Recipes 2-25-25

Taco Soup
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 package ranch-style dressing mix
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 cup of water
2 (14.5 oz.) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies
2 (15 oz.) cans pinto beans
1 (15 oz.) can black beans
1 (15 oz.) can cream style corn
1/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro (optional)
Brown beef with onions in a medium-sized soup pot. Drain excess grease. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes before serving.

Fast and Easy Five Can Chicken Chili
1 can each
Cream of chicken soup (10.5 oz.)
Chicken broth (14.5 oz.)
Mild Rotel tomatoes (10 oz.)
Mild chili beans (16 oz.)
White meat chicken (12.5 oz.)
Mix all together, bring to a boil. Serve sprinkled with shredded cheese and spoon of sour cream on top if desired, and Fritos. If you like hotter and spicier, substitute medium or hot chili beans or regular Rotel.

Nutty Red Velvet Cupcakes
1 (18 oz.) box red velvet cake mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup canola oil
1 (6 oz.) package white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place paper baking cups in 24 muffin cups. Blend cake mix, 1 1/4 cup water, eggs and oil in bowl on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in white chocolate chips and walnuts and pour into muffin cups. Bake for 19-23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand on wire rack for 30 minutes. Remove each cupcake from pan and cool completely before frosting. Makes 24 cupcakes.

Devil’s Food Cookies
1 (18 oz.) box devil’s food cake mix
1/2 cup canola oil
2 eggs
3/4 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix, oil, eggs and pecans in bowl and mix well. Drop teaspoonfuls dough onto non-stick cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool and remove to wire rack. Makes 3 dozen.

Angel Macaroons
1 (16 oz.) package 1 step angel food cake mix.
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
2 cups flaked coconut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat cake mix, 1/2 cup water and almond extract in bowl on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape bowl and beat on medium for 1 minute. Fold in coconut. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove paper with cookies to wire rack to cool. Makes 3 dozen cookies.