Garlic White Sauce Pizza

1 Tablespoon Buter
6 Garlic Cloves
2 Tablespoons Flour
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
1/2 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup half & Half
1/4 Cup Fresh grated parmesan Cheese
1/4 tsp. Thyme
1/2 tsp. Oregano
1 & 1/2 tsp. Parsley
1/2 tsp. Garlic Salt

Mix all ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat. Once heated through add parmesan cheese. Stir together till cheese is melted.


Serve as sauce on your pizza.
Adding Chicken, Onions... any toppings you prefer.

Really yummy sauce.

Lemon Butter Parsley

Yummy, Easy Pasta!



1 Pound of Pasta (Fettucine, Linguine, Angle Hair)
4 Tablespoons Butter
1/4 Cup Finely Minced Parsely
1 Whole Lemon
Salt & Papper, to taste.

Cook Noodles According to Pacakge instructions,  Drain and Set Aside

Melt butter in alrge skillet over medium-high heat. Throw in cooked pasta and cook it around in the butter for a couple of minutes so that a few of the noodles get a little bit of a panfired texture to them.

Zest the lemon, Squeeze the juice then add the zest and juice of the lemon.
Add salt and pepper.
Serve!

Sour Cream Chicken

I wondered how my family would like this. They really did, it was super moist and delicious


1 lb of Chicken
1 tsp. of parsley
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
pinch of salt
1/2 cup of sour cream


Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350*
2. In a bowl, combine - sour cream, parsley, parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, and salt.
3. Using a kitchen brush, brush mixture over chicken and place in a casserole dish.
4. Bake for 20 min of till cooked ( 20 min if you are making chicekn tenders)
5. ENJOY!

Delicious Brazilian Marinade

We grilled flank steak as well and chicken in this marinade. Both were DELICIOUS and well for sure become a regular.


(For Steak use 2lbs for this recipes)


1 handful of Cilantro - chopped
4 garlic cloves
1/2 red onion
1 serrano chilie
1/3 cup lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp cumin



Put all together.   Marinade meat for 4 hrs - overnight.  Then grill!!


Soo Soo yummy!!

Zuppa Tuscana

Ingredients

• 1 lb Italian sausage ( I like mild sausage)
• 2 large russet baking potatoes, sliced in half, and then in 1/4 inch slices
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup bacon bits (optional)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups kale or 2 cups swiss chard, chopped
• 2 (8 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 quart water
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

1. Chop or slice uncooked sausage into small pieces.
2. Brown sausage in your soup pot.
3. Add chicken broth and water to pot and stir.
4. Place onions, potatoes, and garlic in the pot.
5. Cook on medium heat until potatoes are done.
6. Add bacon.
7. Salt and pepper to taste.
8. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
9. Turn to low heat.
10. Add kale and cream.
11. Heat through and serve.

Orange Chicken

So So Yummy!! This served 6 people

 

Ingredients

• 4 lbs boneless skinless chicken, chopped into bite sized pieces
• 2 egg
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 2 to taste white pepper
• 2 to taste oil ( for frying)
• 1 cup cornstarch, plus
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons gingerroot, minced
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon crushed hot red chili pepper
• 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons rice wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Orange Sauce for Stir Fry

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 10 tablespoons sugar
• 10 tablespoons white vinegar
• 2 orange, zest of

Directions

1. Place chicken pieces in large bowl.
2. Stir in egg, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon oil and mix well.
3. Stir cornstarch and flour together.

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Directions

4. Mix flour mixture and egg mixture.
5. Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat.
6. Heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep-fryer to 375 degrees.
7. Add chicken, small batches at a time, and fry 3 to 4 minutes or until golden crisp.
8. (Do not overcook chicken).
9. Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; set aside.
10. Clean wok and heat 15 seconds over high heat.
11. Add 1 tablespoon oil.
12. Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant; about 10 seconds.
13. Add and stir-fry crushed chiles and green onions.
14. Add rice wine and stir 3 seconds.
15. Add Orange Sauce and bring to boil.
16. Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed.
17. Stir water into remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch until smooth and add to chicken.
18. Heat until sauce is thickned.
19. Stir in sesame oil and orange zest if desired.
20. Serve over jasmine rice.

Panko Chicken

My sis in law Crystal taught me this recipe.

 

Dip Chicken breast in Dijon Mustard. Then coat in Panko Japanese Style bread crumbs.

Then fry your chicken breast in a skillet with about 1/4" heated oil over medium heat.

White Chicken Chili

Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes

Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers 2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth 3 cups chopped cooked chicken breast 3 (15 ounce) cans white beans 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Slowly cook and stir the onion until tender. Mix in the garlic, jalapeno, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Continue to cook and stir the mixture until tender, about 3 minutes. Mix in the chicken broth, chicken and white beans. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2.	Remove the mixture from heat. Slowly stir in the cheese until melted. Serve warm.

Stove Top Meatloaf

I LOVE my moms meatloaf. Pete doesnt. So I mixed it up. My family loved this recipe.

1 Lb. Gorung Meat (Beef or Turkey)
1 egg
1 Box Stover Top Stuffing
1 Cup Water

Mix all ingreidents together. Bake at 350* for about 45 min.

Marinated Pork Chops

Marinate for 30 min in: 

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/8 cup chili sauce hienz

1/8 cup korean hot and spicy bbq sauce

Then grill.  Delicious!! Definate make again!

Cheese Balls in Tomato Basil Soup

I used canned tomato basil soup but spiced it up with the fun mozzarella balls.


Mozzarella Balls:

Cubed Cheese
Eggs
Italian Bread Crumbs
Oregano
Basil
Oil to fry

1.In small bowl wisk eggs
2. In another bowl mix together bread crumbs and extra seasoning
3. Heat oil in frying pan
4. Coat cheese with egg, and then bread crumb mix. 
5. Fry for about 30 seconds.




Eat plain or drop in soup! 
Yumm!

Pull Apart Pizza

Same concept as monkey bread.


Ingredients:
 Biscuit dough
Pepperoni
Cubed Cheese

Olive Oil
Parmesan Cheese
Oregano & Parsley


Wrap a piece of biscuit around 2 slices of pepperoni and a cube of cheese. Seal and drop in greased Pan. After you've filled the pan bake according to biscuit package or until golden brown. Let cool and dip in Marina sauce.

Soo fun for the kids!!

Mini Taco Cups

I LOVE this concept. I stole this from Whipperberry.com    I made them for my sisters baby shower but they would be perfect for any get together. Or just a family dinner... my hubby snatched 7 before I was even finished. 

Ingredients:
Wonton Wrappers
Taco Meat (Ground turkey, ground beef, chicken, pulled pork... you choice your fav)
Taco Seasoning
Your beans (I preffer Black)
Shredded Cheese
Favorite toppings : I used tomatoes, green onions, olives, sour cream)

Directions:
1. Fully Cook meat, adding seasoning and beans.
2. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray
3. Lay in wonton wrappers (note: they wont crinkle on their own.. ruffle them up to your liking, they will harden the same as you place then in the pan)
4. Fill with taco filling. Top with cheese
5. Let cool sligtly and add toppings.
6. Drizzle with sour cream if your like (I did so by placing sour cream in sandwich sized ziploc and clipping the corner off (keep it small). Then drizzle away.

ENJOY!! Ill definately be making these cuties again.

Bacon Ranch Flatbreads

Ingredients:
Chicken Breast
Bacon
Ranch
Shredded Cheese
Flatbread




Grill your Chicken (seasoned to your prefrence)
Cook Bacon


Cut cooked chicken and bacon into bite sized peices. Place chicken, bacon and cheese into flat bread. Heat and Grill bread. Open and Drizzle with Ranch.  Yum!

Creamy Chicken Tacos

Ingredients:
3-4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 equal portion of Chunky Salsa

Add all ingredients into crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.


Serve on tortilla with your favorite toppings.

Sloppy Joes

These are my moms sloppy joes that I grew up on. Love them!

Brown 1 lb. Ground Turkey or Beef

1C. Ketchup
2 T. Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp. mustard
2 T. Vinegar
1 tsp. worstershire sauce

Mix sauce into cooked meat. Cover and Simmer 10 min.  

Makes 6 sandwiches

Southwest Turkey Meatballs w/ Creamy Cilantro Dipping Sauce

Soo yummy!!

 

 

 

From Skinnytaste.com

 

 

Southwest Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Cilantro Dipping Sauce
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

Servings:

12 •

Size:

2 meatballs (sauce extra) •

Old Points:

1 pts •

Points+:

2 pts

Calories:

67.1

• Fat:

1.8 g

• Carbs:

2.3 g

• Fiber:

0.4 g

• Protein:

10.5 g

Ingredients:

• 1-1/4 lbs 99% lean ground turkey
• 1 jalapeño, seeds removed (leave some in for spicier meatballs)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 scallions
• 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp cumin
• pinch oregano
• salt and fresh pepper
• cooking spray

• Creamy Cilantro Tomatillo Dipping Sauce (1 point+ more per 1/4 cup)

Directions:

Lightly spray

baking pan with oil.

Preheat

oven to 400°.

Place jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, and scallions into a small food processor or chopper and pulse a few times until finely minced.

In a large bowl combine turkey, chopped herbs, bread crumbs, egg, cumin, salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix well and measure 1/4 cup meat, then divide in two so you end up with each meatball 1/8 cup in size. Roll and place on a baking pan.

Bake meatballs at 400° 15 minutes.

Makes 24 meatball.

Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos

DELICIOUS!! This is a horrible picture but yummy. Very summer tasting. Light and Refreshing! Rylan asked for me to pack in his lunch the next day he liked it so much.

Pesto Ingredients:

1 cup fresh cilantro (do not include stems)
2.5 TBLSP. Extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbslp sliced almonds
3 Tbslp garlic
1.5 tsp lime juice
1/2 cup shredded paremsan (could swap for romano or asiago too)
1.5 tsp kosher salt
1/4 cup chicken broth


5 boneless, skinless chicken breast
Tortillas
Cheese
Topping of your liking



Grill your chicken. Coat in pesto sauce and serve wam or cold.

Delicious!!


Last time I made we had leftovers and made as nachos..  soo good!  Pete said that’s the way to go

Chilis Chicken Enchilada Soup

Ingredients:
1 Tbslp. vegetable oil
1 lb. chicken breast (approx. 3 fillets)
1/2 cup diced onions
1 garlic clove, pressed
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup masa harina (Mexican flour.. can be subsituted with normal flour but has slightly different taste)
16 oz. velveeta cheese
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. cumin


Directions:
1. Add 1 Tblsp. oil to a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add chicken breat to pot and brown for 4-5 min
per side
3. Set chicken aside
4. Add onions and garlic to pot and saute over medium heat for about 2 minutes, or until onions begin to become translucent.
5. Add chicken broth.
6. Combine masa harina with 2 cups of water in a medium bowl and whisk until blended.
7.Add masa mixture to pot with onions, garlic and broth.
8. Add remaining water, enchiladas sauce, cheese and spices to pot and bring mixture to a boil.
9. Shred the chicken into small, bite sized pieces and add it to the pot.
10. Reduce hea and simmer soup for 30-40 minutes or until thickens.
** We thought this was a tad to thick compared to chilis, if you agree add a little more chicekn broth.
11. Serve soup, garnish with pepper jack cheese, tortilla chips amd pico de gallo.

Servings: 12
Calories:232.4
Fat: 11.2 g
Carbs: 15.1 g
Protein:17.3g

Pasta E Olio

Picture is partial wheat/ white



Ingredients:
1 lb. spaghetti
2 tsp. chopped garlic
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup melted butter

Directions:
1. In a large pot with boiled salted water, cook spaghetti pasta until done. Drain
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over a low heat saute garlic, parsley, and red pepper flakes with olive oil. Cook until garlic turns golden in color, about 10 to 15 min.
3. Toss pasta with garlic mixture and butter. Serve Warm

Servings: 8
Calories: 323
Fat: 13.4 g
Carb: 42.8g
Protein: 7.6g