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Pepperoni Pizza Pasta – 15 Minute Meal

April 3, 2012 by Tiffany

I am a huge fan of the 15 minute meal. Some days, there just isn’t any more time than that to pull dinner together.

I’ve even got an eBook full of 15 minute meals. I frequently pull it out when I need something quick for dinner. A quick scan of the book, matched up with the items in my pantry will always yield a dinner idea.

This meal idea came from my mom. She had something similar when she ate out recently. I’m not sure what restaurant and I don’t know exactly how she fixed hers. There are many different ways you could take this, depending on what your family likes and what you’ve got in the pantry.

I happened to have a variety of bell peppers in the fridge, so I used them to add color and flavor. Doesn’t this pan of cooking peppers and onions look good?

Here’s what you’ll need for this quick meal: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with 15 minute meal, basil, bell peppers, crushed tomatoes, Italian cheese, onion, oregano, penne, pepperoni2 Comments

Honey Dijon Pork Chops and Apples in the Slow Cooker

March 8, 2012 by Tiffany

I would very much like to shake the hand of the person who invented the slow cooker. Said person should be lauded with chocolate and roses and decadent coffee concoctions.

I’m naturally suspicious of cooks who don’t make good use of the slow cooker. Why avoid something that is such a time saver, such a miracle worker?

Take this dinner, for instance. Into the crock go pork chops, apples, onions and a bit of honey and Dijon. Several hours later, you only need to add a green veggie and bread or salad and dinner is ready. It practically fixes itself, leaving me with time to ~~get stuff done~~ spend time on Pinterest.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, Main Dish, pork Tagged with apples, crockpot recipe, Dijon, honey, honey mustard, onion, pork chops, slow cooker1 Comment

Hamburger Pasta Soup

February 10, 2012 by Tiffany

I created this soup the other day when I needed something fast for dinner. If you’ve got cooked hamburger in the freezer, this meal really comes together quick. It’s a combination of Hamburger Vegetable Soup and Pasta Soup.

Feel free to vary the recipe according to what you like and what you have available in your pantry. It’s a good one for using up small amounts of pasta. You could also use rice or barley instead of the pasta. And you might want to add more veggies.

Here’s what I used: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with garlic, green pepper, hamburger, onion, Pasta, Soup, tomatoes2 Comments

Smoked Sausage, Cabbage and Oat Soup

December 1, 2011 by Tiffany

A while back I shared how excited I was to find Quaker Steel Cut Oats at the grocery store. They are significantly less expensive than the other brand I’ve seen and I like to use them for oatmeal in the slow cooker.

I never imagined I would use them in soup.

But then The Sweets Life linked up a recipe for Scotch Oatmeal Soup for Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage. I knew I had to try it. The oats are kind of like barley. They add heartiness to the soup.

I modified The Sweets Life recipe a little bit. Hers doesn’t have any meat in it and I knew I’d get much further serving a soup full of cabbage to my family if I included some meat. I was right. They all ate the soup and liked it.

Here’s what you’ll need to make a pot: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with cabbage, carrots, diced tomatoes, garlic, onion, smoked sausage, Soup, steel cut oats7 Comments

Cheese Soup and Pretzel Rolls

November 29, 2011 by Tiffany

Eating Cheese Soup and Sister Schubert’s Soft Pretzel Rolls made me feel like I was in Canada.

Not the real Canada. The Disney version in EPCOT. They have a restaurant there called Le Cellier that serves cheese soup and pretzel bread. So yummy!

This recipe is not exactly like the Disney soup, but it is very good and easy to make. And the Pretzel Rolls are super easy. Just pop them in the oven to warm for a few minutes.

My kids were so excited to have the rolls again. They’d been asking me to serve them since we’d had Reuben Sliders on Pretzel Rolls a few weeks ago. The rolls are crusty on the outside, but the inside is soft and tender. The flavor is like soft pretzels. They’re a perfect compliment to any soup, but I think they go especially well with cheese soup.

Here’s what you’ll need for the soup: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with carrots, celery, cheese soup, onion, pretzel rolls, Sister Schubert's, soup recipe, velveeta7 Comments

Chicken Enchilada Soup in the Slow Cooker

September 13, 2011 by Tiffany

This is a recipe that will be made often in my house. My kids have been asking for it again already.

I first saw the recipe when Mary from Giving Up on Perfect linked it for Ingredient Spotlight. I’ve since spotted it on Pinterest several times. This soup is fantastic! And it’s easy too.

I made just a few minor changes to the way Mary fixed it. I doubled the recipe, which made a lot. It completely filled my 6 quart slow cooker. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, frozen food, Main Dish, Soup Tagged with black beans, Chicken, corn, cream of chicken soup, cream style corn, Crockpot, diced tomatoes and green chilies, enchilada sauce, freezer meal, milk, onion, pepper jack cheese, red pepper, slow cooker15 Comments

Italian Parmesan Herb Chicken and Potatoes in the Slow Cooker

August 25, 2011 by Tiffany

I put this together before church one Sunday morning. It smelled (and tasted!) fantastic when we got home. If you have garden fresh tomatoes, they make a wonderful side dish. A simple tossed salad would be good too.

I don’t have an ingredient picture this time. I think I was too busy getting ready for church, cooking as fast as I could. I forgot to snap the photo.

I did use frozen chicken tenders and skipped thawing them. They cooked just fine. You can also save time by estimating the herb measurements instead of measuring.

Here’s the how-to: [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Crockpot, Main Dish Tagged with basil, Chicken, Crockpot, Italian, kosher salt, olive oil, onion, oregano, parmesan, pepper, potatoes, slow cooker, thyme13 Comments

Ravioli with Tomato and Onion Sauce – 5 Ingredients!

June 14, 2011 by Tiffany

Dinner doesn’t get simpler than this.

If you’re blessed with tomatoes growing in your backyard, you could start the water, pick a couple tomatoes and have the sauce finished by the time the ravioli is done.

I didn’t have fresh tomatoes for this, so I used canned. The sweetness of the onions goes well with tomatoes. Cheese ravioli is a perfect base for the sauce.

Here’s what you’ll need. [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta, vegetarian Tagged with fire roasted diced tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, onion, ravioli3 Comments

Sweet and Sour Pork Chops in the Slow Cooker or How to Make Dinner from What’s in the Fridge

May 5, 2011 by Tiffany

Good news! Just by rummaging through your pantry, fridge and freezer and creatively combining a few ingredients, you can have dinner tonight.

Here’s how it works. Choose a meat from the fridge or freezer. I chose boneless pork chops, but you might pick chicken or beef instead.

Check the fridge for a likely looking veggie or two. I found a green pepper and onion. Other candidates include red pepper, green onions, sugar snap peas, green beans, carrots – you get the idea. Anything that you’ve got that sounds good. [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, Main Dish, pork Tagged with green pepper, ketchup, onion, orange sauce, pork chops, slow cooker2 Comments

Salmon Patties – Quick and Healthy

April 15, 2011 by Tiffany

Salmon patties are healthy, inexpensive and a quick dinner to make. I like to serve them with mac & cheese that’s kind of runny so I can dip the salmon patties in the cheese sauce. You all know my love for cheese, so this is probably no surprise. My kids like to have ketchup with their salmon patties.

This recipe is adapted from Whole Foods for the Whole Family. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]