Sunday, April 4, 2010

Italian Crockpot Chicken

5 chicken breast
Put in bottom of crockpot.

1 can cream of chicken soup
8 oz.cream cheese - softened
1 package italian seasoning (found by the ranch powder dressing)
Combine above ingredients and pour over chicken.

Cook on high 5 hours or on low 8-10 hours.

Good with rice. This is a very good and rich recipe. I will definitely put this in my keep pile of recipes to go to.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Lasagna

6 oz ground beef - cooked
1 lb cottage cheese
2 eggs
28 oz jar pasta sauce
12 lasagna noodles
1-2 c mozzarella cheese

Mix cottage cheese with eggs in small bowl. Mix sauce with ground beef in bowl. Spray an 8x8 pan with pam. Spread thin layer of sauce in pan. Top with 3 noodles, cut as needed. Cover with half of the cottage cheese mix and more sauce. Add another layer of noodles half of the cottage cheese mix and more sauce. Add one layer of noodles mozzarella cheese and sauce. Add one more layer of noodles then sauce. Cover and chill. Before baking top with parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes (if chilled 60 minutes).

This is a favorite lasagna recipe of mine, except my mom's of course. I can't remember if the noodles are cooked or not, since I have not made it in a while. I will update the recipe when I test the recipe for if the noodles are cooked or not.

Rice Casserole

1 c instant rice - uncooked
1 tsp salt
2 tblspn brown sugar
1 lb ground beef
1 onion - chopped
2 c celery - diced
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 tblspn soy sauce
1 can water chestnuts - optional

Pour 3/4 c boiling water over rice, salt, and sugar. Cover and let stand while preparing the rest. Brown hamburger and onion. Add celery, soup, and soy sauce. Mix together with rice, including water. Put into 2 quart casserole. Bake one hour at 350 degrees.

Another favorite of mine that is always a good hotdish.

Nacho Chicken

1 (10oz) can white chicken (do not drain)
2 c instant rice
1 can fiesta nacho cheese soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can rotel tomatoes
1 (16 oz) bag frozen chopped broccoli

Cook the broccoli (normally I just run under hot water until thawed). Mix all ingredients well and put in 9x13 pan sprayed with Pam. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

Serves 8

Very good recipe that I like a lot. Can substitute california blend for broccoli if you want.

Chicken Spaghetti

1/2 c chopped onion
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can sliced mushrooms
1 can rotel tomatoes or italian diced tomatoes
12 oz pkg spaghetti

Cook spaghetti. Saute onion and mushrooms. Add soups and tomatoes. Heat until well mixed. Mix with cooked spaghetti. Bake in 2 quart dish for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Very good recipe, at first wasn't a fan but it has grown on me and is quite tasty.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Crazy Crust Pizza

Dough:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp table salt
1 tsp McCormick Oregano leaves
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup Egg Beaters Egg Beaters (I used 2 eggs)
2/3 cup fat-free skim milk

Toppings (can substitute)
17 slice Hormel Pillow Pack Turkey Pepperoni (I use browned ground beef 1/4 lb)
1 cup mushroom
1 cup pizza sauce
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup onion, chopped

In a small bowl, combine batter ingredients until smooth. Pour into greased and dusted 14" pizza pan (or sheet pan of similar size). Tilt pan so that batter covers bottom. Arrange toppings and bake at 425 for 25-30 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown. Remove from oven and drizzle with sauce. Sprinkle with cheese and return to oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is hot.

Not bad, would make again. Has a little bit of a weird texture to the crust.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Skillet Steak Dinner

4 (4 oz) lean minute or cube steaks (i just cut into small chunks)
1 cup chopped onion
3 cups frozen french-cut green beans (i used regular and were just fine)
1/2 cup whole mushrooms, undrained (i just used one small can)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup milk
1/8 tsp black pepper

In a large skillet sprayed with PAM, brown meat. Stir in onion, frozen green beans, and undrained mushrooms. In a medium bowl, combine mushroom soup, skim milk, and black pepper. Add soup mixture to meat mixture. Mix well to combine. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Divide into 4 servings.

This is another Joanna Lund recipe. I really like this one. I ate as is but you could easily add potato to the dinner. Definitely a keeper.