SLOPPY JOE'S

SLOPPY JOE'S

What we need: 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef, 1 onion (chopped), 1 minced garlic clove, 1 cup chili sauce, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 Tbs vinegar, 2 Tbs mustard, 1 (8oz) can tomato sauce. Hamburger Buns.

Directions: Mix all (except buns) together on stove top for about 10 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns.

CHICKEN MACARONI CASSEROLE

CHICKEN MACARONI CASSEROLE

What we need: 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken (diced), 1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni, 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar/mozzarella), 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1 1/4 cup milk, 1/2 tsp salt. Optional: 1 (4oz) can mushrooms, stems and pieces, drained.

Directions: preheat oven to 350*. Stir all ingredients together. Pour into an un-greased casserole dish. Cover. Bake 1 hour or until noodles are cooked.

Alternative Directions: preheat oven to 350*. Stir all ingredients, except the chicken, together. Pour into an un-greased casserole dish. Cover. Bake 45 minutes, add the chicken, and cook for 15 more minutes, or until noodles are cooked.

TACO NIGHT

TACO NIGHT

What we need: 1 lb ground beef, 1 taco seasoning packet, diced tomato, sliced olives, shredded lettuce, re-fried beans, sour cream, shredded cheese, tortillas

Directions: brown ground beef and drain of fat. Stir in 1/4 - 1/2 cup  water (amount of water depends on how moist you want the beef. warm re-fried beans, spread on tortillas, add ground beef, top with shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, sliced olives, and a dollop of sour cream.

Here's Keely's taco, can you tell she made it herself?

Here's my taco,

I LOVE TACOS! I think if I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be tacos.


Notes: If your use corn tortilla's and check the lable on your taco seasoning, this is gluten-free!

FRENCH BREAD PIZZA

FRENCH BREAD PIZZA

 

What we need: 1 loaf of French Bread, butter, Garlic salt, Red Marinara Sauce, Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni.

Directions: Cut french bread lengthwise. Spread butter and garlic salt on bread. Broil until crisp (approx. 2 minutes). Remove from oven. Put marinara sauce on bread (coated, not soggy). Top with mozzarella and pepperoni (or what ever topping you choose). Bake for 15 minutes at 350*.

I love this dish. We like to eat pizza in our house, and this helps change it up a little. 5 Star.

I forgot to take a picture of the food before we ate, so this is our left overs. And by left overs, I mean tomorrow's lunch.

Recipe: BYU 139th Ward Cookbook

Strawberry Banana Orange Pear Smoothie

So this Smoothie was a combination of all the fruit I had on hand.

Ingredients:

1/2 banana

3 large strawberries

1 6oz straw/ban yogurt

3/4 cup ice

1 juiced orange

1/2 green pear.

It was yummy. But aren't smoothies always good?

ENCHILADAS

ENCHILADAS

What we need:

1 lb ground beef

2 cups cheese

1 cup salsa

1 can corn

1 can black beans

1 can kidney beans

1small can enchilada sauce.

Directions:

Brown the beef, and drain of any fat. Mix all ingredients (except enchilada sauce) together in a bowl. Spoon into tortillas, roll, and put in baking dish. Top with enchilada sauce and more cheese. Bake at 375* for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

I love this dish. It makes a lot, and they are good to freeze. I like to put the enchiladas in to two separate 8x8 dishes. Bake one now, and freeze one for later.

Recipe: Sireena Doty

CHILI DOGS

Here's what we had for dinner...

Our little man just loves him some chili!

We didn't do anything to fancy tonight. I opened up a couple cans of Nalley Chili, diced up a mushroom and tossed it in the chili. And for myself, I poured it over a hot dog and bun, for the kids, I cut up their hot dogs and tossed it in. And topped all or ours with some shredded cheese.

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE

Who wants a smoothie for breakfast? I do!

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE

It was divine. Keely and I each had one. then a few brain freezes later, it was all gone. But I'll need to get more Mangoes before I can make it again. MacKay will probably be a little sad we ate it with out him, but that's okay. I'll make more another day.

what we need: 1 ripe mango, peeled and seeded, 1 ripe banana, juice from 1 freshly squeezed orange, 1/2 cup 1% milk, one 6oz. cup strawberry banana yogurt, 1 teaspoon good honey, 1 cup ice.

Directions: Put all in blender and blend till Smooth.

 

notes: this is my adjustment of the recipe from the Food Network. I adjusted it to work with the fruit I had on hand. You can get the full recipe here.

Recipe from: Food Network

SOUR CREAM MASHED POTATOES

The kids and I are going to have frozen pizza tonight, so here is the mashed potatoe recipe from last night:

So, last night was the first time I've ever made real mashed potatoes. I know you are all gasping right now. How can she be 26 with two kids and never made mashed potatoes? But, I have made mashed potatoes from flakes. That seems to be the only way my husband will eat them, but he is working, so I thought I would give it a shot and this is what we got.



SOUR CREAM MASHED POTATOES

what we need: 3 pounds boiling potatoes, peeled, Kosher salt, 1 1/2 cups milk, 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper.

Directions: Cut the potatoes into 1-inch cubes and place them in a large pot. Cover the potatoes with cold water and add enough salt so the water tastes quite salty. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 10 to 12 minutes, until the potatoes fall apart easily when pierced with a fork.

Meanwhile, heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan, making sure it doesn't boil. Set aside until the potatoes are done.

As soon as the potatoes are tender, drain them in a colander. Return to saucepan or seperate bowl, and mash. As soon as the potatoes are mashed, slowly whisk in enough of the hot milk/butter mixture to make the potatoes very creamy. Add 2 teaspoons of salt and the sour cream and pepper and whisk to combine. Taste for seasoning and serve hot.

See picture of potatoes here.

Recipe from: Food Network

Chicken and Grass

CHICKEN AND GRASS

I love the way my house smells after cooking this chicken. It is just sooo good! And yes, that is left over Garlic bread from last night's spaghetti. With it only being me and 2 toddlers at home this time of year, you may see a lot of left overs. Like tomorrow, you'll see more of these mashed potatoes. This chicken is quite tasty and super easy to make. But, I agree, the name is a little weird.

Ingredients:

4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/2 Cup butter or margarine, melted

1 roll of Ritz crackers, crushed;

dried Rosemary.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350*. Roll chicken in butter, then in cracker crumbs. top with dried Rosemary. Bake 45-50 minutes, or until cooked through.

 

Recipe from: World Wide Ward Cookbook

OVEN BAKED CHUCK STEAK

Oven Baked Chuck Steak

Looks pretty good huh?

What we need:

Chuck steak (size depends on numbers of servings desired)

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 pkg. Lipton onion soup

Potatoes (according to number of servings)

Carrots (according to number of servings)

Salt and pepper to taste.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450*. Place chuck steak on large sheet of foil in baking pan. Combine the mushroom and onion soups and spread over meat. Quarter the potatoes and carrots and arrange around steak. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then wrap tightly in the foil and bake for 1 hour.

Recipe from: Cooks.com