Cooking with Mom: Four Pinterest-Inspired Recipes!

This past weekend, my mom and I spent the afternoon cooking up some delicious treats! Thank you Pinterest and all you awesome bloggers out there who make me feel like I'm the one with the good ideas. ;)

Up first, Stuffed Pizza Rolls!

Recipe modified from The Girl Who Ate Everything

Ingredients:

1 roll Pillsbury refrigerated pizza dough

1 jar Ragu Pizza Sauce

3+ Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

1 Tablespoon melted butter

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

8-12 ounces mozzerella cheese (or 5 string cheese sticks if you want to be really quick)

We used the Pillsbury thin crust pizza dough, turkey pepperoni, and mozzarella string cheese.

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Cut the dough into 24 squares.

Spray 24 mini-muffin cups.

Press the dough into each cup.

Layer pepperoni on top.

Slice each piece of string cheese into fifths.

Layer cheese on top of pepperoni.

Wrap the dough so that the pepperoni and cheese are completely covered.

Melt 1T butter with 1/2 tsp garlic powder & 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning.

Spread onto dough.

Bake on 400 for 15 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.

Serve with pizza sauce and fresh parmesan.

Enjoy!

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Bites
Recipe modified from Baked Perfection

Ingredients:
1 box of your favorite brownie mix
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Make brownies according to package.

(add this step to the box directions if you like)

Fill mini brownie cups 3/4 full and bake for 15 minutes.

Measure out 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and white chocolate chips each, and 3/4 cup of peanut butter.

Press the brownie bites in with a 1/2 tsp.

Heat peanut butter for 45 seconds.

Pour warmed peanut butter over the brownies.

Cover with chips.

Stick in the oven (I already turned it off) for 30 seconds or so to soften the chips just a little.

Test out on the kids. :)

Sweet Noah with the BB Gun goggles on :)

Maddox!

Serve and enjoy!

Breakfast Casserole
Recipe modified from A Latte with Ott, A

Next time, I think I'll use maple sausage instead of bacon, but I'll definitely make it again! I also left out the dill because I don't like it.

Dice one red pepper.

Dice one sweet onion and one clove of garlic.

Sauté the red pepper, onion, and garlic.

Mix eggs, milk, salt, and pepper.

Layer hash browns and bacon. . .

. . . then layer cheese and pepper/onion/garlic blend.

Repeat three times.

Pour eggs and milk on top.

Bake overnight on low.

The cheese was a little browner in places than I would have liked :/ . . .but still good!

Serve the next morning!

Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken
Recipe modified from Six Sisters' Stuff

Ingredients:

8 Boneless Chicken Breast Tenderloins, frozen

1 Bottle Archer Farms Hawaiian Style Barbecue Sauce (from Target)

1 20 oz. can Pineapple Chunks, drained

1 large sweet onion

2 cloves of garlic

1/2 cup of your favorite shredded cheese

Sauté onions and garlic.

Lay frozen chicken on the bottom and canned pineapple (drained) on top.

Pour Hawaiian BBQ sauce, onions, and cheese on top. Cook for 6-8 hours on low.

(Sorry, I forgot my final picture! I served it over rice with green beans and corn.)