Thanksgiving Veggie Tray

We have all made that plain old, boring veggie tray. Spice up your table this year with this super cute Turkey Tray! He was so easy to make. 

 

You'll Need:

Lettuce

Pea Pods

Olives

Carrots

Broccoli

Peppers

Cucumbers

Anything else you'd like to add. 

Chili's Salsa - Copy Cat Recipe

Really easy Chili's copy cat recipe for salsa. I made this today in less than 2 minutes. All you have to do is put everything in a food processor and blend it up. In fact, if you want the chunks of tomatoes, you can just dice the onion and then put everything into a bowl and mix it up.

6 - 14.5oz cans diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 c diced jalapenos
 1 onion
1 T. garlic salt
1 T salt
1 T. cumin
1 T sugar
1 T lime juice

Sausage Dip

This is another recipe that I inherited when I married Cole. Everyone loves this dip!

1 lb Sausage, browned (From the Pork Shop if you know what's good for you)
3 large tomatoes, diced
2 onions, diced
2 green peppers, diced
2 cans diced green chilis
1 12oz cream cheese
1 c sour cream

Place all in crockpot until heated. Serve with chips.

You can also just add the veggies to the sausage in the pan you browned it in. Cook for a few minutes and add the last 2 ingredients until heated.

Garlic Herb & Cheese Pull Apart Bread

I was trying to come up with a good after school snack for the kids today and I was wanting Texas Roadhouse Rolls. This is what happened. :)

I made one recipe Texas Roadhouse Roll Dough and divided it in half after the first rise session. I then shaped half of the dough into rolls and the other half became Garlic Herb & Cheese pull apart bread.

What You'll Need:
1/2 recipe Texas Roadhouse Roll Dough
1 t. oregano
1 t. basil
1/4 t. rosemary
1/4 t. sea salt, ground fine
1-2 T garlic, minced (I use the bottled kind)
1/4 lb. cheddar cheese, shredded

Cut dough into 12-13 pieces. Roll out into circles. In a small bowl combine oregano, basil, rosemary, sea salt and garlic. Spread a small amount of the mixture onto each dough circle. Sprinkle cheese over half of each circle. Fold dough in half and press around the edges to seal each circle. Grease a loaf pan. place each pocket, rounded side up in the loaf pan, squeezing together to form a loaf. Let rise about 30 minutes. Bake at 350* 25-30 minutes. Serve hot.

Buffalo Chicken Cheese Bites

I found this recipe at Made in Melissa's Kitchen and knew I just HAD to try these out so I enlisted Husband and we made them tonight. I edited it a little because that's what I do. :) I've NEVER been known to follow a recipe exactly.

Buffalo Chicken Cheese Bites

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, boiled and shredded
  
• 1/2 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
  
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups cheese, shredded (I used colby jack)
  
• 1 bunch green onions, sliced
  
• 1 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups Italian style bread crumbs
• Vegetable oil, for frying

Dipping Sauce:
1/2 c. Bleu Cheese Dressing, I recommend Bob's Famous Bleu Cheese Dressing
1/2 c. Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Sauce

Have oil heated to 350 degrees F.

Place the chicken in a large bowl and add the hot sauce, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and green onions, and toss to combine. Scoop the chicken mixture onto a plate using a cookie scoop and roll into balls.

Place the flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside.

When the oil is hot fry the chicken balls in batches of about 6-8 (depending on fryer size). Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken to paper towel lined plate to drain the excess oil. Serve with bleu cheese dip or alone. Or for a kick, I served them with a Bleu Cheese/Hot Sauce mixture.

Queso Dip

Adapted from Miguel’s Jalapeno White Sauce
2 cups whipping cream
1 cup sour cream
1 T chicken base
1/4 t cumin
4 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
2 jalapenos, minced
1/2 cup juice from bottled jalapenos
4 oz shredded cheese – equal parts jack and cheddar
2-3 T chopped cilantro
1/4 cup salsa


Method:
Heat whipping cream in a heavy saucepan over high heat. When the cream is ready to boil, stir in sour cream. After sour cream dissolves, reduce heat to medium. Stir in chicken base, cumin, salsa and jalapeno juice and simmer.

While cream is heating: Make a roux by warming butter in a saucepan over medium heat, adding flour, and mixing with a wire whip until mixture starts to turn pale gold.

Just before cream mixture is ready to boil again, add roux, whisking briskly and constantly until roux is incorporated. Remove from heat; stir in minced jalapeno, cilantro and cheese mixture. Makes about 4 cups.

7 Layer Dip

What you'll need:
1 lb ground beef
1 large can refried beans
1 container sour cream
1 container guacamole - NOT Avocado dip!
1 container slasa
1 can sliced olives
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1/2 - 1 lb chesse, grated

Brown ground beef. Add refried beans to pan and cook til warm. Spread mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 pan or serving dish of your choice. Next spread sour cream followed by guacamole (you can also mix these together before spreading if you wish). Pour salsa over the top. Next spinkle the cheese over the salsa and toss olives & green onions over the cheese. Serve with tortilla chips.
(To reheat place 9x13 on stove burner on low heat to heat just the bottom layer.)

Bread Sticks

It seems like I get asked for this recipe all of the time so it seems right to start with this one.

Mix together:
2 1/2 c. warm water
1 T. sugar
1 T. yeast
2 T. margarine
Let sit until bubbly.

Next add 2 cups flour and 1 t. salt and mix well. Mix/knead in 3-4 more cups of flour until no longer sticky.

Shape into bread sticks or spread dough onto a greased jelly roll pan and cut with a pizza cutter to make bread sticks. Brush dough with butter (I like to use a butter spray) and sprinkle with garlic salt. (You can also sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the dough if you like.)

Let rise up to 30 minutes. (You do not have to let these rise at all if you are happy with the size. I usually put them straight into the oven at this point.)

Bake at 400* for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and brush or spray with butter again and then bake at 425* for 5 minutes longer or until tops are starting to brown.

Remove from pan immediately and serve. I like to serve this with Alfredo sauce for dipping. You can also serve with marinara or just by themselves.


This is not my recipe. I got it from a friend who got it somewhere else.