Rolled up lasagna

This is a GREAT recipe to make when you have company.  It is one of those recipes that can easily be added to for having extra people over.  It is lasagna with a twist!

What I used:
1lb ground beef
10 lasagna noodles, uncooked
1 jar green pepper and mushroom spaghetti sauce
1 package cream cheese, softned
1 1/4 cup cheese, shredded

Get your water boiling for your pasta and start browning your beef.  Once your water is ready add pasta and let cook until softened. 
Once meat is browned add 1/2 of sauce and all of cream cheese.  Cook until creamy.
In a glass baking dish, spray with non-stick cooking spray and spread just a small amount of sauce from jar into bottom of dish.  Once pasta is cooked and cooled a bit lay out each noodle and spread enough meat mixture onto each noodle to cover the noodle, top with a small amount of cheese and roll up.  Place in baking dish and once all the noodles are rolled up and placed in dish, top with remaining sauce and cheese.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 20 min.  Remove foil and cook a remaining 10 minutes. 
Before being cooked this is what it would look like.

The finished product.....Sooooooo yummy!

Midwest Chicken legs!

This recipe is SOO scrumptious and though it involves a bit more work than if you had to plop these legs in the oven, I must admit, it does keep your house cooler by cooking them on the stove.  Living in the desert that is a deal breaker for me :)  Keeping the oven turned off on hot summer days is always welcome!

What I used:
4 chicken legs
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. garlic
1 tsp. crushed red pepper
3/4 cup bbq sauce
1 Tbsp. veggie oil

In a large resealable plastic bag add your flour, garlic and red pepper.  Add chicken legs and after sealing bag shake to coat. 













Pour oil into skillet and turn stove onto med-high.  Place chicken legs in oil and cook.

Turning once to brown both sides

Once chicken is browned, add bbq. sauce and turn to med-low and cover.  Cook for 25-30 min. or until cooked through turning chicken once.














The end result is chicken that is bursting with flavor and incredibly juicy!

Chicken Mushroom Melts

Sunday and Wednesday are busy days in our household so I am always looking for quick and tasty meals for those days!  Something that doesn't take long to make but  something that won't make me lose any flavor.  These open faced sandwiches are SO delicious!  The soy sauce mixed with the garlic just really brings out an amazing taste!  You must give it a try!  You will not be sorry you did!

What I used:
1/2 loaf of French bread, sliced thinly
1 boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped into very small pieces
1 can mushrooms
2 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
butter and garlic powder for bread
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
Shredded Cheese

Pour your oil in the skillet and add your chicken and mushrooms

Cook for about 5 minutes then add soy sauce

In the meantime butter your sliced bread and add garlic powder, enough to taste and place in the oven set to high broil.  Be sure to keep an eye on the bread because it will not take long to bake.

Once your mushrooms and chicken are cooked add the heavy whipping cream and stir together.  Do not boil.  Cook on low heat until sauce is a little thicker.

Spoon mixture onto bread slices and top with cheese.  Pop in the oven for a minute or two longer to melt the cheese.

So delicious!!!  It tasted even better than it looks!

Mandarin Pork Chops

This recipe is simply tasty!  I don't know if you are a fan of fruit in your hot meals, I know some people aren't, but if you do enjoy it, this would be a great recipe to try! 

What I used:
4 boneless pork chops (4 oz. each)
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. prepared mustard
Sprinkling of salt and pepper
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tbsp. butter

Drain your oranges but reserve the juice and set aside.

Mix together cornstarch and 3 Tbsp. of juice.  Save the rest of the juice, you will use it later.

Mix together next 7 ingredients and rest of juice.

Get our butter melting in your skillet turned to med-high heat

Add chops and cook turning once













Now add your ketchup mixture and cook with chops until pork chops are cooked through. (About 10 more min.)













Remove pork chops and add cornstarch mixture and oranges.  This sauce will thicken quickly so you must stir constantly.

Voila, another GREAT tasting meal!  The sauce tastes really great over rice as well.

From our table to yours, bon appetite!