Pizza Pasta Casserole

 

Pizza Pasta Casserole

Ingredients

1 (16 oz) box Penne Pasta (Cooked)

1 package bacon bits

1 cup Parmesan Cheese

1 (8 oz) Mozzarella Cheese (shredded)

1 (24 oz) 4 Cheese Pasta Sauce

Pepperoni

1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. Add sauce to prepared pasta. Stir in garlic, salt and pepper. Then add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese mix well.

2. Pour into prepared 9x13 casserole dish. 

3. Top with rest of Parmesan cheese and mozzarella.

4. Top with pepperoni and bacon bits.

5. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Tried and True Recipe.

Have a Blessed Day!

Kitchen Tip - How to Make Instant Mashed Potatoes Better

 

Kitchen Tip

How to Make Instant Mashed Potatoes Better

If your like me a Time got away from me this Christmas afternoon and forgot to peel the potatoes, Don't worry here is a tried and true Kitchen tip for you.

When Making your instant mashed potatoes replace with water with Chicken Broth. 

Then Replace most of the milk with Sour Cream. 

Then Season it with garlic powder, onion powder, salt and black pepper.

Hoping this tip helped you as much as it helped me on a crazy Christmas afternoon.

Have a Merry Christmas from my family to yours.

Heath Toffee Cake Mix Cookies

 

Heath Toffee Cake Mix Cookies

Ingredients

1 (13.25 oz) Butter Yellow Cake Mix

1/3 cup melted butter 

2 large eggs

1 cup (8 oz) Heath Milk English Toffee Bits

Directions

1. Combine cake mix, melted butter and eggs to mixing bowl mix until well combined.

2. Stir in heath toffee bits with wooden spoon.

3. Cover Dough and chill in refrigerator 2 hours.

4. After dough chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

5. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

6. Roll dough into 1 1/2 Tablespoon round ball transfer to baking sheet.

7. Bake on center rack 7-13 minutes.

8. Remove all to cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes. Transfer to cookie rack.

Tried and True Recipe

Have a Blessed Day!

Chili Cheese Corn Dog Boats

 

Chili Cheese Corn Dog Boats

Ingredients

6 Corn Dogs (cooked as directed on package)

2 cups Chili (Cooked)

1 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese (divided)

1 small Onion (Finely Diced)

Directions

1. Carefully remove the wooden stick from cooked corn dogs.

2. Slice each corn dog vertically, making a pouch.

3. Add Chili, onion and cheese.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Until the cheese is melted

Tried and True Recipe

Have a Blessed Day!

National Whipped Cream Day - Jan 5th - Cool Whip Cookies

 

National Whipped Cream Day - Jan 5th - Cool Whip Cookies

On National Whipped Cream Day we decided to make Cool Whip Cookies to celebrate today.

Cool Whip Cookies

Ingredients

1 box Cake Mix (I used Party Rainbow Chips)

1 container Cool Whip (8 oz) (thawed)

1 large Egg

Powdered Sugar (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl add cake mix, cool whip, and egg. Mix together.

3. Scoop to make dough into balls then roll into powder sugar. This step is optional.

4. Place on prepared cookie sheet.

5. Bake 15-20 minutes. Allow to cook on pan for 1 minute then remove to wire rack.

Tried and True Recipe. Have a Blessed Day.

National Bean Day - Jan 6th - Sausage, Green Been and Potato Bake

National Bean Day - Jan 6th - Sausage, Green Bean and Potato Bake

Today is National Bean day. The only bean I can usually get my kids to eat is green beans and baked beans so we are having both today.

Sausage, Green Bean and Potato Bake

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb Sausage Kielbasa (sliced 1/4 in thick)

2 lb Baby Creamer Potatoes (washed - Cubed)

2 (15 oz) can Green Beans (drained)

1/8 cup Vegetable oil

1/4 cup Butter

1 cup Onions (chopped)

3 Cloves Garlic (minced)

1 teaspoon Slap Ya Mama seasoning (I used Tony's)

1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon Pepper

1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes

1/4 cup Water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare a 9x13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray.

2. Place potatoes in a Ziploc baggie. Add oil, seasonings, pepper and red pepper flakes. Shake to coat.

3. In a frying pan add sausage and water, cook over medium high heat until sausage has browned and most of water is evaporated.

4. Once sausage cooled at to baggie.

5. Melt butter in frying pan add onions and garlic. Let allow to cool. Add to Baggie. Shake to mix.

6. Dump Contents of bag in baking dish and cover with foil.

7. Bake for 40 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

Tried and True Recipe.

Have a Blessed Day.

Homemade Sausage Gravy

Homemade Sausage Gravy

Ingredients

1 lb Sausage 

1/4 cup All Purpose Flour

2 1/2 cups Milk

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Place sausage in a skillet over medium high heat. Break up and crumble brown (DO NOT DRAIN)

2. Slowly pour your flour over sausage allowing to absorb the liquid 1 minute.

3. Drizzle milk into mix stirring while you pour. Add in your salt and pepper. I pepper mine more then most people do.

4. Continue to cook stirring frequently until the gravy is formed and its to your likened thickness.

Tried and True Recipe. Have a Blessed Day!