Tuesday, January 16, 2018

King Ranch Chicken

2 Tbs Butter
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can condensed cream on chicken soup
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can ( 10 oz) diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
2 cups shopped cooked chicken
12 corn tortillas (6 inch) torn into small pieces
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 325 degrees, spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add bell pepper and onion; cook and stir about 5 min or until tender. stir in both soups, tomatoes and chicken.
Layer one-third each of tortillas, chicken mixture and cheese evenly in dish, repeat layers twice more. bake uncovered 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Can be made ahead of time and frozen.

Label: thaw and bake uncovered for 1 hour, or until hot and bubbly.

Orange-Cranberry Pork chops

6-8 boneless Pork chops
3/4 cup Russian salad dressing
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
6 slices cooked bacon, chopped
1/4 cup orange juice
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce

Place pork in crock pot sprayed with cooking spray. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour over pork chops. Cook on high 4-6 hours.

Label: thaw and place in crockpot, cook 4-6 hours on high.

Grilled Kielbasa and Pesto Pasta

1 lb. penne pasta
1 lb. cooked Kielbasa
1 cup pesto sauce
2 Tablespoons dried basil
dash of dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

1.Preheat the grill or griddle to medium heat

2.Cook the pasta according to directions on the box. Be sure to season the water with salt before adding in the pasta.

3.Keep the Kielbasa whole if using an outdoor grill. Cut the Kielbasa into 1/2 inch slices if you're using a stovetop griddle. Grill the kielbasa until slightly browned and marked with grill marks.

4.Return the drained pasta to the pot. Toss in the Keilbasa (if you kept the Keilbasa whole to cook on the grill be sure to cut into slices before adding it to the pasta).

5.Add in Pesto sauce, dried basil, dried oregano, and garlic powder

6.Toss together the ingrediants

7.Season with salt and pepper to taste

8.Serve warm

I doubled the sauce ingredients, to make the pasta more saucy.

Monday, January 15, 2018

7 Can soup

1 can Meat-only Chili
1 can 15-ounce Kidney Beans
1 can (15 Ounce) Pinto Beans
1 can (15 Oz. Size) Black Beans
1 can 15-ounce Diced Tomatoes
1 can (15-ounce) Corn (Fiesta Variety)
1 can (10 Ounce) Rotel
1 lb. Ground Beef
Salt And Pepper, to taste
8 ounces, weight Velveeta, Cubed

Label (12)-  Brown ground beef.  Without draining the cans, empty the corn, chili, kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, tomatoes and Rotel into a large pot over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes to bring all the flavors together. Add salt and pepper as needed. Dice the cheese and stir it into the soup until melted. Serve immediately. 

Kaula Pork

Ingredients:

3-4 lbs Pork Shoulder Boneless
2 Tbsp Liquid Smoke
2 Tbsp Sea Salt


Rub pork with liquid smoke and salt all over. Enclose in aluminum foil and bake at 275 for 4-5 hours. Do not open foil to peek. Remove from oven. Open foil and shred with 2 forks. Can remove fat if desired. Serve over cabbage if desired.

Label (12) : Place pork in crock pot and cover with salt and liquid smoke. Cook for 8 hours on high

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

BBQ Chicken Casserole

  • Ingredients:
  • 6-7 russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 bag frozen corn kernels
  • 2 lbs chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce of choice
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  1. Directions:
  2. Preheat oven to 425
  3. Peel and cube potatoes, and rinse in cold water
  4. Pat potatoes dry
  5. Toss in olive oil and salt and pepper
  6. Lay on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, then flip and bake 5-10 more
  7. Let cool
  8. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces, and toss in BBQ sauce
  9. Using a foil casserole container (9x13), layer potatoes, corn kernels, and BBQ coated chicken
  10. Top with mozzarella cheese and freeze
  11. To prepare: thaw, and bake covered at 350 for 1 hour, remove foil/lid and bake 5-10 more minutes until cheese is melted

Chicken Caesar Sandwiches

3-4  boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 to 1 cup of your favorite Caesar dressing (I like Cardini's and Brianna's Asiago Caesar)
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tsp parsley 
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
 Romaine lettuce (optional)
 4-6  hamburger buns

Label: (12)Chicken Caesar Sandwiches Place chicken in crockpot w/ 1-2 c water and cook 4-6hrs. Remove chicken, shred, and drain water. Place chicken back in crockpot.  Add sauce packet and 1/4 cup cheese. Place back in crockpot and cook 30 min. Serve on bun w/ remaining cheese and lettuce (optional).

3 Packet Pot Roast

3 Pound Pot Roast

1 Packet Dry Ranch Dressing
1 Packet Dry Italian Dressing
1 Packet of Beef Gravy or Au Jus
3 cups of water


Label:  3Packet Pot Roast Place Pot Roast in crock pot with seasonings.  Add 1 cup of water and cook on low for 8 hours. (can be cooked on high for 4-5 hours) 20-30 minutes before eating add 2 more cups of warm water and flip to high.