Chicken Pillows

Tonight for dinner we had yummy chicken pillows. This is the kind of meal I have to cook on the weekends because it's a little time consuming. More time than I have after work. I just did some corn & pasta-roni with it & everyone seemed to like it.

3-4 cups chicken, cooked and cubed
8 oz of cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded cheese
1/4 teaspoom garlic powder
¼ teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
2 cans of crescent rolls
In large bowl, mix together cream cheese, chicken, salt, pepper, garlic powder & cheese. Open crescent rolls and carefully unroll dough. Separate each tube into 4 rectangles. Seal seam in center of each rectangle. Place one heaping scoop of mixture on half of each rectangle. Fold over other half of roll dough and seal edges, creating a pillow. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

The recipe calls for dipping each pillow in melted butter & then bread crumbs & baking but I'm to impatient for that. I just mix up some cream of chicken soup, sour cream & a little lemon juice & pour that over as gravy after they have been cooked.

French Dip Sandwiches

I know I post alot about food, but when you have 4 growing boys in your house, you gotta cook alot. Tonight we had way awesome French Dip Sandwiches and they were way easy to do (of course). I put a roast along with 1 can of beef broth, 1 package Au Jus & 1 package of dry onion soup mix in the crockpot & let it cook all day. When I got home, I shredded it & put it on Hogie Rolls with some melted swiss cheese and they were to die for. The meat was moist & very tender.

Yummy Shredded Beef Tacos!!

I found this recipe & it was way easy so that's 1 plus and super yummy so there's another plus!! I just picked up a cheap roast and put it along with 1 package of taco seasoning and about 1-1 1/2 cups salsa in the crockpot & let it cook all day. When I got home, I shredded it & we had it in hard taco shells with some rice. I like the kind of dinners that within 25 minutes of walking in the door, we are sitting down eating.

WARNING!! Before reading any further make sure you are sitting down!

Willis made dinner tonight! And I must say he really put his foot into it. (A black way of saying it was really good). He didn't work today so I came home from my day & he had fried chicken, pasta & corn going. WOW! I had to call my Mom & tell her & her response was Willis cooked? All aside, Babe - it was awesome! Thanks for cooking.

Here's his recipe:

Mix 2 tablespoons lemon pepper into 1 1/2 cups flour. Dredge chicken in beaten egg & then in flour mixture & fry until done. Simple yet tasty!

Bomb Digity Chicken

Oh my heck dinner tonight was good. It was really called Sour Cream Chicken bake but I renamed it to be Bomb Digity Chicken! We had it with crash hot potatoes & corn. I know, not a real good picture but when a meal is this good, who cares about the picture. My Mom tasted it & she said it reminded her of her pheasant she cooks.

1 lb. chicken breats cut in 1/2 or 1/3rds
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup mayo
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (reserve 1 cup for later)
salt & pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients together except for 1 cup cheese. Spray casserole dish with pam, put mixture in pan & bake for 25 minutes. Stir & bake for 20 more minutes. With 5 minutes left, put remaining cheese on top to melt. Eat!

Topsy Turvey Taco Bake...

How's that for a name? It get's it's name because you take it out of the flip it upside down onto your plate. It's kinda like a navajo but it has a cornbread crust thing. It's way yummy, top it with your favorite taco toppings (cheese, lettuce, sour cream, salsa, whatever). It's so yummy, I want some more right now but we ate it all. I just served it with spanishh rice.

1 ½ lbs. ground beef (raw)
1 egg
1 T. instant onion (just the dried minced stuff)
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 pkg (1.25 oz.) taco seasoning
1 pkg (8.5 oz.) cornmeal muffin mix (I used a jiffy mix)
Toppings (chopped tomatoes, avocado, shredded lettuce, green onions, cheese, black olives, salsa, and sour cream - whatever you like on your taco)Combine beef, egg, onion, tomato sauce and taco seasoning. Spread in even layer in bottom of baking dish (I used an 8 1/2 x 11 dish). Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Prepare cornmeal muffin mix according to package directions. Spread over top of beef. Continue baking at 400 degrees for 15 minutes longer. Remove from oven and let sit on counter for 10 minutes. Turn upside down on serving plate and top with toppings.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta

Here's what we had for dinner the other night. It's a spin off of Chicken Cordon Bleu's, made with pasta. It was reeeeaaallly good! Willis said it's his new favorite. It's way super easy. I made a new recipe for homemade rolls that honestly took 1 hour 20 minutes total to make and they were super good. (Maybe cause it calls for 1/3 cup sugar & I accidently put in 1 cup - owell). In case anyone wants the recipe (Ty) here it is:

2 cups cooked, diced chicken (I had a leftover rotisserie chicken that I cut up and used)
1 1/2 cups ham, diced (I went to the deli and had them do 2 thick slices & I diced that up)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
8 oz sour cream
2 cups shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
cooked pasta (I used a 16 oz box of penne)
milk (I need to add some to make the sauce the right consistency)
Combine all ingredients in a medium sauce pan until cheese is melted, smooth, and creamy. Mix sauce & pasta together and serve! You can just spoon it over the pasta if you like.

Beef tips over pasta!! YUM!

This was tonights dinner. Very easy & very yummy! We had beef tips over pasta, beans & rolls.
Here it is if anyone wants it.

2 lbs. beef cut up (I just used some stew meat I had in the freezer)
2 cans Cream of Mushrooms soup
1 cup water
1 pkg. brown gravy mix
1 can mushrooms (optional)
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

Mix all ingredients together and put in a 9x13 pan. Cover with foil & bake at 300 for 3 hours. Cook some pasta & there ya got it! EASY!!

To die for Roast...

Here's a picture of our dinner from tonight. We had this roast and it was soooo good. The meat was tender and juicy. Here's the recipe:
1 3 lb. Roast
2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
1 pkg. Liptons Onion Soup mix
Carrots
Potatoes

Put roast in crockpot, mix soups together & pour over roast. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. About 1 hour before roast is done, cut up potatoes & boil with carrots for 9 minutes, then add to roast until done. (This way they don't get over cooked & mushy). Enjoy!!

Firehouse Chicken

This is what we had for dinner tonight and can I say it was the bomb!! Willis said I put my foot into it. (That's a Black way of saying it was off the hook or in other words very good)!! It's way easy:

4 Chicken Breasts
3/4 cup BBQ
1/2 cup Hot Sauce
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons Worshire sauce

Marinade it for a couple hours and grill.. YUMMY!!