One awesome thing about the recipe is that you can change up each batch of the snack mix by using a different Tabasco sauce. I like to use Tabasco Green Jalapeño sauce to give it some flavor without making it super hot, but YOU use whichever sauce you like the best!

To save some money on your snacking, be sure to print this coupon to Save $1.05 on any ONE (1) TABASCO Family of Flavors, 5 oz. or larger! The only thing better than yummy snack mix is one that cost less to make!

Rice Chex Gluten Free CerealUtz Pork RindsMission Tortilla ChipsTabasco Original SauceOld El Paso Taco Original Seasoning MixTabasco Green Pepper Sauce

Yield: 18 Servings

Spicy Tabasco Chex Mix Recipe

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This spicy snack mix is perfect for a party or any time you want a snack with a kick!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 Cups Rice Chex
• 3 Cups Chicharrones, broken in bite size pieces
• 3 Cups Tortilla Chips, broken in bite size pieces
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 Tbsp Tabasco Sauce (whichever flavor you like best)
• 1 Packet Taco Seasoning

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 275 degrees.
2. Break tortilla chips and chicharrones into bite-size pieces. Place in a 9x14 pan along with Rice Chex.
3. Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl.
4. Add Tabasco sauce to butter and stir.
5. Pour butter/Tabasco mixture over dry mixture and stir.
6. Sprinkle taco seasoning over all and stir well.
7. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove for oven and stir. Repeat twice. (For three 15 minute intervals total.)
8. Let cool and then serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

18

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 121Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 345mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 4g

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This Cranberry Salsa Recipe is great served with chips or add a bunch of extra flavor to your enchiladas or a chicken quesadilla.

Easy Cranberry Salsa Recipe

 
Yields: 6 Servings
Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients:
1 bag cranberries
1 granny smith apple
1/8 medium red onion
½ large red pepper
¼ large green pepper
2 tablespoons pickled jalapeño
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/3 cup apple juice

Directions:
1. Chop the apple, red onion, bell peppers and jalapeño into large pieces and place in food processor.
2. Add the bag of cranberries to the food processor.
3. Use the food processor to chop and combine the ingredients.
4. Move the chopped ingredients to a bowl and add sugar, lemon juice, apple juice and cilantro. Stir together.
5. Best if chilled in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving to allow flavors to combine.
6. Serve with chips.

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Nothing has quite the same unique, delicious flavor as chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. They are a great way to add a bit of a kick to a recipe without adding so much heat that it overwhelms it. This honey chipotle dressing recipe makes a dressing that is perfect for salads, but is also great as a marinade or even to add some extra flavor to chicken tacos or burritos.
 

Honey Chipotle Dressing Recipe

 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp cilantro (fresh or freeze dried)
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1-1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 clove garlic
2/3 cup canola oil

Directions:

Mix all ingredients except for the oil in a blender until well blended. Slowly add in the canola oil until mixture is well mixed. Adding the oil slowly at the end helps it to emulsify.

Honey Chipotle Dressing

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 This honey chipotle dressing recipe makes a dressing that is perfect for salads, but is also great as a marinade or even to add some extra flavor to chicken tacos or burritos.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 tsp cilantro (fresh or freeze dried)
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1-1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 1 clove garlic
• 2/3 cup canola oil

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients except for the oil in a blender until well blended.
2. Slowly add in the canola oil until mixture is well mixed. Adding the oil slowly at the end helps it to emulsify.

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For how simple this Berry Cheesy Stuffed Waffles recipe is to make, it is amazingly delicious! It uses only a few simple ingredients sandwiched between toasted frozen waffles.  

If someone in your family isn’t a fan of raspberry, you can swap out other flavors of jam or jelly for your stuffed waffles. This brunch favorite is also great with made with jam from a homemade strawberry jam recipe!
 

Berry Cheesy Stuffed Waffles Recipe

 

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
1/3 cup ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar
4 Tbsp raspberry preserves or raspberry jam
8 frozen waffles

DIRECTIONS:
Mix the cream cheese, ricotta cheese and sugar in a small bowl. Toast the waffles. Spread four of the waffles with jam. Spread the other four waffles with the cheese mixture. Sandwich waffles together in pairs. If you like, dust tops with a little extra confectioner’s sugar. Enjoy!

For an extra delicious treat with just a bit more work, defrost the waffles instead of toasting them. Form your sandwiches and then grill in butter on a griddle – just like a grilled cheese sandwich. SO GOOD!!

Yield: 4

Berry Cheesy Stuffed Waffles

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This Berry Cheesy Stuffed Waffles recipe uses only a few simple ingredients sandwiched between toasted frozen waffles. It make a delicious breakfast or brunch perfect for Valentine's Day or any day! #waffles #breakfast #ValentinesDay

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
• 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
• 4 Tbsp raspberry preserves or raspberry jam
• 8 frozen waffles

Instructions

1. Mix the cream cheese, ricotta cheese and sugar in a small bowl.
2. Toast the waffles. Spread four of the waffles with jam.
3. Spread the other four waffles with the cheese mixture.
4. Sandwich waffles together in pairs.
5. If you like, dust tops with a little extra confectioner’s sugar.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 376Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 501mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 8g

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If you are planning to make a themed Halloween dessert, you can’t get much more festive than this Halloween Graveyard Brownies Recipe! They start with a delicious fudgey chocolate brownie so they TASTE good and then are decorated with candy tombstones and Halloween pumpkins so that they LOOK good!

Our recipe below helps you to make everything from scratch, but there are a few shortcuts you can take. You can start with a boxed brownie mix and prepare it according to the instructions on the box or use these tips on how to make box brownies taste homemade. If you don’t want to make your green icing from scratch, you can pick up a tube of icing in your local grocery baking section or on Amazon.

Wilton 610-809 Icing GelMcCormick Cream of TartarMellocreme PumpkinsWilton Set of 5 Bold Tip Food Writer Edible Color MarkersWilton 12-Graveyard Decorating KitWilton Icing Tube, Leaf Green

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Halloween Graveyard Brownies Recipe

Brownie Recipe:

 
Brownie Ingredients:
2 C sugar
1 C unsalted butter, melted
1/2 C cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
4 eggs, room temp
1 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Brownie Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using baking spray treat the baking dish.
Mix in the ingredients as they are added.
Pour melted butter into a bowl ad the sugar, cocoa, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking powder and salt.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool before cutting into bars.
 

Royal Icing Recipe:

 
Icing Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1 C powder sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Green gel food coloring

Icing Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.
Spoon the icing into a bowl.
Add several drops of green gel food coloring in the large bowl of icing. Stir well to mix the color.
 

Decorating the Brownie:

 
Ingredients:
Candy Tombstones (Available at Michael’s or Amazon)
Wilton Foodwriter, Black (at Michael’s or Amazon)
Pumpkin Candies

Directions:
Using the green icing cover a corner of the brownie to look like grass.
With your Wilton Foodwriter in black, write RIP.
Place a candy tombstone in the center of the back of the brownie.
Add a candy pumpkin on the plot of icing grass.

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Autumn is here and that means it is time for ALL THINGS PUMPKIN! I’m not sure why we tend to only eat pumpkin flavored foods in the fall much MUCH more than any other time. It’s so good we really should eat it all year round! If you’re looking to add a few new pumpkin foods to your recipe collection, these 13 awesome pumpkin recipes, many made with Pumpkin Puree and Pumpkin Pie Spice should fit right in.

Top Pumpkin Recipes I Want to Make!!

1. Savory Sausage and Apples
2. Pumpkin Spice Wontons
3. Cinnamon Rolls ith a Pumkin Twist
4. Savory Pumpkin Sage Pasta Dish
5. Make it Upside Down
6. Sweet Pumpkin Bread
7. Smores Meet Fall
8. Gluten Free Protein Bar
9. Easy Dump Cake
10. Pumpkin Knots
11.  Pumpkin Angel Food Cake
12. Refreshing Smoothie with a Twist
13. Savory Sausage and Apples

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I love summer, don’t you?! This is the time of year I can relax a bit and really enjoy my family. With only a few months of summer break, we try to make the most of our time together. Because my husband works during the week, we keep the weekends open just for the family. We may just grab a matinee or play a few rounds of miniature golf.

If the weather is clear and the temperature is not too high, we love to have a picnic at a local park. When we do, I a sure to pack plenty of sandwiches using our favorite Brownberry® Whole Grains Sliced Bread, filled with my Waldorf Chicken Salad.
 

Waldorf Chicken Salad Sandwich

 
Ingredients:

1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/3 cup fat-free plain yogurt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
1 medium red apple, diced
1 cup red grapes, halved
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

In a medium bowl, whisk mayo, yogurt, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add chicken, apple, grapes, celery and pecans. Stir to coat well. Serve on Brownberry® Whole Grains Sliced Breads

Healthy Waldorf Chicken Sandwich

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup fat-free plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
• 1 medium red apple, diced
• 1 cup red grapes, halved
• 1/2 cup sliced celery
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk mayo, yogurt, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Add chicken, apple, grapes, celery and pecans. Stir to coat well.
3. Serve on Brownberry® Whole Grains Sliced Breads

Brownberry® Bread wants to hear what healthful ingredients YOU use to make the perfect sandwich with their delicious, made with whole grain bread, so they are hosting the “2016 America’s Better Sandwich” Contest! To enter,  submit your recipe at http://americasbettersandwich.com/ for the opportunity to win a grand prize of $25,000 – now, that’s a lot of dough! Additionally, the sandwich in each of the five categories with the highest overall score will receive a $5,000 Category Prize.

Making sure no grain gets left behind, this year, Brownberry® Bread will donate one (1) loaf of bread to Feeding America for each entry and or vote submitted, with a minimum of 75,000 and up to 100,000 loaves donated!

Reader Giveaway: One lucky Thrifty Recipes reader will Brownberry Prize Pack that includes six coupons each valid for $5.00 off the purchase of any Brownberry® Whole Grain Sliced Bread of choice, six coupons each valid for $4.00 off the purchase of any Brownberry® Sandwich Thins® Rolls of choice, $25 Visa gift card to use towards ingredients for your favorite sandwiches! To enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59pm ET on 8/11/16. Good luck!

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Maple Glazed Pound Cake & Candied Bacon Pecans

Maple Glazed Pound Cake & Candied Bacon Pecans,   A play on the classic combination of pancakes and bacon, this pound cake can be enjoyed as a breakfast or dessert. My first thought was that it might be too sweet, but it works because the pound cake is buttery and not sweet. Plus, when you add bacon to a sweet dish it brings another level of flavor. I remember the first time I heard that people were putting bacon on a donut, at first it was weird to me. Then, I started thinking about how well bacon goes with pancakes , drizzle a little extra syrup on it and YUM. So, why not?

Don’t forget, The addition of pecans adds a nice crunch and nutty flavor. This is sure to be a favorite at your next brunch!

Maple Glazed Pound Cake & Candied Bacon Pecans Recipe

Ingredients
1 Pound Cake, sliced
2 oz. halved pecans
3 slices of bacon
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, divided
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350
Cut the bacon into chunks, place in a bowl.
Rough chop the pecans, add to the bacon.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter with the brown sugar in a microwave safe dish.
Pour over the bacon & pecans, spread out on a sheet pan.
Bake for 15 minutes or until bacon is fully cooked. Allow to cool, break like into chunks like a brittle.

For the glaze:
Using an electric mixer, whip 1 tablespoon butter and maple syrup until smooth.
Hand fold in the powdered sugar, then finish with mixer.
Glaze should be thinner than frosting, but not runny. Add a little powdered sugar if needed.
Place slices of pound cake in a baking dish, drizzling icing between each layer and on top.
Top with candied bacon & pecans.

Notes:
To create individual layered cakes, top a slice of pound cake with glaze and another slice of cake. Glaze again, top with bacon & pecans.

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Summer is here! That means sunny weather, farmers markets, and relaxing days at the beach and pool! If you love to cook and EAT like I do, but also want to stay healthy (and maybe look a little slimmer in that swim suit) these two new cookbooks can help you accomplish everything on that list.

THE QUICK SIX FIX by Stuart O’Keeffe

Stuart O’Keeffe grew up in Ireland cooking alongside his mother and learning how to make fresh home-cooked meals made with more love than labor. By working efficiently, keeping the kitchen space clean and cooking with minimal yet flavorful ingredients, Stuart believes that anyone can make great meals fast—with just six key ingredients. A professional and celebrity chef, Stuart brings his philosophy to everyone’s kitchen in his first cookbook and includes helpful tips and reminders along the way. In THE QUICK SIX FIX, Stuart begins with the pantry essentials and tools readers will need to whip up a range of tasty dishes at a moment’s notice. Teaching readers how to make smart shortcuts, like pairing key store-bought items with homemade ingredients, Stuart demonstrates how to cut kitchen time, save money, and get out of the kitchen in thirty minutes or less.

Stuart believes that fewer ingredients afford higher quality. With an inventive menu and meal-planning sections filled with wholesome shareable dishes—plenty of vegetarian options too—plus more than seventy-five full color photos, THE QUICK SIX FIX is the must-have tool for creating easy-to-make, great-tasting dishes that are sure to wow the ones we love.

LOSE WEIGHT BY EATING by Audrey Johns

Like many Americans, Audrey Johns struggled with fad diets and constant weight gain. Nearing the three-hundred-pound mark, she was eating under 1,000 calories per day of frozen “diet” meals and still gaining weight. After trying every major diet out there (and some scary ones too!), Audrey was left with no lasting results and more broke than ever. That’s when she decided to go back to the basics. She taught herself how to cook and transformed her favorite foods into skinny versions. After only a year of eating her new skinny recipes, she went from a size 24 to a size 4, losing over 150 pounds in 11 months. LOSE WEIGHT BY EATING takes more than 130 recipes that are typically full of unhealthy processed foods and empty calories—recipes we simply shouldn’t eat every day—and creates skinny versions.

With fewer than 500 calories per serving that can actually help readers lose weight, she shows readers how to lose weight without giving up everyday family staples, such as pasta, scones, fried chicken, nachos, meatloaf, cookies, and so much more. A helpful and accessible diet and cookbook, LOSE WEIGHT BY EATING is full of guilt-free, low-calorie, unprocessed versions of all your favorite foods that are also picky-kid-friendly and husband-approved. With her new book, Audrey wants to help others who struggle with their weight or cooking skills to show that with a little kitchen confidence, you can change your life, your body, and your health.

Reader Giveaway: One lucky The Weeknight Chef reader will win both THE QUICK SIX FIX and LOSE WEIGHT BY EATING. To enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59pm ET on 7/18/16. Good luck!

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This Crockpot Pierogies and Sausage Recipe was originally published on our parent site, Thrifty Jinxy, but it is so perfect for this time of year that I just had to share it here too.  For a busy day, it’s such and easy meal because you just throw it together in the Crockpot and you end up with a hot, hearty dinner. The recipe is very flexible, so feel free to play around with it by adding extra veggies, changing up the sausage, or whatever your family will like best!

1 16oz package of Polska Kielbasa/Polish Sausage, sliced (I used the turkey version)
1 1/2 peppers, sliced (I used 1/2 each of red, green and yellow peppers)
1 small onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp butter
bay leaf (optional, but adds great flavor)
salt and pepper
1 16 oz package of frozen pierogies

Place all ingredients EXCEPT pierogies into Crockpot and cook on low appx 6-7 hours. 45 minutes before you’re ready to eat, add the frozen pierogies and turn crockpot to high. If you like some of your pierogies to be browned, spray the exposed parts of your crockpot with cooking spray or brush with butter and lean pierogies against the edges. Those pieces should brown nicely.

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