Sunday, June 24, 2012

Impossibly Easy Italian Sausage Pie

Impossibly Easy Italian Sausage Pie
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Impossibly Easy Italian Sausage Pie
1/2 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
2 cups Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ frozen mixed vegetables, thawed, well drained
1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 eggs 
 
  • 1 Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Spread sausage in pie plate. Sprinkle with vegetables.
  • 2 In medium bowl, stir remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into pie plate.
  • 3 Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until top is golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
 

Cowboy BBQ Chicken Pizza

Cowboy BBQ Chicken Pizza
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Cowboy BBQ Chicken Pizza 
2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup very hot water
**1 container (18 oz) refrigerated original barbecue sauce with shredded chicken
1/4 cup chopped cooked bacon (about 4 slices from 2.2-oz package)
1 1/2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (6 oz)
 **I used 1 lb cubed/shredded chicken and bbq sauce

  • 1 Heat oven to 400°F. ***In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, sour cream and hot water with fork until soft dough forms. Place on surface dusted with Bisquick mix. Shape into a ball; knead 5 times. Roll dough into 14-inch circle; fold circle in half. Place on ungreased large cookie sheet and unfold.
  • 2 Spread chicken mixture over dough to within 2 inches of edge. Fold edge just to chicken mixture. Top with half of the bacon. Sprinkle with cheese and remaining bacon.
  • 3 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is light golden brown and cheese is melted.

***I would make my own pizza crust instead of the Bisquick crust

Cowboy Casserole

Cowboy Casserole
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Cowboy Casserole
1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1 can (16 oz) baked beans
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
2/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 oz) 
 
  • 1 Heat oven to 425°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain.
  • 2 Stir baked beans and barbecue sauce into beef. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole.
  • 3 Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk and butter until soft dough forms.
  • 4 Drop dough by 12 spoonfuls onto beef mixture.
  • 5 Bake uncovered 18 to 22 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake about 3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
 
 Disclaimer: This is Chris's FAVORITE!

Scrambled Egg Biscuit Cups

Scrambled Egg Biscuit Cups
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Scrambled Egg Biscuit Cups
2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
1/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (1 1/2 oz)
3/4 cup milk
8 eggs
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup Parmesan and mozzarella cheese pasta sauce (from 1-lb jar)
3 tablespoons cooked real bacon bits or pieces (from 3-oz package)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
Additional cooked real bacon bits or pieces 
 
 
  • 1 Heat oven to 425°F. Spray bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix Bisquick mix, cheese and 1/2 cup of the milk until soft dough forms.
  • 2 Place dough on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix. Shape into a ball; knead 4 or 5 times. Shape into 10-inch-long roll. Cut roll into 12 pieces. Press each piece in bottom and up side of muffin cup, forming edge at rim.
  • 3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. With back of spoon, press puffed crust in each cup to make indentation.
  • 4 In large bowl, beat eggs, remaining 1/4 cup milk and the pepper until well blended. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add egg mixture; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until firm but still moist. Fold in pasta sauce and bacon until blended.
  • 5 To remove biscuit cups from pan, run knife around edge of cups. Spoon egg mixture into biscuit cups. Sprinkle chives and additional bacon bits over tops.
 
 Disclaimer: This is my ultimate, favorite, always sounds yummy dinner!!!

Santa Fe Foldover

Santa Fe Foldover (Cooking for 2)
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Santa Fe Foldover

1 cup Bisquick Heart Smart® mix
2 tablespoons cornmeal
1/4 cup very hot water
1 cup canned no-salt-added black beans, drained, rinsed
1/3 cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa
2 tablespoons sliced green onions (2 medium)
1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (1 oz)
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
1/3 cup chopped tomato
3 tablespoons fat-free sour cream 
 
 
 
  • 1 Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray.
  • 2 ***In small bowl, stir Bisquick® mix, cornmeal and very hot water until soft dough forms. Place on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix, gently rolling to coat. Shape into ball; knead about 5 times or until smooth. Roll dough into 10-inch circle; fold into fourths. Unfold on pizza pan. In small bowl, stir together beans and salsa; spread over dough to within 2 inches of edge. Sprinkle with onions. Fold edge over. Sprinkle cheese over beans.
  • 3 Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Top with remaining ingredients.
***I used my own pizza crust recipe because I like it better than the Bisquick pizza crust.

Southwestern Potato Patties

 Southwestern Potato Patties
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Southwestern Potato Patties

1 bag (1 lb 4 oz) refrigerated southwest-style shredded hash brown potatoes
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 can (11 oz) Green Giant® SteamCrisp® Mexicorn® whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, drained
1 can (15 oz) Progresso® black beans, drained, rinsed
1/4 cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa
 
Sour cream, if desired 
  • 1 In large bowl, mix potatoes, eggs, cheese, Bisquick mix and garlic salt.
  • 2 In 12-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat. For each patty, spoon about 1/2 cup potato mixture into oil in skillet. Flatten with the back of spatula.
  • 3 Cook patties about 4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Remove from skillet and cover to keep warm while cooking remaining patties. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil as needed to prevent sticking.
  • 4 In 2-quart saucepan, heat corn, beans and salsa over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot. Serve over patties. Top with sour cream.