Taco pockets

We are always looking for simple, delicious, fast dinners. This is a recipe our neighbor shared who has super picky eaters at her house.

Ingredients:
Taco meat
Cheese
Biscuits

Once your taco meat is prepared your ready to stuff your pockets. Start by spreading out your uncooked biscuits. Then fill with your prepared taco meat and a little bit of cheese. You could also add tomatoes or green onions. Next fold your biscuit over the filling to create a little pocket. Pop them in the oven and cook according to the biscuit package cooking instructions. Once they are cooked top with your favorite taco toppings sour cream, salsa, green onions, olives, avocado, ect. Time to enjoy!

Steph's Pasta Salad

Cook Time: 20-30 minutes
Prep Time: 10 - 15 Minutes

1 Box Garden Rotini Pasta
1/2 bag pepporoni's (sliced into quarters or half's)
Parmesan Cheese (the grated kind not the powder)
Sliced Olives
1 bottle Zesty Italian dressing.

Cook pasta until it is soft but not mussy. Next cover with about 3/4 bottle of Italian dressing. Add Pepporoni, Parmesan cheese, and Olives. Chill in fridge until you are ready to serve. About 10 -15 minutes before serving add the remaining amount of dressing, toss and serve.

Burrito Casseole

so every recipe comes from somewhere. Lets just face it I don't come up with my own recipes but often times I find myself adapting them to fit the needs of our family. This one is one of those recipes. My brother-in-law loves this recipe so thanks to my mother-in-law for sharing it with us.

Prep time: 15-20 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: Less than an hour

1 1/2 Pounds ground beef
2 cups cheese, shredded
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 16oz. can enchilada sauce (we use the mild so it is not to hot for our kids)
1 4oz. can diced green chilies
10 flour tortillas

Brown meat with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Drain fat. Mix meat with remaining ingredients except 1 cup shredded cheese and tortillas. Spread some mixture on bottom of 9 X 13 dish. Next fill tortilla's with some of mixture roll an place in pan leaving a small amount to put on top of rolled Burrito's sprinkle with remaining cheese. cover with tin foil and bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve with sour cream, salsa, and choice of toppings.

Flank Steak (London boil) Marinate

I know I know, I have been horrible about posting new recipes. I don't really have a reason just haven't made time for it I guess. So today is my dad's birthday and we all gave him money for a new grill... so what is on the menu you ask??? Well some things that can be grilled of course! This recipe is from my grandma Love and I absolutely love it. It is simple and easy.

3/4 cup Salad Oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 TBS Honey
2 TBS Vinegar
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ginger
1 onion chopped.

Soak any meat in this overnight then Cook... or grill in this case...

Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 11 minutes

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350*. Pour the cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in the butter, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer until well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake for 11 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

Chicken Noodle Soup

2 lg. Chicken Breasts boiled (Cubed or shredded)

8 cups Chicken Broth

1 can undiluted cream of chicken soup

4 finely chopped celery stalks

3 finely chopped carrots

1 small onion

2 cups uncooked egg noodles

1 tsp. seasoned salt

Cook chicken breasts then shred or cube it based on your preference. Start with 8 cups chicken broth. Next add your chicken, celery, carrots, and onion to chicken broth. Bring to a boil and add to cups wide or medium noodles. Reduce heat and cook noodles until tender (about 20 minutes). Finish soup off by adding Cream of chicken soup and seasoned salt let simmer for about 5 minutes and serve.

Prep Time: 10-20 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes

Broccoli Salad

Prep Time: About 15-20 Minutes

1-2 Broccoli, Large Bunch
1 Red Onion, Small, Chopped
1 Cup Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
1/2 lb Bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 Cup Mayonaise
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 T Red Wine Vinegar

Cut up broccoli into bite size pieces
Mix broccoli, red onion, cheddar cheese, and bacon.
Combine Mayo, Sugar, and Vinegar in separate bowl. Stir well
toss with broccoli mixture 1 hour before serving. Serve Cold