Bean Pot Smoked Sausage & Cheesy Potatoes!

(This meal serves 4 and cost under $2.00 per person)
1  lb  Smoked Sausage cut up in bite size pieces (I use turkey sausage)
6  Medium Sliced Potatoes
1  Large Sliced Onion
1  Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese(I use 2%)
1  Tablespoon Garlic Powder
½ Cup Milk
 Salt and Pepper to taste
Place sliced potatoes and onion in your bean pot add ½ cup water and
Cook in the microwave 20, with lid on.
Then add the rest of ingredients and carefully stir. Put Bean Pot back in the microwave for 5 minutes.

50-YARD LINE HOT DOG FONDUE

3/4 cup CHEEZ WHIZ Cheese Dip
1-1/2 tsp. milk
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 pkg. (1 lb) Beef Franks
24 small pretzel sticks
MIX CHEEZ WHIZ, milk and chili powder in bean pot. Cook on MEDIUM 1 hour or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to LOW. CUT each frank into 4 bite-sized pieces. Heat franks as directed on package. Insert 1 pretzel stick into each frank piece. DIP franks into CHEEZ WHIZ mixture to serve.

EASY BBQ CHICKEN OR RIBS IN YOUR BEAN POT

Place uncooked ribs or chicken in B/P.
Pour BBQ sauce (or your secret recipe) over meat.
Bake covered at 350 for 1 ½ to 2 hours depending on how much meat.
Take lid off last 15 min. to brown.

Bacon Cheeseburger Dip

8 slices bacon
1/2 pound lean ground beef
8 ounce package cream cheese
8 ounce package cheddar cheese, shredded
10 ounce can Ro-Tel tomatoes
2 Tablespoons Parsley, chopped

Directions:
Cook bacon, drain and crumble.
While working on bacon, put ground beef/turkey in bean pot for about 3 1/2 minutes &let it brown. (drain if using beef)
Mix remaining ingredients in the bean pot Except two tablespoons of bacon crumbles and the parsley.

Cover and bake at 250 degrees for two hours or until hot and bubbly.* Or bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes (until hot & bubbly).* Stir parsley into dip and sprinkle reserved bacon for garnish.* Serve with vegetables or bagel chips.

Will taste like you spent hours in the kitchen, but the prep is just minutes.

Bacon & Cheese Fettuccine

* 8 Strips of Bacon that you have cooked & crumbled
* 1 box of Uncooked Fettuccine noodles
* 2 cans of Diced Tomatoes (14.5 oz)
* 2 cups of Chicken Broth
* Seasoning of your choice....Italian, salt & pepper, basil, oregano
* Brick of Cream Cheese
* OPTIONAL - chopped Onion


* Directions:
* Place all ingredients (Except cream cheese) in the Bean Pot.
* Place lid on beanpot & microwave for 25 minutes.
* Once everything is cooked, add Cream Cheese & microwave for a couple more minutes....stir & Enjoy!!

Cheesy Italian Tortellini

1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
1 (16 ounce) jar marinara sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 (14.5 ounce) can petite Diced Tomatoes
1 small can tomato pastes
1 large and 1 small package refrigerated or fresh cheese tortellini
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or more as desired

Directions: brown sausage in a  skillet, place all other ingredients and cooked sausage into bean pot and place in Oven at 350 for about 45min. then when serving, sprinkle mozzarella cheese all over the top!

BEAN POT LASAGNA

• 1 (1 pound) package Italian Sausage Roll
• 1 (9 ounce) package no-boil lasagna noodles, broken into 2 pieces
• 12 ounces ricotta cheese
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 (26 ounce) jars pasta sauce
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley . In medium skillet over medium heat, crumble and cook sausage until brown. Place in Beanpot. Add noodles, ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella, pasta sauce and parsley. Stir gently to combine. Cover and cook on 375 for 2 hours. 5 minutes before serving, top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover to melt cheese

SAUSAGE AND EGG PUFF

Brown 1 lb. ground sausage
2 slices of bread or tortillas
1 cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese
6 eggs
1& 2/3 cup milk
½ tsp. Salt
(if desired 1 drop of Tabasco sauce, 1tsp. Dry mustard, and I tsp. Wor. Sauce.)
Layer in B/P: sausage, bread, and cheese
Beat remaining ingredients and pour over layers.
Cover and refrigerate 12 hours or overnight.
Remove from fridge about 1 hour before cooking 350 degrees uncovered 45 min. until golden brown.

Brunch Bake

1 can Refrigerated biscuits
8 Large Eggs
2 cups, sausage, bacon, or ham
1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced green pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste

Spray bottom of Bean Pot with cooking oil. Line bottom of pot with biscuits (the more you can squeeze in the better).

In a bowl whisk eggs with a dash of milk. Add browned meat, veggies, & mozzarella to mixture. Pore over biscuits (add a couple more eggs if biscuits are not covered)

Sprinkle Cheddar Cheese over the top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until egg mixture is firm & cheese is melted.

30 Minute Chicken Chorizo w/roasted red peper

Is it really done?

Remember that all cooking times are approximate and the only way to really know if meat is done is to check the internal temperature.

Use a meat thermometer to gauge the internal temperature and follow these FDA guidelines:

Beef, veal, and lamb roasts and steaks, at least 145° F

Ground beef, veal, lamb, and pork, at least 160° F

All poultry, at least 165° F

All pork, at least 145° F (63° C), with a 3 minute rest time.

Happy (and Safe!) Cooking!

QUICK JAMBALAYA

3 chicken breast
3 - 5-inch smoked beef sausage – sliced
1 package of Zatarain’s jambalaya mix
Water per package directions

Cover and bake in the microwave – 25-30 minutes

 

Ziti-Mex-Italian

1 Pound of Ground Hot Italian Sausage
1 Jar of Prego
1 Onion, chopped
1/2 Green Pepper, chopped
1 Can of Mild Rotel
1 Package of Penne Pasta
1 Package of shredded mozzarella
1/2 Cup of Grated parmesian

Directions
Place prego and rotel in Bean Pot.I also added some minced garlic, oregano, and Italian seasoning to taste.
Brown sausage and drain. Add onions and peppers until barely softened. Then add to sauce. Simmer until hot throughout.
Boil pasta just until slightly tender. Add pasta to the sauce and stir in carefully making sure all noodles are coated with sauce.
Sprinkle with grated parmesian and top with a pkg of mozzarella. Allow to cook until cheese is melted.
This can also be heated thoroughly on the stove and added to a greased 9x13 dish and placed in oven until brown.