Another meal without a recipe

After all, meals without recipes are some of my favorite!! ;) The downside to most of my "meals without recipes" is that they are usually quite unhealthy. Take this one for instance...

Biscuits with Sausage Gravy, Scrambled Eggs, and Smoothies!

For the biscuits, I used Pillsbury refrigerated southern style biscuits. Put them on the pan, bake for 13 minutes, done.

For the gravy, I used Pioneer Brand's Country sausage flavor gravy mix. It's with all of the soup packages in an envelope. All you have to add is water. Hold on, I'm not done with the unhealthy stuff yet...

I added Jimmy Dean refrigerated sausage crumbles to the gravy. They come in a package, cooked for you, and ready to be re-heated. Awesome.

So I put the biscuits in the oven, made the gravy, re-heated the sausage and mixed it up in the gravy, scrambled the eggs, and made smoothies with (yes, packaged) Jamba smoothie frozen fruits and apple juice. Then, I put it all on the table with jelly, honey, and butter for self-serving...and while the boys doused their biscuits in honey, I enjoyed a nice, hot biscuit with sausage gravy, yummy scrambled eggs, and a scrumptious smoothie to top it all off.

Stromboli

Ingredients:
Refrigerated pizza dough
Pizza Sauce (I use Ragu in a jar)
Shredded cheeses (cheddar, mozzarella, any you prefer)
Any pizza toppings you like (sausage, pepperonis...mini work best, etc.)
*This is also really yummy with deli meat ham rolled up right into the dough!*

Instructions:
1. Roll out dough onto ungreased cookie sheet in the shape of a rectangle.
2. Spoon pizza sauce onto dough, not too close to the edges.
3. Layer on cheese then toppings then more cheese.
4. Roll it all up so that you are rolling the long side of the rectangle over to the other long side.
5. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.
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I serve this with some raw veggies and Ranch dressing and call it DINNER!!!!!

Oven Baked Fritatta

Ingredients:
8 eggs
3/4 c milk
dash of pepper and garlic powder
1 c shredded cheese
2 c diced ham
(any other omelet-type ingredients: sausage, spinach, etc.)

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix 8 eggs, milk, pepper, and garlic powder in a bowl. Whisk together.
3. Layer other ingredients in a greased 9" pie dish.
4. Pour egg mixture over layered ingredients.
5. Bake for 40 minutes to 1 hour.

Helps:
Once the eggs start to "puff up" in the baking process, you might need to press down the "toppings" lightly with a fork.
::The top of the fritatta should be a nice brown color. Stick a knife/fork down the center and make sure it comes out clean.

Breakfast...it's what's for dinner!

Tonight...

Sausage Egg Casserole

Blueberry Muffins

Smoothies: 1 banana (sliced), bag of frozen mixed fruit, 1 cup apple juice

Sausage Egg Casserole

Ingredients:
12 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 lbs. ground breakfast sausage
16 oz. shredded cheddar cheese

7 slices bread, torn into pieces

Instructions:
1. Brown sausage, crumble, and drain.
2. Pour eggs in greased 9x13 dish.
3. In bowl, mix sausage, bread, and 12 oz. cheese. Pour into eggs.
4. Top with remaining cheese.
5. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
6. Uncover and bake until brown and bubbly.

Sausage-Stuffed French Loaf

Another great one from Southern Living's Easy Weeknight Favorites! Don't let the number of ingredients scare you away. They are things you probably have in your fridge or pantry (if I had them in mine, I'm sure you have them in yours!)

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Sausage-Stuffed French Loaf

Ingredients:
1 (16 oz) loaf unsliced French Bread
1/2 pound sausage
1/2 pound ground chuck
1 medium onion, chopped
1 c shredded mozzarella cheese
1 large egg, beaten
1/4 c chopped fresh parsley
1 t Dijon mustard
1/4 t fennel seeds
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
2 T butter
1 large clove garlic, crushed

Instructions:
1. Cut off ends of loaf; set ends aside.
2. Hollow out center of loaf with a long serrated bread knife, leaving a 1/2 inch shell.
3. Drop bread removed from inside of loaf into food processor. Process to make coarse crumbs.
4. Cook sausage, beef, and onion in a large skillet over med-high heat until meat is browned; drain.
5. Add 1 cup of reserved breadcrumbs, cheese, egg, parsley, mustard, fennel seeds, salt and pepper to skillet. Stir well.
6. Spoon meat mixture into bread shell; replace loaf ends, securing with toothpicks.
7. Melt butter in saucepan. Add garlic and cook about 1 minute.
8. Brush butter over loaf.
9. Wrap loaf in aluminum foil, leaving open slightly on top; place on baking sheet.
10. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.
11. Cut into slices and serve!

Pizza Quiche

I kept putting this dinner off, because the word "quiche" makes me gag. Little mini spinach quiches at brunches and baby showers? I can handle those...but something about hearing "quiche for dinner!!" doesn't sound appetizing to me. Nevertheless, I made it and we liked it.
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Pizza Quiche

Ingredients:
1/2 # sausage (I used the pre-cooked/pre-crumbled sausage in a bag instead)
2 refrigerated pie crusts (not frozen)
3 eggs
1 c ricotta cheese
2 t Italian seasoning
1 c shredded mozzarella
3 1/2 oz. pkg. pepperoni, chopped (I used mini pepperonis instead)
1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
1 jar pizza sauce

Instructions:
1. (Brown and crumble sausage unless you bought the pre-cooked bag.)
2. Line 9" pie plate with first crust.
3. In bowl, beat together eggs, ricotta cheese, and Italian seasoning.
4. Stir in sausage, pepperoni, mozzarella, and Parmesan.
5. Spoon into pie crust.
6. Top with second crust, pressing down the edges.
7. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
8. Serve with warm pizza sauce over individual slices.