Philly Cheesesteak Pizza

SO delicious.

Ingredients:
-pizza dough
-steak (however much you like)
-green pepper (1 or 2, depending on how you like it)
-sweet onion (1)
-mozzarella cheese (about a pack and a half)
-Worcestershire sauce (2 T)
-Italian seasoning (1/4 tsp.)
-Classico alfredo sauce (maybe 1/4 cup?)

Directions:

Prepare pizza dough.

Cook steak and cut into small pieces.


Marinate steak in Worcestershire sauce and Italian seasoning for about 15 minutes, turning once.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cook peppers and onion in a little vegetable oil.


Add steak to the pepper and onion mixture.


Spread the dough evenly onto a pizza pan.


Spread alfredo sauce over pizza dough.


Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the sauce to cover.


Spread steak, pepper and onion mixture over the cheese.


Sprinkle with some more cheese.


Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.






Mmmm... Delicious.

Korean Barbecued Beef

Ingredients

• 1 lb. beef boneless top loin or sirloin steak
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 T sugar
• 2 T sesame oil (or vegetable)
• 1/4 t. pepper
• 3 medium green onions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped (1 t. minced)
• hot cooked rice
  

Directions

1. Cut beef diagonally across grain into 1/8" slices.
2. Mix remaining ingredients except rice in medium bowl. Stir in beef until well-coated. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
3. Drain beef; discard marinade. Heat 10" skillet over medium heat. Cook beef in skillet 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until brown. Serve beef over rice.
   

Sausage Skillet

Ingredients

• 2 T oil
• 1 Kielbasa ring sausage, sliced
  
• 1 pkg. frozen diced potatoes
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat; add sausage and potatoes.
2. Cook for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
3. Sprinkle mixture with cheese; cover until cheese is melted.
   

Bread Machine Pizza Dough (from allrecipes.com)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water PLUS
• 2 T water
• 2 T oil
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 t. sugar
• 1 t. salt
• 1 pkg. active dry yeast
  

Directions:

1. Place ingredients in pan in order listed or as directed per machine instructions.
   
2. Select white dough cycle.
3. Makes 1 large pizza.
4. Top with desired toppings, and bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until crust is light brown.

For toppings we use Contadina pizza sauce, pepperoni, 1 pkg. mozzarella cheese, 1/2 pkg. Pizza cheese, and sprinkle with Pizza Seasoning and garlic salt.

Chicken Surprise

Ingredients

• bacon
• pepper jack cheese
• Italian dressing
• thawed chicken breasts
  

Directions:

1. Preheat oven or grill.
   
2. Wrap slice of cheese around chicken, and then wrap chicken and cheese with bacon. Try to fully cover the cheese. Secure with toothpick, continue until all chicken is done.
3. Pour enough dressing over the chicken to fill the bottom of the dish.
4. If you'd like, put cheese on top of the bacon when it's close to being done.
5. Bake or grill until done.

Modification: Put some barbecue sauce on the chicken before adding the bacon! We like to serve ours on ciabatta rolls. YUM.

Grandma Lila's Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2-2 lb. round steak
• 2 T cooking oil
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 t. sugar
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/4 t. pepper
• 1/4 t. ground ginger
• 4 tomatoes or 1 can (16 oz)
• 2 large green peppers, cut into strips
• 1/2 cup water, cold
• 1 T cornstarch
• cooked noodles, rice or potatoes
  

Directions:

1. Cut beef into 3"x1" strips; brown in oil in skillet. Transfer to a slow cooker.
2. Combine the next seven ingredients; pour over beef.
3. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender.
4. Add tomatoes and green peppers; cook on low for 1 hour longer.
5. Combine the cold water and cornstarch to make a paste; stir into liquid in slow cooker and cook on high until thickened.
6. Serve over rice, noodles or potatoes.

makes 6-8 servings

Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. stew meat
• potatoes
  
• baby carrots
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can beef broth
  

Directions:

1. Put stew meat in crockpot.
2. Chop potatoes into quarters and put in the pot (depending on how many you want).
3. Chop onion (to your liking) and add to pot.
4. Add baby carrots to pot.
5. Mix cream of mushroom soup and beef broth in separate bowl, then pour over the other ingredients in the crockpot.
6. Cook on low for 8-9 hours.
   

Baked Potato Soup

INGREDIENTS
3 bacon strips
1 small onion, chopped (or just use a bit of onion powder)
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
pinch red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cans Swanson's chicken broth (low sodium)
Red potatoes (add as many as you'd like. We like ours with lots of potato.)
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco
Shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Set bacon aside. Saute onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Stir in flour, salt, basil and pepper; mix well. Gradually add broth. Bring to boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, cream and hot pepper sauce; heat until boiling, cook 10 minutes on medium heat. Garnish with bacon and cheese.

Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Bake (from BlairWaldorf)

Ingredients:

1 box penne pasta, cooked and drained
2 cups frozen broccoli, cooked in with the pasta the last 5 minutes
2 chicken breasts, diced and cooked
1 jar Alfredo sauce (Classico Garlic Alfredo)
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 T butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Coat one 9x13 baking dish with a thin layer of alfredo sauce.

3. In a medium mixing bowl (I just used the spaghetti pot after it'd been drained.) mix pasta, broccoli, chicken, garlic and alfredo.

4. Pour in dish and top with the cheeses.

5. Cut butter into small pieces and scatter on top of pasta mixture.

6. Bake for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly.

Stir Fry Beef and Broccoli

Ingredients

1/2 c. cold water
2 T cornstarch
2 T soy sauce
1 lb. beef boneless sirloin steak
2 T vegetable oil
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 package (16 oz.) frozen chopped broccoli
1 c. orange juice
3 cups hot cooked rice

Directions:

1. Mix water, cornstarch, and soy sauce.

2. Cut beef with grain into 2-inch strips; cut strips across grain into 1/8" slices.

3. Heat 12" skillet or wok over medium-high heat until hot. Add oil; rotate skillet to coat side.

4. Add beef, ginger, and garlic powder; stir fry about 3 minutes or until beef is brown.

5. Add broccoli; stir fry 2 minutes.

6. Stir in orange juice; heat to boiling.

7. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir about 1 minute or until thickened.

8. Serve with rice.

Nacho Spuds (Rachael Ray)

Ingredients:

2 large baking potatoes, slicked into 1/2" thick rounds (this really depends on how much you want to make)
2 1/2 T extra virgin olive oil
Salt and Pepper
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed (we omitted this)
2 T taco Seasoning (we used a pack of Ortega seasoning)
1 8-oz. pkg. shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup grape tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
Sour Cream and Lettuce, for serving

Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the potatoes with 2 T olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer and bake until golden, about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add the remaining 1/2 T olive oil and the ground beef and cook, breaking up the meat until browned. Mix in the beans, taco seasoning, and 2 T water. Lower the heat and simmer, sitrring, until heated through.

Take the potatoes out of the oven. Sprinkle half the cheese on top of the potatoes. Spoon on the meat mixture, then top with the tomatoes and remaining cheddar. Place in the oven and turn off the heat. Let stand until the cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with the sour cream and lettuce.

Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients: (makes 6)

2 chicken breasts (You could substitute ground beef for this if you'd like.)
1 package Ortega taco seasoning
3/4 c. water
Flour Tortillas
1 can Enchilada sauce
Cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Cut the chicken into small cubes. Cook until done in a skillet.

2. When chicken is cooked, add the water and the taco seasoning. Stir until thickened.

3. Warm the tortillas.

4. Put chicken in the tortillas and roll them up. Place in baking dish.

5. Pour can of enchilada sauce over the whole dish.

6. Cover with as much cheese as you want.

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

8. Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1 inch strips or chunks
• 2 large onions, quartered and sliced thinly
• 1 apple, chopped into cubes
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce or Tamari
• 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/3 cup chicken broth or water
• hot cooked rice

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients, except rice, together in the slow cooker/Crock Pot. Cover and cook on low from 6 to 8 hours, or until chicken is tender. Serve over rice.

Crockpot chicken and rice recipe serves 4.

Chicken Linguine Alfredo

This was the best tasting chicken alfredo we've ever had.

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
1 pkg. whole wheat linguini
1 jar Classico alfredo sauce
Canadian steak seasoning
frozen broccoli

Directions:

1. Boil water and cook pasta as directed on package.

2. Cook chicken and Canadian steak seasoning in pan over medium-high heat until cooked.

3. Pour alfredo sauce over the chicken and stir to mix. Continue to cook until heated.

4. Add broccoli to pasta and water when there's about 5 minutes left for the pasta to cook.

5. Drain pasta and broccoli and put back in the pan.

6. Pour alfredo and chicken mixture over pasta and mix.

7. Enjoy!

The Yummiest Steak Ever

Prep Time:
5 min

Total Time:
21 min

Makes:
4 servings

2 tsp. each brown sugar, garlic powder and onion powder

1 tsp. coarse ground black pepper

4 beef tenderloin steaks (6 oz. each)

1 Tbsp. oil

PREHEAT grill to medium-high heat. Mix brown sugar and seasonings.

BRUSH steaks with oil. Sprinkle seasoning mixture evenly over both sides of steaks; press gently into steaks to secure.

GRILL 6 to 8 minutes on each side or until cooked through.

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Grilled Potatoes

Put seasonings in with slices/cubes of potatoes in a foil packet. Grill for 30-35 minutes. We used olive oil, parmesan cheese, italian seasoning and garlic powder.

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Grilled Asparagus

1. Preheat grill for high heat.


2. Lightly coat the asparagus spears with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


3. Grill over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or to desired tenderness.

Space Aliens' Baked Potato

Ingredients:

Baked potatoes

Ranch Dressing

Cajun Spice Seasoning

Tomato

Cheddar Cheese

Bacon Bits

Cook the potato. Combine some ranch dressing with the cajun seasoning mix (to your taste). Chop the tomato into small pieces. Put all ingredients on top of the baked potato. Enjoy!