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.

Pigs in a Blanket

This is a quick recipe that kids love

Oven temp: 350
Prep time: 10 Min
Cook Time: 10 min

1 pgk of little smokies any variety
Pre-made jumbo crescent rolls

Open the crescent rolls and divide each "roll" into 3 sections. place one little smoky at the wide end of the roll and wrap the bread around them like a crescent roll. Place on a  greases pan and cook at 350 for 10-15 min.

Christmas Hot Dogs

I'm not sure why these are called Christmas Hot Dogs but that is what I have always known them as so here they are

Prep time: 5 min
Cook Time 20 min

1 pkg little smokies you can use the beef or the pork
1/3 cup Brown Sugar
2 Tbs minced Garlic
1/2 cup Apple sauce
2 Tbs Dijon or brown mustard

In a sauce pan combine all ingredients over med heat and stir consistently until the hot dogs are heated through about 20 min.

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.

Quick Taco Salad Bowls

Ever wanted a taco salad but just didn't want to buy the shells or if your like me only want flour shells and not the corn no problem,

Prep time: 5 Min
Cook Time: 8 min
Oven 425

8" flour tortillas
Aluminum Foil
Chili powder
Cooking Spray

Crumple large sheets of foil to make 3in balls (if you don't have foil or don't want to waste it you can use small oven save bowls). Place on baking sheet. Place one tortilla on top of each ball. Spray with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with chili powered. Bake 6-8 min or until tortillas are golden brown.

Fill with your favorite taco fillings.

Kraft Recipes

I'm loving the latest Kraft Recipes. If you do not subscribe to the news letter you should they have a ton of ideas for the on the go chef and always simple recipes. Their site is really easy to navigate and have options for even the pickiest of eaters

http://www.kraftrecipes.com

I may from time to time put one on here but for their full recipes it is really a great source.

Chicken Salad

This is a quick pasta salad but leave out the pasta and it is a great chicken salad sandwich recipe

Prep time: 10 min
Cook Time: 10 min if you use chicken that needs to be cooked we used canned chicken or precooked

All of these ingredients are to be combined to fit your taste so there is no specific measurement giving. Have fun and play with it until you get a taste you like. Just remember to add a little at a time so you don't over do it cause it's easy to add hard to take out.

Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
Salad Supreme (this is a seasoning you can find at most grocery stores I usually find it by the make you own salad dressing)
Pasta
Onions chopped
celery chopped
pepper
Chicken chopped (we have also used crab and shrimp)

Easy Roasted Pork

Another Kraft favorite. This one takes longer on the cook time but prep is a breeze.


Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 1 1/2 hours at 350°F
Serves: 12


1 boneless pork roast (3 lb.)

3/4 cup  KRAFT CATALINA Dressing, divided

2 lb. Baking potatoes (about 4), cut into 2-inch chunks

4 Beets (1 lb.), cut into 2-inch chunks

4 Onions (1 lb.), cut into 2-inch chunks

4 Carrots (1 lb.), cut into 2-inch chunks

Place meat in roasting pan sprayed with cooking spray; brush with 1/2 cup dressing. Toss potatoes and beets with 2 Tbsp. of the remaining dressing; spoon around meat. Bake 15 min.

Toss onions and carrots with heat oven to 350°F in remaining dressing. Add to ingredients in roasting pan.

BAKE 1-1/2 hours or until meat is done (160°F), basting occasionally with pan juices. Remove from oven; let stand 10 min. Slice meat. Serve with vegetables.

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.