Taco Pizza (another favorite)

Taco Pizza

• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 pkg. (10.75 oz) taco bell taco dinner kit (make sure to buy the hard taco shell one)
• 1 prepared pizza crust
• 1 c. mexican style shredded cheese
• 1 c. shredded lettuce
• 1 large tomato chopped

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook meat with seasonings. Spread meat evenly on crust with cheese. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with lettuce and tomatoes. Crush taco shells and sprinkle over pizza. Drizzle with salsa.

This seriously is super yummy and I could probably eat it everyday! The hubby almost ate the whole thing! I love pizza and tacos and who would have thought to put the two together! This is a must try!

Cheesy Potatoes

Cheesy Potatoes

• 2 1bs. frozen hash browns, thawed
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 2 c. sour cream
• 2 c. grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 c. cooked bacon pieces

Mix all ingredients, setting aside 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese. Put in 9x13 pan sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 40-60 minutes at 350 degrees.

This is a really good side dish. I usually make this for potlucks and such. I'm making it this weekend for our bar-b-que.

Italian Sausage

Italian Sausage Lasagna

• 3/4 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
• 1/2 c. chopped onion2 (15 oz) cans Italian style tomatoe sauce
• 1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
• 1 container (15 oz) part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 c. grated parmesan cheese
• 3 c. shredded mozzarella cheese (12 0z)
• 12 uncooked lasagna noodles

In 10 inch skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes, stirring occassionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, basil, and salt.

In medium bowl, mix in ricotta cheese, parmasen cheese, and 2 c. of the mozzarella cheese.

Into 3 1/2 to 5 quart slow cooker, spoon 1/4 of the sausage mixture. Top with 4 noodles, broken into pieces to fit. top with half of the cheese mixture and 1/4 of the sausage mixture. top with 4 noodles, remaining cheese mixture and a 1/4 of the sausage mixture. top with 4 remaining noodles and remaining sausage mixture.

Cover; cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours

About 10 minutes before serving, sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Cover; let stand about 10 min. or until cheese is melted. Cut lasagna into pieces


I really didn't enjoy this one at all. The hubby said it was ok and one of his coworkers said it was good. I don't know if I cooked it for too long or what but it def didn't have the taste I was looking for. I will def stick to a more traditional way of making lasagna (although the lasagna toss was pretty good). But this is one I def will not make again! Feel free to make it and if you do let me know what you think!

Quesadilla Pie

Quesadilla Pie

• 1 can (4.5 oz) chopped green chilies
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed
• 1/3 c. chopped green onions
• 1 medium plum tomato, chopped
• 1 can (10 oz) gren chile enchilada sauce
• 1 1/2 c. shredded pepper jack cheese (6 oz)
• 1/2 c. chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 flour tortillas (8 inch)

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix chiles, beans, onions, tomato, 1/2 c. of the enchilada sauce, the pepper jack cheese, 1/4 c. of the cilantro, and 1/2 c. of the cheddar cheese; set aside.

2. Spoon 1/4 c. of enchilada sauce into pie plate. Top with 1 tortilla and 1/3 of the bean mixture. Repeat twice to make 3 layers. Top with remaining tortilla. Cover loosely with foil.

3. Bake 30 minutes. Uncoverl sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake 5 to 7 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cilantro. Serve with salsa if desired.

This was a really good dish. I didn't add the green onions because I didn't have any but I don't think that really matter. We will def. be eating this again! I think I might add some chicken to it next time to give the hubby some meat in his meal LOL.

Baja Pie

Baja Pie

• 5 corn tortillas (6 inch)
• 1 tbsp. butter, melted
• 2 c. shredded deli rotisserie chicken (from 2-2 1/2 lb chicken)
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed
• 1 cup thick and chuncky salsa
• 2 tbsp. taco seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (6 oz)
• 1 medium tomato, cut into six wedges
• 1 medium avacado, pitted, peeled, and chopped

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. In 9-inch glass pie plate, arrange tortillas, overlapping and extending to edge or slightly over edge of plate. Brush edges of tortillas with melted butter.

2. In large bowl, mix chicken, beans, salsa, taco seasoning mix, and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Spoon chicken mixture onto tortillas.

3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake 2 to 4 minutes longer or until cheese begins to melt. Top with tomato and avacado.

This recipe was super yummy....we didn't have any avacado (when I cut it open it was bad), but it was still really good with out and would have been even better if it had the avacado!

Baked Steak Burritos

I kinda got carried away with the green onions when I made this and I forget that they can add a little spice, so be careful with them LOL.

Baked Steak Burritos

1/2 c. butter
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 1/2 lb boneless sirloin tip steak (bite size)
1 (16 oz.) can beans (refried)
1 (10.5 oz.) Fajita siz tortillas
8 oz (2 c.) shredded cheddar cheese
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1 (10 oz.) can red enchilada sauce
4 oz mexican blend shredded cheese

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter in skillet over medium heat; stir in taco seasoning. Add beef strips; cook and stir 5-6 mins. or until desired doneness. Drain.
Meanwhile, heat beans.
Spread each tortilla with beans. Top with beef, cheddar cheese, and oninions. Roll up, folding in sides. Place seam side down in 13x9 pan. Pour over sauce add Mexican blend cheese. Bake 400 degrees for 7-12 mins. or until cheese is bubbly and cooked through.

These were super yummy as well, but I put too many onions in so we'll do less oninions next time!

Another of our favorites

Crock Pot Burritos

They seriously super yummy! I absolutely loved them when we made them last week!

2 1/2-3 lb. roast
1 small oninion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 can of green chilies
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 can of diced tomatoes

add all six ingredients to crockpot and cook for 8 hrs. Then pull out and shred with two forks in bowl, add veggies, and enough broth from crockpot to moisten meat. Serve with burrito size flour tortillas and toppings of your choice (cheese, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoe, etc.)