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CONFETTI STUFFED POTATOES
recipe by Mary T.
12 baking potatoes
½ cup butter
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¾ cup milk
2 teaspoons instant minced onion*
3 teaspoons chopped chives
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1 lb. cooked bacon, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons Hormel real ham or bacon bits
12 thin slices deli ham, chopped
1 (6 oz.) package fresh mushrooms, sautéed
12 slices American white cheese
1 cup shredded yellow cheddar cheese
paprika
*rehydrate minced onion by adding 2 teaspoons water and soaking for five minutes.
Rinse and scrub potatoes, then pierce them with a fork. Bake in a preheated 375° oven for one hour (do not wrap in foil). Let potatoes cool to touch. Cut a thin slice from the top of each potato. Carefully scoop out the pulp, leaving about a ¼ inch of potato in shell. Place the potato pulp into a large bowl; add butter, salt and pepper. Mash potato until butter is melted; add milk, then mash again. Add onion, chives and parsley flakes; blend until fluffy. Add the following ingredients, stirring after each addition; bacon, Hormel ham or bacon bits, chopped deli ham, mushrooms and the cheeses. Spoon the potato mixture into the shells; place in a 9x13x2 inch pan. Potatoes may be refrigerated overnight, if desired. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
QUICK BAKED BEANS
recipe by Mary T.
2 large onions, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup red cider vinegar
2 (1 lb.) cans green lima beans, drain & discard liquid
1 (1 lb.) can red kidney beans, drain & discard liquid
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 (15 oz.) jar Ritter golden butter beans, drain & discard liquid
1 (1 lb. 12 oz.) can B&M baked beans, drain & reserve liquid
½ lb. bacon
Cook bacon in a frying pan until crisp. Remove the bacon and crumble. Discard the bacon grease. In the frying pan; mix onion, salt, brown sugar, vinegar and dry mustard. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, covered. In a large bowl, mix all beans; add bacon and sauce. Place in bean crocks and cover. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 1 ½ hours or more, checking and stirring. Add B&M liquid during baking time, if needed.
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