Greek Turkey Burgers

I stumbled across a recipe a month or two ago for Greek Chicken Burgers that sounded yummy! As with many recipes I make, I made some slight changes to it in order to accommodate what we had in the house, as well as our preferences. We were pretty happy with the outcome and have made these a couple of times since. Each time I have adapted a little bit and they have been good! 

Ingredients:

1lb. Ground Turkey

1 small onion

Minced Garlic (I buy the pre-minced kind in the jar)

Salt & Pepper

Basil & Oregnao

Pita Bread

Onion & Tomato

Tzatziki Sauce - 

I bought some from our local gyros joint. They sold it to me for like .40 a cup!

Step by Step:

Mince about 1/4 of the onion, while slicing the remaining portion.

Combine ground turkey, minced onion, and 1-2tsp minced garlic.

Add in salt, pepper, basil and oregano - about 1/2 tsp of each

Combine meat mixture with seasonings. 

Form burger patties - I made mine into ovals to accommodate the fact that they were going onto pita bread and not on to a round burger bun. 

Grill burgers to desired temperature.

Top pita bread with Tzatziki sauce, burger and onion and tomato. Fold in half, like a taco, and enjoy!

Comments:

You could get really creative with this recipe and at feta, kalamata olives, etc. 

We enjoyed ours pretty simple.

Source:

While I changed the recipe a bit, here is the inspiration recipe:

http://tasteofhomecooking.blogspot.com/2012/05/greek-chicken-burgers-with-tzatziki.html?m=1

No-Bake Thin Mint Cookie Truffles Recipe

Ingredients:
-1 (9 oz) package of Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies, or other mint cookies
-1/2 package (4 oz) cream cheese, softened  
-1 (12 oz) bag Guittard's Green Mint Chips 

Step by Step:

In a food processor, pulse the Thin Mints a few times, and then blend them down until they are just crumb or throw the cookies in a big Ziploc bag and start pounding them with a hammer until you have a lot of fine crumbs.

Next, mix the cream cheese and cookie crumbs together in a bowl until well-mixed. Roll the mixture into 1 inch size balls, and place them on a wax paper covered baking sheet. 

Place the baking sheet in the fridge for about 30 minutes, so the balls are easier to dip in the chocolate and do not fall apart.
Once the truffles have been in the fridge for a while, melt the green mint chips in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave. Heat the chips for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between each heat burst. Repeat until the chips are all melted.

Roll each ball in the melted chips until it is fully covered. I usually use two forks to push the truffle around until it is all covered. Then, using the two forks, carefully pick up the truffle and allow the excess mint chocolate to run off before placing back on the wax paper. Repeat with all the truffles.

Stick the truffles back in the fridge for a couple of minutes or until the mint chocolate is hardened.

If you want to decorate your truffles as I did, melt about 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips (or almond bark or white candy coating-whatever you want) the same way that you melted the mint chips. Spoon the white chocolate in a small Ziplock bag and cut a tiny bit of one corner off the bag. Start small at first, then if you need, make the hole a little larger. Drizzle the white chocolate over the green truffles.

Place back in the fridge until you are ready to eat them.

Source

via Pinterest

 http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/01/no-bake-thin-mint-cookie-truffles.html

Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread

Ingredients:

For the bread:

• 3 over-ripe bananas, smashed up
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• dash of salt
• 1 1/2 cups flour

For the swirl:

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 Tbs cinnamon

Step by Step:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Butter and four a loaf pan. Mine was 9 x 5, but you could use any sort, I suppose. Just keep a close eye on it in the oven, and adjust the time as needed
2. Mix bananas, butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together. sprinkle baking soda and salt around on top of the banana mixture. Then gently stir in flour. Be careful not to over-mix!
3. In a small dish, mix together the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 Tbs cinnamon.
4. Add 1/2 of the batter to the loaf pan and then sprinkle half, or a little more than half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture all over the batter in the pan. Add the rest of the batter, and then sprinkle the leftover cinnamon-sugar on top.
5. Bake for 50-60 minutes, but remember, if you’re using a different-sized loaf pan, be careful and keep a close eyeball on it!

Source:

via Pinterest

 http://www.lovintheoven.com/2010/03/cinnamon-swirl-banana-bread.html

Mozzarella, Tomato and Avocado Salad

Ingredients :

1 container cherry tomatoes, cut in half

1 carton fresh mozzarella cheese pearls, drained

1 avocado, peeled and diced

1/3 cup basil, julienned 

2 tablespoons fresh parsley

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

 Step by Step:

In a large bowl combine the tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and parsley. Set aside.

 In a small bowl whisk the lemon juice, oil, salt, and pepper.
Pour over tomato mixture. Toss to coat.  

Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

 Just before serving stir in the chopped avocado. 

Source

via Pinterest

http://ashleyscookingadventures.blogspot.com/2011/05/meatless-mondays-mozzarella-tomato-and.html

CREAM CHEESE JALAPENO CRESCENT POPPERS

Ingredients:

 1 tube regular Crescent Rolls
1 (4 ounce) can Diced Jalapenos (you will actually only use half of this can)
3/4 (8 ounce) cube cream cheese, room temperature
1 Tbsp. sugar

Step by Step:

This is an easy recipe, however a little difficult to explain all of the steps. 

Instead, I will link back to the blog they came from. She has a great step by step tutorial with pictures and all!

Source 

via Pinterest

http://myhomemdelife.blogspot.com/2011/01/companys-coming-cream-cheese-jalapeno.html

Healthy Spinach Dip

Thanks Amy for this recipe! Sounds like a great dip for football season!!

Ingredient:

1 10 oz container of frozen chopped spinach

1-2 5 oz cans of sliced water chestnuts 

1 8 oz container of 1% cottage cheese 

1 packet ranch dressing

 Step By Step:

Defrost spinach and squeeze out all of the water.

Dice Water Chestnuts into small pieces

Blend Cottage Cheese with hand blender or in traditional blender until smooth and creamy

Combine spinach, water chestnuts, blended cottage cheese and packet of ranch. 

Mix well and chill.

Serve with crackers, bread or veggies!

Source

Pinterest via

http://www.lindseyisham.com/2012/02/15/secretly-healthy-spinach-dip-for-parties/

Crispy Cheddar Chicken

 I made this recipe last week and was really happy with how it turned out! 

I will definitely make again!!

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts

2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs

1/4 t salt

1/8 t pepper

1/2 C milk

2 C cheddar cheese, grated

1 10 ounce can cream of chicken soup

2 T sour cream

2 T butter

Step by Step

Preheat oven to 400

Set up a breading station with milk, cheese and panko in separate bowls/plates 

Dunk chicken in milk, cheese, followed by panko - place in greased baking pan

Follow for each piece of chicken

 Cover pan with foil and bake 30 minutes.

Remove foil after 30 minutes and bake another 10 minutes

While chicken is baking combine soup, sour cream and butter in saucepan or microwave safe bowl. Heat thoroughly, whisking along the way.   

When chicken is done, plate with sauce. 

Comments/Tips

The breading process was more like "piling" the ingredients on the chicken, so don't fret!

I served with mashed potatoes and green beans. 

There was plenty of sauce to use as gravy.

The original recipe calls for using Ritz crackers, not panko. I didn't have crackers, so I changed to panko.

Source

Pinterest

Link features great step by step pictures!

http://jamiecooksitup.net/2011/10/crispy-cheddar-chicken/

Baked Mac and Cheese

A BIG thanks to Brianne for sharing a few recipes with us!!

Ingredients

1 box of Creamettes

1 stick of butter

1c. Milk

Flour

Block of Velveeta Cheese - sliced

Steps

Pre-Heat oven 325*

Boil pasta for 6 minutes and drain

Rub butter over sides and bottom of pyrex dish

1)      Then place slices of cheese on bottom

2)      Pour in half of the noodles

3)      Then top with ½ of milk, 3 pads of butter and more slices of cheese

4)      Add 1tsp of flour.

Repeat steps 2-4

Cover with lid and bake for 30 minutes.  

Source

Family Recipe

Dream Bars - Pecan Bars

Ingredients needed for the Base

1 box of Pillsbury Golden Yellow Butter cake mix

1 egg

1/3 c softened butter

Steps

Mix above ingredients until crumbly

Press into bottom of 13x9 pan

Ingredients for Filling

1 can of Eagle sweetened condensed milk

1 egg

1tsp vanilla

1c chopped pecans

1/2c heath milk chocolate toffee bits

Steps

Mix filling ingredients and pour onto base

Bake for 25-30 minutes @ 350 degrees

(it is finished when the edges are brown)

Source
Brianne's Friend

Cornbread Chicken Stuffing Casserole

Another yummy addition from Brianne!!

Ingredients

½ stick of butter

1/2c of water

1c of sour cream

1c of Chicken Broth

1 can of Cream of Chicken Soup

1 package of Cornbread Stuffing Mix

2-3 thinly sliced chicken breasts

Steps

Pre-heat oven to 325* - Grease a baking dish

Brown chicken for 5 minutes then cut chicken into cubes and place to the side

In a sauce pan melt the butter; add water.  

 Once butter has melted, remove from heat and mix in the Cornbread Stuffing.

In a bowl mix the soup, sour cream and broth.

Pour ¾ of the cornbread mix on bottom (enough to cover the entire bottom of dish)

Then add chicken evenly all across dish

Pour the soup mix on top and then add the rest of the cornbread mix.

Bake for 40 minutes. 

Source
Family Recipe

Black Bean and Avocado Salsa

This is great healthy snack to enjoy any time! What I love about it is that you can combine the ingredients in any form and can't screw it up!

Here is how I have been making it.... you can tweak it to meet your needs!

Ingredients

1 can Black Beans

1 can Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies

1/2c. Frozen Corn

1/2c. Diced Red Onion

1 diced Avocado

Chopped Cilantro

1/2c. Italian Dressing

Garlic Powder

Onion Powder

Step By Step

Drain and rinse black beans. Drain some of the water out of tomatoes.

 Combine black beans, tomatoes, corn and red onion together. Mix.

Add remaining ingredients and mix well. 

Refrigerate and serve with tortilla chips!

Comments

I have made this twice and made it different both times. This last time I only had yellow onion and forgot to buy cilantro... it was still good! You can also increase the size of this easily by adding an extra can of black beans and increasing the dressing and seasonings a bit. You don't have to add extra of everything. Play around with it and enjoy!

Source

I read numerous recipes on Allrecipes.com to come up with this one, including those for "Cowboy Caviar" and other black bean salsas!

Zesty Italian Crockpot Chicken

We really enjoyed this recipe.
Its an easy crockpot recipe for a busy night!

  

Ingredients

1 brick cream cheese

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 packet dry italian dressing mix

2-3 chicken breasts

Rotini or BowTie Pasta

Step by Step

Combine cream cheese and chicken soup in a microwave safe bowl. Heat 30-45 seconds or until cream cheese is softened and can be mixed a bit with the soup. Add in dressing mix. Mix well.

Put chicken breasts in crockpot (frozen or thawed). Top with soup/cream cheese mix.

Cook on low 2-3 hours. Stir (if possible).

Continue to cook on low 3-4 hours, or switch to warm if you have the setting.

Once cooked, shred chicken and mix well in sauce.

Serve over cooked pasta of your choice.

Comments

We really enjoyed this recipe and have made it several times. Others have suggested adding two packs of seasoning, but I suggest trying it with 1 the first time and then deciding if you like the level of flavor. For us, it was plenty!
You can use fat free or reduced fat ingredients, too!

Serving Suggestions

Yummy with broccoli and rolls!

 Source

Pinterest
However, the link doesn't work :( 

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