Cornbread Chili Casserole

 I found the original recipe over at Mommy's Kitchen. And, of course I tweaked it to my liking and it turned out great. I totally forgot to take pictures while I was preparing this, so I only got a few pictures of it once I took it out the oven.

Cornbread Chili Casserole

1 lb. ground Turkey, browned, (drained)
½ cup chopped onion
1 can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
2 (15 oz) cans of Beans of your Choice (I used Ranch Style and Kidney Beans (drained the kidney beans)
approx ½ - tsp. Garlic powder
approx 3 - tsp. chili powder (I suggest you season to your liking)
approx ½ - tsp. garlic salt
salt & pepper
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup or a little less, additional cheddar cheese for batter (optional)
2 - packages Jiffy Corn Muffin

Mix Brown turkey meat with onion and season. Add Tomatoes, Beans and additional seasonings (opt.)
Simmer for 15 minutes.

Put into greased 9x13 pan and sprinkle cheese on top of meat. Mix corn bread mix according to box directions. (I added some cheese in the corn muffin mix before pouring it on top)

Pour corn muffin mix on top of the chili and cheese cover completely. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Mexican Chicken Bake

This recipe was full of deliciousness, my whole family enjoyed it. It is fairly quick and easy to make-I found the original recipe over on Six Sisters Stuff, they called theirs Texas Ranch Chicken. For my recipe I just tweaked it a bit and made it my own.
 Only thing is the chicken I boil, season and shred my own chicken so that does take a bit of time. But, you could easily prep the chicken before hand or just do what I do. It's worth it, because the flavor is so much better when you boil it and season the chicken.

What You Need:

• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced (opt.)
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (season w/ garlic powder, salt/pepper ect)
• 1 can cream of celery soup
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 can Rotel, undrained
• 1 Tablespoon chili powder
• 12 Flour tortillas, cut into 1-inch long strips
• 2 cups shredded Cheese (Colby/ Monterrey)

 

Directions:

 

1. Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees

 

2. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute onion, peppers in oil until tender. Add garlic and saute for a few more minutes. Stir in chicken, soups, Rotel, and chili powder

 

3. Line your baking pan with half of the tortilla strips. Top with half of the chicken mixture and 1 cup of cheese, then Repeat layers

 

4. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

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Hashbrown Casserole

I've made this a lot and it is by far one of my kids favorite things. Its great because it can be a side dish or the main meal. And, it goes well with any meat and is great for any holiday side dish as well.

Ingredients:

20-36oz-Large bag of Hashbrowns (frozen or thawed)
8oz-Sour Cream
1 Can of Cream of Chicken
1 Stick of Butter (Melted-I melt mine in my pan so it greases my pan & pour the melted butter in mixture.)
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheese (about 2 hand fulls)

Directions:

In a large bowl mix together the Hash browns, sour cream, Cream of Chicken, melted butter, and about a hand full of cheese. Mix Well
Pour/ Spoon your mixture into your butter greased pan and sprinkle the remainder of the cheese on top.
Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350-400 degrees or until cheese starts to bubble and brown.

Frito Pie Bake

This was the perfect Saturday dinner for my family this past weekend. It was good and easy to make, and just right for a Saturday meal. Of course everyone already knows how to make Frito pie, but when I came across the original recipe over at Pearls, Handcuffs and Happy Hour (cute name huh?) it stood out to me because it included beans and required baking. I must say that next time I make this I won't bake the chips with it, something about that texture I didn't care for but the meat mixture was delicious both of my girls loved it, so next time I will just pour the meat mixture over the chips. I made it with ground Turkey instead of ground Beef, so if your using beef be sure to drain your meat.



Frito Pie Bake

1 lb. lean ground  Turkey (or beef)

1 can pinto beans

1 can tomato sauce

1 can diced tomatoes

1 pkg. taco seasoning {I used McCormick’s}

1 cup shredded cheese

3 1/2 cups Frito's

1 1/4 cups sour cream

First brown the meat (drain it if using beef), return it to the pan, and stir in the beans, tomato sauce, taco seasoning, and 1/4 (I used a hand full) cup of the cheese.

 

 

Sprinkle 1 cup of the Frito’s on the bottom of a well greased 8x8 baking dish.

 

Cover the Frito’s with the meat mixture.

 

Bake at 350-400 for about 20 minutes and remove from oven. Now spread the sour cream over the meat mix and top with the remaining Frito’s and cheese.

 

Return to oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes.  Cover with foil and return to bake. The cheese will get a little crispy on top of the Frito’s if you don't cover it- Bake, and remove! I topped ours with Sour Cream, Salsa and Jalapenos and a side dish of corn .

 

Step By Step:

 

What you will need

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stuffed Peppers

I made these for dinner Sunday night and they were so good!! I have tried different recipes for stuffed peppers, and they were just alright. But, this one I came up with and it is just about perfect and I can't say enough how delicious they were.

Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients:

1 Pound Ground Turkey (or beef if using beef you will have to drain)
4-5 Bell Peppers ( I used red, yellow & green )
1 Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 small onion Chopped
1 Cup cooked rice
1 1/2 tsp of minced Garlic
1/2 to 1 cup shredded Cheese (add a little extra for topping)
Seasonings to your taste ( I used a little salt/pepper/ garlic powder)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees
Saute your chopped onions, and minced garlic until tender then add in your ground turkey and cook/brown until crumbly done (I boiled/ cooked my rice in a separate pot while the meat was browning).

Then, add your Cream of Mushroom, cooked rice, and cheese- season & mix well

Then you want to remove the tops of your peppers and remove the seeds. if you haven't already and then rub salt on the inside of the peppers, then place them in your baking dish.

Now, you want to stuff the peppers almost to the top, spooning the mixture inside
Bake at 350-400 for about 30- 45 minutes (until the peppers start to warp down).

Remove from oven and top each pepper with cheese and then place them back in the oven for 5-8 minutes.
Remove and Serve!!

 

Step By Step:

 

What you will need



Cut tops, remove seeds and rub inside with salt



Saute onion, garlic; then add in meat

 


Mix onion, garlic, meat, cheese and rice (add your seasonings)



Stuff with mixture, then bake and top with cheese



Simple Tilapia

My house is a lover of seafood and we all love fish. But, we normally only cook it one of 3 ways. So I'm always searching the net to find new ways to cook fish. I found this original recipe over at Pearls, Handcuffs and Happy Hour & its one of  Paula Deens original recipes . Its very simple and the ingredients are all things I had on hand, I did tweak the recipe just a bit to my families taste.

Ingredients:

 

4-6 tilapia fillets

Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder to taste (lightly)

1 cup chopped onions

1 green {or red} bell pepper, chopped

1 stick butter, melted

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (I used a tad bit more)

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese ( I used a little less)

 

 

Directions:

 

Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees. Season the fish with salt/ pepper/ garlic powder. Spread the onions & pepper in a 13x9 baking dish and place the fish on top.

Pour the butter on and then the Worcestershire sauce on the fish.

Bake for 12-18 minutes {or until cooked through}. Remove pan from oven & sprinkle the fish with the Parmesan cheese. 

Place bake in the oven for about 2-5 minutes or until cheese browns. 

Remove and serve with peppers & onions on top of fish.

 

I served rice and green beans with ours.

 

 

Step By Step:

What you will need

Season the fish. Spread the onions & pepper in a 13x9 baking dish and place the fish on top.
Pour the butter and then the Worcestershire sauce on the fish

Bake for 12-18 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from oven & sprinkle the fish with the Parmesan cheese. Place back in oven for about 2-5 minutes.
 



Serve

Turkey Tenderloin

I saw this what I call a Turkey Roast at the store the other day and decided I would give it a try. There really isn't much of  a recipe to make it, no ingredients as the tenderloin was already seasoned, once it got done I just poured some BBQ sauce over it and sliced it. This was a great value I think I only paid like $6 for it and it had 2 tenderloins inside. I paired it with baked potatoes and cabbage for an easy fulfilling week night dinner. This had to be one of the easiest dinner to prepare. And, best of all it was a healthy full dinner.

Ingredients:
Turkey Tenderloin
BBQ (optional)

Directions:
Heat oven to 350-400 degrees, wrap your tenderloin in foil.  (This helped keep it juicy and tender)
Bake for about 1 hour or until done, checking it ever so often to be sure you don't need to add water to it.
Once, baked and tender enough to shred with a fork, pour a little BBQ sauce over it and bake for another 5 minutes and then serve.

That's it, we had baked potatoes with ours, so I just wrapped my potatoes in foil and baked them in the oven at the same time as the tenderloin and they were both tender and done at the same time.

Dinner is Served

Sweet Turkey Meatloaf

I am a huge fan of Meatloaf, I always have been. My dad used to make a it growing up and to this day he still makes the best meatloaf I've ever had. I'm always on the search for different types of meatloaf and this one ranks in second place of my favorites that I've made. The pictures really don't do it justice.

Sweet Turkey Meatloaf

Ingredients:

1 pound of ground turkey

2 eggs (lightly beaten)

1/4 Cup of Chopped Bell Pepper

 1/4 Cup of Ketchup

salt and pepper, to taste

1 cup of oatmeal ( I used a few crushed crackers as well)

1 can of tomato sauce ( I used a small can but you can use the 10oz can also)

2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 Tbsp brown sugar

 

Directions:

 

Stir your ground turkey, eggs, onion, oatmeal, ketchup, salt and pepper, ½ can of soup, and 1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce -mix well.

Put your meat into your loaf pan.

In a separate bowl stir the brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, and a ½ can of soup, mix well and pour over top of meatloaf.

Bake at 350-400 degrees for about 90 minutes or until done.

 

*I made a little extra sauce/ glaze to put on top, right before serving*

 

What you will need

 

 

Red Beans & Rice w/ Sausage

This dish does not disappoint, I promise it is so good and filling. My family loved it, and it was also fairly quick and easy to make.

 

Ingredients:

1- package of Turkey Sausage (or you can use Smoked Sausage)

2 tbsp. olive oil

1/2-Chopped Onion

1-can of Rotel

1-can of Diced Tomatoes (Oregano/ Basil)

1- can of Chicken Broth

2 tsp. Seasonings (I used my normal salt/pepper/ garlic powder)

1 & 1/2 cups cooked rice

1-can light red kidney beans, rinsed & drained

1-can dark red kidney beans, rinsed & drained



Directions:

 



Slice your sausage

In a large skillet, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and then toss in the sausage and onion. Cook over medium heat until browned. ( If using smoked sausage, you may need to drain).

While the sausage is browning cook your rice, I boil mine until done/ tender.

Then go ahead and drain and rinse your beans-and set them aside 

Return the sausage back to the skillet after draining if you had to. Then add in the Rotel & Diced Tomatoes, and can of Chicken Broth and let that simmer over medium a bit (5-10 minutes).

Then add in your beans, and Rice, mix well then add your seasonings.

Simmer a bit more for about 10-18 minutes allowing the juice to cook down some.

Done (I allowed mine to sit for about 5-8 minutes before serving, during that time I cooked biscuits in the oven.)

 

Step by Step:



This is what you will need

Corn Casserole

This Corn Casserole is a huge hit at my house with my girls. I must admit its pretty good to me as well. This makes a great side dish, for any dinner and is really easy to make.



Ingredients:

1  can whole kernel corn, drained

1 can cream-style corn

1 box of Jiffy Corn Muffin mix

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

1 - egg, beaten

Pinch of Sugar

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees.

In a large bowl, stir together both of corn, corn muffin mix, egg, sour cream, pinch of sugar and melted butter.

Pour into a greased casserole dish. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown

 on top.

Step by Step: 

This is what you will need.

In a large bowl mix both cans of corn



Then stir in all the other ingredients and mix well. And then pour it into your butter greased pan and bake at 350-400 until browned at top and done.

Swiss Chicken

I made this for Sunday dinner. I've made this many times before and its one of those feel good meals. I tend to stick to this recipe really no need to change it, the only thing I will try next time is to maybe mix the stuffing mixture with a little butter and add a bit of water to soften it some. Its very flavorful and it reminds me of Fall.


Ingredients:

6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves or Skinless Thighs

6- slices Swiss cheese

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup

1/2 cup milk

1 box of Stuffing Mix (crushed)

1/2 cup (1 stick)- melted butter

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees. Lightly grease baking dish.
Arrange chicken in the baking dish and lightly season. Place one slice of Swiss cheese on top of each chicken. (I usually tear them in half)
In a seperate bowl combine the soups and milk in a medium bowl and stir well, and pour over chicken entirely.
Then spread your crushed stuffing mix over the meat and soup mixture.
Pour melted butter over top, and cover with foil.
Bake 50 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear



Step by Step:

This is what you will need



Spread crushed Stuffing mix over meat/ mixture and then pour the melted butter over it.

Turkey Enchiladas

My household is a huge fan of enchiladas, my kids love the ones I normally make. I will do another post on my "renae's famous enchiladas" that are beef.
This orginal recipe I saw online called for beef but in keeping with trying to ise ground turkey when I can I decided to tweak the recipe I found online and create Turkey Enchiladas.
These were fairly good, and if you've ever made any kind of enchiladas then you know they are also fairly easy and quick to make. So here are my Turkey Enchiladas

 

Ingredients:
1 lb Ground Turkey
1 small onion, chopped
Pinch of Seasonings for your meat (garlic poweder/ Salt/Pepper to your taste)
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of Enchilada sauce
8 oz of shredded cheese (use variety of choice)
8-10 flour tortillas
 2-4 Dollips of Sour Cream
Salsa

Directions:
Brown the meat then saute the onions in with it. Season with seasonings to taste. Once that is done, add in 3/4 of the cheese and mix it all together. Fill tortillas with the meat mixture and roll up.

In a seperate pot combine the mushroom soup, 1 Dollip of Sour Cream and enchilada sauce and heat on low in a sauce pan until mixed well and pour on top of the rolled up enchiladas. Top with remaining cheese.
Bake at 350-400 for 30-40 minutes or until cheese is nice and bubbly.

Top with remaining Dollip of Sour Cream and serve with Salsa


Step by Step:

Ingredients

Brown Meat until almost done, then add in your onions, and cheese



Spoon Meat mixture into Tortillas and roll up seamside down, then in a pot warm mushroom soup, enchilada sauce & sour cream until well mixed and then pour over rolled up enchiladas.



Serve with Sour Cream and Salsa, Done

Snack Idea's : Oranges & Bananas

I made these for my girls for a Halloween snack this year. It was real easy to make and healthy which was an added bonus.

Pumpkins:
(Oranges/ Tangerine's/ Clementines/ Cuties-mini oranges)
Celery (optional)

Directions:
Peel the mini oranges and then stick a little piece of celery in the top for the stem.

Mummies:
Banana's
1-5 Chocolate Cookies or Chocolate Morsels

Directions:
Peel banana's, then cut them in half and at the pointy ends of the banana's (as seen in my picture) break little pieces off of the cookie and lightly push them into the banana for eyes and mouth.

Dirt Cake

I made this particular Dirt Cake for Halloween you can read about it here just go to Halloween 2014.

Ingredients:
1 box Chocolate Cake Mix (eggs, oil, water)
1 package of Oreo cookies, crushed (I used 2 sleeves of cookies)
1 container of Cool Whip (let it thaw out some before using to make it easier to spread)
1 box of Chocolate pudding (milk)

Directions:
Bake cake according to directions on box, let the cake cool and then poke a few holes in the cake
 Then, make the pudding according to directions, then pour the pudding over the entire cake, now spread the Cool Whip over the pudding (just use enough to cover the cake). Then, pour the crushed cookies over the top of the cake.

Now, you can serve it immediately or you can refrigerate it for later.

Chicken Alfredo

I called this Ghost Pasta when I made it for Halloween dinner, you can see that post here.

Ingredients:
4-6 Chicken Breast ( cooked & Shredded- I season the chicken then boil it in water reserving about 1/2 cup of the broth,then shred or cut up the cooked seasoned chicken)
Linguine or Fetticuine Pasta
1 1/2 jars Prego Classic Alfredo Sauce
Pinch of Salt/Pepper/ Seasoning Salt/ Garlic Powder (this gives it the flavor so be sure to season the chicken before boiling it)

Directions:
Boil your Pasta according to directions, drain-then add the 1/2 cup of chicken broth, then add your Alfredo Sauce and stir well
Then Add your COOKED seasoned shredded chicken  and stir well.

It doesn't get any easier than that-just add garlic bread.

Easy Meat & Potatoes

I came up with this recipe a few months ago, and it was a huge hit at my house. I have added this into our weekly or at least biweekly dinners. Its fairly quick and easy to make.
I always find it hard to go back and write down the exacts of a recipe I've came up with so I try to be as persise as I can. But, with this one you can improvise by adding or taking away what your family does or doesn't eat. As you can with any recipe, I've found out.

 

So here is my version of Meat and Potatoes that feeds my family of 4:

Ingredients:

5-8 Red Potatoes (qty depends on how many people you are feeding); cut into 1/4's
*Note: I used these ready to cook/ heat potatoes that saved me time, but if not boil and soften your potatoes first or you will have to bake it for about 30 minutes longer*
12 oz=1 Package Eckrich Turkey Skinless Smoked Sausage-sliced
1/2 Onion sliced or chopped
1/2 Bell Pepper sliced or chopped
1-14oz can of Diced Tomatoes (Basil/Oregano)-If your not a fan of tomatoes use the smaller size
Pinch of Salt / Pepper and minced garlic ( this is optional but I ALWAYS season any food I cook)

This is really all you need for this dish, notice the potatoes you just have to warm them in the microwave, remove and cut them up to add to your dish. They saved me a ton of time.

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350-400 degrees
In a medium/ large skillet add a little bit of oil and sautee your sliced onions and bell pepper just a little, then add in your Sliced Sausage (optional, you can just add the sausage without heating them in the skillet, but I found this gives it more flavor)
In a baking dish add your soften potatoes, sausage, onion/ pepper mixture and then pour the whole can of diced tomatoes over it all, then season to your taste mixing a little.

Then cover with foil, tightly and bake for about 45 minutes-you want to make sure that the potatoes are soft and that your meat is well browned. I checked on it about half way through cooking time to stir it up a little and to make sure it wasn't sticking.



I season mine before I add the diced tomatoes

This is what it looks like about to go into the oven, just cover it with foil

Meat & Potatoes

This was really good and you really can't go wrong with it.