Some Things Never Change.. or do they?

Y'all may have noticed I use A LOT of store brand items! I can not tell the difference between A LOT of name brands and Kroger brand. One thing I can tell a difference between is MAYO. I stick to good'ole Blue Plate. My mom has always used it and only it.

Surprisingly, in a little over 9 months Ben and I have just used 1 thing of Blue Plate Mayo. I had noticed last week we were getting low. When I was at the grocery store I picked up another jar. I was excited to find it was on sale!! I saved 30 cents! When I got home and was throwing the empty away I noticed a difference in the two jars. My new jar was smaller. It comes to find out the ounces have gone from 32oz to 30oz. The price however has not changed.  :(   I love my  Blue Plate..but am sad to see that I am getting less for my money! I 

Homestyle Chicken Tender Bake!

I baked this meal back in April, but I forgot to blog it!! This meal was really good! I had my dad over to eat with me and Ben because my mom was out of town! I knew this would be a meal my dad would LOVE! The meal was really easy to make! Comfort Food! :)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons fresh chives, finely chopped (optional)
4–6 Deli chicken tenders (about 1 lb)
1 (24-oz) package refrigerated mashed potatoes
1 (12-oz) jar chicken gravy
1 (11-oz) can yellow and white corn, drained
aluminum foil
1 1/2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese 

Gravy, Corn, & Mash Potatoes with Chives already in them!

Kroger Deli Chicken Tenders Cut up!

The picture above is the picture Publix -Aprons Recipe picture.

Here is a link to recipe or see below!

Ingredients
2 tablespoons fresh chives, finely chopped (optional)
4–6 Deli chicken tenders (about 1 lb)
1 (24-oz) package refrigerated mashed potatoes
1 (12-oz) jar chicken gravy
1 (11-oz) can yellow and white corn, drained
aluminum foil
1 1/2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese 

Prep

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Chop chives. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces.

Steps

1. Spread potatoes evenly in 2-quart baking dish. Top with chicken, gravy, and then corn; cover with foil. Bake 30–35 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
2. Remove foil and top with cheese; bake 3–4 more minutes more or until cheese melts. Top with chives. Serve.

My favorite roast & corn on cobb!

So Ben's family came over for supper last night. I wanted to make something I know they might like. Since Susan makes roast a lot I thought I would try my FAVORITE roast recipe!!

In addition to the roast I made fresh corn on the Cobb and green beans as my sides! I really liked making fresh corn on the cobb!! Fresh corn with a little butter was delicious!! I have to remember to do fresh corn more often!!

I have blogged this roast recipe in the past. For the recipe check out my older posts!  I recommend trying this roast, even if you don't like roast!

Skinny Chicken Parm

Tried a new Chicken Parm recipe!!

Ingredients:  

• 4 (about 8 oz each) chicken breast, fat trimmed, sliced in half to make 8
• 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs (I used whole wheat)
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp butter, melted (or olive oil)
• 3/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese (I used Polly-o)
• 1 cup marinara 
• cooking spray

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/04/baked-chicken-parmesan.html

I LIKE IT...I LOVE IT...I WANT SOME MORE OF IT!!

I cooked Skillet Ravioli Pizza for the first time on April 16th. I just posted it yesterday to my blog. After posting it yesterday..it made me want some. The Skillet Ravioli was soo good I wanted it tonight!

I still had PLENTY of pepperoni from the last time I made this and I had the cheese. All I had to buy at the store was the red sauce and cheese ravioli ($5 total for both those @ Kroger).  I bought stuff for a C-salad and we had broccoli salad!  Waaala! Yummy!

Skillet Ravioli Pizza

LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED this RECIPE! I cooked this on 4/16/13.

This recipe was EASY and soo good! I have never COOKED ravioli, but I am really glad I tried it! I loved the cheese ravioli! Ben even said he would take the leftovers to work the next day! You know it is good when Ben is willing to eat it the next day!

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups water
1 (24-oz) package frozen small ravioli
1 tablespoon butter
1 3/4 cups marinara or pasta sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
20 pepperoni slices 

Steps

1. Combine water, ravioli, and butter in large sauté pan. Cover and bring to boil on high.
2. Remove lid when boiling; reduce to medium-high. Cook 5–6 minutes, stirring often (to avoid pasta sticking) or until most of liquid is absorbed.
3. Stir marinara sauce into ravioli; reduce to low. Cook 2–3 minutes, stirring constantly, or until pasta is hot and tender.
4. Spread ravioli evenly into single layer. Sprinkle with cheese and arrange pepperoni slices over top. Cover and cook 3–4 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve.

Thanks to APRONS recipes!

Patty Melt Pizza

Had to go into Publix other day to pick up something specific. As you may know I do all my shopping at Kroger. My father works at Kroger that is just one of the many reasons I shop there. Anyway, I picked some Aprons Recipes at Publix and this was one of them! Thanks to Apron's Simple Meals for this recipe! I will say that it is really neat that Publix has Aprons! Their recipes are great! I have been searching through them!

Ingredients

3 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 (12-inch) prepared pizza crust
1 lb ground beef
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup steak sauce
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup shredded Italian six-cheese blend
1/3 cup Thousand Island dressing
7 thin slices reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Steps

1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Add ground beef, seasoned salt, and pepper; brown 5–7 minutes, stirring to crumble meat, or until no pink remains. Stir in steak sauce; remove meat from pan.

1. Place pizza crust directly on oven rack; cook 7–8 minutes or until slightly crisp.

1. Place butter in same pan, then add onions, caraway seeds, and Worcestershire sauce; cook 8–10 minutes or until soft and well browned.

1. Place pizza crust on baking sheet. Combine shredded cheese and dressing; spread over crust. Arrange meat over dressing; spread onions over meat. Top with Cheddar cheese and return to oven; bake 4–5 minutes or until cheese melts. Slice pizza and serve.

Spread Thousand Island over pizza crust.

Sprinkle Italian Blend shredded cheese over Thousand Island.

Brown ground beef

Spread ground beef mixture of cheese.

Add onions on top

Add sharp cheddar cheese and bake!

Cut and enjoy!

RECIPE LINK:

Patty Melt Pizza

Chicken Parm Bake

Just made this wonderful meal! It was really good! I will make it again! It was really quick and easy!

Ingredients

Spread Garlic and Olive Oil in bottom on dish

Add chicken breasts. (I ended up cutting my big chicken breasts in half after this picture.)

cover with the 2 cups marinara  ( I used tomato and basil pasta sauce.)

add 1/4 teaspoon basil and add cheese

Add half of the cheeses

Cover with garlic croutons

Sprinkle the other half of cheese on top and put in oven!

350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Out of the OVEN

READY!

Ingredients: 

2 tbsp olive oil 
2 cloves garlic, crushed 
hot red pepper flakes, to taste 
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used 5, but they were huge!) 
2 cups marinara sauce 
1/4 cup chopped basil 
8 oz mozzarella, shredded 
4 oz Parmesan, grated 
1 (5-oz) package garlic croutons

Source: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2008/02/end-of-chicken-parmesan-as-you-know-it.html

Easy and Delicious Crock Pot Roast

Salt and Pepper roast

Ingredients (potatoes & carrots are optional)

Brown both sides of roast in skillet before putting in crock pot.

Mix water, chopped onion, and the 3 packets

Pour mixture over roast

Cook for 3 hours

After 3 hours add veggies and cook for 3 more hours on medium!

ENJOY!!!

Ingredients:

3-4 pound beef chuck roast

1 packet ranch dressing mix

1 packet brown gravy mix

1 packet Italian dressing mix

1 tbsp. dried chopped onions

2 cups water

Source: http://www.thecountrycook.net/2012/02/slow-cooker-pot-roast.html