Seasoned Spread for Vegetables and Pasta

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 envelope Good Seasons Italian Dressing Mix

Mix ingredients until well blended. Serve over hot cooked vegetables or pasta or rice.

Notes: Our chefs used Zesty Italian by Uncle Dan's, Mediterranean Garlic by Uncle Dan's and Bacon and Onion by Watkins. Recipe was halved and still made plenty.

Texas Caviar

1 can black beans

1 can kidney beans

1 can garbanzo beans

1 onion

1 green pepper

1 avocado

1 package Zesty Italian Dressing mix

Rinse and drain beans, chop onion and pepper. (Could also use/add any hard veggie i.e. celery) Cut up avocado. Combine. Make dresing per package instructions and add to mixture. enjoy.

Crockpot Chicken

4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cube butter, melted
1 pkg. zesty Italian salad dressing mix (dry)
8 oz cream cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup

Combine butter and salad dressing mix. Pour over chicken in crockpot. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours. One hour before serving, melt cream cheese and mix with cream of mushroom soup. Pour over chicken. Serve with cooked noodles or rice.