Kielbasa Pepper Rice Skillet

One skillet suppers make me very happy. And when they're as easy as this one is, then I'm even happier. Slice, dice, add, pour, cook...DONE! Not sure what else I can say about this. I really love the way the kielbasa flavors this whole dish. The leftovers are tasty. Just an all-around delicious dinner. There...I guess I CAN think of more to say about it.

Kielbasa Pepper Rice Skillet



1 12-ounce package Kielbasa sausage ~ cut into "coins"
1 medium onion ~ diced
2 cloves garlic ~ minced
1 1/2 cups large diced bell peppers
2 cups beef or chicken stock
1 cup rice
Salt and pepper to taste

In a large skillet, saute the onion and garlic in a little olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes.

Add the sliced kielbasa and cook about 10 minutes.

Add the rice and cook and stir until rice has browned, about 5 minutes.

Add the bell peppers.

Pour in the stock. Stir. Cover then turn temp down to medium and cook about 20 minutes until rice is done.


 

The line-up.

 

Saute the onion and garlic a 

bit then add the sliced kielbasa.

 

Add the rice and cook until 

the rice has browned a bit.

 

Then add the peppers 

and salt and pepper to taste.

 

Pour in the stock.

 

Cook covered for about 20 minutes.

 

Enjoy!

Steak & Egg Skillet Hash

Breakfast for dinner is always a welcome sight in the SFFS house. I happened to be short of groceries the other day and when that happens I almost always will return to my old stand by.....breakfast! But the nice thing about this is, it can be for breakfast OR dinner. And since I'm not much of a breakfast for breakfast kinda girl and I knew I wanted to make this, then dinner it was! Whew...that took a lot of words to tell you that this was a fast, easy and delicious meal. You should try it.

Steak & Eggs Skillet Hash



2 cups Southern Style Hash Browns ~ slightly thawed
1 - 2 10-ounce sirloin steaks (can use leftover steak)
1 medium onion ~ diced
4 - 5 eggs
6 tablespoons olive oil ~ divided use
4 tablespoons butter ~ divided use
salt and pepper to taste

Season the steak with salt and pepper.

Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium0high heat.

Add 3 tablespoons on the olive oil then add 2 tablespoons of the butter. 

Add the seasoned steak and cook 4 - 5 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and cover with foil.

Add the remaining olive oil and butter. 

Add the diced onion and the hash browns and cook for about 5 - 10 minutes until onions are soft and hash browns are cooked through. 

Slice steaks on the diagonal and scatter meat over potato mixture. 

Turn heat to medium.

Create holes in the potato mixture (1 hole for each egg) then crack the egg into the hole.

Cover and allow egg to cook to desired doneness. 

Remove from heat and serve straight from the skillet!

 
Let's go!

 
Add some of the olive oil and butter 
to a hot skillet then cook the steak 
to desired doneness.

 
Remove the steak and add the 
rest of the olive oil and the butter.

 
Add the diced onion and the hash 
browns and cook until onions are 
tender and potatoes are done.

 
Slice the meat.

 
Add the meat to the potato mixture and stir.

 
Then make 4 or 5 little holes in 
the potato mixture to nestle the 
eggs into. Then cook the eggs 
to however you prefer.

 
Serve it up!

Mexican Chicken Pasta Skillet Bake

Here's a quick almost one pot wonder. Aside from having to cook the pasta, you can throw everything in a skillet and have dinner done with only one pot to clean! How awesome is that? And you don't even have to use pasta if you don't want to. This is totally customizable. Don't have chicken? Use ground beef or ground turkey? No beans? No problem...double up on the corn. Add some tomatoes. Get the idea? Simple, simple, simple! 

Mexican Chicken Pasta Skillet Bake



1 rotisserie chicken ~ shredded (or 3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded)
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
1 4-ounce can diced green chili
1 15-ounce can pinto beans
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1 cup salsa
1 cup elbow macaroni ~ cooked and drained
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup pepper jack cheese ~ shredded
1 cup Monterrey jack cheese ~ shredded
1 cup cheddar cheese ~ shredded
Salt & pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large skillet, saute the onion, garlic and green chili for 5 - 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper.

Add the chicken, beans, tomato sauce, salsa, cooked pasta, corn or whatever you're using and stir to combine. 

Add the Monterrey jack and the pepper jack and stir through.

Sprinkle the 1 cup of cheddar cheese over mixture. Cover and bake about 20 - 30 minutes until heated through.


 

The line-up!

 

Saute the onion, garlic and 

green chilies for a few minutes.

 

Then add all the goodies except 

the cheeses. Stir well.

 

Sprinkle in the Monterrey jack and 

the pepper jack and stir through.

 

Then sprinkle with the 

cheddar cheese and bake!

 

Mmmmm good!

Meatball Pasta Skillet

I love anything with an Italian flair. I think it's because my mom doesn't so she didn't cook much of it when I was a kid. I guess you could say I'm making up for it now by eating it whenever I can. I think of Italian food a lot like Mexican food in that it's a lot of the same ingredients just switched around into various dishes. But why does it all taste so good and so different?? You gotta try this!!!

Meatball Pasta Skillet



8 ounces penne pasta ~ cooked and drained (or use the entire 16-ounce box to stretch the meal)
1 32-ounce jar marinara sauce
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion ~ diced
1 green bell pepper ~ diced
1 clove garlic ~ minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup panko crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
2 cup grated mozzarella cheese

In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, milk, egg, crumbs, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Mix gently then form into bite-sized meatballs. Set aside.

In a large skillet, saute the onion, garlic and bell pepper for about 10 minutes.

Add meatballs to skillet with the veggies cover and cook through.

When meatballs are almost done, stir in marinara sauce. 

Stir in the pasta. Stir all to combine.

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake at 375 about 20 minutes until heated through and cheese has lightly browned.


 
Here we go!

 
Combine the ground beef, milk, 
egg, crumbs, salt, pepper and Italian 
seasoning. Mix gently then form 
into bite-sized meatballs.

 
Saute the onion, garlic and bell 
pepper for about 10 minutes.

 
Add meatballs to skillet with the 
veggies cover and cook through.

 
When meatballs are almost done, 
stir in marinara sauce.

 
Then add the pasta and stir to combine.

 
Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese 
and bake at 375 about 20 minutes 
until heated through and cheese 
has lightly browned.

 
Awww yeah, baby! Delicious!

Mama Mary's Skillet Pepperoni Pizza....and a COUPON!!!

I just love a crispy crust pizza. So browning the bottom of the crust before baking was genius! Doing so gives the crust more of a "deep dish" baked feel to it. Of course you can use any kind of toppings on your pizza but because we love pepperoni the most, that's what I used. The whole idea of this recipe is to give you a different way to prepare your Mama Mary's pizza crust. What I also loved about this is how easy it was. I got a delicious pizza prepared, cooked and served in under 30 minutes!!! How cool is THAT? When you're in a hurry during the week or need a quick meal before you run out the door, then try this! I'm pretty sure you're going to love it as much as we did! 

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Mama Mary’s Skillet Pepperoni Pizza



1 12-inch cast iron or oven proof skillet
1 12-inch Mama Mary’s Original Crust
1 tablespoon Crisco shortening
4 ounces (about 1/2 cup) Mama Mary's Pizza Sauce
1 -2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
20 - 30 Slices of Mama Mary’s Pepperoni
Olive Oil

Preheat oven at 425 degrees

Brush top of crust with olive oil.

Melt Crisco in the skillet over medium heat and then place crust in the skillet and cook for 5 minutes on the stove top.

Spread pizza sauce on the crust and add cheese and then pepperoni.

Place the skillet in the oven and cook for 10 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is lightly browned.

(If you don’t have an oven proof skillet, then remove pizza from the skillet and place on a pizza pan and cook for 5 minutes.)

Allow pizza to rest for about 5 minutes before transferring to a cutting surface.

The line up!

Melt the shortening in the bottom of a 12' skillet.

Brush the crust with olive oil.

Gently place the crust in the pan and allow to cook on the stove top for about 5 minutes.

You want it to look like THIS! Look at all the crispy goodness!

Add the sauce and cheese.

Then your pepperoni... or whatever toppings you're using. Then bake in the oven for about 10 minutes.

Yum!!!!

Buttermilk Spice Skillet Cake with Praline Topping

IT Guy loves anything praline-y. I love to use my cast iron skillet. So a praline cake was born. Talk about easy! Holy cow...I could do this blindfolded! With one hand tied behind my back! Okay...not really...but it IS an easy cake. And delicious to boot!

Buttermilk Spice Skillet Cake 
with Praline Topping



2 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter ~ melted
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 400. Grease a 10" cast iron skillet.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and salt.

In another bowl combine the eggs, buttermilk, butter, and vanilla.

Combine the dry into the wet and stir until just combined.

Pour into the prepared cast iron skillet.

Bake for 20-30 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean.


Praline Topping

3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
good pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Combine the brown sugar, butter, cream and salt in a medium saucepan. 

Bring to a soft boil and let let boil for 3 minutes...stirring occasionally.

After 3 minutes, remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and nuts. 

Allow to set for about 20 minutes to thicken up a bit.  Once the cake is out of the oven and while it is still warm pour the praline over the whole thing!

The ingredients.

Grease and flour your skillet.

Mix the dry ingredients.

Then the wet. Does anyone else 

see a freaky face here?

Pour the wet into the dry.

The pour into the prepared skillet.

Bake it up!

For the praline topping, combine 

the butter, brown sugar, cream and salt.

Bring to a boil and cook about 

3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the nuts and vanilla.

Give it a stir.

Then pour over the baked cake!

So good!