Fettuccine Alfredo

Better Than Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce:

Serves 4-6

1/2 cup sweet butter

2 garlic gloves minced

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

3/4 cup mozzarella cheese

1 (12 ounce) box Fettuccine pasta

1.Melt butter

2. Add garlic, cream, white pepper and bring mixture to a simmer.

3. Stir often.

4. Add the Parmesan cheese and simmer sauce for 8-10 minutes or until sauce has thickened and is smooth

5. When sauce has thickened add the mozzarella cheese and stir until smooth. Stir Frequently

6. While sauce cooks, boil noodles until tender

7. while sauce is cooking take 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces. sprinkle with garlic and favorite seasoning. fry in olive oil until no pink in the middle

mix chicken in with sauce stir

Place pasta on serving dish and spoon sauce over pasta

You can also add shrimp or crab.

Applebee's Riblets

Riblets are hard to find in the store so I used baby back ribs. These are easy and SO GOOD!

Applebee's Honey BBQ Riblets Barbecue Sauce

1 C. ketchup

1/4 C. water

1/2 C. honey

1/2 C. corn syrup

1/4 C. apple cider vinegar

2 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. onion powder

2 T. molasses2 tsp. dry mustard

1 tsp. chili powder

1/4 tsp. liquid smoke flavor

Combine all ingredients in saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes.Riblet (Rib) Preparation: For rib tips ("riblets") and full racks, first season ribs with salt, pepper and garlic to taste. Then, sear the ribs on the grill/broiler until both sides are mahogany in color and the meat has begun to pull away from the bone (155°F internal temperature). Place ribs on rack in deep pan/roaster. Cover bottom of pan with mixture of water and liquid smoke flavoring (4:1 ratio of water to liquid smoke) without mixture touching the ribs (it will make them bitter). Seal tightly with two layers of foil wrap to cover. Slow cook in 275°F oven until meat is tender. Time varies with how many ribs are being cooked, pan used and your oven temperature. Plan on anywhere from two to five hours, but check to be sure. The slower the better for this process. Just make sure an internal food temperature of 155°F is maintained. (To moderate cooking for small amounts of ribs, try covering ribs with chopped onions, peppers and tomatoes. This also keeps them moist and adds a nice flavor). When ribs are fully cooked and tender, remove from oven and finish off on grill/broiler until marrow in the bone tips "sizzles." Brush with Honey Barbecue Sauce just before removing for service

Norwegian Meatballs

( I know the picture is not that great but I promise they are YUMMY!)

2lbs Hamburger
2 C. Cracker crumbs
3 eggs
3 cans chicken & rice soup (reserve the broth)
1 onion, chopped
2 cans chicken broth
Salt and Pepper

Mix hamburger,crackers,eggs,onion,chicken and rice together. Make into balls and brown, pour off grease. Mix 2 cans chicken broth and reserved broth, put this in skillet you had the meatballs in and thicken with flour and water. Put meatballs back into skillet and bake at 350 for an hour. These are really yummy served with mashed potatoes.
-Lindsey

Grilled Pork Chops

Wash Pork chops

Sprinkle with garlic powder on both sides

Then coat both sides with A-1 sauce.

marinate for 30 minutes

Then grill until done

They are so tender and juicy!!! Enjoy

Cajun Chicken Pasta

4 ounces linguine pasta
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
2 tsp Cajun seasoning
2 Tbsp butter
1/2 green pepper. chopped
1/2 red pepper,chopped
4-6 mushrooms,sliced
1 green onion, minced
1 1/2 C heavy cream
1/4 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp black pepper
2-4 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese

Cook pasta in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water.
Meanwhile place chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl and toss to coat.
In a large skillet over medium heat, saute chicken in butter until no longer pink. Add green onion,red and green peppers,mushrooms cook for 3-5 minutes. Reduce heat and stir in heavy cream Season the sauce with the spices. In a large serving bowl toss the pasta with the sauce and then sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese. -Lindsey

Pork Fried Rice

This is an easy dinner that you can use leftovers, I also use this recipe and substitute chicken.
2 cups rice
4 cups water
bring rice to boil cover and let simmer 15 -20 minutes. I then place it on a cookie sheet and spread it out and place in the refrigerator to cool for a hour or so. This is so that the rice will not stick together and get gummy.
1/2 lbs. bacon
3 green onions chopped
3 eggs scrambled
leftover pork or chicken
Optional: add vegetables, carrots, peas, green beans
Fry bacon in a wok or large fry pan ( I cut it up before I fry it). Cook until bacon is brown I like mine crisp, add rice to the bacon and bacon grease, cook for 15 minutes. Then add all other ingredients. Toss for 5-10 minutes. Then add soy sauce last.

Pork Chops In Mushroom Gravy

6 Pork Chops

Salt & Pepper

2 Cans Cream Of Mushroom Soup

1 Can Evaporated Milk

Fry pork chops in a little bit of oil, browning them well. Remove pork chops to a baking dish. Pour off grease, leaving brown drippings in pan. Put soup in pan, stir in the milk. Heat thoroughly and pour over chops. bake at 350 for 1 hour. Serve with mash potatoes. I made this for Sunday dinner, easy and good!

Salisbury Steak

1 1/2 hamburger
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 egg slightly beatened
1 can golden mushroom soup
Mix with a fork the first 4 ingr, form into patties, brown them in a fry pan with a little bit of cooking oil. take out and put in soup and 1 cup water mix this up, place patties back in the pan place a lid on top cook on low heat for 20 -30 minutes.
This is a yummy and easy dinner!

Crock Pot Chicken & Rice

Chicken Rice Crock Pot
( Very Easy) I got this recipe from Whitney F, Emily my picky eater loved it so much she had two helpings!!!!

4 frozen chicken breasts

1/2 cup water

1 zesty italian dry dressing

cook for 4 hours on high in the crock pot then add:

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 8oz cream cheese

Cook on high for 1 hour. Serve over rice

Island Teriyaki

My mom has been making this since I was a teenager. It is SO GOOD!! and SUPER EASY!
It is also inexpensive. I did both chicken and steak for dinner tonight. I usually serve it with fried rice.

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 TBLS. molasses
2 Tsp. ground ginger
3/4 tsp. instant meat tenderizer
2 tsp. dry mustard
6 cloves garlic
1 1/2 lbs round steak
Mix above ingredients I marinate this 4 hours or more. You slice the steak thin across the grain and put on skewer sticks. Then grill on barbecue, broil in oven

Garlic Chicken Ranch Pizza

1 large pizza dough ( I use frozen bread dough)3/4 cup ranch dressing( you need to make the packet kind)2 cloves of garlic2 cups mozzarella cheese1/2 cup bacon cooked and crumbled1 cup grilled chicken breasts cut up into bite size pieces I sprinkle steak seasoning on it and grill it.sliced mushrooms sliced olives this is what my family likes, add whatever your family likes. Make up ranch dressing and mix in the garlic cloves, this needs time to set up. Roll out dough and place on pizza pan ( I use a stone). spread ranch mix evenly over dough, sprinkle with a little cheese. Add remaining ingredients top with remaining cheese and parsley flakes for color. bake at 350 for 15 minutes. We love to rub on the crust garlic butter after it has cooked1/2 cube butter melted2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese1 clove garlic mix together brush on crust and enjoy