Made with cheddar cheese, ground beef, mild Ro-Tel Tomatoes and Green Chiles, cream of mushroom soup, ranch style beans, Fritos Corn Chips
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cooking With Convenience Foods
Of course, if we had the time, money, and energy to make everything from scratch we would, wouldn't we? But let's face it, that's not a reality for most of us (at least not every day!). So, cheat a little and sneak some convenience items into your recipes without anyone knowing!
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Mexican Fritos Pie
Disaster Cake
Made with chocolate syrup, chocolate ice cream, milk, chocolate cake mix, Dream Whip, instant vanilla pudding mix
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Ghostly Halloween Cupcakes
Made with vanilla extract, salt, white cake mix, sugar, water, egg white, cream of tartar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Blueberry Dump Cake
Made with ground cinnamon, butter or margarine, yellow cake mix, blueberries, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Cheesy Broccoli
Made with Cheddar cheese soup, milk, frozen broccoli
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
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Lemonade Poke Cake
Made with lemon cake mix, lemonade concentrate, powdered sugar, frozen whipped topping
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pineapple Coconut Mini Angel Food Cakes
Made with fresh mint, whipped topping, angel food cake mix, crushed pineapple, flaked coconut, coconut extract
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Dark Chocolate Black Russian Cake
Made with vodka, vegetable oil, Devil's food cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, eggs, coffee, coffee liqueur
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Chocolate Sprinkle Angel Food Cake
Made with chocolate sprinkles, angel food cake mix
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Blueberry Dump Cake
Made with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, blueberries, sugar, white cake mix, nuts, butter or margarine
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Tomato Soup Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Made with cloves, cinnamon, sugar, shortening, eggs, baking powder, flour, baking soda, tomato soup, ginger
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Margarita Cake
Made with pretzels, sugar, butter, white cake mix, margarita mix, vegetable oil, lime peel, egg whites, whipped topping
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Coke Steak
Made with Coca-Cola, ketchup, oil, round steak, flour, salt and pepper, onion
Method: electric skillet/wok
Time: 30-60 minutes
Lemon Pastries
Made with refrigerated crescent roll dough, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Pressure Cooker Beef Tips With 7-Up
Made with onion, pepper, garlic powder or garlic salt, dried thyme, bay leaf, lemon-lime soda, beef consomme, vegetable oil, meat tenderizer, boneless beef chuck...
Method: stovetop, pressure cooker
Time: 30-60 minutes
Zucchini Quiche
Made with vegetable oil, black pepper, garlic powder or garlic granules, zucchini, baking mix, onion, Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, oregano, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Peanut Butter Crescent Rolls
Made with milk, vanilla extract, brown sugar, peanut butter, margarine or butter, refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, powdered sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Bacon Crescent Rolls
Made with onion powder, refrigerated crescent rolls, bacon
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Cheddar Spinach Appetizer Squares
Made with nutmeg, black pepper, salt, eggs, refrigerated crescent rolls, cheddar cheese, all-purpose flour, Parmesan cheese, half-and-half or milk, frozen chopped...
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Super Snickerdoodle Cake
Made with confectioners' sugar, white cake mix, whole milk, eggs, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Quick Lemon Angel Food Supreme
Made with whipped topping, lemon juice, milk, one step angel food cake mix, lemon peel, lemon extract, lemon pie filling
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
It may look like a sad little package shoved in the back of your freezer, but frozen spinach actually has a lot of culinary uses (and some may surprise you).
This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.
Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.