Cupcake Pizzas

Usually we have left overs or chicken nuggets for lunch since it's just me and Marley at home eating.  I decided to make these since Marley likes the pizza rolls. They were pretty good!

Refrigerated biscuit dough or pizza dough

Pizza sauce

mozzarella cheese

pepperoni

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray pan with nonstick spray. Put dough in each cup. 

Fill with sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Cook at 425 for 10-15 minutes. 

2012 Recipes

I decided to make a 'Best of 2012' with all the recipes I've made. Just as a place to quickly reference back when looking for something good to eat. Looking at this list I think my top three favorites are- spaghetti pie, pizza casserole and the cheesecake dip. What are yours?

Breakfast
Cinnamon Roll Waffles

Appetizers & Soups & Sandwiches
Hawaiian Roll Sandwiches
Crock pot Potato Soup
Layered Italian Bake
Chicken Lemon Rice Soup
Veggie Pizza

Chicken Entrees
Cheesy Crockpot Chicken
Chicken Parmesan Casserole
Stove Top Casserole
Mexican Chicken Casserole
Chicken Tater Tot Casserole 
Chicken, Veggie, & Stuffing Casserole
Crock pot Chicken & Stuffing
Cheese & Chicken Quesadillas

Pork Entrees
Crock pot Ranch Pork Chops

Beef Entrees
Walking Taco Casserole 
Taco Bake 

Pasta Entrees
Pizza Casserole
Spaghetti Pie

Kid Friendly Entrees
Corn Dog Mini Muffins
Crescent Dogs
Pizza Rolls

Dessert
Snickerdoodle Cookies
Frozen Yogurt Drops
Cheesecake Dip

Cheeseburger and Fries Casserole

This is another Pinterest recipe. It reminded me of summer and since the weather here is anything but summery I decided to make it. 

2 pounds lean ground beef (browned and drained)

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup (10 oz)

1 can condensed cheddar cheese soup (10 oz)

1 package frozen, crinkle-cut fries (20 oz)

Desired hamburger toppings (ketchup, pickles, mustard and chopped tomato)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix mushroom and cheddar cheese soup in a small bowl. 

Spread cooked ground beef on bottom of 9x13 baking dish. 

Spread soup mix over top of meat. 

Place french fries on top. Cook at 350 for 45-55 minutes or until fries are golden. 

I think next time I will use smaller fries, maybe the shoe sting ones. The crinkle ones were still kind of 

soggy-ish and I like crispy fries.  Marley only ate the meat. She's been on a meat only kick lately. Silly girl! 

Crock Pot No Boil Manicotti

Manicotti is on the list of my favorite foods. So making it in the crock pot was right up my alley.  

2 cups cottage cheese

2 cups mozzarella cheese

1 ½ teaspoons Italian Seasoning

¼ teaspoons salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

1-8oz. package manicotti

 ¼ cup Parmesan cheese

Jar or can of favorite marinara sauce

Spread about 1/2 cup of marinara sauce on bottom of crock pot. 

Mix cottage cheese, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Fill manicotti noodles with this mixture. 

Place filled noodles in crock pot. 

Pour remaining sauce and remaining cheese on top. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours. 

YUM! 

I purchased some crock pot liners the other day and this was the first recipe I used them for. It was nice to not have anything to clean up since I just tossed the whole liner bag in the garbage. But I'm not sure if I'll use them again since it seemed to make my noodles stick and was kind of annoying when I was trying to scoop them out since the bag was so big and I kept scooping the bag up with my noodles.