Another recipe I got from $5 Dinners. I tweaked it a little, I honestly did not love it, but I will try it again doing things a little differently. I will post how I made it tonight and what I plan to do differently next time.
Florentine Pasta with Bacon (her recipe was for chicken and bacon I just doubled the bacon):
1 lb. pasta noodles, I used farfalle
8 slices turkey bacon, chopped
1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 box frozen spinach
basil, oregano, thyme, I used about 1/2 t. each
1/2 c. sour cream thinned with milk.
1. boil pasta.
2. while pasta is boiling prepare bacon and spinach
3. Drain pasta and combine all other ingredients.
Voila, enjoy.
Now for what I would do next time. I'd either make this with 2 c. diced chicken and 4 slices REAL bacon (we usually eat turkey bacon, but I felt this needed more umph) or just 8 slices of bacon. I would double the tomatoes and lastly forgo the thinned sour cream. I think the sour cream calmed the flavors, I would probably toss it in olive oil instead as she suggests. Next time I make it I will post how I like the changes.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Mexican Mess Up (AKA taco salad)
My husband is not a lover of homemade taco's or taco salads but had no complaints about this salad. I got this recipe from $5 dollar dinners and halved it to the following. It fed my family of 3 1/2 with leftovers for my hubby to take to work and for me for lunch the next day. I grew up eating taco salads pretty much just like this minus the pinto beans and tomato sauce so I thought I'd give it a try. I liked the added tomato sauce.
Taco Salads.
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
taco seasoning
1 (15 oz) can pinto beans
1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
shredded lettuce
shredded cheese
tortilla chips
assorted toppings, tomatoes, olives, sour cream, salsa, ranch, etc.
1. Brown your beef and onion and taco seasoning.
2. Add drained pinto beans and tomato sauce and let simmer about 15 minutes.
3. Spoon meat mixture over chips, top with shredded lettuce and cheese and any other toppings you so desire.
Taco Salads.
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
taco seasoning
1 (15 oz) can pinto beans
1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
shredded lettuce
shredded cheese
tortilla chips
assorted toppings, tomatoes, olives, sour cream, salsa, ranch, etc.
1. Brown your beef and onion and taco seasoning.
2. Add drained pinto beans and tomato sauce and let simmer about 15 minutes.
3. Spoon meat mixture over chips, top with shredded lettuce and cheese and any other toppings you so desire.
Do to our menu switch up...
I did not post our menu and things have been slightly kooky with our menu .
So here is our menu plan for the week
On Tuesday 2/1: we had a super simple stir fry to simple for a recipe. Cooked chicken on the stove and let simmer in sweet and sour sauce. Cooked a bag of frozen stir fry veggies and combines with sauce and chicken and served over brown rice. Simple, easy and yummy too.
Wednesday 2/2: we had Taco Salads recipe in next post.
Thursday 2/3: Bacon Florentine Pasta (recipe to post on Friday, with the changes I will make next time).
Friday 2/4: Apple Cranberry French Toast
Saturday 2/5: out
Sunday 2/6: Super Bowl Sunday! Appetizer night! Lil' Smokies, Tyson wings (great deal with coupons), Tyson Anytizers quessidilla's (again great deal with coupons; I would normally make these), Veggie tray with dip, seven layer bean dip and chips or chicken nachos I haven't decided yet. I also have not decided on a dessert. I have linked to the Lil' Smokies recipe and the others will follow on Saturday.
Monday 2/7: Pork Chops, mac and cheese and veggies (recipe to follow)
Tuesday 2/8: Chicken Burritos
Wednesday 2/9: Marinated pork roast, mashed potatoes and green beans.
Okay. Happy Eating and I'll post all recipes the night before if they are not already linked.
So here is our menu plan for the week
On Tuesday 2/1: we had a super simple stir fry to simple for a recipe. Cooked chicken on the stove and let simmer in sweet and sour sauce. Cooked a bag of frozen stir fry veggies and combines with sauce and chicken and served over brown rice. Simple, easy and yummy too.
Wednesday 2/2: we had Taco Salads recipe in next post.
Thursday 2/3: Bacon Florentine Pasta (recipe to post on Friday, with the changes I will make next time).
Friday 2/4: Apple Cranberry French Toast
Saturday 2/5: out
Sunday 2/6: Super Bowl Sunday! Appetizer night! Lil' Smokies, Tyson wings (great deal with coupons), Tyson Anytizers quessidilla's (again great deal with coupons; I would normally make these), Veggie tray with dip, seven layer bean dip and chips or chicken nachos I haven't decided yet. I also have not decided on a dessert. I have linked to the Lil' Smokies recipe and the others will follow on Saturday.
Monday 2/7: Pork Chops, mac and cheese and veggies (recipe to follow)
Tuesday 2/8: Chicken Burritos
Wednesday 2/9: Marinated pork roast, mashed potatoes and green beans.
Okay. Happy Eating and I'll post all recipes the night before if they are not already linked.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Steak and Cheese Sandwiches
These are super yummy, easy quick sandwiches that were gobbled up by my girls. Because the sandwich itself has vegetables on it I just served it with some canned fruit.
Steak and Cheese Sandwiches:
2 pound beef sirloin, cut into thin 2 inch strips
1/2 t. salt
1 t. black pepper
1 t. paprika
1 t. chili powder
1 t. onion powder
1 t. garlic powder
1 t. dried thyme
1 t. dried basil
2 T. olive oil
1 onion sliced
1 green pepper, cut into strips
sliced provolone cheese
hoagie rolls, cut in half lengthwise
Place sliced meat in a large mixing bowl.
In a small mixing bowl mix all of your spices together.
Pour half of the spices over the meat, stir and pour on the rest of the spices, mix again.
Put oil in a large skillet and heat, add meat and cook until desired doneness. Remove meat from pan using slotted spoon to leave any yummy goodness in the pan.
Add the onions and green pepper to the oil and seasonings in the skillet and cook just until softened.
preheat oven to broil.
Place sliced hoagies on a baking sheet. Put meat on half of the hoagie bun, and top with onions green pepper and cheese.
Slide baking sheet into the oven and cook just until the cheese is melted and edges are slightly crisp.
And your ready to eat. I ate mine just like this and so did my girls, but my husband added some BBQ sauce.
YUM, hope you enjoy this as much as we did!
Happy Eating
Steak and Cheese Sandwiches:
2 pound beef sirloin, cut into thin 2 inch strips
1/2 t. salt
1 t. black pepper
1 t. paprika
1 t. chili powder
1 t. onion powder
1 t. garlic powder
1 t. dried thyme
1 t. dried basil
2 T. olive oil
1 onion sliced
1 green pepper, cut into strips
sliced provolone cheese
hoagie rolls, cut in half lengthwise
Place sliced meat in a large mixing bowl.
In a small mixing bowl mix all of your spices together.
Pour half of the spices over the meat, stir and pour on the rest of the spices, mix again.
Put oil in a large skillet and heat, add meat and cook until desired doneness. Remove meat from pan using slotted spoon to leave any yummy goodness in the pan.
Add the onions and green pepper to the oil and seasonings in the skillet and cook just until softened.
preheat oven to broil.
Place sliced hoagies on a baking sheet. Put meat on half of the hoagie bun, and top with onions green pepper and cheese.
Slide baking sheet into the oven and cook just until the cheese is melted and edges are slightly crisp.
And your ready to eat. I ate mine just like this and so did my girls, but my husband added some BBQ sauce.
YUM, hope you enjoy this as much as we did!
Happy Eating
Friday, January 28, 2011
Tuna Casserole
Super easy tuna casserole, my kids don't even complain about it. We had this meal last night and will be having left overs tonight. We swiched things up this time and made it with canned chicken instead of tuna.
Tuna Casserole:
1 box Mac and cheese
1/4 c. butter
3/4 C. milk
1 can cream of celery soup
2 C. frozen mixed vegetables
2 cans tuna fish (or sometimes we mix it up and use 2 large cans of shredded chicken)
ritz crackers or potato chips (optional)
Directions:
1. Bring water for macaroni to a boil.
2. preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Pour in your noodles and mixed vegetables and boil for 8 minutes
4. Drain your noodles and vegetables and return to pan.
5. Add cheese sauce mix, butter, milk, cream of celery soup and tuna or chicken. Mix until combined.
6. Put mixture in a small 2 quart casserole dish and put in the oven for twenty minutes or until heated through.
7. As an option before placing casserole in the oven your can crumble ritz crackers or potato chips on top. You can also heat and serve from the stove too.
I usually serve this meal with a green salad as well.
Happy Eating.
Tuna Casserole:
1 box Mac and cheese
1/4 c. butter
3/4 C. milk
1 can cream of celery soup
2 C. frozen mixed vegetables
2 cans tuna fish (or sometimes we mix it up and use 2 large cans of shredded chicken)
ritz crackers or potato chips (optional)
Directions:
1. Bring water for macaroni to a boil.
2. preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Pour in your noodles and mixed vegetables and boil for 8 minutes
4. Drain your noodles and vegetables and return to pan.
5. Add cheese sauce mix, butter, milk, cream of celery soup and tuna or chicken. Mix until combined.
6. Put mixture in a small 2 quart casserole dish and put in the oven for twenty minutes or until heated through.
7. As an option before placing casserole in the oven your can crumble ritz crackers or potato chips on top. You can also heat and serve from the stove too.
I usually serve this meal with a green salad as well.
Happy Eating.
Menu Change...
This is not unusual at our house, but we had a menu change that effects to nights at our house.
Last night Mom was busily crafting and had to switch to our great standby food, tuna casserole only it was chicken casserole instead this time :) We had enough left over between that and the BBQ Chicken that we are having a leftover night tonight. So we will pick up with are steak sandwiches on Sunday night and this weeks menu will carry on until Thursday. I will pick up with the next menu plan on Thursday night instead of Tuesday next week.
Last night Mom was busily crafting and had to switch to our great standby food, tuna casserole only it was chicken casserole instead this time :) We had enough left over between that and the BBQ Chicken that we are having a leftover night tonight. So we will pick up with are steak sandwiches on Sunday night and this weeks menu will carry on until Thursday. I will pick up with the next menu plan on Thursday night instead of Tuesday next week.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
BBQ Chicken Sandwiches and Oven Fries...
YUM YUM YUM!!! You have to try this recipe from Smashed Peas and Carrots. It is a must on your menu for this week. Hubby LOVED the BBQ and the whole family LOVED the non greasy fries. I am already thinking that Ava and I will be eating these fries again for lunch some days :)
http://smashedpeasandcarrots.blogspot.com/2011/01/crockpot-barbecue-chicken-and-oven.html
GO GO GO, right now get the recipe, go to the store, feed it to your family. Trust me they will love you for it!
Happy Eating!
http://smashedpeasandcarrots.blogspot.com/2011/01/crockpot-barbecue-chicken-and-oven.html
GO GO GO, right now get the recipe, go to the store, feed it to your family. Trust me they will love you for it!
Happy Eating!
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