Breakfast Sausage Casserole

Cooked sausage, frozen potatoes, milk, eggs, mushrooms and cream of mushroom soup...add some shredded cheese at the end. YUM!

Tangy Chicken and Roasted Chickpea Salad

The chicken is just Russian salad dressing, apricot preserves and onion soup mix...put it all together then bake for an hour at 400 degrees Farenheight.

The salad is a bit more involved but well worth the effort!

Smothered tilapia and Brussels sprouts

I loved this quick and easy meal! Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheight. Take 4 to 6 tilapia filets and layer them in the bottom of a glass pan. Squeeze 2 lemons and toss to coat fish.  Then, season with pepper, garlic powder and seasoning salt.  Layer slices of Swiss cheese on top of fish, slice 3 or 4 roma tomatoes and layer those on top of cheese; then sprinkle with oregano and bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.  For the Brussels sprouts, saute over medium heat in butter for 10 to 15 minutes, then season with lemon juice, pepper and a dash of salt. Yum!

Slow cooker goodness

This week I have made three slow cooker meals and I have enjoyed them all!  The first one was my favorite and I found it in a cookbook titled 150 of the Healthiest Slow Cooker Recipes on Earth.  The first recipe was by far my favorite....

Ingredients
1/2 head of cabbage, cut into eight sections
1/2 bag baby carrots
1 yellow onion, quartered
3 turnips, sliced (the original recipe calls for 4 but I thought 3 was plenty) 
Corned beef roast
Hot mustard (about 1 Tbs)
3 cups Apple juice or cider

The best part about this recipe is that you just plunk everything in the crock pot and let it go on low for 8 to 9 hours. It also is healthy and makes your home smell delicious!

The next day, I made pork fajitas in my crock pot

6 boneless pork loins
2 bell peppers (any color)
1 can green chiles
1 chopped yellow onion
pepper and salt to taste
taco seasoning
1/2 can chunky salsa
2 cups water

I let it also cook on low all day

Then I put it all in a tortilla and topped it with sour cream, shredded Mexican cheese, guacamole, and fresh tomatoe....I didn't so much enjoy this one, but my in laws did!

Lastly, we crocked BBQ wings. My husband put them in for 4 hours on high, and although I do not have the ingredient details, they were fall off the bone good and I will definitely make them again. 20 wings was not enough for 4 people, so next time, more is better!

I also made a broccoli salad to go with the wings that was equally stunning.
 2 heads broccoli, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 cup craisins
1/2 cup hazelnuts

mix all of these, then drizzle with

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup rice venegar
1 cup mayonaise

Mix these three, then mix in with rest of salad and YUM!