Beefy Macaroni

BEEFY MAC

One pound of ground turkey or beef

2 cans of diced tomatoes

1 can of green chilis

one onion and bell pepper diced up

2 cups of macaroni noodles cooked

Saute bell pepper and onion. Cook and season the beef. I used taco seasoning. Cook noodles. Combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Serve with cheese and fritos. 

Pesto Sauce

Ingredients

2 cups packed fresh basil leaves

2 cloves garlic

1/4 cup pine nuts

2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1/2- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Combine the basil, garlic, and pine nuts in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add 1/2 cup of the oil and process until fully incorporated and. Season with salt and pepper.

If using immediately, add all the remaining oil and pulse until smooth. Transfer the pesto to a large serving bowl and mix in the cheese.

If freezing, transfer to an air-tight container and drizzle remaining oil over the top. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw and stir in cheese.

Spaghetti bake

Soooo easy!


Ingredients:

White onion
Spaghetti noodles
Sauce
One container of sour cream
One thing of cream cheese
One bag shredded cheese

Sauté your onion in a large pan. After done add one can of spaghetti sauce let simmer while you cook your noodles. After noodles are done, drain and place them back in the hot pan you cooked them in. Place cream cheese in there ( make sure you cube the cream cheese in small pieces so it's easy to melt ) and also have the container of sour cream. After it is melted and mixed place half of the noodles in the baking pan. Pour half the sauce and half the cheese. Then repeat. More noodles, sauce and cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes then 10 minutes with trefoil off!

BBQ Chicken

The easiest BBQ chicken recipe out there......

First, you need this

Ingredients:

a crock pot

Your favorite BBQ sauce

3-4 thawed chicken breasts

a little bit of garlic powder

An onion diced up if you like

Place everything in the crock pot and cook on low for 4-5 hours

Taco Soup

Taco Soup

Ingredients:

one pound of ground beef
one onion
one package of taco seasoning
one package of ranch dressing mix
one can of ranch beans
one can of pinto beans
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can of crushed tomatoes
1 can of corn

Brown the meat with the chopped onion. Add the taco seasoning to the cooked meat. Mix all other ingredients in a large pot. Then add the meat mixture to the pot. Season with a little bit of chili powder and pepper. Cook on low for 2 hours.

The best cake frosting ever

This is so easy and I do not think I can use canned frosting again! 




1 package of room temperature cream cheese
1 container of whipped cream
1 cup of sugar
about 1 tablespoon of vanilla


Put it all in the mixer and you are done! Its amazing!

Parmesan Meatloaf

Parmesan Meatloaf

Needed:

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium onion chopped

1 pound ground turkey or beef

1 cup of bread crumbs

½ cup of skim milk

1 large egg

3 tablespoons of ketchup

2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese

½ teaspoon of garlic powder

½ teaspoon of basil

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1 can of tomato sauce

¾ cup of grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Spray meat loaf pan with non stick spray.

In a pan heat olive oil and sauté onion until brown.

In a large bowl add ALL other ingredients EXCEPT tomato sauce and the ¾ cup of grated cheese

Mix well and add the onions too

Put into loaf pan. Add the tomato sauce and coat the top of the loaf, then add the cheese over the tomato sauce!

Bake uncovered for 60 minutes