Blueberry Cooffins? Muffkies?

I saw this recipe floating around Pinterest and decided to give a shot - it seemed like a simple, girls could help recipe. And it was! I'm not sure if I like them though - they seem to have an identity crisis. Are they cookies? Are they muffins? Marley, however has looked passed this, and is currently on her 3rd cookie. Or muffin. I bet if you like cookies and you like muffins, you'll like these!

Blueberry Cooffins

1 stick butter - softened

1/2c packed brown sugar

4oz cream cheese - softened

2 eggs

2 boxes Jiffy Blueberry Muffin Mix

1c white chocolate chips

In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter, cream cheese and brown sugar. Mix in the eggs one at a time. Mix in the muffin mix. Stir in the chips. Chill the dough for 2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 325*. Drop the dough by the rounded tablespoon on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 14-15 minutes. 

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Chili Mac

This is what I call a "Daddy Dinner". It's something that I can quickly prepare ahead of time and he can just throw in the oven for supper while I'm at work, because while my wonderful husband has many great qualities - the cooking is best left for me to do!! It smelled amazing while I was putting it together and everyone loved it!! 

Chili Mac

1lb ground beef

2T chili powder

1tsp cumin

1T dried cilantro

1 small can chopped green chiles 

1 can red kidney beans - drained and rinsed

1 can tomato sauce

8oz small shaped pasta (I used small shells)

2C shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat the oven to 350*. In a large skillet brown the ground beef. Stir in the chili powder, cumin, cilantro. Add the green chiles, kidney beans and tomato sauce. While the beef is cooking, cook and drain the pasta. Stir the pasta into beef mixture. Pour into a greased casserole dish. Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted and bubbly.

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Bacon Asparagus Alfredo

Holy.freaking.yum. Not healthy. Not even close to being healthy. But it was so rich and creamy and delicious!!!! 

Bacon and Asparagus Alfredo

6 slices bacon

1 bunch asparagus - trimmed and chopped

1stick butter

4oz cream cheese

1 quart heavy cream

1C parmesan cheese

1T garlic powder.

16oz bow-tie pasta

In a large skillet fry the bacon. Remove the bacon and set aside. Drain all but 1T of the grease. Add the  asparagus and cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Add the stick of butter, cream cheese and heavy cream. Over medium low, stir occasionally until every thing is melted and combined. Stir in the parmesan cheese, garlic powder and crumbled bacon. Stir until cheese is melted. Toss with the pasta. 

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Macaroni Tuna Salad

What a quick and easy salad to throw together! Perfect for summer and all those picnics and BBQ's! My girls loved this. And with some fresh cut fruit, it's a great toddler friendly lunch! 

Macaroni Tuna  Salad

16oz mini pasta shells - cooked and chilled

2 cans tuna - drained

6 hard boiled eggs - chopped

4 carrots - peeled and chopped into bite size pieces

8oz cheddar cheese - cubed

1/4 C relish (I used dill, you could use sweet)

1 1/2C Miracle Whip

2T yellow mustard

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl until well combined. Add more Miracle Whip to make it as creamy as you'd like. Chill until ready to serve. The longer it sits in the fridge before eating the better! 

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Chili Lime Chicken

This is a great, simple marinade. You can easily adjust the spice to make it as spicy as you want it! I cooked mine in a skillet on the stove but it would be great on the grill too!

Chili Lime Chicken

2tsp chili powder

2tsp packed brown sugar

2tsp lime juice

1/2tsp garlic powder

1/4tsp cayenne pepper (more or less, depending on how spicy you like things!)

2tsp olive oil

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

In a large bowl whisk together everything but the chicken. Once mixed, add the chicken and marinate for at least 2 hours, up to 24 hours. Heat a large non stick skillet to medium high heat. Add the chicken and cook until cooked through, about 10 minutes on each side. 

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Cheeseburger Egg Rolls and Mozzarella Sticks

Healthy? Nope! Delicious? Yep! They take a little time to construct but it's worth it! They could be made healthier if you bake them in the oven...I'd spray them with a little non stick cooking spray and do 375* for 15mins our until golden brown. 

Cheeseburger Egg Rolls

1lb ground beef

4 strips bacon - cooked and crumbled

4oz Velveeta - cubed

1/4C dill pickle relish

*you could also add chopped onion, tomato, ect!

egg roll wrappers - how many will depend on how full you make your wrappers! I did a big spoonful and got 8 egg rolls out of the meat mixture.

In a large skillet brown the ground beef. Add the bacon, Velveeta and relish. Cook on low and stir occasionally, until the Velveeta is melted.  Dip your finger is some water and wet all the edges of the egg roll wrapper. Add your filling towards the bottom of wrapper (have it turned so it looks like a diamond) and bring ring the bottom up and roll it once. Bring the sides in and finish rolling. Fry in vegetable oil, about 2 minutes on each side. 

Mozzarella Sticks (sooooooo easy)

string cheese

egg roll wrappers

Place the string cheese on the wrapper and fold the same way as your cheeseburger egg rolls. Fry in vegetable oil, about 2 minutes on each side.

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Simply Great Chicken and Arkansas Green Beans

Awww my pooooor neglected blog!! I'm just not trying that many new recipes lately - which is odd for us! And I've had several duds, also doesn't happen very often, thankfully!!!

This chicken was amazing. Beyond simple and the flavor was sooo great - tasted almost candy coated! My little girls inhaled it! The green beans were good to and I just threw them in to cook along with the chicken. 

Simply Great Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breast

1 package Italian dressing mix

1/2C packed brown sugar

Mix the dressing mix and brown sugar together. Coat the chicken with the mixture. Place in a greased baking dish (I wrapped mine in foil and then sprayed with cooking spray, the sugar can get pretty messy!). Bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

Arkansas Green Beans 

2lbs green beans

12 slices bacon - cooked/crumbled

2/3C brown sugar

1/4C butter melted

7tsp soy sauce

1 1/2tsp garlic powder

Put the green beans and bacon in a greased baking dish. Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over the beans and bacon. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes. 

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