What's for dinner: Appetizers Bob Armstrong Dip

I decided to try to make homemade Bob Armstrong dip. It turned out great. I made up my own recipe. Here is what you need:

• Velveeta 
• Taco meat
• Guacamole 
• Sour cream

First follow directions to make velveeta cheese. I melted the cheese and added water to it. Also, I browned taco meat and added taco seasoning to meat. Next, I bought ready made guacamole the brand Holy Guacamole and sour cream

First brown the meat and add the taco seasoning of your choice. Next, melt the cheese. After the cheese is melted add the meat, guacamole and a spoonful of sour cream. Mix together and serve and enjoy.

What's For Dinner: Dr. Pepper BBQ

I found this great recipe on Facebook for Dr. Pepper pork BBQ. I substituted beef for the pork. It was so good that I cannot wait to make it again. I highly recommend this one and it is so easy.

Dr. Pepper Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

·      Beef (original recipe was with pork but I substituted beef)

·      24 ounces of Dr. Pepper (2 cans)

·      1 onion cut in quarters and halved

·      2 garlic cloves minced

·      1 ½ teaspoons dry mustard

·      ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

·      Salt and pepper to taste

·      ¼ cup apple cider vinegar

·      3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce

·      BBQ sauce of choice

Instructions

·      Place chopped onions in the bottom of the slow cooker. Next. Place the beef on the top of the onions. Add garlic, ground mustard, cayenne peeper, salt pepper, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Poor two cans of Dr. Pepper on top.

·      Cook for 4-5 hours on high or 8 hours on low. I did 8 hours on low

·      Next I removed the meat and then added the BBQ sauce and cut the meat.

·      I had it sit in the bbq sauce for about 10-20 minutes and then served as a sandwich

What's for dinner: chicken peso pasta

Last Thursday I tried a new recipe that I found online. It was so good, I thought I would share it with everyone. We loved it so much we will be having it again. This is great for a cold night and so easy to make.

What you need

• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 1/4 pounds of skinless, boneless chicken breasts. Cut them into cubes
• 1 can of Campbell's condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 cup of pesto sauce
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 package of farafalle pasta (cooked and drained)

Directions

• heat the butter in a 10 inch skillet medium heat. Add the Chicken and cook until browned
• cook pasta as directed on box
• stir in the soup, pesto, and milk into the skillet the chicken is in and heat until it boils. Reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the pasta until mix is hot and bubbly 

After that it is ready to serve. I added pine nuts to ours and it really brought out the flavor. You could also add tomatoes.  I highly recommend this great recipe, and hope you enjoy it too.

What's for Dinner: Chicken and Rice

This is one of our favorite and easy meals to make. We had some friends over a week ago and had this great recipe for dinner. So here it is the best chicken and rice recipe from my Mom and Me.

Ingredients 

skinless boneless chicken breasts (2-4)
1 can Chicken broth
Uncle Ben's long grain and wild rice
bacon (3-4 strips)


Directions

In a shallow 2 quart baking dish place 3-4 strips of bacon, next place uncle Ben's Wild grain and long rice over bacon. Leave the package of seasoning out. Next, place the chicken on top of rice. Pour Chicken broth over chicken and rice, then place package of seasonings on top of the chicken. Cover with foil and cook at 350 degrees for 1- 1.5 hours. I have done it for 1.5 hours and it turns out great! This is an easy and great recipe. Hope you enjoy it!

What's for dinner: mini pizza

A few weeks back I made mini pizza's. They were easy and good. Great to make for little kids with easy ingredients.

Ingredients

One whole English muffin cut in half
Pizza sauce
Mozzarella
Toppings

Cut a whole English muffin in half. On both halves add pizza sauce using a spoon. Spread sauce on English muffin and then I added mozzarella. If you want to add another topping you can. I had mine just with cheese.

I put the oven on high broil for about 10 minutes or until crispy. The. They are ready to cool and eat. Hope you enjoy this.

What's For Dinner: Homemade Pizza

Last Friday we decided to have a pizza, and not just any pizza but a homemade pizza. It was really good and I recommend this especially if you have small children or just want to have fun as adults.

Ingredients

• pizza dough ( I used crescent thin crust pizza dough)
• mozzarella
• toppings- I used Hamburger meat
• Pizza Sauce

First pop open the pizza dough and directions for cooking are on the side of the can. After you spread out the pizza dough on a baking pan you will put the dough in to cook for about 5 minutes at the temperature it says on the can which I think was 350 degrees. While the dough was cooking I got started on my pizza topping. I chose to do hamburger meat. First I seasoned the meat with seasoning salt and then cooked it on the stove top. About the time that the meat was finished the dough was finished cooking. Next, I added the pizza sauce. I used just 1/2 cup of sauce and spread it around the whole crust. Next I added the cheese followed by the toppings. After this I put the whole pizza back in the oven to bake for about 10-12 minutes depending on your oven.

You can also add other toppings and know the pizza makes a lot but it was great. I hope you decide to make a homemade pizza the next time you are in the mood for pizza.

BLT Avocado Salad

I recently tried this new recipe that I came across the other day. I was surprised I had not thought of this idea before. It is a great summer recipe that can be easily made and light enough for the summer heat.

I made homemade ranch dressing. What you need:

• 1 cup Mayo
• 1 cup Milk
• one package of Hidden Valley Ranch packet

Put the above in a bowl and mix together for about 2 minutes then cover and put in fridge for at least half an hour.

For Salad

• lettuce ( I used shredded lettuce)
• tomato sliced
• bacon cut into small pieces
• avocado cut into small pieces

First I put lettuce on the plate then added tomato slices, bacon and avocado to the salad. I topped it off with home made ranch dressing. I highly recommend this easy summer recipe for a time when you need to make something fast.

Chicken taco's

This recipe was given to me by my friend, deals on wheels. We have loved this recipe and other friends I have shared it with agree. This is a must try and will be a new family favorite for sure.

Ingredients

• 1 package of boneless, skinless chicken
• 1 16 ounce bottle of your favorite salsa. ( I used pace salsa)
• 1 packet of taco seasoning
• 1 tomato
• 1 package of shredded lettuce
• 1 package of shredded cheese
• 1 package of tortillia's

You will need a crockpot for this simple and yummy recipe for chicken tacos.

First, you will put chicken in crockpot. For two people I used one and a half chicken breast, but if you have more people feel free to use all three chicken breasts or two of them. Next, you will pour out the package of taco seasoning on top of the chicken. Then, you will pour out the bottle of your favorite salsa, we used pace. Once the chicken is covered in the sals you will cover the crockpot and set on low for 8 hours. Before serving you will need to take two forks and shred the chicken while in the crockpot. You can do this right before serving or before you plan to serve.

After the chicken has been shredded and cut then you will add a tortilla, chicken, shredded lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. You may also choose to serve with guacamole if you wish, which is what I had done.

This makes a lot and great for leftovers. Hope you enjoy these amazing chicken tacos.

BBQ dinner

I decided to make something new and fun for dinner. I decided to try to make BBQ sandwiches for dinner. The recipe I used was so easy. Here is the link for where I found the recipe click here.

Easy BBQ sandwiches

ingredients

• 1 package of roast or round rump meat
• 1 16 ounce bottle of BBQ sauce
• garlic salt

First, I covered the meat in garlic salt. You may also use other seasonings like salt and pepper. I cut the meat in half so it would fit in the crock pot. You might have to cut it more than twice depending on the size of the meat. I did not use the onion powder, but you may if you like. 

Next, I placed the seasoned meat in the crock pot and then poured in the whole bottle into the crock pot and turned the crock pot on low and cooked for 8 hours.

Before serving shred meat with two forks and serve with a bun to make a sandwich. I paired this with a wedge salad see that post here.

It was a great meal that we will have again. 

Wedge Salad

Last night, I heated up some chicken strips and decided to add something to it. So, while looking at my friend, Tessa's blog I found a great Wedge Salad recipe. I changed it up a little.

Wedge Salad

ingredients

• 1 head of iceberg lettuce
• ranch dressing packet
• 1 cup of mayo
• 1 cup of milk
• bacon bits
• walnuts

Take the iceberg lettuce and cut in half. I cut the lettuce in half and then halved the half. But, if you are only serving the salad you can cut a smaller or bigger piece.

In a bowl pour out the dry ranch mix, the cup of mayo and the cup of milk. You will stir. The directions are also on the back of the packet. I stirred for about 2 or 3 minutes. After the mixture is smooth with little to no clumps you will put it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. You also can make this the day before and the mix is good for up to 2 or 3 weeks.

After you place the lettuce on the plate you will dribble the dressing on top and may add walnuts and bacon bits. I just guessed the amount I needed. After you add your toppings it is ready to serve. You also may use blue cheese, but I substituted the ranch dressing instead. This easy salad was a huge hit and will be in your home as well.

Ranch Chicken Strips

This is a fun and easy recipe and great for kids of all ages, especially the adult ones. I found a variation of this recipe online and added my own touch to the recipe.

What you will need

• Chicken breast strips or you can buy skinless boneless chicken breast and cut into strips
• dry ranch mix
• mayo
• shake and bake or something similar
• bake at 350 for 25-30 min.

First cut the chicken breast into strips if you need to or take the strips out of the package. Depending on how many people you are cooking for will depend on how many will be needed.

Next, dump out the dry ranch mix into a mixing bowl and add one cup of mayo to mix together. In another bowl add the shake and bake mix.

Dip the chicken into the ranch mix first and make sure the chicken is coated in the mix. Next, put the coated chicken into the shake and bake mix and put on the pan. I line the pan with foil first.

After all chicken has the ranch mix and shake and bake mix on it put it in the oven at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. Then as you take it out it will be ready to serve. May serve with bananas, grapes, or any other side you would like to use.

Chicken and Veggie Stir fry

The other night we had chicken and veggie stir fry with steamed rice for dinner. This is one of our favorite dinners. It is easy to make and does not take long to cook.

What you will need:

• mushrooms
• Chicken breast skinned and boneless ( May also purchase the sliced chicken breast strips)
• Minute Rice or your favorite kind of rice
• Red bell pepper
• green bell pepper
• carrots (optional)
• soy sauce
• vegetable oil
• cashews

First cook the rice, depending on what kind you have this might take up to twenty minutes. I used minute rice which cooks faster. Follow the directions on the side of the box as to how many servings you are going to make. I used the two servings directions.

Next, cut the skinned and boneless chicken breast into smaller pieces or use the strips and put into a pan that has one to two small cups of vegetable oil. Cook the chicken until the center is white and then take off the burner.

In another pan add the mushrooms, bell peppers, chicken, and carrots into the pan. Poor some soy sauce on top and mix together over heat for about 5 minutes until everything is coated with soy sauce. Remove from heat and add cashews if desired  add rice to serve.

What's for dinner?

I am starting my post on what's for dinner. This morning I made home made guacamole to accompany qusadellia's for dinner.

To make the guacamole I used two avocados that I took the puts out of and smashed them up I'm a bowl. I added one tomato and seasoning mix. You can use the mix from McCormick or come up with your own. After I mashed everything up and mixed it together I added lime juice to keep it until we were ready to eat it.

For the quasadellias we have a quesadilla maker. You can use one of these or do them in a pan tue Inge them as you go. We took our favorite stuff to put inside the tortilla's with cheese and cook. It was a quick and easy dinner and one of our favs to do