Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

Crockpot Overnight Breakfast Casserole via the gracious wife
1 30 oz package frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
1/2 lb ground sausage I used Italian sausage, browned and drained
1 lb bacon cooked and chopped
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 onion diced
1 red pepper diced
12 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon sugar

Grease 6 qt slow cooker w spray. Layer half hash browns in bottom.Top w half sausage, bacon, cheese, onions, and pepper. Repeat layers w remaining ingred. Whisk eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and sugar. Pour egg mix over hash brown and cheese layers. Cook on low for 6-8 hrs or low or 4 hrs on high

Sausage Alfredo Bake

Sausage alfredo bake via Let's Dish
16 oz pasta
3 T butter
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
3 T flour
1 c chicken broth
2 c half and half
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/4 t cayenne pepper
1/4 t red pepper flakes
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
2 c  mozzarella cheese, divided
1-2 T chopped fresh parsley
1 (12 oz) fully cooked smoked sausage

Cook pastail just al dente; drain.While pasta cooks, melt butter in large skillet over med heat. Add garlic. cook 1-2 min. Stir in flour. Whisk in broth til smooth, then half and half. Add salt, pepper, cayenne, and red pepper flakes and simmer til sauce thicken, 5 min. Stir in Parmesan and 1 c mozz til cheeses melted and smooth. Slice sausage into 1/4" pieces and add to sauce, along w chop parsley and pasta. Season w salt and pepper if needed. Preheat broiler. Pour into greased, 9×13 dish. Top w remaining mozzarella. Broil 2-3 min or til cheese is bubbly and golden.

lemon pepper pretzels

lemon pepper Seasoned Pretzels via sallys baking addiction
1 bag hard pretzels (anywhere from a 12 - 16 oz bag is fine)
3/4 cup oil (canola, vegetable, olive)
1 and 1/2 Tablespoons lemon pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder*
2 teaspoons dill weed

Preheat oven to 200F . Line baking sheet w parchment. Set aside. Break pretzels into pieces. Place in  lg zipped-top bag. Add oil and spices. Shake together. shake it, let it sit for a min, and shake it again. every piece coated very well. If you find there aren't enough spices coating the pretzels, add more spices to your tastes. Sometimes I add up to 2 full T lemon pepper. Spread pretzels onto prepared baking sheet. If they don't all fit in a single layer, use two sheets. Bake 50 min, making sure to stir pretzels around two or three times during baking. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Pretzels stay fresh covered tightly at room temperature for 3 weeks. *add 1 teaspoon onion powder and reduce garlic powder to 1 teaspoon.

Sweet and spicy pretzels

I love the sweet and spicy combo, super addictive.

SWEET & SPICY PRETZELS via crazy for crust

4 c pretzel nibblers (small pretzel bites)

1/2 c sugar

2 t salt

1/4 t pepper

1/4-1/2 t cayenne pepper

1/2 t ground ginger

1/2 t cinnamon

6 T maple syrup

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet w parchment. Place pretzels on cookie sheet. Mix sugar and all spices in sm bowl. Place maple syrup in lg bowl. Bake pretzels for 3-5 min, til hot to touch. Pour pretzels in lrg bowl with maple syrup, toss to coat. Sprinkle spice mix over top and stir to coat. Turn out pretzels on cookie sheet and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

slow cooker cashew chicken

This one is my favorite out of all the asian crockpot chicken recipes ive tried.   Big hit with mrblocko and teenblock.  You can't hardly go wrong with cashew anything.

Crockpot cashew chicken via The recipe critic
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (About 4 pieces), cut into 1 inch pieces
3 T Cornstach
½ t black pepper
1 T canola oil
½ c  low sodium soy sauce
4 T rice wine vinegar
4 T ketchup
2 T sweet chili sauce
2 T brown sugar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 t grated fresh ginger
¼ t red pepper flakes
1 c cashews

Combine cornstarch and pepper in resealable food storage bag. Add chicken. Shake to coat w cornstarch mix. Heat oil in skillet over med-high heat. Brown chicken 2 min on each side. Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sweet chili sauce sugar, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, and cashews in small bowl; pour over chicken. ( if you want more crunch, add right before serving) Cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours. Serve over rice. Makes 4-6 servings.

Cheater manicotti

This is the only way i will make manicotti. Once you try it you will prob never go back either.  ;) 

String Cheese Manicotti via the girl who ate everthing
1 package (8 ounces) manicotti shells
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove , minced
1 jar (24 ounces) spaghetti sauce
12 pieces string cheese
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
grated Parmesan cheese
(optional) basil, chopped

Cook manicotti per package.While pasta is cooking, cook beef and onion over med heat; add garlic and cook 1 min. Drain meat. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Spread half of  meat sauce into a greased 9x13  dish. Drain manicotti. Stuff ea shell w piece string cheese.  Arrange manicotti over meat sauce. Place over meat sauce; top w remaining sauce. Cover w foil and bake at 350° for 25-30 min or til heated through. Sprinkle w mozzarella cheese and bake 5 min til cheese melted. Sprinkle w grated parm  garnish with basil if desired.

bubble up biscuits and gravy

Biscuit and Sausage Gravy Bubble Up via plain chicken
1-1/2 pounds ground pork sausage
5 Tbsp butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 (16oz) can refrigerated Grands! biscuits
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350F. spray 9x13 pan w pam. Cook sausage in lg skillet over med-high.remove from skillet, and drain. Melt butter in skillet over med-high heat; whisk in flour. Whisk constantly for 1 min. Grad whisk in milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Bring to boil, whisking constantly; cook 2 min. Remove from heat. Stir in sausage. Cut each biscuit into 6 pieces. Toss w sausage and gravy. Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. (this prob needed to be baked way more than 30 min. these bubble up casseroles tend to need a full hour.)