BBQ Question?!


Question: BBQ Question!?
I am having a BBQ this weekend for a few people and kids I was thinking of doing Ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs and corn on the cob!. What else could I do as sides and they will also be there all day any ideas of snack foods, I need ideas and recipes!. Please help!
I will also have beer, wine, margaritias and juice for the kidsWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
You definitely need some vegetables, so how about some salads!? You could make them ahead and set them out: GREEN SALAD (with bottles of dressing for them to choose their own)!.!.!.COLE SLAW (get 1/2 lb!. from the grocery deli & mix with a bag of shredded lettuce, plus 1 TB!. horseradish & some dried dillweed; can add some dry-roasted peanuts too) !.!.!. BEAN SALAD (drain canned cut green beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans and toss with Italian or Balsamic vignarette dressing) !.!.!. FRUIT SALAD (hollow out 1/2 watermelon and put cubed melon, pineapple, plus strawberries & blueberries back into the shell) !.!.!.

CON QUESO DIP would be good to have out in a crockpot, as a dip with chips (1 8-oz!. pkg softened cream cheese, 1-2 cans Rotel tomatoes, 8 oz!. shredded cheese)!.!.!.!. and a VEGGIE/DIP platter !.!.!. SALSA or GUACAMOLE & chips

You can make these easy pies ahead of time, and the cookie bars:
LEMONADE PIE
1 large container Cool Whip
1 (6oz) can frozen lemonade, undiluted & thawed
1 can Eagle Brand condensed, sweetened milk
1 9" graham cracker crust (storebought is fine)
extra Cool Whip for top
Mix all ingredients together and pile into the crust!. Dollop more Cool Whip around the edges!. Chill at least 4 hours (You can also use Pink Lemonade or Limeade, so have a couple of different ones)

HELLO DOLLY
1/2 c!. butter
1-1/2 c!. graham cracker crumbs
1 can sweetened, condensed milk
1 (6 oz) pkg!. chocolate chips
1/2 c!. flaked coconut
1 c!. chopped nuts
Melt butter in bottom of 9x13" pan!. Remove from heat!. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over butter; pour milk evenly over crumbs!. Sprinkle chips, coconut & nuts evenly over milk & press down gently!. Bake at 350 for 25 min, or until golden brown!. Cool & cut into bars

Margaritas & beer sound fine, but have lemonade too for those who don't drink !.!.!. and lemonade won't stain if the kids spill it!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Any type of cold pasta or potato salad!. If you make one without a mayo base you can leave it outside the fridge!. BBQ beans are always great for a BBQ!. Now, if you are doing all the work, make it easy on yourself!. You want to be able to enjoy the day too!.
Go to www!.foodnetwork!.com!.
Type in whatever you want and you'll get tons of recipes!. Easy ones too if you'd like!. My husband and I make Paula Deens corn on the cob and baked beans and they are always a hit! That lady (and her sons) knows what she is doing!
Maybe a cheese ball!? Um, a chicken wing dip!? There is a great recipe for that one at tasteofhome!.com!. Made it for a party recently and it was HUGE success!.
Again, don't go crazy trying to gourmet!. Its a BBQ and you should have fun too!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Baked beans, potato salad, tuna salad, vegis and dip, taco dip, kids like things that are easy to grab and run, like the vegis, cheese puffs etc!.!.!.

Grilled potatoes, slice potatoes kinda thin, slice onions same way, place in foil with butter and garlic and throw on the grill!.
(you can do this with veggies too!)Www@FoodAQ@Com

I love this recipe for Psychedelic Coleslaw!. I have made it twice and each time everyone raves about it!.

Snacks are a bit easier!. Chips and queso or Guacamole are always crowd pleasers!. Simple vegtable and cheese platters are always good munchies and a cool dipping sauce can make them more interesting!. Add some Hot sauce and some salsa to ranch dressing to make a SW ranch!.

Good luck and have fun!!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Cold pasta salads and rice salads always go down well - and have the added benefit of filling people up without costing a fortune! Green salads too - lettuce, tomato, peppers etc!. Cold snacky stuff - pretzels, peanuts, popcorn etc!. You might want a couple of cold desserts if you really want to keep them going all day - a fruit salad might be refreshing after all that high cholesterol fun stuff!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Get 1 bag spicy chex mix and one regular one!. Mix together!.

Pigs in a blanket: smokies wrapped in biscuits, then baked!.

Baked beans, pasta salad, cole slaw!.

Fruit and veggie tray!.

Meatballs or smokies in bbq sauce, if you can plug in a crock pot there!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Chips,Pretzels,Salad,Potato Salad,Beans <--not all of them,and a little treat for afterward like Rice Crispies or Brownies!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

How about potato salad or some kind of pasta salad!? How about some baked beans too!?!? For snack you could just do tortilla chips and a taco dip or crackers with some kind of dip or different cheeses!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Ham roll-ups (try pickle inside in place of green onion), potato salad, coleslaw, veggie/fruit tray!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Snack food s such as watermelon, cheetos, potaote salad baked beans and maybe a tossed salad!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

A pasta salad or potato salad!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

salad, jacket potatoes, pasta salad, home-made relishes!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A "cook-out" needs cole slaw!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Here are a few E-Z recipes you might find something you gan use!.
Good Luck & enjoy!.

COLA CHICKEN (And more variations of recipe)
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 cup catsup
1 12oz!. can cola (pepsi, coke, etc!.)

Put chicken in a non-stick pan!.
Mix together catsup and cola, pour over chicken!.
Bring to a boil!. Cover, reduce heat and cook 45 minutes!.
(turning chicken a few times, while cooking!.!.!.to prevent from sticking to pan)
Uncover, turn up the heat and continue to cook until the sauce
becomes thick and adheres to the chicken!.
It turns into the most incredible BBQ sauce!. Yummmm!

You can double the recipe and use more pieces of
chicken!.!.!.!.wings!.!.!.would be ideal!.!.!.add some hot sauce!.!.!.!.presto "Hot Wings"!

I have used Ribs, just as good!.

I tried this recipe with 'meatballs'!.!.!.!.was equally
as good!.!.!.served over rice!.

I found another variation!.!.!.!.!.omit the catsup and add a small jar of Salsa (any variety)!.
I have tried using Salsa (omitting the catsup!.!.!.!.not)!.
You'd think a recipe with only '3' ingredients couldn't be messed up!.!.!.!.wouldn't you!?!?
Well!.!.!.while I was preparing to fix the 'Cola Chicken' recipe
using Salsa!.!.!.!.!.I was also trying to carry on a conversation with my
husband!.!.!.(just proves!.!.!.I can't do two things at once)!.!.!.!.mixed Salsa & Catsup (before I realized I was supposed to leave out the catsup) & Cola!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.still turned out really tasty (to me)!.!.!.might be a little sweeter than some of you like!.

I fixed chicken wings, (using the above recipe)
but!.!.!.I added the spices from a MILD (I don't care for "HOT") Buffalo Wings packet!.!.!.(the kind you get to bake in the oven)!.!.!.!.!.I thought it was really good!.!.!.!.!.(but you/I can't find a 'bad' way to fix chicken)!.

Finally!.!.!.!.!! I fixed the 'SALSA' chicken!.!.!.!.!.!.that's good , too!.

Another (bright)idea!.!.!.!.!.I thought of trying!.!.!.!.!.!.replace the
catsup with a bottle of Shrimp Cocktail Sauce!.!.!.and add a bag of (pop corn) shrimp!.!.!.!.!.!
Fixed the shrimp with cocktail sauce!.!.!.!.!.!.eh!.!.!.wasn't all that
great!.!.!.was OK!.!.!.probably won't be fixing it again!.

also tried beef stew cuts!.!.!.!.!.!.that was pretty good!.!.!.!.!.I can see
myself making this again!.
Served both over rice!.!.!.!.!.think the stew cuts would have been just as
good over noodles!.

Try little cocktail weiners/sausages…for appetizers!.





CRUNCHY ONION CHICKEN

1 1/3 cups French’s Original French Fried Onions
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 egg, beaten

LIGHTLY CRUSH:

Onions in a plastic bag!.

DIP:
Chicken in egg

COVER:
With onion crumbs, press firmly to adhere to chicken!.

BAKE:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees!.
Place chicken on lightly greased baking pan!.
Sprinkle with additional onion crumbs, if desired!.
Bake for 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center!.




CHILLI DOG CASSEROLE
1 pkg!. (8) hot dog buns
1 pkg!. (8) hot dogs (use more if you like)
1 can Chilli (15 oz!. without beans, use more if you want)
1 small onion (chopped)
2 cups shredded cheese
mustard


DIRECTIONS: Pre-heat oven 350 degrees
In a 9" x 13" baking pan, break up hot dog buns (bite size) and spread in pan!.
Cut up hot dogs (about 1/2" size) spread over buns!.
Spoon/spred chilli over hot dog/buns!.
Sprinkle onions over all!.
Squirt mustard over entire mixture (don't spread!.!.!.just make a few lines both ways across mixture)
Cover with shredded cheese!.
Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly!.
(Hint: If using extra hot dogs & chilli, don't add extra buns!.)

"Canned Soup"!.
(My Way!)
Whatever cans of veggies I have, that I like, in cabinet it goes in the pot!.!.!.!.!.along with all the juices in the cans!.
Cook on stove top or Crock pot!.
Enjoy!

Canned:
corn
peas
carrots
gr!.beans (any variety)
lima beans
wax beans
tomato (any variety)
potatoes (whole or sliced!.!.!.or both whatever you like)

You get the idea!.!.!.!.lol!.

also add a package of shredded cabbage (cole slaw mix)!.

You can even add a package of onion soup mix!.

If it gets to dry and needs more liquids!.!.!.!.add tomato juice!.!.!.V-8!.!.!.etc!.


(I’ve not made this one yet)
EASY BEEF STROGANOFF

Ingredients:

3/4 lb lean ground beef
1 jar Heinz HomeStyle Savory Beef Gravy (12 oz Jar)
1 can mushrooms, drained (7 oz can)
1/2 cup sour cream
4-6 cups hot cooked noodles
salt & pepper, to taste

Instructions:

In a medium skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until browned and thoroughly cooked!. Carefully drain liquids and return to stovetop!. Stir in Gravy and mushrooms, and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally!. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, until thoroughly combined!. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and serve immediately over hot noodles!.

Preparation Time: 1-15 minutes
Cook Time: 25+ minutes


(I’ve not made this yet, either…!.just received it!.)
"Corny Beanie Weenies!."
(from a country preacher in Mississippi…wife & 2 teenage sons)

Mix one can of good baked beans
We use a good sized can of beans (14-16 ounces, I think) and
get a kind that we like (maybe with brown sugar, onion, and bacon)!.
There are several kinds of good baked beans!.

and a package of Oscar Meier Weiners (all sliced up)!.

with a can of whole kernel corn (drained)

Any way, heat up these three ingredients, and serve with brown bread
(maybe toasted !?) and a glass of milk!.

It doesn't get any easier than this, and is suprisingly good!

P!.S…!.!.Might put ingredients ina casserole dish and top with corn muffin mix!.



POT ROAST
Your choice of beef (to fit crock-pot)
1 pkg!. dry Ranch dressing mix
1 pkg!. dry Italian dressing mix
1 pkg!. dry Brown Gravy mix
1 cup water
Put beef in pot!.
Mix together all the dry mixes…!.then add water …pour over meat and cover & cook on high 4-6 hours!.
Until meat is tender!.
The first time I mad it I didn’t have the Italian Dressing mix…!.so I added a pkg!. of Onion Soup Mix…!.I have to say I liked that better!.
If you use more water you might want to add more Brown Gravy mix…!.to make a thicker sauce!. Was gonna add
potatoes and carrots…but never got around to it!.


HASH BROWN CASSEROLE

2 lbs!. frozen shredded hash brown potatoes (thawed)
1 bunch green onions, chopped
sweet pepper chopped (red – green – yellow – orange – or a mixture of all)
1 lb!. Sausage, cooked until pink disappears, crumbled
1 cup ham cubes
4 slices crisp bacon, crumbled
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1 small can sliced black olives
2 – 8oz!. packages of shredded cheese
? cup milk
12 eggs beaten
Tabasco (optional)
sour cream & salsa (optional)

Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan, wipe excess with paper towel!.
Spread potatoes on bottom (cand be lightly browned in a skillet first if desired)
Sprinkle sausage over potatoes…then
Peppers…
Mushrooms…
Ham!.!.
Onions (reserve about ? cup)
Mix eggs & milk together……!.I added about 2 TBLS!. Tabasco…more to your taste… pour slowly over all!.
Cover with shredded cheese…!.then sprinkle over all
Remaining onions…
Olives…
Bacon…
Cover and refrigerate overnight!.
Uncover and bake at 375 degrees for 35 – 45 minutes…until browned and cheese is melted!.
Serve with sour cream and/or salsa!.




OLD SETTLER’S BEANS
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 lb!. ground beef
1/2 lb!. bacon
1 chopped onion
Brown in skillet and drain excess grease!.

ADD:
16 oz!. can Red Kidney Beans (drained)
24 oz!. can Pork & Beans (drained)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup Catsup
2 TBLS!. Molasses
1/2 tsp!. dry mustard

Mix Thoroughly !
Cook in a crock pot until!.!.!.hot!.!.!.hot!.!.!.hot!


MARINATED VEGGIE SALAD
1 lb!. can French style green beans
1 lb!. can small peas
1 lb!. can white corn
1 - 4oz!. jar pimento (chopped)
1 cup shopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup sugar (I used artificial sweetener)
2/3 cup vinegar (I used red wine vinegar)
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 tsp!. salt
1 tsp!. pepper

1!.)Pour green beans, peas, corn & pimento in a colander to drain over a
large bowl!. Discard 1 1/2 cups of liquid!.
2!.)Put veggies in a large bowl and fold in onions, celery and green
peppers!.
3!.)Mix together thoroughly the remaining ingredients and toss with
veggies!.
4!.)Cover and let sit over night in refrigerator!. (The longer it marinates the better!.)

Desserts/Snacks


POUND CAKE

Combine:
2 sticks butter
1 2/3 cup sugar

Beat in:
5 eggs (1 at a time)

Add:
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon rum extract

Mix thoroughly and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees!.



E-Z Candy
(All recipes are mixed the same!.)

Melt ingredients, seperately in microwave until runny!.
Mix together and pour into serving dish!.
Chill until firm, cut & serve!.

Chocolate Fudge:
16 oz!. container of Fudge Frosting
1 bag of Chocolate Chips (any flavor you like)

Peanut Butter Fudge #1:
1 small jar Peanut Butter (18 oz!.)
2 bags of Peanut Butter Chips

Peanut Butter Fudge #2:
1 small jar Peanut Butter (18oz!.)
16 oz!. container of White Frosting

Marshmallow Nougat:
1 small jr Marshmallow Creme
1 bag White Chocolate Chips
1 tsp!. Almond Flavoring
1 small bag Chopped Nuts

(I've made this without the flavoring & nuts!.!.!.!.I want to try
rolling
into balls and dipping in a chocolate coating!.!.!.!.sounds good to
me!.)

I've doubled all the above recipes!. The Marshmallow Nougat
recipe!.!.!.doubled and added a container of white frosting (had an
extra one!.!.!.!.so thought!.!.!.!.why not!)

I use a double boiler!.!.(prefer the double
boiler)!.!.!.add chips in first !.!.!.then rest of
ingredients!.!.!.!.!.saving
nuts and flavorings for last!.


Kreamy Kool-Aid Pie

1-(6 g) package un sweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix
1-(14 oz!.)can sweetened condensed milk
1-(8 oz)container Cool Whip frozen whipped toppWww@FoodAQ@Com





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