Tasty Tuesday - Skillet Chicken Parmigiana

Ingredients:

4 - Boneless Chicken Breasts

1/3 Cup Italian Style Dry Bread Crumbs

1/3 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

1 Egg, Beaten

2 Tbsp. Olive or Vegetable Oil

2 Cups - Spaghetti Sauce

1/2 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 box Spaghetti Noodles 

Directions:

1) Mix bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.

2) Dip chicken in egg then coat with bread crumb mixture.

3) Heat oil in 12 in skillet over medium heat.

4) Cook desired amount of spaghetti noodles.

5) Cook chicken in oil 10 to 15 minutes. Turning once.

6) Pour spaghetti sauce around chicken in skillet until hot.

7)Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over chicken.

8) Serve over spaghetti noodles.

Tasty Tuesday - Grandma Scott's Egg Custard Pie

This is my husband's favorite pie.  He always looked forward to his grandma making this just for him.  She would always make 2.  One for her to serve and one just for him to take home.


Ingredients:

2 eggs, beaten

1-1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup sugar

pinch of salt

1 level Tbsp. Flour

1 Uncooked Pie Shell

Directions:

1) Mix first 5 ingredients together.

2) Pour into pie shell.

3) Preheat oven at 350.

4) Bake for 1 hour, until knife is clean when inserted.

Tasty Tuesday - Rosemary Oven Potatoes

This is one of favorite things to make when grilling out.  They are so simple and so good.


Ingredients:

4 Potatoes
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Rosemary - 3 twigs or 2 Tbsp.
Salt and Pepper


Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 450°.

2) Cut each potatoes into 8 wedges and place in a bowl.

3) If using fresh rosemary, coarsely chop rosemary and add to potatoes.

4) Add 2 Tbsp. olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Stir together until potatoes are coated with olive oil.

5) Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes turning once until potatoes are tender.

MATT'S MOUTH-WATERING RIBS

My husband loves to grill.  This is one of my favorite things that he makes.

Ingredients:

2 lbs of Beef Short Ribs
1 Bottle Kraft Barbecue Sauce
2 Garlic Cloves
Salt
Pepper


Directions:

1) Place ribs in a large pot and cover with water. Boil ribs for 45 minutes and then drain.

2) Rub ribs with garlic cloves. Add salt and pepper to ribs.

3) Cook on the grill on medium heat, adding barbecue sauce each time your turn until done.


We cooked our approximately 20 minutes on medium.

Tasty Tuesday - Breakfast Pizza

This is one of my families favorite things.  Once I have the first piece I can't stop.

It is addictive for me.   

Ingredients: 

1 - Crescent Rolls 

6 - Eggs ( Beatened) 

1 lb. Sausage 

Cheddar Cheese

Mozzarella Cheese

1/2 cup of Chopped Onion 

1/2 cup of Chopped Green Pepper 

1/2 Cup of Mushrooms 

Salt

Pepper

Directions: 

1) Roll our the crescent rolls and place in bottom of a cookie sheet.   Spread out so the bottom of the pan is covered. 

2)  Bake at 350° for 6 minutes. 

3) Cook the sausage until golden brown and drain.

4) Beat the eggs together. 

5)  Chop onion, green pepper and mushrooms. 

6) Layer the pizza with sausage, cheese, onion, green pepper, and mushrooms.  Then pour the eggs of top. 

7)  Add and salt and pepper on top. 

8)  Bake at 350° for 10 minutes until eggs are cooked. 

Tasty Tuesday - Zucchini Pizza Boats

This is a great recipe to have on hand if you have an abundant amount zucchini from your garden this year.


Ingredients:

2 - Medium Size Zucchinis

1 Jar of Pizza Sauce

1 Package of Pepperoni

2 Cups of Mozzarella Cheese


You can add other items if you prefer - sausage, mushrooms, onions.


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°.

2. Cut zucchinis in half.  Scoop out the center of the zucchinis.

3. Bake zucchinis for 8-10 minutes and remove from oven.

4. Layer zucchinis with pizza sauce, pepperoni, cheese and any other ingredients you prefer.

5. Bake for an additional 12-15 minutes until zucchini is tender and cheese is melted.


Serve with a salad and you have a complete meal.  Looking forward to making them again.

Tasty Tuesday - S'mores Cookie Pie

My daughter is 11 and she finally starting to want to learn how to cook.  Last week she made this great S'mores Cookie Pie.  It was from a kit that we purchased from a fundraiser at school but you can definitely make it with the kit.  It was really good.

Ingredients:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Small Marshmallows
Chocolate Syrup


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Spread cookie evenly to the edges of ungreased pie plate.

3. Place cookie dough in oven and and bake 12 - 15 minutes or until cookie is golden brown. 

4. Remove from oven and preheat broiler to high.

5. Spread marshmallows evenly over top of baked cookie.

6. Carefully place trya back into oven and broil for 30 seconds to 1 minute. 

7. Carefully remove from oven and let it cool for 2 minutes.

8. Drizzle chocolate syrup over the warm pie.  Cut immediately and serve.

So good.  Enjoy!

Tasty Tuesday - Farmer's Market

I am not sharing a recipe this week but I am sharing my vegetable dinner that I had Sunday.  I went to the farmer's market Saturday and found some great vegetables.  I love the fresh homegrown vegetables in the summer.  My dinner was so yummy.

I enjoyed my fresh green beans, sliced cucumbers and tomato, corn on the cob and fried squash.

Blackeye Pea and Fresh Corn Salad

What You Will Need:

1 Can         Blackeye Peas

1 Cup        Cherry Tomatoes

6 Ears        Corn, Fresh off the Cob

1/2 cup      Cucumbers

1                Jalapeno

1/2 cup      Red Onion

1/2 cup      Sweet Peppers, Orange or Red

1/4 cup      Sugar

1/2 cup      Rice Vinegar

                  Salt and Pepper



Directions:

Whisk the vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper to taste together and set aside.  Blanch the corn in hot boiling water for 1 minute, put directly into ice water.  Cool and cut off the cob.  Mix the corn kernels and blackeye peas along with the remaining ingredients in a large bowl.  Add the dressing.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.


This is a great side dish for grilling out this summer.  Nothing better than using vegetables from your garden or farmer's market.  Enjoy!

Pawn Bread

 

Pawn Bread was something you saw everytime you went my grandmas house.  She would bake hers in a iron skillet.  It always sat on the stove to have with meals or just as a snack.  I sometimes make it with our meals and use the leftovers with breakfast the following morning.

I like to prepare mine in muffin tins. My children like having their own muffin. It is a very simple recipe.  It is great to serve with homemade soup, chili, or beef stew if you need some homemade bread to add your meal this winter.

Ingredients:

2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Oil

Preheat oven to 400.  Mix all 3 ingredients together. Spray your muffin tin with cooking spray. Fill each cup halfway.  Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Yields - 8 Muffins

Note:  If you want to use an iron skillet, it works great too. 


This recipe is being shared at Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty & Bedlam.

BAKED ZITI

Previously Posted - 6/16/09

Ingredients:
1 lb. Dried Ziti Pasta
Kosher Salt
3-1/2 Cups Marinara Sauce
1/2 Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 lb. Fresh Mozzarella, (cut 1/2 lb into cubes and slice 1/2 lb)
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Pinch of Crushed Red Pepper

Preheat the oven to 400°. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt generously, and boil the pasta until tender but still slightly firm. Drain.

In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta wit the marinara sauce, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan, and the cubed mozzarella pieces. Season with black pepper and red pepper to taste, and mix until well combined. Transfer the pasta to an oiled 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Cover the top of the pasta with sliced mozzarella, and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan. Bake until lightly browned and hot, about 30 minutes.

Serve immediately.

You may also add cooked, drained hamburger to the pasta sauce before mixing with the Ziti, if desired.

TASTY TUESDAY - TACO RING

Originally Posted 10/27/09

I attended a Pampered Chef party a few years ago and this is one of the things the hostess prepared. My family loves this and it is so simple to make.



Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground beef
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons water
2 packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 medium bell pepper
1 cup salsa
3 cups lettuce, shredded
1 medium tomato
1/4 cup onion, chopped (optional)
1/2 cup pitted ripe black olives (optional)
sour cream (optional)


Directions:
-Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium heat 7-9 minutes or until beef is no longer pink; drain.
-Remove pan from heat.
-Stir in taco seasoning mix, cheese and water.
-Preheat oven to 375°F.
-Unroll crescent dough; separate into triangles.
-Arrange triangles in a circle on Classic Round Pizza Stone with wide ends overlapping in center and points toward outside. (There should be a 5 inch diameter opening in center.) I use my Pampered Chef pizza stone, but any flat round pan should work--perhaps even a pizza sheet, but I'd spray it with Pam before adding the crescent rolls.

-Scoop meat mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring.
-Bake at 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
-Shred lettuce and chop tomato, onion, olives, and bell pepper (if desired). I always add this to the center of my ring and top with sour cream.

Tasty Tuesdsay - My Summer Salad

Originally Posted - 8/5/08


My Summer Salad - I only make this in the summer with fresh vegetables.


tomato (from my garden)
cucumber (from my garden)
croutons
onion (not always)
basil (from my garden)
sometimes pasta
and anything else you would like to include
Ranch dressing


I love fresh vegetables and I make this at least 4 -5 times a week and include it with any meal and sometimes just as a snack. My salad does not include lettuce. The freshness of the tomatoes and cucumbers makes me not want lettuce. No specific amounts, just what you prefer. Place it together in a bowl and mix with Ranch salad dressing.

Tasty Tuesday - Gilled Tomato and Cheese

Originally Posted on 8/2/08 - A great sandwich to fix when you start getting tomatoes out of your garden

8 Slices of Bread
8 Ounces of Shredded Cheese (Your Preference)
4 Ripe Tomatoes
16 Basil Leaves
2 Tbsp. Butter, Melted

Layer sandwich with cheese, 4 tomato slices, 4 basil leaves and another heaping of shredded cheese. Brush bread with melted butter and place in skillet over medium heat. Cook each side for about 3 minutes or until golden brown.

I thought they were great. I served mine with a bowl of soup for dinner. A little something different than your normal grilled cheese sandwich.

Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

Originally Posted 1/27/09 - Great quick and easy dinner!

Ingredients:
1 loaf Unsliced French Bread
1 lb. Ground Beef
1 Medium Onion, Chopped
1 Jar (14 oz.) Pizza Sauce
1 Tomato, Seeded and Chopped
8 Slices Bacon, Cooked and Crumbled
2 Cups Shredded Cheese (Your Choice)



Directions:
Heat oven to 400°. Cut bread in half and then crosswise to make 4 pieces. Place bread on ungreased cookie sheet.
Cook beef and onion until beef is brown and drain. Stir in pizza sauce. Spread beef mixture over bread and sprinkle with tomato, bacon, and cheese.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until pizza is hot and cheese is melted.

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

Originally Posted 9/9/09 - Great Treat for Summer

12 Ice Cream Sandwiches
1-1/2 Cups of Chocolate Cool Whip
Sprinkles
Chocolate Sauce

Arrange 4 ice cream sandwiches in a 8" x 6" dish, long sides touching. Spread 1/2 cup of Cool Whip across the top. Repeat this twice. Add sprinkles on top. Freeze for 6 hours.

Pizza Soup and Garlic Herb Bread

Originally Posted 4/22/08

Pizza Soup

Ingredients:
1 pound of lean ground beef
4 10.6 oz. cans of condensed tomato soup, undiluted
6 1/2 cups of water
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
Italian seasoning
2 cups of shredded cheese (or cheese sauce)


Directions:
Brown the ground beef and drain the fat. Add the soup, water, spaghetti sauce, and seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add cheese and serve.

Recipe can be cut in half for a small.



I found the following recipe in a Southern Living Magazine.

Garlic Herb Bread

Ingredients:
2 Garlic cloves, Minced
2 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Tbsp. Butter, Melted
1 Tbsp. Chopped Fresh Chives
1/2 tsp. Dried Crushed Red Pepper
1 (16 oz.) French Bread Loaf

Directions:
Stir together first 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
Cut bread in half lengthwise. Brush Cut sides with garlic mixture; placed on a baking sheet.
Bake at 350° for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cut each bread half into 8 slices.

Corn Salad

Originally Posted 4/29/08

Corn Salad Recipe

2 Cans Shoepeg Corn, Drained
½ Cup Green Pepper, Chopped
½ Cup Onion, Chopped
1 Large Jar Pimento, Drained
½ Cup Vegetable Oil
½ Cup Sugar
½ Cup White Vinegar

Mix Together and Enjoy!!

You can also add: ½ Cup Celery, Chopped

This is one of my favorite dishes to take on a picnic or to a family gathering. You don't have to worry about it staying warm and it always a hit.

TASTY TUESDAY - Fruit Sonker - A Southern Favorite

Previously posted 5/6/08

FRUIT SONKER

1 Cup Self-Rising Flour
1-1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Stick Butter (Melted)
1 Cup Milk
2 Cups Fruit (Berries, Peaches Etc.)
1 Tsp. Vanilla Flavoring

Place fruit, ¼ cup of water, ¼ cup of sugar in pot to boil. Add vanilla flavoring. Mix flour, sugar, butter (melted) together. Pour into a 9 x 13 pan. Pour fruit over mixture after boiling. Bake 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Hint: Some people like to add more milk to make it extremely moist.

TASTY TUESDAY - BACON AND TOMATO PASTA

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp Salt
16 oz. Spaghetti Pasta
1 lb. Thick-Cut Bacon, Chopped
3 Tbsp. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1 Cup Red Onion, Diced
1 Tsp. Red Chili Flakes
3 Tbsp Garlic, Minced
2 Cups Roma Tomatores, Diced
1/4 Cup Red Wine
4 Tbsp. Basil, Chopped
1/4 Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions. I always add a couple tbsp of salt.

In a large saute pan, over medium heat, saute bacon until crispy. Remove to drain on a paper towel and remove 3/4 of the bacon fat from pan. Add extra-virgin olive oil, onions, and red chili flakes. Cook until onions are translucent, add garlic, cook for 2 minutes and then add tomatoes. Saute for 5 minutes and then deglaze with wine.

Drain pasta and add to the tomato mixture pan. Add basil and bacon. Toss with parmesam, and add salt and pepper to taste.

This is a great and quick meal to make.


You can find other great recipes at Tasty Tuesday at Balancing, Beauty and Bedlam.