I need 4th of July party recipes! Want to make a cake as well.?

Favorite E-Z recipes you might want to try.


Good Luck %26amp; enjoy.





COLA CHICKEN


(And more variations of recipe)


(My personal favorites鈥?using this recipe


are the 鈥榳ings %26amp; ribs鈥?ummm good!)





4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts


1 cup catsup


1 12oz. can cola (pepsi, coke, etc.)





Put chicken in a non-stick pan.


Mix together catsup and cola, pour over chicken.


Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and cook 45 minutes.


(turning chicken a few times, while cooking...to prevent from sticking to pan)


Uncover, turn up the heat and continue to cook until the sauce


becomes thick and adheres to the chicken.


It turns into the most incredible BBQ sauce. Yummmm!





You can double the recipe and use more pieces of


chicken....wings...would be ideal...add some hot sauce....presto ';Hot Wings';!





I have used Ribs, just as good.





I tried this recipe with 'meatballs'....was equally


as good...served over rice.





I found another variation.....omit the catsup and add a small jar of Salsa (any variety).


I have tried using Salsa (omitting the catsup....not).


You'd think a recipe with only '3' ingredients couldn't be messed up....wouldn't you??


Well...while I was preparing to fix the 'Cola Chicken' recipe


using Salsa.....I was also trying to carry on a conversation with my


husband...(just proves...I can't do two things at once)....mixed Salsa %26amp; Catsup (before I realized I was supposed to leave out the catsup) %26amp; Cola........still turned out really tasty (to me)...might be a little sweeter than some of you like.





I fixed chicken wings, (using the above recipe)


but...I added the spices from a MILD (I don't care for ';HOT';) Buffalo Wings packet...(the kind you get to bake in the oven).....I thought it was really good.....(but you/I can't find a 'bad' way to fix chicken).





Finally....!! I fixed the 'SALSA' chicken......that's good , too.





Another (bright)idea.....I thought of trying......replace the


catsup with a bottle of Shrimp Cocktail Sauce...and add a bag of (pop corn) shrimp.....!


Fixed the shrimp with cocktail sauce......eh...wasn't all that


great...was OK...probably won't be fixing it again.





Also tried beef stew cuts......that was pretty good.....I can see


myself making this again.


Served both over rice.....think the stew cuts would have been just as


good over noodles.





Try little cocktail wieners/sausages鈥or appetizers.








OLD SETTLER鈥橲 BEANS


INGREDIENTS:


1/2 lb. ground beef1/2 lb. bacon


1 chopped onion


Brown in skillet and drain excess grease.





ADD:


16 oz. can Red Kidney Beans (drained)


24 oz. can Pork %26amp; Beans (drained)


1/2 cup white sugar


1/2 cup dark brown sugar


1/4 cup Catsup


2 TBLS. Molasses


1/2 tsp. dry mustard





Mix Thoroughly !


Cook in a crock pot until...hot...hot...hot!








MARINATED VEGGIE SALAD


1 lb. can French style green beans


1 lb. can small peas


1 lb. can white corn


1 - 4oz. jar pimento (chopped)


1 cup shopped onion


1 cup chopped celery


1 cup chopped green pepper


1 cup sugar (I used artificial sweetener)


2/3 cup vinegar (I used red wine vinegar)


1/2 cup cooking oil


1 tsp. salt


1 tsp. pepper





1.)Pour green beans, peas, corn %26amp; pimento in a colander to drain over a


large bowl. Discard 1 1/2 cups of liquid.


2.)Put veggies in a large bowl and fold in onions, celery and green


peppers.


3.)Mix together thoroughly the remaining ingredients and toss with


veggies.


4.)Cover and let sit over night in refrigerator. (The longer it marinates the better.)








Kreamy Kool-Aid Pie





1-(6 g) package un sweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix


1-(14 oz.)can sweetened condensed milk


1-(8 oz)container Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed.


1-(9 inch) Graham Cracker Pie Crust (or Cookie crust)


Cool Whip for top (optional)





1. In a medium bowl mix Kool-Aid and condensed milk, thoroughly.


2. Fold in Cool Whip.


4. If desired, spread more Cool Whip on top.


5. Chill for a minimum of 4 hours.





I鈥檝e used: Strawberry鈥herry鈥emon-lime (Key-Lime Pie)鈥?Lemonade (Lemon Pie鈥ight add some yellow food coloring for a more lemony look.)








E-Z Cake Recipes


NO EGGS, NO OIL, NO WATER .......JUST 1 12oz. SODA AND Cake MIX.





CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX.......CHERRY SODA (BLACK FOREST)


ORANGE CAKE MIX鈥?ORANGE SODA


PINEAPPLE MIX鈥?PINEAPPLE SODA


SPICE MIX鈥?.ROOT BEER SODA ETC





POUR CAKE MIX IN BOWL


ADD SODA USE LOAF CAKE PAN


BAKE 350 DEGREES AS BOX SAYS.


(P.S.PREPARE PAN WITH SPRAY)


Your choice of frostings or use cool whip.











ROBERT REDFORD DESSERT





INGREDIENTS %26amp; INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTTOM LAYER:


Melt 1 stick butter


Add 1/2 cup nuts and 1 cup flour.





Press into bottom of lightly greased 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.





MIDDLE LAYER:


Blend together 1 8oz. package cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in 1/2 small tub Cool Whip. Mix well.





TOP LAYER:


Mix together until mixture begins to thicken:


1 large package vanilla instant pudding %26amp; 1 large package instant chocolate pudding with 3 cups milk.





Spread on middle layer and chill to set. Spread remaining cool whip on top %26amp; garnish with nuts %26amp; grated chocolate if desired.








DIRT PUDDING





INGREDIENTS:


1 pound bag of Oreo鈥檚


1 large box of instant vanilla pudding


1 small container of Cool Whip


1 Tablespoon powdered sugar





INSTRUCTIONS:


1.) Crush 3/4 bag of Oreo鈥檚 and spread in 9 x 13 baking dish.


2.) Make pudding as directed on package.


3.) Add Cool Whip %26amp; sugar, spread over crushed Oreo鈥檚.


4.) Crush remaining Oreo鈥檚 and sprinkle on top of pudding mixture. Refrigerate.








Banana Pudding





I usually double the recipe....never any left-overs.





Ingredients:


Bananas


Use instant Banana pudding or vanilla pudding fix by directions on box.


Cool Whip...add to pudding mix thoroughly.


Vanilla wafers


Toasted coconut.





Line serving dish with a layer of vanilla wafers (a row up the sides of dish, also.)


Add a layer of sliced of bananas


Gently cover with a layer of 1/2 pudding mixture.


Make a second layer of wafers, bananas %26amp; pudding.





Top with some toasted coconut and/or crushed vanilla wafers.











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pmsbar2@att.netI need 4th of July party recipes! Want to make a cake as well.?
Pineapple Mandarin Orange Cake





1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix


1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, juice saved


4 eggs


1/4 cup vegetable oil


1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed


1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained


1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix





Mix together cake mix, canned oranges with juice, eggs, and oil. Pour batter into three greased and floured 8 inch round pans. Layers will be thin. (You can make this a two layer cake if you desire, just split the batter between the two pans.)





Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool layers on wire racks.





Mix together whipped topping, drained pineapple, and instant pudding mix. Fill and frost the cooled cake. Refrigerate until ready to eat.








Potato Salad





6 red potatoes, skinned and cut into cubes


4 eggs, hard boiled and chopped


1/2 onion, chopped


2 stalks of celery, chopped


salt and pepper to taste


1 small can of sliced black olives, drained


6 slices of bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled


2 tablespoons of hot bacon grease


Mayonnaise





Mix together the potatoes, celery, onion, olives and bacon. Stir in about a half a cup of mayonnaise. Add the bacon grease. Add the eggs, stir, and salt and pepper to taste. Add more mayonnaise as desired.I need 4th of July party recipes! Want to make a cake as well.?
If you're having guests and need a large cake, I have a great easy way to make a sheet cake. If you have a large cookie sheet, like a 13x15, that's about 1/2 inch deep, you can use a regular box cake mix (yellow or white), follow directions as normal, bake it on the cookie sheet and decorate it like a flag, using white icing and blueberries and strawberries for stars and stripes. You could even use cool whip for the frosting. My sheet is the air bake where it's a little deeper. The cake is large enough to be a sheet cake and make it patriotic.
50serena - hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs, chicken, steak, lobster, potato salad, baked beans, deviled eggs, chips, dip, veggie platter, Texas caviar, cookies, brownies, iced tea, lemonade.





bake a sheet cake and/ or cupcakes with red white %26amp; blue frosting with sprinkles!