Thursday, July 31, 2008

Chicken Breasts & Stuffing Hot Dish

This is one of the quickest and easiest homemade meals to make. It's basically just mixing up a bunch of stuff and putting it in the oven - makes the perfect weeknight dinner!

Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 - 5 pieces of sliced Swiss cheese
1 small can cream of chicken soup
1/3 can white wine (use cream of chicken soup can to measure)
1 package Stove Top Stuffing

Preheat oven to 350°
Place chicken in a 8" X 8" greased pan
Cover chicken with cheese
Mix together cream of chicken soup & white wine
Stir Stove Top Stuffing into soup mixture until moist
Spoon mixture over chicken and cheese covering well
Cover pan with foil & bake for 1 hr 15 mins or until chicken is cooked thoroughly

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Tater Tot Hot Dish

Ingredients:
2 lbs tater tots
1 lb ground beef
1/2 onion
3 - 4 garlic cloves, crushed or minced
2 cans (smaller ones) cream of potato soup
1 lg package frozen CA blend veggies

Brown ground beef with onion & garlic cloves
Pour beef mixture into a greased 9" X 13" pan
Top with frozen vegetables
Pour soup over vegetables & beef mixture
Top with tater tots
Bake uncovered at 350º for 1 hour or until hot completely through

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Lasagna

Ingredients:
12 oz ground beef, pork, pork sausage, or Italian sausage
1 cup chopped onion (1 large)
2 - 4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 can tomatoes, cut up (7 1/2 oz can)
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
1 can tomato paste (6 oz)
2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp pepper
6 dried lasagna noodles
1 beaten egg
15 oz container ricotta cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
6 oz shredded mozzarella cheese

For sauce, in a medium saucepan cook the meat, onion, & garlic until the meat is brown; drain fat
Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, basil, oregano, & pepper
Bring to boiling; reduce heat
Cover & simmer 15 mins; stirring occasionally
Meanwhile, cook noodles for 10 - 12 mins or until tender but still firm
Drain noodles; rinse with cold water, drain well
For filling, combine egg, ricotta cheese, & Parmesan cheese
Layer half the cooked noodles in a 2 quart rectangular baking dish
Spread with half of the filling, top with half of the meat mixture, add half of the mozzarella cheese
Repeat layers
Bake at 375º for 30 - 35 mins or until heated through
Let stand for 10 mins before serving

Yield: 8 servings

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Cool Ranch Doritos Hot Dish

Ingredients:
3 cups broken Cool Ranch Doritos
1 lb ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup green pepper, chopped
1 package taco seasoning
3/4 cup water
1 cup salsa
1 can corn
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350°
Put half of the broken Cool Ranch Doritos on the bottom of a greased 8X8 pan
Brown beef with onion & green pepper
Drain off fat
Add taco seasoning & water; cook according to directions on taco seasoning packet
Add salsa & corn; simmer 5 - 10 mins
Layer beef mixture over broken chips followed by mozzarella cheese & remaining 1 1/2 cups of chips
Bake 30 - 35 mins until dish is bubbly

This makes a wonderful weeknight dish and tastes great! Both my husband & I enjoyed this dinner.