Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Peppers is one of my husband's favorite thing to eat and it's so simple too. I actually enjoy them as well and I haven't always been a fan of them - especially growing up as a child.

Here is what you need:

4 good sized green peppers (hollowed out)

1 lb of hamburger

1 can of Italian stewed tomatoes

2 cups of cooked rice

1 cup mozzarella cheese

Italian seasoning

Salt and Pepper (to taste)

• Cook your hamburger and your rice separately until cooked. Add remaining ingredients and stir.
• Once you have hollowed out your green peppers, I like to place one of the stewed tomatoes at the bottom before you put the mixture in. It adds a nice surprise at the end.
• Stuff your mixture into the peppers and place mozzarella cheese at the top. 
• Put in the oven at 375 degrees and cook til the cheese is melted and the peppers are al dente. It takes about 20-25 minutes. You don't want to cook them until they are super soft or it just falls apart when you try to cut into it. :D

Enjoy!

Chicken Pasta and Veggies

Okay, I was trying to come up with something that was going to be healthy for dinner and couldn't think of anything, so I decided to go through my cookbooks (I have a ton of them) and saw this recipe for Chicken Catcha-something. It looked good, but I needed to make something of my own variety. After going to the grocery store to stock up on food for my empty fridge, I started to cook. I came up with something that is low in fat, low in carbs and packed full of protein and veggies. Let's just say it will be a staple in my household from now on.

Now, I want to give you fair notice, that you can season your food however you would like. I am huge on seasonings and I like to do it to my taste and liking. So when I say, "add your seasonings". Add as much as you are satisfied with. Even when I follow other recipes, I always end up seasoning to my liking, so I'm not going to give you an exact measure of seasoning, because everyone is different and everyone has different likes.

Chicken Pasta and Veggies
3 good sized chicken breasts
1 green zucchini
1 bag of frozen (or fresh) broccoli
1 handful of mushrooms (use to your liking)
1 hot house tomato (or 2 Roma tomatoes)
1 bag of long spaghetti
Olive Oil
Italian Seasoning
Garlic Seasoning (or you can at 2 chopped up garlic cloves)
Salt and pepper to taste

Simple and easy directions:

Cook the spaghetti and chicken separately. Once the chicken is done, add the veggies and seasonings (unless you want to add the seasonings to the chicken first). Once the veggies are tender, add the cooked spaghetti to the chicken and vegetables and toss in some olive oil. Mix and serve!

Enjoy!

"Not So Philly" Steak and Pepper Soup

This is one of my go-to dishes when I can't think of something to make. One would ask how I came up with this dish and I would simply tell them - on accident.

I didn't know what to make for dinner one night, so I was going through our cupboards and found a few items and added stuff to it. This is pretty simple and kinda resembles a philly cheese steak sandwich if you like them.

Here you go:

"Not So Philly" Steak and Pepper Soup
1 big top sirloin steak (any size will depending on how much meat you want)
1 large can of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 of that large can of milk
1 green bell pepper
1/2 yellow or white onion
2 tbls of Philadelphia cooking cream cheese
white rice or egg noodles
Seasoning Salt (for extra flavor)

This is pretty simple:
Slice your sirloin steak into thin strips, season any way you'd like and cook until they are completely done. In the same pan and flavorings from the meat, add the chopped up green pepper (I like to make into big chunks or strips) and diced up onion. Mix together and cook for about 5 minutes. Add your cream of mushroom soup and milk to the mix and stir. Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes or until the green peppers are done the way you like (we like them a little al dente). Add the cooking cream cheese and stir. Once the cream cheese is melted and mixed in, your soup is done.

While you are making your mix, you can cook up some white rice or egg noodles to put under your soup. Or, you can simply eat it just the way it is. We like to add rice with ours for that added extra goodness of carbs that we need.

You can serve this with garlic bread, or we like to serve it with a side of green beans. :D

Enjoy!