Time to get cooking with the Physicians Mutual family Recipes from our family to yours. © Physicians Mutual®, 2012 2013 Special Edition Life happens around your kitchen table Five generations ago, the Physicians Mutual family was founded at a kitchen table — so we understand how important it is to spend time at your table with loved ones. We’ve collected these recipes from customers, employees and agents all over the country. Every recipe tells a story — a simple story about good food and great conversations with loved ones. Physicians Mutual is pleased to share this cookbook … from our family to yours. Table of Contents Rise and Shine! Super Soups 9 Meri’s Low-Sodium 39 Baked Potato Soup Cinnamon Pancakes 39 Taco Soup 9 Meri’s Fake-Him-Out 40 Homemade Turkey Soup Low-Sodium “Sausage” 41 Minestrone Soup 10 Ham Strata 42 Vegetable Chili 11 Omelet Ham Bake 43 Gazpacho 12 Sausage Bread 44 The Food Doctor’s Special Soup 13 Breakfast Pizza Hot Dish 45 Regina’s Wedding Soup 14 Peppery Cornmeal Pancakes With Bacon 45 Green Chili Stew 15 Sour Cream Coffee Cake 46 Healthy Chili 16 Slow Cooker Sausage 47 Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup Breakfast Casserole 48 “I Can’t Believe It’s Chili” 17 World’s Best Pancakes 49 Cheeseburger Soup 17 Healthy Guacamole Breakfast 50 Creamy Brie Soup 18 Impossible Pie 51 Beer Cheese Soup 19 Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole 52 Tomato Tortellini Bisque 20 Oat Scones 53 Chicken and Dumpling Soup 21 Apple Coffee Cake 54 Meri’s Tasty Slow-Cooked 22 Empire State Muffins Low-Sodium Chili All Kinds of Apps It’s a Toss Up! 25 Tomato Basil Bruschetta 57 Mediterranean Salad 25 Tyson ® Chicken Spread 58 G’s House Salad Dressing 26 Brie Wrapped in Pastry 58 Easy Pasta Salad 26 Hidden Valley® Wraps 59 Crispy Oriental Salad 27 Texas Sushi 60 Laura’s Salad 27 Corn and Black Bean Salsa 60 Broccoli Salad 28 Dried Beef Dip 61 Chinese Chicken Salad 28 Popper Dip 62 Summer Spaghetti Salad 29 Sweet Zucchini Relish 62 Homemade Mayonnaise 30 Red Pepper Jelly Dip 63 Frosted Strawberry Salad 30 Cottage Cheese Dip 64 Refrigerator Pickles 31 Sausage Pinwheels 64 Orange Jell-O™ Salad 31 Terin’s Dip 65 Quinoa Tabbouleh 32 Bacon-Wrapped Smokies 66 Grandma Mary Ann’s Macaroni Salad 32 Oriental Chicken Dip 66 Mediterranean Carrot Salad 33 Mexican Tortilla Rollups 67 Layered Salad 33 Hot Pretzels 68 Oriental Cabbage Salad 34 Hot Bean Dip 69 Broccoli Slaw 34 Mexican Dip 69 Corn and Avocado Salad 35 Crab-Filled Crescent Wontons 70 Grape Salad 36 Chicken Enchilada Dip 70 Chicken Salad 36 Chipotle and Rosemary Roasted Nuts 71 Meri’s Disappearing Pasta Salad 71 Doctor’s Salad 72 Aunt Betty’s Macaroni Salad 104 Rice Pilaf 73 Grape Salad 104 Spinach Patties 74 Apricot Salad 105 Calico Beans 75 Field Salad With Citrus Vinaigrette 106 Sausage Dressing and Sugared Pecans 106 Fried Cheese Balls 76 Red and Napa Cabbage With Braeburn 107 Spanish Rice Apples and Spiced Pecans 108 Maestri Pasta with 77 Spinach and Mandarin Orange Salad Marinated Tomatoes With Herb Dressing 109 Bar-B-Q Baked Beans 78 Holiday Salad 109 Zucchini Squash Casserole 79 Vegetable Salad Wrapped in Egg Lace Crepes 110 Rosie Relish 80 Tortellini Salad 111 Green Rice 80 Green Jell-O™ Salad 112 Sweet Potato Fries 81 Summer Italian Pasta Salad 112 Baked Beans 82 Cranberry Salad 113 Italian Baked Stuffed Zucchini 82 Corn Salad 114 Orzo With Feta and Cherry Tomatoes 83 Cornbread Salad 84 Four-Ingredient Chicken Salad The Main Event Sandwich Filling 117 World’s Best Lasagna Are You Bread-y? 118 Pulled Peach Pork 118 Fajita Pizza 87 Wow, That’s Great Banana Bread 119 Old Southern Chicken Pot Pie 87 Pistachio Bread 120 Meri’s Low-Sodium Sloppy Joes 88 Zucchini Bread 121 Turkey Pitas 88 Corny Corn Muffins 121 Pork Fried Rice 89 Lemon Poppy Seed Zucchini Bread 122 Supper in a Pot 90 Penny’s Homemade Molasses Bread 122 Frank Sinatra’s Sausage and Peppers 90 Super Easy Beer Bread 123 Mac’s McWine Meatloaf 91 Mexican Cornbread 124 Goofy’s Chicken and Biscuits 92 Sourdough Bread 124 Homemade Runza® Sandwiches 93 Banana Bread 125 Shish-Kebab Marinade 93 Pumpkin Bread 125 Cranberry Chicken 94 Michelle's Pumpkin Bread 126 Easy Chicken Pie 94 Cheesy French Bread 126 Shepherd’s Pie 95 Zucchini Bread 127 Penne Pasta With Fresh Vegetables 95 Jiffy® Cornbread 127 Sweet and Sour Chicken 96 Black Russian Bread 128 Shrimp Etouffe 129 Resurrection Rice Taking Sides 130 Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon 130 Swiss Steak 99 Glazed Carrots 131 Enchiladas 99 Corn Pudding 131 Mediterranean Cheese Pie 100 Texas Pinto Beans 132 Chicken Fried Chops 100 Cheesy Bacon Potatoes 132 Sandy’s Italian Pot Roast 101 Mom’s Zucchini Casserole 133 Creamy Spinach Enchiladas 101 Monterey Jack Cheese and Rice 133 Mozzarella Chicken 102 Broccoli-Cheese Casserole 134 Seafood Fettuccine 102 Company Vegetables Even Kids Love 134 Smothered Pork Chops 103 Rosetta Risotto 135 Penne Pasta ala Vodka 135 Pluto’s Spaghetti Pie 166 Peanut Butter Banana Icebox Pie 136 Bourbon Balsamic Steak Marinade 166 Pound Cake 137 Heavenly Hamburger Casserole 167 Yum-Yum Cake 137 Old Style Western Liver 168 Old Fashioned Banana Pudding and Potatoes Dinner 168 Raspberry Dessert 138 Golden Comfort Family Casserole 169 Lemon Bars ® 138 Easy Runza Sandwiches 169 Chocolate-Filled Wontons 139 Quick Beef Stroganoff 169 Tangy Lemon Cake 139 Stuffed Green Bell Peppers 170 Lemonade Ice Cream 140 Tuna Hot Dish 170 Audrey’s Brownies 140 Chicken Breasts With 171 Buttermilk Fudge Pan Cake Fontina Cheese 172 Chocolate Chip Yummies 141 Snakefoot’s Black Mamba Meatloaf 172 Quick and Easy 142 Southwestern Vegetarian Casserole Peanut Butter Cookies 143 Tacos in a Dish 173 Lime Cake 144 Poor Man’s Stroganoff 173 No-Bake Haystacks 144 Best Brisket Ever 174 Oatmeal Cake 145 Gumbo 175 Pilgrim Cake 146 Barbecue Chicken Basting Sauce 175 Strawberry Poke Cake 147 Creamy Chicken Enchiladas 176 Surprise Cake 148 Super Sunday Pale Ale 176 Oh Henry!® Bars Beer Brats 177 Cranberry-Apple Bake 149 Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Hot Dogs 177 Aunt Sharon’s Cherry Junk 150 Hamburger Mushroom Pasta Bake 178 Easy Brownies 178 Dirt Cake 179 Chocolate Chip Pie The Finishing Touch 179 Sinful Snack Mix 153 Chocolate Cake 180 Frosted Sugar Cookies 154 Popcorn Cake 180 Strawberry Pie 154 No-Cook Banana Pudding 181 Italian Coconut Cream Cake 155 Molasses Cookies 182 Oatmeal Cake 155 No-Bake Strawberry Ice Box Cake 183 Pineapple Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting 156 Pumpkin Upside-Down Pie 184 Easy Apple Pie With 157 Chocolate-Almond Toffee Homemade Crust 157 Whipped Cream Pound Cake 185 Carrot Bars 158 Holiday Cookies 186 Half-Batch of Cookies 159 Pumpkin Cookies 187 My Mom’s Pumpkin Cookies 159 Mama’s Sweet Potato Pone 187 Pineapple Fruit Dip 160 Caramel–Apple Cheesecake 188 Yummy Cake and Icing 160 Pineapple Angel Food Cake 189 Pumpkin Bars 161 Orange Cheesecake Cupcakes 190 Carrot Cookies With Dark Chocolate Ganache 191 Chocolate Chip Sensation 162 Miss Ethel’s Fresh Apple Cake 191 Cherry Mash 162 Cool Whip® Delight 192 Chocolate Dream Cake 163 Grasshoppers for a Crowd 193 Snickers® Pie 163 Cherry Dessert 194 The Best Chocolate Cake (Ever) 164 Lazy Daisy Cake 195 Nancy’s Northstar Cherry Pie 164 Choc-O-Cherry Cake 165 Bread Pudding 165 Yummy Popcorn Rise and Shine! What came first, the chicken or the egg? These breakfast recipes prove the egg reigns supreme, along with coffee cake, pancakes and muffins. 2013 Special Edition Breakfast For a healthier take on these recipes, try substituting egg whites or a cholesterol-free egg substitute for whole eggs. You’ll get full for the morning with less fat and cholesterol. Meri’s Low-Sodium Cinnamon Pancakes If you’ve ever been on a low-sodium diet, it is a major surprise when you find out how much sodium is in pancake mix. This recipe has been a nice treat for my husband. — Meri O., Employee, Omaha, NE 1 egg Beat the egg in a bowl and then add the rest of the ingredients and mix. Cook on a flat griddle with 1 cup no-salt flour no-salt butter. Use pure maple syrup or flavored 1 cup milk syrup with no salt in it. 1 tablespoon no-salt baking powder (I use Featherweight® brand) 1 tablespoon sugar substitute ¼ teaspoon salt substitute 1 teaspoon cinnamon Meri’s Fake-Him-Out Low-Sodium “Sausage” My husband loves sausage, but he is on a low-sodium diet. I faked him out one time, making him “sausages” to go with his low-sodium pancakes — he loved them! — Meri O., Employee, Omaha, NE 1 pound ground turkey Mix ingredients in a bowl. Shape into small patties and brown in skillet until done. 1 tablespoon sage 2 teaspoons black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder Breakfast | 9 Ham Strata This was served at a friend’s home as brunch and over the years we’ve added or changed some ingredients. This has become a Christmas morning tradition with our family. — Linda D., Customer, Presque Isle, WI 12 slices bread In a bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, nutmeg, (crusts trimmed) salt, white pepper and mustard. Beat and set aside. Butter 1 side of 6 slices of bread and put face down 2 cups diced ham in a greased 9" x 13" pan. Sprinkle the diced ham 3 cups shredded over the bread and top with half of the cheese. Next, Swiss cheese place 6 unbuttered slices of bread over the ham and cheese layer.