Oven-baked Doritos Chicken

My dad has made this recipe for a while now and it is one of my favorite recipes that he makes. I've made it for Josh and his friends a couple of times and they really like it too. It pairs perfectly with stuff like mexican rice and beans or biscuits and macaroni and cheese. It is an all around yummy dish.

1 2lb bag of chicken tenders

2 eggs

1 bag of cool ranch Doritos

1 bag of nacho cheese Doritos

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Crush the Doritos and put them into bowls. Put the eggs into a shallow dish for covering the chicken tenders. Take the tenders and dunk them into the eggs then cover them in Doritos. Put them onto a baking sheet.Cook them for 35-45 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Serve and enjoy. :)

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Baked Spaghetti

We have my boyfriend's friends over quite often because they all play video games together. I always cook and it is normally spaghetti or some kind of pasta because its cheap and fast. A couple of days ago they were all over and I had already planned spaghetti before I knew that they were going to be coming over. So I wanted to do something to the spaghetti to spice it up a bit. So I went to the grocery store and picked up some stuff to throw into the spaghetti. I baked it after the noodles cooked and it tasted amazing. I really never will make boring old spaghetti ever again. 

3 peppers( 1 of each red, yellow and green), chopped into small pieces

16oz. tub of ricotta cheese

cheese grated for the top

1/2 an onion minced up

1/2 a pack of mushrooms cut into small pieces

1 jar of spaghetti sauce(whichever one you prefer)

16oz of ground beef, cooked

1 box of spaghetti

Preheat your oven to 350F.

Cook the spaghetti to the instructions on the box. Take all the other ingredients in a big bowl and mix them thoroughly. Drain the pasta and add it to the rest of the ingredients. Put it into a 13x9 oven safe dish. Sprinkle the grated cheese cheese onto the top of the spaghetti. Bake it for about 30-35 minutes or until the cheese that is on top is slightly browned. Let cool for 5 minutes and serve.

Josh's friends really liked this recipe even though it was just spaghetti but it tastes so much better than regular old spaghetti. Another score for this girlfriend! :)

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Lemon Garlic Chicken with Red Potatoes and Green Beans

Trying to make this with 2 dogs running around the kitchen and Aubree screaming for my attention in her play pen turned out to make this recipe take almost 2 hours for me to make. I had to run back and forth to the living room to give aubree her pacifier and toys. I had cookies baking in the oven that I had to keep checking on. It was a crazy couple of hours.

2 lemons, 1 thinly sliced and 1 juiced

6 tbsp olive oil

4 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp pepper

3/4 lb trimmed green beans

8 small red potatoes, quartered

4 chicken breasts

1. Preheat the oven to 450F. Coat a large baking dish with 1tbsp of olive oil. Arrange the lemon slices in a single layer in the bottom of the dish.

2. In a large bowl, mix the remaining oil, salt, pepper, garlic and lemon juice. Add the green beans and toss to coat; use tongs or a slotted spoon and layer them over the lemon slices. Put the quartered potatoes in the bowl and coat them too. Arrange them around the edge of the dish. Place the chicken in the bowl and coat them and arrange them in the center of the dish.

3. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes. Remove the chicken and place the dish bake in the oven for about 10 more minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

4. Serve and enjoy :)

picture credit to http://samantha-greg.blogspot.com as I completely forgot to take a picture of mine.

It was just me and I was so full, so I gave away a big chunk of it to my sister to take home lol. Make some biscuits with it and you have a great dinner planned. :)

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Sausage Ball Recipe

I absolutely love sausage balls. Someone always makes them at our church functions and my brother-in-law made them once. They are one of my favorite foods. And the awesome thing is they are so easy to make! :)

Ingredients:

1lb sausage, uncooked

8oz cream cheese, softened

1 1/4 cups Bisquick

4oz cheddar cheese, grated

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Mix all the ingredients until well combined. Roll into 1-inch balls and bake for 202-5 minutes or until browned. 

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Cheesy Chicken Lasagna Recipe YUMMY!

I love this recipe. Lasagna is one of my favorite foods and this makes it taste even better that it is chicken!

Ingredients:

2-12oz cans of evaporated milk, not fat free

1-1oz packet dry ranch dressing mix

3 cups, cooked & cubed chicken

1/8 tsp pepper

12oz cooked lasagna noodles

2 cups grated cheddar cheese

2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

First cook the noodles and the chicken at the same time. Rinse the noodles in cold water and set aside. Cube the chicken. Mix the evaporated milk and the ranch mix in a 3 quart saucepan. Put over low heat and stir until the dry ingredients are dissolved. Add the chicken and pepper and simmer uncovered for about 25 minutes. Make sure to stir it frequently. Layer half of the noodles, chicken sauce and cheese in a 9x13 pan. Repeat layers a 2nd time. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until lasagna is hot and bubbly.

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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe

Ingredients:

Package of premade chocolate chip cookie dough

box of brownie mix

package of regular size Reese's peanut butter cup

You can use either a 9x13 pan, a cupcake pan or a square brownie pan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

If your using the 9x13 pan fill the bottom with the pan with about an inch thick of cookie dough and put the pb cups 3 x4 in the pan. Then pour the brownie mix over top.

If  you are using the cupcake or brownie pan put about 1/2 inch thick of cookie dough and put a pb cup in each pocket. Then pour the brownie mix to the top of the cups.

Bake for 18 minutes. The 9x13 pan probably will need a few more minutes.

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Loaded Baked Potato Dip Recipe

This has got to be the best tasting dip I have ever had. I am absolutely in love with it. 

Ingredients:

16 ounces sour cream
16 slices (12-ounce package) bacon, cooked and crumbled(I used real bacon bits because it was midnight and I wasn't about to cook some bacon. Haha.)
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
1/3 cup thinly sliced scallions or chives

Take all of the ingredients and mix them in a bowl. Chill for about an hour before serving. I ate it right away and it still tasted amazing.

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Red, White, & Blue Cake Recipe

You don't have to make this cake red, white, and blue. I made it those colors for Independence Day :)

Ingredients: (need 2 separate mixes in 2 bowls)

1 cup sugar x 2

1/2 cup butter x 2

2 eggs x 2

2 tsp vanilla x 2

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour x 2

1 3/4 tsp baking powder x 2

1/2 cup milk x 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 2- 9" round cake pans

In 2 medium mixing bowls, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. 

In separate bowls combine the baking powder and flour, then add to the cream mixture, and mix well.

Add the milk and stir until mixture is smooth. Add food coloring to the bowls for whatever colors you would like the cake to be.

Pour into the pans and bake for 30-40 minutes.

Ice the cake with vanilla frosting and add sprinkles for a little more festive color.

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How to Make Edible Eggless Cookie Dough

I love this recipe! I used to eat regular cookie dough even though I knew I could get sick, so it's awesome that I can make this and know that it's perfectly safe to eat. :)

Ingredients:

3/4cup brown sugar

1/4cup butter, softened

1/4 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup milk

1 cup flour

pinch of salt

1/2 chocolate chips

In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar and butter until it's smooth.Stir in the milk and vanilla. Mix in the flour, salt and chocolate chips until well blended. Chill in the refrigerator.

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Single Serve Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

This is great to make when you're craving a chocolate chip cookie and don't want to go through the hassle of making a whole batch.

Ingredients:

1tbsp butter, melted

1tbsp white sugar

1tbsp brown sugar

3 drops of vanilla

pinch of salt

1 egg yolk

1/4 cup flour

2tbsp chocolate chips

Mix it all in a mug or bowl and microwave for 40-60 seconds.

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Strawberry Cake Cookie Recipe

These strawberry cookies are really good and are so pretty. They would be great to make at valentines day since they are pink. 

Ingredients:

1 strawberry cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 vegetable oil

1/2 cup coconut

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

In a medium bowl, mix together the vegetable oil and eggs. Add in the strawberry cake mix and the coconut. Roll the cookie dough into balls and place them about 2inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. 

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Chocolate Cake Cookies

These are without a doubt one of the best chocolate cookies I have ever had. They are really simple to make and taste so delicious.

Ingredients:

1 chocolate cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cups mini chocolate chips

Mix a medium bowl, mix the eggs and the vegetable oil. Add in the cake mix and chocolate chips.

Roll the cookie dough into balls and place about 2inches apart on a cookie sheet.

Cook for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.

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How To Make Homemade Apple Chips

Apple chips are so good but they are kind of on the expensive side. The homemade ones tastes just as good and even better then the store bought ones. You can use whatever kind of apples you like!

Ingredients:

1 large apple

2tbsp light brown sugar

1tbsp cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Thinly slice the apple carefully. If you have a mandolin use that but I'm just using a knife since I dont own one.

Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Dip the apple slices in the cinnamon mix just to lightly coat the chips.

Bake for 1 hour. Take out and flip them over. Then bake for another hour.

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Caramel Cheesecake Apple Dip Recipe

This recipe is so easy to make and its only 3 ingredients! I love it on green apples :)

Ingredients:

2-8oz packages cream cheese

1 cup caramel ice cream topping, chilled

graham cracker crumbs

In a mix bowl, whip the cream cheese for about 1 minute until it is light and fluffy. Stir in the caramel topping.

Serve with apple slices. Dip them in the caramel mixture and dip it in the graham cracker crumbs.

You can store it in the fridge for about a week.

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Coconut Pecan Cookie Recipe

OMG! Let me tell you these cookies are delicious. They are copy cats of the Harris Teeter Bakery ones. Except a heck of a lot cheaper and homemade :)

Ingredients:

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup butter/margarine

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/8 tsp baking soda

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups coconut

1 cup pecans

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and butter/margarine. Add the sugar, brown sugar, and baking soda. Beat until combines, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in the flour. Stir in, by hand, the coconut and pecans.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are golden.

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Nutella Cookie Recipe

These are amazing! I love Nutella and these cookies just furthered my love for it :)

Ingredients:

1 cup Nutella

1 cup flour

1 egg

Combine together in a mixing bowl. Mix will be crumby. It won't be a gooey consistency.

Make balls of it and put it on the cookie sheets.

Now you can leave them in balls or you can squish them down with a spoon or fork. I squished them after they were baked but I think I would've rather have them stay in balls.

Bake 6-8 minutes at 350 degrees.

I think the next time I make them, I'm going to try putting some mini chocolate chips or maybe some mini marshmallows in them :)



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Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

These are simple and so cute to make. You can make them with the kids and they are a great quick dessert for holidays :)

Ingredients:

Marshmallows( I used the jumbo star-shaped ones)

Almond bark- white or regular chocolate

sprinkles-which ever ones you want to use

Melt the almond bark in the mircowave and stir until it is creamy and there are no chunks.

Put the marshmallows onto cut up skewers.

Dip part or all of the marshmallow into the chocolate.

Then dip it into the sprinkles.

They are ready to eat after about 5 minutes in the fridge :)



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How to Make Cheesecake Filled Strawberries

These are so delicious, I almost ate the whole batch when I made them LOL. You will definitely want to make these all the time. Especially since they are so fast and easy to make :)

Ingredients:

1lb strawberries

8oz cream cheese, softened

3-4 tsp powdered sugar, if you want a sweeter filling use 4 tsp

1tsp vanilla

graham cracker crumbs

To prepare the strawberries, cut off the tops and hollow them out with a paring knife if they aren't already hollow. Set them aside.

In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until its creamy.

Spoon the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag or a zip lock bag with one of the corners cut off.

Fill the strawberries with the cream cheese mixture.

Then dip the tops of the strawberries into the graham cracker crumbs.

Chill in the refridgerator before serving.

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2 minute Lemon Bar Recipe

These are so easy and quick to make and they taste delicious :)

Ingredients:

1 can lemon pie filling

1 angel food cake mix

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13x9 cake pan.

Combine the angel food mix and the lemon pie filling a bowl and pour it into the cake pan.

Bake for 20 minutes or until the edges start to brown. As its cooling sprinkle powered sugar over top.

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Delicious Breakfast Casserole Recipe

This casserole is amazing for any meal not just for breakfast! I paired it with some biscuits and it was a great dinner!

Ingredients:

6-8 medium potatoes

8 eggs

2 tbsp milk

3 cups sharp cheese, grated

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup diced onions ( I left them out because I don't like onions and it tasted fine)

1 cup cooked diced ham, browned sausage or cooked and drained bacon pieces( I used 2 johnsonville smoked sausages and didn't worry about the amount, I just put it all in)

Cook the potatoes and cut them up into chunks.

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper.

Spread the potatoes(and onions) evenly over the bottom of a greased 13x9 casserole dish.

Layer or mix in the meat you are using.

Spread the cheese over the top.

Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake an additional 15 minutes until golden brown.

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