Lower Carb Philly Cheesesteak Casserole

I seem to always be on the hunt these days for lower card yet tasty dinner ideas. This one was just a ticket. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:3/4 lb ground hamburger 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1 onion, diced or sliced2 peppers, sliced6 mushrooms, sliced1/2 tablespoons butter1 can french onion soup4 oz low fat cream cheese Cook ground…

Pigs in a Blanket

These are made using a homemade dinner roll recipe and we used the hotdogs from Costco that we really like. My Mom used to make these when I was little and they will always feel cozy and nostalgic to me. The roll recipe is the same as the recipe for strombolis, so I didn’t take…

Buffalo Chicken Nachos

There’s something special about nachos that are baked in the oven until toasty. Then taking those nachos and topping them with chicken covered in slow simmered buffalo wing sauce is taking them to the next level. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:2 chicken breasts, diced into similar sized pieces2 tablespoons butter1/3 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 cup celery, chopped3/4…

Italian Roll-Ups

This is one of those perfect summer meals that won’t heat up the kitchen (#win) and doesn’t have a lot of dishes (#winwin). It’s easy peasy to pull together and each person can adjust their toppings for what they like and don’t like. These are a twist on some that my Mom made for us…

Sausage, Onions and Peppers

The charm about this meal is that you can toss all the ingredients into the crock pot and that makes it slide perfectly into my daughter’s request for more meals with less dishes. You can easily put it over rice or pasta to round out the meal. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:7-8 links of uncooked mild…

Boursin Cheese Pasta

We’ve been talking more about the cookbooks for the kids as the oldest is now 17 and getting close to wrapping up his junior year of high school. We had something really good for dinner the other night and our middle kiddo was bummed about the amount of dishes. She said she would rather eat…

Crispy Baked Tacos

These aren’t fancy but they sure are good. The crispy cheese along with the corn tortilla that gets nice and crunchy really takes these from okay to yum-o. This is more of an idea than a recipe because you can make the filling based on what you have on hand or maybe some leftover meat…

Homemade Noodles with Chicken and Butterballs

Our church had a fundraiser a few months back selling dried homemade noodles and butterballs. Our middle kiddo and I went to help on a couple Saturday mornings and it helped to fill her joy bucket. We’ve had the packages we bought set aside until the right time to make them and the sick bug…

Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies

Sheet pan meals are such a great, fast way to get dinner in the oven and on the table. This is a perfect recipe for busy nights during the holiday season. Keeping thawed kielbasa on hand makes it even faster! Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:1 package kielbasa sausage, sliced4 cups of your choice of veggies, sliced…