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Catalina Frito Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 (9.25 ounce) bag Fritos Corn Chips
  • 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 green bell peppers, finely diced
  • 5-6 Roma tomatoes, finely chopped (or whatever tomatoes you have and like)
  • ¼-1/2 cup red onion, finely diced
  • 1 can black olives, drained, sliced
  • 1 can corn sliced
  • 6-8 ounces of Catalina dressing (Enough to coat everything without being soupy.)
  • Add whatever ingredients you like. If you don’t like kidney beans don’t add and you don’t need to add another can of beans. When we started making this out recipe only said kidney beans. We like the other beans instead now.

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl combine the drained beans, diced bell peppers, chopped tomatoes, diced red onion, and Catalina dressing. Start with 6 ounces and see if you need to add more dressing. Stir well.
  2. Cover the bowl with a tight lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  3. Right before serving, pour in the bag of Fritos. Stir and serve.
  4. Enjoy! Seves 16-20
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One Pan Creamy Gnocchi with Sausage

INGREDIENTS 

  • 16 ounces Italian sausage
  • 1/2 small onion chopped finely
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/3 cup chicken broth
  • 1 (14 fluid ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices (we used crushed tomatoes)
  • 1 cup heavy/whipping cream (we used milk and it worked great)
  • 1 pound uncooked potato gnocchi
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • Handful fresh basil torn (we used dried basil and parsley, about 1 TBS each)
  • Salt & pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS 

  • Sauté the sausage and onion in a skillet over medium-high heat for 7-10 minutes, or until the sausage and onions are lightly browned.
  • Add the garlic to the pan and sauté for about 30 seconds.
  • Add the chicken broth and let it cook for about a minute.
  • Stir in the diced tomatoes, cream, and gnocchi. Once the sauce starts to bubble again, cover the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes. 
  • Uncover the pan, give it a good stir, and let it cook for another few minutes, or until the gnocchi has cooked through and is nice and soft and the sauce has thickened to your liking.
  • Stir in the parmesan cheese, basil, and salt & pepper, to taste. Serve immediately. 

We cooked the gnocchi separately and put both pots on the table.

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Tomato Basil Pasta

  • 1 package Spaghetti
  • 2-3 TBS Olive Oil
  • 1-2 tsp. Garlic puree
  • maybe 1 to 2 TBS Basil
  • maybe 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • Salt
  • Fresh Tomatoes, diced.

Cook pasta according to the directions on package.

Drain pasta and set aside.

In the same pan add 2 to 3 TBS olive oil and 1 to 2 tsp. garlic puree or minced garlic. Heat the oil and garlic. Add the pasta back into the pan. Add basil, salt, and Parmesan cheese. This isn’t an exact recipe as you can see. You just need the oil to lightly coat the pasta so the other ingredients stick to it. Add the garlic, basil, salt, and Parmesan as much as you like. Add the diced tomatoes and heat just till warm. The pasta is warm so it won’t take long.