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Found this amazing Funyun chicken strip recipe on here and had to share again! These chicken strips are absolutely delic...
09/09/2025

Found this amazing Funyun chicken strip recipe on here and had to share again! These chicken strips are absolutely delicious. If you haven’t had them before they are definitely worth a shot 😁
What ya need:
1lb of chicken cut into strips
A bag or more of crushed Funyuns
Eggs for egg wash
Flour
Cayenne pepper
Crush your Funyuns and season with cayenne pepper to taste. Put crushed Funyuns onto a shallow dish or plate. Make egg wash in another shallow dish. Put flour on a third shallow dish. Cut chicken into strips and pat dry. Dredge chicken strips in flour and shake of excess, then place in egg wash and shake excess off again, lastly place chicken in crushed Funyuns making sure to coat them thoroughly. You can cook these in the air fryer or fry them in oil on a skillet. If using an air fryer, cook chicken at 385 degrees for 15-20 minutes flipping halfway through. I like serving this dish with corn and a side salad 😋

Jerk & Cajun chicken W/ Sausage and Penne + Rotini noodlesIngredients: Penne/Rotini noodles Turkey Sausage Chicken tende...
09/09/2025

Jerk & Cajun chicken W/ Sausage and Penne + Rotini noodles
Ingredients:
Penne/Rotini noodles
Turkey Sausage
Chicken tenderloins
Bell peppers
Onions
Jerk Seasoning
Slap ya mama
Shredded cheese
Heavy cream
Recipe: Cut up your chicken (bite size), season it with jerk seasoning, Goya total seasoning (green bottle), garlic and herb and paprika. I let it marinate overnight but you don't necessarily have to. Then put your sausages in the air fryer or fry it on the stove. While that's cooking, put your chicken, cut up bell peppers and onions in a pan with a little bit of water at the bottom. Mix it so that the water is completely seasoned, cover and let it cook until chicken is done (like 10-15mins). Boil water with olive oil, add pasta, let it cook until noodles are soft. Drain and add a little more olive oil to prevent sticking. The sauce is made with heavy cream. Pour a cup of it in a pot, add bell peppers and slap ya mama. Let it boil on medium and then add shredded cheese. Stir consistently while boiling on med-high for 5mins. Then add the chicken(scrape the pot in there) to the pasta, add the sausage, mix and then add the cheese sauce. Once completely mixed, add a little slap mama and parsley flakes on top

Tonight I made a cheeseburger potato soup. I seen someone post it on here a while ago so I wanted to try it out. It was ...
09/09/2025

Tonight I made a cheeseburger potato soup. I seen someone post it on here a while ago so I wanted to try it out. It was so good. I’ll definitely be making it again! 🤤
Here’s the recipe;
•6 potatoes (diced)
•1lb ground beef
• 3 cups shredded cheese
•1 box chicken broth
• milk ( I just eyeballed it and kept adding until it was the consistency I liked)
•2tbsp cornstarch
•1/4 cup sour cream
•bacon bits (I used 2 75g bags)
1. Dice up potatoes and add them to pot with box of chicken broth and boil/simmer until tender.
2. Brown ground beef, drain & add to potatoes once they are done.
3. Add milk. I just eyeballed and kept adding until it was a consistency I liked. If I had to guess I probably used about 3-4 cups.
4. Add cornstarch, shredded cheese, sour cream & bacon bits.
5. Mix to combine and leave on low for a few minutes, then serve & enjoy!

Loaded Mashed Potato Balls with Bacon BitsIngredients:• 2 cups mashed potatoes cold• 1 egg lightly beaten• 4 ounces ched...
09/09/2025

Loaded Mashed Potato Balls with Bacon Bits
Ingredients:
• 2 cups mashed potatoes cold
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 4 ounces cheddar cheese cubed
• ¼ cup green onions chopped
• ½ lb bacon cooked & crumbled
Instructions:
Mix mashed potatoes, green onion, and 1/4 cup of the bacon crumbles.
Shape mashed potatoes into 1 in. balls.
Put a cube of cheese into the potato ball and press potatoes around it until cheese is completely covered.
Roll into a ball.
Dip the ball into the eggs, then dredge in the bacon bits.
Place onto cookie sheet or baking dish.
Bake at 375°F for 15 - 20 mins or until cheese is oozing out.
*I found this on my feed, doing this for dinner tonight!!*

I made chicken pot pie, but omitted the pie crust and did stove top savory stuffing mix on top instead! OMG 🤤🤤🤤2 packs o...
09/09/2025

I made chicken pot pie, but omitted the pie crust and did stove top savory stuffing mix on top instead! OMG 🤤🤤🤤
2 packs of chicken tenders diced
Fresh green beans diced
Fresh carrots diced and peeled
1 bag of froz corn (didn’t have fresh)
About 8-10 small golden honey potatoes
I diced and cooked the veggies in a pot with chicken bouillon, diced the chicken and cooked with garlic powder, onion powder, seasoning salt and pepper.
When chicken was done, I took out of the skillet and placed in the bottom of the pan, scooped out the veggies and added on top of chicken. In the skillet I cooked the chicken, I added butter and flour, thicken and add milk. Whisk until consistency of a roux. Meanwhile I made two boxes of stovetop savory and herb stuffing.
Pour roux over veggies and chicken, sprinkle stuffing on top. I recommend doing the stuffing closer to the beginning and letting it cool a little, easier to spread and you won’t burn the fire 🔥 out of your hands 😅
Cooked at 375 for about 35 minutes or until the stuffing gets a nice toasty look to it.
I don’t have exact measurements because unless I’m baking I eyeball everything.
It was a hit! Plenty of leftovers for the next few lunches and dinners 🤤

Super easy crock pot meal! I threw it together with stuff I had on hand! I put frozen meatballs in crockpot on high- let...
09/09/2025

Super easy crock pot meal!
I threw it together with stuff I had on hand!
I put frozen meatballs in crockpot on high- let them cook about 30ish minutes then added a bottle of spaghetti sauce, added water to the bottle, about half way, shook it up and added it back to the mixture, threw in half a box of penne paste, salt, pepper and garlic salt! Let it cook till pasta is done, may have to add more water in between, just keep an eye on it! When it was done I added provolone cheese on top! Everyone loved it!

Found this recipe & tried it. So easy and delicious 😋 Pizza Rolls - Biscuits, Cheese, and ToppingsFlatten a biscuit out ...
09/09/2025

Found this recipe & tried it. So easy and delicious 😋
Pizza Rolls - Biscuits, Cheese, and Toppings
Flatten a biscuit out and stack your toppings (used pepperoni and cheese) on top. Gather up the edges of the biscuit. Line up the rolls in a greased pan. Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with Parmesan, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Bake at 425°F for 18-20 minutes - then dip in the Pizza Sauce.

You guys!!!!! If you’ve never made these before YOU MUST!!! They’re absolutely glorious!!!! 32 ounce bag of frozen ori...
09/09/2025

You guys!!!!!
If you’ve never made these before YOU MUST!!!
They’re absolutely glorious!!!!
32 ounce bag of frozen original style meatballs, thawed out
1 cup of grape jelly (yes grape jelly)
1 1/2 cups of BBQ sauce
2 tbsp or chili sauce (adjust to your liking, I used 2 for this batch because I was taking them to a party but my family likes it with 4 tbsp for that little extra kick)
Cook on low to medium on the stove top for about 20 mins!
Garnish with parsley to make it look super fancy!
They’re delicious served hot or cold!!!

Mexican Lasagna! (It’s super cheap!) It’s sooo good!!! Definitely added it to my rotation of meals!I made two 9x13 pans ...
09/09/2025

Mexican Lasagna! (It’s super cheap!)
It’s sooo good!!! Definitely added it to my rotation of meals!
I made two 9x13 pans so cut this in half if only making one pan.
•Two boxes of cheesy enchilada hamburger helper
•2lbs ground beef
•Can nacho cheese
•20-30 flour tortillas
•shredded cheese to top with
Yummy!!!

Please tell me y’all do this too with your meatloaf.. 🤤 Make your meatloaf your way. I use: 1 lb hamburger meat, 1 egg, ...
09/09/2025

Please tell me y’all do this too with your meatloaf.. 🤤
Make your meatloaf your way.
I use: 1 lb hamburger meat, 1 egg, 1 cup bread crumbs, 1/2 yellow onion, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, a little swish of Worcestershire.
(Made 9 little meatloaves 🥺😬) save some meat left over to cover tops.
Velvet-a block cheese cut in cubes.
Cover with more hamburger. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes, take out add ketchup, then back in for 15 minutes.

Made some taco Mac n cheese for my momma today... might have kept some for my family too😋2 Boxes of Velveeta Mac n chees...
09/09/2025

Made some taco Mac n cheese for my momma today... might have kept some for my family too😋
2 Boxes of Velveeta Mac n cheese
1 lb hamburger
1 packet Taco seasoning
1 can of rotel
I add milk to my Velveeta shells and I also do not drain the rotel 😉

Made garlic bread pizza tonight, so easy and yummy!-I got the Texas toast garlic bread and made two boxes-A big bag of g...
09/09/2025

Made garlic bread pizza tonight, so easy and yummy!
-I got the Texas toast garlic bread and made two boxes
-A big bag of great value pepperonis
-Some shredded Kraft pizza cheese (two bags)
-And a bottle of the easy squeeze pizza sauce

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