No Bake Cookies

In a saucepan combine:
1/4 c butter
3/4 c sugar
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 c milk
4 tsp cocoa (1Tbs plus 1 tsp)
dash salt

Bring mixture to a boil on medium heat.  Boil 1 minute.  Remove from heat and add quickly:
1/4 c flour
1/4 c PB
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c quick oats

Chicken Taco Bowls

Chicken Taco Bowls

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb raw chicken (original recipe calls for 1 1/2 lbs)
1-16 oz jar salsa
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 15 oz can black beans, drained

1/4 c water
1/2 lb frozen corn 
1 Tbs chili powder
1/2 Tbs cumin
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
black pepper
2 c uncooked rice
sour cream (Yes! so good with sour cream!)
shredded cheese
green onions/cilantro

DIRECTIONS:

Combine chicken through black pepper in crockpot.  Stir.  Cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours.

When done, shred chicken in crock pot.  Add salt if needed

To build bowls place rice at bottom, top with chicken mixture, cheese, sour cream and anything else!  

From Janeen. (Budgetbytes)

Nicole's Brownie's

 Cream together:

• 4 eggs, well beaten
• 2 c sugar
• 1 stick butter

Then add:

• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 c flour
• dash of salt
• 1/4 c cocoa

Mix well then pour into a greased 9x13 pan.  

Add to top:

• chocolate chips
• nuts
• coconut

Bake at 350 for 25-30 min.

*Double for a sheet pan

*From Nicole Smith

Instant Pot Rice

 White:

• White: 
• 1:1, plus a little
• Push "porridge/rice"
• or 4 min on high pressure
• Release naturally or instantly 
• Brown:
• 2 c rice, 2 3/4 c white
• 22 min on high pressure
• Release naturally 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars / Mrs. Field's Cookies

 Preheat oven to 375

Cream together in Bosch:

• 1 c butter
• 1 c sugar
• 1 c brown sugar

Add:

• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

In separate bowl mix:

• 2 c flour
• 2 1/4 c oats for bars or 2 1/2 c for cookies:  measure, then grind in blender until flour-like 
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp soda

Add dry ingredients to wet and then mix using pulse motion.

Add and pulse again:

• 12 oz chocolate chips (or take out about a 1/2 c and add 1/2 c m&ms to the top)
• 1 1/2 c chopped nuts (opt)

Cookie bars:  bake in lined or sprayed jelly roll pan for about 17 min.

Cookies:  Make golf ball size cookie mounds, place 2" apart on lined cookie sheet for 8-10 min.

(From Amy Street)