Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Onions

2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced

2 lb. pork tenderloin (I use the kind with 2 in a pack)

salt and pepper

2 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Lightly grease 1 9x13 glass baking dish.   Lay tenderloin in dish and generously salt and pepper.  Put onion slices in large microwave bowl with butter and sugar.  Microwave onions for 10 minutes, stirring after the first 5 minutes.  Once the onions are cooked, spoon them over the tenderloin.   Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until no longer pink in center (you can put a meat thermometer in the center if you have one.... it should register 160 degrees).



Sausage Balls

3 cups Bisquick

16 oz. colby jack shredded cheese

1 lb. sausage

1 1/4 cups water

Put all ingredients in a large bowl.    I use my eletric mixer.   This may sound weird... but I do not brown my sausage first.   Mix all together well, and drop onto a cookie sheet (I use a scoop and line my cookie sheet with parchment paper).   Bake at 375 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes.

Cheesy Potato Soup

8 baking potatoes cut into chunks, boiled until fork tender (about 30 minutes)

1 onion

5 chicken bouillion cubes

1/2 stick butter

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can cream of onion soup

1 large can pet milk

1 lb. velvetta

Chop onion up fine.    Put in bowl with the 1/2 stick of butter and bouillion cubes.   Cook in mircrowave for about 4 1/2 minutes.   While the potatoes are boiling, mix together the onion mixture, soups, pet milk, and Velvetta cheese (cut into small chunks).  Microwave all of this for about 12 minutes, stopping every 4 minutes to stir.   When the potatoes are fork-tender, drain them and reture them to large pot.   Pour the cheesy soup mixture over the potatoes.   Let simmer together for about 15 to 20 minutes, then serve with breadstick or crackers.  I make my own breadsticks as follows:

8 to 10 slices regular white bread

butter flavored non stick cooking spray

Paula Deen's "silly salt" or lemon pepper seasoning

Slice bread each slice of bread 3 times (so you have 4 breadsticks per slice).   Lay out on a foil-covered baking sheet.   Cover with butter flavored cooking spray, then sprinkle with "silly salt" or lemon pepper seasoning.



Weight Watchers Potato Soup

32 oz. Fat Free Chicken Broth

1 Pkg. Pioneer Peppered Gravy Mix

1/2 cup warm water

32 oz. Ore Ida Hashbrown (Southern Style Cubed)

Bring chicken broth to a boil.   Whisk gravy with water and add to broth.   Add Hashbrowns and cook 30 minutes on medium heat.