Stuffed Pizza Rolls from Brooke

This is a recipe copied directly from ourbestbites.com

Stuffed Pizza Rolls
(I don't really measure, so you get what you get here!)
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1 roll refrigerated pizza dough* (or make your own) I pick up the scone/pizza dough from Kohler's bakery
marinara/pizza sauce (click here to make your own)
2 T grated Parmesan cheese (sorry, I don't know how to make that)
1 T olive oil or melted butter
1/2 t garlic powder
1 t dried Italian seasoning
mozzerella cheese
Pizza toppings of your choice: ie, ham and pineapple, pepperoni slices, sausage, etc.

*You can use regular pizza dough, or thin crust. I used thin crust when taking these pictures.

Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. Usually it's 400 degrees. If you make your own dough, 400 is usually a good heat as well.

Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll the dough so it's about 12" by 8". You're going to want to cut it into 24 squares, so just eyeball it if you need to. Use a pizza cutter to slice the dough into 24 squares (bet ya didn't see that one comin' did ya?)

Place cheese and desired toppings on each square. (Note that you're not putting the marinara sauce on the dough- it's for dipping after) You guys are smart, right? Just eyeball how much. You just need to be able to enclose the toppings in the dough so keep that in mind. For these ones pictured I used a teaspoon each of cheese, canadian bacon, and pineapple.

Tortilla Soup from Tomoko

Tortilla Soup

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1-2 cans chicken broth

4 cooked and diced chicken breast

1/2 cup diced celery

1/4 cup chopped green peppers

1 small died onion

1 can corn

garlic to taste

1-2 cups salsa (start from 1cup and add more to taste)

salt ant pepper to taste

cumin to taste

Saute celery, green peppers, onion and garlic in small amount of butter until soft.  Add rest of ingredients and heat until ready to serve.  Top each bowl with tortilla chips, grated cheese, cilantro, avocado, sour cream and green onion.

I wanted to make a lot so I used 3 cans cream of chicken soup.  I didn't have a can of chicken broth but I used the soup that I cooked the chicken breast in.  I had no green pepper either either.  I served it with tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream, and avocado in different bowls and everyone topped their soup with whatever they wanted.  My kids like it too.

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce from Tomoko

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce (from allrecipes. com)

1/2 c. butter-I have made it with margarine too and it was good

1(8oz) pkg cream cheese

2tsp garlic powder

2c. milk

6oz grated parmesan cheese(less works okay too.  Depends on preference)

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper(or less/more)

Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat.  Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth.  Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps.  Stir in Parmesan and pepper.  Remove from heat when sauce reachese desired consistency.  Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long.  Toss with hot pasta to serve.

I have mixed in tuna, chicken flakes and spinach, crab can(meat with some juice) and spinach,

and so on.  Basil will work well too.  Very easy and very tasty!  Make sure to eat it while warm or warm it up before serving.  It gets lumpy when cooled. 

Peach Raspberry Glaze Dinner by Karla

Peach Raspberry Glaze

            (This glaze is perfect for salmon, but I also use it on grilled chicken seasoned with Montreal Chicken Seasoning.)

½ cup peach spread (I use my freezer peach jam)

1 ½ TBS brown sugar

2 TBS balsamic vinegar

1/8 tsp crushed red pepper (if any of you need this, I have lots of dried red peppers.  I would be glad to share)

1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries

• Mix all together except raspberries.
• Cook 2 minutes stirring frequently.  Reserve 2 TBS sauce for basting if using it on salmon.
• Add raspberries to pan, cook 1 minute and stir gently.
• Spoon sauce over grilled meat
• YUM, YUM!!

Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Orange Essence
4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into a large dice
1/4 cup buttermilk (I used almond milk to make it dairy-free)
zest and juice of 1 orange (I used a tablespoon or two of orange juice concentrate)
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 tsp nutmeg
1 TBS butter

Garnish:
chopped walnuts
brown sugar

Boil or steam potatoes in a large covered pan until they are tender (about 8 minutes). In a large bowl mash potatoes with the buttermilk, orange juice and butter. Stir in zest, salt and nutmeg. Serve the potatoes topped with a little brown sugar and chopped walnuts.

SOURCE:Perkins Recipes

Orzo with Spinach and Pine Nuts

2 TBS pine nuts

1 large clove garlic, minced

1 TBS butter, melted

1 14 oz can chicken broth (the original recipe calls for water—isn’t broth better?)

¾ cup uncooked orzo (rice shaped pasta)

¼ tsp salt

1 cup tightly packed chopped fresh spinach

¼ cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

• Spread pine nuts in a small skillet.  Cook over medium heat 1-2 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring often.  Set aside.
• Saute garlic in butter in a saucepan over medium heat 1 minute.  Add broth, orzo and salt, and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, and cook 12 minutes or until liquid is absorbed (don’t cook too fast—take your time). 
• Stir in spinach, cheese and pine nuts.  Serve hot.  YUM!

Source: the Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook

Crockpot Tacos by Brooke

Crock Pot Tacos
You leave this in the crock pot for 8-10 hours so you can whip this up after breakfast and eat it for dinner.

4 lbs. pork or chicken (if you use chicken, you'll want to add some water before cooking so it doesn't dry out too much)
Mix together (separately):
1/4 c. chili powder
2 cans chopped green chiles (4 oz. cans diced)
salt to taste (about 1 1/2 tsp)
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp taco seasoning
2 tsp minced garlic

Cook on low 8-10 hours. The meat will easily shred once done. 

Taco Soup by Alicia

Taco Soup

1 can kidney beans

1 can tomato sauce

1 quart tomato juice

1 can whole kernel corn or 2 cups frozen corn

1 pkg (4 Tablespoons) taco seasoning

1 lb hamburger  browned and drained, with onions (optional)

Mix all ingredients together and heat.  Topping ideas: Fritos, corn chips, sour cream, cheese, avocados, olives, tomatoes.