Tortillini Spinach in Creamy Lemon Sauce

Another great recipe from Our Best Bites! 

 Tortellini Spinach in Creamy Lemon Sauce!

The touch of lemon is delicious

Hamburger Sliders

My 12 year old son took the video.  I apologize for where he aimed the camera for most of the video.  I hope you have a sense of humor and remember that I have invited you to "Hang with me and my Hooters".
So here you go.

Creamy Chicken Taquitos

These are quick and easy to make especially if you already have the chicken shredded in the freezer or buy the shredded chicken from Costco.

I can't find my pictures of dinner last night.  My son helped me take the pictures and helped with the camera but now I can't find my pictures.  I am going to post this recipe from their site, but I know the pictures are in my camera somewhere.  

Super easy and delicious recipe from Our Best Bites.  Easy to make and very tasty.  My kids gobbled them up in a matter of minutes.  I used flour tortillas and they worked wonderfully.  The kids didn't even bother to dip them in sour cream. 

I've never had a bad recipe from "Our Best Bites".  They are a favorite of mine with  family friendly recipes.

For those that tasted my popcorn at Christmas, this is where I got my recipes.

Chicken Parmesan

4 Chicken Breasts
1 Egg slightly beaten
3/4 cup Italian Seasoned bread crumbs
4 Tbls. Butter
1 jar Spaghetti Sauce
1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.  Serve over hot Pasta.

Ingredients

Melt butter and add dry bread crumbs

In separate bowl slightly mix the egg

Dip Chicken in Egg and then in butter/bread crumbs and put in greased dish.  Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 - 25 minutes.

Remove from oven.  Add Spaghetti sauce and cheeses and stick back in oven for 5 -8 minutes.

Remove and serve over pasta.



Tuesday Dinner - Chicken Biscuit Casserole

I have a very picky eater in my house, and so I have to really think about what he will or will not eat.  If I listed the things he doesn't like to eat, the list would be very long.  Tonight I tried this recipe and he loved it.  He ate two helpings.  Yea!  Believe me, we have tried many tactics to try to get him to eat.  I will not have him living on cold cereal, so I try to accommodate him somewhat.  Chalk this one up for a winner!

2 cups cooked cubed chicken
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
Steamed Broccoli or 8 oz. green beans, drained
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 Can Hungry Jack Flaky Biscuits
1-2 Tbls. butter melted
1/2 cup goldfish crackers smashed up.

Set oven to 375 degrees. 

In a saucepan, combine chicken, soup, broccoli (or green beans), cheese, mayo and lemon juice.  Heat until hot and bubbly.  Pour in a 2 qt. casserole dish.  Top with biscuits, brush with butter, sprinkle goldfish crackers on top of biscuits.  Bake for 25 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.

Spicy Dr. Pepper Shredded Pork

The Pioneer Woman Cooks

Need I say More?

Everything she makes is delicious!

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/03/spicy-dr-pepper-shredded-pork/

The Works Pizza

My daughter Kelsey wants to get in on the action of my blog.  She doesn't cook much since she is only 16 (and she has me to do all the cooking), but she successfully made a delicious pizza.  This is her own creation and the picture was taken from her cell phone.  It tasted really good.

Pizza Crust - Fresh & Easy
Pizza Sauce - Fresh & Easy

Toppings:
Mozzarella Cheese
Onion
Red Pepper
Cilantro
Feta Cheese
Pepperoni
Parmesan Cheese

Bake in 450 degree oven for 12 - 14 minutes on a pizza stone.

Grilled Bacon Jalapeno Wraps

Every Sunday after church my husband makes our lunch.  Today, he went out of his way.  These were soooo good.  Depending on how hot you like them, you could leave in some seeds or remove them all.  He removed all the seeds and they weren't spicy at all.  I would have liked mine a tiny bit spicier, but otherwise, Delicious. 

6 Fresh jalapeno peppers halved lengthwise and seeded

Spread cream cheese to fill jalapeno halves.  

Wrap with bacon cut into thirds.  Secure with a toothpick.

Place on the grill and cook until bacon is crispy approximately 20 minutes.

These were delicious.  Remove the toothpick and pop them in your mouth and enjoy.

Microwave Mac & Cheese

I wasn't planning on making a video, hence the pony, glasses, triple chin, and remember the camera adds an additional five pounds.  I have no idea what I'm doing with You Tube.  I've never put anything on there before.  Enjoy the video - it is probably my last.  And for those that don't know me - I'm a what you see is what you get kind of girl.  This is pretty funny.

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
2 cups hot water

1/3 cup butter

1/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. ground mustard
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1 1/4 cups milk
8 ounces process American cheese, cubed

In a 2 qt. microwave safe dish, combine first seven ingredients.  Cover and microwave on high for 3 1/3 minutes; stir.  Cover; cook at 50% power for 4 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil, rotating a half turn once. 

Combine flour and milk until smooth; stir into macaroni mixture.  Add cheese.  Cover and cook on high for 6-8 minutes or until the macaroni is tender and sauce is bubbly, rotating a half turn once and stirring every 3 minutes.

Almost Lasagna

I have two High School track runners and a baseball player.  They come home from school starving every day, and they always want some kind of pasta.  Especially when the weather is cold.  I tried this recipe and it makes a ton.  Really, it makes a lot.  We might be eating this for a couple days.  If you have a small family, I would not use a pound of pasta.  If you are having dinner guests, this will serve a lot of people.

1 lb. elbow macaroni, cooked
1 lb. ground turkey or beef
1 jar Pasta sauce (26 oz)
2 eggs
Parmesan cheese
1 pound Ricotta cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 cups veggies (diced zucchini, matchstick carrots, etc.
Salt and pepper

Brown meat and drain well if necessary
While meat is cooking, stir together eggs, ricotta, Parmesan and salt and pepper
Mix cooked meat, macaroni, sauce and veggies.  Add ricotta mixture and blend well

Coat a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray or olive oil and spread half of macaroni mixture evenly over the bottom.  Top with a cup of mozzarella and a healthy sprinkle of Parmesan.  Add the remaining macaroni mixture and top with another cup of mozzarella and another sprinkle of Parmesan.  Cover with foil.

Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes.  Uncover and bake an additional 10-20 minutes until cheese is golden brown.

I added a little more pasta sauce at the end.  I thought it looked a little dry and then re-read the recipe and I had only used half the amount of pasta sauce.  Make sure you use a 26 oz. size jar of sauce.  Just keepin it real for my blogger friends.  Yes....Sometimes I goof up the recipe. 

The kids loved it.

Lange's Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

Every Sunday if my husband isn't traveling, he makes the family lunch.  Today it is our favorite Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings.  (Shhhh - I think he wants to be a blogger with me, because he took all the step by step pictures and was excited for me to post this entry.)  He is a pretty good cook so you can trust this recipe to be good.  We love Lemon Pepper and Hot Buffalo wings any day of the week.

First, foil line 2 cookie sheets.  Spray with non-stick spray

Put wings, drummetts on one cookie sheet and bake in 400 degree oven for about 35 minutes.

Remove wings from oven and transfer to second foil lined baking sheet and return to oven for another 10 minutes. Discard the foil from the first pan and Voila.....easy clean up and less grease for the final cooking time.

  

Meanwhile melt 1/3 cup butter with 3 tbls. Lemon Pepper seasoning and stir to blend.

Place warm wings in deep bowl and pour Lemon Pepper sauce over all of them. 

Toss the wings to distribute evenly.

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Chicken in Dill Sauce

This is another great recipe from Bobette.  She knows her food and she knows her decorating.  She also has a great blog refreshthenest for great decorating ideas.  She is so talented.

6-8 Chicken Breast halves, boned
2 Shallots, chopped
1 Tbls. butter
1 cup sour cream
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 tbls. worchestershire sauce
1 tsp. dill
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 cups cheddar cheese
Rice or Noodles cooked

Place chicken in 13x9 dish.  Saute shallots in butter.  Mix shallots, sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, worcestershire sauce, dill and broth.  Pour over chicken.  Sprinkle with cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  Serve over rice or noodles.  Serves 6-8

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Cheeseburger Pie

1 can crescent rolls

1 pound ground beef - I used Turkey

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1/3 cup chopped dill pickle slices

2 tbls. ketchup

1 tsp. mustard

2 tbls. flour

2 tbls. dill pickle juice

2 tbls. milk

2 cups shredded American cheese



Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Unroll crescent rolls and press into the bottom and up the sides of an 8 inch pie pan

Cook ground beef or turkey in skillet until browned.  Drain well.  Stir in onion, chopped pickle, ketchup and mustard.  Sprinkle with flour and add pickle juice and milk.  Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.

Remove from heat and add 1 cup of shredded cheese

Pour into the prepared crust and bake for 15 minutes or until edges of crust are golden brown.

Remove from oven and top with remaining cup of cheese.  Let stand until cheese melts.

Garnish with extra ketchup, mustard, pickles, lettuce, chopped tomato, avocado, bacon, etc.  whatever you like on a burger

I think they liked it.  They attacked it before I could even get a picture of finished pie. 

 I didn't even get a piece.