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Best Jiffy based cornbread

 

Best Jiffy based cornbread

This is the best version of Jiffy cornbread. Easy to make, buttery, sweet, light and fluffy. Just perfect!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 9

Equipment

  • 9x9 Baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 C Sour cream
  • 3 T Sugar
  • 1/2 C Butter 1 stick
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 box Jiffy cornbread mix
  • Non-stick spray For baking dish
  • 2 T Honey

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375F
  • Add sour cream, butter, sugar and eggs to mixing bowl and stir until fully combine
  • Add Jiffy mix and thoroughly mix into wet ingredients
  • Spray baking dish with non-stick spray
  • Pour cornbread batter into baking dish and smooth with spoon
  • Drizzle honey over top of cornbread. Do not mix into batter
  • Place cornbread into oven and back for 30 minutes or until fully baked (about 200 F)
Keyword cornbread, side dish

Johnny’s Deviled Eggs

 

Johnny's Deviled Eggs

You MUST have deviled eggs for holidays, special events, bar mitzvah's and that occasional random Thursday

Ingredients
  

  • 12 large eggs
  • 1/2 C mayonnaise
  • 1 T Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 t Celery Salt
  • Paprika (Sweet for those that don't like spice, hot for those with tastebuds)

Instructions
 

Boil and peel the eggs

  • Bring pan of water to a boil
  • Gently lower eggs into water
  • Lower the heat to a simmer
  • Cook the eggs for 13 minutes
  • Remove the eggs from the pan and immediately place them into a bowl of heavily iced water for a minimum of 5 minutes
  • Gently tap the eggs on a solid surface, all around the egg.
  • Peel the shells off, rinse the eggs in cold water and set aside for next step

Prepare the eggs for deviling

  • Cut each egg in half
  • Remove egg yolk and place in separate bowl
  • Place eggs, cut side up, on a platter

Prepare the filling

  • Take bowl with egg yolks and add all ingredients except paprika
  • Mash and mix egg yolk mixture together with fork until smooth

Fill the egg halves

  • There are a couple ways to fill the egg halves. I like to scoop the egg mixture into a zip lock back and then cut a corner out of the bag. You can then use this similar to a piping bag. If you have a piping bag, use that instead.
  • Gently squeeze mixture into each half, filling the cavity
  • If you don't want to do the piping method, you can also use a spoon to fill the eggs
  • Finally, sprinkle paprika over the eggs. I like to use sweet paprika on half and hot paprika on the other. Spicy deviled eggs are awesome!

Roasted garlic and bacon mashed potatoes

 

Roasted garlic and bacon mashed potatoes

Smoky, salty bacon with fresh roasted garlic makes these potatoes a must have side dish for special occasions
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head garlic
  • 1 lbs bacon
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 3 lbs potatoes I like red potatoes for this
  • 1 C sour cream
  • C salted butter
  • milk as reqruired
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Roasting the garlic

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  • Slice off the top of the garlic head, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt
  • Wrap the garlic head in foil and roast in the oven for 45-55 minutes.
  • Take garlic out of oven and let sit for about 15 minutes while you prepare the bacon and potatoes

Prepare and cook bacon

  • Cut bacon strips into 1/2" wide pieces
  • Cook in pan on medium heat until bacon is browned
  • When cooked, pour off most of the bacon grease leaving about 1 tablespoon in pan
  • Add bacon and remaining bacon grease to potatoes

Cook the potatoes

  • Peel and cube the potatoes, then place them in a large pot of cold salted water.
  • Boil the potatoes uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until they are fork-tender. Drain well.
  • Add bacon, sour cream, butter and roasted garlic
  • Mash the potatoes and roasted garlic using a potato masher until smooth.
  • Add milk a little bit at a time while mashing to reach the desired consistency.
  • Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

Instant Pot 4 Cheese Macaroni and cheese

Instant Pot 4 Cheese Macaroni and cheese

Johnny
Easy to make and very tasty macaroni and cheese. Good side dish for BBQ days
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Uncooked Elbow Macaroni
  • 4 Cups Chicken Broth
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 Teaspoon Hot Pepper Sauce
  • 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • Teaspoon Pepper
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • 6 ounces Green chilis
  • 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • 1 Cup Shredded Swiss Cheese
  • ½ Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • ½ Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
  • ½ Cup Milk

Instructions
 

  • Add the uncooked macaroni, chicken broth, butter, hot sauce, garlic powder, pepper, and salt to the Instant Pot.
  • Cook on manual function, high pressure for 5 minutes. Do a quick release.
  • Add milk and green chilis. Stir thoroughly
  • Add cheese in three to 4 additions, stirring in between each addition until smooth and creamy.
  • Add additional milk as needed to make consistency you want

 

Johnny’s Stroganoff

 

Johnny's Stroganoff

Johnny
My take on stroganoff. Savory beef, mushrooms and onions in a sour cream based sauce
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Classic comfort food
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs beef cubed chuck roast, rib roast/steaks, etc.
  • 1 lb Sliced mushrooms
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 1 qt beef stock
  • 4 cubes beef bouillon
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 1 tsp fresh ground pepper

Instructions
 

  • Brown beef in heavy bottom pan (Dutch oven works great) on high heat
  • Reduce heat to medium and add mushrooms and onions. Cook until onions are translucent and mushrooms are soft.
  • Add beef bouillon cubes and stock. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours until beef is tender
  • Add sour cream and simmer for 15 minutes until sauce slightly thickens
  • While sour cream is simmering, cook egg noodles according to package instructions
  • Once noodles are cooked, add to sauce and stir thoroughly
  • Plate and enjoy

Amazing simple breadsticks

Amazing simple breadsticks

Johnny
A very easy and yummy breadstick
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Breadstick
Cuisine American
Servings 12 breadsticks

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 C 120 F warm water
  • 1 T instant yeast
  • 2 T sugar
  • 1 t salt
  • 2 C bread flour
  • 2 C All-purpose flour

Instructions
 

  • In an electric stand mixer with the dough hook, combine water, yeast, sugar, salt and one cup of flour.
  • Slowly add flour until dough clears the sides of the bowl and makes a ball on hook.
  • Continue kneading for three minutes. Dough should be soft and slightly sticky.
  • Let dough rest in the bowl for 10 minutes.
  • Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • On a lightly floured pastry mat or counter-top, pat the dough into a long rectangle
  • Cut the dough into 1" wide strips with a pizza cutter.
  • Place strips on parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Lightly coat with olive oil or butter and you choice of seasoning (dried herbs, kosher salt, garlic, etc.)
  • Let rise for 20 minutes
  • Place into oven and bake until slightly brown (about 15 minutes).

Johnny’s Coleslaw

Johnn's Coleslaw

Johnny
Simple and delicious. Goes great on a pulled pork sandwich!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small cabbage core removed and shredded
  • 1 bunch of green onions chopped
  • 1/2 C dried cranberries
  • 3/4 C mayonnaise
  • 1/4 C apple cider vinegar
  • 3 T brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Mix vegetables and cranberries in large bowl
  • Mix apple cider vinegar and brown sugar in a small bowl
  • Microwave vinegar and sugar for 30 seconds to help dissolve sugar
  • Add vinegar/sugar and mayonnaise to vegetables
  • Mix well
  • Refrigerate for 1 hour

 

Summer Coleslaw

 

Summer Coleslaw

Johnny
Easy and very tasty coleslaw. Try it on your favorite pulled pork sandwich or with some fried fish.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

Dressing

  • 1/3 C Mayonnaise
  • 1 T Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 t Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/2 t salt
  • 1 t black pepper

Vegetables

  • 3 Carrots
  • 1 1/2 bunches green onions
  • 1 head red cabbage

Instructions
 

  • In a medium sized bowl, combine dressing ingredients and set aside
  • Grate the carrots
  • Slice green onions into 1/4" pieces
  • Quarter the cabbage and remove the core
  • Thinly slice cabbage into shreds
  • Add vegetables to dressing and combine thoroughly

 

Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole

 

Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole

Johnny
Great side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Holiday side dish
Cuisine Southern
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Large sweet potatoes cubed
  • 1 ⁄2 C white sugar
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 ⁄2 t salt
  • 4 T butter softened
  • 1 ⁄2 C milk
  • 1 ⁄2 t vanilla extract
  • 1 ⁄2 C brown sugar packed
  • 1 ⁄3 C all-purpose flour
  • 3 T butter softened
  • 1 ⁄2 C pecans crushed

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Put sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan with water to cover. Cook over medium high heat until tender; drain and mash.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the sweet potatoes, white sugar, eggs, salt, butter, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  • In medium bowl, mix the brown sugar and flour. Cut in the butter until the mixture is coarse. Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potato mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes or until the topping is lightly brown.

 

Flaky, Buttery Biscuits

Flaky, Buttery Biscuits

Johnny
Great with a sausage gravy for breakfast and pretty darn good with some butter and honey as well!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 2 C flour
  • T baking powder
  • ½ t salt
  • ½ t cream of tartar
  • 1 T honey
  • 1/2 C cold butter cut into small chunks
  • C milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 450F
  • Place dry ingredients in a food processor to combine.
  • Add butter and pulse about 10 times.
  • Dump into a mixing bowl and add the milk and honey. Stir until it comes together.
  • Place on a lightly floured surface and knead until not sticky to work the gluten
  • Roll or pat the dough to about ¾ inch thick.
  • Cut them with a biscuit cutter, a tin can or a glass. Try not to twist to keep layers separate.
  • Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Brush with butter right after they come out of the oven.
  • Bake 10 minutes or until they are a nice golden brown.

 


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