Thursday, June 12, 2008

Fiesta Time!! Quesadillas


This is my ever so lovely quesadilla maker. We couldn't live without it. The only thing I don't like about this one is that it has little pictures on the inside that it burns into the tortilla. It has too many small grooves and it's hard to clean.
We have all sorts of things we make with it.

Your original Quesa with just cheese.

PIZZADILLA
This is my kids favorite. They like pizza sauce, Pepperoni, and Olives. You can just stick whatever you like on your pizza in it. Yummy.

MEXIMELT
We love these at Taco Bell. We just put chili and cheese in. We like to cook them until melted, but still soft and then we take them out and open them and put hot sauce in them. Then we roll them up.

BBQ


You can buy this BBQ with Pork, chicken or beef. It is shredded and we just put it with cheese.

TACO
I usually do this one if we have left over taco meet from the night before. Taco seasoned meat, Cheese. Then dip it in salsa and sour cream. Or whatever you like on your taco.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Super Yummy Garlic Chicken Pasta

Here is one of my ALL TIME favorite recipes.  The whole family loves it and it is rare that we find something that everyone will eat!

16. oz Farfalle (bow tie) pasta
1 c. heavy cream
4 large chicken breasts (6 small ones) boneless and skinless
2-3 crushed garlic cloves
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. butter
1 lb. bacon (baked in oven at 400 until crispy) 
1/2 c. parmesan cheese
1 (12 oz) Lawry's mesquite marinade with lime juice

Crock pot chicken and bottle of marinade on low for 6 hours.  Boil pasta.  Shred Chicken.  
In sauce pan melt butter, add garlic, whipping cream, pepper, parmesan cheese and crumbled bacon. Wisk together on low heat for 3-4 minutes.
In large bowl combine pasta, chicken and sauce.  Stir up and enjoy.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Chip Dip

large cottage cheese (24 oz.)
small sour cream (8 oz.)
1 cup mayo
2 Tbsp. parsley
1 tsp. garlic salt
2 tsp. onion powder
2 tsp. Accent
small amount of celery powder
This is another recipe from my Aunt Mike (she's full of good ones), she requests that you serve this with Wavy Lays only. I won't tell if you don't.

Viv's Dill Dip

2 cups mayo
2 cups sour cream
4 tsp. bon appetit
4 tsp. dill weed
4 tsp. minced onion

This dip is a crowd pleaser. It is so good with vegetables and stick pretzels! It makes a lot, but is really easy to half or fourth it. Is fourth it really a proper term, it sounds funny, but I'm leaving it in! Here is a picture of Bon Appetit, just in case you have never bought it.