Steam Cooker. If You Don't Own One, You Should ;)

Thanks you Jessica, my mother in-law, for giving us one of the, in my opinion, GREATEST inventions in the world! The Steam Cooker!

If you don't own one, you should!

It's so easy to eat healthy with one of these.

You just fill the bottom with water. Put whatever you wish to cook in the top; Chicken, fish, sausage or veggies. Set the timer and walk away.

When the timer gos off, you have some of the best tasting veggies, I have ever had.
The carrots come out SO sweet and full of flavor and the broccoli, EVEN BETTER!

And thanks to Tim mother, I also get fresh veggies from her garden :D

Like I said, if you don't own one, you should SO, go get one! ;)

CHEERS!

Working With What You've Got

So, the other day, my hubby comes home, from work and tells me that he went to lunch with a co-worker and his mouth watered, as he watched his co-worker eat a chicken pot pie.
Yes, it's true! I have not made a home made chicken pot pie, in a VERY long time!

So today I decided to surprise me hubby by making a chicken pot pie but while gather the ingredients together, I found out that I didn't have enough flour to make the crust, bummer!

I had already starting preparing all the ingredients, for the pot pie, so I decide to look around my kitchen and find something else to complete it with.

Chicken Pot Pie....With a biscuit topping!?! YUM YUM!! :D

Ingredients:

3 fully cooked chicken breast, chopped up ( Salt & pepper to taste )
2 cups of fresh broccoli
2 large carrots, chopped up
1 Tsp minced garlic
13 cup of chives, diced
1 pkg Pioneer Brand, Country Style Gravy Mix ( Follow direction and make )
1 Can Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat your oven to 350º

I like my veggie to be perfectly cooked ahead, by steaming them in a steam cooker. One of the most AWESOME invention EVER....if you ask me :)

In a large mixing bowl, mix your chicken, gravy, veggies and minced garlic.
Pour into a 9x13 casserole dish.

Layer your biscuits on top, stretching them out a bit, one at a time.

Pop in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown.

Cool, then serve and enjoy!

Fully Loaded, Potato Casserole

Fully Loaded, Potato Casserole

OK, at the request of few friends and family, here is my Fully Loaded, Potato Casserole recipe.
Sorry I don't have pictures to go with it but trust me when I say it's DELICIOUS!

Ingredients:

5 to 6 large potatoes
Butter
2 1/2 cups a shredded cheese
7 slices of bacon for bacon bits
4 stocks of chives, chopped
Salt & Pepper
Olive Oil
Frozen Tater Tots, you will only need 7 or 8 fully cooked tots

Directions:

Place your tots in the oven and cook for about 20 minutes at 350º

Place the potatoes in a saucepan of lightly salted water, bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes in a colander, and let cool.

Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes.
Place bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Snip the cooked bacon into pieces with a scissors, or chop. Save bacon grease, leave in pan.

When potatoes have cooled, peel their skins off, cut the potatoes into large chucks and place into large bowl.

Mix the Bacon bits, 2 cups of shredded cheese, 3 Tbs of butter, chopped chives but save a few chives for top of casserole, a dash of salt and pepper in large bowl until butter is melted or mixed good. Place in serving bowl or backing dish.

Take your fully cooked tots, place in leftover bacon grease with 2 Tbs of Olive Oil, cook on high for a few minutes, chopping up your tots with your spatchula, until they are fried to a crisp.

Sprinkle tater tots, leftover chives and the rest of cheese, on top of potato mixture then serve.

Hope you enjoy this recipe :D CHEER!

EXTRA! Try mixing in half a cup of sour cream for a even creamier, load baked potato taste.

Chicken For The Hubby

Before leaving for a Moms weekend, out of town, I decided to make some chicken breast, that my hubby could eat over the weekend. I tried a combination of baking, then frying the chicken breast and WOW! YUM YUM!

Try this recipe out! It's GREAT by its self, on a sandwich or even a salad!

Ingredients:

4 chicken breast, slice each in half
salt & pepper
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups a flour
McCormick grill mates, Roasted Garlic & Herb seasoning
Oil for frying

After chicken is sliced in halves, sprinkle with salt, pepper and McCormick seasoning, on both sides, then place in a 9x13 backing dish, cover with foil and cook at 350º for 35 minutes.

Mix your flour, 2 Tbs of McCormick seasoning and a pinch of salt & pepper, in large bowl.

Fill a large frying pan about 1 inch high with cooking oil and heat on high or until oil in bubbling.

One at a time, dip your baked chicken breast into beaten eggs, then into the flour, making sure both sides are covered with the flour mix. Then place in frying pan and cook both sides until golden. Should only take a couple minutes on each side.

Let chicken cool and then ENJOY!

Easy Breezy Coconut Cream Pie

Easy Breezy Coconut Cream Pie

With summer time here and the temperatures rising, what better way to cool off then a yummy slice of Homemade Coconut Cream Pie! With this EASY recipe you will be enjoying a slice in no time at all :D

Ingredients:

1 Deep dish 9 inch pie shell, baked
1 box of Jell-O Coconut Cream, instant pudding & pie filling
10 oz of Coconut Flakes
Milk
4 egg white 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix Jell-O pudding/pie filling as directed on box. Once pie filling is thick, mix in 8 oz. of coconut flakes. pour pie filling into baked pie shell.

Meringue For Pie:

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Beat sugar in gradually. Beat until stiff and glossy. Beat in vanilla.

Layer the Meringue on top of pie and then sprinkle the rest of the coconut on top.

Place pie in oven on broil to lightly brown the coconut on top, for color.

Cool pie off in refrigerator for a couple of hours, then serve and enjoy!

Homemade Lasagna

More comfort food....Homemade Lasagna!

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground Turkey meat
2-1/2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 container (15 oz.)Ricotta Cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup parsley
1 egg, beaten
1 cup of Italian diced tomatoes
1 jar (24 oz.) Garden blend spaghetti sauce
12 lasagna noodles, fully cooked

Directions:

Cook your noodles.

Cook meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix 1-1/4 cups mozzarella, ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley and egg until well blended; set aside.

Stir spaghetti sauce into your meat, stir until well blended. Spread 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce, cheeses and sprinkle with more parsley.

Bake at 350º for 1 hour or until heated through. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.

ENJOY!

Comfort Food

Comfort food...Enough said.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Ingredients:

3 cooked chicken breasts, cubed or 2 12.5oz Chuck Chicken Breast in the cane.
2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp Olive oil
1 can mushrooms
1 Tsp minced garlic
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup Italian diced tomatoes, drained of all juices
1 box of Ziti noodles fully cooked
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste

For top of casserole:

Parmesan cheese
Italian bread crumbs


Directions:

In pan combine your mushrooms, minced garlic, butter, Italian seasoning, olive oil and saute until everything is soft.

After your noodles are fully cooked, in large bowl add chicken and all other ingredients and mix well.

Place in 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Italian bread crumbs and bake at 300º for 45 minutes or until bubbly.

YUM YUM!!!

Next up......Homemade Lasagna!