Faith, Food and Family

New YouTube video will be up Thursday November 19th at 9am Central Time! Watch me make this over on my YouTube channel Faith, Food and Family ! This soup is so delcious and what's even better is that my super picky kid loves this! You can add other typical pizza toppings to this if you like. So many possibilities. This is also such a quick and easy recipe. I highly recommend it! Pizza Ramen Soup Adapted from The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cookbook by Peggy Paul Casella Ingredients: ½ cup of diced pepperoni (about 2 ounces) 1 12oz bag of Cajun style mirepoix (onions, celery and green peppers) (you can also use fresh) 1-2 tbsp of minced garlic (go by taste, we like a lot of garlic) 1 quart of chicken broth or stock (I use unsalted) 1 15oz jar of pizza sauce 3 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese One 3 ½ ounce package of unflavored instant, ramen noodles (I use dried udon noodles) 1 tbsp of Italian seasoning 1 tsp of oregano Salt and pepper to taste Shredded mozzar...

I love fajitas and this is a super simple way to fix them. They are so good! I was very impressed with how good they turned out and we'll be making them often. These would be great for meal prep as well. One Pan Oven Chicken Fajitas Ingredients: 2 pounds of chicken tenders 2 bell peppers, sliced into strips (any color will do, I chose green and yellow) 1 1/2 red onion, cut in half and then slice each half into strips 2 tablespoons of olive oil 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon chili powder 3/4 tsp cumin dash of cayenne pepper 1 tsp of mexican oregano 1 tablespoon lime juice salt to taste Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and place a large sheet pan in the oven to also be heating up while the oven is preheating. In a gallon sized ziploc bag, add chicken, peppers and onions. Next add the remaining ingredients. Seal the bag and squish it around, mixing all ingredients together well. Using an oven mitt, carefully remove the hot pan from the oven and empty th...

Sometimes I really get to craving a Taco Bell crunchy taco supreme. I know they aren't really good for me, especially since we have been trying to watch our sodium more. They just taste so good though that every once in awhile I give in and have just one. So I decided to try to make some at home and try to get close to the Taco Bell taste. Well this really hit the spot! It tastes a lot like the real deal. I don't use much salt so I will encourage you to salt to your tastes. If these had been more salty they would have been almost the same. I hope you enjoy them as much we did! Copycat Taco Bell Crunchy Taco Supreme Ingredients: 2 lbs ground beef 8oz can of tomato sauce 8oz of water (use the tomato sauce can to measure) 2 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp chili powder (I used Penzey's Chili 3000 . It is so good!) 2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp red pepper flakes salt to taste crunchy taco shells Taco toppings: shredded lettuce, shredded cheese (I used cheddar), diced to...

Can't believe that fall will be here soon! I love fall. The colors of leaves changing, the crisp blue skies, cooler weather and yummy foods that are so nice to enjoy during that time of year. For me, that means more soups, chili's, casseroles, yummy breads and muffins. What are your favorite things about fall? Speaking of casseroles, I am totally addicted to this yummy delicious chicken casserole! It's a great quick dinner for those nights you don't have much time if you keep cooked chicken in your freezer. Having precooked chicken and ground beef is such a help for those nights you need something fast. To me this is pure comfort food. I usually serve it with brown rice and steamed broccoli. It would also be great with mashed potatoes or noodles. Delicious! Chicken Casserole 2-3 cups of chicken, cooked and chopped 1 can of cream of chicken soup 1/2-1 cup of sour cream (I usually don't measure and this really depends on personal preference) 1 cu...

I had been craving pork chops and hadn't had them in awhile. I like to get the boneless pork loins and have them sliced into chops. I can usually catch them on sale for a little under $2 a pound so that's when I get them. This time I thought I'd bake them but wanted to do something that wouldn't dry them out since they are on the leaner side. I decided to do these Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy and they were so yummy! Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy 8 boneless pork loin chops (mine ere 1/2" thick) 1 can of healthy request cream of mushroom soup 1/2 packet of onion soup mix 1/2 cup of reduced fat sour cream 1/2 cup of milk Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine soup, onion soup mix, sour cream and milk together. In a baking dish, arrange pork chops in a single layer. Pour soup mixture on top of the chops and spread around coating each one. Cover and bake for about 1 hour or so. I went a little over an hour. They were tender and yummy! I served...

I love hash brown casserole. It's crispy on the outside and then there's that yummy cheesy goodness inside. Years ago I tried a recipe and the sour cream was just overwhelming to me. I like sour cream but it was most of what I could taste. So I never tried to make it again. Then I was at church one Wednesday night and they had hashbrown casserole. It was sooo good! And no sour cream taste. So I got the recipe and made it tonight. Absolutely perfect! It was hard to stop eating this one! I also made chicken tenders (just marinated in italian dressing, then seared and baked), green beans and per my daughter's request- cream style corn. It was a yummy meal! Hashbrown Casserole 2 cups of cheese (I used cheddar) 1 10 3/4oz can of cream of chicken soup 1 cup of sour cream (I only used a little over a 1/2 cup) 1/2 cup onion (diced) 1/4 cup of butter 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 32ox bag of shredded hashbrown potatoes (it seems most bags are 30oz now and that was what I used) Prehe...

The last couple weeks of the month is usually the tightest for us. Especially since I'm out of work right now. So I'm trying to implement one night every week of breakfast for dinner. Tonight we had french toast. I just added three eggs, a tsp of vanilla, some cinnamon and some milk in a bowl. I didn't measure the milk. There are some recipes I'd like to try for french toast but tonight was just going to be quick so I didn't have time to find the recipes. Served it with powdered sugar and cinnamon on top. My daughter had a little syrup on hers. Everyone really enjoyed it so I am going to have to make it more often. So here's a cost breakdown... milk- .25 cinnnamon- .05 vanilla- .25 three eggs- .25 half a loaf of texas toast- .60 (bought on sale at kroger) So about a $1.40 for that. Now, that was only for three people. My husband had eaten a bit before and wasn't hungry and my 4 year old ate a hot dog). But even if you double it for 6 people let's say, i...

Our Sunday School class got together Friday night to celebrate one of our sweet sister's birthday. So I brought brownies but decided to make them a new way. They were really delicious! Especially while they were still warm. But divine leftover as well! German Chocolate Brownies 1 box of brownies (9x13, family size box- I used low fat) 1 can of coconut pecan frosting (german chocolate) 1/2 cup of chocolate chips ingredients for brownies (on the box) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan. In a large bowl, empty the brownie mix. Add chocolate chips and toss them around in the mix. Then add ingredients for brownie (mine were oil, water and one egg but your box may vary). Mix well. Pour into pan and bake for time on box. Mine was 28 minutes. Then while the brownies are still hot, spread frosting over them. I used the whole can. Serve and enjoy! I had such a good time at the party! Lots of fun fellowship and yummy food! Then we played pictionary and that was a lot of fun. It was...

These are so cute! I love little burgers like this and what kid doesn't? The direct sales company that I work for had a recipe for these and while I didn't use that recipe (didn't have the ingredients on hand), I made my own version. I wanted mine pretty thin, so I used a very large jelly roll sheet pan. I ended up with 24 burgers. Very yummy! Homemade Sliders 24 ct mini burger buns (mine were made my Lewis Bakeries, I think the same people who do bunny bread. I found them at Kroger) 2.75-3 pounds of ground beef 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1-2tsp season salt (I basically just eye ball this, just do it to your preference) sliced cheese dill pickles mustard whatever other toppings you might want (onions, tomato, mushrooms, etc) Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, mix meat, Worcestershire sauce and season salt together. In a large jelly roll pan, pat out the meat to cover the entire surface. Sprinkle a little extra season salt on top. Place in oven and bake for about...