Merr's Banana Pudding

This recipe is amazing. I have always been a huge banana pudding lover, but this just knocked every other recipe out of the park! From Lancaster Family Recipes... contributed by Betty Fowlkes.

Zach: "I already knew it was great." (He grew up on it camping with family)

JT: "This is really good mommy."

Merr's Banana Pudding

2 1/2 cups cold milk

1 large package (5.1 oz) Jell-O vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling

1-14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

30 Vanilla Wafers

4-5 Medium Bananas, sliced

1 - 8 oz tub Cool Whip, Thawed

Mix pudding as directed using 2 1/2 cups milk. Add condensed milk and cool whip. Arrange 1/2 of the vanilla wafers on the bottom and up the sides of a 2 qt. serving bowl or 9x13 baking dish. Top with layers of half each of the banana slices and pudding mixture. Repeat with another layer. Top with vanilla wafers. Refrigerate 3 hours or until ready to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator. 

Here is a picture of our final product. JT put all of the cookies on the bottom and top. He also helped mix the pudding mixture. So this is a great recipe to let the kiddos help with! :)

Chicken Breast and Rice

Another great one from the Lancaster Family Recipe book. We all loved the flavor of this dish. It was a little dry so I will try a couple other things next time to moisten it. But it was very tasty! 

Chicken Breast and Rice 

4-6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

¾ cup uncooked rice (not instant rice)

1 can cream of mushroom soup                                   

1 tsp. salt

1 can cream of chicken soup                                        

1 tsp. black pepper

1 can chicken broth OR 1 cup water

Spray “Pam” or grease a 9 ½ by 11 pan.  Combine soup and broth/water, use whisk to blend.  Add seasonings, blend.  Sprinkle raw rice evenly over mixture.  Lay chicken breasts into mixture.  Cover with foil or lid and bake at 375^o for 1.5 hours or until chicken is tender.  Serves 4-6.  Easy!