Pork
These beans are so yummy! They are very sweet! A great compliment to any
BBQ! I shared these with my parents and they really enjoyed them but the one who enjoyed them the most was MR. MCYM! I had to shut him off, I was fearful of what might be occurring later in the day! just sayin…
INGREDIENTS
1/2 pound of thick bacon, cooked and crumbled. RESERVE 1/4 cup of bacon fat.
1 medium onion, diced
2 (28 ounce) cans of original Bush Baked Beans (or your favorite beans)
2 Tablespoons of Dijon mustard
3/4 cup of REAL Maple syrup
2/3 cup of ketchup
1/2 cup of molasses
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
salt
pepper
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients including 1/4 cup of your bacon fat! Mix well and pour into a 9×13 baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for another 30 minutes or a little longer depending on how thick you want the sauce.
Enjoy,
slightly adapted from the Country Cook
This is our favorite quiche! This quiche is full of flavor from the spicy sausage. You could easily make this with a sweet sausage as well! We don’t usually have leftovers when this dish is on the table. Serve it with a fresh salad and dinner is done!
INGREDIENTS
1 pound ground HOT sausage
1/2 cup diced onion
1 Tablespoon butter
3/4 cup milk (I used 1%)
4 ounces cream cheese
3 eggs
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
salt
pepper
1 deep dish pie crust (partially cooked and cooled)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a skillet over medium heat crumble and sauté the sausage until completely cooked through. Drain off fat and remove sausage from heat, set aside. Melt butter in skillet, sauté onions in the butter until tender, add the milk and cream cheese. DO NOT BOIL THE MILK. Remove the pan from heat. In a large bowl beat the eggs, then add the cheeses, the onion mixture, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and pour this into the pie crust. Top with the crumbled sausage and bake for thirty minutes or until set!
Enjoy,
I really enjoyed this dish. It is a great comfort dish on a cool night. It is also one that would be great for a potluck or to bring to a friend or neighbor. You can easily change this to your families favorite pasta sauce or your favorite sweet or spicy sausage! Serve with a salad and your dinner is done!
INGREDIENTS
24 jumbo pasta shells
1 pound sweet sausage (or spicy, or a combination)
1 (26 ounce) jar of your favorite pasta sauce. I used a garlic tomato sauce
15 ounces of Ricotta OR cream cheese
salt & pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 Tablespoon of butter
1 cup Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to package directions being careful not to overcook. When the shells are done, drain them and mix in the butter, letting the butter melt.
In a large skillet, cook the sausage until no longer pink. Drain, stir in ricotta cheese, salt, and pepper stirring well. Add the pasta sauce, stir well and add the Italian seasoning. Take off the heat.
Spread some of the sauce mixture on to a 13×9 pan, add the shells in a single layer. Top the shells with the sauce mixture making sure you get some of the sauce IN each shell. Top with Parmesan cheese and bake for 20 minutes.
Enjoy,
So, Jim (AKA Mr. MCYM), needed dinner for about 12 hungry fire fighters last week and he was really in the mood for pulled pork so that is what he got! I also made a side of coleslaw that can be eaten on the side or on TOP of the pulled pork sandwiches! The slow cooker came back empty… not a single drop to be found. I think they liked it!
INGREDIENTS
1 3 1/2 pound pork shoulder or butt
1 container or Nantucket Off Shore Rasta Rub, or your favorite Cajun seasoning.
1 bottle Kraft Honey BBQ sauce
DIRECTIONS
Place pork in your slow cooker. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the Cajun seasoning over pork, add one cup of BBQ sauce spreading over the pork and cook on low for 8 hours. When the pork is cooked through shred the meat using two forks. Add 1 more tablespoon of seasoning and more BBQ sauce, enough sauce to cover and mix in with all the meat.
Turn your slow cooker to the warm setting, if you have one, until you are ready to serve.
Enjoy,
I know everyone has their own meatloaf recipe or maybe their Mom’s, but I can promise you this meatloaf recipe is NOT like any of the recipes you have had. The only thing you may recognize is the ketchup-brown sugar topping. This topping compliments the spice of the meat nicely! When meatloaf is on the table at our house everyone is at the table ready to eat and calling dibs on any leftover’s! I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does!
INGREDIENTS
1 Pound Jimmy Dean “HOT” sausage
1/2 pound ground beef
3/4 cup milk ( I use 1%)
2 eggs
Salt
Pepper
1 small onion, diced
3/4 cup Ritz crackers ( or plain Panko crumbs)
TOPPING
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Add all the Ingredients in a large Ziploc bag or a large mixing bowl (except topping ingredients). Mix all ingredients until well combined. Place mixture on a baking sheet and form into one large “loaf”. Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl, mix well.
Pour topping mixture over the meatloaf covering the top and sides of the “loaf”.
Bake for one hour or until juices run clear.
Enjoy,
