Chicken Enchilada Soup

Source: Stacie Allred

Ingredients:
1 quart chicken broth
8 oz cream cheese
1 large can MILD green enchilada sauce
1 pint half and half
1 can corn, drained
1/2 Costco rotisserie chicken, shredded (OR 2-3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded)
1 1/2 cups instant rice

Directions:

1. In a large stock pot, add the chicken broth and cream cheese and whisk until well blended and cream cheese is completely melted.
2. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. 
3. Reduce heat and cook for 10 min, stirring occasionally. 

Makes 12-15 cups or servings.

Modified from a recipe by Terina Eaves, a close friend.

Stacie says: "We double this recipe so that we have plenty of leftovers for the next few days. One 3lb rotisserie chicken from Costco or Sam's Club will do the trick. Be sure to use a LARGE stock pot, 8qt or larger, if you're going to double the recipe like we do. It FILLS our 8-qt stock pot to the brim."

Creamy Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

FB Source: Julie Morgan

Ingredients:
1 (32-ounce) container chicken broth
3 cups water
1½ cups sliced carrots (3 medium)
1½ cups sliced celery (3 stalks)
1½ cups sliced fresh mushrooms (4 ounces)
¼ cup chopped onion
1½ teaspoons dried thyme, crushed
¾ teaspoon garlic-pepper seasoning
3 ounces cream cheese, cut in cubes
2½ cups chopped cooked chicken (about 12 ounces)
2 cups dried egg noodles

Directions:

1. In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine broth, water, carrots, celery, mushrooms, onion, thyme and garlic-pepper seasoning. 
2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6-8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3-4 hours. If using low-heat setting, turn cooker to high-heat setting. 
3. Stir in cream cheese, then chicken and uncooked noodles. Cover and cook for 20-30 minutes more or just until noodles are tender.

YUMMY. No canned creamed soups in this!

World’s Best Cheeseball

FB Source: Hilary Weeks

Ingredients:
1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 (5-oz.) jar Kraft Old English Cheese
4 T. crumbled blue cheese
2-3 green onions, diced
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Pecan, chopped
Crackers of choice

Directions:

1. In mixer, thoroughly combine cheeses, green onions, and Worcestershire sauce. 
2. Form into ball and place on a pretty plate. 
3. Cover in chopped pecans. 
4. Serve with favorite snack crackers

This is hands down, the best recipe I own. My Aunt Gayle made this at all our family holiday gatherings and now I make it for all of mine. After tasting it, people think I’m a hero. Trust me, make this for your next special occasion and you will be a hero too. (Don’t be surprised if someone breaks out singing… “Did you ever know that you’re my hero…”) It’s that good.

Creamy Shrimp Chowder

FB Source: Carl Barbaro

Ingredients:
1/2 cup celery (chopped)
1/3 cup onion (diced)
2 Tbsp butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups potatoes (cubed)
1/2 pound prepared cooked shrimp (thaw and drain)
2 Tbsp dry white wine
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Saute celery and onions in butter in a large pot.
2. Mix in cheese and milk, stirring over low heat until the cheese melts.
3. Mix in the potatoes, shrimp, wine and salt. Heat, stirring occasionally. Serve and enjoy!

Serves 4

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

FB Source: Carl Barbaro

ORIGINAL Source: Very Best Baking

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
2 large eggs
2/3 cup (5 fl.-oz. can) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp grated lemon peel
1 tsp yellow food coloring (optional)
1 cup whipped cream or cool whip for top

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Combine flour and powdered sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until crumbly. 
3. Press onto bottom and 1-inch up sides of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. 
4. BAKE for 25 minutes.
5. Place cream cheese, eggs, evaporated milk, granulated sugar, flour, lemon juice, lemon peel and food coloring in blender container; cover. Blend until smooth. Pour into partially baked crust.
6. Bake for additional 15 minutes or until set. Cool in pan on wire rack. 
7. Spread whipped cream over top; refrigerate. 
8. Cut into bars. Garnish as desired.

Mexican Chicken Salad Wraps-Pinwheels

FB Source: Mary Asbury

ORIGINAL Source: Divas Can Cook

Ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1-2 Tablespoons Spicy Ranch Dressing
10 oz can Rotel Mexican Lime & Cilantro dice tomatoes, drained
¼ -1/2 cup red onions, diced
2 chicken breast, seasoned, cooked & shredded
1 cup Colby jack cheese or Mexican blend cheese, shredded
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons chili powder
½ tablespoon oregano
salt and pepper to taste
6 large flour tortillas

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to bowl, mixing after each ingredients.
2. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.
3. Spread onto flour tortilla, leaving about an inch all the way around.
4. Roll tightly.
5. Wrap in seran wrap and refrigerate rolls for an hour.
6. Slice about 1-1½ inch thick.

Serve.

Notes
~TIPS~ Add more Mexican flavaaaah! Toss in some roasted corn, taco seasonsing and black beans! Use different color tortillas for a colorful platter!

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Paula Deen's "Not Yo' Mama's Banana Pudding"

FB Source: OMG I Gotta Try That

ORIGINAL Source: Food Network

Ingredients:

2 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen Cookies OR 2 bags Vanilla Wafers
6 to 8 bananas, sliced
2 cups whole milk
1 (5 oz.) box instant French Vanilla pudding
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 oz.) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream

Directions:

1. Line the bottom of a 13x9 inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.
2. Bowl 1- Combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer.
3. Bowl 2- Combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth.
4. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture.
5. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended.
6. Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies. 
7. Refrigerate until ready to serve!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake

FB Source: 

Debbie J Owens

Ingredients:
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (16.5-ounce) rolls refrigerator chocolate chip cookie dough (keep refrigerated until needed)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract until well mixed; set aside.
3. Slice cookie dough rolls into 1/4-inch slices. Arrange slices from one roll on bottom of a greased 9- x 13-inch glass baking dish; press together so there are no holes in dough. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over dough; top with remaining slices of cookie dough.
4. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until golden and center is slightly firm.
5. Remove from oven, let cool, then refrigerate. Cut into slices when well chilled.

If desired top with ice cream or whipped cream.

Cheesecake Crescent Rolls

FB Source: Felicia Mcneice

Ingredients:
Rolls:

2 cans of Pillsbury Crescent rolls
2 (8oz each) package cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Topping:
1/4 cup butter, melted

cinnamon
sugar

Directions:

1. Unroll and spread 1 of the cans of crescent rolls on the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish (or 8 x 8 if you want to cut the recipe in half).
2. Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Spread over crescent roll layer.
3. Unroll and layer remaining crescent rolls over cream cheese layer. 
4. Melt your butter and spread over top of crescent rolls. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon and sugar. 
5. Bake for 20-30 minutes in 350 degree oven until bubbly and slightly browned.
6. Drizzle with a little honey if you like. 

Let cool a bit, slice and eat.

Pecan Pie Caramel Cheesecake

ORIGINAL Source: Tasty Kitchen

Ingredients:
Crust:
3 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Filling:
3-8 oz. packages cream cheese, softened
2 large eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Topping:
1 1/2 cups toasted pecan halves
2 cups good quality caramel sauce (homemade would be best )

Directions:
Crust:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 
2. In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients for the crust until moist.
3. Press into a 10 inch spring form pan and set aside.

Filling:

1. In a stand mixer, whip cream cheese and sugar together until smooth. 
2. With mixer on low, stir in vanilla and eggs, one at a time. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl and stir again. 
3. Whip in flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Scrape sides and stir again if necessary. 
4. Pour filling into prepared crust and smooth the top. 
5. Bake for 40-45 minutes until cheesecake is set and hardly jiggles, if at all, when moved. Remove from oven and cool completely to room temperature.

Topping:

1. Arrange pecan halves over top entire cheesecake in concentric circles. 
2. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. 
3. Once ready to serve, run a knife around edges of cheesecake and remove sides of spring form pan. 

To serve you can either drizzle 1 cup of caramel syrup over entire cheesecake and cut (with extra syrup to serve along with) or cut first and drizzle individual pieces.

Side note: I prefer to warm my caramel syrup to have a delicious contrast of hot and cold for this dessert.

The Cheese Dip That Will Make You Famous!

FB Source: Donja Lewis Roberts

Ingredients:
1 8 oz. package cream cheese
2 cups grated cheddar cheese OR grated jalapeño jack
1 cup mayonnaise
1 small purple onion, diced (you can use chopped green onions as well or omit onions if you don’t like them)
◦Serve with Wheat Thins or Frito’s Scoops for dipping or evenVeggies

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in a shallow baking dish (a 9″ square pan or round quiche pan will be perfect!)
2. Microwave on high for about 2 minutes or until the ingredients are melted enough to stir together.
3. Stir until combined.
4. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Serve with Wheat Thins or Frito’s Scoops for dipping

I call this The Cheese Dip that will make you famous because it’s guaranteed to be the hit of the party! Serve it at your Super Bowl Party, serve it at a cocktail party, serve it anywhere and you’ll get rave reviews! It’s super easy, and you’ll have everyone asking for the recipe. Try it with jalapeño jack or chipotle seasonings if you like a kick…otherwise, stick to the cheddar.

Pumpkin Bars

FB Source: Andrea McWilliams Xidis

Ingredients:

Bars:
16 oz can pumpkin

2 cups sugar 

1 cup vegetable oil 

4 eggs, beaten 

2 cups flour 

2 tsp. baking soda 

2 tsp. cinnamon 

1/4 tsp. nutmeg 

1/2 tsp. salt 

Cream Cheese Frosting:
5 Tbs. butter, softened 

3 oz cream cheese, softened 

1 tsp. vanilla 

1 3/4 cups powdered sugar 

3-4 tsp. milk 

chopped nuts for the top, if desired 

Directions:

Bars:

1. In a mixing bowl, beat the pumpkin, sugar and oil. Add eggs and mix well. 
2. Combine the dry ingredients and add to the pumpkin mixture, beating until well blended. 
3. Pour into a greased 10×15 inch baking pan. Bake for 25-35 minutes at 350 degrees.
4. Cool the cake completely and then frost it with the cream cheese frosting. 

Frosting:

1. Beat the butter and cream cheese together. Add the vanilla and blend till smooth. 
2. Gradually add the powdered sugar and mix well. 
3. Add the milk a bit at a time until you get it to a spreadable consistency.

Amy's Cheese-Ball

FB Source: John M Simmons

Ingredients:

Cheese Ball:
16 oz cream cheese
4 oz onion dip (like for potato chips)
2 cups shredded colby and monterey jack cheese combined
(you may substitute cheese of your choice)
1/2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 Tbsp A-1 steak sauce
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbsp Mrs. Dash* original salt substitute.
1 celery stalk finely chopped
1 green onion finely chopped
1/4 cup carrots finely chopped or shredded
Ritz cracker crumbs or seasoned bread crumbs.

Turkey:
small piece of red bell pepper or tomato (for turkey wattle)
Pepperidge Farms Cracker Trio

Directions:

Cheese Ball:

1. Set aside cracker crumbs. (They will be used to coat the outside of the finished cheese ball.)
2. Mix together Worcestershire sauce, A-1 and lemon juice. Combine ingredients and cream together by hand. Form into desired shape. Coat with cracker crumbs, or more shredded cheese. 

Turkey:

1. Shape your cheese ball into a turkey shape, using the picture as a guide.
2. Use cracker crumbs to coat body and use Pepperidge Farm Cracker Trio for tail feathers and wings. Use chopped nuts for the eyes, a sliver of cheese for the beak and red bell pepper or tomato for the wattle.

*For our friends outside the U.S.- Mrs. Dash is a salt free seasoning blend of herbs and spices.

Amy said I could share her cheese ball recipe with you. It's awesome. Today she made it in the shape of a turkey.

Oreo Cream Cheese Cookies

FB Source: Yummy Tasty Recipes

Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
6 oz cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup mini dark chocolate chips
2 cups Oreo crumbles

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375, line a cookie sheet with parchment. I have found that parchment keeps the cookies from spreading too much, as they tend to do on a greased pan or a silpat.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed, cream together butter and cream cheese until thoroughly combined.
3. Add sugar and vanilla, mix well.
4. Add flour one cup at a time and mix on low just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.
5. Pour Oreo crumbles into a bowl. Scoop dough out and roll into roughly 1.5" balls, then roll in cookie crumbles, coating thoroughly. Be sure to cover the dough balls really well in crumbs, as this is what holds the cookie together while baking. Space cookies about 1-2" apart on sheet. Bake on center rack about 14-15 minutes and allow to cool on sheet several minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

(makes about 3-4 dozen, adapted from Brown Eyed Baker)

Jalapeño Popper Dip

FB Source: Tammy Smith Griffiths

Original Source: Spend with Pennies

Ingredients:
1 4 oz can diced jalapenos, well drained OR 4-6 fresh jalapenos, roasted and diced (include seeds if you like it really spicy)
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3/4 cup + 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
4 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 tablespoon dried parsley

Directions:

1. In a mixer or by hand, combine cream cheese and sour cream.
2. Add cheddar cheese, 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, and diced jalapenos, mix well.
3. Spoon into 8x8 baking dish, spreading evenly.
4. Blend bread crumbs, melted butter, 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese, and dried parsley, using a fork or your fingers, until crumbly.
5. Sprinkle the buttery crumb topping evenly over the cream cheese mixture.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until hot and breadcrumbs are golden brown. Do not overcook.
7. Serve with bread or crackers.

Mexican Stuffed Shells

FB Source: Heather Armstrong

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef (or ground turkey)
1 package taco seasoning
4 oz cream cheese
16 jumbo pasta shells
1 1/2 cups salsa
1 cup taco sauce
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup Monterrey jack cheese
3 green onions

Black olives, sliced

Sour cream

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a pan brown the ground beef; add taco seasoning and prepare according to package directions.
3. Add cream cheese, cover and simmer until cheese is melted. Stir together and mix well. Set aside and cool completely.
4. While ground beef is cooking, cook the pasta shells according to package directions; drain. Set shells out individually on cutting board or baking sheet so that they don’t stick together.
5. Pour salsa on bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Stuff each shell with 1-2 tablespoons of the meat mixture. Place shells in 9×13 pan open side up. Evenly cover shells with taco sauce. Cover dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
6. After 30 minutes, add shredded cheese and bake for 10-15 more minutes with the foil removed. Top with green onions or olives if desired. Serve with sour cream and/or more salsa!

Yield: 16 shells

Butterfinger Pie

FB Source: Tiffany Key

Ingredients:
6 (2 1/8 ounce) Butterfinger candy bars, crushed
8 oz package cream cheese
12 oz carton Cool Whip
1 graham cracker crust

Directions:

1. Mix first three ingredients together.
2. Put it in pie crust.
3. Chill.

Hawaiian Cheesecake Bars

FB Source: Teresa Price

Ingredients:
Crust:

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened (or melted)

Filling:

16 oz cream cheese
4 Tbsp sugar
4 Tbsp milk
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
20 oz crushed pineapple, drained

Topping:

2 cups flaked coconut
2 Tbsp melted butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Combine crust ingredients. Pat mixture into ungreased 9 X 13 pan. Bake for 14-19 minutes. Cool slightly.
3. Mix together cream cheese,sugar, milk and eggs. Fold in vanilla, and drained pineapple. Spread over baked crust.
4. Combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle over pineapple layer filling. Bake 350 for 15-20 minutes.

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Layered Pumpkin Cake with Caramel and Pecans

FB Source: Chef Ron Lock

Source: https://www.facebook.com/TheChefRonLock

Ingredients:
1 pkg (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin, divided - 100% pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1-1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) whipped topping, thawed
1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/4 cup chopped Pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. BEAT cake mix, 1 cup pumpkin, milk, oil, eggs and 1 tsp. spice in stand mixer, or, beat in a large bowl with a hand mixer. 
3. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans.
4. Put the cake pans in the oven and bake for 28 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Remove the cakes from the pans and transfer to wire racks to completely cool.
5. BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl with hand mixer, or stand alone mixer, until creamy. Add in the sugar, remaining pumpkin and spice; mix well. Gently stir in the whipped topping. 
6. Cut each cake layer horizontally in half with serrated knife; stack on serving plate, spreading cream cheese filling between layers, leaving top layer unfrosted. Do not frost the top layer!
7. Drizzle with caramel topping just before serving; top with nuts. Refrigerate any leftovers.

(This cake is a total show stopper. The mixed flavors and textures pecans, caramel and cream cheese make this one of best pumpkin recipes of all time! Enjoy!)

Pistachio Pudding Dessert

FB Source: Alisha Hebden

Original Source: http://todaysmybestcreativeday.blogspot.com/2009/03/pistachio-pudding-dessert.html

Ingredients:
Pie crust:
1 stick butter
1 cup flour
1 cup chopped walnuts

Layer 1:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 (8oz) cream cheese
1 cup cool whip

Layer 2:
2 regular sized pkgs instant pistachio pudding mix
3 cups milk

Topping:
cool whip
chopped almonds

Directions:

1. Mix butter, flour, nuts; press into 9x13 inch pan. Bake 350 for 20 min. Cool.
2. Mix powdered sugar, cream cheese and cool whip; spread on cooled crust.
3. Beat together pudding mix and milk until thick. Spread on cream cheese layer and top with a layer of cool whip and chopped nuts. Refrigerate.