Pizza Bagels

As easy as it sounds - 

Separate bagel into two.  Top with pizza sauce and toppings of choice (hamburger, pepperoni, cheese, etc).  Broil until cheese begins to bubble.

Bubble Up Pizza

Ingredients: 

3 (7.5 oz) pkgs buttermilk biscuits

1 (14 oz) jar spaghetti sauce

3 cups shredded cheese - any kind, we like mozzarella (I use less than 3 cups)

1 lg garlic clove, pressed

In large bowl, quarter biscuits.  Stir in 1 cup sauce and 2 cups cheese.  Press clove over mixture.  (Additional toppings can be added.  i.e.: meat, onion, etc.)  Spread mixture in 9x13 pan that has been greased.  Pour remaining sauce and cheese over top. 

*At this point I freeze to use for later.  

If you have time to partially thaw your meal, then preheat oven to 350 and bake for 30-35 minutes until biscuits are done.  If you are placing the meal in frozen it will take closer to an hour.

Beef Stroganoff

1 lb hamburger
1 can cream of mushroom soup
pepper and salt to taste
noodles

Brown hamburger.  Meanwhile cook noodles.  Add cream of mushroom soup.  Let simmer.  Pour over noodle….ENJOY!

This meal usually makes four servings.

Braided Spaghetti Bread

Braided Spaghetti Bread:

This is perhaps the most visually appealing meal I've ever made!  My sister often tells me that I need to take her "culinary photography" classes, so note that the picture doesn't due justice to the meal!

Bread Dough
Spaghetti Noodles
Spaghetti Sauces
Cheeses, of your choice (shredded mozzarella perhaps?!)
Browned hamburger, if desired
Egg
Italian spices

Prepare a loaf of bread dough, or thaw a boughten loaf.  I prepare mine in the bread machine.

4 cups of flour
2 tsp quick rise yeast
3 TBSP Vegetable oil
1 3/8 cup water
3/4 tsp salt

Mix the above ingredients and allow the bread machine to do the rest!

While the dough is being prepared cook spaghetti noodles, about 6 oz. 

Roll the dough out into a rectangle.  Using the middle of the rectangle combine the rest of the ingredients.  Lay down the noodles, top with sauce, cheese, hamburger and spices.

Once all of the ingredients are placed in the center of the rectangle, cut strips, about one inch deep (towards the ingredients) along both sides of the rectangle. Starting at one end, alternate crossing the strips of dough to cover the spaghetti.

Use the beaten egg to coat the top of the braid and sprinkle spices on top.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Enjoy!  (After cooking, you may cover and freeze.)   

Banana Crunch Muffins

Banana Crunch Muffins:

3 large mashed ripe bananas

3/4 c sugar

1 egg

1/2 c melted butter

Mix together.  Add the following ingredients:

1 1/2 c flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Grease the bottom of the a muffin tin.  Fill about 1/2 full.  On top, sprinkle the following mixture:

1/3 c brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1 TBSP flour

Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.  Be careful not to over bake.  They will appear dark, but yummy nonetheless!

Pizza Burgers

Pizza Burgers - - so simple and a husband favorite.

Brown 1 pkg hamburger then add 1 can tomato soup (Do not dilute first like you're actually making soup!) stir around to get it all hot. Then add 1/2 cup shredded cheese (I use mozzarella), 1 tbsp. Italian seasonings (I add oregano and basil) and cook until cheese melts. Separate buns and top each bun with meat mixture and more cheese-place in oven on top shelf with it set to broil and 500* -Cook until cheese bubbles and melts

If you're planning to freeze this mixture, move to the fridge the night before eating.  Enjoy!

Chicken Tater Tot Casserole

Chicken Tater Tot Casserole 

Cook 2 chicken breasts.  Cut these up into small pieces.  While those are cooking, cook about 10 bacon strips.  I use turkey bacon, but any bacon would work.  Cut the bacon up into small pieces.  Combine the chicken and bacon pieces with 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.  The cheese does not need to be warmed or melted at this point.

If you want to use this as a freezer meal, place the chicken, bacon and cheese together in the freezer at this point. 

When you're ready to cook add a small bag of tater tots along with your bagged ingredients and place either in the crock pot or oven.  I also add amount a cup of milk and pepper to mine.  It takes about 4 hours in the crock pot or 1 hour in the oven (350 degrees).  In the crock pot, the tater tots will become soft and your meal will evenly mix together.  If cooking this meal in the oven, the tater tots will become more crunchy and your meal will be layered.  As my husband would say, both ways are "flavorful!"