Chili Mac

 

Chili Mac

Terrible picture but baby was being fussy so I just had to snap it real quick. I try to write down these recipes so I can remember what I've made and what we thought of it....even if I'm no photographer.

This was okay. I mean the flavor was good but it really was more like a bowl of chili with elbow noodles. I don't think I'd make it again because I've made BudgetBytes version before that was less chili-like and more pasta-ish, and we liked that a lot. It was still tasty and great for the super cold snowy day though!

Click here for the Chili Mac recipe by Chelsea's Messy Apron

Chicken Cobbler

 

Chicken Cobbler

I made the recipe exactly as written, but instead of making the biscuit topping I used a box of Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits. I liked it, my son loved it and my husband didn't care for it. He said it was too mushroomy. Next time I would halve the amount of mushrooms and add more veggies. But I would make it again!

Click here for the Chicken Cobbler recipe from BudgetBytes

Tuna Noodle Casserole

 

Tuna Noodle Casserole

This is delicious, filling and warm, perfect for these freezing January temperatures! I like that it's from scratch, no "cream of" soups, it really really tastes better that way. The only change I made was that I added garlic, because garlic makes everything better. We all loved it. Served with green beans!

Click here for the Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe from BudgetBytes

Cookie Butter Blondies

 

Cookie Butter Blondies

My husband didn't want anything special for his birthday, but I had been thinking about this recipe for awhile. We both LOVE cookie butter so I had to try it, and it didn't disappoint. It's incredible, like literally one of the best things we've ever ate. I just made them again because we have family visiting, they are so good.

Click here for the recipe from The Mindful Meringue 

Healthy Girl Gorditas

 

Healthy Girl Gorditas

This recipe is from Makayla Thomas, it's lower calorie high fiber etc. I really liked it, but my husband did not. He didn't like the pita bread on the outside since it was kinda bland....which I get. I served it with a side salad just because I needed to use it up. They were actually super filling gorditas! I would make this again for me but probably not for the fam.

Click here for Makayla Thomas' recipes

Sheet Pan Parmesan Garlic Chicken Thighs

Sheet Pan Parmesan Garlic Chicken Thighs

I didn't even get a picture of it plated because baby was being fussy. This was super good and it will go in our rotation! I liked how easy it was and everyone loved it. I made it exactly as written using Buffalo Wild Wings Garlic Parm sauce. I bought a bag of already chopped broccoli so the longest thing was quartering potatoes, and I really could just use my veggie chopper for that. 

Click here for the recipe from Cooking in the Midwest

 

Slow Cooker French Dips

 

Slow Cooker French Dips

Ingredients:

- 2ish lbs chuck roast

- 1 can beef consomme + can filled with water twice

- 1 packet au jus

- 2 onions

- garlic

- salt, pepper, sage leaf

- provolone

- hoagies

Super easy recipe and always delicious. Heat EVOO in pan and rub salt and pepper on chuck roast and sear in cast iron skillet until brown on all sides. Remove meat and put in slow cooker, then cook onions and garlic in the cast iron skillet and scrape up all the brown bits. Transfer to slow cooker and sprinkle the au jus over top. Pour on beef consomme and fill up the can twice with water, add a sage leaf and cook on low for 8 hours. Toast hoagies with provolone then done.