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

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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

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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

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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

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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

 

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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.

Herbed Chicken Kabobs

Another one from Campbell's cookbook with no online match.

Herbed Chicken Kabobs
1 pouch onion soup mix
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 green pepper, cut into 1 inch squares
1 sweet red pepper, cut into 1 inch squares

In glass bowl, combine first 6 ingredients. Add chicken; toss.  Cover; chill at least 1 hour.

Remove chicken; reserve marinade.  On four 10 inch skewers, thread chicken and peppers.

Grill kabobs directly above medium coals, uncovered, 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, turning often and brushing with marinade.  Garnish with lemon and fresh chervil.

4 servings
Prep: 15 minutes
Marinade: 1 hour
Cook: 15 minutes

Harvest Chicken Skillet

I got this one out of a Campbell's Soup cookbook...no recipe online, though.

Harvest Chicken Skillet
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 can (10 3/4 oz) Campbell's condensed Golden Corn Soup (I couldn't find this so I substituted 1 can cream of chicken soup and 1/2 can corn)
1/4 cup milk
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups chopped tomato
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
4 cups hot cooked rice

In skillet over medium-high heat, in hot oil, cook chicken 10 minutes or until browned on both sides.  Remove.  Pour off fat.

In skillet, heat soup, milk, garlic, and pepper to boiling.  Add chicken.  Cover; cook over low heat 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring often.  Stir in tomato and parsley.  Heat.  Serve with rice.  Garnish with fresh parsley.

4 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes

Sausage with Peppers and Pasta

 

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Sausage with Peppers and Pasta

What You Need

3 cups rigatoni pasta, uncooked

1 lb. Italian sausage links, sliced

1 each green, red and yellow yellow pepper, coarsely chopped

1 can (14-1/2 oz.) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained

1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Italian* Low-Moisture Mozzarella-Parmesan Cheese Blend

1/4 cup KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Make It

COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cook sausage in large skillet on medium heat 10 min., stirring frequently. Stir in peppers; cook and stir 7 min. or until sausage is done and peppers are crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes; cook 2 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
DRAIN pasta. Add to sausage mixture with shredded cheese blend; mix well.
TOP with Parmesan.