Monday, April 19, 2010

Oreo Crunch Bars

34 oreo cookies
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
3 squares semi sweet baking chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350. Coarsely chop 8 cookies and set aside. Finely crush remaining 26 cookies; mix with butter. Press crumb mix firmly onto bottom of greased 9 inch square baking pan. Top crust evenly with dollops of marshmallow creme, leaving 1/2 inch border around all sides. Sprinkle with chopped chocolate, walnuts and chopped cookies; press lightly into crust. Bake 15 minutes or until marshmallow creme just begins to brown. Cool completely in pan before cutting.

Serves 20


Herbed Salisbury Mushroom Steaks

1 pkg (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms
2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1/4 cup fat free egg product
1/4 cup milk
3/4 tsp thyme
3 Tbsp ketchup
1 jar (12 oz) beef gravy

Preheat oven to 350. Spray 13x9 pan with nonstick spray. Finely chop 1 cup of the mushrooms. In bowl, mix chopped mushrooms, beef, bread crumbs, egg product, milk, thyme and 1 Tbsp ketchup. Shape mixture into 6 patties and place in 13x9. Cook for 30-40 minutes or until desired doneness. Meanwhile, in saucepan, add remaining mushrooms, 2 Tbsp ketchup and gravy. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Serve over patties.

Serves 6