15 Minute Spinach Artichoke Dip

 

6 ingredient Spinach Artichoke Dip:

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

2 minced or diced garlic cloves

2-3 cups mozzarella, shredded

2 boxes of cream cheese

Jar of artichoke hearts, chopped and drained

1.5 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Instructions: 

Sautee garlic in olive oil over medium heat.

Add cream cheese, stir.

Add artichokes, stir.

Add spinach, stir.

Add mozzarella, stir until melted. 

Serve hot with tortilla chips or 

toasted French bread slices.

Red Cabbage Stew

I was so excited to have time to leisurely cook on this glorious snow day that was bestowed upon us! I did not make a mad dash to the store like most in my area but I knew I could throw something together and this “everything but the kitchen sink” stew didn’t disappoint! To start, I put about 5 cups of filtered water and 2 cooked rotisserie chicken leg quarters in the crock put on high, sprinkled in some salad and a couple tablespoons of vinegar, which was all I had. Then I had half a red cabbage head in the fridge I sliced and diced and 3 small red potatoes that I sliced the round edges off to form into a cube then diced into bite sized pieces. I also had 3 carrots 🥕 I sliced as well. I sliced a few cloves of garlic, a jar of marinara, and added a few dashes of red hot sauce to give a slight kick. Cooked on high for a few hours, added a drained can of corn and green beans then added salt to taste. Remove bones and skin from the chicken quarters and return meat to the stew. Ready to serve. Mozzarella cheese would be a great garnish as well as a side of corn bread. Im feeling guilt-free eating it as is!

3 Ingredient Biscuits

Buttermilk biscuits are tried and true comfort food. Watch how easy it is to whip up a batch of homemade biscuits for your family!

Heat for 15-20 minutes in 425F degree oven.

Recipe Source: Brenda Gantt https://www.facebook.com/100015807100537/posts/719462148590682/?

Mom Hack: One skillet of ground beef=4 meals!

I've long been trying to figure out how to get the most bang from the least amount of effort, so...I was pretty impressed with myself from this week's easy meals and I thought I'd share!

It started with 2 1/4 pounds of ground beef.  I cooked it all at once and divided it up this way:

Tacos (1 pound)

Spaghetti with meat sauce (1/2 pound)

Chili (1/2 pound) 

Cheesy Pasta Casserole (1/4 pound) 

Ingredients for all 4 meals:

2 1/4 pounds ground beef

Cheddar cheese shredded

Mozzerella cheese shredded

1 pack spaghetti noodles

1 pack shell or elbow noodles

Corn tortillas (bulk from Costco)

3 jars of spaghetti sauce (Aldi $1 each)

Taco seasoning

Chili seasoning

Shredded lettuce

Salsa

Uncooked pinto or red beans

Sour cream

Avocado

Sides:

Salad to serve with spaghetti and casserole

French bread for spaghetti and casserole

Cornbread or crackers for chili

Day 1: 

Tacos

1. Brown all the meat and remove 1 1/4 pounds (a bit more than half) of the meat to store in the fridge for later use.

2. Heat corn tortillas in the microwave with a wet paper towel over them to restore the moisture while heating.

3. Add taco seasoning to the meat.

4. Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, salsa, sour cream and avocado.

Day 2:

Spaghetti with meat sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Cook pasta according to package directions.

3. Slice half a loaf of French bread and lay slices on a baking sheet.  Cover slices with butter slices and sprinkle lightly with garlic powder and a tiny bit of salt. Bake until golden on edges.

4. Heat 2 jars of spaghetti sauce and 1/2 pound ground beef.

5. Serve spaghetti with garlic bread and a side salad.

Day 3:

Chili

1. See my crockpot beans recipe on this blog, add a cup of spaghetti sauce, 1/2 pound of ground beef, chili seasoning and top with cheddar cheese, sour cream and salsa.

2. Serve with corn bread or crackers.

Day 4:

Cheesy Pasta Casserole

1. Cook 1 package of elbow or shell pasta According to package directions. Drain.

2. Heat oven to 350F.

3. In a rectangular casserole dish, place cooked pasta and top with remaining ground beef, 1 and a half jars of spaghetti sauce, and sprinkle with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses on the top.  Cover and bake until cheese is melted.  20-25 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, prepare garlic bread and place in the oven until golden on the edges.

5. Serve with a crisp salad.

English Tea Cookies "biscuits"

English Tea Cookies:

4 Ingredients!!!!

These are a melt-in-your-mouth butter cookie with crisp edges.

I was in search of the fastest cookie I could make when I stumbled upon this recipe that I converted to metric for us folks in the U.S.  

Heat oven to 425'F.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup self rising flour

1/2 cup sugar (3/4 cup for sweeter)

1 stick plus 1 tablespoon butter 

1 egg

Mix, form into patties and bake at 425 for 8 minutes.  Cool for 2 minutes before removing from baking sheet.

Girls Turtle Cake

My sweet girl loves turtles, so I bravely started to decorate her cake when I suddenly remembered the cute wooden turtle we picked up at the craft store. 

 I hot glued the turtle to two wooden skewers and cut them to the depth of my cake.  I poked two green straws into the cake and cut to size, so no splinters got in the cake.  Then I poked the wooden skewers into the straws!

The cake was one box of Betty Crocker baked in two pie pans.  I layered the cakes with a coating of white frosting between the layers.

Then I coated the entire cake with pink frosting.  I piped some green tinted frosting (white frosting+green food coloring) along the edges.  Voilà!

I plan on making some of these:

Easy Cheesecake!!!

I'm not even going to take credit for this recipe, but it was easy and decadent! Found at Kraftrecipes.com