"Not So Swedish Meatballs"
I got this recipe out of a series of books I've been reading that contain recipes, too. This is from Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke.
I changed it some b/c it was way too much.

1 2.5lb bag frozen meatballs (I used Wal-Mart brand and it had ~80 meatballs)
3 family-sized cans c. of mush. soup
1 can fat-free evaporated milk.
1 diced onion or some of the frozen seasoning blend w/ onion, pepper, celery, etc. (I used a/b a cup of that)
Pepper
Season Salt
Onion Powder

Mix up everything in the crock pot and then put the meatballs in and mix them up. Turn on low for 6-7 hours (I didn't start it that early so I cooked it on High for 2 hours, then turned it to low for a/b 2 hours).
Serve over rice, fettuccini, or egg noodles (I did rice).

One serving (6 meatballs + a/b 1/2 cup of sauce) is a/b 11 points.

DH thought this was the greatest thing ever and ate a/b 16 meatballs. I ate 6 but I could have easily eaten 10. I was able freeze enough for 3 more meals.
Total cost ~$9.00

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Kelly - that sounds really good!!

Well I experimented and came up with the bean/corn salad that's turning out to be a great snack while at work with a ton of protein.

1 can garbanzo beans
1 can black eye peas
1 can corn
1 can kidney beans
1 chopped green bellpepper
1 chopped medium red onion
fresh cilantro
1 jar of olive oil vinaigrette salad dressing

Drain the beans (and rinse them off) and mix everything together with some chopped cilantro.

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Here's a recipe for Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Muffins
I adapted it from a recipe called "Healthy Blueberry Muffins" from www.healthy-eating-made-easy.com

Sift together:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup "Oatmeal Flour" (Grind oatmeal in coffee grinder/food processor until it looks like flour)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt.
1/2 tsp. cinammon

Stir 3/4 cup brown sugar into flour mixture

Puree in blender/food processor:
2 ripe bananas
Then add and puree again
2 1/2 TBSP butter
2 1/2 TBSP oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Pour that into the flour mixture and add a/b 1/2 cup milk.
Mix together, stir in a cup or so of blueberries.
Bake in muffin tins at 375 for 25 minutes. Makes 14-15 muffins. Each one is a/b 2 pts WW.

(If you're going to make these, it's kind of a lot of trouble so just double the recipe and freeze half)

They don't taste cakey like bakery muffins, but I enjoy them and know they are good for me. I would be glad to give this to Hannah for breakfast or a snack when she is old enough to eat food.

EDIT: I think you could add another 1/2 to 3/4 cup of milk to this and make pancakes or waffles.

If you make these muffins, freeze whatever you will not eat w/in 3-4 days or they start to taste like feet.

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Kelly I will be trying this out thanks! I made blueberry muffins a few days ago and do mine similar, I use less sugar than the recipe calls for but add a nice sprinking of brown sugar on the top before baking, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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I saw this thread and thought I'd add my favorite recipe!
Stuffed Green Peppers:
3 green peppers
1/2 onion
1 lb hamburger meat
1 can spaghetti sauce (I like Hunts Chunky Vegetable)
Two cups of instant rice

To Cook:
I cut up one green pepper and put in pan with the 1/2 onion.
The other two green peppers I cut the tops off and take out the seeds. I then cut up whatever is left from the tops. I cook the hamburger meat with or without the green peppers and onions. The two green peppers with the tops cut off are put in a bowl with water and put in the micro for 7 minutes to soften then up. Cook the rice. Combine the sauce, meat, onion, and sliced green peppers. I only stuff two peppers because I like the filling more. Stuff the peppers and I fill the container with the rest of the rice. Sprinkle with bread crumbs (good without too!) and place in oven at 350 for 45 minutes.

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ooooooooo yummy, thanks for sharing...hmm wonder if dh would eat that, he would probably eat everything but the peppers

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Tammy - I make a similar dish and DH didn't eat the peppers, plus they were expensive so I just make the filling and bake it in an 8x8 glass pan.

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I just made this again 2 nights ago but I did chicken strips, I cut them up nice and it tasted sooooo much better than a big peice of chicken breast

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Yummy....those stuffed peppers sound awesome.

Karen~ Do you have anymore recipes to share with us?? Please!!

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Amber I am sure I do......what sort of things do you want to cook? Casseroles? to grill or in the crockpot?? I made the Mt Dew cake again lastnight and dh was all smiles when he found out.

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Karen - crockpot recipes would be great for me since I'm going back to work.

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Ohh I love casseroles! And I love crockpot recipes for fall/winter so post those too Thank you :P

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Jess's Brownie Recipe!!

These are AWESOME, we make them everyweek pretty much Ive made them 6 times so far

ksh has even made them a bit different & used strawberry cake mix

Jrichards Wrote

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Tammy - Thank you. Now I just have to get to the store.

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Aw man! Now I'm going to be *forced* to eat brownies.

Pina Colada Cake

1 white cake mix
1 can Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
1 can Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
1 tub cool whip

Bake cake according to package. Use a straw to poke holes every inch or so in the cake. Combine condensed milk and cream of coconut and pour over cake/into holes and allow to cool. When cool top with cool whip. My family loves this cake!

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