pizza cupcakes

Miles named these because he called them cupcakes....so now they are Pizza Cupcakes. :) My kids LOVE these...they could eat all of them by themselves. 

Recipe from: Pinterest (don't know the original source)

1 pkg. refrigerated biscuits

pizza sauce

cheese

pepperoni or other toppings

Flatten each biscuit out a bit and push them into a greased muffin tin. Take one tablespoon of pizza sauce and spoon it on top of the biscuit. Top with cheese and whatever topping you desire. Try using different sauces, such as alfredo and different toppings too!

Pork Tacos

I know I've sent this to everyone but this is seriously our favorite dinner dish! It is so delicious!


Pork Tacos

1 pork tenderloin* (2-3 Ibs)
1-2 cans green chilies
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2-1 TB chili powder (this would be really spicy, I only add 1/2 tsp.)
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. ground cumin
1-2 can chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes and green chilies with lime and cilantro(ROTEL)

Corn tortillas
sour cream
Cheese
Lettuce or Cabbage shredded

Put all ingredients into crock-pot except the ROTEL tomatoes,
tortillas, sour cream etc. Set on low for 8-9 hrs or set on high for 4-6
Hrs or until the pork shreds. Shred the pork in the crock-pot so it can
soak up some of the juices. When you are about ready to serve, add the
ROTEL tomatoes to the crock-pot and mix into pork. Serve with the
Corn tortillas, sour cream, cheese, lettuce etc. Anything your family
likes. You can adjust the amounts of chilies or chili powder to your
liking as well.

* If you are in a pinch and don't have a tenderloin, you
can use Pork chops as well. You can also adjust this recipe for more or
less people very easily

*We like to make ours more like a cafe rio/chipotle thing so I make black beans and rice to go with mine

Chili Dog Casserole

Yes believe it or not I am finally posting!! :) We made this when Mom and Dad were here for Christmas and really liked it and I made it for dinner again tonight. My kids love it! It's really easy too! Oh and I can't take the credit for it, I love Pinterest!


Chili Dog Casserole

2 (15 oz) cans chili with beans (I actually use the walmart brand hot dog chili sauce and it's only .50!)
1 (16 oz) package hot dogs
10 (8 inch) flour tortillas (the fajita sized ones)
1 (8 oz) package Cheddar cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Spread 1 can of chili and beans in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Roll up franks inside tortillas and place in baking dish, seam side down, on top of chili and beans. Top with remaining can of chili and beans, and sprinkle with cheese.

Cover baking dish with aluminum foil, and bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes.

Dijon Chicken with Mushrooms

This is one of the yummiest meals we've ever had...it's got such a yummy flavor. In fact, I think we're going to have it for dinner tonight!

Recipe adapted from: Rock Recipes

1 pkg. pasta (we use penne)

8 chicken tenders or 4 chicken breasts

1 cup chopped mushrooms

3 T. olive oil

4 cloves minced garlic

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 c. toasted slivered almonds

1/4 chicken broth

2 c. whipping cream

3 T. Dijon mustard

Toast your almonds, set aside.

Heat olive oil in a large heavy bottomed frying pan over medium low heat. Add chicken breasts, garlic, season with salt and pepper and continue to fry the chicken until completely cooked.

Remove chicken from pan and hold in a warm oven.

Add broth to the pan. Simmer until it's reduced by half. Add in whipping cream, dijon and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until sauce thickens enough to coat a metal spoon. 

Return Chicken to the sauce, add the chanterelle mushrooms and simmer for an additional 2 minutes. Serve over cooked linguine. Sprinkle with toasted slivered almonds.

Green Smoothie!

Ok, so pinterest is amazing! This little gem was on there and I just tried it this morning and I definitely think it is going to be my breakfast everyday!! We all love peanut butter so I thought you all would like it too, plus it's healthy!! If you're worried about the spinach, you can't even taste it! It just gives so many nutrients!!

via iowagirleats


Ingredients:

1 frozen sliced banana

1 Tablespoon peanut butter

1/2 cup 0% Vanilla Greek yogurt (or protein powder)

1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (or other kind of milk, I used skim)

4 cups baby spinach (or more, or less)

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Nutritional stats:

350 calories, 10g fiber, 21g protein


P.s. I think it would be fun if when you make the food, try to take a picture of it too! You don't always have to, but it might be fun! :)

P.p.s. If you can remember maybe we can label the post too. Like if it is a dinner beef dish, label it beef and dinner. Etc. :) (thanks Emily for doing that already!!!)

Rincomdiddi

I'm not posting a recipe but I made Rincomdiddi for dinner tonight and it brought back A LOT of memories.  With this blog, I was thinking about things we use to eat when we were little and this one is simple but one I love! 

Thanks Ashley for coming up with this blog idea!  Keep them coming!

Wingers Chicken

This stuff tastes exactly like the real thing. It's our favorite quick go-to meal when I'm in a hurry!

Recipe adapted from: Favorite Family Recipes

10 Tyson breaded chicken tenders

1/3 c. Frank's hot sauce (needs to be Frank's...others don't taste the same!)

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

1 T. water

Cook the tenders according to the package. During the last half of cooking time, make the sauce. 

Heat up hot sauce, brown sugar and water in a sauce pot until all the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temp before adding to wings OR prepare ahead of time and refrigerate. The wings turn out best if you don't pour warm sauce over them. You want it nice and thick.

Dip each piece of chicken in the sauce and plate it up. Serve with Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing.