Angelhair with Sausage and Spinach

Yum, yum yummy!  This was so good!  This is another recipe from e-mealz.com.  If you haven't checked them out, I highly encourage you to do so.  It has made my life so much easier.  When I first saw this recipe, I wasn't so sure, but I was wrong.  I really do recommend this one.  Hope you enjoy!

Angelhair with Sausage and Spinach

Ingredients:  1lb Smoked Kielbasa or Smoked Sausage

1 cup Chopped Onion

2 tsp Minced Garlic

2 tsp Olive Oil

2 cans Chicken Broth

1/4 cup Water

8 oz Angel Hair Pasta, broken in half

10 oz Frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed & drained

1/3 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

In a soup pot, add olive oil, heat through, then add sausage, onion, and garlic.  Saute until onions are tender.  Add chicken broth and water.  Bring to a boil then add pasta.  Cook for 3-4 minutes then add in spinach.  Cook another 1-2 minutes, until spinach is heated.  Add cream, stir, and heat through. 

Chocolate Cherry Cake with Fudge Icing

I got this recipe from a website I frequent to get good recipes, sisterscafe.com.  This cake is so yummy and easy.  My son loves anything with cherries.  I always make it for his birthday, and this year, I made it for my mother in laws birthday.  Hope you enjoy!

Chocolate Cherry Cake

Ingredients:  1 box Devils Food Cake Mix

2 Eggs

1 can Cherry Pie Filling

1 tsp Almond Extract

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease a 9x13 inch pan.  In a large bowl, combine all ingredients until well blended.  Please only mix by hand, if you use an electric mixer, it will break up the cherries.  Poor into pan and bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Fudge Icing

Ingredients:  1 cup Sugar

5 Tbsp Butter

1/3 cup Milk

1 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

In a small saucepan, combine sugar, butter, and milk.  Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes while continually stirring.  Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until smooth.  Immediately pour over partially cooled cake.

Pasta Salad

This is an easy summer pasta salad.  Everywhere I take it, I always get rave revues.  It is just simple and tasty.  It does taste better when you make it the night before.  Hope you enjoy!

Pasta Salad

Ingredients:  1 box of Bow Tie Pasta, cooked and drained

1 bunch Broccoli, cut into bite size pieces

1 bag of cubed Cheddar Cheese, cut into smaller pieces

2 Tomatoes, seeded and chopped

1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

1 large bottle Italian Dressing

Combine all ingredients into a large bowl and refrigerate overnight.  I always save a little of the dressing to put on the pasta salad right before serving.  Can't get any easier, right?

Simple Pizza

This is a quick and easy idea for a meal.  All you do is take a tortilla or flat bread, crisp it up in the oven, put on your favorite pizza toppings, allow cheese to melt in the oven, and viola!  Pizza!  My kids love this, and I tend to eat this a lot on the weekends for lunch. Hope you enjoy!

Another Baked Spaghetti

Ok, so I do realize that I cook a lot of iltalian type dishes.  I guess cause it is one of my favs and they are usually fairly simple to make.  This is a yummy baked spaghetti.  It has a cream cheese and sour cream layer that makes it good and creamy, if you mix it all together.  The family loved it.  Hope you enjoy!

Another Baked Spaghetti

Ingredients:  1 lb Spaghetti Noodles, cooked and drained

1 lb Ground Beef or Turkey, cooked and drained

1 jar Spaghetti Sauce

8oz Cream Cheese, room temp

16oz Sour Cream

1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350.  Cook ground beef and drain off grease.  Add in spaghetti sauce and allow to cook for about 10 min.  Place cooked spaghetti noodles in a greased 13x9 dish.  Mix together the cream cheese and sour cream until well incorporated.  Spread this mixture on top of the noodles.  Pour the sauce and meat on top of the cream cheese mixture.  Bake for 25 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and bake an additional 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted.

Baked Spaghetti

This is an easy weeknight dinner to throw together.  A somewhat different twist on the regular spaghetti night with the same ingredients and a few extra.  I really liked this as did the whole family.  Hope you enjoy!

Baked Spaghetti

Ingredients:  1lb Ground Chuck or Turkey

1 jar Spaghetti Sauce

1lb Thin Spaghetti

1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese

1 Egg, beaten

8oz pkg grated Mozzarella Cheese

Preheat oven to 350.  Bring water to boil and cook spaghetti.  While spaghetti is cooking, brown ground beef or turkey and add in spaghetti sauce.  Drain spaghetti and combine with beaten egg and Parmesan cheese, mix well.  Layer half of spaghetti noodles, half of sauce then half of cheese.  Repeat the layers and top with Parmesan cheese.  Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes, until cheese is melted and everything is heated through.

Chicken Salad Pie Remake Into a Casserole

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, things have been crazy and I haven't really thought about cooking new recipes.  I got this recipe from e-mealz (of course).  It really reminded me of the chicken salad pie that I make.  I really liked this a lot!  This is also so much easier and quicker to make than the chicken salad pie.  Hope you enjoy!

Chicken Salad Pie Casserole

Ingredients:  4-6 Chicken Breast cooked and cut into cubes

1/2 cup Sour Cream

1/2 cup Mayonnaise

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup

1/2 cup Celery, diced

1 can sliced Water chestnuts, chopped

1 cup Cheddar Cheese

1 small can French Fried Onions

Combine all ingredients, except for french fried onions, in large bowl.  Pour into a 9x9 casserole dish.  Bake ate 350 for 40 minutes.  Top with french fried onions and cook an additional five minutes.

Chocolate Pudding Cake

Yummy, yum, yum, yum!   Whenever I'm craving chocolate, I always turn to this cake.  It is so simple to make, and I always have the simple ingredients on hand.  Make sure you eat it while it is still warm.  Of course, it would be excellent with some vanilla ice cream.  Hope you enjoy!

Chocolate Pudding Cake

Ingredients:  3/4 cup Sugar

                  1 cup Flour

                  2 tsp Baking Powder

                  2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder

                  1/2 cup Milk

                  3 Tbsp Butter, melted

                  1 tsp vanilla

                  1/2 cup Sugar

                  1/2 cup Brown Sugar

                  1/4 cup Cocoa Powder

                  1 1/2 cup Warm Water

Preheat oven to 350.  Mix together first 7 ingredients in a 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish.

Combine next 3 ingredients together and sprinkle on top of batter.

Pour water over entire mixture.

Bake for 45 minutes.

Cheeseburger "Pizza"

Oh my, where these ever so good.  At first, I will admit, I wasn't so sure about these.  I LOVED them and they were so easy to make.  They were done in 20 minutes!  The longest part was cooking the meat and onions.  I HIGHLY recommend these for a quick weeknight meal.  Hope you enjoy!

Cheeseburger "Pizza"

Ingredients:  1 package English Muffins

                   15oz can Tomato Sauce

                   1 lb Ground Hamburger Meat or Turkey

                   1/2 Onion, Diced

                   1 & 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning

                   1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

                   Salt

                   Cheddar Cheese Slices

Split english muffins in half, place on cookie sheet and place under broiler until toasted.

Combine tomato sauce, italian seasoning, and salt to taste.

Brown ground beef and onions in skillet.  When done, add garlic powder.

Assembly:  Spoon 2 Tbsp of tomato sauce on top of each muffin.  Divide meat mixture among muffins.  Place on slice of cheese on top of each muffin.

Return to broiler until cheese is melted.

Ravioli Bake

This a simple, throw together supper.  The only downfall is that it does require about 40 minutes of cooking time.  My husband (surprise) and my oldest really ate it up.  This really is easy to make.  Just purchase all the ingredients and layer it in a dish.  I don't think it could get any easier.  Hope you enjoy!

Ravioli Bake

Ingredients:  1lb pkg Cheese Ravioli, ex: Butoni

                   1 jar Spaghetti Sauce

                   1 pkg Frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

                   2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

                   Grated Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 375. 

In a 13x9 baking dish, spread a thin layer of sauce across the bottom of the dish. 

Place half of the ravioli, half of the spinach, 1 cup of mozzarella, and half of the sauce.  Repeat the layers.

Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese.

Cover and cook for 30 minutes.  Remove cover and cook an additional 10 minutes.



Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

This is a yummy casserole.  It does take some time to prepare and cook, so it's not a quick one for the weeknights.  Some similar recipes call for green beans in the casserole, but I just use them as a vegetable side.  Hope you enjoy!

Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

Ingredients:  4 Chicken Breasts, cooked and cubed

                   6oz package Long Grain Wild Rice (I use Uncle Ben's Quick Cook)

                   1/2 cup Onion, diced

                   1 1/4 cup Water

                   1 1/4 cup Mayonnaise

                   8oz can Waterchestnuts, sliced

                   1 can Cream of Celery Soup

                   2 cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350. 

Cook rice according to package and set aside.

Combine chicken, onion, water, mayo, waterchestnuts, soup, and rice in large bowl.  Mix well.

Pour into a greased 9x13 casserole dish.

Bake for 35 minutes, until bubbly.

Sprinkle with cheese and bake an additional 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Cornbread and Sausage Bake

This is another recipe from e-mealz.  Did I mention how much I love them?  Anyway, the family tore this up.  I used it as a main dish with some green veggies.  It would also be good as a side dish.  Hope you enjoy!

Cornbread and Sausage Bake

Ingredients:   1 lb ground Sausage

                    1 cup Onion, chopped

                    2 Eggs, beaten

                    1 1/2 cups Self-Rising Cornmeal

                    15oz can Cream Style Corn

                    3/4 cup Milk

                    1/4 cup Vegetable Oil

                    1 1/4 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Heat oven to 425 and grease a 2 qt baking dish.

Cook sausage and onions until cooked through and then drain well. 

In a large bowl, combine eggs, cornmeal, corn, milk, oil and 1/4 cup cheese.  Mix well. 

Pour half of cornbread mixture into dish,, top with sausage & onions, and rest of cheese.

Pour the remainder of cornbread mixture on top.

Bake for 30-40 minutes until cooked through.  Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Peanut Butter Pie

I am a HUGE peanut butter and chocolate fan.  In fact, my favorite ice cream is peanut butter and chocolate.  This recipe came from my son's teacher at school.  This pie is wonderful and so simple to make.  If you love peanut butter and chocolate, you will love this.  Hope you enjoy!

Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients:  1 cup Peanut Butter, smooth or crunchy whichever you prefer

                   8 ounces Cream Cheese

                   1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar

                   16oz tub Cool Whip

                   1 Chocolate Cookie Pie Shells

Mix together peanut butter and cream cheese until well blended.

Mix in powdered sugar until well combined.

Fold in Cool Whip.

Divide into pie shells.

Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. 

I sprinkle some chocolate chips on top.

Crockpot Lasagna

This is an easy, throw together take on lasagna.  The family really liked it, me personally, it was pretty good.  For me, the noodles got a little too mushy.  I like my homemade lasagna so much better, but that tends to be an all day thing to make.  This really works when you are wanting lasagna but don't have all day to make it.  Hope you enjoy!

Crock pot Lasagna

Ingredients:  1 pound ground beef or turkey

                   Jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce

                   1 6oz can tomato paste

                   1 cup water

                   1tsp Italian Seasoning

                   1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

                   9 Lasagna Noodles

                   3 cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese

                   15 or 16 oz container of Cottage or Ricotta Cheese (whichever you prefer)

Brown meat in a large skillet.  Drain fat and add spaghetti sauce, tomato paste, water, italian seasoning, and garlic powder to skillet.  Heat thoroughly.

In a separate bowl, mix the cheeses together.

In crock pot, spoon 1/4 of sauce into bottom, add about three, uncooked noodles, add 1/3 of cheese mixture.  Repeat layers two more times ending with sauce on top.

Cook on low 4-5 hours.

Beef Tips Over Egg Noodles

Sorry for my fingers being in the corner of the picture.  I sure didn't realize it until just now.  This is a really yummy supper that is perfect for the weekends, considering it does take awhile to cook.  At first, after reading the ingredients, I wasn't too sure about this one.  But let me reassure you, this is a keeper.  Hope you enjoy!

Beef Tips Over Egg Noodles

Ingredients:  1.5 lbs Beef Stew Meat

                   1 envelope Dried Onion Soup Mix

                   1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

                   12oz Ginger ale

                   Egg Noodles

Mix together onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, and ginger ale.  Add beef to mixture.  Pour into a 9x13 baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.  Bake at 300 for 3 hours. 

Cook enough noodles for your family.  Serve the beef and the gravy over the noodles.

So Simple Bread

Here lately, I've been working on trying to bake bread.  It really hasn't gone too smoothly.  Today, I tried a super simple recipe, with no yeast, and I have to say it is super yum.  It is soft and tender on the inside and crunchy on the outside.  Hope you enjoy!

So Simple Bread

Ingredients:  3 cups Bread Flour

                   1 tsp Salt

                   1 Tbsp Baking Powder

                   1/4 cup Sugar

                   12 oz Beer

                   1 stick Butter, melted

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar.  Add beer and mix well.

Put into a greased loaf pan and spread out (the best you can).  Pour the melted butter over the top of the dough.

Bake at 350 for one hour.  Removed from oven and turn out onto cooling rack to cool.  Some butter will be in the pan, if you can, pour on top of the bread.

Stuffed Crescent Rolls

These are a super simple breakfast or snack to make.  You can add whatever you feel like.  Hope you enjoy!

Stuffed Crescent Rolls

Ingredients:  1 package refrigerated Crescent Rolls

                   Whatever filling you would like

                   I used peanut butter and chocolate chips

Unroll crescent rolls and divide into triangles.  Spread peanut butter onto one triangle, sprinkle with chocolate chips, roll up.  Bake according to package directions. 

I also use butter with cinnamon and sugar.  You could easily make these savory as well with cheese, pepperoni, tomato sauce, etc.  The possibilities are endless!

White Beans

I had someone at work ask me for a recipe for white beans.  I told her that I really don't have a "recipe."  I have just always "made" them.  She went online in search of a recipe.  I guess white beans have just always been one of those down home meals that people just kind of make from what your mother or grandmother has passed down to you. So I figured I would let y'all know how I "do" it.  Hope you enjoy!

White Beans

Ingredients:  1 package Navy Beans, dried

                   2-3 Ham Hocks

                   Water

                   Salt and Pepper

Sort beans and remove any stones or bad beans.  Soak overnight in a large bowl of water.  Water should cover the beans by several inches.

The next morning, drain and rinse beans.  Place in a crock pot with ham hocks and cover with clean water, allowing about an inch of water over the beans.  Cook on low for 6-8 hours. 

Remove ham hocks from beans and remove the meat from the bones.  Place meat back in crock pot with beans.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with cornbread and enjoy!

Cowboy Cornbread

I got these delicious recipe from a lady at work.  It is super yummy.  I like to just eat as a meal.  Hope you enjoy!

Cowboy Cornbread

Ingredients:  2 cups Corn Meal Mix

                   1 1/2 cup Milk

                   3 eggs

                   1/2 cup Vegetable Oil

                   1 Onion, diced

                   1 Tbsp Sugar

                   1 can Cream Style Corn

                   1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

                   1 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated

                   1 lb Sausage, cooked and drained

                   Dash Garlic Powder

                   1/2 tsp Salt

                   1/4 cup Jalapeno, chopped (optional)

Combine all ingredients and mix very well.  Bake in a greased 13x9 at 400 for 35-45 minutes.

Easy "Beef Stroganoff"

Here is another easy and quick dinner.  It takes a long to make as it does to boil the noodles.  It was a perfect dinner after being outside all day playing in the snow.  Hope you enjoy!

Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients:  1 pound Ground Beef or Turkey

                   1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

                   8 oz Sour Cream

                   1 tsp Steak Seasoning

                   1/2 tsp Onion Powder

                   Egg Noodles

                   Salt & Pepper to taste

Brown ground beef in large skillet.  Drain fat.  Add cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, steak seasoning, and onion powder.  Combine well and heat through.  Salt & pepper to taste.

Boil egg noodles until done.

Serve stroganoff over egg noodles.