Sausage Zity!

This meal is quick, easy, and is a spin on your everyday pasta, get your carbs and protein in one dish.

1 Cup Pasta
1/2 Cup Tomato Pasta Sauce
2 Italian Sausages

Cook pasta and sausages according to directions. Heat sauce, in a separate pot. When sausages are cooked thoroughly, slice to 1/2-1" thick. Add to sauce and stir. Pour sauce and sausages over pasta. At this time you can choose to add mozzarella and parmesan cheese and broil until melted, adds nice flavour.

Makes 1 Serving

Beans of Toast with a Twist!

I found this one on another bloggers site, it is a quick and simple meal however has lots of flavour and is a little twist on a traditional meal!

• 1 tin of baked beans
• 2 slices of bread
• 1/2 tablespoon margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mixed herbs
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder (if desired)

1.Put beans in a pan on the stove, on a medium heat, and add margarine and mix in until melted

2. 3-4 mins into heating the beans add your mixed herbs and chilli powder

3. Cook for a further 1-3 mins until the beans are throughly hot

4. Meanwhile, pop your bread into the toaster and toast

5. Pour the beans over the toast and enjoy!!!

step 1 can be done in the microwave, but it takes nicer if done on the stove!

How to Make Your Own Cheese!

I havent yet tried this recipe but I do plan on it...found it on another bloggers website!

http://heart-hands-home.blogspot.ca/2011/01/homemade-mozzarella-cheese.html

Enjoy!

Individual Meatloaf

These are great if you are cooking for yourself. You can make these individual portions and then freeze the rest to heat up later in the microwave.

You will need:

1 LB Ground Beef

1 White Onion

4 TBSP Maple Syrup

4 TBSP Ketchup

Preheat oven to 400 Degrees. Mix ground beef and chopped onion in a large bowl.  Make individual balls of mixture and place into a greased muffin pan. Bake for 25-30 min.

In a separate bowl combine ketchup and syrup. Drizzle mixture over individual portions and broil for 3 min.

Goes well beside mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.

Enjoy!

Toasted Pumpkin Seeds!

I figure it's that time of year so why not share a simple snack recipe for after you carve those pumpkins. This is the easiest and most flavorful way to toast your pumpkin seeds.

You will need:

1 medium - large pumpkin
1 tablespoon salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

After separating and straining the seeds, fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Add your salt and seeds to the water and let simmer for 10 min.

Strain water again and in a bowl combine olive oil with seeds. Stir to make sure you cover all the seeds evenly with oil.

Place seeds on a cookie sheet an bake on top shelf until seeds are brown.

You can also try these seeds with different flavours of popcorn seasoning in place of salt. I like salt and vinegar seasoning or dill pickle.

Have fun an enjoy!

Another Crockpot Recipe

Crockpot Chicken Legs

I made these the other week, it is another simple recipe yet delicious and full of flavour.

You will need:

1-4 Chicken Legs

½ cup of chicken broth per chicken leg

½ can of beer per chicken leg

2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce per leg

2 large potatoes

Add spices as necessary

Line bottom of crock-pot with potatoes. Add all ingredients and cook on medium for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours.

Remove and enjoy. Simple as that!

Chipotle (Bacon) Pasta

Pasta, pasta and more pasta

I would have to say in 3 years at school, pasta is the #1 dish cooked by students. Whether it is mac and cheese or pasta with tomato sauce, all these dishes seem to be the quick fallback option for student cooking (next to pizza maybe). Pasta as we all may know is full of carbs and is good in small doses, however too much pasta is plainly just overkill.

If you are looking for a pasta dish however, I have one that you will enjoy, especially if you like a little bit of spice with your dish.

You will need: (4 servings)

 

1 ½ cups Alfredo Sauce (pre made jar or make your own)

2 Tablespoons chipotle BBQ sauce (presidents choice sause shown)

4 Cups pasta

Can also add bacon bits or diced sausage for some protein.

Cook pasta according to package directions. After your water has drained, over low heat and stirring continuously, add your Alfredo sauce, chipotle BBQ sauce, and optional bacon and/or sausage.

Another rendition to this dish is to add cheddar cheese on top after plating on an oven safe dish, then broil to melt the cheese, adds a nice cheesy taste to the dish!

This recipe is extremely easy and is a big change from the traditional mac and cheese or tomato sauce.