Super-Easy Chicken Enchilada Skillet

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon oil

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

1 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth

1/4 cup Ranch Dressing

2 tablespoons flour

6 Flour Tortillas, cut into small pieces

1 cup Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese

1/2 cup Salsa

Cooking Directions:

Heat oil in large deep skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 7 min. or until cooked through, stirring occasionally.

Mix broth, dressing and flour until well blended; gradually add to chicken, stirring constantly. Bring to boil.

Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 3 min. Add tortillas; stir to combine.

Sprinkle with cheese; cover. Simmer 3 to 5 min. or until cheese is melted. Top with salsa.

Yield: 4 servings

Quick and Easy Smothered Burritto

Prep Time: 10 Min
Cook Time: 10 Min
Serves: 4

1 can Black Beans
1 Can whole Kernel Corn
1 Can Pre-Cooked Chicken
2 tsp Minced Garlic
1 Cup Italian Dressing
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream
Salsa
tortillas

In a large sauce pan heat chicken with garlic for about 2 min add italian dressing and cook for an additional 2-3 min. Add black beans and corn and cook until heated. Heat Tortillas in the microwave (15 sec per tortilla). Place some of the filling in the tortilla with shredded cheese and salsa. Fold the tortilla and smother with more salsa and cheese and put in the microwave for 1 min or until the cheese is melted.

Chicken, Asparagus and Sun dried tomato Pizza

This is by far my husbands favorite pizza though we don't often have asparagus on hand.

Prep Time 10 Min
Cook Time 15 Min
Oven 350

You can make Pizza dough but really for how long it takes it really isn't worth it so I buy some of the day old pizza crusts and freeze them for days when I want pizza for a quick meal.

Fettuccine Sauce
Pre-Cooked Chicken chunked (or you can if you have time cook 2 chicken breast and chunk them)
Sun dried tomatoes chopped
Fresh Asparagus cooked and chopped (or you can buy frozen steamable packets)
Mozzarella Cheese

Spread the Fettuccine sauce on the pizza crust, place all of the toppings on smother in mozzarella cheese and bake for 15 min at 350 cook, cool for 5 min and enjoy.

Sausage with Peppers and Pasta

I got this one from Kraft Recipes

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 20 Min

Servings: 6 1 1/2 cups

3 cups rigatoni pasta, uncooked

1 lb.  Italian sausage, sliced

1 each: red, green and yellow pepper, coarsely chopped

1 can (14-1/2 oz.) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained

1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Italian* Mozzarella-Parmesan Cheese Blend

1/4 cup KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Cook pasta as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook sausage in large skillet on medium heat 10 min. Stir in peppers; cook 7 min. or until sausage is cooked through and peppers are crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes; cook 2 min. or until heated through.

Drain pasta. Add to sausage mixture with shredded cheese; mix well.

Top with Parmesan.

Tommally Pie

A yummy twist on the Mexican favorite

Prep time: 15 min

Cook Time: 20 min

1 med yellow onion chopped

1 med red onion chopped

2 tbs olive oil

1 can kidney beans

2 cloves garlic

1 can stewed tomatoes - dices and drained

1 lb ground beef

2-3 tbs of taco seasoning

1/2 cup chopped olives

1 pkg corn bread mix (we use the Jiffy mix)

1 cup Colby jack cheese shredded

Sour cream

Heat olive oil in a large oven proof skillet on med heat. Add onions and seasoning let cook until onions are soft. Add garlic cook for 30. Add and mix beans and tomatoes. Add meat cook until lightly browned. Mix in cheese and olives. Put on low heat and continue cooking on simmer.

In the mean time: make cornbread mix

In the skillet create a level surface of the filling and dollop the cornbread mix on the top. Spread evenly about 1/4" thick. Place in the oven for 10-15 min or until the corn bread is  cooked. 

Serve with sour cream.

Rise and Shine Breakfast Bagels

This is a quick fix for a morning on the go.

Plain Bagels (we use the thin bagels from Costco. You can use other kinds of bagels though I would recommend not using bagels with fruit in them)
Shredded Cheese
2 eggs
Ham Deli meat
Butter
Toaster
Microwave

We put the bagels in the toaster you want them toasted or else they can get soggy.

In a small microwave bowl spray or butter the bowl so the eggs won't stick to the dish put the two eggs in and scramble them. Cook on high for 30 second increments. You will want to stir the eggs in between the cook times to release some heat or it can get messy in the oven. 2 eggs will take about 45 second to cook so if you are making multiples add about 15 seconds for each additional 2eggs. If you hear the eggs pop stop the microwave immediately it is done any more will over cook them and cause a huge mess.

When the bagels are toasted butter and place a couple slices of ham on them. Spread the shredded cheese evenly over the ham and place the cooked egg on the top of the cheese. Put both sides of the bagel together.

If you have time eat immediately if not put it in a plastic bag and eat it on the way to school or work.

Broccoli and Cheddar Cheese Soup

A classic but a goody

Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 20 min

1 onion chopped
2 tbs italian dressing
1 can cream of chicken soup
 2 soup cans of water
4 cups chopped broccoli
1 cup milk
1/2 cup rice uncooked
1 cup cheddar cheese

In a large sauce pan cook onions until tender.

Add broth water and broccoli. Bring to a boil. cook 8-10 min or until broccoli is tender.

Stir in milk and rice. Reduce heat to medium cook 5 min

Pour into blender and blend till smooth.

Top with cheese.

Shepard's Pie

Growing up one of my favorite dishes was Shepard's Pie. This is a great dish for using up left over mash potatoes or left over meatloaf; but can also be done fresh with a little work. This recipe will focus on the quick fresh method.

Prep time 15min

Cook time 25-35 min

Serves about 4-5

What you need.

1 1/4 lbs of ground beef

1 can Tomato sauce mixed with your choice of seasonings (Italian or garlic herb seem to be best)

or 1 bottle of your favorite tomato based spaghetti sauce

1-24oz cans of green beans

4 servings of potato pearls or other instant mashed potatoes

lots of cheese

9 inch casserole dish

a 9" skillet

1 Tbs of olive oil

preheat oven to 350 degrees

Brown the meat in a frying pan with the oil

add the browned meat, drained green beans and tomato sauce mix to the casserole dish, mix throughly, and level.

mix up the potatoes as directed and spread over the top of the mixture.

cover the potatoes with the cheese

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes until the mixture is hot and the cheese is slightly toasted.

Italian Bake French Fries

These are incredibly yummy and take no time at all.

Prep time 5 min
Cook time 30 min
Oven 350 Degrees


Italian Dressing premade
your favorite cheese shredded (we use mozzarella and Parmesan)
Potatoes (enough to fill you, remember they are addicting)

Put large amount of Italian Dressing in a bowl. Cut potatoes in 1/4 strips and put in dressing mix them until they are all coated. Place on a foil covered baking sheet. and bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Turn the potatoes over to cook the other side at this time place shredded cheese on each of the potato strips. Continue baking for 15 more minutes. Let cool for 5 min after they are baked.

Enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce or you can eat them plain.

Mild Enchiladas

These are really easy and and for not loving spice it has a great flavor.

Prep time 20 min
Cook time 30 min
Oven 350

1/2 lb Hamburger or Chicken
1 6oz can of tomato sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 pkg enchilada mix
6 Tortilla shells
Grated Cheese

Brown Hamburger. mix with tomato sauce, cream of chicken soup and enchilada mix.

Soften 6 tortilla shells. place a spoonful of meat mixture in the middle with some grated cheese. roll it up and place in a casserole dish. pour remaining mixture on top. Add grated cheese cook for 30  min at 350 degrees.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

This is by far the best recipe we have found it beats Cafe Rio any day

Prep time 10 min
Cook time 20 min
400 degrees

6 Flour Tortillas
1 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
1/2 lb (1-2) boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite sized chunks
2 14oz cans Chicken broth
1 cup Fresh Salsa (we have not had success with bottled Salsas)
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 2 of the tortillas into strips; toss with 1/2 tsp of oil. spread into a single layer on baking sheet. Bake 10-12 min or until crisp. stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, finely chop remaining 4 tortillas. Heat remaining oil in large pot on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 min. Add chopped tortillas, broth, salsa and corn. bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium low and simmer 15min.

Top with shredded cheese and tortillas strips.

Taco Soup

Prep Time 10 min Cook time 30 min -1 hour
May use a large crock pot for this recipe

1lb Hamburger
1 Onion
1-2 28oz cans of crushed tomatoes
1 15 oz can corn (you can use frozen if you wish)
1 pkg Taco Seasoning
1 can chopped/sliced olives
2 6 oz cans tomato paste
5 cups of water

Brown meat with taco seasoning to taste. Add remaining ingredients, including any left over taco seasoning. Simmer for one hour in large crock pot, 30 min in large pot on med heat.

Garnish with sour cream, shredded cheese and tortilla chips. We usually forgo spoons and eat it with the the Frito scoop chips.