Stuffed Crust Pizza

1 pizza dough
8 mozzarella string cheese sticks
1 jar pizza sauce
1 bad shredded mozzarella cheese
1 egg beaten
any toppings you want

Preheat oven to 350º. Roll out dough until its just bigger than your pizza pan. Open all the string cheese and roll them around the edges of the dough making sure they are sealed in.



Spread with sauce and top with shredded mozarella and toppings. Brush crust with egg. Bake on center rack until crust is brown.

Pineapple Smoothie

1/5 pineapple (including core)
1 container vanilla yogurt
4 oz pineapple juice
Splenda
ice

Put pineapple (cut up) into blender along wiht yogurt and pineapple juice and blend until smooth. Then add in 5-6 ice cubes and splenda to taste. Blend until smooth.

Baked Ziti

Baked Ziti

1 box ziti pasta
2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 large container ricotta cheese
1 bag shredded mozzarella (2 cups)
1 package pepperoni

Preheat oven to 350º F

Cook pasta to just under al dente. Drain. Put pasta in large baking dish. Stir in 1.5 jars of spaghetti sauce (save the rest to pour on when you nuke leftovers later). Stir in ricotta, ¾ of the mozzarella and pepperoni (as many as you want in there, but save some for the top). Smooth out the top evenly and cover with the remaining mozzarella and top with pepperoni. Cover with foil and bake at 350º for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes. I like my pepperoni crispy so I put it under the broiler until the cheese is brown and bubbly and the pepperoni are nice and crispy.

Pollo con Queso

I always order this when I go to Mexican restaurants. I decided I could easily make it at home so this is what I came up with. It is just as good if not better than what I get in the restaurants and the best part is I can use as much cheese sauce as I want.



Pollo con Queso

3 large chicken breasts cut in bite sized pieces
2 tbsps taco seasoning
1 cup white cheese dip
Sour Cream

In a large frying pan heat the oil. Add in the chicken and sprinkle with the taco seasoning. Cook on medium heat until chicken is cooked through stirring regularly. While chicken is cooking, in a small sauce pan add cheese dip and sour cream. I don’t measure the sour cream, but I use about 1/3 of a small container. Heat on low until cheese and sour cream are melted and warm. Plate the chicken and pour over a little of the cheese sauce. Use the rest of the sauce for dipping your favorite tortilla chips.

Side suggestion: Mexican rice or refried beans.

Crock Pot Roast and Gravy

Crock Pot Roast and Gravy

1 Pot Roast
1/2 small onion - chopped
1/2 Cup flour
1 package onion gravy mix
2 tbsp oil
carrots and potatoes (or any other veggies you want) (optional)

Salt, pepper and flour both sides of the roast. In a large frying pan heat up the oil. Put roast in pan and add in onions. Cook roast for 3-5 minutes per side, just until it starts to brown. Remove roast from pan and put it in your crock pot. Pour 2 cups of water in frying pan with onions and whisk in 1 package of onion gravy mix until well blended. Simmer for 3-5 minutes and pour over roast. If it does not completely cover the roast pour in some more water until its covered. Toss in veggies. Cook on low for at least 8 hours. Serve over rice.