Veggie Cheesy Bake

Veggie Cheesey Bake

Ingredients:

1 lb ziti or penne pasta (you could also use rotini; basically whatever you have on hand)
8 oz. ricotta
1 egg
3 C tomato sauce
2 C mozzarella cheese
1 small can mushrooms
1 can peas

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350
-Boil pasta until al dente; drain
-Mix half of the ricotta and egg substitute in a small bowl. Add remaining ricotta to warm pasta and mix. Then add egg/ricotta mixture to pasta and combine well.
-Add about 1/2-1 C sauce on bottom of 9x13 baking dish and spread to cover bottom. Mix 2 C sauce with pasta mixture and pour pasta in baking dish; pour rest of sauce on top of pasta.
- Add in mustrooms and peas.
-Top with mozzarella cheese.
-Bake until cheese is melted, slightly brown and bubbly. About 20 minutes.

If you want to make and bake later. Add all ingredients to pan put foil on top and freeze until ready to make.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook for 50 minutes, remove foil, cook for another 10 minutes.  Then serve

pork strognoff

Ingredients:

1 cup pork cook and shredded (could also use chopped beef steak)

1 1/2 cups beef stock

2 tbsp ketchup

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp salt

8 oz sliced mushrooms

1 medium onion chopped

3 tbsp flour

1 cup sour cream

Directions:

- Combine all ingredients expect sour cream.

- Cook for 10 - 15 minutes until bubbly.

- Add sour cream, reduce heat to thicken.

- Serve.

Taco Pie

Taco Pie

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef cook and drained
1/4 cup beef stock
2 Tbsp taco seasoning
1 Tbsp minced onion
3 large tortillas
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Sour Cream (optional)

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease 9" round cake pan.
- In pan combine beef, beef stock, taco seasoning and minced onion.

- Place one tortilla in cake pan. Add a layer of beef mixture and cheese.

- Place another tortilla, followed by beef mixture and cheese.

- Place last tortilla and a layer of cheese on top.

- Bake for 20 minutes

- Remove from oven, add sour cream if desired.

- Serve.

Idea came from Pineapple Grass

Lasagna

Lasagna

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

1 medium onion chopped

1 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp parsley

1/4 tsp basil

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp oregano

1 box of lasagna noodles

1 small container of cottage cheese

1/2 cup grated pamasian cheese

1 package of shredded mozerella cheese

1 can of sliced mushrooms

1 jar of pasta sauce

Directions:

- Preheat over to 350 degress

- In a large skillet brown ground beef.

- In a large pasta pan cook lasagna noodles per directions on the box for al dente.

- Add onion, garlic, parsley, basil, salt, and oregano to the ground beef.

- In a large baking dish, add thin layer of pasta sauce. Add a layer of lasagna noodle, cottage cheese, mozerella cheese and mushrooms and some more sauce.

- Continue layers until all out of noodles.

- Lastly put more sauce on top. Sprinkle top with parmasian cheese.

- Bake for 45 minutes.

- Let stand for 15 minutes then serve.

Sweet N Sour Chicken

My husband loves Chinese food. He could eat it every day, especially Sweet N Sour chicken. Gia over at A Life In Progress posted the recipes to this very easy and so tasty Sweet N Sour Chicken.

Sweet N Sour Chicken

Ingredients


1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 cup diced green bell pepper

1 cup carrot strips

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tablespoon corn starch

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 (8ounce) can pineapple chunks, with juice

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions
In a large skillet over medium high heat, brown chicken in oil.

Add green bell pepper, carrot, and garlic and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine corn starch and soy sauce and mix together, pour mixture into skillet along with the pineapple and its juice, vinegar, brown sugar, and ginger.

Stir together and bring just to a boil.

Serve over rice.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Ingredients:

- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter

- 1 medium onion

- 1/4 cup flour

- 3 cups chicken broth

- 2 cups half and half

- 1/4 tsp nutmeg

- 1 head of broccoli

- 10 small carrots

- 8 ounces cheddar cheese

Directions:

- In a large skillet head butter.
- Chop onion in food chopper. Add onion to melted butter. Cook until tender
- Start chopping broccoli and carrots with food chopper.
- Whisk in flour, half and half, chicken broth and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add broccoli and carrots, simmer for 5 minutes.
-  Shred cheddar cheese.
- Add cheese, whisk until melted.
- Serve.

Turkey Sammie

Turkey Sammie

Ingredients:

cooking spray

2 slices of bread

Miracle Whip

1 slice of cheese

3 slices of Turkey lunch meat

Directions:

- Over medium heat, warm skillet. Spray with cooking spray.

- Apply miracle whip to one side of each slice of bread.

- Place one slice of bread on skillet, miracle whip side up.

- Add cheese and lunch meat to bread. Add other slice of lunch meat with miracle whip side down.

- Flip whole sandwich.

You just want to litely brown/toast eat side of the sandwich.

- Serve.

Chicken Broccoli Noodle

Chicken Broccoli Noodle

This is a really easy recipe. I was trying to use up some extra I have laying around the house and came up with something quick and easy.

Ingredients:
- 1 package of chicken flavored ramen noodle
- 2 Tbsp Evoo
- 1/2 pound chicken
- 1 head of broccoli

Directions:
- Cook ramen noodles per directions on package.
- Add 1/2 of the ramen flavoring.
- In a medium skillet, over medium heat add Evoo. Cook diced chicken thoroughly.
- Add bite size pieces of broccoli. Cook until broccoli has softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add chicken and broccoli to noodles.
- Serve.

Parmigiano Chicken Pasta

Parmigiano Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:

1 lb Penne Pasta

2 Tbsp Evoo

1 pound of chicken cut up

1 Tbsp minced onion

1 cup shredded Parmigiano cheese

Directions:

- Cook pasta per directions on box until al dente

- In a large skillet over medium heat, add evoo. Add bite size pieces of chicken.

- Cook until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

- Add minced onion. cook another minute.

- Mix pasta, chicken and cheese.

- Serve.

Cheeseburger Macaroni

Cheeseburger Macaroni

Ingredients:

2 tbsp EVOO

1 pound ground beef

1 Tbsp minced onion

1 Tbsp chili powder

1/2 cup ketcup

1 Tbsp mustard

1 cup beef stock

1 pound macaroni

1 bag sharp cheddar cheese

Directions:

- Cook macaroni per directions on box.

- In a large skillet heat add evoo over medium heat. Brown ground beef.

- Add minced onion, chili powder, ketcup, mustard, beef stock. Bring to a boil.

- Reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens slightly.

- Add macaroni to baking dish.

- Add meat mixture.

- Top with cheese.

- You can now place in fridge until ready to cook.

- Preheat over to 400.

- Bake for 20 minutes.

- Serve.

Breaded Pork Chops

Pork Chops

Ingredients:
- 4 thin sliced pork chops
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1 cup of itialian bread crumbs

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- In a bowl place the cracked egg and a whisk in milk.
- In another bowl add the bread crumbs.
- Take each pork chop and place in egg solution, flip over to coat with sides. Then place in bread cumbs. Coating both sides.
- Place coated pork chops in baking dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes.

Chicken And Biscuit

I got this recipe from Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book pg 210. It is listed as a meal for one. I just uped the ingredients and made it for two. My husband wasn't a big fan of it. I don't see this one being on our rotation.  The recipe below is the way I made it.

Chicken and Biscuit

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp EVOO
2 boneless chicken brests
season salt
10 white mushrooms
1 small bag frozen peas and carrots
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
1 1/2 cup chicken stock
container of biscuits

Directions:
- Cook biscuits per directions on contrainer.
- In a large skillet add EVOO over medium heat.
- Add diced bite size chicken. Sprinkle with season salt.
- Saute until chicken it thoroughly cooked.
- Add chopped mushrooms and bag of fozen peas and carrots
- Saute for 5 to 7 minutes until all vegetables are tender.
- Scoot mixture over to side. Add butter. Once butter is melted stir in flour and stock.
- Mix all together.
- Simmer on low heat for 3 minutes.
- Servce over warm biscuit.

Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp EVOO

1 lb sliced chicken

1 green pepper sliced

1 onion sliced

1 packet taco seasoning
dash of chicken stock
flour tortillas
Sour Cream
Shredded cheese

Directions:
- In large skillet heat the EVOO. Add chicken. Saute until thoroughly cooked.
- Add taco seasoning. Stir in a dash of chicken stock to get seasoning off bottom of skillet.
- Place chicken on plate and set aside.
- Add green pepper and onion to to skillet and saute for about 5 minutes until onion and green pepper are tender.
- Heat tortillas in microwave for 20 seconds.
- Place tortilla on plate. Serve chicken down the middle. Add pepper and onion. Sprinkle with cheese.
- Add sour cream down one side of tortilla. Use to hold together when roll in burrito.

Mushroom Chicken with Egg Noodles

I got this idea from a recipe I found on Rachael Ray's website. I changed it up to make it one of my "Make it and Bake it later". Depending on my work schedule there are nights I don't get home til late and I dont want to start making dinner at 9 pm. I have started to make dishes during the day while I am home. Then put it in a baking dish put it in the fridge. When my husband gets home he can preheat the oven and throw it in the oven.

Mushroom Chicken with Egg Noodles

Make It and Bake It Later

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken

1 tbsp Evoo

2 Tbsp butter

10 white mushrooms

1 head of broccoli

1 lb of egg noodles

2 Tbsp flour

1 cup chicken stock

1 cup milk

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake chicken for 35 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.

- In a large skillet heat Evoo and butter.

- In a medium pan boil water per directions of egg noodles. Once water is boiling add in broccoli and egg noodles. Return to a boil. After 5 minutes, drain water.

- Chop mushrooms and broccoli with food chopper or knife.

- When butter is melted add in mushrooms cook for 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the flours, let sit 1 minute. Stir in chicken stock. Bring to a boil. stir in whole milk. Reduce heat and let simmer

- Chop chicken into bite size pieces

- Add egg noodles and broccoli to casserole dish. Stir in mushroom sauce. Add chicken.

- Cover with foil place in fridge until ready to cook.

Later

- preheat oven to 350 degrees

- remove foil from dish

- put dish in over for 20 minutes or until thoroughly warm.

- serve with Parmesan cheese.

Orange Chicken Stir Fry

Orange Chicken Stir Fry

Ingredients:

1/2 pounds chicken cut into bite size pieces

season salt

1 Tbsp EVOO

1 cup of brown or white rice

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup orange juice

3 Tbsp soy sauce

1 head of broccoli

1 green pepper

10 white mushrooms

5 carrots

1 Tbsp corn starch

Directions:

- Cook 1 cup of brown or white rice per directions on box.

- Heat evoo in large pan. Add diced up chicken. Season with season salt Cook until chicken is no longer pink.
- Chop broccoli, pepper, mushrooms, and carrots in bite size pieces. Set aside.
- Remove chicken from pan and set aside on plate.
- In large pan (same one as before), add chicken broth, oj, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil.
- Turn heat down and add vegetables.
- Cook until vegetables tender.
- Add back in chicken. Stir.
- Let simmer for 5 minutes to let sauce to thicken. You can also add corn starch to help thicken.
- Serve over rice.

Baked Ziti

I can't take credit for this one at all. Gia over at A Life in Progress posted this on her blog back in September. It caught my eye then and I just had to try it. It was so good. My husband even went back for seconds. This will be on our rotation. It is quick, easy, and cheap. I had made the pasta put it all together in the baking dish and set it in the fridge until I got home from work and then threw it in the oven.

Baked Ziti

Ingredients:
1 lb ziti or penne pasta (you could also use rotini; basically whatever you have on hand)
8 oz. ricotta
1 egg
3 C tomato sauce
2 C mozzarella cheese

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350
-Boil pasta until al dente; drain
-Mix half of the ricotta and egg substitute in a small bowl. Add remaining ricotta to warm pasta and mix. Then add egg/ricotta mixture to pasta and combine well.
-Add about 1/2-1 C sauce on bottom of 9x13 baking dish and spread to cover bottom. Mix 2 C sauce with pasta mixture and pour pasta in baking dish; pour rest of sauce on top of pasta. Top with mozzarella cheese.
-Bake until cheese is melted, slightly brown and bubbly. About 20 minutes.

Hamburger Pizza Fold-Over

I saw something like this on Rachael Ray over a year ago. I also have a buddy who owns a pizza shop who always has weird pizza. I got the idea from both of them of what I wanted to try. I use Pampered Chef's pizza pan stoneware with this recipe. It seems to get a more even cooking and doesn't burn when using the stoneware.

Hamburger Pizza Fold-Over

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup ketcup
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp minced onion
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp season salt
2 sandwich pickles diced

1  tube pizza crust
1 cup cheese
1 tbsp melted butter
pizza seasoning

Directions:
- In a medium skillet brown ground beef and shred.
- Remove from heat.
- Once meat is throughly cooked add ketcup, w sauce, onion, garlic, season salt, and pickles. Stir.
- On stoneware lay out pizza crust.
- Add hambuger mix to center of pizza crust.
- Add cheese on top of hamburger mix.

- Fold over and press seems together.
- Brush top with melted butter. Add pizza seasoning as desired for more flavor to crust.

- Bake in over per directions on tube of pizza crust.
- Remove from over, cut and serve.

Peanut Chicken

I got the idea from watching the Rachael Ray Show. She made "Make Your Own Take Out: Spicy Peanut Chicken." I modified it to my liking since Dave isn't a big fan of spicy and I wanted to use stuff that we had around the house instead of having to go shopping. Next time I plan on adding green peppers for more flavor and to include a vegetable.

Peanut Chicken

Ingredients:

1 cup of brown or white rice cooked by boxes directions

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast diced into bit size pieces

3 Tbsp vegetable oil

2 tsp garlic

1 Tbsp minced onion

1/4 cup creamy JIF peanut butter

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup chicken stock

1/2 cup unsalted peanuts

Directions:

- Cook rice by directions on the box.

- Heat 1 Tbsp vegetable oil on high heat in a large skillet. Add chicken. Cook until no longer pink on inside.

- Remove chicken from skillet, set aside on plate.

- Add 2 Tbsp vegetable oil to large skillet on high heat. Add onion, and garlic. Stir into oil until all of garlic powder is disolved.

- Add peanut butter, soy sauce, and chicken stock. Stir until become a sauce.

- Add chicken back into sauce, along with peanuts.

- Stir together so sauce is coated over chicken and peanuts.

- Remove from heat.

- Let stand for 1 minute to let sauce thicken.

- Serve over rice.

Laura's Chicken Taco Soup

I got this recipe from one of my online friends. It is amazing, so filling, and good for you. If you're on Weight Watchers 1 cup is 3 points. I love using my slow cooker and dinner being ready when I get home.

Laura's Chicken Taco Soup

Indredients:
1 lb boneless chicken breast
1 package of Ranch powder salad dressing
1 package of taco seasoning
1 can of black beans (do not drain or rinse)
1 can of chili beans (do not drain or rinse)
1 14oz can of diced tomatos
1 can of corn

Directions:
- Place chicken breast on bottom of crock pot
- Add rest of ingredients in order listed. Do not drain, rinse or mix anything.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Take chicken out and shred it.
- Mix chicken back into the soup.
- Cook for another 20 minutes.
- Serve

Chili Cheese

This is a quick and easy recipe. It can be used as a dip and served with tortilla chips or served over hot dogs. This is my husbands go to recipe with hot dogs when I tell him to make something for dinner and he has no idea what to make.

Chili Cheese

Ingredients:

1 can of beanless chili

8 oz of valveetta cheese

Directions:

- In a sauce pan heat up beanless chili.

- Once chili is hot add chunks of valvetta cheese.

- Stir frequently to blend cheese and chili together.

* You can use more or less cheese depending on how cheesey you want it.