Breakfast Casserole...

Breakfast Casserole...

1 pkg. Country Style Hash Browns, thawed

1/2 cup melted butter

1 cup Cheddar Cheese

12 oz. Jimmy Dean Sausage Browned

6 Eggs

1 can Evaporated Milk

1/2 tsp. Salt

Diced Onion, Mushroom, and Green Pepper (Optional)

Spray bottom of 9x13 pan with cooking spray and place hash browns in bottom of pan. 

Drizzle potatoes with melted butter and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.  

In separate bowl, beat eggs, evaporated milk, and salt together.  After the first 20 minute cooking time, pull casserole dish out of oven and pour eggs over hash browns.  Sprinkle browned sausage over hash browns and then sprinkle cheese over sausage.  Cover with foil and turn down oven to 350 degrees and bake for additional 40 minutes.  

Pumpkin Chili Mexicana...

2 tablespoons vegetable (olive) oil

½ cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped bell pepper (red, yellow, or orange)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 lb. ground turkey
2 cans (14/5 oz. each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (15 oz.) 100% pure pumpkin
1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
1 can (15.25 oz.) kidney beans, drained (I use black beans instead)
1 can (4 oz.) diced green chilies
½ cup loose-pack frozen whole-kernel corn
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, for 5-7 minutes or until tender. Add turkey; cook until browned. Drain.

Add tomatoes with juice, pumpkin, tomato sauce, beans, chilies, corn, chili powder, cumin and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.

Wassail...

4 cups Apple Juice

1 cup Orange Juice

1/2 cup Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 cup Sugar

1/4 tsp. Ground Clove

1/4 tsp. Allspice

1/4 tsp. Cinnamon 

Simmer on the stove for 30 minutes.  

This is a great holiday beverage.  Your house will smell great as all your guests arrive, and they will have a hot beverage to warm up with after traveling to your house in the chilly weather!

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