PEAR JELLO FLUFF

29oz can pears, drained then pureed
8oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup boiling water
6oz jello (your choice but lime is the bomb)
12oz cool whip, thawed


Mix pureed pears with cream cheese
Dissolve jello in water
Mix the pear mix & jello water together until smooth
Fold in cool whip


Can keep in bowl or pour into 9x13 pan


Refrigerate 2-3 hours until set

BRIE BITES

24 Philo Shells
24 tsp Jam (any flavor or try honey or brown sugar)
6oz Brie cut into 24 equal pieces


Spread shells on a baking sheet
Fill with brie
Top with jam, fruit, honey or sweetener


Bake at 350 for 10 minutes

CHEESE ENCHILADAS

12 corn tortillas

28oz Enchilada Sauce or 1 batch It’s a 10 Enchilada Sauce (under sauces on blog)

4 cups grated cheese

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Put approximately ¾ cups enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.

Warm 6 tortillas at a time for 45 seconds, wrapped in a damp towel in the microwave to make them pliable. Keep them in the damp towel while assembling.

Dip 1 tortilla in sauce, put ¼ cup cheese on tortilla, roll up and put seam side down in baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

Pour all remaining enchilada sauce over top of the finished enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.

Bake 25 minutes covered. Uncover and bake an additional 5 minutes.

These can be made ahead of time and either frozen or just kept in fridge until ready to cook. To cook frozen enchilada, thaw overnight in fridge before cooking.

BEER CAN CHICKEN

Remove bag of giblets
Rinse & pat dry
Inject if desired
Rub with olive oil and spice rub of choice
Put on can
Smoke at 425, 60-90 minutes until 165degrees internal.

Good Rub:
1 tsp each: paprika, brown sugar, tarragon
1/3 tsp each: salt, pepper, garlic powder
Pinch: chili powder

Butter injection
1/2 cup melted butter
1-2 TBL seasoning

CORN FLAKE RANCH CHICKEN

4-6 chicken breasts (boneless & skinless)
1 cup crushed corn flakes
1 cup grated Parmesan (fresh or powder from green can)
1 envelope ranch dressing mix
1/4 cup melted butter

Mix corn flakes, cheese, ranch in bag.
Dip chicken in melted butter.
Shake in bag to coat.
Pour any leftover coating over chicken.
Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees (until internal temp is 165)

SMOKED BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREASTS

Season as desired
Smoke at 250 for 1.5 hours or until 165 degrees in the thickest part of breast

BUTTERNUT SQUASH

1 Butternut squash, peeled, seeded & cut into 1” cubes
Olive oil (about 2 TBL)
2 cloves minced garlic
S&P to taste

Mix all together and roast 25 to 30 minutes at 400 degrees