Pizza Pasta Casserole

Pretty simple. Pretty yummy. 

Ingredients:

1/2 lb ground beef

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp italian seasoning

2 tsp olive oil

1 jar pizza sause

8 oz of cooked pasta (I used radiator but you can use macaroni or rotini or whatever else)

2 cups mozzarella cheese 

Pepperoni 

Directions:

1. Brown beef

2. Add garlic salt, seasoning, and oil

3. Drain

4. Stir in pasta, pizza sauce, and 2 cups of cheese

5. Grease 9x13 inch pan and add mixture

6. Cover top with more cheese and add pepperoni

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 mins

*Adapted from this blog.

Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps

You can use this as an appetizer. I actually used it in place of a main course and it was just fine. I made this for a dinner I shared with 3 guys. Each one of them (and myself) LOVED these babies. It does take a bit of time to prepare, but it tastes super yummy and you'll get great reviews!

Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
1 package of sliced bacon
2/3 cups brown sugar
2 tablespoon chili powder

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cut chicken into about 1 inch cubes
3. Cut each bacon strip in half
4. Wrap bacon around chicken and secure with toothpick
5. In a bowl, mix together brown sugar and chili powder
6. Dredge wrapped chicken in mixture. Be sure to cover completely
7. Cover cookie sheet with tin foil and spray with cooking spray
8. Bake for 30-35 mins or until bacon is crisp

*Recipe adapted from Paula Deen and The Food Network via this blog.

Cupcake/Muffin Pizzas

This took me like 5 mins to prepare. It took longer for the oven to heat up than it did to actually make these. These are simple, fun, and pretty yummy.

Ingredients:
Pillsbury pizza dough (or you can make your own)
Pizza sauce
Shredded cheese (I just used mozzarella)
Pepperoni (optional)
any other pizza toppings you want

Directions:
1. Preheat oven for 425 degrees
2. Grease cupcake/muffin tin
3. Separate dough equally enough to fit 2/3 of a muffin cup
4. Squish dough to cover sides of cups
5. Add sauce, cheese, and whatever other toppings you want
6. Bake for 10-15 mins. (I cooked mine for 12 mins and they were cooked all the way through.)


*Recipe slightly adapted from this blog.