Homemade Pizza (Dough via Alyssa)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

3 C flour

1 TBS yeast

1/4 C sugar

1/3 C oil

1 1/3 c warm water

1 tsp salt

Mix dough together.  I split in half and place on 2 different cookie sheets.  

Place in oven for 5 minutes.  Pull out and add toppings.

Add toppings:

Raos's marina
Mix of mozzarella and cheddar
pepperoni
Olives
Sautee red onions
Cook up some spicy sausage (add banana peppers)

Hawaiian: 
Pineapple and canadian bacon

Bake for 25-30 minutes

Best Sugar Cookies (used by Broulims Bakery in Rigby)

 2 c. Sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. cooking oil

3 eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
5 c. flour

Combine sugar (2c), baking soda (1 tsp), baking powder (4 tsp) and salt (1/2 tsp).  Add oil (1 c), eggs (3), milk (1 c) and vanilla (1tsp).  Stir until thoroughly mixed together.  Start adding flour a little at a time.  Chill at least an hour.  Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes or drop them on a cookie sheet.  Bake at 400* for 8-10 minutes (soft stage).  

Cheeseburger pie

 We’ve eaten this a few times, but for some reason this time just tasted better.  Was it the cream?  The cheese?  🤷‍♀️  Actually, it might have been the onion soup packet I added, instead of the other spices.  It was fattening (THM-S meal) and delicious served with a salad.  

I tweaked the recipe a little.  I used 1lb of ground turkey and 1 lb of ground beef.  Everything else was the same.  

Street tacos

INGREDIENTS

• 6 Small Corn Tortillas
• 3 Grilled Chicken Breasts, shredded (we LOVE Tyson?s grilled and ready chicken!)
• 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Chili Powder
• 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
• 2 Roma Tomatoes (diced)
• 1/2 Yellow Onion (diced)
• 1/2 Cup Cilantro (chopped)
• 1/4 Cup Feta Cheese
• 1 Lime
• Ranch Dressing for topping

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a pan over medium heat, combine olive oil, shredded chicken, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and cook until completely heated through.
2. In a separate bowl, gently toss together chopped onion, diced tomatoes, and cilantro.
3. To assemble taco, lay corn tortilla out flat on a plate. Top with 1/2 cup shredded chicken, tomato mixture, and feta cheese.
4. Squeeze lime juice over taco and top with ranch dressing if desired.
5. Serve and enjoy!

Six sisters

Easy Peasy Spaghetti Sauce

QUICK & EASY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Ingredients:

1 small can of tomato paste
3 cloves of garlic chopped
1 tsp of Olive Oil
2 cups or more of water
1 tsp of onion powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 to 1 tsp of sweetener (I used Truvia)
1 tsp of Oregano

Directions:

Chop your garlic. Heat a pan with 1 tsp of olive oil. Saute the garlic in the oil. Add your tomato paste. Mix in your spices, salt and sweetener. Add water. Turn heat to low and simmer for at least 15 minutes or longer. 

Spaghetti Pie

INGREDIENTS

• 1 box of angel hair noodles (Use Dreamfields if you're a Trim Healthy Mama!)
• 4 eggs, or 1 cup of egg whites
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese
• 3 cups of shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided- you may use light cheese
• 1 Tbls. onion powder 
• 1 Tbls. garlic powder
• 1 Tbls. Greek or Italian seasoning blend.
• One recipe of your favorite spaghetti sauce to pour over the top.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350*
2. Boil noodles according to package directions and drain.
3. Whisk eggs, Parmesan, 2 cups of grated Mozzarella cheese, and all spices. together.  Add to noodles
4. Pour into 9x13 casserole pan, and using a fork, press mixture down in the center, leaving a 1" unpressed border to hold the cheese.
5. Spread cheese out over the center of your noodle pie.
6. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and melted, and the noodles are 'set'.
7. Serve with a big side salad, and hot sauce to top your spaghetti pie.

NOTES

You may halve recipe and press into a traditional pie plate for smaller families.
P.S. I've used Dreamfield's Pasta for over a year at least prior to starting Trim Healthy Mama, and we love it. It tastes no different than 'normal' pasta, and doesn't give me that 'carb crash' feeling after eating. It doesn't agree with everyone though. If you can't enjoy Dreamfields, please feel free to sub a spaghetti squash for the noodles in a half recipe.

Sticky Chicken

Yum, yum, YUMMMM!!  We love this!

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. honey
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. curry powder
1/2 c. prepared mustard (start with 1/4 c. and add to taste)
3 lbs. chicken, cut up (*I use chicken breast or chicken tenderloins..lots!)
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1. Preheat oven to 375*.
2. Melt butter, honey, salt, curry powder, mustard and garlic. 
3. Place chicken in a baking dish and pour sauce over it. 
4. Bake, uncovered for 1 hour.  Turn at least once and baste often.
5. Chicken should be glazed.

We eat this on top of rice.

Bowtie and Asparagus Pasta

We loved this!  NOT healthy, but oh so good :)

1 pkg. bow tie pasta
1/2 c. butter
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 c. grated parmesan cheese
1-2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 pint heavy cream
s&p to taste
10-15 spears asparagus, blanched *see note
1/2 c bacon, crumbled
1/2 c. toasted pinenuts (I omitted this)

Parmesan cheese to taste

1.  Boil pasta; al dente. DO NOT OVERCOOK
2.  I n a heavy pot melt butter.  Add garlic and saute a minute or so
3. Add parmesan cheese and bouillon cubes.  When it is completely dissolved, slowly stir in the cream and s&p. 
4.  Add cooked pasta to cream sauce and toss until pasta is well covered.  Add asparagus.
5. Sprinkle with bacon.
6. Serve immediately



*Heat a pot of water to boil.  Break the bottoms off of the asparagus and put in pot.  Cook until the asparagus turns bright green (anywhere from 3-5 minutes)
**We have added chicken to this.

Found:  Favorite family recipes

Fajita Bowls

1 lb. steak or chicken
1 can diced green chilies
2 cloves garlic
1/2 c. beef broth
1 pkg. fajita seasoning, divided (*see below)
2 TB. vegetable oil or EVOO
1 onion, thinly sliced
1/2 green bell pepper, thinly slice
1/2 red bell pepper, thinly slice
1 pkg Spanish rice
1 can beans, drained and rinsed (I used black beans)
Flour tortillas

optional:
avocado and cheese

1. Slice meat into thin strips.  Place meat, chilies, garlic, broth, 1 TB fajita seasoning in a large plastic Ziploc bag. (Press air out) Marinade for 1 hour
2. Heat oil in a large skillet.  Drain some of the marinade and add the steak to the skillet.
3. Stir-fry until brown and cooked through.  Stir in remaining fajita mix. Add onion and peppers.
4. Prepare Spanish rice.  Add beans and stir together with rice until hot.

To prepare bowls:
Place tortilla inside the bowl.
On top put the rice/bean mixture to bowl.
Then add meat/peppers/onions.
Top with sliced avocado and/or cheese

*Fajita seasoning

Alfredo Mostaccioli

1 (16oz) pkg mostaccioli or penne pasta
1 c. heavy cream *(I didn't have, so I substituted*see below)
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese
1 c. chopped fresh parsley (I used:  dried parsley..use MUCH less)
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp garlic powder

1. Cook pasta according to box; al dente
2.  Combine heavy cream and butter in a dutch oven or a large, heavy saucepan over med. heat.  Heat until butter melts, stirring occassionally.  DO NOT BOIL!
3. Stir in parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. 
4. Toss with cooked pasta and serve immediately.



*Note:  Heavy cream substitute:
-Mix 3/4 c. milk and 1/3 c. of unsalted butter (NOT MARGARINE)
or
-Mix skim milk and some flour or cornstarch.

**For a heartier dinner, add cooked chicken.

Found:  http://allrecipes.com

Taco Time's Crisp Bean Burritos

Never been to Taco Time?  You are missing out.  These are pretty dang close to how the real thing taste!

1/2 c. oil
5 soft flour tortilla shells
1 c. refried beans + salsa (to add flavor)
1/4 c. cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400*.
2. Heat oil in a skillet.  Spread about 2-3 TB of refried beans on each tortilla, sprinkle with cheese, roll up.
3.  Fry in oil for about 15 seconds on each side.  Place on baking sheet and put in oven.
4.  Cook for 5-7 minutes

Serve with sour cream, salsa, guacamole or enchilada sauce.

We don't even dip in anything, they are that good.

*Spencer approved aka picky eater