Crispy Beef

Fan favorite here!! This is one of my favorite things I make and it is also one of the most requested from friends and family. Oddly enough this was one of the first recipes I mastered of my Americanized Chinese food. Once I figured out the kinks on this one it made making other kinds…

Easy Biscuit Topped Chicken Pot Pie

As you know I do enjoy making things from scratch but sometimes there just isn’t time for all of that and in the case of this pot pie I found a really good and easy solution. Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts (medium sized) 1 can of cream of chicken soup (family sized…the big one) ½ to…

Chicken and Black Bean Stuffed Tortillas

So up front, the tortilla pocket idea was not mine originally. I ran across the recipe and thought the idea was genius!! This stuffing I made for this recipe is just the first of many variations I will be doing. These things are super simple and a big crowd pleaser. I know I always struggle…

Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken

For years my husband thought he hated pineapple until one day he tried fresh pineapple (thank you Katie!) then he realized suddenly that he loved it. Once this epiphany happened I started creating recipes to use it and this is one that came from that. Ingredients: 3 boneless chicken breasts 1 red bell pepper 1…

Fajita Quesadilla

This is a simple spin on the traditional fajitas. I had the ingredients in my refrigerator for a while to make fajitas but every night when it came to making dinner they just didn’t sound very exciting so I kept making other things instead. I realized one night however that my peppers were starting to…

Fajita/Taco Seasoning

This is a good seasoning for tacos or fajitas, feel free to adjust the cayenne depending on how spicy you want it 1 tbsp. chili powder 1½ tsp. garlic salt (if you have Lawry’s I would recommend that brand) 1 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. onion powder 1 tsp. cayenne (if you don’t like really spicy…

Cooking Tortillas

So before I have told you to always cook your tortillas on the stove instead of just warming them up in the microwave and realized you may have no idea what I am talking about. It’s quick and simple, you will just probably burn your fingers at least once….yes you can use tongs to turn…

Smoked Sausage and Rice Skillet

As you have probably already discovered, we eat a lot of rice in my family so, therefore, we always seem to have leftover rice. I hate wasting food so this recipe is one I came up with to fix the waste problem. Ingredients One package of smoked sausage 1 can of chicken broth 1 ½ cups…

Apricot BBQ Sauce

This is not originally my recipe, I, of course, have changed it a little. This is a great sweet sauce, I use it to make BBQ chicken pizza and it is also a great sauce for BBQ burgers. Ingredients 2 tbsp. butter olive oil 1 small onion finely diced 2 cloves garlic 1 tsp. black…

Buffalo Chicken Tacos

  This one is a rather tasty treat! It’s also pretty simple… Ingredients 1 egg 2 cups water 2 large chicken breasts black pepper 1 tbsp. onion powder 2 cups flour oil for frying your favorite buffalo sauce (I recommend Frank’s) tortillas lettuce cheddar cheese ranch dressing bacon Cut up as much bacon as you…