Green Bean Bundles

Ingredients

1 pound green beans, trimmed

8 bacon strips, partially/fully cooked

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion

3 tablespoon bacon drippings

1 tablespoon white vinegar

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Cook the beans until crisp-tender. Wrap about 10 beans in each bacon strip; secure with a toothpick. Place on a foil covered baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. In a skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add vinegar, sugar and salt; heat through. Remove bundles to a platter pour sauce over and serve immediately.

Vegetable Medley

INGREDIENTS
1 (16 oz) Package of mixed vegetables or fresh broccoli and cauliflower
1 large onion
4 Tbsp butter
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 Cup sour cream
1-1/2Cup crackers

DIRECTIONS

Thaw vegetables and sauté with onion in 3 tablespoons of butter for about 3 minutes add soup and sour cream. Mix well. Add 1 cup crackers. Mix. Pour into buttered 1 ½ quart casserole. Heat remaining crackers in 1 tablespoon butter until coated. Sprinkle over top of casserole. Bake 350 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Barbecue Beans

INGREDIENTS
2 – 28 oz Bush’s Beans
¼ Cup brown sugar
½ Cup barbecue sauce
1 lb hamburger (browned and drained)

DIRECTIONS
Mix together and bake 350 till hot or put in crockpot

Refrigerated Mashed Potatoes

INGREDIENTS

5 lbs. potatoes, peeled, quartered, cooked in salted water, drained
6 oz. cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
2 tsp. onion salt
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 Tbs. margarine

DIRECTIONS
Add all ingredients to mashed potatoes until fluffy. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes in a greased 2-quart casserole, uncovered. After it is baked, you can place in refrigerator for as long as 2 weeks and use what you need. Need to bake for 45 minutes then or microwave until heated through.