V - Veggie-Filled Croissants

Best Adult Lunch Ever!

Veggie-Filled Croissants

Ingredients:

4 large croissants
1 ½ C shredded Monterey Jack cheese (6 oz)
1 small zucchini, chopped into bite-size (about ½ C)
1 small tomato, chopped into bite-size (about ½ C)
1 small onion, chopped (about ¼ C)
1 can (4 oz) chopped green chilies, drained

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Cut along outside curve of each croissant to within 1 in of each end and ¼” of inside curve to form a pocket. Mix remaining ingredients; spoon into croissants. Heat on ungreased cookie sheet until cheese is melted, about 15 min.

Serving: 4 sandwiches (360 calories per sandwich)
Recipe Given By: Betty Crocker Cookbook, p. 325

H - Ham Rolls and Hot Dogs N Beans

Today for lunch I spread onion/chive cream cheese on a flour tortilla and added lettuce and thinly sliced deli ham for a delicious roll-up. This isn't original, probably something I've seen along the way.

It lacked something so I added a dill pickle for an extra tang/crunch. So yummy!

Then I made this crock pot meal for an easy dinner and served it with cornbread muffins.

Hot Dogs ‘N’ Beans

Ingredients:

3 cans (two 28 oz., one 16 oz.) pork and beans
1 pkg. (1 lb) hot dogs, halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large onion, chopped
½ C packed brown sugar
3 T prepared mustard
4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients; mix well. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.

Serving: 10
Recipe Given By: Quick Cooking

ready to go...

all mixed together.

Pizza Burgers

Tuesday night I had a work meeting, but my family wasn't going to be home in time to eat dinner all together.  I put together this "pizza-joe" and left it on the stove top covered. (There was about a 10 minute disparity between my departure and their arrival.)  I wrote out the final instructions and the gang finished up the recipe with no problem.  They even snapped a picture for me to share!  It was delicious!  Check out the Taste of Home link below for nutritional and freezer info, plus, other great recipes.

Open-faced Pizza Burgers

Ingredients:

1-1/2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
6 hamburger buns, split and toasted
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the pizza sauce, mushrooms, sugar and oregano; mix well. Spoon onto buns; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Place on ungreased baking sheets. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

To freeze for quick lunches later, place the split and toasted buns on a baking sheet. Spoon the meat mixture onto buns; freeze for 1 hour. Transfer to heavy-duty resealable plastic bags or airtight containers.

Serves: 12
Recipe Given By: Taste of Home

Pizza Roll-ups!

For a quick & easy lunch or snack, try:

Pizza Roll-Ups

Ingredients:

½ lb ground beef
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
½ C shredded mozzarella cheese
½ t dried oregano
2 tubes (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent rolls

In a skillet, cook beef over med. heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat. Add tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and oregano; mix well. Separate crescent dough into eight rectangles, pinching seams together. Place about 3 tablespoons of meat mixture along one long side of each rectangle. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cut each roll into three pieces. Place, seam side down, 2” apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 min or until golden brown.

Serving: 2 dozen
Recipe Given By: Quick Cooking J/A 2000 p. 41

**Sorry, my picture is blurry. There is a better picture on the Quick Cooking link above.

Biscuit Barbecups

These make a great winter lunch when the kids are home!

Biscuit Barbecups

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
½ C prepared barbecue sauce
1 T. minced onion or ¼ C chopped onion
1-2 T. brown sugar
1 (10 oz) can Hungry Jack Flaky Biscuits
2 oz. (1/2 C) shredded cheddar or American cheese

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 10 muffin cups. Brown ground beef in large skillet; drain. Stir in barbecue sauce, onion and brown sugar. Cook 1 minute to blend flavors, stirring constantly. Separate dough into 10 biscuits. Place 1 biscuit in each greased muffin cup; firmly press in bottom and up sides, forming ¼ in. rim. Spoon about ¼ C of meat mixture into each biscuit-lined cup. Sprinkle each with cheese. Bake 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges of biscuits are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from pan.

Hint: Tip: To make ahead, prepare as directed above. Cover; refrigerate for up to 2 hours. Bake as directed above or just cook burger up ahead of time & use later.

Serving: 4
Recipe Given By: Quick-Cooking M/J ’99, p. 61

Cheese & Hot Dog Crescents

These are by far one of my kids favorite lunches. Have you ever made them? Pillsbury is genius mixing crescents with hot dogs and cheese - it's a hit at my house! To see a wonderful picture of the final product click on the Pillsbury link below.

Cheese & Hot Dog Crescents

Ingredients:

8 hot dogs
4 slices American cheese, cut into 6 strips each
1 (8 oz) can Pillsbury Crescents

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Slit hot dogs to within ½” of ends; insert 3 strips cheese in each slit. Separate dough into 8 triangles; wrap dough over hot dog, keeping cheese facing up. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, cheese side up. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 min. or until golden brown.

Serving: 8
Recipe Given By: Pillsbury

Chicken in a Pot leftovers

What to do with those leftovers?

If we don't cut up the chicken to use in fried rice...

Then we add them with cheese and make a toasty quesadilla!

Biscuit Cheese Pizza

When you need a quick, kid-friendly lunch, give this recipe a try. We made these while the cousin's were visiting last week and everyone heartily enjoyed them. I think the recipe below is one I've copied from the Sunday coupons section. It's the same recipe as the link above with just a little more detail. If you want A LOT of great pizza ideas, check out Pillsbury's site...so many recipes to choose. Yum!

Grands Pepperoni Pizzas

Ingredients:
1 can (16.3 oz.) Pillsbury Grands (any variety)
1 C pizza sauce
2 C ( 8 oz.) mozzarella cheese
½ pkg (3.5 oz) sliced pepperoni

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Press each biscuit into 6 in. round. Place on 2 large or 3 small greased cookie sheets. Top each biscuit with pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Bake 10-15 minutes or until bottoms are deep golden brown and cheese is bubbly.

Veggie Lover’s Pizza: Omit pepperoni. Cook chopped onions, sliced mushrooms and sliced red bell pepper in 1 T olive oil about 5 minutes or until limp. Top each biscuit with pizza sauce, cheese and veggie mixture.

Tropical Pizzas: Omit pizza sauce and pepperoni; increase cheese to 2 cups. Top each biscuit with cheese, canned pineapple tidbits, diced green bell pepper and sliced Canadian bacon or ham.

Yield: 8 pizzas.

Recipe Given By: Pillsbury