Jalepeno Popper Stuffed Biscuits

This is one of those recipes that surprised me that I didn't already have it on my blog.  Mark and I made these many times when we were newly married.  We love jalapeno poppers and trying out different recipes that incorporate their flavors.   

Yes, these are as tasty as they look.  The only problem will be trying to limit yourself to having just a couple.  

 

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Preheat the oven to 375

Ingredients:

1 can Pillsbury grands jr. layers biscuits

1 can chopped green chiles (we used 1/2 cup of the hot green chiles we keep in the freezer)

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup olive oil mayo

2 tablespoons of cooked bacon bits

Pickled jalapeno slices (we use a few for each biscuit)

Separate each biscuit into two rounds and put each one in a muffin tin like this:

Stir together the rest of the ingredients (except for the pickled jalapenos that will go on the top)

Evenly distribute the filling and top with pickled jalapenos before tossing in in the oven

Bake for 15 minutes and then BAM! - a tasty appetizer or side to go with your dinner

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Cheesy Stuffing Chicken

I saw this recipe on Pinterest and the picture drew me in so we had to give it a try.  It's ridiculously easy and made the house smell great all day long. 

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Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts (the ones we had were really big so I only used two)
1 onion, diced
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 can rotel
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 box stuffing mix (I used the chicken Kroger generic brand)
1/2 can chicken stock

Spray non-cook spray in the slow cooker
Spread the onion on the bottom
Then chicken breasts
Then evenly sprinkle on the garlic, pepper, cheese
Then stuffing mix and pour melted butter on top
In a separate bowl - Mix together the rotel, cream of mushroom and chicken broth and pour over the top

Cook on low 8-10 hours or high 6 hours.

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Chicken Flautas / Taquitos in the Air Fryer

We're loving our new air fryer. Especially on those hot days when the last thing you want to do it start the oven. Making dinner is a snap when you have some leftover meat on hand that you're looking to use in a different way.  This is a perfect recipe to have in your back pocket as school is getting back into full swing.

 

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We had some cooked, shredded chicken on hand so I warmed it up on the stove with taco seasoning and let it simmer for a few minutes. Along with about 1/4 cup of chicken in each small soft shell size flour tortilla we added cheese and other fixings depending on the person. 

We were able to fit 6 taquitos in the air fryer at once. Once they are lined up - I sprayed the top of them with non-stick cooking spray to help their outside get crunchy during the cooking process.

Air fry at 370 degrees for 10 minutes flipping halfway through.

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Super Easy Way to Freeze Meals for the Instant Pot

We haven't made a lot of freezer meals for the instant pot but I'm starting to come around to the idea more and more.  A lot of bloggers recommend using 64 oz round containers to freeze the meals.  I don't want to have to buy a bunch of those containers so I tried this trick with the sloppy joes and it worked great to get the shape to go easily into the instant pot and free the plastic container back up.  

Put the bag in the 64 oz round container hanging onto the side 

Fill it up!

Close the freezer bag (getting out as much air as possible)

and put in the freezer overnight.

Pull the freezer bag out of the container the next morning and put back 

in the freezer for when you're ready to make it.

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Salsa Verde Shredded Pork Tacos

We seem to eat a lot of pork in our house.  Especially pork tacos.  We don't eat a lot of salsa verde but when I saw the Guy Fieri brand... I just had to give it a try.

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2 lbs pork roast

16 oz jar Salsa Verde

1 onion, diced

3 teaspoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon ground cumin

I doubled this recipe today and split it between two freezer bags to throw into the crockpot once school gets back up and running.  I'll cook it on low for 8 hours.

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Sloppy Joes - A new recipe that got 2 thumbs up from the kids

As school gets closer and closer - it gets me to thinking about freezer meals.  I think what I love about freezer meals is that you do what you can when you can and you make your own rules.  If you don't want to do 10 meals at once.  Don't!  I tend to make a few depending on what is on sale at the grocery store at the meat counter.  

For today - I'm making an extra large batch of sloppy joes so that we can have some tonight and then freeze some to make in the Instant Pot on another night for a ridiculously easy dinner.

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Ingredients:

4 lbs hamburger browned

1 onion, diced

1 red bell pepper, diced

8 oz tomato sauce

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 cup ketchup

3/4 cup BBQ sauce

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

2 can beef broth

Brown the hamburger with the veggies until completely cooked:

(once done keep half in the pot and put half in another container)

4 lbs hamburger

1 onion, diced

1 red bell pepper, diced

Whisk together until well combined:

(once done put half in the pot for tonight and put half in the other container you're freezing)

8 oz tomato sauce

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 cup ketchup

3/4 cup BBQ sauce

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 can beef broth

The meal for tonight: 

Bring to a gentle boil and then reduce the heat to simmer for another 10 minutes or so until the liquid has reduced into a beautiful thick sauce

For the meal you're freezing:

Stir the hamburger with the sauce until well combined and freeze until ready to use.  

When you're ready to use it - put the frozen sloppy joes directly into the instant pot with a little water (I'm going to do a 1/2 cup or so and that is it since there is beef broth in the mix) and cook on manual for 5 minutes using a 10 minute natural release.

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Taco "Empanadas"

It seems that sometimes my mission is to find something fun to make for dinner that avoids going to the grocery store.  I tend to stock up on things like crescent rolls and canned biscuits when they are on sale because they make a quick and easy dinner later on - even if I'm not sure what that looks like when I buy them.  This was a fun dinner to try.

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Preheat oven to 375

Ingredients:

1 can of 8 flaky layer biscuits (or whatever - these are just my favorite and crisp really well)

Filling of your choice - you'll need a couple cups - we used taco filling

Whatever fixings you might like 

Roll out the biscuits

(Next time I will give myself some more space to roll them out more.

They were good - but I wish I had given this step some extra time.)

Fill them and roll them into a half moon

Use a fork to seal the edges

Sprinkle with cheese - if you so desire

Bake at 375 for 15 mins

Because what you dip it in is so very important - Here's what I did:

More green chiles, salsa and quac

Bada bing - bada boom.  Serve with a salad and dinner is a wrap!

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