Pig Eyes Casserole

I am so happy to have this recipe for you all today! This is a very unique recipe that I have never seen made by anyone else and it was sheer inspiration that led to this recipe. Its simple, yes...but it packs a powerful flavor punch! And it will help you stretch your budget. (and your pant size if you're not careful lol)

Matt & I were trying to figure out what kind of casserole we could make with what we had on hand and that would give us enough for leftovers the next day. I roamed around pinterest for awhile and saw some great recipes but none of which I thought had the flavor i wanted. Well i started thinking about all the casseroles that my mom and grandmother used to make and the updated versions of those that I've seen lately and Matt and I came up with this! Matt calls it Pig Eyes Casserole (because of the sausage) which is weird but its also funny and cute. 

Ingredients:

Casserole

1 30 oz Bag of Potatoes O'brien (you can sub with Southern Style or even tater tots but I prefer O'brien because of the veggies) 

2 Packs of Frozen Sausage Links (you can brown ahead of time if you wish)

1 whole onion minced or chopped finely

1 cup Sour Cream

1 Prepared Package of Sausage Gravy 

1 can of Cream of Chicken Soup

1 1/2 cups of Cheddar Cheese

1/2 cup of Shaved Parmesan Cheese 

Salt & Pepper to taste

Topping Ingredients:

3 cups Corn Flakes

3 tbs Butter or Margarine (melted)

Directions:

Preheat Oven to 350

Combine melted butter & corn flakes until all flakes are coated with butter

Set aside.

In large bowl mix onion, sour cream, gravy, cream of chicken soup, both cheeses, potatoes and sausage together until very well mixed. 

Pour into large casserole dish (i used a 9x13 and it fit perfect) and pat even.

Take the Topping and sprinkle evenly on top of casserole

Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes. 

This recipe will knock your socks off!! 

Easy Baked Tilapia with Cream Sauce

I love cooking Tilapia.

  Its such a universal fish. I can think of 5 different recipes off the top of my head right now that I've made that are completely different then the next. And it cooks fast which is always a plus in my house! Heres a recipe I made a few nights ago on a whim & an hour til dinner.

Ingredients for fish

6 tilapia thawed 1 large lemon cut into slices Salt & Pepper to taste In a glass baking dish add fish filets & salt pepper to taste. Place slices of lemon on top & a tab of butter per filet.(or drizzle olive oil)

For Sauce

1 yellow onion chopped up into small pieces

2 tbs of garlic powder (depending how much you like the taste more or less)

4 cups of heavy whipped cream (can substitute with half & half)

3 tbs of butter to add to cream and 1tbs for saute' or 2tbs of olive oil for saute'

1 cup white wine In medium saucepan use medium heat & melt 1bs butter. Add onion and garlic powder. Saute' until onions are softened and butter is mostly evaporated. Add white wine & simmer for 4 minutes

Add cream and stir in remaining butter and whisk consistently until sauce thickens. Bake Tilapia at 400 for 25 minutes or until fish flakes with fork (say that 5 times fast!) Plate tilapia and drizzle cream sauce over filets. I served these with broccoli & lemon wedges (sorry didn't get the pictures after they were plated & sauce was on but they were delicious)

  Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! Hope ya like it!

And don't forget to comment and let me know you tried it. All feedback is welcome!

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.

Fruity Pebble Treats

As a kid I loved eating rice krispies .

 I mean , They TALKED man!

As an adult with a pretty well refined palette....not so much.

I know people had used different cereals before so I decided id use some fruity pebbles because

A: I love them! and B: They were on sale at Winco . SCORE!

I have to say the kids were so excited to eat these that half way through dinner I was being asked

"Mommy are you still making fruity pebble treats?"

I did I did.

Here's my recipe, which yes does have an extra special ingredient that most will find weird, but I assure you, It kicks up the flavor!

Ingredients

5 cups Marshmallows

6 Cups Fruity Pebbles

4 Tbs of butter

1/2 tsp  Cayenne

You Will Need: Baking Dish, Large plastic bowl, Saucepan & Ingredients

Spray baking dish with non stick spray, set aside.

Place Fruity Pebbles in large plastic bowl.

In large saucepan , melt butter on low heat until its completely melted.
Add cayenne and stir.

Add marshmallows and stir constantly until marshmallows are melted and combined with butter.

Turn off heat.

Add the melted marshmallow mix into the large plastic bowl & combine quickly.

Then put into the greased baking dish & pat down until desired thickness/and/or shape.

Chill in fridge for 1 hour.

Voila!

Easy Peasy.

Hope you enjoy!

XXXOOO

Melody

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.