain
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 pkg. Ranch dressing mix
1 T cumin
1 t chili powder
1 t onion powder
1 8-oz pkg. cream cheese


Put the chicken in the crock pot.
Top with the tomatoes, corn,
the drained and rinsed beans,
ranch dressing, cumin, onion and chili powders,
stir to combine then top with the cream cheese.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours, stirring one or twice
to blend in the cheese.
Shred the chicken into large pieces and serve over rice, or by itself it is very delicious.
Can also serve in tortillas or taco shells.
Serves 4

Goulash

1/2 Onion
1 pound ground beef, turkey
1 can diced tomatoes
1 pound elbow macaroni

Cook the meat with onions until meat is brown and onion is softened. Add diced tomatoes and allow to warm up. Cook macaroni separately. Add macaroni to meat and mix.

Mud

Cookie layers:
1 package Nutter butters, crushed

Pudding layers:
2 3.5 ounce packages chocolate pudding, add 3 cups milk to make
1 package cream cheese softened
1 stick butter melted
1 cup powdered sugar

Beat after each ingredient is added

Gently mix in 1 8 ounce container of cool whip

Put 1/3 pudding mix in container, drizzle chocolate syrup and peanut butter sauce* recipe at bottom
Put 1/3 cookies on top
Keep layering adding more chocolate syrup and peanut butter sauce each time on cookies until you have a BEAUTIFUL Mud!!

*Peanut butter sauce recipe

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring, until smooth and the ingredients are well incorporated - about 4 minutes.

Sand

Sand layers:
1 1/2 packages of vanilla wafers
5-6 Oreo or Oreo type cookies-

Crush cookies until you get the "sand" consistency you want

Pudding layers:
2 3.5 packages vanilla, or white chocolate pudding mix. Mix with 3 cups milk to make
1 package cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter melted
1 cup powdered sugar

Beat after each ingredient is added.

Gently mix in 1 8 oz container of cool whip, softened (30 seconds in microwave if frozen)

Layer like Dirt starting with pudding-cookie-pudding. Ending with cookies for a BEAUTIFUL sand!

Dirt

Cookie layers:
1 package Oreo or "Oreo type" cookies- crushed

Pudding layers:
2 3.5 packages vanilla, or white chocolate pudding mix. Mix with 3 cups milk to make
1 package cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter melted
1 cup powdered sugar

Beat after each ingredient is added.

Gently mix in 1 8 oz container of cool whip, softened (30 seconds in microwave if frozen)

Put 1/3 pudding mix in container you are using
Put 1/3 cookie crumbs on top
Repeat until all pudding and cookie crumbs are used and you have a BEAUTIFUL display of dirt! :)

Instant pot orange chicken and rice

*2 pounds chicken breasts
*1/2 cup BBQ sauce
1/3 cup orange juice
*1/2 cup water
*2 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2/3 cup orange marmalade

*Combine in pot, secure lid
If chicken is frozen, pressure cook for 25 min. If chicken is not frozen pressure cook for 20 min.
Release pressure, remove and cut up chicken into small pieces.

Use 1/4 cup of liquid in Instant pot with cornstarch.

Stir cornstarch "slury" with chicken, orange juice, and marmalade in pot 5-6 min, on saute setting to thicken up the sauce.

Serve over cooked rice