Easy BBQ Chicken or Ribs Bean Pot

Easy BBQ Chicken or Ribs

* Ingredients:

* Ribs or Chicken

* BBQ sauce (or your secret recipe)

* Directions:

* Place uncooked ribs or chicken in your Magic Bean Pot.

* Pour sauce over meat.

* Bake covered at 350 degrees for 1 to 2 hours depending on how much meat.

* Take lid off last 15 minutes to brown.

Wahoo Chili (Tastefully Simple) & Bean Pot

Wahoo! Chili Original Recipe
Submitted by Rosemary (MN) HQ Resident Chef

Ingredients
2 Tbsp. Wahoo! Chili® Seasoning Blend
1 lb. browned ground beef
8 oz. can tomato sauce
16 oz. can drained kidney beans
1 cup water
2 Tbsp. Wahoo! Chili® Seasoning Blend

Directions
Combine first 5 ingredients in large saucepan; simmer 30 minutes. Serve topped with prepared Wahoo! Chili® Seasoning Blend dip (recipe on jar). Makes 3-4 servings.

Bean Pot recipe - Combine all ingredients in bean pot. Cover. Microwave 25 min or Bake 350 1 hr. 

Bean Pot Chili

What's Cooking in the Bean Pot? Family Favorite - Chili

2 lbs. ground beef, cooked and drained
1 small onion, chopped
3 Tbsp. chili powder

1 Tbsp. cumin
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 8 oz. can diced tomatoes
2 cans kidney beans
salt and pepper to taste
Brown ground beef with chopped onion mixed in and drain well.
Add all other ingredients and mix well in the Bean Pot.

Baking options:
Bake in a 250 degree oven for 3 - 4 hours.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 - 2 hours.

With leftovers use the awesome Tupperware Freezer mates or even the Vent & Serve pieces!

Chicken or Beef Fajitas in Stack Cooker

Chicken or Beef Fajitas ¾ - 1 lb Chicken or Beef 1 small Green and Red Pepper 4 Green Onions 1 ½ cups Salsa 1 cup Grated Cheddar Cheese ½ cup Sour Cream 1 pkg Tortilla Shells Cut meat into cubes or slices. Put peppers and onions in the Quick Chef and chop until they are chopped into bite size pieces. Mix Chicken/Beef, peppers, onions and salsa into the Season Serve container and let it marinade in the refrigerator for at least 20 min. Add 3 tbsp of water to the base of the Micro Steamer. Cook mixture on high for 10 minutes in the top half of the Micro Steamer. Place 6 Tortilla shells between 2 pieces of paper towel and lay over Micro Steamer cover for last minute of cooking time. Assemble and garnish with cheese and sour cream.

Bean Pot Hamburger Helper

Bean Pot Hamburger Helper

* Ingredients:

* 1 pound ground beef or turkey

* Ingredients on Hamburger Helper box

* Directions:

* Brown meat in Bean Pot for 7 minutes ....crumble before or after.  Drain grease if using beef.

* Add Hot water & ingredients according to the box.

* Stir & Microwave 25 minutes or bake in oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

* NO stirring required!!!

* You can be baking dinner while getting ready for the evening.

NOTE:  Cook time needs to be expanded a little for macaroni recipes.

Tastefully Simple Taco Terrific! & Smoked Bacon Chicken

Since I am a Tastefully Simple rep, I still use their products, although not alot. I did get the new Dinner Tonight Collection ($59.99) which has recipes, freezer labels & seasonings for 10 different meals. You will be able to make more than 10 meals from this kit.

This recipe, I already had some fresh tomatoes frozen, plus frozen ground meat so I mixed the seasonings, put both frozen packages & a snack ziploc w/ the seasonings in 1 large ziploc w/ instructions on the outside. Cooper can make up some tacos if I ever get away from the house.

Freezer Recipe from TS Tonight Collection
Taco Terrific! - using Tastefully Simple (TS) ingredients
1lb Ground beef
1 TB TS Fiesta Party Dip Mix
1 TB TS Onion Onion
8 oz tomato sauce
1/4c water
1 tsp cumin
Taco or tortilla shells
Cook ground beef in bean pot or large skillet with next 2 ingredients till beef is no longer pink, drain fat. Stir in next 3  ingredients; simmer on low for 10-15 min (or in bean pot, cook in microwave 5-8 min). Fill taco shells with warm meat mixture. Top w/ diced tomatoes, sour cream, shredded lettuce & shredded cheese. 
To freeze: Place cooked cooled taco meat in ziploc bag. Freeze till ready to use. Thaw completely, heat & serve as directed. 

The next recipe is another TS Freezer recipe. I split this recipe into 2 ziplocs & used chicken tenderloins (already frozen). So, a tip when using frozen chicken pieces - they will have extra moisture so your meal may be a bit more runny than if you had used fresh when preparing.


Smoked Bacon Chicken
1 packet TS Smoked Bacon Warm Dip Mix
15 oz jar alfredo sauce
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast (for my half batch, I used 5-6 chicken tenderloins in each)
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Crumbled bacon
Diced tomatoes

Serve it tonight - preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk first 2 ingredients together; set aside. Place chicken in a greased 9x13 pan. Pour sauce mixture evenly over chicken. Bake 30-40 min or till chicken is done. Top chicken w/ cheese, bacon & tomatoes the last 5 min of baking. 

Serve it later: Place chicken in greased 9x13 pan, top w/ sauce mixture (I just used ziplocs). Cover tightly w/ foil; freeze until ready to use. Thaw completely, bake & serve as above.

So, this kit is available thru Tastefully Simple. Email me your order if you want to make some easy freezer meals (and I mean EASY!).

What to do with Leftover Roast - Beef & Noodles!

My sis brought us a large sirloin roast & we had a great dinner making it into a roast. Afterwards, there was more leftovers than what we could eat in one more sitting so I decided to make it into Beef & Noodles - I had never made it before, but I love Beef & Noodles.

Not sure why I never made it before. So, on Google, this is the recipe I found from Yahoo. I also put it in a crock pot to cook for the day. 

Beef & Noodles 

Ingredients

1 pound leftover beef roast (I put my roast in the Ninja to make little pieces the kids wouldn't pick at)

½ bag noodles (Use your favorite) cooked to package directions and drained

1 8oz can of mushrooms drained

4 cups beef broth warmed

¼ cup worcestershire sauce

1 Tablespoon sugar

1+ Tablespoon Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 stick of butter, margarine, or ½ cup oil

½ cup all purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. In a deep pot melt butter, add flour and cook till it is the color of coffee with cream add warm broth and worcestershire sauce stir till boils and thickens. Add all other Ingredients and stir till completely incorporated. Cover and bake 30-45 minuets or till it's hot and bubbling.

Put leftovers in your Tupperware freezer mates & label. I pulled out this yummy concoction for dinner w/ my bestie & her kids on Saturday night. It is by far my most fav recipe in a while. Enjoy! 

www.my2.tupperware.com/homemadebybillie

Tater Tot Casserole & Cake Batter Tip

Tater Tot Casserole

1 1/2 – 2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 – onion, diced
1 – package tater tots (32 oz)
1 – 10 oz can cream of mushroom soup
1 – 8 oz container sour cream
1 – cup milk
2 – cups grated cheddar cheese
pepper, to taste
season salt, to taste
garlic salt, to taste

Brown ground beef and diced onions, adding, pepper, seasoning salt and garlic salt to taste. Drain.  In a separate bowl mix together the soup, sour cream and milk.

Pour the soup mixture over on top of the ground beef layer spread evenly to cover the meat mixture. Top with tater tots, sprinkle with grated cheese over the entire casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until the casserole is bubbly and cheese is completely melted.



I found this tip & tidbit on Pinterest - imagine that. I tried it out on Sunday's birthday cake. I do think it made a better cake. Will have to print it off & tape to the inside of my cabinet so I don't forget to use it again!

It's true that cupcakes are cheaper than a full wedding cake and if you choose to bake the cupcakes yourself, you'll save even more. However, not everyone can or likes to bake. You can cheat and use a cake mix from a box but you run the risk of having them taste a little artificial. However, if you follow the simple recipe that I've posted below for you, no one would know they weren't baked from scatch.

Step 1: Look at the directions on the cake mix,
Step 2: Add one more egg (or add 2 if you want it to be very rich),
Step 3: Use melted butter instead of oil and double the amount,
Step 4: Instead of water, use milk.
Step 5: Mix well and bake for the time recommended on the box.