Most Amish worship at home, but some church districts have buildings, this is an Amish church meetinghouse in Oakland, Maryland. These buildings usually have a kitchen and gathering area for large after-church carry-in suppers.
By Kevin Williams
Yesterday I did a post showcasing some favorite dishes taken to Amish carry-in suppers and potlucks that are often held after Sunday church services. Â These meals are crucial times for fellowship, discussing church business, and just keeping the social fabric of the church connected. Â Today, I post 7 more popular recipes from such gatherings!
POTLUCK POTATO CASSEROLE
2 pounds potatoes, peeled (4 cups)
1 /2 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 /4 teaspoon pepper
1 /2 cup chopped onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 pint sour cream
2 cups diced Velveeta Cheese
2 cups crushed corn flakes
1 /4 cup melted butter
DIRECTIONS: Cut up potatoes and cook until almost tender. Add 1 /2 cup butter, salt, pepper, onion, soup, sour cream and cheese. Blend thoroughly. Pour into greased 5-quart casserole dish. Top with corn flakes mixed with 1 /4 cup butter. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
Yummy-A-Zetti is a popular Amish dish!
YUMMY-A-ZETTI:  This is  popular Amish recipe, there are several variations on the name.  Patricia's Patchwork Quilt blog featured this recipe last week and it is definite a crowd pleaser at Amish gatherings. Click here to enjoy!
JON-SETTI: Â Ha, a close cousin to "Yummy-A-Zetti" is a "Jon-Setti" which sounds like a truncation of the popular Johnny Marzetti recipe. Â Â Either way these "`Etti" recipes seem to be popular among the Amish, here is "Jon-Setti" which is similar to Yummy-A-Zetti!
1 pound hamburger
1 Â medium onion
1 small package of noodles
1 small can tomatoes
salt
pepper
cheese
Brown hamburger and onion. Cook noodles in salt water until they are tender. Â Make layers of hamburger, slices of cheese, noodles alternately. Â Cover with tomato juice. Â Bake until brown.
WENGERD'S BROASTED CHICKEN (Sorry if the incorrect photo appears with the recipe, these a glitch that I can't figure out) . Â Chicken shows up at almost all Amish after-church gatherings, whether it be baked, roasted, or grilled. Â This is a popular broasted chicken recipe:
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- 1 fryer chicken, cut-up
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 1 /2 tablespoons Worchestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Mix the ketchup, sauce, brown sugar, water, lemon juice, mustard and recipe of spices and blende thoroughly.
- Roll chicken in flour.
- Then dip into sauce.
- Pout into pan and cover with foil.
- Bake at 350 until done, about 30 minutes.
TOMATO MACARONI SKILLET Â (again, apologies if the wrong photo appears, working on the glitch, but the recipe is right and a winner!): Â This is a popular recipe the prepare at home and take to after-church gatherings, easy meal to prepare head and feeds an army.- 1 /4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 /2 pound ground beef
- 1 /2 cup chopped onion
- 1 /2 cup chopped pepper
- 1 can tomatoes (20 ounces)
- 1 1 /2 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 /4 teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon mustard
- 8 ounces macaroni
- Cook first four ingredients in hot oil in a heavy medium kettle until the meat is browned.
- Then add the next 5 ingredients to the meat mixture and bring to a boil.
- Add macaroni and bring to a boil.
- Turn to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
CROC-POT MACARONI & CHEESE:
Okay, newbies here may not even remember Rosanna. Â I am more confident than ever that she'll be returning to this site soon. Â She is a talented young Brethren writer in Kansas. Â The Brethren church is a Plain church but a bit more progressive than the Amish, using electric, automobiles, etc. Â Like the Amish ,they have larger after church gatherings and this Croc-Pot Mac & Cheese is hit! Click here.
BEEF AND CHEESE: Â Simply, hearty, cheesy concoction that is an after-church crowd-pleaser
1 pound hamburger
1 onion
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 1 /2 cup uncooked spaghetti or macaroni
3 /4 cup Velveeta cheese
1 cup tomato juice
Brown hamburger and onion in butter. Â Add flour, salt, pepper, and milk. Â Cook until thick. Cook pasta and drain. Â Mix cheese tomato juice, and pasta with meat. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Â Can sprinkle with more cheese.
nancy
I just have to chuckle a bit reading these recipes. These Amish work super hard burning tons of calories. As for the rest of us, not so much. Many of these recipes are high fat/salt/sugar/preservatives. Fascinating lifestyle but cooking not so much. Their scratch baking I am more impressed with.