Dinner Match Ups-Super Sized Edition!

I have been busy in the kitchen trying some new recipes and taking old recipes and putting a twist on them. I thought I would share them all with you!

Coupon Coach's Meatloaf (pictured above)
Serves 4
Preheat Oven to 375
Note: I don't measure the wet ingredients out-I just eyeball it. If the consistency doesn't seem right just add more crackers or BBQ.
Ingredients
1 lb or so of Ground Beef or Meatloaf Mix(beef, veal and pork)
1 pack of Meatloaf Seasoning Mix
1 Egg
10-15 Ritz Crackers(crushed)
1/4 cup BBQ Sauce
1 Tablespoon Mustard
1/4 cup Ketchup
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup diced green, red and/or yellow peppers(optional)

Directions:
Combine everything together in a large bowl. Don't over mix but make sure it is well combined. Form into an oblong shape in a 9x9 or 11x7 pan. Cook covered for 40 minutes, take foil off and cook for another 5-10 minutes so it browns on the outside.

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Babies

These were super easy to make and would be a great "make ahead" dessert. I worked out extra hard yesterday do I could have one-and it was sooo worth it.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza (top half of picture)
Ingredients:
1 Pizza Crust(.20 after coupon at Kroger!)
Ranch Dressing (use your $1.50 Kraft coupon from last week)
1 Large Chicken Breast
Franks Red Hot Sauce (use FREE coupon from a few weeks ago!)
Shredded Cheese(I used Italian Blend-I think Mozzarella would work well also)

Directions: Preheat oven to 400

Cook chicken(I used a Ziploc Steam & Cook bag and it worked perfect!) and cut into small pieces. Spread out pizza crust and bake for 3-5minutes. Take out and top w/Ranch Dressing, then add chicken. Drizzle a little Franks Red Hot Sauce over chicken then cover w/cheese. Cook for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and drizzle a little more Franks on top and cook for 3 minutes or until cheese begins to brown.

This was my first attempt making this kind of pizza so I just did half, but I will definitely be doing a whole one next time...It is real good!!

Dinner Match Up:Chili

I was staring at some ground beef yesterday wondering what in the world I was going to do with it! I normally don't plan out our meals very far in advance so staring at meat and hoping something comes to mind happens pretty often. After I went downstairs to my stockpile I realized I had everything I needed to make chili! Here is what you need:

1lb or so of ground beef(1.77lb at Kroger this week!)
Chili Seasoning
3 8oz cans of Tomatoes Sauce(.39 at Walgreens or buy 13 and send in for a $5 rebate)
2 14oz cans of crushed tomatoes
1 Can of Beans(I used black)
2 Potatoes(I peeled mine but you don't have to)(1.99 for a BIG bag at Aldi)
1 Green Pepper(1.99 for pack of 3 at Aldi)
1 Bag or Can of Corn(I only used 1/2 the bag)

Brown the meat, drain grease. Add Tomatoes,Sauce and Seasoning. Stir Well. Add Potatoes and beans then bring pot to a simmer-let cook 20 mins. Then add the corn and diced green pepper-cook another 10-15mins or until potatoes are done.


It makes a HUGE pot and is very filling!