Yummy Cheeseburger pie!!!

CHEESEBURGER PIE

1 lb. ground chuck
1 1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 c. cheddar cheese
1 1/2 c. milk
1 c. chopped green peppers
2 c. Bisquick
3 eggs

Brown meat with onions and peppers. Drain. Mix Bisquick, salt, pepper, eggs and milk. Grease bottom and sides of 9 x 13-inch pan. Spread meat in pan. Sprinkle cheese over meat. Pour batter over cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Another GREAT leftover Easter Ham dish

Quick Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ingredients:

• 1 box (6 oz) dry Stove Top stuffing mix
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 pound lean low-sodium ham slices
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 3/4 pound sliced, diced or shredded cooked chicken/turkey*
• 2 cups Sauce, optional (see below)
• Cranberry sauce, cherry tomatoes, parsley etc, optional garnish

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.

Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil; stir in butter and stuffing mix; remove from heat, cover and allow stuffing to stand 5 minutes.

Spray 9x13 pan with non-stick spray. Layer ham slices in bottom of pan; sprinkle with shredded cheese; arrange chicken over cheese. Spread prepared stuffing over chicken slices. Bake 20-30 minutes or until heated through and stuffing is browned on top. Cut in squares and serve with optional Sauce (see below) and optional garnish.

Notes: 
This is an easy version of the classic Chicken Cordon Bleu; and, it's quick, ready to serve in about 45 minutes. Serves 6-8

* Approximately 2 cups diced or shredded chicken/turkey.

Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 can (10.75 oz) cond. Healthy Request cream chicken soup
• 2/3 cup fat-free sour cream
• 1-3 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2-4 tablespoons milk, as desired

Method:

Whisk together soup, sour cream and lemon juice. Dilute sauce to desired consistency by stirring in one to two tablespoons milk at a time; heat sauce before serving.

....anything good lately?

What's everyone been having for supper lately? Just curious, my brain is having a hard time coming up with anything new. Tonight we had biscuits and gravy with hashbrowns, simple and yummy:)
Just an idea if anyone has leftover ham from Easter, we had ham a week ago and instead of throwing away the bone and all the meat that get's left on it, I made ham and bean soup. I have always loved ham and bean soup (ever since eating Donita's at the cafe many moons ago) but have never attempted to make it. It was super simple and really, really good. So give it a try, I bet you'll love it ;)

better than Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce


*1/2 C. butter (I use half the butter called for)
*2 cloves garlic, minced
*2 Cups heavy cream
*1/8 tsp. pepper
*pinch salt
*1/2 C. grated parmesan cheese


Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-low
Heat. Add the garlic, cream, pepper & salt. Bring
Mixture to a simmer. Add the cheese and continue
to simmer sauce for 8 minutes, until thick.

Sausage Manicotti

This is from my new taste of home cookbook. I made it for easter and it was great. We had a garden salad and some french bread on the side.

Sausage Manicotti
PREP: 15 min. BAKE: 65 min.

1 pound bulk pork sausage
2 cups (16 ounces) 4% cottage cheese
1 Package (8 ounces) manicotti shells
1 jar (26 ounces) Italian Baking sauce
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzerella cheese

1. In a large bowl, combine uncooked sausage and cottage cheese. Stuff into uncooked manicotti shells. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Top with baking sauce.

2. Cover and bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes

3. Uncover; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 8-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Yield: 7 servings

My Personal Additions:
* I added some Parmesan cheese and some extra mozzarella to the sausage and cottage cheese mixture
* I also added some seasoning-like parsley, basil, and garlic powder to the mixture
* I couldn't find "baking sauce" so I used pasta sauce and it was good.
* Since the shells were uncooked they were easy to stuff. I used a butter knife. I read a rubber baby spoon works really well too.

You asked for it!

Michelle asked me for this recipe so I thought I may as well post it on here. We had these for Thanksgiving and they were really good.

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
6 Sweet Potatoes
4 T Brown Sugar
4T Butter (room temp.)
4 oz Cream Cheese (room temp.)
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger
Salt & Pepper to taste

Bake the potatoes until soft. When cool enough to handle scrape out the pulp and combine and mash with the rest of the ingredients. When ready to eat return them to the oven till warm and golden brown.

oven fried chimis (dinner last night :)

Oven-Fried Chicken Chimichangas Recipe #28148

A fast and healthier way to serve Chimichangas than the traditional deep fried. These are very good, and you may dress them up to you own preference. I like to serve with green chile sauce sometimes instead of the picante sauce.

by Miss Annie

45 min | 20 min prep

6 Chimichangas

• 2/3 cup picante sauce or your favorite salsa
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 green onions, chopped with some tops (about 1/4 cup)
• 6 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• shredded cheddar cheese, for serving
• chopped green onion, for serving
• picante sauce, for serving

1. Mix chicken, picante sauce or salsa, cumin, oregano, cheese and onions.
2. Place about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture in the center of each tortilla.
3. Fold opposite sides over filling.
4. Roll up from bottom and place seam-side down on a baking sheet.
5. Brush with melted margarine.
6. Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes or until golden.
7. Garnish with additional cheese and green onion and serve salsa on the side.

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This is what we had last night (or a variation of it :)

Simple Dinner

Mashed potatoes and gravy, Kale, and sausage patties.

Eddies Bakery sells these yummy gravy packets. We don't use anything else now if we can help it! It's easy and makes a lot. There's also a few different kinds.

We hadn't had Kale before and we tried it a couple months ago. It's actually a pretty tasty dark green. I tear the tender part of the leaves off the stalks and then we've cooked them in about an inch of water until wilted. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, or whatever! I like just a little butter on mine-josh likes it without.

Does anyone have any good tips or recipes for cooking kale?

The sausage patties were due to ease, time, and lazyness lol. They're a morning star brand veggie sausage pattie. Healthy but still delicious! Dont' knock it 'till ya try it! ;)

home-made-up pasta

Well, tonight we got lazy and bought an herb-chicken Mediterranean delight pizza from Papa Murphy's. It was yummy. We also had romaine lettuce hearts as a salad(and light zesty italian dressing, and sunflower seeds. yum!

BUT, last night Josh fixed up a tasty, from his head dish. He cooked some curly corkscrew pasta. Then he got some tomatoe garlic pasta sauce and put it in a pot to warm. He sauteed some garlic and green pepper and chopped chicken in a little olive oil, then added it to the sauce. After draining the pasta he mixed the sauce and pasta together-and voala! Dinner was served. We added some parmasian on top for a final touch. We were in a hurry so that was all we had. It would have been good with some garlic bread or salad too. I'm sure any other veggies added would have been great as well.

This might somehow make a good casserole? Any ideas?

What's for dinner?

So what's everyone having for dinner/supper tonight? We are going to have a meal that I've actually taken the time to plan (usually about 5 :00, I wander into the kitchen and start staring into the fridge, for what? I'm never really sure). Anyway, tonight we are having BBQ pork ribs and coleslaw (hand grated by me!) and probably biscuits with honeybutter. Hopefully it will be delicioso!


I think it would be kind of cool if people randomly posted what they are having for dinner each night. Ya know, it doesn't have to be some big, fancy thing, maybe you're just having hot dogs and french fries, but maybe it will be an idea for someone else reading this. It just gets SO hard coming up with an idea EVERY day. So PLEASE share! If it's some awesome recipe post it, if you tried some pre-prepared item that was NASTY let us know. Just anything to get the ideas out there, and make this a blog we're checking every day to help us figure out the age old question "What's for dinner?".