Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

Serves 4

4 Chicken Breast
1 Block of Cream Cheese
1cup Diced Ham
1TBS Garlic
Chopped Chives. About a handful


In a bowl, mix together, Cream Cheese, Ham, Chives and Garlic.
Butterfly Chicken Breast. Spread Cream Cheese mixture onto Chicken and roll it up. I tie mine to keep it in place but you can also use tooth picks.
You could bread these and fry them or leave out the breading and just fry them until the chicken is cooked through.

Enjoy!

Breakfast Pizza

Wow! This is a big meal. Trust me! Sausage gravy, eggs, veggies, bacon. What more could you even want?! This Breakfast Pizza is great for weekends, holiday brunch or even dinner! Super easy and super yummy.







Makes 8 slices

You will need:

Store bought Pizza Crust (or you can make your own)
Sausage Gravy
10 Eggs Scrambled and slightly undercooked
Green Pepper, diced
Red Onion, diced
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Bacon Crumbles

For gravy you will need:

1lb Ground Sausage, browned. Do not drain
1/3c Flour
2-3c Milk
1/2tsp Salt
2tsp Pepper

Brown Sausage. When brown, sprinkle in flour and cook 1 minute.
Add milk 1/2c at a time. Whisk in. Simmer until thickened. Add salt and pepper

Assembling Pizza:

Preheat oven 375
Spread as much gravy on crust as you would like. Sprinkle both cheeses on top of gravy. Add Eggs, pepper, onion and bacon crumbles. Bake for 15 min or until cheese in melted.
Enjoy!

Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna

 Serves 4

Just like any other Lasagna, this is layers of gooey goodness. But, for me, I suffer from Acid Reflux and if I can substitute a red sauce at any given time, I will. When I make this dish I leave out the meat as well. I suppose you could add Chicken or even Pork, but, if you're vegetarian or just simply want to cut meat out for a night, this is the dish for you! Super easy and very yummy!

You will need:

14oz jar Alfredo Sauce
8oz Lasagna Noodles (I use half the box)
10oz Frozen Spinach (Thawed and drained)
1cup Mushrooms (Canned or Fresh)
1cup Shredded Mozzarella
1cup Shredded Parmesan

Preheat Oven 425 and boil noodles. Coat the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish with some Alfredo Sauce (just enough to cover the bottom)
Layer Noodles, Spinach, Mushrooms, both Cheeses and Sauce.

Bake for 20-30 minutes until the top of the Lasagna is golden brown.

 

Enjoy!!

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Serves 6

Usually Tuna Casserole is just a cream sauce, peas, tuna and noodles. Boring!
My mom has made us this Tuna Noddle Casserole for as long as I can remember and its the only way Ill ever eat it. Its cheesy, gooey goodness is great for any day of the week and is super easy and super fast to make. You'll love it!


You will need:
1 12oz Bag of Extra Wide Egg Noodles
1 10oz Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 10oz Can of Vegetarian Vegetable Soup
1 16oz Brick of Original Velveeta (cubed)
2 Cups Crushed Cheez-Its
2 3oz Pouches of Tuna

Preheat oven to 425
Boil noodles until al dente (Just undercooked)
In a baking dish fold together noddles, mushroom and vegetable soups, cheese and tuna

Bake 15 min then stir (Just to make sure everything is evenly combined)
Sprinkle crackers on top and bake for 10-15 minutes
Let stand for 5 minutes

Enjoy!!

Stuffed Mushrooms

I played with this recipe after watching a segment on The Food Network about how to vamp up your Thanksgiving leftovers. There is actually a recipe on the back of most store bought stuffing boxes but I hate following recipes. So, I made my own! This is probably the easiest appetizer. Or even a side dish! A few of my family members don't care for mushrooms but LOVE this dish! It is a hit for sure in my house.

24 Baby Bella Mushrooms
1 Box Stuffing (any flavor)
Ground Sausage (I use the Jimmy Dean Sage)
2 Green Onions
Salt and Pepper
Olive Oil

Preheat oven 350
Brown sausage in frying pan
Pull out the steams so the mushroom is hollow
With a damp cloth, wipe off the mushrooms
In a bowl, toss mushrooms with salt and pepper along with olive oil (you want just enough oil to coat the mushrooms. About 1/4cup but this is totally optional)

Cook the stuffing as it says
When stuffing is cooked, add about another 1/2 cup of water
You want the stuffing pretty soft
Add onions and sausage and fold into stuffing

Stuff mushrooms with stuffing mixture and place in a baking dish
Bake for 20-30 minutes until mushroom is soft and stuffing is a bit crusty on top

Enjoy!!

Crepes

Makes about 18 Crepes
Takes a little bit of time but well worth it!


For Crepes you will need:
2 cups Flour
2 tbsp. Sugar
1/4 Salt
8 Eggs
6 tbsp. Melted Butter
3 cups Whole Milk

For Filling:
12oz Whipped Cream
8oz Cream Cheese (room temp)
3 tbsp. Sugar

For Strawberry and Blueberry Sauce:
1 quart Strawberries
1 cup Blueberries
2-4 tbsp. sugar

For Crepes:
In a blender, blend together all Crepe ingredients until smooth.

Let the batter sit in refrigerator for about an hour. You don't want bubbles in your batter.
If there is foam on top, just scoop it off.
Heat a skillet pan on med heat.
Using a ladle, ladle batter into pan, rotating the pan so that the batter coats the entire pan.
Once the batter is dry on top, flip the Crepe until cooked
Repeat until you use all the batter

For Filling:
In large bowl, fold together whipped cream, cream cheese and sugar until combined and scoop into a piping bag

For Sauce:
In a sauce pan, combine the berries and sugar and cook at medium heat until sugar dissolves.
You can then puree the mixture or mash it using a potato masher

Assembly:
Lay out crepe and pipe filling down the middle (however much or as little as you prefer)
Roll the crepe and drizzle the sauce on top.
You can also top with fresh Strawberries and/or Blueberries
Add whipped cream on top if you like
Enjoy!!

Twice Baked Potatoes

Serves 4   
These are so yummy. A great comfort food for sure!

You will need:
2 Russet Potatoes
1/2 cup Sour Cream
2 TBS Room Temp Salted Butter
1-2 TBS Green Onion
1 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar
Salt and Pepper to taste
3-4 Strips of crumbled crispy Bacon

Preheat oven to 350
Using a fork, poke multiple holes into both potatoes (you do not want them to burst)
On a sheet pan place potatoes in oven for one hour until potatoes are cooked through
Once they are cooked through, let them cool for 15-20 minutes (you don't want to play hot potato)
Cut potato in half lengthwise
Scoop out the potato into a large mixing bowl (be careful to not go through the skin)
Using a mixer, mix together the potato, sour cream, butter, salt and pepper and cheese
Or if you like them a little more rustic and chunky, you could skip the mixer and use a potato masher
Once combined, scoop into potato skin and bake for 15 minutes
Sprinkle bacon and onions on top to finish
Enjoy!!