Chicken & Rice

This is my oldest daugthers all time favorite.  She keeps telling me all I ever fix is meat or pasta.  I asked her what she wanted for dinner and this is what she asked for.  Its perfect on a crisp fall night when you don't mind turning on the oven to warm up the kitchen.  I made it this time and everyone ate it.  Even my youngest liked the rice.  Hubby is back "off" the "modified Atkins" diet and ate all the rice from the pan.  There was 1/2 a chicken breast left and that was it. 

My photo is horrible because I took it after I dipped it up on every one's plate and their was next to nothing left in the dish.  I will update this with a good one when I ever get a better one.  Guess that is a sign of something yummy.

Chicken & Rice
1/2 bag (3 lb) of boneless skinless chicken breasts, uncooked
1 cup uncooked white minute rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/3 c water
1 tsp onion powder
pepper to taste
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese


Place rice in a 9x13 baking dish.  Add soup and water and mix well.  Add onion powder and mix.  Place chicken on top of rice and and sprinkle with pepper.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes covered.  Uncover and sprinkle cheese on top.  Put back in over long enough to have cheese melt.  Serve with rolls and salad.

Enjoy!

Party Ryes

This is one of the recipes that I have had for years and always forget to make.  They are great for parties but I hate to take them somewhere because I have to bake them on site.  Its great for holiday parties where you know the oven is going to be on and you can just turn up the heat for these and your done. 

These are also known as "Toasty Squares".  Friends from Pennsylvania nicknamed them at a party and we have called them that forever.  My father in law loves these because they have no sour cream or cream cheese in it.  Just meat and cheese on bread or so he thinks :)

Enjoy!

Party Rye's
1 loaf of party rye bread (buy mine in at the deli counter)
1 lb sausage, browned and drained
1 lb hamburger, browned and drained
3/4 lb Velveeta, cubed
1 tsp onion powder


Combine meat together in a large mixing bowl.  Add spices and combine. Melt cheese in microwave until runny.  Pour over meat and mix until combined.  Using a tablespoon slather meat/cheese mix onto a slice of rye bread.  Place onto cookie sheet.  Broil in oven for 8 minutes or until brown.  Serve hot.

You can make party rye's ahead, store in an airtight container between sheets of wax paper and freeze.  Pop them out of place frozen on the cookie sheet but add an extra 2 minutes to broil time.  You will know when they are brown that they are ready to eat :)

Stuffed Mushrooms

My mother-in-law asked me to bring appetizers for Thanksgiving this year.  My hubby's family was doing soup and appetizers the day after Thanksgiving and everyone really likes it.  She asked me specifically for my stuffed mushrooms and "toasty squares".  Both are super easy and easily transportable which I like even better :)  I grabbed everything I needed and put it in the cooler to make the trip home and realized I forgot the sausage which is one of the 4 ingredients for this recipe.  Kind of important.  Luckily my sister had 2 rolls in her freezer and I could pull it out to defrost.

These are so easy to make and only have 4 ingredients how can you go wrong with that!

Hope you enjoy!

Stuffed Mushrooms
1 large pkg of fresh mushrooms
1 4oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1 lb sausage, browned and drained
1 cube beef bouillon

Mix sausage and cream cheese until combined.  Wash mushrooms and remove stems from caps.  Be careful you don't break the caps removing the stems.  Stuff caps with sausage/cream cheese mix and place in a 9x13 baking dish.  Add bouillon cube to one cup hot water and let dissolve.  Once dissolved, pour into pan without hitting mushrooms so they have a nice wet base to sit in.  Place under broiler within your oven for about 8 minutes or starting to brown. 

Oven Roasted Potatoes

I found this fabulous recipe on Pinterest here and decided to try it on my family.  EVERYONE loved it.  I wish I had made more because I wanted more than what I got.  I did add a little cheese to the original recipe and it was just what it needed to really make it even better.  I will gladly make a double batch next time :)  Hope you enjoy!

Oven Roasted Potatoes

I forgot to take a photo of my dish!

2lbs of potatoes, peeled and sliced
3 Tbl olive oil
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
1/2 c shredded parmesan cheese

Place potatos in a 9x13 baking dish and pour olive oil over top.  Stir to coat all of the potatoes.  Sprinkle the soup mix over top and stir to coat them as well.  Sprinkle with cheese and make for 40 minutes at 450 degrees.  They will look a little burnt but that is what gives them that extra something. 

Turkey Day Treats

I found these guys on Pinterest and had to try them.  The directions were not very specific and I learned a lot from my first try.  Lauren LOVED helping me make these and they were super easy and yummy.  I wish I had greased my cookie sheet or used my baking stone because they were a little burnt on the bottom.

Turkey Day Treats
1 tube of cinnamon rolls
1 tube of biscuits
chocolate chips
colored sugar & sprinkles

Grease cookie sheets and place 4 cinnamon rolls per tray spaced plenty apart.  Cut 2 biscuits in 4ths and place one triangle per cinnamon roll.  Take remaining biscuits and cut in 3rds.  Coat 3 sides with sprinkles or colored sugar.  Do NOT roll in sugar; will burn on the bottom.  Tuck underneath cinnamon rolls.  Place chocolate chips for eyes and bake according to the cinnamon roll package directions.  (11-12 minutes at 400 degrees)

Fiesta Soup

My dear friend had this soup for us on Halloween and I immediately asked for the recipe.  It was the perfect soup on a cold, fall night to warm you up.  I normally don't like corn in soups, always reminds me of veggie soup which I am not too fond of.  But this was wonderful.  I made it for hubby and I on Saturday night and had enough to warm up for lunch today. 

I had everything in the house for this recipe which is always a plus for me.  I am forever planning on making something only to find that I am missing one ingredient when I start.  My hubby is always running to Jewel to pick up some ingredient for supper.

Hope you enjoy and Thanks Amy!!!

Fiesta Soup
1 lb Velveeta cheese, cubed
1 lb ground beef, cooked & drained
1 can (15 1/4oz) whole kernel corn, with liquid
1 can (14.5oz) diced tomatoes with green chilies, with liquid
1 can (14.5oz) diced tomatoes, with liquid
1 envelope taco seasoning

Combine all ingredients into greased 4 1/2 - 6 quart slow cooker.  Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 4-5 hours.

Serve with corn chips.