Upside Down Deep Dish Pizza

Complete yumminess--all 5 family members loved it. My daughter was so funny--age 6--says..."Mommy, this is my new favorite food ever!"

1 lb ground beef or sausage (I used 1/2 and 1/2--lean beef and Italian sausage)
1 Jar Raju Old World Style Sweet Tomato Basil Smooth Pasta Sauce (or your fav kind)
10 oz frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and squeezed dry - (okay, I only used 1 cup...defrosted it in microwave..and chopped REALLY fine!)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (I used fat free due to dieting but the real stuff will taste better of course)
1 can (11 oz) refrigerated pizza dough

1. Brown beef/sausage, drain. Season well-salt, pepper, Italian seasoning
2. Stir in Ragu and bring to a boil.
3. Pour into a 2 Quart baking dish (I used round)
4. Top with broccoli, Then Cheese.
5. Press dough over dish, sealing edges

Bake at 375 for 20 min or until crust is golden. My oven bakes faster than most...so I watched it in those last minutes.

Let stand 10 min (important step!)

KING RANCH CHICKEN CASSEROLE

1 chicken, cook, cool & cube
Tortilla chips
3/4 c. onion
1/4 c. green peppers
1 tsp. chili powder
1 c. milk
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can Rotel (green peppers & tomatoes)
1 can or bottle of mushrooms
1/2 lb. Cheddar cheese, grated

Crush tortilla chips. Layer in baking dish 13 x 9 inch. Put layer of chicken on tortillas. Mix all other ingredients (except cheese) pour over chicken. Makes 2 layers. Spread cheese over top. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

I'll be leaving the mushrooms out -- but yummy!!!!!

Mentoring Memories

During college, a couple from our church adopted my husband and me. I now see this as one of God's BIG provisions for my life. It was a difficult period--a wonderful, yet difficult period of life for me. For starters, I was 18 years old and newly married. And although it wasn't entirely true, it felt like I was the ONLY married 18 year old in college! It was a lonely time for me.

So from the kitchen of a lady who probably has no idea what an impact she really made on me.....

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 pt. sour cream
1 can chopped green chilies
Flour tortillas Shredded into strips
1 lb. grated cheese (I always use a blend)
3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

Butter the bottom of a 13 by 9 baking pan. Layer the bottom covering well with strips of flour tortillas. Start with covering with cubed chicken. Combine soup, sour cream, and green chilies in saucepan and heat until mixed well. Cover chicken with soup mixture. Then top casserole with cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Yum! We like to bake a loaf of fresh bread with this one!

Enchilada Casserole

From Tara's Kitchen:

Enchilada Casserole (3 layers)

Enchilada sauce or salsa (I used 1 can of red ench sauce)
1 can cream of chicken soup
8 oz sour cream
4 C shredded cheese (set aside 1 C for the top)
2-3 # of browned ground beef w/1pkg. of taco seasoning
Corn tortillas cut into 1/4s (10-12, depending on how much you like tortillas?)

Mix the first 4 items in a separate bowl to create a cheese mixture. Grease bottom if a casserole or 9X13 dish. Line bottom of pan w/tortillas. Then scoop beef over tortillas, next cover with one layer of cheese mixture. Repeat w/tortillas until you have a total of 3 layers. Top with remaining cheese. Cook for 40 minutes at 350.

We usually eat this alone but would go well with Spanish rice, we serve guacamole with it as well.