Breakfast Crescent Dogs

 

Ingredients

8 fully cooked sausage links

1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

3/4 C maple-flavored syrup

Directions

1) Heat oven to 375 degrees. Separate dough into triangles. Wrap dough triangle around each sausage link. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, seam side down.

2) Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with syrup. 

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves: 8 

This is one of those recipes where you are definitely gonna wanna double or triple the recipe so you have more. These can be heated up the next day too. 

Best Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

 

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef (or ground turkey) 

1 lb. italian sausage (or turkey italian sausage) 

1 C minced onion

1 tbsp minced garlic

8 oz mini sweet peppers (stems and seeds removed - may replace with bell peppers) 

45 oz diced tomatoes, drained

24 oz tomato sauce

2 bay leaves

1 tsp oregano 

2 tsp basil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1) Crumble and brown ground beef and sausage, along with onion and garlic.

2) Drain excess fat. 

3) Place meat mixture into slow cooker. 

4) Add remaining ingredients. 

5) Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. 

6) Serve over your favorite pasta or allow to cool completely and then freeze until ready to use. 

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 8 hours 5 minutes

Total: 8 hours 10 minutes

Serves: 8 

Easy Jack Chicken with Bacon

 

Ingredients

BBQ sauce (any kind )

1 1/2 C Colby Jack cheese, grated

3 slices of bacon , chopped and cooked

2 chicken breasts butterflied creating 4 thin breasts

salt and pepper

Directions

1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray nonstick cooking spray in a casserole dish. 

2) Heat a grill pan over high heat. 

3) Sprinkle salt and pepper on each side of the chicken and place into the pan, turning the heat down to medium low. 

4) Allow to cook for three minutes, flip the chicken and cook for an additional three minutes. 

5) Place the chicken in the casserole dish. 

6) Spread a little BBQ sauce on each breast, top with cheese and bake for 10-15 minutes.

7) Sprinkle with bacon and cook for another 5-10 minutes or until cooked through. 

8) Allow to rest 5 minutes and serve. 

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 30 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves: 4 

This is one of those dishes your gonna wanna double the recipe to make more chicken, 

Brown Sugar Glazed Red Potatoes

 

Ingredients 

4 - 6 red potatoes, cubed

1/2 C water

1 1/2 tbsp butter

1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar

parsley  or your favorite  herb/spice

garlic salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1) Bring red potatoes, water, butter and brown sugar to a boil in a pan over medium-high heat. 

2) Turn to low and simmer for approximately 6 minutes. 

3) Turn back to high and cook until all the water is evaporated and potatoes are tender. Another 10-15 minutes. 

4) Remove from heat. Salt and pepper, sprinkle with parsley and enjoy!

Prep: 16 minutes

Cook: 26 minutes

Total: 42 minutes

Serves: 8 

You may have to add extra water if it needs it. I would use your best judgement on how much of the ingredients you would like because you can always add more brown sugar and butter if desired as well. 

Maple Cinnamon Pork Chops

Ingredients

4 Boneless, center-cut pork chops

2 red apples. sliced and diced

2 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks

1/2 cup real maple syrup

ground cinnamon

Directions

1) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 

2) Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray, then place the drumsticks in the pan. 

3) Add the apples and sweet potatoes around the pork chops. 

4) Evenly pour the maple syrup over the pork chops and evenly sprinkle cinnamon. 

5) Bake for 30 minutes, carefully remove and mix up the apples and sweet potatoes if needed to avoid drying and flip over the pork chops. 

6) Put back in the oven and bake for an additional 30 minutes, then serve. 

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 10 minutes

Serves: 4