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Pasta Slop
1 pound of cooked ground beef or ground turkey cooked…..I add salt…pepper….garlic and onion to burger while cooking
1 large jar of your fav pasta sauce
1 pound of bow ties pasta …cook as package says
1 brick of mozzerella cheese shreadded
1 container of ricotta cheese
cook pasta and burger
drain pasta
combined pasta and sauce
pour into a pyrex dish
sprinkle cheeses and burger onto it
mix it up
and bake for 15-20 mins enough to melt cheese at 350 degrees
Easy Chicken Taco Chili
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 1.2-oz packet taco seasoning mix
2 15-oz cans chunky Mexican style tomatoes
1 15-oz can red kidney beans
1 15-oz can whole kernel corn
Prep is a snap! Place everything in a slow cooker and cook on low heat 6-8 hours or high heat 3-4 hours. About an hour before serving, remove chicken and shred with a fork. Return shredded chicken to crock pot for remainder of cooking time. Serve with tortilla chips or cornbread. Yum
Crock Pot Sour Cream Salsa Chicken
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
1 pkg reduced sodium taco seasoning mix
1 cup salsa
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup light sour cream
Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Add chicken. Sprinkle with taco seasoning. Top with salsa. Cook on low 6-8 hours. When ready to serve, remove chicken from pot. Place 2 tbsp cornstarch in small amount water. Stir well. Stir cornstarch mixture into salsa sauce. Stir in 1/4 cup sour cream. Serve over rice.
Easy Meatloaf
1 1/2lb of ground beef
1 12ox box Stuffing mix(any kind)
1-2 eggs
Mix ingredients in mixing bowl and shape into meatloaf. Place on baking sheet and cook for 1 hour 15min on 375.
Cheesy Tuna Melts
Ingredients
1 (6 ounce) can tuna, drained
1/3 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 pinch salt
4 English muffins, split and toasted
8 slices ripe tomato
8 slices Cheddar cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to broil.
In a bowl, mix together tuna, celery, mayonnaise and salt. Spread tuna mixture onto the toasted muffin halves and place them on a baking sheet. Top each half with a slice of tomato and a slice of cheese.
Broil until cheese is melted, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Yummy for those little picky eaters..:)
Chicago-Style Hot Dog
Ingredients
1 all-beef hot dog
1 poppyseed hot dog bun
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon sweet green pickle relish
1 tablespoon chopped onion
4 tomato wedges
1 dill pickle spear
2 sport peppers
1 dash celery salt
Directions
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, place hot dog in water, and cook 5 minutes or until done. Remove hot dog and set aside. Carefully place a steamer basket into the pot and steam the hot dog bun 2 minutes or until warm.
Place hot dog in the steamed bun. Pile on the toppings in this order: yellow mustard, sweet green pickle relish, onion, tomato wedges, pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt. The tomatoes should be nestled between the hot dog and the top of the bun. Place the pickle between the hot dog and the bottom of the bun.
Best dog you will ever eat!!
Tuna & Pasta
1box of stuffing mix with butter and water required
1can of cheddar cheese soup with milk needed
1- 16oz bag of frozen veggies(your choice)
3-4 chicken breast
Brown chicken breast in sautee pan
mix together stuffing per box directions,layer in a baking dish.(13x9x2)
Layer frozen veggies
mix together soup and milk,set aside momentarily
dice up cooked chicken,layer in baking dish,pour soup mixture over whole dish.
heat in a 350 oven for about 15 min. To warm everything thru.
place in a 13x9x2 inch baking dish
Creamy Italian chicken
3 chicken breast ( cubed into 1inch cubes)
1 pakage of italian seasoning
1 cup water
Combine these items in crock pot cook 4 hours on high
Add
1 can of condensed chicken soup
1 pakage of cream cheese ( slightly rm temp, this is for convience purposes it will be easier to mix)
To the crock pot and continue cooking for 2 hours
You can purchase you favorite precooked pasta for busy nights or over rice. ( we found that over pre cooked rice packets cooked with a teaspoon of butter and mix with the above creamy italian mix is delicous. We found they can be different various veirsons on this kind of recipe)
Last 30 mins start a pot of boiling water for egg noodles.
Healthy Turkey Chili
1 pound of ground turkey
1 15 oz can of red kidney beans low sodium
2 cans of tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
1 package of mckormick chilli seasoning
shredded chedder cheese or taco cheese
sour cream
brown meat in large skillet
mix tomatoe sauce,diced tomatoes,kidney beans
bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes,stirring.
add topping..cheese or sourcream.
1 package of Jack Daniels pre-cooked pulled pork or chicken $10 (Sam’s Club)
Steak or club rolls
Heats up 5 minutes in the microwave or 12-15 minutes in the oven
Add peppers or onions or other veggies to liking
Side of carrot chips or mac. Salad and enjoy delicious pulled pork (or chicken) sandwiches.
Turkey Tacos
1 lb turkey burger (cook in skillet and add spices to taste)
1 bag of shredded taco cheese
Shred some lettuce
1 box of spanish or taco rice (cook to directions)
Warm up some taco shells in the oven and add your favorite taco sauce
Chicken Primo:
Ingredients:
6 boneless chicken breasts
1 box of stove top dressing
1 can of cream of anything soup (I usually use cream of chicken)
1 cup of sour cream
Bake at 400 for 30 minutes using a 9x 13.
Whisk soup and sour cream together in a bowl, in a separate bowl dump the stove top and only add the water it calls for (no reason to heat it).
Lay your chicken in the 9×13, layer with the soup then the stove top dressing. If you are going to add veggies they can go below or on top of the stove top (no reason to heat them).
No cover, bake and enjoy! My kids enjoy this dish with corn on the side!
You can make this the night before and throw it in the oven when you get home. Dinner ready in no time!
Kid approved Corn Flake Chicken
Ingredients
7 cups Kellogg’s Corn Flakes cereal (crushed to 1 3/4 cups)
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 pounds boneless chicken pieces, (without skin) rinsed and dried
3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
Directions
1. Place crushed or KELLOGG’S Corn Flake Crumbs in shallow dish or pan. Set aside.
2. In medium mixing bowl, beat egg and milk slightly. Add flour, salt and pepper. Mix until smooth. Dip chicken in batter. Coat with cereal. Place in single layer, in shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray or foil lined. Drizzle with margarine.
3. Bake at 350° F about 20 min. or until chicken is tender, no longer pink and juices run clear.
Enjoy!
Peachy Pork
2 Pork tenderloins
2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup Apricot Preserves
1 can Diced Peaches
Season the pork tenderloins with salt & pepper and brown in a pan with 2 tbsp olive oil until they are seared on the outside. Mix mustard, vinegar & preserves and pour over the pork. Simmer on med-low for 20 minutes cookign through, turning a few times so they don’t stick to pan. Drain peaches and add chunks to pork mixture for 5 minutes. Slice the tenderloins and serve over rice.
Easy Leftover Chicken Pot Pie-prep time 10min
Chicken Pot Pie Soup (Progresso)
Cut-up leftover chicken
Small bag of frozen mixed veggies
Bread sticks from grocery refridgerated section
HEAT oven to 375
In saucepan stir together chicken, veggies and soup…stir once in a while, bringing to easy boil
While the mixture is cooking, unroll the bread sticks, cut into 12 strips -twist -
Put mixture in 11×7 ungreased pan, place stips on top
Cook until breadsticks are golden brown
Chicken & Dumplings
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can chicken broth
1 rotisserie chicken (or if you have some leftover chicken use that)
Vegetable of your choice (if it’s frozen you have to cook it first)
1 can crescent rolls
Put soups into pan and add chicken broth to make it the thickness you want your gravy. Add veggie and chicken and cook until mixture is bubbling. Open can of crescent rolls and pull triangles and cut each one in half. Lay crescent rolls on bubbling stock and cover for 10 minutes – remove cover and cook another 10 minutes.
Mama’s Best Broiled Tomato Sandwich
Prep Time:10 Min
Cook Time:5 Min
Ready In:15 Min
Original Recipe Yield 2 servings
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4 ripe tomatoes, sliced
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
4 slices bread, lightly toasted
Directions
1.Preheat oven to broil.
2.In a shallow bowl, whisk together the olive oil and vinegar. Marinate the tomatoes in the mixture, stirring occasionally.
3.Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, parsley, oregano, black pepper and 4 teaspoons Parmesan cheese. Spread mixture on each slice of toasted bread. Place marinated tomatoes on 2 slices and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
4.Place on a baking sheet and broil for 5 minutes, or until cheese turns golden brown. Serve immediately, open faced or closed.
Yumm, perfect for the kids and easy too
Easy Chicken Tacos:
1 lb. boneless chicken
1 jar of mild salsa
Soft taco shells
Shredded lettuce, cheese, sour cream
Cook chicken and salsa in slow cooker on low for 6 hours.
Shred Chicken, add to soft shells. Add desired toppings. Enjoy!!