Chili Dog Casserole

When I made this for the first time my husband said "if I'm ever on death row, I want this to be my last meal!"  I've made it once a week since. It's easy and delicious!

You will need:

2-3 15 oz cans chili with beans

1 16 oz pkg hot dogs (I use bun length)

1 pkg flour tortillas (fajita size)

1 8 oz plug shredded cheddar

Preheat oven to 425

Spread can of chili in bottom of baking dish. 

Roll hot dogs in tortillas until all used. Place in pan seam side down on top of chili. 

Top with remaining chili and sprinkle with cheese. 

Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. 

Buffalo Mozzarella Porkchops

You will need:

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp butter

2-3 tbsp wing sauce

Thinly sliced mozzarella

Thin center cut boneless pork chops

Salt/pepper

Add olive oil, butter, and 1 tbsp wing sauce to a large skillet. 

Season each side of the pork chop with salt and pepper. 

Once the pan is heated to med-high heat, add pork chops. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until done. 

Once cooked thoroughly, place on a cookie sheet, apply liberal amount of wing sauce, then top with slice of mozzarella. 

Place under broiler for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and melted. 

This is great if you are a fan of pork. Next time, I'll use chicken!

Frozen Peanut Butter Cheesecake

You will need:

6 tbsp butter

1 1/2 cups choc chips

2 1/2 cups cups rice cereal

8 oz cream cheese

1 cup sweetened condensed milk

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

2 tbs lemon juice

1- in bowl, microwave butter and choc chips until melted. Add rice cereal and stir to coat 

2- press into bottom of 9 inch springform pan. Place in freezer 10 min. 

3-beat cream cheese til fluffy. Add condensed milk and peanut butter. Add vanilla and lemon juice. Gently fold in whipped topping. 

4- pour into crust

5- heat peanut butter and fudge. Drizzle on top. Freeze 4-6 hours before serving. 

Chess Bars

You will need:

1 box yellow cake mix

8 oz cream cheese

1 stick butter

3 eggs

1 lb powdered sugar

Mix cake mix with melted butter

Press I to bottom of sprayed baking dish

Mix 1 lb powdered sugar with softened 

cream cheese and 2 eggs

Pour on top

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes 

Baby Food Dog Treats.

Dog treats are the most expensive things, if you want to get your dog good quality treats. Lately there have been numerous dog deaths due to contaminated food/treats being produced over seas. Totally scary. Especially for a woman who thinks of her dog as her child!  

Just look at her.  She thinks she's human as well. She sleeps in bed with a pillow, covers up to her neck, and her arm under the pillow. Just like me. Dogs are super smart. 

Anywho, I've been searching high and low for an at home dog treat recipe that doesn't require a load of specialty products. I finally came across a recipe that only requires 2 ingredients. 2 (4 oz) jars of baby food (with NO artificial preservatives or onion products, since those can be fatal to dogs), and whole wheat flour. 

You mix the 2 ingredients together. I added an additional 2 tbsp of water because initially it was crumbling and wouldn't stick together. 

This will create a dough. Just lightly flour the surface you are working on. 

And roll out the dough to as thick or as thin as you would like. Keep in mind, they will puff up a tad as they are baked. 

Once you've got it rolled out you can use cookie cutters (for fancy treats) or a simple pizza cutter (which is what I used). 

Cut your treats and place them on a pan that is lined with parchment paper. 

It definitely makes quite a bit.  Of course I had to make my dog a special treat. 

L for Lilly Bug!  (: 

Just bake your treats on 350 for 20 minutes. Allow them to cool completely before you store them though. 

If you want them soft, store them in a ziplock container. 

If you want them hard, to form biscuits, store them in a brown paper bag. 

Lilly love them!  

Hasselback Chicken.

My last normal meal before Christmas cooking begins tomorrow!  Glad this was so simple!

Ingredients:

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 pkg deli ham (I used Black Forest)

4 slices of cheese of your preference, cut in fourths. 

Season salt & pepper to taste 

Preheat oven to 350. 

Spray baking dish with non stick spray. 

Slice slits into chicken breasts about 1" apart all the way through, leaving the bottom surface connected. 

Fold ham slice in half, place slice of cheese, then another slice of ham folded in half. 

Stuff into slits in chicken breasts. Then top with pepper & season salt. 

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. *note: there will be a bit of a pink tint due to ham juices. 

I served with homemade mashed potatoes & shells and cheese. DELICIOUS!

Slow Cooker Ham & Potato Casserole.

Ingredients:

1 30 oz package frozen hashbrowns

1 tbsp minced onion

1 teaspoon salt

1 8 oz container sour cream

1 small can cream chicken soup

2 cups shredded cheddar

2 cups chopped ham

1/4 cup melted butter

1 16 oz pkg herb flavored stuffing 

Spray slow cooker with non stick cooking spray. Combine hashbrowns, dried onion, salt, sour cream, cream of chicken, cheese, and ham. 

Top with stuffing mix, then drizzle melted butter over stuffing. 

Cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 2-4 hours. So deliciously decadent.