REALLY YUMMY RIBS

3 lbs. pork baby back ribs
Seasoned salt
Lemon pepper
BBQ sauce  - I like Kraft original or Sweet Baby Ray's original

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line cookie sheet with 2 layers of foil. If possible (sometimes it's just too darn hard to get off), remove sinew from back of ribs. Generously season ribs with seasoned salt and lemon pepper. Put ribs bone side up on cookie sheet and cover with 2 layers of foil. Bake for 2 hours. Remove foil and brush ribs with your favorite BBQ sauce. If you like a lot of sauce, put a lot of sauce on. If you like a little sauce, put a little sauce on. Cook for 30 more minutes uncovered. Enjoy!

COWGIRL CASSEROLE

1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 can Ranch Style Beans
1 can Rotel
8 corn tortillas
1 16 oz container sour cream
2 cups cheese

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Brown ground beef and season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in beans and Rotel. Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Spread 1/2 of the meat mixture on the bottom of the pan. Top with 4 corn tortillas. Add remaining meat mixture and top with 4 corn tortillas. In a separate bowl, combine sour cream and 1 cup cheese. Spread evenly over corn tortillas and top with 1 cup cheese. Cook 40-45 minutes until bubbly and cheese is golden brown. 


This is so easy to make and delicious! You gotta try it for dinner tonight! I serve this with spanish rice. Enjoy!

SPANISH RICE

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup white rice
1/2 can petite diced tomatoes and juice
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups water

Melt butter over medium high heat. Add rice immediately so butter doesn't burn. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3-5 minutes until rice is golden brown. Add tomatoes, garlic powder, salt, pepper and water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes, until rice is tender. Fluff with fork.

Top with a dollop of sour cream.. delicious!

BLTC BAGEL

6 slices bacon
2 onion bagels
cream cheese 
lettuce 
sliced tomatoes

Cook bacon and toast bagels to your liking. Spread both sides of bagel with cream cheese. Add lettuce, tomatoes and 3 slices of bacon. 

 

 

SUPER EASY CHEESY SPAGHETTI

1 lb ground beef or turkey
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cans spaghetti in tomato sauce with cheese
1/2 cup tomato soup
4 oz Velveeta

Brown ground meat with salt and pepper to taste. Add spaghetti, soup and Velveeta. Cook over medium heat until Velveeta is melted and spaghetti is heated through. I serve this dish with a simple garden salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber with ranch dressing and garlic bread.

ROTISSERIE CHICKEN & RICE SOUP

1 cup chopped or shredded rotisserie chicken
1/2 brown rice
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
4 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Melt butter in soup pan over medium heat. Add brown rice, carrots, celery and cook, stirring, until rice is toasted and vegetables are a little bit soft, about 5 minutes. Add chicken, broth, seasoned salt, pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook for 1 1/2 hours. This soup is really velvety because it starts with butter and cooking for 1 1/2 hours not only guarantees the rice will be done (I have the hardest time cooking brown rice), but also releases a lot of starch. This soup is souper kid friendly! I serve it with cheese tacos.

 

CHEESE TACOS

6 corn tortillas

1 1/2 cups cheese

Oil

Heat, over medium heat, enough oil to completely coat bottom of pan. Add 1 tortilla. After tortilla has softened, about 1 minute, fold tortilla in half. Cook on both sides, until golden brown. Remove from pan and drain on paper towel. Add 2 tablespoons cheese or as much or as little as you like. The cheese will melt while you cook the other tortillas. If it doesn't, just microwave for 10-20 seconds. 

My husband and I like to add a little bit of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce to our cheese tacos.