Stuffed Pizza Biscuits

It's Wednesday...what's for dinner? In our house, since Pants isn't home the girls decided on pizza biscuits. Technically, Goose and I are having pizza biscuits, C may eat one, but she is having scrambled eggs and a biscuit with strawberry jam. These are quick, easy, and yummy! (Made the same as my stuffed breakfast biscuits) they make a good snack food, or you can cheat and have them for supper like we did!

 You'll need:

• 2 cans of biscuits
• Mozzarella (I used string cheese!)
• Pepperoni
• Any other "toppings" (or in this case, stuffings) you want
• 1 egg beaten
• Garlic powder and Italian Seasoning

Take one biscuit at a time, flatten it, and fill with cheese and pepperoni. Fold the biscuit around it, and set it seam side down in a baking dish. Try to leave a small space between biscuits. Continue until all the biscuits are filled. Brush the tops with the beaten egg and then sprinkle with garlic powder and italian seasoning. Bake according to directions on can (mine was bake at 350 for 15-17 mins, but they took about 20.)

Serve with pizza sauce and enjoy!

As always, I'd love to know your thoughts, here or on Facebook!  Hope you enjoy!

Cream Cheese Chicken Taquitos

Time for me to put in my oPINion again!

 I recently pinned a recipe for slow cooker cream cheese taquitos. (See it here!) I was skeptical since it seemed so simple, especially because some recipes seem a little bland to me, but I enjoyed it. They are perfect snack food, and both girls liked them too. I have already thought of a bunch of different ways to "kick it up a notch". I made the chicken the night before when I made chicken for dinner, and when it was done I put it in the fridge to use the next day, and it was very tasty! We dipped them in a salsa and a queso blanco dip. Yum!

I hope that you will give these a try and let me know what you thought either in a comment or on Facebook!

*UPDATE: I've made these a couple more times and we prefer the sharp cheddar cheese.*

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• salt + pepper
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• ⅓ cup water
• ½ cup shredded colby or Mexican blend cheese (Next time I will use sharp cheddar)
• 12 6 inch corn or flour tortillas (we used flour)
• optional: cilantro, salsa, sour cream, or other toppings as desired (we like salsa or queso dip!)

How to:

Add chicken, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper to taste, cream cheese, and water to crock pot. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or on high 4 hours.
minutes before serving, remove chicken from crock pot, shred with two forks, and return to slow cooker. Give it a stir. Let it cook about 15 minutes longer.

Preheat oven to 400. Place about ¼ cup of the chicken mixture onto the middle of each tortilla. Top with 1-2 tablespoons shredded cheese. Roll tightly and place in a single layer on a greased baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes, until tortillas are slightly browned and shredded cheese is melted. Serve with desired toppings and sauces.

Macaroni and Cheese- My oPINion

Hello again! Time for another oPINion! 

For Father's Day, Pants requested homemade, baked macaroni and cheese. I decided to check Pinterest and decided on a recipe.... it's from the Pioneer Woman, and I haven't had a bad recipe from her yet, so it was the lucky winner! (See the origial pin here!) I've made it a few times since then and it's a crowd pleaser in our house! In her post, she says "DO NOT UNDER SALT" and it's true, don't! This is yummy, and not too hard to make, and pleases both the adults and children! It's creamy and cheesy and the cheese crust on the top is bubbly, and gives it great texture. 

Give it a try, and as always, I'd love to know your thoughts either on Facebook or in the comments! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

4 cups Dried Macaroni
1 whole Egg Beaten
1/4 cup (1/2 Stick) Butter
1/4 cup All-purpose Flour
2-1/2 cups Whole Milk
2 teaspoons dry mustard (more to taste)
1 pound grated cheese
1/2 teaspoon Salt (More To Taste)
1/2 teaspoon Seasoned Salt (More To Taste, I used Lawry's)
1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Cook macaroni until very firm and then drain. In a small bowl, beat the egg.

In a large pot, melt butter and sprinkle in flour. Whisk together over medium-low heat. Cook mixture for five minutes, whisking constantly. Don’t let it burn.

Pour in milk,  and add ground mustard, whisk until smooth. Cook for five minutes until very thick. Reduce heat to low.

Take 1/4 cup of the sauce and slowly pour it into beaten egg, whisking constantly to avoid cooking eggs. Whisk together till smooth.

Pour egg mixture into sauce, whisking constantly. Stir until smooth.

Add in cheese and stir to melt.

Add salt and pepper. Taste sauce and add more salt and seasoned salt to taste.

Pour in drained, cooked macaroni and stir to combine. Pour into a baking dish, top with extra cheese, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and golden on top.

It is good for dinner, and even better for lunch the next day! Yum!

What's for Dinner Wednesday....Sausage Rolls

It's Wednesday...what's for dinner? We are cheating in my house tonight. We are doing "brinner" (breakfast for dinner). Quick,easy and yummy sausage rolls.

Ingredients:

2 packages of crescent rolls

1 package of ground sausage ( I like maple)

Open the crescent rolls and unroll the dough and press together the seams so it is a flat sheet of dough (While shopping at BJ's the other day, I noticed they sold seamless crescent dough!)

Once you have a sheet of dough, put half of the sausage on the dough and spread it all the way to the edges. roll it up, and then slice it into "rolls". Repeat with the other package of crescents and the other half of the sausage. Cook for 15-25 mins (depends on size, you will be able to tell when they are done) at 350 degrees.

To make it better, we had homemade hot chocolate and watched the movie Elf. I was a happy girl! ♥

Bonus:

Hot Chocolate (one serving):

2-3 tablespoons of sugar

2 teaspoons of cocoa powder

dash of salt

Mix together. Fill a mug with milk (unless you have a cocomotion, more on this later) heat it up, and then add a little vanilla extract. Mix the dry ingredients into the milk and enjoy!

What's For DInner Wednesdays..2....Spicy Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

It's Wednesday! So...what's for dinner?!? I'm going to be truthful, since tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I've got some other things going on, I'm probably not going to make much tonight. However..I'm still going to do an easy "recipe" that I came across about 6 years ago! (I think it was on Semi-Homemade..I will check and update!) It uses condensed soups! If you like grilled cheese and tomato soup and don't feel like cooking...this is for you! We had this frequently when we first moved in together..


Spicy Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup:


1 can of tomato soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 can of Southwestern Pepper jack Soup
1 bag shredded cheddar cheese
Bread of your choice
Dried Basil (or Italian Seasoning)
Hot Sauce (optional, could use red pepper flakes)
Butter
2-3 cups Milk (or spicy tomato juice)


Soup:

In a pot mix tomato soup, cheddar cheese soup, and milk (or tomato juice) Add a couple dashes of hot sauce and a couple pinches (about a teaspoon?) of basil/seasoning. Heat stirring occasionally.



In a bowl:


Mix one can of southwestern pepper jack soup and one bag of shredded cheese together in a bowl. This will be your filling for your grilled cheese. Spread the filling on bread with a knife and then butter the outside of the sandwiches and cook until golden brown on each side. The filling is thick, and to ensure it melts you can immediately cover the sandwiches on a tray with foil, or use a lid when frying them.



Dip in the soup and enjoy!

Diet Coke Brownies-My oPINion

While browsing on Pinterest, (go figure!) I saw a pin for Diet Coke Brownies. See it here. They were made with brownie mix, and one can of diet coke. Sounds sooo easy, and people were saying good things, so I decided to try it, with regular Coke, not diet.



I had one box of traditional brownie mix, and one can of regular Coke. I mixed them together and poured into a 9x9 glass pan. I baked them according to the directions on the box.





They looked and smelled sooo good........BUT I didn't care for them. They were moist, and pretty sticky, and chocolatey, but I could tell they were a lower calorie brownie, and let's face it, if I'm going to eat a brownie, I want to enjoy every. single. bite! I'd prefer to eat less and enjoy it more! (Sidenote: Brownies are a weakness of mine) They aren't terrible though, and Goose liked them, Pants said they were "okay" but he didn't like the middle that it reminded him of pudding?

If you are a brownie lover, stay tuned for my truffle brownie recipe. It's fabulous!

What's for Dinner Wednesday...Pot Roast

This is an idea I had, that I hope you like! Come back each week on Wednesday for a new recipe, and feel free to submit your own ideas!

Tonight for dinner is pot roast. I make it in the crock pot, it's so easy and one of my favorites, especially when it's cold outside! You can get fancier than mine, I've seen a lot of variations, but for the most part, I keep it simple.


Ingredients:

• Roast
• 1 packet of onion soup mix (for a larger roast, or more flavor use 2)
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Water

I combine everything in the CrockPot and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Spoon into bowls and enjoy!

Crock Pot Italian Chicken

Chicken is so versatile. You can do SO many different things with it...and this is so easy and yummy. In the summer we usually marinate boneless skinless chicken breasts in a bottle of Italian salad dressing and grill it. It's always been one of my favorites. I saw a 'recipe' on Pinterest that called for italian dressing packet, and roasted garlic, mix in the crock pot and cook on low. It sounded good to me!


I decided to make chicken one day, but didn't have the packet, so I used half a bottle of Italian salad dressing and that was it! I've served it with roasted potatoes, I've shredded it for sandwiches...I've topped salads....so good!


Here's what I did:


Italian Dressing Chicken:

Boneless skinless chicken breasts
Italian dressing to cover

Place chicken and dressing in crock pot and cook on low 3-6 hours (depending on your slow cooker) Once chicken is finished serve as desired. I like it in sandwiches, salads and served with roasted potatoes!

I hope you enjoy it!