Easy Minute Pizza

Ingredients

2 loaves Baked Garlic Bread Spread with garlic & butter

Pizza Sauce of choice (add tomato sauce to stretch if needed)

1 pkg. Cheddar or mozzarella cheese

1 lb. hamburger, sausage or pepperoni

Jalapenos, black olives or onions, to taste

Directions

1) Cook all meats for pizza. Spread the pizza sauce over the bread to taste. Add toppings & smother with cheese. Lay pizza on fil & bake until the cheese has melted in a 350 degree oven. Slice & serve.

Prep: 5  minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Serves: 4

You can use whatever toppings you choose to make it your own.

Garlic Parsley Spaghetti

Ingredients

1 pkg. (16oz) thin spaghetti

4 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 C. olive or vegetable oil

1/2 C. minced fresh parsley

salt & pepper to taste

Directions

1) Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile in a large skillet, lightly brown garlic in oil over medium heat. Drain spaghetti; add to the skillet. Sprinkle with parsley, salt & pepper; toss to coat.

Prep: 5 minced

Cook: 10 minutes

Serves: 8-10

Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Apple BBQ Chicken

Ingredients

2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts

4 slices bacon

1/2 C BBQ Sauce (any flavor / type you want)

2 large apples, peeled & cut into small pieces

2 tbsp. lemon juice

Directions

1) Wrap each chicken breast in 2 slices of bacon and place in a slow cooker.

2) Mix the BBQ sauce, apples & lemon juice & pour it over the chicken.

3) Cook on low 8 hours.

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 8 hours

Serves: 2

This is something you may want to double if feeding more people.

Orange & Cumin Glazed Chicken

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs. bone-in chicken thighs and/or drumsticks, skin removed

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate

1 tbsp. Dijon mustard

1 tbsp. honey

1 tbsp. sherry vinegar or cider vinegar

1 tsp. olive oil

1 tsp. cumin seeds

1 tsp. grated orange peel

1 small garlic clove, minced

Directions

1) Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil, folding it over edge of pan; spray with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place, meaty-side down on baking sheet; bake 15 minutes.

2) Meanwhile, whisk all remaining ingredients in small bowl.

3) Turn chicken; brush with orange juice mixture. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and no longer pink in center.

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 45 minutes

Serves: 4

Easy Cheesy BBQ Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef

1 green pepper, chopped

1/4 C. chopped onions

3/4 C. Original BBQ Sauce

4 hamburger buns

4 cheese singles

Directions

1) Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Add vegetables; cook and stir 5 minutes or until crisp tender.

2) Stir in BBQ Sauce; cook 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

3) Fill buns with meat mixture and cheese.

Prep: 30 minutes

Serves: 4

Drunkin Pork Chops

Ingredients

5-6 pork chops (bone-in or boneless)

salt & pepper

1 bottle of beer (the darker the better)

1/2 C. brown sugar

1/3 ketchup

Directions

1) Put a little bit of xtra virgin olive oil in the bottom of a skillet. Season the chops with salt & pepper and brown both sides. While pork chops are browning, combine beer, ketchup, & brown sugar in a bowl. Pour sauce mixture over the pork chops & simmer for 40-45 minutes. Remove pork chops & thicken the sauce a bit. In a small cup, combine 1 tbsp. of cornstarch in 1/4 C. of water. Stir to combine & add to boiling sauce, whisk so no lumps form. Put pork chops back in the thickened sauce, flip to coat. Serve over mashed potatoes or rice.

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 45 minutes

Serves: 3-6

Cheese-Stuffed BBQ Dogs

Ingredients

3/4 C. ketchup

1/4 C. packed light brown sugar

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 tbsp. Cider Vinegar

1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 tsp. paprika

4 (1oz) slices Cheddar, each cut into 6 strips

2 1/4 C. lightly crushed potato chips (optional)

hot dogs

Directions

1) Whisk together ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika & 1/4 C. water in a small pot. Bring to a boil, turn down heat & simmer, stirring, until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.

2) Before grilling, make a slit lengthwise in each hot dog. Halfway through grilling, stuff each slit with a few pieces of cheese. Finish grilling, cheese side up, until cheese is melted, about 3 minutes.

3) Place hot dogs in buns & top with bbq sauce & potato chips , if desired.

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 30 mintes

Serves: 4-8 (or more, depending on how many hot dogs used)