Bacon Cheeseburger Quesadillas

For some reason I have been craving hamburgers lately.  I am probably just craving the warmer weather and grilling outside.  (We were -17 degrees this morning!)
And because my grill is covered in 2 feet of snow, I was extremely excited when I came across this recipe for Bacon Cheeseburger Quesadillas!

 

They taste EXACTLY like hamburgers on the grill. One bite and my family was SOLD! haha :)  They are also low carb, and you can make them even healthier by using turkey bacon, ground turkey and low-fat cheese!

Recipe adapted from Plain Chicken
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp chili powder
Tortillas
1 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
shredded cheddar cheese

toppings:
shredded lettuce
pickles
tomatoes
onions
mustard
mayo
ketchup

Directions:
Brown beef in large skillet, drain fat.  Add in seasonings and set aside.  (I cooked my bacon in the oven while I was browning the beef - soooo easy!)

Spray a large griddle, or skillet and lightly cook both sides of tortillas.  Add meat, cheese and bacon on one half of the tortilla.  Cook a minute or so longer until cheese starts to melt.

Remove to a plate, and add any toppings you prefer. Fold tortilla over and cut into sections.

We did ours this way, because no one wanted cooked toppings - whatever. haha  (If you don't want lettuce, and don't mind warm pickles, etc., you can always fold the top over while you are still cooking it, until everything is nice and melty.)

Either way, it's delicious - and you don't even have to brave the elements! Brrrrr!

Enjoy!

French dip sandwiches

I must give credit where credit is due. This is from Our Best Bites introduced to me by my friend Christa!  Everything I have ever tried of theirs is like heaven!  These are no exception!  My kids (even my picky eaters) loved them!  Super easy to make, hardly any prep and they make a great left over!

Ingredients:

1  2 1/2- 3lb. beef roast
2 Tbsp. olive oil
salt and pepper
2 1-ounce packages dry onion soup mix
2 c. water
2 cans beef broth
6-8 large buns
Swiss, provolone, or mozzarella cheese, shredded or sliced.

Directions:

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and rub roast with salt and pepper.
When oil is hot place roast carefully in pot and brown all sides. Put roast in slow cooker and sprinkle with onions soup mix. Pour water and beef broth over roast.

Cook on low for 8-10 hours   or    high for 4-5 and then low for 2-3 additional hours.

You will know when it is done when it falls apart with your fork.
Place meat in rolls open faced topped with cheese and broil until cheese is melted. (watch carefully so they don't burn)

Ladle juices into small cups for dipping!

YUM! 

Ranch Chicken Salad Sandwiches

My wonderful neighbor (who is also a wonderful cook) made this yummy sandwich for us all at our Youth Conference. I mean really who eats this good while camping? Only when you have the Sevy's as your chef's!

Ingredients:

1/2 c mayo
3 Tbsp. Ranch dressing
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 c cubed Monterey Jack cheese
1/3 c chopped celery
1 Tbsp. green onion (opt.)
2 c cubed cooked chicken breasts (you can use canned chicken)
*I added chopped walnuts

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together spoon onto rolls. Top with lettuce and tomato. Serves about 6

Stromboli

Oh my my.... my my! This is sooo good! And it made me feel like a real fancy cook (but was really easy)

Ingredients:
1 Rhodes bread dough (frozen)
1/4 lb ham, sliced
1/4 lb pastrami
1/4 lb provolone cheese
3/4 C mozzarella cheese
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
olive oil
cornmeal
spaghetti sauce (for dipping)

Directions:
Thaw bread dough. Spread dough out on a cookie sheet. (You want to go kinda big, maybe as big as you can with out it tearing, while fitting on your pan. It's gotta fit around a lot of meat and cheese.)

Layer meat in middle of dough lengthwise. Sprinkle 1/4 oregano and 1/4 basil over meat. Add cheeses on top of meat. Add remaining oregano and basil.

Wet edges of the dough and fold over meat (making a long skinny loaf) press edges together and fold under ends. Brush olive oil over loaf and sprinkle lightly with corn meal. Carefully flip Stromboli over and repeat on the other side.

Bake at 375* for 20-22 min until golden brown. Serve with hot spaghetti sauce for dipping.

DON'T get intimidated by this! It is really very easy! I was super scared and mine turned out GREAT (and I really can't cook) And wow! You could impress anyone with this!!

SLOPPY BUFFALO JOES

I got this from Rachael Ray. Yeah, I know, Manwich is alot easier - but this tastes way better and it's spicy! I also used those chewy rolls from Sam's Club. Yum!

Ingredients:
1 TBS olive oil
1 lb ground turkey (I used beef)
1 carrot, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1/2 onion, diced
1 garlic clove, diced
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 TBS red wine vinegar
1 TBS brown sugar
1/2 TBS Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c hot sauce (Frank's Red Hot)
1/2 c tomato sauce
1/2 c chicken stock

Heat a large skillet with oil over med-high heat. Add meat, cook for 5 min. Add in carrots, celery, onions & garlic. Season with salt & pepper - cook 7-8 minutes more.

In a bowl, combine vinegar, sugar, Worsh. sauce, hot sauce,tomato sauce & stock. Pour into the pan & stir to combine. Simmer a few more minutes. Pile onto buns.

(You could also double this recipe and freeze half for another time.)

BLT Wraps

This is really fast, really easy and really good!!

Ingredients:
mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
1/2 c dried tomatoes chopped
8 10in flour tortillas
head of iceberg lettuce chopped
1 medium onion thinly sliced
16 bacon slices cooked and crumbled*
3 chopped cooked chicken breasts (optional)**
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp of pepper

Preparation:
Combine tomatoes and mayonnaise in small bowl.
Spread evenly over one side of each tortilla leaving 1/2in boarder.
Layer lettuce, onions and bacon.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Roll up tortillas, cut in half diagonally, and secure with toothpick.

*I either make this when I have leftover bacon to use, or you can buy precooked bacon, for a really quick meal.

**If I have leftover chicken I throw that in too for a heavier meal.