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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Mama's Good Ol' Meat Loaf

What You Will Need:


2 Lbs Lean Ground Beef
3 Eggs
2 Cups Crushed Cracker Crumbs
1 1/2 Cups Heinz 57 Ketchup
1 Cup Lee and Perrin's Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Onions
1 Tbsp Pepper
1 Tbsp Salt

Directions:
Pre-Heat Oven to 350 Degrees
Mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Place in a 9x9 glass oven pan and shape. Place in oven and cook for approx and hour. Top with ketchup if desired approx 5 minutes before you remove it from the oven.  (1 1/2 cups of ketchup will be mixed in with all other ingredients, so you will need extra ketchup other then the 1 1/2 cups that is listed with the ingredients) Check with meat thermometer to make sure is fully cooked. Cooking times vary depending on if you shape into normal meatloaf style or if you press it into bottom of pan and level with top of pan.

Approx Prep time: 10 minutes
Approx Cook time:45 minutes
Total Prep and Cook Time: 55 minutes
I wouldn't necessarily call this a recipe, because there is nothing to it. lol, but it is very tasty.

What You Will Need:


4-6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (Boneless Skinless Thighs if you prefer dark meat)
1 Bottle of your choice Italian Dressing
1/2 Cup Finely Crushed Cracker Crumbs (Optional)

Directions: Pre- Heat oven to 350 Degrees

Rinse chicken, lay in pan. Pour Italian Dressing over chicken and sprinkle cracker crumbs over chicken and italian dressing. Bake for 50 minutes. Serve.

Fun Style Snacks For Kids: Ants on a Log

I'm Sure everyone has heard of this one, but if not you should try it.

What You Will Need:


1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
4 Pieces of Celery
24 Raisins

Directions:
Wash celery in cool water. Fill crease's of celery with peanut butter. Then place 6 raisins on each of the peanut butter filled celery pieces across the celery stick, so that it appears to have 6 "ants" on each "log."
Your Kids will love it, and it's a great way to get them to eat something healthy. Hope you enjoy. :)

Cheesy Bacon Chicken

This recipe seems extremely complicated, but it is one of the easiest and flavorful recipes I have. I hope you Enjoy. :)

What You Will Need:

4-6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast ( boneless skinless thighs if you prefer dark meat)
1 Can Campbell's Cream Of  Mushroom Soup
1 Can Cream of Celery
3 Cups Milk
1 tsp Black Pepper
2 Tbsp Lawry's Seasoning Salt
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Onions ( or 1/4 cup dehydrated onions)
2 Cups Shredded Medium Cheddar
1 pouch of Oscar Meyer Real Bacon Bits

Directions: Pre-heat oven to 350 Degrees
Rinse Chicken Breast in cool water. Lay Chicken Breast in a 9x9 glass baking dish, sprinkle salt, pepper, and onions over uncooked chicken breast and set to the side. In a separate large mixing bowl combine milk, cream of mushroom soup and cream of celery soup, mixing until all lumps are gone. Pour Soup mixture over chicken breast, cover with foil and place in oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and add bacon bits and shredded cheddar cheese. Bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is completely melted. You may add parsley to give extra decoration. Let stand for about 5 minutes. Serve.

Approx Prep time: 10 minutes
Approx Bake time: 55 minutes
Total Prep and Bake time: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Crock Pot Quickie: Beef Roast

What You Will Need:

Crock Pot
1 Medium Chuck Roast
8 Beef Bouillon Cubes
1 Medium Onion
1 tsp Salt
Water
3 Large Peeled Potatoes (Optional)
1 Large Carrot (Optional)

Directions:

Slice onion thinly and in its normal circular shape. Place Chuck Roast, Bouillon Cubes, Sliced Onion and Salt in Crock Pot. Add water so that it is approx an inch from top of the Crock Pot. Turn on low and let cook for 6 hours and add potatoes and carrots, cook for an additional 4 hours. you may also cook on medium heat for 4 hours and add potatoes and carrots, cook for an additional 4 hours, if you desire a shorter cook time.

Approx Prep Time: 8 minutes

Note: If you are going to leave unattended for the entire cook time, DO NOT add potatoes or carrots in the beginning of cook time. The potatoes and carrots will become extremely mushy and the starches will ruin the Roast. Instead look below at these different side dish options. :)

Side Dish Suggestions: Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Peas, Green Beans, Steamed Carrots, Boiled Potatoes

Also If you would like to make a gravy to use for a mashed potato side dish or to just drizzle over the top of your meat here is a quick and easy gravy that requires only one extra ingredient.

Gravy Directions: Remove any Meat and Vegetables from your Crock Pot. Pour water that you cooked your roast into a large non stick sauce pan, bring to a boil, reduce to medium heat and add flour, while adding flour you must stir constantly as fast as you can until gravy is the consistency that you desire. Amount of flour just depends on how much of the water you have left from you roast.

Thank You for reading and I hope you enjoy. It is my husband's favorite and it is so quick and easy. Especially if you are always to busy to cook a nice meal.

Punch with a Twist

What you will need:

Punch Bowl
1 cup water
12 oz frozen Orange juice
12 oz frozen Lemonade
24 oz frozen Cran- Raspberry juice
3 Cups frozen Raspberries
3 Liters Club Soda 



Combine water, all frozen juices and frozen raspberries in a blender, blend until smooth and pour into punch bowl over ice. Slowly add Club soda.

Tongue Torching Chicken

What You'll Need:

4-6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
1/2 Tbsp Cayenne Pepper
1 Tsp Black Pepper
1 Tsp Salt
2 Tbsp Dehydrated Onions
2 Tbsp Garlic Salt
1/2 Stick Melted Unsalted Butter (Not Margarine)


Directions:Pre-Heat Oven to 350 Degrees
Rinse Chicken and Lay in Glass oven pan. In a small bowl mix Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper,Garlic Salt, Salt and Dehydrated Onions. Pour Melted Butter over Chicken in the pan covering all chicken thoroughly. Sprinkle all of the Spice mixture over the uncooked chicken and butter. Cover with foil, Bake for 45-50 minutes. Remove from Oven and serve Immediately.