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Tasty Thursday: Sausage Appetizers

Can you believe it’s already time to join in the Mommy Blogging site MomDot’s Tasty Thursday again. After last week’s complicated recipe, I decided to follow up with an easy on – Sausage Appetizers.

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. mild sausage
  • 1 cup of shredded cheese ( I like Monterrey Jack)
  • 1/2 cup of Ranch dressing mix
  • 1 package of wonton wrappers.
Directions:
  1. Brown sausage and drain.  In large bowl, mix sausage, cheese, and dressing.
  2. Separate wrappers and place one each in miniature muffin pan. Bake 10 minutes @ 350.
  3. Spoon mixture into wraps and reheat until 5-6 minutes until cheese is melted.

Serve warm. Makes about 80.

Tasty Thursday: Bacon and Eggs Pizza

Tasty Thursday time again thanks to the mom blog site, MomDot. We are a big breakfast family.  We love breakfast at all times of the day.  This is a pretty simple one that is always a hit at my house.

Ingredients

  • 1 Large 12 Inch Prepared Pizza Crust
  • 1/2 Cup Bacon Bits
  • 1 Cup Chopped Vegetables (such as tomatoes, green onions, mushrooms, etc)
  • 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1/4 Cup Water
  • 4 Eggs

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place Pizza Crust on foil lined baking sheet.
  3. Top with bacon, vegetables and cheese.
  4. Beat eggs with 1/4 cup water and pour over crust.
  5. Bake 15-20 minutes, or until set.

Dinner Favorite: King Ranch Chicken

This recipe was shared with me by the same friend who shared the Chicken Spaghetti recipe. Cameron is not a real big fan of this one, but I really like it a lot.

Ingredients:
1 Package Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (original recipe called for a whole chicken deboned)
1 Medium Onion (chopped)
1 Bell Pepper (chopped)
1 Small Can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Small Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Can Rotel Tomatoes (we like the Mexican variety)
1/2 Stick Margarine
1 Cup Cheddar cheese
Tortillas

Instructions:

  • Bake chicken for about 20 minutes (does not need to be totally cooked. You are just giving it a head start)
  • Saute onion and bell pepper in margarine until soft, add chicken, soups and tomatoes.
  • Place small pieces of tortillas in bottom of dish.
  • Pour mixture over tortillas and then add a layer of cheese.
  • Make another layer of tortillas, soup mixture, and top with remaining cheese.
  • Cook at 350 degrees for approximately 40 minutes.

Family Favorite: Chicken Spaghetti

This is a super easy and tasty recipe that a friend of mine shared with me years ago. I’ve modified it just a bit over the years and it’s become my speciality. It’s the family’s requests for every get together. My mom and grandmother even buy the ingredients and just send them with me to fix for their houses every month or so. In Cameron’s presence we call this “Cheesy Spaghetti” as she is so picky that when she was young she would not try this, but she loved cheese so when I changed the name, it became a favorite of hers also. (Oh what us mothers have to do).

Ingredients:
1 Package Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (usually 3-4 breasts)
12 ounces Spaghetti, cooked
2 Small Cans of Cream of Chicken Soup (or 1 large family can)
1 Package Shredded Velveeta

Instructions:

  1. Boil Chicken Breasts and chop into small bite size pieces (Save your chicken broth).
  2. Boil Spaghetti in chicken broth (this is not necessary, but adds yummy flavor).
  3. Mix spagetti, soup, 1/2 of Velveeta, and a touch of chicken broth together. (I use the pot that I boiled chicken and spagetti in to have less clean up).
  4. Pour into a casserole dish.
  5. Top with remaining cheese.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees until cheese melts

Dinner Favorite: Tamale Casserole

This is a pretty easy and unique meal that we have from time to time. I am a big fan of Tex-Mex meals so it’s a favorite of mine.

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef (or ground turkey)
1 jar thick and chunky salsa (16 ounce)
1 package of cornbread mix (8 1/2 ounce)
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese (I buy the Mexican blend shredded cheese)
1/2 cup sliced olives (we don’t eat olives so I’ve never put these in ours)

Instructions:

  1. In a skillet, brown ground beef; drain fat.
  2. Add 1 1/2 cups salsa and bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid is reduced (about 5 minutes or so).
  4. While mixture is simmering, mix together cornbread mix according to package directions.
  5. Mix in 1 cup of cheese and the olives.
  6. Pour mixture ino an 8 x 8 inch greased baking dish.
  7. Spoon hamburger into center of cornbread mixture, leaving a 1 inch border of cornbread mixture showing on the sides.
  8. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for approximately 20 minutes.
  9. Top with any remaining cheese and salsa and return to oven until cheese is melted

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