Lindas Popcorn Yummmm Recipes

LINDA'S CHOCOLATE POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F.
• Place popped popcorn in a large roasting pan. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, over medium heat, cook sugar, corn syrup and butter, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
• Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir until melted.
• Pour over popcorn, and mix together well.
• Put in oven and bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• If adding nuts, do so now, and mix into mixture with a large spoon.
• Spoon onto waxed paper to cool, stir to separate.
• Store in a large plastic container or put into baggies.

LINDA'S NUTTY CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Pop popcorn, and set aside to cool.
• Mix popcorn and nuts together on a lg. cookie sheet (no smaller than 11x17x2-inch).
• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• In heavy saucepan add sugars, butter, and syrup. Cook, stirring constantly, for about 8 minutes to 245-250°F using a candy thermometer.
• Remove from heat, and add soda and vanilla. Stir well, until creamy.
• Pour over popped corn and nuts, and mix well to coat all the corn with the mixture.
• Bake at 300°F, for 10 minutes, then stir.
• Bake 10 more minutes
• Transfer to a large sheet of aluminum foil.
• Spread mixture thin. Let cool completely.
• Break up, and store in an airtight container.

LINDA'S LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef until brown. Drain off all fat. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and sugar. Stir until combined and cook over medium heat until boiling. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
• While sauce is simmering, blend cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, and egg until smooth. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover sauce with 3 noodles. Cover noodles with 1/3 of the remaining sauce. Top with 1/2 of the mozzarella. Place another layer of noodles and one of sauce over the mozzarella; top that with the cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining 3 noodles and remaining sauce.
• Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top and bake 15 minutes more, until golden and bubbly.

LINDA'S POPCORN YUMMMM!!!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine popcorn, Kix and Fritos. Mix well.
• Melt chocolate chips in the microwave. Directions are on the package.
• As soon as chips are melted and while they are still hot, pour them over the mixture in the bowl.
• Stir to coat and let cool.
• Enjoy!