Buffalo Chicken Roll

I was scrolling through my pinterest page looking for meal ideas when I came across this-the buffalo chicken roll!  The "real" name of this recipe is called Buffalo Chicken Garbage Bread but I altered the title because the "garbage" part just didn't make any sense and honestly sounded completely unappetizing...So, after finding the recipe page I decided to try it out.

Buffalo Chicken Roll

Ingredients:
1-chicken breasts, cut into small pieces or shredded
2-dough (I bought pre-made pizza dough but you can make your own too)
3-1/4 cup wing sauce
4-1/3 cup ranch
5- shredded cheese
6-salt and pepper

Directions:
1-Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken pieces.
2-Bake chicken at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.
3-Reheat oven to 425 degrees.
4-Pull out dough and make into a rectangular shape.  The original directions say to lay floue on the counter or table before doing this...I used wax paper instead but I feel like flour would have been more beneficial here.

5-Cover dough with ranch and wing sauce. *NOTE: after we ate it I realized our personal tastes could have done with a little less wing sauce.  It's all up to preference but when I make this again, I'll be using less.

6-Next you'll layer the chicken and cheese over the sauce.

7-Next you roll it-from one side to the other.  I had to get D to hold the wax paper down while I rolled-since it was warm in the kitchen the dough was getting really soft so I had a bit of a hard time rolling...but I did it!  Stick the roll on the sprayed cookie sheet.

8-Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes. Pull out and VOILA!

It was so EASY and so GOOD!  It was the perfect size for me and D to eat so if you need bigger make bigger-it's a pretty flexible recipe.  The only thing I would change is the amount of wing sauce.  Other than that I suggest make this easy piece and eat away!

Happy cooking,

J

Hamburger Pie

So as part of my goal for meal planning, I made my first meal of the month based on our shopping list, budget, and meal plan!

It's called Hamburger Pie-so easy to make and yummy! This is a super quick and easy recipe though you can add to it to flavor how you like.

Basic Ingredients:
*1-1/2 lbs of lean beef
*1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
*2 cans of crescent rolls
*Shredded cheese of your choice

Suggested ingredients for extra UMPH:
*Finely chopped onions
*Green peppers
*Sour Cream

Directions:
1) Brown the beef on medium-high in large skillet
2) Once beef has browned, drain off fat and add soup into the beef. Stir together
3) Get 1 pie pan (size between 9in-12in) and layer bottom with 1 can of crescent rolls until sealed to sides.

4) Next, layer beef/soup mix over crescents and sprinkle as much cheese as you want over the beef. If you have left over meat mix, layer again.

5) Top layers with the other can of crescent rolls, sealing all sides and holes.

6) Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.  It should look like this once it's done:

7) It looks like a pie! How cute!? So let it cool for about 5 minutes then slice into it and serve.  We didn't make it with any sides but I think a nice cool, crisp salad served before this would make this perfect. Check out the insides!

A bit blurry but I know you're drooling! See the messy cheese and the buttery soft crescents? 

YUM.

And that's it! Quick prep and cook time and you can make 483067192 ways! Add what you think will flavor it to your tastes and go to town!

ENJOY =]

A surprisingly good feast

Well since my metabolism seems out of wack lately, I came home and immediately started cooking dinner for Der and me because I was soooo hungry.  I only ate 3 hours before but it seemed like it was 14 hours previous.

So, I set some chicken in the fridge last night and this morning to thaw and I wasn't sure of what I planned on doing with it...just that I was going to cook it, lol.

Okay-so I'm going to brag about something really quick. I love the frozen steamers.  I've had the peas, corn, and mix veggie medley and they all taste INCREDIBLE!  They taste fresh, take like 4-5 minutes to steam in the microwave, and they are perfect in size (depending on what you get).  We get the small one and it works just right for 2 people.

Next I got the badass mashed potatoes cooking-also takes 3-4 minutes in the microwave.  Yes: they are instant mashed potatoes but since we don't have them often and the "eyes" one potatoes creep me out, I flake out and get the flakes  ;]

So anyway-I got a few chicken cutlets out, cut them in little chunks, "soaked" them in olive oil and garlic powder salt, then threw them on the George Forman.  Man, they took like 3 minutes!  I swear, this was the quickest meal I've ever made!

When I pulled the pieces off the grill I sprinkled the chicken with some grated mozzarella and pepper...and it tasted SO SO good!

May I suggest this for dinner?!  I don't have a picture because we ate it so quickly but it's totally a meal I plan on cooking in the future.

Might I suggest some spontaneity and boldness when cooking? It really livens up the meal, the process, and the accomplishment  =]

Now: I plan on polishing off a few M&Ms for dessert.

There's burn coming from the oven...

YES. 52 days! WHAT!?

Okay, now that the wedding bizarre closeness is out of the way...

I'm baking some cheesy chicken alfredo while Derrick naps before his night lab. Usually, this would irk me, but since I'm reading "Sybil" and writing, I'm okay with it, ha! I know I know-it's so silly to get frustrated about things of that small magnitude but if we haven't met then this of course, wouldn't make any sense.  Yet I am okay with it =]

On to other pointless news: I think I will be a re-admit to MTSU but for a B.S. in Psychology! I have already technically been readmitted but I think I stated I was undeclared because I've been bouncing back and forth between getting psychology b.s. or going on with my Masters.  I think since Der still has another year of undergrad. and we can't afford for me to be totally engrossed in school right now, I'm thinking a Psychology degree would be good-especially since it's just 35 hours and I can TOTALLY do that (I think, lol). I haven't fully delved into the research of the requirements, classes, etc. but I'm liking the idea.

I really need to clean. I think I will.....after dinner, haha!

I know this is fairly pointless but I like it and it's for me mostly anyway-blog=love.

The wedding stuff if coming along well!  In 2 weeks will be our wedding shower-April 3rd! From then on out time will be FLOODING over me and I may drown in the sheer excitement of it all.  I've got flowers, make-up (Thanks to Kelly S.), lingerie, food, and our scrapbook to update and fully figure out. It's all details and time now! SWEET.

Love you all <3

With the pizza pasta in the oven and "House" rearing itself to feed Derrick's addiction, the night is set.

Things are going pretty well.

Wedding things are chugging right along with a few nicks in the way, but chugging just the same. 108 days!

INTENSE.

Derrick is back in school and loving it. He's chucked full of law arguments and stout opinion; he's in his element.

Work is great. I am finally finding comfort and organization in my many many tasks and that is SUCH a relief. I've been waiting for this relief since September!

I have found I do not have hypothyroidism...which is a blessing and a curse. Keep the fingers crossed that my weight loss can still happen...because this was a reason we thought I had gained so much so quick...and alas it's not.

Hmmm...

I'll work it out-I ain't skert.