Snacks and Treats
Munchie Bars
With thanks to June Fleming, from whose recipe this is adapted.
1 cup butter/margarine
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup trail mix (dried fruits and nuts)
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a jellyroll pan.
Cream 1 cup butter/margarine, 1 cup peanut butter, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a very large mixing bowl.
Mix 2 cups flour (whole wheat is good, but white, or a combination will do) with 2 teaspoons baking powder. Stir into peanut butter mixture.
Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips, 1 cup rolled oats, and 1 cup trail mix.
Press mixture into jellyroll pan, and bake for half an hour.
Important nutrients: Protein, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B5, Biotin, Vitamin E, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper. Other nutrients may be present depending on contents of trail mix.
–Submitted by RainTurtle
Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
12/ cup peanut butter
2 cups quick oats
pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla
To a medium-sized saucepan, add:
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
pinch of salt
Heat the mixture slowly, constantly stirring to prevent burning. Check often for signs of boiling. Boil for 1 minute. This is very important. If you boil too long, the cookies turn out rock hard; don’t boil long enough and the cookies will be grainy from the sugar.
Remove from heat and add:
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 cups quick oats
Mix together. Then you can either drop spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet to make actual cookie shapes, or spread the mixture into a greased pan and cut off what you want (as I usually do).
Important nutrients: Not very high in nutrients, but has some quantity of B1, B5, biotin, and potassium.
–Submitted by chesh
Peanut Butter Stuff
2 cups powdered milk
1 to 1/2 cups peanut butter
1/2 to 1 cup honey
Mix to create a substance with the consistency of playdough. May be eaten plain or used as filling for chocolate peanut butter cups.
Important nutrients: Protein, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, biotin, thiamine (B1), niacin, B5, B6, folate, vitamin E, sugar.
–Submitted by chesh
Dinner Entrees
Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore
6 to 8 skinless chicken breasts (preferably boneless)
2 to 3 cans diced tomatoes*
1 bell pepper, chopped
2 to 3 ounces mushrooms, sliced
Seasonings (all optional):
salt
pepper
crushed red pepper
minced onion
garlic*
parsley*
oregano*
[*I usually get the canned tomatoes already seasoned with parsley, garlic, and oregano.]
Place chicken breasts in crockpot/slow cooker. In a bowl, combine tomatoes, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Season to taste. Pour mixture over chicken. Cook for 4 to 5 hours (or until chicken is cooked all the way through).
Important nutrients: protein, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper
–Submitted by chesh
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