Homemade Pizza!

HOMEMADE PIZZA!
So so so yummy!

Mom's really do know best. My Mom suggested that we have family night while I was home for Spring Break and make homemade pizzas. My parents used to do this all the time as newlyweds so it was fun getting to create pizzas all together 25 years later. My brother even cooked his own and ate it all too (GASP!)

Ingredients for Margherita Pizza:
- Pizza Dough (we got ours from the Publix bakery $2.30 a dough)
- Mozzarella cheese
- Tomato
- Fresh Basil
- Fresh Oregano
- I tbsp. Olive Oil

Directions:
1. Flatten out pizza dough. We recommend using olive oil on your hands instead of flour when spreading out the dough.
2. Add cheese, chopped basil, chopped oregano, tomato, and a drizzle of oil olive on top. The more cheese and toppings you add the more flavor your pizza will have.

3. Bake in the oven for 18 minutes.

This was my mom's creation: Sausage with Marinara and Cheese - I must admit her's ended up being my favorite.

Comfort Mexican Tortilla Casserole

Comforting mexican casserole...yes please!

This recipe was inspired by: http://www.jamhands.net/2008/12/mexican-chicken-casserole.html
(For the Dorito version go to the link)

Mexican Tortilla Casserole 
Serves 4-6

2 c. shredded cooked chicken
1 c. shredded cheese (or more if you are a cheese hound)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 can Ro-tel tomatoes (canned tomatoes with jalepenos-mild)
1/2 packet taco seasoning (or more- to taste)
Bag of doritos

1. Pre-heat oven to 350-f degrees.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except doritos.

3. In a greased 2 qt baking dish, put a layer of crushed doritos (about 2 cups), then a layer of the chicken mixture. Repeat once more, ending with a layer of chicken mixture. Top with more shredded cheese, cover, and bake for 30-35 minutes, till bubbling hot.

Easy Chicken and Biscuits

So this is a recipe I made from scratch. It was the Sunday before midterms so I knew that I would need some vegetables and protein in me to get through the week. So I came up with this recipe which is a mixture chicken pot pie and chicken and biscuits. Yum, yum, yum. It's recipes like these that define my goal with this blog: easy, cheap, and nutritious.

Ingredients:
- 2 cans Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup
- 1 or 2 chicken breasts
- Milk
- Bag of frozen vegetables
- Pillsbury biscuits
- Chicken broth

Directions:
1. Actually make the Cream of Chicken soup by the directions on the can. I used milk instead of water to make it creamier.

2. Once the soup has warmed throw in your bag of frozen vegetables. You can use as little or as much as you want.

3. Cook chicken on another pan with some basic seasonings. Shred apart and add into mixture.

4. I added about a 1/2 cup of chicken broth just to give it some more flavor and to increase the mixture.

5. Meanwhile, cook your biscuits in the oven. I don't buy store brand when it comes to biscuits because Pillsbury really has them all beat. It will be worth the few extra pennies.

6. Once the vegetable and soup mixture is all warm crack open a biscuit and pour your yummy mixture on top.

Easy right?
The best part of this meal is that I fed four people and still had leftovers! Oh and I forgot to mention truly how cheap this meal was. I got my bag of frozen vegetables 50% making them $1.20 and my Pillsbury biscuits were $1.00 for each can of 5. I always have Cream of Chicken soup in my pantry and plenty of chicken broth. I also buy all my chicken when it's on sale. So this meal was dirt cheap!