Fresh Veggie Pizza!

Ingredients:

• Pizza dough
• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 1.5 cups grated mozarella cheese
• Veggies chopped (red pepper, green pepper, onion, garlic, etc.)
• Salt and pepper
• Capers (1 tsp)
• Red pepper spice
• EVOO (1 tbsp)

What to do:

1. Preheat your oven to 400.  Place pizza dough on dark cooking sheet (if other cooking surface-preheat to 425). 
2. Cook dough for 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, heat up some EVOO and your veggies chopped up in a medium frying pan.  Add your capers and heat through for extra flavor.  Add salt, pepper, and red pepper spice to taste.
4. Remove pizza after 5 minutes (make sure it's firm enough though.  If not, continue to heat a few more minutes. 
5. Add pizza sauce and spread evenly across the dough. Next, add your cheese evenly.  
6. Add your veggies or additional toppings.  
7. Cook in oven for about 6-10 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.

Enjoy!

Recipe from: Holly

Baked Lasagna!

Ingredients:

• 8 lasagna noodles
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 can of tomatoes
• 1/2 jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 15 oz ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• Italian seasoning
• Fennel seed
• 1 egg
• Pepper
• 8 oz mozarella cheeese (shredded)
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves

What to do:

1. Cook the turkey, onion, and garlic until done.  Drain the fat.
2. Mix in tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, pepper, and fennel seed.  Simmer for 15 minutes covered.
3. Meanwhile, heat up some water and boil your lasagna noodles with salt and a little EVOO.
4. Mix together ricotta cheese, egg, and parmesan cheese for filling.  Set aside.
5. Preheat the oven to 375.  
6. In a your baking pan start with spreading a cup of sauce on the bottom.  Next place half of your noodles on top.  Next spread half the filling on top of the noodles.  Then add half the sauce and half the mozarella cheese.  Repeat these layers and finish off with a little parmesan cheese on top.
7. Cook in oven for 30-35 minutes until cooked through.
8. Let cool for 10 minutes.  Slice and serve!

Enjoy!

Tuscan Lamb Shanks!

Ingredients:

• 3-4 pounds lamb shank, cut in half
• 16 oz frozen italian veggies
• 1 can of cannellini beans
• 1 can of italian tomatoes
• 1 cup of chicken broth
• 1 cup pesto with basil

What to do:

1. Mix together veggies, tomatoes, beans, broth, and pesto in a medium bowl. 
2. Place lamb shanks in bottom of slow cooker.  Top with mix above.
3. Cook on low for 10-12 hours or high for 5-6 hours.

Enjoy!

Recipe from: Betty Crocker Cookbook

Chicken with Mushroom Stuffing! Super Tasty!

This one is amazing!  Let me know what you think.  :)

Ingredients:

• 8 chicken legs (skinned)
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp season salt
• 1 tsp lemon shavings
• 1 tsp chicken seasoning of your choice
• 8 cups mushrooms
• 1 large sliced sourdough baguette (small pieces)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tbsp butter

What to do:

1. Mix together season salt, pepper, lemon shavings (save half of the mix for mushrooms), chicken seasoning in a small bowl.  Now rub onto chicken legs evenly. 
2. Meanwhile, cook mushrooms in butter for 3-5 minutes.  Then add the garlic sliced and cook one more minute.  
3. Place chicken in slow cooker on low.   Be sure to use PAM (or it will leave a mess!).
4. Mix together mushrooms with baguettes and drizzle chicken broth on top.  
5. Top the chicken with the stuffing mix loosely.
6. Cook for 6-7 hours on low. 

Enjoy!

Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs with Savory Sauce!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef or turkey
• Salt and pepper
• Red pepper spice
• Italian herbs (oregano, marjoram, parsley, etc.)
• Worchestershire sauce
• Marsala wine
• Green peppers, chopped
• Onion, diced
• Mushrooms, chopped
• Italian bread crumbs
• 2 eggs
• 4 garlic cloves, diced
• Spaghetti sauce (I used prego-mushrooms and garlic)
• Spaghetti noodles (angel hair)

What to do:

1. Preheat your oven to 375.
2. Mix together beef, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup italian breadcrumbs, 1/2 onion chopped, 2 garlic cloves diced, marsala wine (1/4 cup), worchestershire sauce (1/4 cup), salt and pepper, and italian seasonings.  Mix together with hands and make into small meatballs.
3. Place meatballs in a pan and cook in oven for about 15-20 minutes-until done.
4. Meanwhile, heat up your spaghetti sauce, add your 1/2 onion, mushrooms, green pepper, red pepper spice, italian seasonings, 3 tbsp marsala wine, and 3 tbsp worchestershire sauce. Simmer for about 20 minutes-stirring occassionally.
5. Meanwhile, heat up some water to boil your spaghetti noodles (7-10 minutes) and then drain.
6. Serve noodles, topped with spaghetti sauce, and topped with meatballs.  Enjoy!!

Recipe from: Holly

Baked Herb Stuffed Pork with Sauce!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup fresh herbs (parsley, cilantro, basil, etc.)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 can artichoke hearts drained
• 1 lemon (juice)
• 1/4 cup mayonaise
• 1/4 cup EVOO
• 1/2 onion
• Red pepper spice
• Oregano
• Marjoram
• Basil
• 2-4 pork chops

What to do:

1. Preheat the oven to 375.
2. Slice the pork chops in half but leave one small edge so that you can stuff them later.
3. Mix together onion, 1/2 of the lemon's juice, 2 tbsp's EVOO, fresh herbs, 1 garlic clove, can of artichokes (drained).  Put them in a food processor and blend for stuffing.
4. Stuff pork chops with this herb mixture. Then coat the outside with EVOO and add red pepper spice, oregano, marjoram, basil, and salt and pepper to taste. 
5. Cook in oven for 20-30 minutes (until done-check with thermometer).
6. Meanwhile, mix together the mayonaise, some extra fresh herbs (1/2 cup), 2 tbsp EVOO, 1/2 lemon's juice, salt and pepper to taste, and any other spices you think would be tasty.  Blend in the food processor and serve this up as your sauce.
7. Serve with some rice on the side and enjoy!

Recipe from: Holly

Sizzlin Panini's!

Ingredients:

• 4 slices bread (sourdough tastes the best)
• Margerine
• Turkey and chicken sandwich meat slices (2 each)
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Green and yellow pepper sliced
• Onion sliced
• Pepperoni (3 for each sandwich)

What to do:

1. Butter the bread on each side.  Place the sandwich meat, veggies, pepperoni, and cheese on top inside the slices of buttered bread.
2. Cook in your George Foreman grill (if you don't have one cook in a frying pan using a top so the inside heats up) for about 5 minutes-until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted inside.
3. Slice in half and serve with pickels or chips on the side.

Enjoy!

Recipe from: Holly