Bacon Hashbrown Casserole

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought I'd post this delicious and very easy to travel dish.  Why not take this dish to your Thanksgiving meal??

Bacon Hash brown Casserole

1 16 oz. container sour cream

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 small onion, diced

¼ cup milk

Seasonings: seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes

1 pkg. southern style hash browns, frozen

1 cups shredded cheese (Colby jack or cheddar)

1 pkg. pre-cooked bacon strips, chopped

Spray 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients.  Mix well. 

Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

Spread out in the baking dish and top with cheese.

Bake for about 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Dale Jr. "88" Cake

I made this cake for my Dad's birthday and thought I'd share the photo for other ideas/inspriations.  He really thought it was super cool!!

Top Secret!!

Thanks Ashley for your top secret family recipe.

Top Secret Green Beans

2 cans french style green beans (DO NOT DRAIN)

1 can water (use green bean can)

4 chicken bouillon cubs

Seasonings: salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder

In a large sauce pan, combine all ingredients and cook on low until desired doneness.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

1 pizza crust (mix, dough, or pre-cooked)

3-4 cups chicken tenders, cooked & cubed

1 stick butter

½ cup hot sauce

2 tbsp. lemon juice

2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1-2 cups Colby jack cheese

Prepare pizza crust as directed on package.

Meanwhile, place butter, hot sauce, lemon juice and Worcestershire in a small sauce pan and melt until combined.

Once pizza crust is beginning to crisp up, brush with approximately ½ cup sauce, coating crust.

Mix the chicken tenders in the remaining sauce and coat.  Pour chicken onto of the crust and spread out evenly.

Top with cheese.

Bake for additional 10-15 minutes, or until crust is done and cheese is melted.

Note: I used the chicken tender that are breaded because I feel the sauce sticks better and soaks into it for more flavor.

Also, different types of cheeses would be great on this pizza… try blue cheese or pepper jack!!

Saturday Morning Donuts

Fried Semi-Homemade Donuts

1 roll refrigerated biscuits, quartered

Vegetable oil

Powdered Sugar Icing (see below for recipe)

In a large skillet, pour oil into pan where it is 2 inches up the skillet. 

Once oil is hot, add biscuits.  Cook for 1 minute on each side or until biscuit is golden brown.

Remove from skillet and set on a paper towel covered plate.

Serve with powdered sugar icing.

Powdered Sugar Icing Recipe

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tbsp. vanilla

1-2 tbsp. milk

Combine all ingredients until smooth.

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

1 cup granulated sugar

1 stick butter, softened

1 1/2 cups mashed bananas

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 pkg. instant pudding (flavor of your choice)

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Cream sugar and butter; beat in the mashed bananas, eggs, and vanilla.

Combine dry ingredients and mix until well blended.  Fold in chocolate.

Pour batter into greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until center is done.

Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

TIP: I had about a cup of mini chocolate chips in my freezer I wanted to use up, so I used those instead of regular chips.  Any flavor or size will be just fine.

Pineapple Sweet Ham

On Saturdays, I normally try to post breakfast recipes.  However, I thought I'd post this recipe that would be excellent for your Saturday night family dinner.

Pineapple Sweet Ham

½ cup white syrup

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup maraschino cherry juice

½ cup Pepsi

2 tbsp. flour

1 can pineapple, drained (chunks or crushed)

1 ham (I use the pre-cooked water hams)

In a large bowl, combine first 5 ingredients.  Mix well.

Put ham into crock pot insert and cover with brown sugar mixture.

Top with pineapple.

Bake for 5-6 hours on low or until ham is done.

NOTE: This recipe could easily be cooked in the oven as well.