Maple-Bacon Oven pancake

Breakfast is dinner for us a lot of the time.

Ingredients:
1-1/2 c packaged biscuit mix (bisquick or jiffy whatever)
1 c shredded cheddar cheese
2 eggs
3/4 c milk
1/4 c maple syrup
5 slices crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled

(This is my personal addition if you want to descretely add a veggie, you can add 1/4 or 1/2 c pureed carrot to the mix, really you can't taste the difference)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425. Grease 13x9 in pan. In bowl mix biscuit mix, half of the cheese, the eggs, milk, and syrup,(& pureed veg if desired) beat until nearly smooth. Spread in pan.

bake in oven for 10-12 mins. or until toothpick in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remainin cheese and bacon, bake for 3 more mins. cut into squares and serve with or without additional maple syrup.

Does the picture help??

Turkey and Quinoa Meatloaf

I am big fan of meatloaf but I have a hard time making it very often because the average meatloaf has about 23.5 grams of fat per serving.  We just tried this recipe and it is fantastic!  It is is about half the fat of normal meatloaf.  Quinoa is a little hard to find.  You can get it at Costco or any store like Whole Foods. I also only used a pound of ground turkey.  It is easier to find that a 20 ounce package.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup quinoa 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 large clove garlic, chopped 1 (20 ounce) package ground turkey 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce Directions: 1. Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool. 2. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 3. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute; remove from heat to cool. 4. Stir the turkey, cooked quinoa, onions, tomato paste, hot sauce, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire, egg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until well combined. The mixture will be very moist. Shape into a loaf on a foil lined baking sheet. Combine the brown sugar, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire, and 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl. Rub the paste over the top of the meatloaf. 5. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Let the meatloaf cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon water

Apricot Chicken

1 jar apricot jam
1 package dry onion soup
8 oz bottle of Russian dressing
4 chicken breasts

Mix apricot jam, dry onion soup and Russian dressing. Pour over Chicken. Bake 350 degrees for 45 min uncovered.YUM YUM!!!

Pumpkin Chocolate chip cookies

1 c canned pumpkin
1 c sugar
1/2 c vegetable oil
1 egg
2 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 c semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 c chopped walnuts (optional)

Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt. Dissolve baking soda in milk and stir in. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
Add vanilla, chocolate chips, and nuts
Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm

Chicken Or Turkey Divan

If Brad likes it anyone will like it. Keep in mind that you can adjust this recipe size to fit your family. We did it half and in a smaller 8x8 dish to feed our 3 eaters.

Ingredients:

2 pgks frozen broccoli spears
2 c cooked, sliced chicken or turkey
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 c mayonnaise
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp curry pwdr (opt)
1/2 c grated cheddar cheese
1/2 c bread crumbs
1 tbsp butter

Cook broccoli and arranged in a greased 11x7 baking dish (with florrets facing outward for looks).
Place chicken or turkey on top. In bowl combine mayo, soup, lemon juice, and curry. Pour over chicken and broccoli. Sprinkle with cheese. Combine bread crumbs and butter and sprinkle over that.
Bake 350 degrees for 25-30 min.

We didn't use curry, or bread crumbs and it still turned out pretty good!

Beefy Barbecue Macaroni

This is pretty simple to make. The first time I made it that had a lot to do with the decision, plus my son loves noodles and this is a new spin. But when I ate it myself I actually really liked it too.

Ingredients:
3 1/2 c cooked elbow macaroni
3/4 lbs ground beef
1/2 c chopped onion
3 minced garlic cloves
3/4 c barbeque sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
1 dsh cayenne pepper (opt)
1/4 c milk
1 TBLS butter
1 c shredded cheddar cheese

In a skillet cook beef, onion, and garlic until meant is not longer pink, drain. Add macaroni, BBQ sauce, pepper and cayenne; mix well. In sauce pan heat and butter over medium heat until butter is melted stir in milk and cheese until melted. Pour over the macaroni mixture and mix gently. Sprinkle with cheese if desired.

Thai Chicken Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce

This is another favorite of ours

Thai chicken stir-fry w/ peanut sauce

2 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
½ c peanut butter
½ c water
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp peanut oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp crushed red pepper
3-4 c sliced broccoli

In small bowl, blend peanut butter, water, soy sauce, and sugar; set aside. In wok or large skillet heat oil over high heat. Add garlic and pepper. Cook for 30 sec. Add chicken and cook till firm and white (about 5 min). Add broccoli and cook until bright green (about 3 min). Stir in peanut butter mixture and stir constantly till sauce is smooth (about 3 minutes). Serve over rice.

Tandoori Chicken skewers

This is my favorite way to eat chicken.  It is really, really spicy!  I usually only use half of the tandoori/spice powder.  So unless you love really spicy food only put in 1 tbsp of the tandoori powder/spice.


Tandoori Chicken Make 4 servings

1 ¼ lb chicken cut into 32 chunks
1 ¼ c plain fat-free yogurt (divided)
2 tbsp Tandoori spice
¼ tsp salt
½ c cucumbers, diced
3 tbsp mint leaves, chopped
2 c cooked rice, warm
1 med red onion, cut into 16 wedges
Put chicken, ½ c yogurt and spice mix in a Ziploc bag. Seal bag and turn to mix. Refrigerate for 1-8 hours.
To make sauce, in a small bowl stir remaining ¾ c yogurt, cucumber, mint, and salt until blended. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Preheat grill. Remove chicken from marinade and thread chicken and onions onto 8 skewers. Coat chicken and onions w/ cooking spray. Grill skewers, tuning often, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Serve skewers on rice w/ sauce.

Recipe Swap

This blog is for our recipe swap.  Please post any recipes that you want.  I have invited everyone in playgroup to be an author.   If you know of anyone that would like to join the recipe swap I just need their email address so I can invite them to be authors.  I am excited to try all of you favorite recipes :)