September Swap Details

It's that time again! :)

Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. the swap will be held at Traci Smith's house.

Beef: Pat

Beef with pasta: Traci

Chicken: Suzanne

Chicken with Pasta: Kayann

Soup/Breakfast: Elisha
Other: Melanie

Grill: Josie

Grill: Elizabeth

Grilled Pizza

I hope that you enjoy this easy & tasty twist on pizza!



Ingredients:

2 loaves frozen bread dough spinkled with garlic and coated with olive oil

Favorite Pizza toppings



Directions:

* Thaw bread dough in the fridge (this only takes a few hours or about an hour on the kitchen counter, if it starts to rise, just punch it down and go on.)

* You can stretch the dough as a loaf, or pull it into 3 or 4 balls to make individual size pizzas (a little easier to flip on the grill) The pizza will have an "organic" shape and won't likely be a perfect circle.

* Flatten dough to a thin crust, less than 1/4 inch thick

* Place directly on the grate of a medium heat grill until browned and has lines on the bottom, then flip over

* After about 1 minute on side 2, add the sauce (go light on the sauce as it can get really messy) and then your toppings.

* Close the lid on the grill to allow the cheese to melt

* Remove from the grill & enjoy!



This makes a yummy flatbread pizza. You can use traditional pizza topping, BBQ sauce & chicken, pesto & veggies... whatever you like. The first time we did it, my husband said he thought it would be simpler to call Domino's. After he was surprised how fast & tasty!

Italian Chicken

This is a VERY complicated recipe...or not!

Ingredients:

6 fresh chicken breasts trimmed

1 bottle of Italian Dressing (any kind/lite or not)

Zip Loc Freezer Bag

Directions:

Put chicken breasts in zip-loc bag and pour Italian dressing over it. Zip the bag shut and put in the freezer.

Cooking:

Thaw and...

Grill

Bake

Fry

Yep, it's a hard one! But tasty! Enjoy!

Cinnamon Rolls by Melanie

-2 1/2 cups warm water
-2 tbsp. granulated yeast or 2 packs yeast
-2 beaten eggs
-3/4 cup sugar
-3/4 cup oil
-2 tsp. salt
-8 1/2 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Combine rest of ingredients and 2 cups of flour. Beat well, then add remaining flour. Knead 8 to 10 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes. Divide dough in half. Roll out. Spread with butter, cinnamon, and sugar. (Make a long roll.) Slice 1 inch thick. Let rise until double. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until light brown. Cool and top with powdered sugar icing.

Directions for freezer group:

Thaw rolls completely. Put in microwave or oven just long enough to warm. If desired, put your favorite icing on top. I usually use "creamy butter frosting."

Creamy butter frosting
-6 tbsp. margarine, softened
-1 lb. powdered sugar
-1/4 cup milk
-1 and 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Cream margarine, gradually adding about half the sugar. Blend well. Beat in half the milk and the vanilla. Blend in remaining sugar gradually. Add just enough of the remaining milk to make frosting easy to spread. It should be fairly stiff.
***Melanie says you may only need half of this recipe, unless your family has a sweet tooth, like the Rileys!

Cheesey Mostaccioli 8-11-09

-1 16 oz. pkg. mostaccioli
-1 lb. ground beef
-1 tsp. black pepper
-1 tsp. Italian seasoning
-1 jar (28 oz.) spaghetti sauce
-1 can (11 oz.) cheddar cheese soup
-3 cups shredded mozarella cheese, divided

Prepare pasta according to package directions. Brown meat and drain. Add seasonings to meat. Stir in spaghetti sauce and soup. Combine and mix pasta, sauce mixture, and 2 cups of mozarella cheese. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. (Cover with foil) and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. This is one of Ron's favorites. We prefer the pasta moist, so we bake it covered. Enjoy!

Suzanne