Wednesday, April 21, 2010
(Belated) Tasty Tuesday...
Sorry I didn't get a chance to post yesterday, it was so beautiful outside I finally found a chance to get outside and trim up the fern/bush/nasty growth that was threatening to take over our entire front yard. It's not looking completely as nice as I want it, but a definite start!
Dinner # 1 - Pork-u-pie (aptly named so by M...)
With only three ingredients these are pretty fool proof (or would have been if I got the thin cut chops...will remember this next time!) I only topped with 4 servings of the Stove Top, next time I think I will use 8, other wise this was Super tasty (something about the apples mixing with the stuffing, sounds weird but it works!) and that coming from a person who used to detest pork chops that means alot!
Dinner #2 - Chicken Sweet Potato Enchilada Casserole
Recipe found Here on the D is for Dinner Blog
INGREDIENTS
2 chicken breasts, diced to bite-sized
3/4 cup frozen diced onions
2 small sweet potatoes, diced
1 can red enchilada sauce
1.5 tsp dried cumin powder
4 garlic cloves, minced (or 1.5 tsp garlic powder)
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
wheat tortillas (or rice)
DIRECTIONS
Put diced chicken, onions, sweet potatoes, enchilada sauce, cumin, garlic and corn in crock pot.
Cook on low for 5 hours.
Add cheese, stir until melted.
Serve on tortillas (or rice).
Another super easy super tasty recipe! I just put everything in the crock pot, let it go for a few hours, made up some rice layered the rice, enchilada and cheese and it was all done, no where near as spicy as it smelled (I would have liked a bit more spice, but M liked it just the way it was)
Recipe #3 Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole
Recipe found Here on the Stay at Home Meals Blog
Ingredients:
1 package (2 lbs) frozen southern style hash browns (the cube ones)
2-3 cups shredded cheese (I like a Mexican blend, but plain cheddar would work too)
1 pint sour cream
2 cans cream of potato soup
2 tablespoons minced onion (or one packet of onion soup mix)
1/2 cup milk
1-2 ham steaks cut into small pieces/cubes
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Heat soup and cheese until cheese is completely melted in large saucepan.
Take off heat and add other ingredients (leaving a little cheese out to top).
Bake at 325 for at least 2.5-3 hours in covered, greased/buttered casserole dish.
Remove cover and sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until cheese on top is browned.
This makes a lot so I usually split the recipe in half before I put it in the oven. I put half in a disposable foil pan covered in foil and in a Ziploc bag in the freezer. The other half, I cook as the recipe says. To cook the frozen one, put it straight in the oven frozen and cook for 3 hours on 325.
Okay, I played around with this one a bit...I added a bag of frozen broccoli, I realized I didn't get enough sour cream so I decided to use a can of Cream of Chicken soup and used 2 cups cheddar cheese and 1 cup Sargento Bistros Italian Blend Cheese (OMG this stuff is so good on everything! A little on some frozen pizza or some eggs really adds some pizzazz :) ) at the end I topped with some Mexican Cheese and Bread Crumbs for some crunch.
And when she says it makes alot she means it, We had enough left over for lunches today and there is another meal in the freezer for some time next week!
So that's it, more to come next week I hope!
Anyway...on to the cooking...
So I have been trying out alot of new recipes lately and surprisingly most of them have been coming out pretty good! So I thought I would post a few of the tastier recipes here a) to share them with you and b) so that I don't have to track them down again when I want to make them :)
For all of the following recipes I recommend you add a heaping helping of super cute...
Dinner # 1 - Pork-u-pie (aptly named so by M...)
Recipe found Here on the Stay at Home Recipe blog
Ingredients
1 pkg. (6 oz.) Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 can (21 oz.) apple pie filling
6 boneless pork loin chops (1-1/2 lb.), 3/4 inch thick
Directions
Heat oven to 375ºF.
Prepare stuffing as directed on package.
Spread pie filling onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with chops and stuffing. Cover with foil.
With only three ingredients these are pretty fool proof (or would have been if I got the thin cut chops...will remember this next time!) I only topped with 4 servings of the Stove Top, next time I think I will use 8, other wise this was Super tasty (something about the apples mixing with the stuffing, sounds weird but it works!) and that coming from a person who used to detest pork chops that means alot!
Dinner #2 - Chicken Sweet Potato Enchilada Casserole
Recipe found Here on the D is for Dinner Blog
INGREDIENTS
2 chicken breasts, diced to bite-sized
3/4 cup frozen diced onions
2 small sweet potatoes, diced
1 can red enchilada sauce
1.5 tsp dried cumin powder
4 garlic cloves, minced (or 1.5 tsp garlic powder)
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
wheat tortillas (or rice)
DIRECTIONS
Put diced chicken, onions, sweet potatoes, enchilada sauce, cumin, garlic and corn in crock pot.
Cook on low for 5 hours.
Add cheese, stir until melted.
Serve on tortillas (or rice).
Another super easy super tasty recipe! I just put everything in the crock pot, let it go for a few hours, made up some rice layered the rice, enchilada and cheese and it was all done, no where near as spicy as it smelled (I would have liked a bit more spice, but M liked it just the way it was)
Recipe #3 Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole
Recipe found Here on the Stay at Home Meals Blog
Ingredients:
1 package (2 lbs) frozen southern style hash browns (the cube ones)
2-3 cups shredded cheese (I like a Mexican blend, but plain cheddar would work too)
1 pint sour cream
2 cans cream of potato soup
2 tablespoons minced onion (or one packet of onion soup mix)
1/2 cup milk
1-2 ham steaks cut into small pieces/cubes
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Heat soup and cheese until cheese is completely melted in large saucepan.
Take off heat and add other ingredients (leaving a little cheese out to top).
Bake at 325 for at least 2.5-3 hours in covered, greased/buttered casserole dish.
Remove cover and sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until cheese on top is browned.
This makes a lot so I usually split the recipe in half before I put it in the oven. I put half in a disposable foil pan covered in foil and in a Ziploc bag in the freezer. The other half, I cook as the recipe says. To cook the frozen one, put it straight in the oven frozen and cook for 3 hours on 325.
Okay, I played around with this one a bit...I added a bag of frozen broccoli, I realized I didn't get enough sour cream so I decided to use a can of Cream of Chicken soup and used 2 cups cheddar cheese and 1 cup Sargento Bistros Italian Blend Cheese (OMG this stuff is so good on everything! A little on some frozen pizza or some eggs really adds some pizzazz :) ) at the end I topped with some Mexican Cheese and Bread Crumbs for some crunch.
And when she says it makes alot she means it, We had enough left over for lunches today and there is another meal in the freezer for some time next week!
So that's it, more to come next week I hope!
Monday, April 19, 2010
Movie Monday
So yesterday we got a chance to go out to the movies (and dinner too!!) so being the upstanding married adult parents out on the town without the kiddo couple that we are we went and saw "How to Train Your Dragon" (in IMAX 3D of course...)yep an animated children's movie. And we loved it. Can't wait to pick up the book now and read it with C :)
And can I just say... Tron Legacy?? Can. Not. Wait.
Good thing it doesn't come out until December so we can save up the $$$ to go see it, these movies seem to get more expensive every time!
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