Spinach Chicken Alfredo Pockets

2-3 cups cooked chicken-shredded
1 (16oz) jar Alfredo sauce
1 (10 oz) bag fresh spinach
1 tsp. salt
1 (8 oz) bag shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup mushrooms (optional)
1/4 cup of sun dried tomatoes for more flavor, but it is completely optional
3 (13.8 oz) cans refrigerated pizza dough

Preheat oven to 375 Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Mix shredded chicken, alfredo sauce, spinach, salt, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and mushrooms together in a large bowl.

Roll out the dough and cut to make rectangles for pockets. Place some of chicken mixture on one half of the rectangle dough leaving a 1 inch border. Fold the other half of dough over and press edges together until sealed.

After stuffing and folding each pocket, place on baking sheet. Whisk egg and 1 Tbsp. water together and brush over the top of each pocket. Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown on top. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

Slow Cooked Pork Ribs -Emily

1 package thawed pork ribs
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 package dry Italian dressing mix
1 package brown gravy mix

Put ribs in crock pot and season meat with garlic, onion, pepper and seasoned salt. Pour soup and mixes on top of ribs. Cook on high for 3 hours (great for Sunday). Serve excess gravy over rice or potatoes.

Roasted Ranch Potatoes and Carrots

1 small bag petite potatoes (yellow work best)
1 small bag baby carrots
1-2 dry ranch packet
Olive Oil

Preheat oven to 400. Cut up potatoes into bite size pieces. Place in large ziplock bag add a small amount of olive oil to bag. (a little goes a long way. Be super conservative with it or your potatoes will come out oily.) Shake. Add ranch packet. Shake. Poor onto cookie sheet. You can do the same with the carrots or if you don't want them to have the ranch seasoning on them just put them on the same cookie sheet, sprinkle with olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 25-30 minutes or until soft. I serve this with kielbasa and croissants.

Parmesan Chicken-Amy

This is a very yummy recipe. It's similar to the Italian Style Pork Chops but you have to try both. YUM! This recipe originally called to fry the chicken, but I think it's much easier to bake.

2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 TBS grated parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp dried basil
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp butter or margarine
1 1/2 tsp vegetable oil

1) Flatten chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
2) In a shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and basil. In another bowl, beat the egg. Dip chicken into egg, then coat with crumb mixture.
3) Bake at 375 degrees for about 20-30 minutes. Juices should run clear and coating should be lightly browned.

Over Night Shredded Beef -Emily

1 Beef roast(doesn't matter what type)
2 can beef broth
1 package au jus
1 package onion soup mix
Garlic powder
Seasoned salt
Pepper

I use this for a quick meal that feeds a lot. Place roast (can be frozen) in crock pot. Pour broth over roast. Add in au jus and soup mix. Season with garlic, seasoned salt, and pepper liberally 5 to 8 shakes of each. Turn crock pot on low and cook for about 8-10 hours. The roast should be falling apart at this point. Take two forks and pull meat apart by shredding it. Serve on rolls or buns for a sandwich. I serve this with my pasta salad and potato chips for an easy meal.

Italian Style Pork Chops-Amy

This recipe is a little bit messy but SOOOO good! I find it easier to get the cracker coating to stick if you kind of scoop the pork chop up, pressing it and some coating along the side of the bowl. I don't know if that made any sense, but you can press some coating onto the chop as well.

1 cup crushed saltine crackers
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp italian-style seasoning
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 pork chops

1) Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2) In a medium bowl, combine crushed saltine crackers, parmesan cheese, italian-style seasoning and garlic powder. Mix together well.
3) Dip the chops in the melted butter and then dredge each chop in the cracker mixture, coating all sides throughly. Place chops in a baking dish.
4) Bake for 30-40 minutes. Coating should be browned.

Easy Pasta Salad -Emily

1 package spiral noodles (I use the multi-colored ones)
1 small package pepperoni
1 bottle Italin dressing
Cheddar cheese (shredded or cubed)
Parmesan cheese
Raw Veggies of your liking (olives, carrots, cucumber, cauliflower, and broccoli)

This is really easy! Cook pasta as directed. Cut up pepperoni and veggies to bite size. Add to pasta. Add in as much or as little cheddar cheese as you would like. Stir in dressing and Parmesan to taste. Chill before serving. Right before you serve it stir in just a little more dressing. (It seems to soak up while it is chilling and becomes a little dry.)

Bacon Quiche-Amy

This is a very basic quiche, but that's the way I like it!

3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup biscuit/baking mix
Dash of pepper
8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1) In a blender, combine eggs, milk, and butter. Add biscuit mix and pepper; cover and process for 15 seconds. Pour into a greased 9 inch pie plate. Top with bacon and cheese.
2) Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!

Hamburger Stew-Amy

This soup is just a little bit spicy! Jordan and I like it that way, but I don't think most people would. For first time makers, I would add less taco seasoning than it calls for at first and add more later if you want it. Very good and very simple!

1 pound ground beef
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 (10.75 ounce) condensed tomato soup
3 3/4 cup water
1 cup chopped onion (can add less)
4 carrots, chopped (as many as looks good)
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 (15 ounce) can pork n' beans

In a large pot, brown ground beef and drain off fat. Add remaining ingredients and simmer on low for about 30 minutes (or until veggies are tender), adding more water if needed. Serve!

Goulash Supreme-Amy

1 1/2 cup macaroni (I use whatever pasta I have, doesn't matter)
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 quart (~30 oz) stewed tomatoes
2 tsp paprika
1 TBS chili powder
1 clove garlic, minced
6 ounces tomato paste (optional)

1) In a medium pot, bring water to a boil and add pasta. Cook until done and drain water.
2) While pasta is cooking, brown ground beef and onion in a large saucepan. Drain fat. Add cooked pasta, tomatoes, paprika, chili powder, garlic and tomato paste. Heat until warm and serve!

Creamy Chicken Pasta- Emily

2 Large Chicken Breast
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 large handful of shredded cheddar cheese
milk
pasta of your choice (I usually use spaghetti or macaroni)

Cook pasta as directed on package (I buy my noodles in bulk so I don't have specific package size sorry. Just cook however much looks like enough for the number of people you are cooking for.) Dice chicken breasts into bite sized chunks. In sauce pot season chicken with garlic, onion, pepper, and seasoned salt to taste. Brown chicken. Add in soups and sour cream. Stir until creamy. Add in milk until you have the thickness you want. Lastly, add in cheese. Heat until cheese is melted. You can mix all of your sauce with your noodles or you can dish it up separately. (Mixing it all together makes it go further.)

Taco Soup-Emily

Ok, this is really fast and easy. It is also Jesse's favorite so, we have it all the time in the fall and winter. Plus, you only use one pot so cleanup is just as fast and easy!!!

1 pound hamburger
1 can corn
1 can black beans
1 can chili beans (Not Chili)
2- 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
Seasonings: onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and cumin
1 package taco seasoning
shredded cheese
tortilla chips

In a soup pot season hamburger with onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt and cumin to taste and brown it. (Literally, you don't need to measure just add until it tastes good to you.) Once meat is browned, drain off excess fat if you want (I use a very lean burger so I don't drain mine). Next add all of your cans to you browned meat. Don't drain the liquid just throw it all in. Season soup by adding one package of taco seasoning. Stir and heat until desired temp. Place in serving bowls and top with shredded cheese and crumbled tortilla chips. I sometimes put a spoonful of sour cream and salsa in my bowl as well. Enjoy!!!

* You can also blend up the corn and beans to hid them from your children that won't eat them if they know they are in there, or if you have picky husbands that don't like the texture of the beans. It will taste the exact same just a little thicker.

Pizza

This pizza recipe is yummy.  You can make the dough from scratch or buy a mix for it.  Either way is fine.   Also, we like our crust thin, so we half the dough and make two pizza's or make 1 pizza and 1 dessert pizza with cinnamon and sugar.  Just a thought.

Crust

1 cup warm water
1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
2 tsp sugar
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp vegetable oil


Combine water, yeast, and sugar in mixer. let sit 5 minutes. Add salt, vegetable oil and start mixer. Add flour.  It should be a non sticky dough. Knead on floured surface for 3-4 minutes. Spray your mixing bowl with pam put dough back in and cover and let rise for 30 mins.  Punch dough down after 30 min rise and shape into ball, roll out and stretch into crust. Place on greased pizza sheet.

Sauce:
1- 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 tbps brown sugar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp italian seasoning
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp parsely,
pepper

Put sauce on crust, cover with mozzerella and parmesan cheese (or whatever cheeses suit your fancy) and top with your favorite toppings. Bake at 450 for 15-18 minutes. I start it 1 hour before we are ready to sit down at the table.

Homemade Oreo Cookies

Cookie

1 box devil's food cake mix
2 eggs
3/4 cup shortening

Filling

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a hand mixer, combine cake mix, eggs, and shortening. Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out cookies onto baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cookies should be soft. Remove from oven and transfer cookies to cooling rack.

 With a hand mixer, combine cream cheese, butter, and sugar. frost the bottom of a cookie and then top with another cookie to make a sandwich. Continue with remaining cookies. makes about 25-30 cookie sandwiches.

Bacon Tortellini

This is TO DIE FOR but super bad for you, and it does not make good leftovers so its best if you eat it all in one sitting.

2 c. heavy cream
1 stick butter
1/4 to 1/2 c. fresh grated Parmesan cheese
Garlic powder, optional
1 Package Tortellini
8 strips cooked crumbled bacon
parsley.

Cook tortellini according to package directions. To make sauce, heat cream and butter over medium heat until butter is melted, stirring constantly. Add cheese, stirring until thickened slightly (low heat). Pour sauce over tortellini, add bacon, and parsley and serve.

Chicken Stuffing Casserole

1 box chicken flavored stuffing
1 cube butter
1 cup milk
2 cans crm of chicken soup
onion powder
1 cup frozen mixed veggies (or 1 can mixed veggies drained)
1 package chicken cooked and shredded

Place dry stove top in bowl, pour melted butter over mix, set aside. Mix remaining ingredients with chicken.  In casserole pan cover bottom with 3/4 stuffing mix. Spoon on chicken mix, and cover with remaining stuffing. Cook at 350 for 30 minutes. (This filling freezes well.  So you can double it and freeze the filling, that way you just thaw it and do the stuffing part.)

Chicken Pot Pie

 (This will make 2 pot pies and they freeze AWESOME! So eat 1 and freeze 1)

1 can crm of chicken soup
1 can crm of mushroom soup
1 small package frozen mixed veggies (or 2 cans mixed veggies drained)
4-5 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
2 packages pie shells (We like the pillsbury brand.  The generic brand is REALLY sweet) you can find them by the cookie dough and biscuits at the store)
Seasoning. I throw onion powder, garlic powder, chicken bouion, pepper, parsley, and seasoned salt in there.
a little milk (if the mix is super thick)

In a large bowl mix all ingredients. Form shells along outer edges of pie pan, fill with mix and put second piece of shell on top. Cut holes in top to vent. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until golden brown.

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas

4-5 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
1 package sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
3 small cans of diced green chilie's (we like mild not hot)
2 handfuls mozz cheese
1 handful cheddar cheese
Tortilla's

Mix all ingredients and roll in tortilla's bake at 350 for 30-45 min
(you will need to smear some mix on the bottom of your baking sheet so the bottom doesn't burn.)

Apple Crisp

Filling:

6 McIntosh apples, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch pieces

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Topping:

1 c all-purpose flour
1/2 c old-fashioned rolled oats
1/3 c granulated sugar
1/3 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c unsalted butter, melted


Mix apples, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar in bowl. Poor in baking dish. Stir together the flour, oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt until blended. Stir in melted butter until evenly moistened crumbs form. Spoon over filling.

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly.

Penne Pasta Bake

Ingredients:

1 can spaghetti sauce
1 can alfredo sauce
1 bag cheese (Mozzerella is best)
1 pound penne pasta
1 can chopped olives (optional)
chopped pepperoni (optional)

Cook pasta according to package directions. Mix sauces and cheese. stir in pasta. bake at 350 for 1/2 hour in a  9x13 pan.  You can add any veggies.  My family likes olives and pepperoni.