Beef Taco Skillet

This is so yummy and so easy!!



Ingredients
1 pound Lean Ground Beef
1 can (10.75 Oz. Can) Tomato Soup
1 cup Chunky Salsa
1 teaspoon Hot Sauce
⅛ teaspoons Cumin
½ cups Water
6 whole 6 Inch Flour Tortillas
Salt And Pepper
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Cook beef in a skillet until well browned. Drain off any excess fat. Stir in the soup, salsa, hot sauce, cumin, water and tortillas that have been cut into 1-inch strips. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5–10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Top with cheese and cover until cheese melts.

Won Ton Chicken Salad

Bake 4 chicken breasts in 1 bottle Teriyaki Sauce.  

Drain, cool and shred chicken.

(I cook it in the crockpot and then it shreds easily.)

Combine:  

1 - 2 heads lettuce (variety, like leafy green, iceberg, etc.)

1/4 package Won Ton skins (fry in a little oil to brown)

4 thin sliced green onions (optional)

Toss together with chicken and dressing 15 - 20 minutes before serving.

Dressing:

Mix

4 T. sugar

2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

4 T. vinegar

1/2 cup oil

I have used bottled Teriyaki sauce, but I like this recipe from Heather best:

Teriyaki Sauce

1 cup soy sauce

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. ginger

1 tsp. garlic, minced or chopped

Warm it up to dissolve sugar and then pour over chicken in crockpot.

Chicken Marsala

1 lb chicken breast halves
5 Tb Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
3 Tb Butter
1 small Onion finely chopped
1 pkg thinly sliced mushrooms
1 1/3 Cup Chicken Broth
1/8 tsp dried Thyme leaves

Combine 4 Tb Flour, Salt and Pepper. Dip chicken in flour until evenly coated.
Melt 2 Tb Butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook chicken. Remove to a platter and keep warm.
Melt 1 Tb Butter in same skillet over medium heat and cook the onion and mushrooms, stirring occasionally 3 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tb Flour and cook, stirring constantly 1 minute. Add Broth and Thyme, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Continue boiling, stirring frequently 2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. To serve, pour over chicken.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

CRUST:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup butter, softened

CHEESECAKE FILLING:

3 (8 OZ) packages of cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

APPLES:

3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

2 Tbs Sugar

STREUSEL TOPPING:

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup quick cooking oats

1/2 cup butter, softened

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl combine your CRUST ingredients together with a pastry cutter or 2 forks until mixture turns crumbly. Press evenly into the 13 x 9 baking dish that's been coated with cooking spray. Bake crust for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the 3/4 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over the warm crust.

In a small bowl, stir together the chopped apples, 2 TBS sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over the cream cheese filling. Then combine all your STREUSEL TOPPING ingredients into a small bowl mixing well, and then pour all of the streusel topping over the apples.

Bake for 45 minutes in 350 degree oven, or until filling is set. Let cool for 1 hour on countertop, then chill for a few hours or overnight in the fridge! ENJOY :)

Pizza Dough & Sauce

SAUCE

• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 teaspoon oregano
• 2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1.2 tsp onion power
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, Mix together tomato sauce and tomato paste until smooth. Stir in other spices.
2. Makes enough for about two pizzas.
   
   
   
   Pizza Dough

•   2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

Directions

1. Combine flour, salt, sugar, garlic, basil, and yeast in a large bowl. Mix in oil and warm water. 
2. Let rise in bowl for 30 minutes
3. Spread out on a large pizza pan.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 5-7 minutes
5. Top as desired and back additional 15-20 minutes.
6. Enjoy :)

Company Cheesecake

1-1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 Tb sugar
3 Tb butter melted
19 0z cream cheese softened (2-8oz and 1-3oz)
1 cup sugar
2 tsp grated lemon peel
1/4 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
topping

Heat oven to 350 deg. Stir together graham cracker crumbs and 2 Tb sugar. Mix in butter thoroughly. Press mixture evenly in bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool.

Reduce oven temperature to 300 deg. Beat cream cheese in large mixing bowl. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until fluffy. Add lemon peal and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Pour over crumb mixture.

Bake 1 hour or until center is firm. Cool to room temperature. Chill at least 3 hours. Loosen edge of cheesecake with knife before removing side of pan.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

CAKE:
3 cups Flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Sugar
4 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 1/2 cups Milk
2 Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1/2 cup ( 1 stick) Butter, melted

TOPPING:
1 cup ( 2 sticks) Butter, softened
1 cup Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons Flour
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
GLAZE:
2 cups Powdered Sugar
5 Tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 glass baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In an electric or stand mixer add the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Once combined well , slowly stir in the melted butter. Pour into the prepared 9x13 baking pan.
For topping, In a large bowl mix the 2 sticks of butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon together until well combined and creamy. Drop evenly over the batter by the tablespoonfuls and use a knife to marble/swirl through the cake.
Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes or when a toothpick inserted near the center comes out nearly clean.
FOR GLAZE: In a medium bowl, mix the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla together with a whisk. Drizzle evenly over the warm cake. Serve warm or at room temperature.