Recipe Exchange

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Recipe Regatta - Mandy's house - AKA: SERIOUS MEXICAN FIESTA!

Each month women from my community get together and meet at someone's home. Eight people bring a recipe prepared and the ingredients to pass along. The rest of us enjoy gathering new ideas for family dinners and get away from the daily groove for an hour. It turned out great ... Here were a few of the recipes that changed my life:

Chicken Enchilada Casserole - Jessica Banks
(The picture didn't do is justice ... this was AWESOME!)

2 cups cooked chicken diced
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can milk (use soup can to measure)
1 cup of favorite chunky salsa
10-12 flour tortillas
grated cheese (cheddar or cheddar jack combo

Spray 13" x 9" casserole dish with Pam. Cut up tortillas into fairly small pieces. Arrange half in bottom of casserole dish. Combine chicken, soup, milk, & salsa. Pour half of mixture over first layer of cut up tortillas. Generously sprinkel with grated cheese. Repeat layers. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Top with lettuce & tomatoes if desired.

Oatmeal (I could have eaten the entire dish myself) cake! - Niesha Johnson

1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 c. Quick Oats
1 cube butter

Pour boiling water over the oats and add butter. Let stand until melted.

Add:
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp soda
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
1 pinch salt
Mix and pur into ungreased 13" x 9" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes

Topping:
6 TBSP melted butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
Mix and heat until sugar is dissolved:

Add:
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup coconut
1 tsp vanilla
Spread on hot cake. Put in oven under broiler until coconut is browned. "WATCH!"