Burrito Bowls

This is one of my family's FAVORITE meals. It's easy, yummy, super easy to make and naturally gluten free!

BURRITO BOWLS            serves 6
(there's actually a restaurant that makes these but there's none around here so this is a knock off of their bowls)

1lb. ground beef or ground turkey
2 cups of uncooked white or brown rice, which ever you have on hand
lettuce
a dash cayenne pepper sauce
lime juice about 1 tb or half a lime
salt to taste
sour cream
shredded cheese
and of course some bowls :-)

1- Cook rice as directed. I use 4 cups of water, 2 cups of rice, and a dash of salt. Cook until tender. When water is absorbed add the lime juice and salt to taste. This family really loves the lime flavor so I use more than the 1 tablespoon. I use about the whole lime but that part is all up to you.

2- While the rice is cooking- cook the meat. Brown and drain any access juice that might if came out while cooking. When this is done I add our favorite Franks Red Hot Sauce. Just a few dashes adds a nice flavor without that powerful kick of flavor.

3- When this process is over set aside while you pull out the rest of the ingredients for the bowls.

4- Pull whole leaves from the lettuce with the effort of trying to not rip them. Wash and dry with a paper towel.
5- Now start layering. Lettuce leaf on bottom. Add a few scoops of rice. (It's a nice tummy filler). Then add some meat, sour cream, cheese, Wholly Molly avocado dip.....the list of toppings could be endless.

The end project is something of this sort.....100% Delicious!

So I hope you enjoy this great gluten free meal.

Tangy Tortellini!

I was inspired to make this dish after craving Carino's Chicken Scallopini, and after figuring out the ingredients I decided to make my own version. So, here goes!

1 pack of 7 cheese tortellini from Costco (although I'm sure any kind of pasta would work)

1 pack of sliced white mushrooms

1 medium tomato diced

1 small package of pancetta

1/4 cup bacon bits (I used the hormel real bacon bits you can find in the salad dressing aisle)

2 tablespoons white cooking wine (the alcohol burns off)

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/4 cup butter

1 tablespoon garlic

1 pint whipping cream

First I combined all ingredients in a saute pan excluding the pasta and cream. Cook on Med-High until it's boiled down to a thick sauce. Add cream and continue to boil, stirring frequently for 10 minutes. Cook pasta according to directions, then drain and combine.

Really simple and everyone loved it! Mine did turn out a bit tangy, but I didn't really measure the wine or lemon juice so I probably put a bit more in there, but in the end the tortellini balanced out the flavor wonderfully and the kids are begging me to make it again soon! :)

Stromboli Pepperoni

I made this a while ago. But it was yummy! Hope you enjoy it too. The best part about pizza or Stromboli is that you can make it anyway you want once you have the ingredients. The sky is the limit

Ingredients

Favorite bread dough
3/4 cup favorite pizza sauce
20- 3o pepperoni slices
3/4 cup sliced olives
2 cups mozzarella cheese

Directions

Follow directions for bread dough. Before cooking bread roll out a rectangle about the size of a large cookie sheet. No thinner than 1/4 inch. Next spread sauce. place pepperoni, olives, and cheese on top. Fold up top and bottom over toppings. Then fold over sides pinching to seal. Cook in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until lightly browned on top and bottom. Take out and Enjoy!

**For fun melt 1/4 cup butter and coat top of dough before baking. Sprinkle Parmesan Cheese, Italian Seasonings, and Garlic Salt. Enjoy!

Thai Peanut Chicken Stir Fry

I made this for dinner and the family loved it. What you see in the picture is only half of what this made. We fed 2 adults and 2 children ages 2 and 4. I can assume this would easily feed 4-5 adults or a family of 6. At Costco they have a vegetable blend just for stir fry. It is a large bag next to their other vegetables. I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked white rice
4 cups water

3 T soy sauce
2 T creamy peanut butter
2 tsp red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper
1/4 cup water
3 T olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts -cut into thin strips
3 T chopped garlic
1 tsp ginger powder
3/4 chopped green onions
3 cups of chopped or frozen vegetables
1/3 cup of unsalted dry roasted peanuts

Directions

1- Combine rice and water into a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. In a small bowl stir together soy sauce, peanut butter, vinegar, red peppers and water. Set aside.

2-Heat oil in skillet or wok over high heat. Add chicken, garlic and ginger. Stirring constantly until chicken is golden on the outside, about 5 minutes.

3- Reduce heat to medium, and add green onions, vegetables, peanuts and peanut butter mixture. Cook stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender and chicken is fully cooked through. Serve over rice and Enjoy!

North Carolina Pulled Pork BBQ

Ok for those that don't know my husband severed an LDS Raleigh, North Carolina Mission. This is his favorite thing that he remembers from there and he happened to find it at a Golden Corral Buffet. It was exactly what he remembered and so I had to try and find a recipe that could get me close with the ingredients I had on hand. I found a recipe here and had to tweak it a little but it came out close enough that he said he felt like he was eating Southern BBQ again. So I hope you enjoy! I will borrow a picture until I can make it again

Ingredients:

• 2 onions, quartered
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (4 -6 lb) pork butt or 1 (4 -6 lb) shoulder roast
• 1 3/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1/3 cup + 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 tsp salt
  

Directions:

1. Mix first 5 ingredients and rub onto pork.
2. Place Pork into Crock Pot
3. Mix final ingredients together and pour into Crock Pot with Pork. Some people apparently will save a portion of this sauce to pour on later. But I just put it all in with pork.
   
4. **4 hours on high, or better yet all night on low till dinner.
5. Before serving shred meet. If you left it in all night just try to pull it out without it shredding on its own. Plate it with some potatoes or any of your favorite BBQ sides. Works wonderfully as a sandwich on some hard rolls.
6. Enjoy!
   

Crock pot Cheesy Ham and Potatoes

I made this today. It turned out great. My daughter even told me that it was good and I am the best mommy. She cracks me up! I used kale, broccoli, green onions, and cauliflower because I had a lot from my bountiful basket to use up. Also with all my Crock pot recipes I will line my Crock pot with a liner. It makes for easy clean up.

Ingredients
9 small potatoes or 3 large, peeled and quartered
1 cup cooked ham, cubed
2-3 cups of vegetables (your choice)
1 cup sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 packet South Eastern Mills Cheese Sauce powder
2 cups Cheddar cheese

Directions
Mix together cheese powder, cream of chicken soup, sour cream and 1 cup of cheese. Next add potatoes, ham, and vegetables into sauce. Pour ingredients into Crock pot and smooth. Finally sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Cover and cook for 5-6 hours on high. Enjoy!

Chicken Parmigiana Casserole

This was a very yummy casserole. My younger sister originally came up with this recipe. I hope that you enjoy. You can add more or less sauce based on preference. Hope you enjoy. I took a picture however my point and shoot wouldn't take the picture I was going for. So no picture this time.

Ingredients

2-3 Chicken breasts (cubed)
1 jar Spaghetti Sauce
1 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese
2 cups Mozzarella Cheese
2 cups Bread Crumbs
1 box of linguine noodles

Directions

Cook chicken in a frying pan in 2 tablespoons of oil with salt and pepper to taste. Follow directions to cook noodles. Once chicken is fully cooked and slightly browned mix chicken, sauce and 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Once noodles are finished toss lightly in sauce. Pour noodles and sauce into a 9x13 pan. Cover with Mozzarella Cheese. Mix together bread crumbs and the rest of the Parmesan Cheese and spread on top of cheese layer. Finally cook in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.