Spoonbread

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 (8.5 oz) corn muffin mix
• 1 (12 oz) can creamed corn
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp garlic & peppercorn seasoning
• 1 cup shredded cheese

Directions:

1. Combine eggs, muffin mix, creamed corn, softened butter, and sour cream in a large mixing bowl.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Prepare baking dish with cooking spray.
4. Stir seasoning and shredded cheese into batter.
5. Turn batter into prepared baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Hint: Have leftover corn? Or frozen corn instead or creamed corn? Easily substitute either one in this recipe. Like a little more heat? Add a some can of chopped green chilies to the batter - or a couple dashes of hot sauce, or both!

Two Cheese Rolls

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup warm water
• 1 TBS vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 cups AP bread flour
• 1/4 cup dry milk
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 3 TBS grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 1/2 active dry yeast

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in the order listed, into the baking pan in the bread maker and run on the DOUGH cycle.
2. After the DOUGH cycle completes, remove from bread machine and place in prepared baking stones or pans and cover. Let rise for 1 hour.
3. In a preheated 375 degree F oven, bake for 20-30 minutes until bread is well browned and reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees F.

This recipe is linked up at MomTrends Friday Food for the week of May 18th - go check out what everyone else is cooking too!!

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

Ingredients:

• 4 potatoes, baked and mashed
• 1/2 cup cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• bacon crumbles
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• salt & pepper as desired

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Prepare baking dish with non-stick spray.
3. In a mixing bowl combine: mashed potatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, onion, and skim milk.
4. Top with shredded cheese and bacon crumbles.
5. Cover dish with foil and bake for 35-40 minutes.

Hint: Whenever we make boiled or mashed potatoes for a meal, I try to make extra so we will have leftovers. In the back of my mind I always plan on making potato pancakes with the leftovers...but I usually find another way to use them up before we ever get around to making the potato pancakes. This casserole is a great example! I used leftover boiled potatoes to make this dish for my husband and me for lunch. His favorite part? No potato skins :) Enjoy!!

Pesto Chicken Pizzas

Ingredients:

• 1 cup fresh cilantro, minced
• 1 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• pizza crust (home made or store bought)
• 1 cup diced, cooked chicken
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• 1 can (2 1/4 oz) slice ripe olives, drained
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. (Making the pesto.) In a blender: combine the cilantro, parsley, walnuts, Parmesan cheese, and garlic cloves. Cover and blend well. Once fully processed, add olive oil in a steady stream while continuing to blend.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
3. Place pizza crust on prepared baking sheet. Top pizza crust with about pesto, spreading with the back of a spoon.
4. Next, sprinkle with chicken, tomatoes, olives, and cheese.
5. Bake at 425 degrees F for 12-15 minutes - or until cheese is melted.

Hint: The original recipe called for flour tortillas as the crust - that is my favorite pizza crust! We had been traveling all day and I didn't realize we didn't have any tortillas. Apparently our oldest thinks flour tortillas make great late night snacks...Any whoo... In 15 minutes I prepared a home made crust (recipe to follow). Being flexible in the kitchen can be very rewarding! Another way to save time would be to substitute prepared pesto sauce - instead of making it from scratch. Enjoy!!

I'm sharing this recipe at A Little Nosh for the Tastetastic Thursday 4/19 party - go see what other great ideas are being shared!!