Reuben Sandwiches

Ingredients:
- Rye Bread
- Deli Corned Beef
- Munster Cheese
- Sauerkraut
- Thousand Island Dressing
- Butter

Directions:
- Spread butter on 2 slices of rye bread - one side
- Build your sandwich: Thousand Island, corned beef, sauerkraut, and cheese
-  Butter side down, grill sandwich on a flat pan over stove.
- Serve and enjoy!

Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients:
- Beef sirloin steak, cut up in chunks
- 1 tsp. beef bouillon
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp. paprika
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 container of pre-sliced mushrooms
- 1/4 cup flour
- 16 oz. sour cream
- Egg Noodles

Directions:
- Combine beef, bouillon, water, Worcestershire sauce, onion, mushrooms, and seasonings in crockpot.
- Cook on low 6-8 hrs or on high 4 hours
- Once meat and vegetables are cooked, remove and set aside.
- Remove most of the cooking juices, leaving just a small amount in the crockpot.
- Mix 1/4 cup flour with remaining liquid in crockpot, whisk until smooth. Add more cooking juice back in if mixture is too thick.
- Add sour cream to flour mixture
- Once you have your desired consistency, add meat and veggies back into the crockpot.
- Allow sauce to thicken for about 15-20 minutes on high.
- Once heated through, serve and enjoy!
- Serve over egg noodles (or your favorite small noodle) or rice  
 

Chili on Cornbread Waffles

This is a great fall recipe! Very filling, but delicious :)

Ingredients:
- Chili (you can use canned or make your own in the crockpot, I used my crockpot chili)
- Cornbread Mix
- Sour Cream
- Cheese
- Green Onions

Directions:
- Make Cornbread according to box directions (I love the Honey Krusteaz Cornbread)
- Heat waffle iron and spoon cornbread mixture in the the waffle iron.
- Depending on your waffle iron each cornbread waffle takes between 3 and 5 minutes.
- Top waffle with cornbread and your favorite toppings!

That's it! Enjoy :)

Homemade Mac and Cheese

I am always changing and adding to this recipe but here is the basic recipe that I use...Most of the time ;)

Ingredients:
- 1 box Elbow Noodles
- 2 cups Milk
- 1/4 cup stick butter (1/2 stick)
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 tsp. garlic powder or freshly minced garlic
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1/4 Cup Flour 
- 1/4 cup Velvetta Cheese (cubed)
- 1/2 cup Mild Cheddar (shredded)
- 1/2 cup Colby-Jack (shredded)
- 1/4 cup Swiss (shredded)
- Panko Bread crumbs

Directions:
- Cook elbow noodles according to the directions, set aside
- Melt butter, saute onions and garlic in saucepan.
- Add milk and bring to a boil.
- Whisk in flour slowly into the milk mixture. Whisking will create a nice rue (think milk base) to add your cheese.
- Once a creamy, thick consistency add cheeses. Slowly mix them into milk mixture and allow the cheese to melt.
- In a bowl mix noodles and sauce together.
- Transfer to a baking dish of your choosing and top with bread crumbs and extra cheese
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Enjoy!

Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

This turned out so yummy! If you are craving Chinese food but want to stay in, this is definitely a great recipe!

Here is the link to the recipe I used:

Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sweet Pork Tacos with Cilantro Lime Rice

This is one of my favorite recipes! Here is the link to the recipe that I used:

Sweet Pork Taco Recipe

Salmon Stir Fry

Salmon Stir Fry

Ingredients:

- 2-3 Salmon Fillets 

- 1 tablespoon garlic

- 1/4 cup Orange Juice

- 1/4 cup Soy Sauce

- 2 tablespoons sesame oil 

- 1 tsp. ground ginger 

- Sliced Green Onions

Directions: 

- Cut salmon into cube size pieces 

- Mix remaining ingredients (besides the green onions) together and add salmon to marinade 

- Marinade salmon for 30 minutes in refrigerator

-  Cook Salmon in Wok on high heat - turn salmon carefully with tongs to cook evenly - this is the tricky part, because you don't want to get crazy with your flipping and have the salmon fall apart. - Cook until cooked through (about 3-5 minutes on each side)

- Add sliced green onions once your salmon is cooked

Serve and enjoy! 

- I made green beans and white rice to go with it.

Dad's Venison Backstraps

This recipe is by far my favorite venison recipe! If you don't have venison, you could use beef instead. We love to have it with onion potatoes and a vegetable. Hope you enjoy it! Here is the recipe...

Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. Venison Backstrap Meat (cubed)
- 2 cups Brandy
- 1/3 cup Butter
- 1 Pint Heavy Whipping Cream
- Salt and Pepper (To Taste)

Directions:
- Brown meat with butter in an electric skillet 
- Once meat is browned (not fully cooked through) - remove and set aside
- Add brandy to butter and meat drippings
- Heat and light brandy mixture - to burn alcohol off: SAFETY TIP - make sure you have plenty of height space for the flame to go - probably at least 2 feet. - sometimes we have done this step outside.
- Once your flame has died down, add heavy whipping cream.
- Bring to a boil and then return the meat to the pan.
- Add Salt and Pepper to taste
- Continue to cook (simmer) until meat has cooked through (about 20-30 minutes, check as it is cooking, you don't want the meat to get tough)
- Sauce will thicken as is simmers.
- ENJOY! :)

Serve with Onion Potatoes and a Veggie - we did Green Bean Casserole 


Here is the process:

- Brown meat with butter in an electric skillet 

- Once meat is browned (not fully cooked through) - remove and set aside

- Add brandy to butter and meat drippings

- Heat and light brandy mixture (Heat low) - to burn alcohol off: SAFETY TIP - make sure you have plenty of height space for the flame to go - probably at least 2 feet. - sometimes we have done this step outside.

- Once your flame has died down, add heavy whipping cream.

- Bring to a boil and then return the meat to the pan.

- Add Salt and Pepper to taste

- Cover and Continue to cook (simmer) until meat has cooked through (about 20-30 minutes, check as it is cooking, you don't want the meat to get tough)

- Sauce will thicken as is simmers.

ENJOY!

Fettuccine Chicken Alfredo

For this meal I did it in two steps. I cooked the chicken separately in the pressure cooker before doing the pasta.

Chicken
- 4-5 Chicken Breasts
- Salt and Pepper
- 1/2 cup of chicken stock

Cook Chicken in pressure cooker on high pressure for about 12 minutes. Remove chicken once it is finished a cut it up into bite size pieces and set aside.  

Fettuccine Recipe: 
CLICK HERE to go to the recipe I used


Once pasta is finished toss with alfedo sauce and cooked chicken. Enjoy!

Pressure Cooker Mongolian Beef

I have enjoyed finding new recipes to use with my pressure cooker - here is the link to the recipe I used to make this AWESOME dinner! It turned out so yummy! If you don't have a pressure cooker, you could probably do the same recipe in the crock pot.

CLICK HERE to go to the Recipe

Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients:
- 3-4 Chicken Breasts  (cubed)
- Salt and Pepper
- Paprika 
- 4 golden potatoes
- 5 medium size carrots (peeled)
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 pie crusts (I used Pillsbury)
- 1 egg white 

Directions:
- Cook Chicken and add salt, pepper, and paprika (set aside)
- Cook potatoes and carrots until tender (I steam cooked mine in the microwave)
- Combine sour cream, cream of chicken, and chicken stock
- Add cooked potatoes and carrots to soup mixture. Add peas and cooked chicken.
- Place pie crust in pan - poke holes in the bottom of crust and then add your filling
- Place top crust onto of filling. Poke holes on top.
- Whisk egg white and brush on the top of crust 
- Bake at 425 for 30-35 minutes.
- Let stand for 3-4 minutes before cutting

Enjoy!   

Italian Beef Penne

Italian Beef Penne

I just got a pressure cooker for Christmas and absolutely LOVE it! Tonight I made this pasta dish that I found on Pinterest. Here is the link to the recipe: 

 http://www.grouprecipes.com/131607/one-pot-pasta-dinner-pressure-cooker.html

This is a picture of the pressure cooker that I have: 

Tilapia and Shrimp with Pasta

 Ingredients:
- 2 Tilapia filets
- 1/2 bag of medium size shrimp (shell on)
- Chili powder
- Chipotle and Roasted Garlic seasoning
- Paprika
- Salt and Pepper
- Oregano
- 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup) 

Directions: 
- Season fish and shrimp in bowl with seasonings (I didn't measure, I just put a little of everything in the bowl)
- Melt butter in cast iron pan and add tilapia (I did my tilapia and shrimp together and the tilapia took longer to cook - so I would recommend adding the shrimp a few minutes later)
- Cook tilapia 3-5 minutes on each side
- Add shrimp - cook slightly and then put the pan in the oven
- Cook both the tilapia and shrimp at 375 for 10-15 minutes, until fish is flacky. If shrimp gets done first take it out then put the fish back in the oven.
- Cook pasta and toss it with olive oil and italian seasoning to serve on the side.

Rice with Black Beans and Bell Peppers

Ingredients: 
- 3 cups of cooked white rice
- 2 cans of black beans
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 large onion
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. Adobo seasoning
- 1 1/2 tsp. Oregano
- 1 tbsp. minced garlic
- 2 tbsp. tomato bouillon
- Mexican Cheese blend

Directions: 
- Cook rice in rice cooker
- Meanwhile, cook peppers, onion, and seasoning (accept the tomato bouillon) until peppers are tender.
- Add Black Beans
- Add Tomato bouillon
- Mix in cooked rice on medium-high heat 3-5 minutes.
- Serve, top with cheese, and enjoy!
   Add Sriracha sauce if you want extra spice

Cook Rice, and prep other ingredients

Cook in wok on the stove top 

Here is the Tomato Bouillon I use. You can find it at Meijer in the Mexican Food Isle. 

Ready to eat in 30 minutes!

Mexican Twice Baked Potatoes

Ingredients: 
- 4 Russet Baking Potatoes
- 1/2 pound of ground turkey
- 1 cup of queso cheese
- 4 Tbsp. Milk
- Cumin - about 3/4 tsp.
- Chili Powder - 1 tbsp.
- Garlic (minced) 1 tbsp.
- 1/2 can refried beans
- 1 cup of your favorite salsa  
- Mexican Cheese Blend
- Sour Cream (optional)

Directions: 
- Bake your potatoes at 375 for 1 hour.
- Once baked, cut your potatoes in half and scoop out the potato pulp from the inside and put into mixer.
- Add queso cheese, milk, and salt and pepper. Blend until smooth.
- Scoop mashed potato mixture into the potato skin shell.

Meat:
- Cook Turkey and add your cumin, chili powder, and garlic. Add your beans and salsa to meat. Mix and heat together 3-5 minutes.

- Top your potatoes with meat mixture and add Mexican cheese on top.
- Bake in the oven at 375 for 5 minutes (or until cheese is melted)
- Serve with sour cream and green onions! Enjoy!

Here is my process:
   

 Ingredients

Prep the Potatoes

Prep the meat

 Fill skins with potato and top with meat mixture

Top with cheese, and bake for 5 minutes at 375

Ready to serve!

Chicken Quesadillas

If you want an easy meal, here is one for you! I made salsa chicken in the crockpot to use in my quesadillas. Then I just added cheese and we had dinner!

Here is the recipe....

Ingredients:
- Flour Tortillas
- Queso Cheese (or your favorite Mexican style cheese)
- Salsa Chicken (click the link to go to the recipe)
- Vegetable Oil

Cut up your salsa chicken into bit size pieces

  Use a basting brush to brush on your vegetable oil to one side of the tortilla. Then flip it over onto your cast iron skillet.

Add your cheese and chicken to the inside of your tortilla on one side (not the side with the oil!)

Cook on Medium Heat and flip after 3-5 minutes (depending on how hot your pan is)

Once your cheese is melted you are ready to enjoy!