Ingredients: 1 (32 oz.) bag frozen tater tots 1 (3 oz.)bag bacon pieces 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 3/4 cup milk salt & pepper, to taste

Here is the new menu and recipes For February 19-28th.    Enjoy everyone!

~Disclaimer: I do not own any of these recipes or pictures! They were all put here for your convenience! Enjoy~

Cheesy Chicken Tater Tot Casserole

 Ingredients:
1 (32 oz.) bag frozen tater tots
1 (3 oz.)bag bacon pieces
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3/4 cup milk
salt & pepper, to taste

 Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Layer half of the frozen tater tots on the bottom of the slow cooker.  Sprinkle with 1/3 of the bacon pieces.  top with 1/3 of the shredded cheese.  Add diced chicken on top.  Season with salt & pepper.  Now add 1/3 of the bacon pieces and another 1/3 of shredded cheese.  Put the rest of the frozen tater tots on top. 
Finish with the remaining 1/3 cheddar cheese and remaining 1/3 of bacon pieces.  Pour 3/4 cup milk all over the top.

 Cover and cook on low about 4-6 hours.

 

 

Mushroom Ground Beef Stew

1 can mushroom soup
2 c. water
3 c. potatoes, chopped
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Stir all ingredients together and cook until done, about two hours on high in the slow cooker, 45 min. over medium heat on the stove.  Salt to taste before serving.

 Taco Bake with Spanish Rice

                  1 pound ground Turkey

                 1 packet taco seasoning

                 water as called for on back of seasoning packet

                 3 large flour  Whole Wheat tortillas (8-inch size)

                 1/2 cup Mild Salsa Con Queso

                 1 1/2-2 cups shredded 2% Mexican cheese blend

                  

                Brown Ground meat with taco seasoning. Once the taco meat is ready, turn off 

          heat and add in 1/2 cup salsa con queso.  Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

          Spray an 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

          Layer the bottom of  the pan with a flour tortilla. Add some of the meat mixture and  

          top with shredded Cheese. Keep repeating for 2 more layers,then top with a tortilla.

          Add Shredded cheese onto the top tortilla. Bake for 15-20 mins at 350F Until Cheese

         is melted and edges of tortillas are golden brown.

 Weight Watcher Zucchini Pizza

                  1 large zucchini, cut in fourths length wise
                 4 tablespoons of your favorite low point sauce (I like Eden Organic, which is only 1 point

                    per 1/2 cup)
                 4 tablespoons part skim mozzarella cheese
                 12 turkey pepperonis
                 Salt and pepper
                 Oregano

         Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
         Cut the zucchini into fourths lengthwise and then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano. Place

         on a piece of tin foil or small baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes.
         Take the zucchini out of the oven and add the 1 tbsp sauce, 1 tbsp cheese, and 3 pepperonis to 

         each zucchini along with any additional toppings your choose.  Return the pizza to the oven 

         and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until the cheese begins to bubble on the top. 

                   * These were amazing my 2 year old ate a whole zucchini to himself! So they were a 

           must have again*

Bubble Up Enchiladas

1 pound lean ground turkey
1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
1 (8oz ) can of tomato sauce (this optional, I do not use this but the recipe says to add it in with the
    enchilada sauce)
1 16 oz can reduced fat refrigerator biscuits
1 ¼ cups shredded low fat Mexican Cheese

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown turkey and drain if needed. Mix in a can of enchilada sauce and tomato sauce. Cut the refrigerated biscuits into fourths and stir them in the meat mixture. Then you just dump it all in a greased casserole (I use 8 X 11) and bake for 25 minutes until the biscuits are cooked through. Usually I use a tooth pick to see if the biscuits are done. Take out of oven and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake an additional 10 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Crescent Burgers

1/2 pound of ground beef

Worcestershire sauce

1 Egg

1/3 packet of dry onion soup mix

1/2 tsp of black pepper

2/3 cup of cheddar cheese

1 roll of crescents

Preheat oven to 375. In a skillet heat a small amount of oil and brown meat. Drain excess fat.

In a medium size bowl mix – 1/2 cup of cheese, onion soup mix, couple drops of Worcestershire sauce, pepper; meat.  Unroll the crescents. Place a rounded tablespoon of the meat mixture towards the larger end of the crescent dough.  Roll – I personally made them into little pockets.

Place crescents onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.  Brush the tops of the dough with an egg wash ( simply break and egg in a bowl and whisk egg until well blended and 1 tablespoon of water to the mix).  Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the egg wash and bake for 10 – 15 minutes.

Crock-Pot Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

1lb of ground beef
1 container of Philadelphia Cooking Crème
6 slices of bacon
Ore Ida Hasbrowns
1 velveeta cheese
1 chicken broth stock
small onion diced 

Brow the  hamburger, cooked the bacon  and crumbled, and then dumped all the ingredients in the crock pot. The frozen potatoes, diced onion,velveeta, and chicken stock. I placed it on high for about 4 to 5 hours.. stirring occasionally.  You can top with fried onions and a little more bacon. Yummo!

  EASY CROCK POT LASAGNA

     1 pound chuck or 1/2 pound chuck

1/2 pound ground turkey
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 28 oz jar spaghetti sauce (your favorite)
1/3 cup water
8 lasagna noodles
1 15 oz carton ricotta cheese (optional)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Brown meat and seasoning, drain.Mix spaghetti sauce and water. Place 4 uncooked noodles in lightly greased crockpot.
Layer with beef mixture, sauce and mushrooms.
Spread evenly with ricotta cheese and sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella.
Layer with remaining noodles, meat, sauce mixture, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.
Cover, cook on high 1 hour.
Reduce heat and cook on low 5 hrs.


~**Please remember you can make all these recipes healthier by tweaking the ingredients. I like to use fat free if its available or Ground turkey instead of beef my family can never tell.**~ Enjoy everyone!

The receipt!  Thats Right $89.42 @ ALDI grocery Stores and that includes a few extras such as stuff for lunches and snacks! This is all for a family of 5!   New menus are posted on the last week of the previous menu! Keep checking back... recipes my family likes the best usually make its way back to the next menu, but there will constantly be new foods added! Thanks Everyone!