Alfredo Tortellini

Alfredo Tortellini

1 (8 oz) pkg cheese tortellini
1 cup ham, diced
(8 oz) cream cheese
1 pkg dry Italian dressing
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 stick butter

Add tortellini to a large pot of boiling salted water and let cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a skillet to medium heat. Add the cream cheese, butter, cream of chicken soup, Italian dressing, and milk and stir until smooth. Once smooth, add in ham and stir to coat. After the tortellini finishes boiling, drain, then add to cream sauce. Stir to evenly coat and serve warm.

REVIEW:
This was, like all of my recipes, super easy to make! It had a really good flavor and I would recommend this one for sure. The only thing I did different, was I had bought a 20 oz. pkg. of tortellini and I used about half (so a little more than the recipe called for), but I would even add a little more next time because there was a lot of sauce. But still, really good!

Strawberry Cake

Strawberry Cake

White or Yellow cake mix
Cream cheese frosting
Strawberry jam
Fresh strawberries
Red sprinkles (optional)

Mix cake mix, using directions on box. Use 8x8 or 9x9 inch pans. Let cool completely. On one half of the cake, place a thin layer of frosting. Then add a thicker layer of strawberry jam. Place the other half of the cake on top and frost the entire cake. Next add the sprinkles wherever you desire. Cut the strawberries in half and line the bottom of the cake. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

REVIEW:
OK, so this was my own "recipe" that I tried for a get together with some friends and everyone loved it! We served it with strawberry ice cream and that made it even better! You can see this would be easy to adjust to any cake mix (chocolate would be yum!) or even with different fruit. It's all up to your imagination. If you end up trying this out, let me know what you did! I would love to hear about it!!

Bacon Cheeseburger Chicken

Bacon Cheeseburger Chicken

6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, split
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup Ranch dressing
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 lb bacon (or bacon bits)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, cook bacon. When bacon is fully cooked, remove from pan. Using about 1-2 TBSP bacon grease, add chicken breasts, and saute 4 to 5 minutes each side, until lightly browned. Place browned chicken breasts in a 9×13 inch baking dish. Cover with teriyaki sauce and dressing. Sprinkle with cheese and top with bacon bits. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

Crockpot Rice Pudding with Fruit

Crockpot Rice Pudding with Fruit

4 C. skim milk

1/2 C. rice

1/4 C. sugar

1 TBSP. butter

1/8 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 C. minced drited apricots or peaches

1/8 tsp. cinnamon

Put all ingredients in crockpot. Stir well. Cover and cook on high 1 1/2 hours stirring once after an hour. Keep cover on . Add a dollop of cool whip if desired.

REVIEW:

I really like rice pudding so I thought I would give this a try (and if you can't tell, I am loving the crockpot more and more!). Anyway, this was good, but it needed a little more sugar for us. Maybe try 1/3 of a cup instead of 1/4 cup. Otherwise, quite tasty!

Winger's Sticky Fingers

Winger's Sticky Fingers

For the sauce (this covers about 8-10 sticky fingers):
3 Tbsp. Franks Hot Sauce (It has to be Franks Hot Sauce!!)
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. water

Heat up hot sauce, brown sugar and water in a saucepan until all the sugar dissolves

For the Sticky Fingers:
1 c. oil
1 pkg. frozen breaded chicken fingers

In a frying pan, heat oil and cook chicken fingers until crispy and warm. Pour sauce over. Serve with ranch.

REVIEW:
Seriously, this tastes exactly like the real thing! So yummy, so easy, and so much cheaper than going out to dinner to get these!! The only thing I did different was I didn't cook the whole package of chicken, so I used about a half cup oil instead.

Hawaiian Hamburgers

Hawaiian Hamburgers

1 can sliced pineapple
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
4 whole wheat buns
2 TBSP. pineapple juice
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. ketchup
2 drops liquid smoke

Drain pineapple, reserving 2 TBSP. juice. Make 4 patties. In a separate bowl, mix juice, brown sugar, ketchup, and liquid smoke. Pan fry patties and pineapple rings. Brush with sauce while cooking.

REVIEW:
These hamburgers were a nice refreshing twist on just our usual hamburgers. We quite enjoyed these! Easy to make, and they were good! 2 thumbs up here!

Crockpot Breakfast

Crockpot Breakfast

32 oz. frozen hash browns
1 lb. cooked lean ham, cubed
1 1/2 C. shredded cheese
12 eggs
1 C. milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
Mushrooms, peppers, and/or onions

Spray crockpot with cooking oil. Divide potatoes, ham, veggies, and cheese so you create several layers. Start with the potatoes, then ham, then veggies, then cheese. Repeat. Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over layers. Cover and turn on low for 10-12 hours. Servings: 12

REVIEW:
This was actually really good. I added some ketchup and a little sprinkle of cheese on top and it was tasty. The one thing I would try different next time would be not to cook it as long. I actually turned the crock pot off at 9 hours and I could have easily turned it off sooner.