Deep Dish Chili Pie
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 55 Minutes |
This easy-to-put-together dish combines our favorite chili flavor with the coziness of a traditional pot pie. The chili is mild, yet flavorful, and perfect for kids from 2-102! It's a family favorite!
Mexican Meatballs
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
Chipotle peppers and cilantro give this dish a very special, unique taste that will make everyone ask for more!
Tuna Tortilla
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
Crisp lettuce, tuna, tomato and onion wrapped in a warm garlic and coriander tortilla. Spice up your wrap with pickle and radish. Perfect for the sunny spring lunches.
Taco Burgers
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
Happy Saturday! We really have been on a burger kick lately! However, most of our burgers have been a bit boring. I decided that we needed to spice up our buns with a taco burger. This is a super easy recipe and tastes great. We used salsa, guacamole, che…
Olive Ascolane
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
Olive ascolane are deliciously stuffed green olives which are breaded and fried. They are originally from the Le Marche region of Italy. Thankfully, they are widely found all over Italy, and are easily made at home. In Italy, I would mostly enjoy them as…
Mom's Italian Goulash
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
This is similar to the goulash my mom made for us when I was a child. It's loosely based on the original Hungarian version. I make this for my family and it's a crowd pleaser. It feeds a crowd too. I've added the shredded mozzarella & pecorino romano to t…
Ragu alla Bolognese
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| Prep Time: | 0 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 110 Minutes |
This is the traditional way to make bolognese....direct from Emilia-Romagna region, where Bologna is located. In Bologna they will scoff at the use of any other pasta but tagliatelle or parpadelle.
Italian-style Goulash
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
Thinly sliced zucchini coins are gently sauteed with onion, garlic and Italian seasonings then tossed with cooked ground beef and diced tomatoes only to simmer slowly before being tossed again with pasta and Parmesan cheese.
MOM'S SPECIAL BAKED ZITI
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
Mom used to make this pasta on special days, like on Holidays and a lot of Sundays. It was a big treat for us. It's a lot of work because of all the ingredients that you have to prepare and layer but it's well worth it.
Spaghetti with beef, mushoom sauce and bits
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
My mom taught me how to prepare this dish because many people really admire her unique ability to cook and experiment foods as her own recipe. This was the dish that a lot of our neighbors and friend keep on asking us to prepare most of the time because o…
Hummus & Ham Tortilla
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
Fold the tortilla and enjoy with lots of love. Catherine xo
Skillet Chili
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
My husband doesn't like his chili "soupy", so I came up with this. Even my Dad likes it.
Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Looking for a way to jazz up a boring chicken dinner? Look no further! In this recipe, the flavors of a jalapeno popper are stuffed inside boneless skinless chicken breasts. The result? Absolute dinner perfection, and not boring in the least!
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Chicken, bacon, and ranch dressing together make up one of my favorite culinary trifectas. In this creamy, flavorful pasta dish, they're combined in a cheesy sauce for a quick and delicious dinner. And judging by the way my boys gobble it up, it's definit…
Macaroni & Cheese
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
A great dish for potluck dinners. One of the terrific aspects to this dish is you can change it to suit your preferences. To make it more of an entree mix in meats of your choice. Add vegetables such as broccoli and onions to give it more texture.
Grandma Nucci's Meatballs
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
The most delicious meatballs you will ever eat. With these babies, good cheese is everything. So toss your green plastic parmesan cylinder and buy some fresh grated romano, parmesean, or fontina! Sarah http://the-delicious-life.blogspot.com/
Stuffed Peppers
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| Prep Time: | 25 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
Bell peppers stuffed with beef and rice. You can easily replace the beef with chicken or turkey for a healthy alternative.
Hamburger Stew
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
My mother made this often when I was growing up and it was a staple in my house when my children were young. With just 3 ingredients, it's easy to see why this super-simple recipe would be popular with busy moms! I like to serve this with garlic toast and…
Teriyaki Burgers
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Sometimes you want a regular burger, and sometimes you want to change it up a little. This quick recipe is a great way to jazz up your burgers! Tangy teriyaki sauce and sweet pineapple add great flavor to this quick recipe. Serve them at your next part…
Couscous al Barco
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
If you plan ahead and make too much couscous for dinner, the next day you can have it in a salad. We did that recently when we chartered a boat down in the BVI. We were going from Cooper Island over to the Baths on Virgin Gorda for the day. It was blowi…
Taco Pie
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
Yummy Quick meal your family will love!
Beef Enchiladas
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
I made up this recipe one night when I needed something extremely easy and fast. Most of the ingredients are store bought, but they still taste really good. To give it a homemade touch, add some of your own ideas. Substitute corn tortillas if you prefe…
Empanadas de carne
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| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
Empanadas are believed to have originated in Spain or Portugal. The word empanada comes from the word "empanar" which means to coat with bread or pastry. So, an empanada is a bread or pastry that surrounds some kind of delicious filling. Empanadas were br…
Hamburger Heaven
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
My husband likes this & is not a big casserole fan! My friends like it too!!! :-)



























