Hey hey hey readers 🙂 Today I bring you a sweet and salty treat and a Greek burger with some nontraditional, yet traditional side dishes! WINNING for the taste buds!!!!!!
Now, hopefully you read my last post about peanut butter cookies….well the man I made them for LOVED them, but he loved them even more when I added BACON this time!!!!
The ONLY problem I had was that I burned the first batch…400 was WAY too hot for baking cookies, but in an effort to give an accurate review…I followed the recipe and definitely turned it down to 350…or you could even do 325 for a little longer. (PS: I cant find the original recipe I used bc this one says 350…but the ingredients are exactly the same)
http://www.thesweetslife.com/2010/11/peanut-butter-bacon-cookies.html
Ingredients:
-1 cup smooth peanut butter (I use skippy natural honey)
-1/2 cup brown sugar
-1/2 cup granulated sugar
-1 egg (I use liquid egg whites)
-1 tsp baking soda
-6 slices of bacon, cooked, cooled, and diced  (I cooked mine in the microwave on paper towels! NO grease, easy cleanup)
Directions:
1. In a skillet over medium high heat, fry bacon until cooked through. Allow to cool on paper towels to drain grease and then dice into small pieces. Set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease two baking sheets and set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine peanut butter and sugars until well mixed. Add egg and baking soda, mixing for another two minutes. Fold in bacon, reserving a small handful of pieces for topping. (I kept 2 pieces out and pressed small pieces into the dough before I put them in the oven!)
3. Roll dough into small balls and roll in granulated sugar. Using a fork, create a criss-cross pattern on each cookie. Top each cookie with a few reserved bacon pieces. Place cookies on prepared baking sheets with 2-3 inches between (they spread a bit).
4. Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool on a baking sheet.
These are PRE oven! haha but still look so good)
Now for dinner!!!!
Greek Burgers with tzatziki sauce:Â Easy and TASTY!
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/greek-style-chicken-burgers
I couldn’t find ANY ground chicken here, so I used ground turkey…worked like a charm. I also added some feta to my burgers, where the recipe doesn’t call for it. Note: I didn’t use buns, rather I placed the burger on a thick slice of tomato and then topped with the sauce. Made 6 burgers….so delish and they reheated well!
Zucchini Casserole:Â EASY, TASTY and I WANT MORE!!!!!
Ok, so I cannot find the recipe but I remember it bc it was SUPER easy!
sliced zucchini (I used two medium and sliced thin round slices)
1 medium sweet onion (cut in half and slice thin)
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2c sharp cheddar cheese
1 egg (I use liquid egg whites)
1/2c parm cheese
1/2 tsp salt
black pepper (I use a lot)
Mix everything but the zucchini and onion in a dish. Spray a casserole dish with non-stick spray (I used a round Pyrex dish) and layer the zucchini slices (overlapping), then add a layer of the sauce and a layer of the onions. Repeat until you use all of the ingredients. Top with a thin layer of parm cheese…bake at 350 for 30 min or until bubbly and brown 🙂 Let sit for 5min before serving.
Butternut Squash Mac n Cheese: EASY and TASTY
Again cannot find the recipe but I remember it bc it was SUPER easy!
called for rigatoni but I used penne (3/4 box)
2 boxes of frozen mashed butternut squash
1/2c chicken stock
1/2 reduced fat milk (I used half and half)
heat until incorporated, then add the cheese:
1/2 cup sharp cheddar
1/2 cup Monterey jack
once melted, add 1/2tsp of cayenne and 1/2tsp of nutmeg. Also, I added a hefty amount of black pepper and maybe 2tsp of salt.
Stir the mixture into your drained noodles. EAT!!!!
Suggestions: if you want a more cheesy mac n cheese, only use 1 box of squash.
Cayenne was AWESOME but eliminate if you want.
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Happy Eating!!!!!!
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