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Shrimp scampi with orecchiette

Shrimp Scampi with Orecchiette

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Shrimp Scampi with Orecchiette and Breadcrumbs.

For the past few weeks, I have made this recipe at least once every single week.  It has become a favorite!  It’s so easy and quick and it tastes phenomenal.  Here’s how I make it:

I toast my panko bread crumbs in butter, and add the zest of half of a lemon…..

Quickly fry some shrimp in butter with salt and pepper….Add more butter to the pan….

Throw in 42 cloves of garlic or however much looks right at the moment….

Add in a pinch of crushed red pepper and Italian seasoning…..

The rest of the zest from that lemon at the start….

Mince up some onion…..

Pour in your favorite white wine or chicken stock or even water……

Start dropping in tablespoons of butter, one at time and reduce the wine down….

While all of this is happening, drop your pasta in a boiling pot of water….

And when that is done to your liking, drop it straight into the simmering pan of goodness…

The shrimp go in with the pasta….

More zest if you have it…. or not, my family thought that this was way overboard the first time I made it….

The original recipe that I followed didn’t add this but we love it, parmesan cheese….

Yum!!!

I bought this specifically for this recipe and it made it so, so good… Add about a quarter cup of chopped fresh parsley….

Now you are ready to eat!

Try to restrain yourself as you add this to your bowl and add the toasty bread crumbs…. I followed this recipe from one of my Food Network magazines and I used the same amount of pasta and shrimp, but i did take many liberties and changed the rest of the ingredients to what I had on hand.  IE:  I had no shallots, so I used onions instead.  I had not fresh chives so I substituted Italian seasoning.  Use what you have people!  It was divine!

The recipe says it will feed four people.  I beg to differ.  I also made Alfredo and garlic bread and we had NO LEFTOVERS any of the times that I have made this.  I think that we eat like normal everyday people here at our house, but maybe I’m mistaken and we are all gluttonous pigs, but I would say with small portions this would conservatively feed four people.  Keep that in mind.

Here’s the handy dandy printable.

Shrimp scampi with orecchiette

Shrimp Scampi with Orecchiette and Breadcrumbs

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For the breadcrumbs

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 tsp zest of a lemon
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning (dried)
  • salt and pepper to taste

For the pasta

  • 12 ounces Orecchiette pasta

For the sauce and shrimp

  • 2 tbsp butter or olive oil
  • 2 pounds shrimp I use the frozen that has already been peeled and deveined
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 or 4 tsp minced garlic I use the jarred stuff
  • 1/3 cup minced onions
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1/2 the juice of half the lemon you used for the zest
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper
  • 1 pinch dried Italian seasoning
  • 4 tbsp butter, cut up
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Heat the butter in a skillet and add the Panko. Stir until toasted. Add the lemon zest, salt and pepper and set it aside.
  • Boil the pasta.
  • Add the butter or olive oil to the skillet, saute the shrimp with salt and pepper until almost done, about 2 minutes. Remove from the skillet.
  • Add the garlic and onions to the pan and cook for about 1 minute.
  • Now add the wine, lemon juice, crushed red pepper, and the Italian seasoning to the pan. Start reducing.
  • While the liquid is reducing start adding the butter one piece at a time.
  • When all of this has cooked together and the wine is reduced add the pasta and the shrimp and stir. If you are adding the parmesan cheese, now would be the time.
  • Add a giant serving to your bowl, to with the breadcrumbs and a dash of fresh parsley and enjoy!!
Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms

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If you want an easy, delicious appetizer, or just a quick, tasty snack, this recipe for stuffed mushrooms is the recipe you’ll want to try next.  They are so good.  Here’s how I make them:

Clean your mushrooms well.

Pop out all of the stems….Put all of the caps into a baking dish…..Finely chop the stems…..Remember how I told you to use everything you pay for?  I keep the ends of my onions in a baggy in the fridge for just such purposes as this.Use it all up and you’ll have so little waste.    Meanwhile, add butter with salt and pepper to a pan….Add your finely diced mushroom stems and onions….  Begin to sauté.  Then add in 264 cloves of garlic.  Or to your taste.     

While that’s doing its thing, put four ounces of cream cheese in a mixing bowl and add your spices….Mix to combine….Add in your shredded cheese.Mix in the mushroom stems, onion and garlic mixture with the cream cheese mixture….Start stuffing the mushroom caps….   I just use a regular spoon.  It goes quickly.   When you have them all stuffed……Bake for 30 minutes in a 400* oven.  And enjoy!   Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces mushrooms
  • 1/2 small onion
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne powder
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheese

Instructions
 

  • Clean mushrooms well.
  • Pop out stems of mushrooms and finely dice along with onion; fry in butter with garlic cloves. Cool slightly.
  • Mix cream cheese, spices, shredded cheese and sauteed mixture well. Stuff into the mushroom caps.
  • Bake in a 400* oven for 30 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Slow Cooker Little Smokies

Slow Cooker Little Smokies Recipe

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If you are looking for an effortless recipe that is very simple and easy to make, this is it.  Slow Cooker Little Smokies.  This is a great potluck recipe, a recipe you’ll want to have when anyone gathers at your house, or just to have as an easy supper to serve with rice or anything else that is quick and easy for you.

I remember the first the time I took this to one of our Eatin’ Meetin’s.  My Mamaw Sylvia and my Great Aunt Bay had an argument about who was going to get to take the leftovers home.  They split them, because they loved each other to pieces.  Food always has such tangible memories for me.

This is a great dump and walk away recipe that you don’t need to stand over the stove to babysit.  You could, but why would you?

Here’s how I make this:

You only need three ingredients:  Lit’l Smokies, grape jelly and BBQ sauce.  I use my small 3 1/2 quart Cuisinart for this because I want the sauce to cover the smokies so that they sit in a hot tub of sauce until they are eaten.

Drain your little smokies….

While that’s doing its thing, I put 2 cups of grape jelly in the bottom of my slow cooker.

Then, I pour over about the same amount of BBQ sauce.  I usually use the sweet n’ spicy version from Sweet Baby Rays, but I was out and I had Kraft Sweet Brown Sugar on hand, so I used that.  It tasted great.

I always whisk the grape jelly and bbq sauce together before I dump the little smokies on top and then stir them together.

Put the lid on and cook on low for at least an hour.  Basically you are just melting the grape jelly and bbq sauce together to coat the smokies with yummy deliciousness.  Stir and serve.

Everyone will thank you and fight over the leftovers.  If there are any…….Slow Cooker Little Smokies

Easy peasy.

Slow Cooker Little Smokies

Slow Cooker Little Smokies

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Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pkgs Little Smokies
  • 2 cups grape jelly
  • 2 cups bbq sauce

Instructions
 

  • Drain the little smokies.
  • Pour grape jelly and bbq sauce in the bottom of the slow cooker.
  • Whisk the jelly and bbq sauce together.
  • Place the little smokies in the sauce.
  • Cook on low for at least an hour.
  • Enjoy!

Easy Garlic Pasta Supper

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This recipe is so, so easy.  And it’s absolutely delicious too!

I am going to say right up front that you can simplify this recipe waaaay down from what you will see below.  This can be a one pot meal.  But, I have picky people in my house.  Sometimes Denton restricts his carbs, so he won’t eat pasta.  Liv doesn’t eat meat, so I cook it separately.  Hayden won’t touch a piece of broccoli with a 10 foot pole.  So I do each component in its own pot.  You don’t have too!  You can do the whole thing in one pot. That part of the recipe is at the bottom of this post.  It’s up to you and how picky your people are.

Here’s how I make it:

Boil your favorite pasta.  See how simple.  I also love Campanella pasta, but you can literally use anything.

After you drain your pasta, drop a whole stick of butter into the hot pot….

Put your pasta back in with the butter and add a teaspoon or seven of minced garlic…..

Shake in a half a cup of Parmesan cheese……

Or as much as you have and then use the powdered kind in the green container when you realize that someone ate all of the shredded kind and didn’t write it on the kitchen board….

Gather your broccoli….

Chop it into bite sized pieces….

Add a stick of butter to a pan…..

Add your chopped broccoli to the butter….

Salt and pepper the broccoli…. Then add 42 cloves of garlic that have been minced, or however much you like…..

Add a squeeze of lemon or a capful of the stuff that I keep in my fridge….  This part of the recipe is actually my beloved recipe you can find here.

Next choose your protein.  Most of the time I use leftover chicken.  Whatever I have on hand.  I didn’t have any chicken today so I pulled this yummy Kielbasa out of my lovely giant freezer….

Chopped it into rounds….

Fry it up in a pan and added more minced garlic to it…..

Put it all into a bowl and enjoy!!  Now here’s the kicker.  If I didn’t have picky people in my house, here is how I would make this dish:

Boil your pasta.  While it’s draining add a couple of sticks of butter to the pot.  Put in your chopped broccoli and 49 cloves of minced garlic – or to your taste.  Add a squeeze of lemon and put in your leftover cooked protein of choice.  Dump your hot pasta back into the pot.  Cover with a good Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and serve!

Easy peasy.

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Easy Garlic Pasta

The easiest, delicious pasta on the planet
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound pasta
  • 3-4 heads broccoli
  • 1 pound cooked chicken or kielbasa
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1/4 cup minced garlic
  • 1 squeeze lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Boil your pasta and drain.
    While the pasta is draining add 2 sticks of butter to the hot pot.
    Add the broccoli, minced garlic and lemon juice.  Saute for about 2 to 3 minutes.  Salt and pepper to taste.
    Add the cooked chicken or protein of your choice.
    Add the drained pasta.
    Add the Parmesan cheese and stir to combine.
    Enjoy!

Baked Cauliflower “Wings”

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Every time that I make chicken wings for supper, I make these “Cauliflower Wings” for Liv.  And we try not to eat them all before she can make her plate.  They are amazing.  They are NOT chicken wings, so don’t make the mistake of thinking that you are going to replace your regular wings with these, but when you set that assumption aside and make these –  you are going to LOVE them.

Here’s how I make ours:

I use an entire head of cauliflower.   Trust me.  It will be eaten!

Deconstruct it and then chop it into bite sized pieces.

The batter is very simple, flour…..

your favorite wing sauce…..

with milk added to thin out the batter.

Shake on some salt…

Add your chopped cauliflower pieces….

Spray your baking sheet with oil, so that all of this yumminess won’t stick.

  Put the coated cauliflower pieces onto the baking tray and bake…..

Until crispy and delicious.  I like to flip mine halfway through.

You’re going to love them!

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Baked Cauliflower "Wings"

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup your favorite wing sauce
  • 1/2 cup milk or water (If you need more liquid, don't be afraid to use it. You want this to be the consistency of pancake batter.)
  • salt

Instructions
 

  • Chop the cauliflower into bite size pieces. 
    Mix the flour, wing sauce, milk and salt into a batter. 
    Mix the cauliflower pieces into the batter. 
    Spray the oil onto your baking tray. 
    Put the coated cauliflower pieces on the tray and bake at 400*, flipping the pieces halfway through baking - about 30 to 40 minutes - depending on your oven. 
    Enjoy!

Taco Pie

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Taco pie.  Yum.  When you want a taco, but something slightly different, this is the recipe that you want to try.  It’s delicious.

Here’s how I make mine:

You can make this vegetarian if you use a product like Morning Star farms veggie crumbles.  This is how I make Liv’s  all the time.  Just sub in the crumbles for the meat.

Brown your ground beef….

Add in your taco seasoning mix…..

Chop half an onion and saute it with the ground beef.

Beat two eggs until very well combined.

Add one cup of milk to your eggs…..

Now add one can of chopped green chilies and one box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix.

Put the ground beef mixture in a well oiled or buttered 9 x 13 pan….

Pour your egg mixture over the top….

Cover with two cups of cheese….

And bake for 25 minutes in a 400* oven.

Glorious!

Now add your favorite toppings:  We love lettuce, onions, refried beans, tomatoes, avocados, salsa, and sour cream.  You can add anything you like or eat it plain, but either way it is absolutely delicious! 

Denton’s favorite is ranch dressing!  It is SO good!

You have to try this and let me know what you think!!  We love it.

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Here’s the handy dandy printable:

Taco Pie

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 onion
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 can chopped green chilies
  • 1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
  • 2 cups shredded cheese

Taco Seasoning Mix - 1 TBSP EACH of Chili powder, Cumin and Garlic powder

    Instructions
     

    • Fry the ground beef with the onion and drain.  Add your taco seasoning mix.
      Put the ground beef mixture in a well oiled or buttered 9 x 13 pan....
      Pour your egg mixture over the top....
      Cover with two cups of cheese....
      And bake for 25 minutes in a 400* oven.
      Now add your favorite toppings:  We love lettuce, onions, refried beans, tomatoes, avocados, salsa, and sour cream.  You can add anything you like or eat it plain, but either way it is absolutely delicious! 

     

    Fajita Spice Mix Recipe

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    I like to make my own seasoning mixes to keep on hand.  I always have everything that goes into them, and this way I know exactly what’s in the mix that I’m feeding my family.  It’s very simple.

    Here’s how I do it.

    Mix all of the spices together in your bowl or container and stir or shake vigorously.  I mix a giant batch to keep in my spice drawer and then use 2 or 4 Tablespoons for each recipe.  It just depends on how much spice you want!

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    Here’s the handy dandy printable:

    Fajitas Spice Mix Recipe

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    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tsp chili powder
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 tsp paprika
    • 1 tsp sugar you can use white or brown
    • 1/2 tsp onion powder
    • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
    • 1/2 tsp cumin
    • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Stir together and use for your favorite fajita recipe. Or quadruple the recipe and store in an airtight container with your other spices for later!

     

    Easy & Delicious Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

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    If you need an effortless and delicious meat for your meal, it does not get any easier than this “recipe”.  It is two ingredients.  It’s going to take you under a minute to get this started and most of that minute is going to be getting your slow cooker out and plugging it in.  This makes the most moist, and amazing turkey breast that you will ever eat!  Here’s how I do it.

    One stick of butter.

    One turkey breast.  That’s it.

    Put your turkey breast into your slow cooker with the stick of butter on top.  Place the lid on it and set it on high for five hours or eight to ten on low.  This recipe is very, very forgiving.

    As long as you don’t remove the lid, it’s just going to baste itself in the steam of the butter until you are ready to devour it.

    Deliciousness on a plate!  This is so simple, but it’s also very scrupmtious!  Enjoy!!

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    Here’s the handy dandy printable.

    Easy & Delicious Slow Cooker Turkey Breast

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    Prep Time 2 minutes
    Cook Time 5 hours
    Total Time 5 hours 2 minutes
    Servings 12

    Ingredients
      

    • One Turkey Breast
    • One stick of butter

    Instructions
     

    • Place your turkey breast into the slow cooker.
    • Put the stick of butter on top.
    • Cook on high for five hours or low for eight to ten hours. It's very forgiving.

     

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    Delicious and Simple Meatloaf

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    This is my basic meatloaf recipe.  You can alter it to add whatever you love best, but I like simple and easy, and this is it!  Here’s how I make mine.

    I always start by taking the ground beef out of the fridge, so that it can sit out for at least 30 minutes before I need to add it to the rest of my mixture.  It makes it so much easier to handle.

    Then I start with the rest of my ingredients:

    One egg, 1/2 an onion diced with 1/2 cup of ketchup and salt and pepper to taste…..

    I grate a carrot in to my mixture.  Hayden wouldn’t touch a carrot with a ten foot pole, but as long as its grated he doesn’t mind it.  It also gives the meatloaf more moisture.  I also like to chop mushrooms and add them at this point but Denton doesn’t like them in his meatloaf.  He loves mushrooms, just not in meatloaf.  Sigh.

    Beat everything together until its well combined.  The reason I do this step first, is so I don’t have to overwork the ground beef.

    I always add some type of breading in at this stage.  I use whatever floats my boat that day:  oatmeal, the leftover ends of the bread loaf, panko, dinner rolls that never made it into the oven, you name it.  Just some type of breading that will give it more heft and body.  I also add 1/4 cup of milk which I don’t have a photo of.

    Mix together…..

    Now it’s time to add your beef.  Mix together until just combined…..

    And add to your meatloaf pan, or rimmed baking sheet, or muffin tins.  I’ve used them all.

    Slather the top with ketchup…..and bake until cooked through.  I generally bake mine for at least 40 minutes.

    This is so simple, but it’s also very, very delicious!  Enjoy!!

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    Here’s the handy dandy printable.

    Delicious and Simple Meatloaf

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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes
    Total Time 50 minutes
    Servings 1 meatloaf

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound of ground beef
    • 1 egg
    • 1/2 cup ketchup
    • 1 carrot - grated
    • Bread product for filler - oatmeal panko, lightbread,whatever you have on hand
    • 1/4 cup milk
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • ketchup for the top of the meatloaf

    Instructions
     

    • Remove the ground beef from the fridge 30 minutes before you need to add it to your mixture.
    • Mix together your egg, 1/2 cup of ketchup, the grated carrot, the bread filler and milk. Mix until well combined. Add the salt and pepper.
    • Gently combine the ground beef with this mixture and place into your baking container. (I have used everything from my bread pan, a rimmed baking sheet, and muffin tins.)
    • Cover with ketchup and bake at *400 until cooked through. Mine usually takes around 40 minutes.
    • Serve with mashed potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, rolls, roasted veggies and enjoy!

    Fried Potatoes

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    I cannot believe that my Mama has not outed me over this.  Every single time I talk about what I make for supper and I tell you my love of soup beans and then I show you everything that I make with them……

    I roast my potatoes and veggies in the oven almost every single week.  Because that’s easy!  And delicious.  And fast.  But growing up, the potatoes that we ate with our soup beans were FRIED Potatoes.  And.they.are.AWESOME.  They do take time, however.  Please don’t let that stop you from trying these if you’ve never had them.  They are so, so, SO good.  Denton – who is restricting his carbs right now – almost drooled when he saw I was making these.  And then he ate them.  That should tell you how good they are.  Here’s how I make mine.

    Scrub your russet potatoes.  My rule of thumb is generally one medium potato per person.

    Peel and chop them.

    Heat a few tablespoons of oil in the bottom of a large skillet.

    Dice or slice your onions.  Sometimes I do half moons.  Just because I like the look of half moons.

    Fry them together…..

    Stirring every few minutes……

    Until they begin to take on a delicious golden brown color.

    The crispy edges are the best parts.

    Yum.

    Here is where I know that I differ from my Mama.  I wait until they are almost completely cooked through to add 1/4 cup of cornmeal to the potatoes and onions.  My Mama will toss the potatoes in the cornmeal before frying.  Either way, these are delicious.

    Like so…..

    Stir to coat and cook for a few more minutes.

    You should try these tonight!  You’ll be so glad you did.

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    Here’s the handy dandy printable:

    Fried Potatoes

    Print Recipe
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 35 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes

    Ingredients
      

    • 6 medium potatoes
    • 1 small onion diced or sliced
    • canola oil for the frying pan
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 1/4 cup cornmeal

    Instructions
     

    • Scrub your potatoes, peel and chop.
    • Dice your onions.
    • Heat the oil in your frying pan.
    • Fry the potatoes and onions until almost completely cooked through and deeply golden brown on the edges.
    • Add the 1/4 cup of cornmeal to the potatoes and onions and cook for a few minutes more.
    • Serve and enjoy!