Category: Main Dishes

4 Cheese Butternut Squash Pasta

4 Cheese Butternut Squash Pasta

One day it is so hot you have to wait until the evening to go for a walk – and the next day it is so cold and rainy you have to bundle up to stroll around the block. With the fall weather coming, cozy…

Jalapeno Cream Cheese Enchiladas

Jalapeno Cream Cheese Enchiladas

Recently I was visiting my sister-in-law, Kari, and she made enchiladas using jalapeno cream cheese – they were so good! Great idea! This recipe takes the basic enchilada ingredients, plus the jalapeno cream cheese. Mix the chicken and spices together, add the green chilies and…

Roasted Vegetables

Roasted Vegetables

Roasted vegetables add color and nutrients to your meals! You can basically choose whatever vegetables that you have on hand…or go buy your favorites at the store or Farmers’ Market.

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Clean and chunk up the vegetables that you want to use. These could include potatoes, carrots, onions, beets, asparagus, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant and squash. Place the amount you need in a large bowl.

Drizzle the prepped vegetables with vegetable oil, then add seasonings that you like – salt, pepper, herbs, etc.

Line your rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, add the vegetables and spread out to a single layer.

Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes, shaking or stirring a couple of times while they are cooking.

At the end of 20 minutes, check to see if the vegetables are fork-tender. If not, return to the oven for 5-10 minutes.

Serve immediately! Use as a main dish with rice, or use as a side with your meal. Refrigerate leftovers to use in sandwiches or casseroles. Enjoy!

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Easy Grilled Lemon Thyme Chicken

Easy Grilled Lemon Thyme Chicken

Grilling season is here! Grilling the main dish, inside or out, makes an easy meal! Marinating the chicken breasts makes them tender and so flavorful. Gather your ingredients -chicken breasts, olive oil, lemon, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper. Trim fat off of chicken breasts. Place…

Breaded Lemon Chicken

Breaded Lemon Chicken

The new Half Baked Harvest cookbook, Super Simple has so many great looking recipes! The author focuses on quick and easy meals. This Breaded Lemon Chicken takes less than an hour to make and it was delicious! Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are combined with lemons,…

Pizza Buns

Pizza Buns

These are delicious! They require a little prep time and planning ahead but easy to put in the oven and bake when it’s time. Add a salad or fruit and it’s a great evening meal.

Mix the water, yeast, sugar and 2 cups of flour and let rise until bubbly. Then add the melted shortening or oil, eggs, remaining flour and salt. Let rise; work down. If you prefer you can let the dough rise again.

In a skillet brown the meat. Italian sausage, hamburger, ham, pepperoni or any combination of meats can be used. Add enough spaghetti or pizza sauce to coat meat. I usually do not have ready made sauces and flavor the meat with tomato sauce and pizza spices-garlic, basil, oregano, cayenne peppers and parsley It should look like sloppy joes.

Divide dough into two parts. On a floured board roll the dough out into a large square or rectangle shape. Using a pizza wheel cut the dough into nine squares.

Place some mozzarella cheese or any other cheese in the center of each square. I like a mix of mozzarella and Parmesan.

Top each bun with the meat mixture. Adding onions, peppers or mushrooms makes these even better. Experiment and see what’s yummy. It’s important to put the cheese on the dough first so it will be on the top of the bun and it won’t run out and burn when it melts.

Bring the corners up and seal them by pinching them together. Make sure the edges are sealed well so they don’t “leak” when baked. Place sealed side down on a greased or lined cookie sheet. Let rise. If the filling is warm it won’t take long for the buns to rise.

Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes or browned. I cover the pizza buns with a little melted butter after removed from the oven.

If you happen to have any leftovers, they warm up great in the microwave.

This is a very easy recipe to personalize with your favorite flavors.

Pizza Buns

Delicious pizza flavor in a bun
Prep Time1 hour 45 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bread, Cheese
Servings: 18 buns

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups warm water
  • 2 pkgs yeast
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup melted shortening or oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 lb sausage or other meat
  • spaghetti or pizza sauce
  • mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Mix the warm water, yeast, sugar and 2 cups flour; let rise until bubbly. Then add the oil, eggs, remaining flour and salt.. Mix well. Let rise; work down. If you prefer, let dough rise again.
    In a skillet, brown the meat. Add enough sauce to coat the meat. It should resemble sloopy joes.
    Divide dough in two parts. On a floured surface, roll out each into a large square or rectangle. Using a pizza wheel, cut the dough into nine squares. Place the grated cheese on each bun and then top with the meat mixture and any other vegetables or toppings preferred. Bring the corners up and seal well. Place sealed side down on a greased or lined cookie sheet. Let rise. If the filling was put in warm this will not take very long. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 18-20 minutes or until browned. Cover with a little melted butter after removing from oven and before serving.
Chicken Cheese Enchiladas

Chicken Cheese Enchiladas

One of our all-time family favorites! These Chicken Cheese Enchiladas are delicious, quick to make and can be made ahead of time and baked later. It is a great recipe to use when you want to take dinner to share with a neighbor or need…

Shrimp and Zucchini Ribbons

Shrimp and Zucchini Ribbons

Doesn’t this look like “spring” on a plate? The bright yellow and green zucchini ribbons topped with pink shrimp, scallions and lemon zest are just so colorful and pretty! You need scallions, rice, lemons, zucchini, basil oil (or basil and EVOO), shrimp and chili flakes.…

Brown Butter Makes it Better!

Brown Butter Makes it Better!

Have you tried cookie recipes that have you brown the butter? Oh my – it is a game changer! Makes regular chocolate chip cookies a decadent treat! It gives your baked goods such a wonderful deep, rich flavor. These cookies not only have brown butter and dark chocolate – they also have bits of toffee!

I used the recipe below, but I used dark chocolate chips and I put a few chocolate chips on the warm cookies right after I popped them out of the oven to make them look pretty.

These are crunchy and sweet and a bit salty from the toffee. What a perfect combination for a cookie!

Cute to share in a little parchment envelope with a bow.

Grab a glass of milk and a handful of cookies and get ready to binge watch your favorite shows! Or to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful spring sunshine! Love this time of year!!! Enjoy!

For the recipe and complete instructions, click on the link below:

https://bromabakery.com/brown-butter-toffee-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Another DELICIOUS brown butter recipe that I tried this week is the Brown Butter Mushroom Pasta recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod blog. I did add about 1/3 pound of browned sausage, the boys at this house loved it. I forgot to take photos, but trust me – this would be a hit at your dinner table this week!

https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/brown-butter-mushroom-pasta/

Enjoy!!!

Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash

The other day when I was visiting with my daughter she said that she and her husband had made goulash for dinner. Wow! We often had it for dinner when I was growing up but I hadn’t thought of goulash for a long time. I…