by Daniela Garcia
Web Content Contributor
It’s that time of the year when we temporarily forget about our unnerving final exams and grade point average. Hooray! Thankfully, days with home-prepared meals, rest, and family are right around the corner. For those of us staying home for work purposes or other circumstances, here are some quick and easy recipes you can try if you’re looking to have your own Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving dinner. This can also apply to those who are seeking to impress Mom and Dad with some mad cooking skills that really won’t take much effort, time or money as the college student cooking pros we Bobcats are.
Five-Layer Dip:
Ingredients:
2 Packets of Cream Cheese
2 Cans of Chili Beans
One Small Tomato
Fresh Green Onion
One packet of Shredded Cheddar
Directions:
Smooth the two packets of cream cheese on the bottom of an oven-safe dish. Pour both cans of chili beans over the cream cheese to completely cover. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over the chili beans to also cover entirely. Heat in oven for 10 minutes to 400 degrees. Dice and sprinkle green onion and tomato after dip has been left to cool for 5 minutes.
Enjoy with your favorite chips!
2.) Pumpkin/Pineapple Croissant Empanadas
Ingredients:
Canned Croissants
Pumpkin Pie Filling
Pineapple Pie Filling
Directions: Unroll and separate the pre-cut croissant pieces. Spread a layer of pumpkin filling on one half and pineapple pie filling on the other half. You can also make two separate batches of different flavors at your preference. Bake as directed on croissant can, cool for 5 minutes. Enjoy.
3.) Root-Beer Pumpkin Cranberry Float
Ingredients:
Root Beer
Pumpkin Spice
Fresh cranberries
Vanilla Ice Cream
Directions: Grab a glass to scoop two or three vanilla ice cream scoops into. Sprinkle some pumpkin spice. Slice some fresh cranberries and mix with ice cream. Pour your root beer, pop a straw in and start sipping on your fun-flavored dessert!
4.) Soup in Pumpkin Bowls
Ingredients:
Any Soup
Small Hollowed out Pumpkins
Directions: Purchase a handful of small pumpkins (hand sized). Prepare preferred soup. Remove stem to provide for bowl-like opening on top of pumpkin. Hollow out the pumpkins and fill with prepared soup.
