Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

• Baked Spaghetti

  Date: 2010.02.28 | Category: Recipes, Uncategorized | Response: 3

  

  Baked Spaghetti

  1 pound ground chuck

  2 jars spaghetti sauce

  1 pound spaghetti noodles

  1 tub Gordos chipoltle cheese dip

   

  Brown ground beef in a 12 inch skillet.  Drain and return to pan.  Add spaghetti sauce to ground beef and simmer while spaghetti cooks.  Set aside.  In large pot, boil 6 quarts of water.  Add spaghetti noodles and cook 8-10 minutes.  Drain and return to pot.  Add ground beef and spaghetti sauce mixture to large pot of noodles.  Mix thoroughly.  Spray the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.  Pour in spaghetti.  Melt cheese dip in microwave.  Pour evenly over spaghetti.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes until cheese is brown and  bubbly on top.  Enjoy!

• Pound Cake

  Date: 2010.02.21 | Category: Recipes | Response: 1

  1 tub Gordos original cheese dip

  3 sticks butter or margarine – softened to room temperature

  3 cups sugar

  6 eggs

  3 cups self-rising flour

  1 teaspoon vanilla

   

  Melt cheese dip and add to softened butter.  Cream together with sugar and vanilla  until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time until thoroughly mixed.  Slowly add flour and mix until all is incorporated.  Pour into a greased bundt or tube pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.  Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out on serving plate.

• Quick Change Potato Soup

  Date: 2010.02.21 | Category: Recipes | Response: 0

  

  Quick Change Potato Soup

  8 medium sized potatoes – cubed

  1 stick butter or margarine

  3 tablespoons flour

  1 cup diced onions

  2 cups half and half cream

  1 tub Gordos original cheese dip

  1 can chicken broth

  2 cups milk

  1 tablespoon

  1/2 tablespoon pepper

  1 cup cheddar cheese for garnish

  In large pot, boil potatoes 15 minutes or until tender.  Remove from pot, drain and set aside.  Place 1 stick of butter and the onions in your pan and saute them until tender.  Add 3 tablespoons to butter and onions and stir until all is incorporated.  Brown this mixture about 2 minutes – be careful not to burn.  Add milk, cheese dip, broth, half and half cream and spices.  Stir until blended together.  Add your potatoes back to the pot.  Sprinkle with cheddar cheese for garnish.

  This recipe can be “quickly changed” into broccoli cheese soup by adding 2 cups chopped cooked broccoli.  It also can be “quickly changed” into clam chowder by adding 2 cups cooked diced clams.

• Valentine Candy

  Date: 2010.02.12 | Category: Recipes | Response: 0

  

  Valentine Candy

  1 24 oz package white (chocolate) candy bark

  12 oz. dried cherries – chopped

  1 cup chopped pecans

  Melt white candy bark in microwave according to package directions.  Be careful not to scorch!  Add cherries and pecans.  Mix well.  Pour into a 9 x 13 inch cookie sheet.  Refrigerate until firm.  Break candy into smaller pieces and serve.

• Easy Cheesy Breakfast Casserole

  Date: 2010.02.12 | Category: Recipes | Response: 0

  

  Easy Cheesy Egg Casserole

  6 slices bread

  1 pound bacon or ham – chopped fine

  1 pound shredded swiss cheese

  1 tub Gordos mild cheese dip

  12 eggs

  1 cup milk

  Line a 9 x 13 inch greased pan with bread slices.  Melt Gordos cheese dip in microwave.  Pour in large bowl, add milk and stir together.  Add all other ingredients and  mix thoroughly.  Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.  The casserole will be gooey in the center but will firm up as it cools.  This recipe does best when you cool completely before cutting. 

• Cheesy Spinach Artichoke Dip

  Date: 2010.02.05 | Category: Recipes | Response: 3

  

  Cheesy Spinach Artichoke Dip

  1 16 oz. bag frozen chopped spinach

  1 can artichoke hearts (drained)

  1 8 oz. package cream cheese

  1/2 cup mayonnaise

  1 1/2 cups fresh grated Parmesan cheese

  1 package Dry Ranch seasoning

  1 16 oz tub MILD Gordo’s cheese dip

  Cook spinach in microwave for 5 minutes. Drain and squeeze out any excess moisture.  In separate bowl, microwave cheese dip and cream cheese for 2 minutes until melted.  Chop drained artichoke hearts.  Mix all ingredients in large bowl.  Pour into greased 8 x 8 oven-safe dish.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly throughout.  Serve with crackers, chips, or fresh vegetables.

• Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip

  Date: 2010.02.05 | Category: Recipes | Response: 7

  

  Great Gameday Dish

  3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed

  1 8 oz. package cream cheese

  1 16 oz. tub HOT Gordo’s Cheese Dip

  1/2 cup ranch dressing

  1/4 to 1/2 cup Bottled Hot sauce depending on how spicy you like it

  Melt cream cheese and cheese dip in bowl in microwave for 2 minutes until melted.  Stir in chicken, ranch dressing and hot sauce.  Pour mix into a greased 8  x 8 oven safe baking dish.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until hot and bubbly.  Serve with pita chips, kettle cooked potato chips, crackers or bread.

• Fruit salsa

  Date: 2010.02.05 | Category: Recipes | Response: 0

  

  Fruit Salsa

  1 cup strawberries

  2 granny smith apples

  3 kiwis

  2 tablespoons lemon juice

  2 tablespoons brown sugar

  2 tablespoons apple jelly

  Chop strawberries, kiwis and apples.  Sprinkle lemon juice over fruit to keep from turning.  Heat jelly in microwave for 1 minute.  Mix brown sugar in hot jelly until dissolved.  Pour over fruit mixture.  Mix and  refrigerate.  This recipe is best when mixed 15-30 minutes before serving.  Serve this with pita bread sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar  or graham crackers.

• CANDY BAR BROWNIES

  Date: 2010.01.30 | Category: Recipes | Response: 0

  

  CANDY BAR BROWNIES

   

  1 box brownies – Family size that makes a 9 x 13 inch pan

  Eggs

  Oil

  3 Hershey’s candy bars – any flavor will do

   

  Prepare brownie mix according to directions on box. Spread half of the mixture in a greased 9 x 13 in pan. Lay whole candy bars on top of the mixture. Spread remaining mixture on top of candy bars. Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 25 – 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting. The candy bars will give them a gooey center.

• GAME DAY HANKY PANKYS

  Date: 2010.01.30 | Category: Recipes | Response: 1

  

  Game Day Hanky Pankys

  1 lb. ground beef

  1 lb. breakfast sausage

  1 16 oz. tub Gordo’s mild or hot cheese dip

  1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

  1 teaspoon oregano

  2 party loaves cocktail rye or pumpernickel bread squares

   

  Brown sausage and ground beef in skillet. Drain fat. Return to pan, add cheese dip, Worcestershire sauce, and oregano. Heat until cheese is melted.

  Arrange bread pieces on a baking sheet. Place a tablespoon of the meat and cheese mixture over the bread.

  Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.

  Garnish with sour cream, tomatoes or olives.

  These can be prepared ahead to save you time. After assembly place unbaked hanky pankys in the freezer. Remove when frozen solid and place in a freezer bag.

  Take out of the freezer 30 minutes before you need them. Thaw on pan 20 minutes and bake in a 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.