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Pizza Pinwheels

Posted at EST by 1 Comment 5 Sep

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PIzza Pinwheels

 

These were SO good.  I can’t wait to make them again.  We love pizza in our house, in all forms so this was just a new form to try it in!

Next time we might try it with other toppings so swap out the pepperoni or add your other favorites.

 

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Pizza Pinwheels
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Recipe type: snack
Cuisine: snack
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Ingredients
  • 1 Canned Pizza Dough
  • 3 oz Pepperoni
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
  • ½ cup Pizza Sauce
  • Oregano
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat Oven to 350 F.
  2. Unroll pizza dough.
  3. Sprinkle with cheese and top with pepperoni.
  4. Sprinkle with Oregano and grated parmesan cheese.
  5. Roll to create a long pizza roll.
  6. Slice into 1 inch thick slices.
  7. Place onto a baking sheet, cut side down.
  8. Sprinkle with additional grated parmesan cheese.
  9. Bake 13 - 17 minutes or until it begins to turn golden brown.
  10. Remove pinwheels from cookie sheet.
  11. Heat Pizza Sauce for dipping.

 

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Spicy Shrimp on Cucumber

Posted at EST by 2 Comments 30 Aug

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Spicy Shrimp on Cucumber

 

Fair warning that these are SPICY.  My husband says it’s a GOOD spicy but keep in mind he dips everything in hot sauce- so for him to say it’s spicy means it’s REALLY spicy.

Back story to this recipe- my daughter planted a cucumber seed this spring.  She was so excited Before I realized it, she had planted it right beside the back deck.  I honestly didn’t think it would survive but survive it did!  It took over the entire area.  We never saw a single cucumber.  We saw flowers bloom and disappear but never any cucumbers.  We thought it was just a dud plant…until the other morning!

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She found 4 HUGE cucumbers on her plant!  She was so excited (that’s her OMGosh face).  So I’ve been coming up with ways to use these before we find 4 more!

We were having blackened shrimp for dinner and when plating it they looked pretty sad and lonely so I decided to put the shrimp on TOP of the cucumber slices I had set aside for the dinner salad just to give the plate a little color, to take the pictures for the post.  When my husband came by he snatched one off the plate- cucumber and all and began RAVING about how delicious it was!  So what I was using as a garnish became part of the dish. He was standing guard over the serving plate until I was done taking pictures and he ate them all just standing there.

Again I warn- these are spicy.  As I was cooking , the steam alone had me sweating so proceed with caution!

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Pressure Cooker Mac ‘n Cheese {InstaPot}

Posted at EST by Leave a Comment 27 Aug

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I was pretty skeptical that I could make a delicious Mac and Cheese in my InstaPot but I scoured a ton of recipes and picked out what I thought would be the best from each one.  Let me tell you this is now MY  Mac n Cheese recipe!  I don’t think I will ever make it any other way ever again!  I put mine in a baking dish and sprinkled with parmesan and baked for just a few minutes to crisp up the edges.

If a pressure cooker scares you – really look at the new ones!  They have so many safety features that the old fashioned ones didn’t!  I highly recommend the InstaPot  for busy families.  I’ve taken a frozen roast from freezer to table in just over an hour! It’s the hero of my kitchen!

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Pressure Cooker Mac 'n Cheese {InstaPot}
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Recipe type: side
Cuisine: side
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 16 oz dry elbow macaroni
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tsp salt
  • Black pepper to taste
  • Paprika to taste
  • 4 cups water
  • 12 oz evaporated milk
  • 16 oz sharp cheddar
  • Grated Parmesan
Instructions
  1. Put the macaroni, butter, salt and water in the pressure cooker. Lock lid and cook at high pressure for 4 minutes. Quick release pressure.
  2. Place pressure cooker on saute and stir in evaporated milk.
  3. Slowly add cheese about ½ cup at a time, stirring as it melts.
  4. Keep it in low mode for about 5 minutes longer to thicken sauce.
  5. If you like a crispy topping, remove from the pot and place in a baking dish. Top with breadcrumbs and grated parmesan. Bake at 400 for a few minutes until the top crisps up.
 

 

 

Don’t want to use a pressure cooker? You can make this in the stove and oven but it takes a little longer!

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Cream Cheese Stuffed Brown Sugar & Caramel Bites

Posted at EST by 1 Comment 26 Aug

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Cream Cheese Stuffed Brown Sugar & Caramel Bites

 

I will never make regular cinnamon rolls again (okay I probably will…. but these will be made a LOT).  These are oh so gooey and delicious!  I love cream cheese, I love caramel and I love brown sugar.  This reminds me of Caramel Sticky Buns but with a lot less work!

The first step is to create a whipped cheese cake to stuff inside these Lick-Your-Fingers-Clean bites.

Cream Cheese Stuffed Brown Sugar & Caramel Bites

Whipped cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.  Good enough to eat on it’s own.  Don’t eat too much- you’ll want to fill these!

Cream Cheese Stuffed Brown Sugar & Caramel Bites

Roll the canned biscuits out really thin and cut each one in half. That’s going to be the wrapping of the cream cheese.

Place a spoonful onto each half and pinch it closed tightly and place with the pretty side up in a greased muffin tin.

Cream Cheese Stuffed Brown Sugar & Caramel Bites

Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top. Bake and allow to cool in the muffin tin.

Cream Cheese Stuffed Brown Sugar & Caramel Bites

Drizzle with caramel sauce and enjoy!

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Cream Cheese Stuffed Brown Sugar & Caramel Bites
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Recipe type: dessert
Cuisine: dessert
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 canned biscuits
  • brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • caramel sauce
  • cooking spray
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. With a mixer, whip the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  3. Roll out biscuits until very thin. Cut each into half.
  4. Place a spoonful onto the center of each biscuit half.
  5. Pinch tightly closed.
  6. Place pretty side up in the greased muffin tin.
  7. Bake 11- 14 minutes or until golden.
  8. Sprinkle the tops with cinnamon and brown sugar.
  9. Allow to cool and drizzle with caramel sauce. Enjoy.
 

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Grilled Peaches with Blackberry Sauce

Posted at EST by Leave a Comment 22 Aug

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grilled peaches with blackberry sauce

 

We had a pint of blackberries that were getting a little soft so we decided to make a grilled dessert – they were so delicious and I was so happy that we didn’t have to dump them in the compost pile!

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Grilled Peaches with Blackberry Sauce
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Recipe type: dessert
Cuisine: dessert
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cup fresh blackberries
  • 3 tbs water
  • 4 tbs sugar
  • 2 Peaches, halved and pitted
  • 2 tbs butter, melted
  • Vanilla Ice Cream
Instructions
  1. Heat the grill to medium heat.
  2. In a small sauce pan, smash blackberries. Add water and sugar and heat over low heat. If you want a smoother sauce, use a food processor to puree the blackberries before heating.
  3. Brush peach halves with melted butter and grill peach halves for 5-10 minutes. Be careful not to char the peach but you want it soft.
  4. If necessary, turn the grill burners off to cook a little longer with indirect heat.
  5. Serve peaches topped with ice cream and blackberry sauce.
 

Grilled Peaches with Blackberry Sauce

 

 

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Chicken and Buttered Pasta

Posted at EST by Leave a Comment 14 Aug

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We LOVE pasta in my house but were kind of getting burnt out with red sauces.  So having a hefty pile of butter in the freezer I decided to try butter in the freezer I decided to mix it up.

This came out so delicious and using fresh summer produce made it even better!  You can skip the entire chicken cooking part using precooked chicken strips and cutting it up (even using frozen ones).

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Chicken and Buttered Pasta
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Recipe type: entree
Cuisine: entree
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb chicken breast, diced
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • salt, pepper to taste
  • 1 box fettaccini pasta, cooked and drained
  • 1 tsp garlic, minced
  • Parmesan cheese (grated, shredded or shaved
  • 5-6 grape tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 1 green pepper diced
Instructions
  1. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  2. In saute pan, heat 2 tbsp butter. Add chicken and saute until cooked through.
  3. Remove chicken and add garlic, tomatoes and green peppers. Saute until soft.
  4. Add remaining 2 tbsp butter and garlic. Stir for about one minute.
  5. Add the cooked pasta to the pan and stir until pasta is heated through.
  6. Replace chicken and toss until pasta and chicken are hot throughout.
  7. Top with parmesan cheese.
 

Chicken Pasta

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Mexican Pizza Recipe

Posted at EST by 3 Comments 5 Aug

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mexican pizza

 

We are a taco-eating family but I’ve been working REALLY hard to mix it up and serve different, even if just slightly, things.  Last night instead of the usual taco shells, meat and cheese we made Mexican Pizzas.  They were a hit!

 

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Mexican Pizza Recipe
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Recipe type: entree
Cuisine: mexican
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Ingredients
  • 16 oz can refried beans
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 pkg taco seasoning mix
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • flour tortillas, 3 per serving
  • shredded Mexican Blend cheese
  • Jar Taco Sauce
  • Optional toppings; sour cream, chopped tomatoes, green onions, diced chilies, avocado, black olives
Instructions
  1. In large skillet, brown the ground beef . Rinse fat of and add seasoning packet and water according to directions. Leave on low.
  2. Heat refried beans.
  3. Place a small amount of oil in a large skillet and heat over medium heat. Place tortilla in oil ad fry and then flip (about 10-15 seconds per side). Drain on paper towels.
  4. Place tortilla on plate and smear with heated beans, add in any toppings you wish.
  5. Top with a second tortilla and spread with ground beef and any desired toppings.
  6. Top with a third tortilla, smear taco sauce on top and cheese.
  7. If desired, heat in the oven at 350F for a few minutes to melt the cheese, however since all the items are hot it't not necessary.
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Chicken & Peppers Calzone Recipe

Posted at EST by Leave a Comment 3 Aug

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CHicken and Peppers Calzone

 

Ok YUM.  Yum. Yum.  That’s all I can say about this!  It was so easy too!

The best part is that Harris Teeter has their dough balls on sale for $1 each this week so skip the kneading and get a head start on making these Chicken & Peppers Calzones! You could even sub in canned chicken instead of cooking fresh.

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Chicken & Peppers Calzone Recipe
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 16 oz Pizza Dough (homemade or refrigerated)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 Cup Ricotta Cheese
  • 1½ cup mozarella cheese, shredded
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • ½ tsp basil
  • Pinch red pepper flakes
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Cooked Diced chicken, about 1 cup
  • 1 Bell Pepper, diced
  • ½ small onion, diced
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425F.
  2. In a skillet with a little olive oil saute the pepper and onion.
  3. Salt and Pepper.
  4. Once cooked until soft, add the chicken to the pan and stir.
  5. Divide dough into 4 pieces and roll or pat into 4 circles.
  6. Mix 2 eggs, ricotta, mozarella, oregano and basil together. Reserve some basil and oregano for topping.
  7. Smear the cheese mixture on half of each dough circle.
  8. Top with chicken, peppers and onions.
  9. Fold the dough over and pinch edges closed with a fork.
  10. Beat the remaining egg.
  11. Brush over the top of dough and sprinkle with oregano and basil and red pepper flakes.
  12. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
  13. Serve hot with marinara sauce for dipping.
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Philly Cheesesteak Flatbread Sandwich

Posted at EST by Leave a Comment 20 Jul

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Philly Cheesesteak Flatbread sandwich

 

My husband loves Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches and I love making new versions of them in different ways.  Using flatbreads to make these sandwiches out of deli meat was so easy and fast!  The super thin slices made a tender sandwich with just enough crunch to make it delicious!

And the Flatbreads are BOGO at Harris Teeter and deli meat an eVIC offer!  (find all the deals at Harris Teeter here)

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Philly Cheesesteak Flatbread Sandwich
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 2 Foldable Flatbreads
  • 6 Slices Roast Beef Slices
  • 2 Slices Provolone Slices
  • 1 Colored Pepper, sliced tin
  • Olive Oil
  • Black Pepper
  • Salt
  • Oregano
Instructions
  1. Slice the Roast Beef into thin square slices.
  2. Heat a pan with a little olive oil over medium heat.
  3. Add the peppers and cook until softening. Add in the beef, season with salt, pepper and oregano.
  4. Cook until the meat begins to crisp around the edges.
  5. Place a slice of cheese on the bread, top with beef and peppers.
  6. Fold and enjoy.
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White Chicken Lasagna

Posted at EST by 3 Comments 17 Jul

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white chicken lasgna

I am so excited to share this recipe because it’s delicious!  I love lasagna but sometimes I like to change things up and this change up was delicious.

Did I say that it was easy?  Even easier if you use oven ready noodles! I made mine in several smaller dishes instead of one big 9×13 so I could freeze the rest!

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White Chicken Lasagna
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, shredded
  • 16 oz pkg Lasagna noodles
  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 12 oz Ricotta (or cottage cheese)
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 16 oz jar Alfredo sauce
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • salt
  • pepper
Instructions
  1. Spray 9x13 in glass baking pan with cooking spray.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  3. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta according to directions and drain.
  4. In a bowl, mix chicken, ricotta, basil, thyme , beaten eggs and ¾ of the jar of alfredo sauce. Mix together.
  5. In the 9x13 pan, place lasagna noodles with edges overrlapping.
  6. Place chicken mixture over the noodle layer and spread evenly.
  7. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over mixture.
  8. Repeat layering noodles, mixture.
  9. Place a final layer of noodles and top with remaining alfredo sauce, mozzarella.
  10. Salt and Pepper to taste.
  11. Bake 50-60 minutes until top is brown and bubbling.
 

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