Baked Chili Cheese Dogs... YUM!

I had been thinking that chili dogs sounded good. But, when I went to make them, I thought I wanted to go about it a little bit differently than usual. So, this was the result. These were quick to put together and very good!

Baked Chili Cheese Dogs
8 gf or regular hot dog buns
8 hot dogs
1 can chili or one batch of homemade chili
shredded cheese
diced onion (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Put one hotdog per bun, place in pan. Top each hotdog with chili, shredded cheese, and onion (optional). Cover with foil, and bake for 40-45 minutes minutes.

Quick Meatballs

Every time that we have spaghetti for supper, my oldest ALWAYS asks for meatballs. I rarely make them, because, well, I am lazy. Just browning the hamburger is way easier. So, tonight when I decided to make spaghetti, I thought I would surprise her with meatballs. When looking for a recipe, I wanted something quick and easy to make. 

Quick Meatballs

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 - 3/4 C. bread crumbs (I used gf)
1 egg lightly beaten
garlic powder
black pepper

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix all ingredients together. I threw all of the ingredients together in my KitchenAide mixer, I don't like touching raw meat. Once mixed well, form into meatballs, approximately the size of golfballs. Bake for 20-30, or until done.

Brown Sugar Pork Chops

Well, it is only Tuesday, am I worn out. I keep asking if it is Friday yet and everyone keeps telling me, "no." :(  I think they are all just trying to torture me. I have also been in a real rut here lately in the cooking department. I have fallen off the meal planning wagon, and I can tell. I am struggling to find something to make from day to day. Blah... So, tonight was simple brown sugar pork chops. They were easy and very simple. I think that the next time I make them, I will double the brown sugar mixture.

Simple Brown Sugar Pork Chops

4-6 pork chops
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
minced/chopped garlic

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, and minced garlic. Place pork chops in pan, coat with brown sugar mixture. Bake for 20 minutes or until done.

Gluten Free Quick and Easy Banana Bread

With the cooler weather, I have been craving banana bread. I love the flavors, the smells... Mmmmm... In my quest for a GOOD gluten free banana bread recipe, I also wanted something super easy. Well, this recipe could not be any easier, I don't think. 

Gluten Free Banana Bread
1 box gluten free yellow or white cake mix
3 eggs
4 ripe bananas 
1/2-1 C. mini chocolate chips (optional)
1/2 C. chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two loaf pans with nonstick spray. Mix first three ingredients together. Fold in chocolate chips, if using. Pour half of the batter into each prepared loaf pan. Top each pan of batter with half of the chopped pecan, if using. Bake for approximately 40 minutes, or util toothpick poked in middle comes out clean.

*If you are not wanting gluten free, you can simply use a regular cake mix.

Hamburger Potato Casserole

Our temperatures have finally dropped some and nice during the day and we are having cool evenings. The weather has been perfect! Only downfall... the pollen levels are so high. So, I am not feeling so hot, to put it nicely. This achy body did not want to get up and make anything for supper, but the littles seem to get hungry and need to be fed.

Hamburger Potato Casserole

1 lb. ground beef
2 to 4 potatoes (depending on how thin slice) uncooked
3/4 C. diced onion
1 clove garlic, minced 
1 Tbsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. onion powder
A few pinches of pepper
1 can cream of mushroom soup  (gluten free)
1 C. shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown the meat in a skillet. Add the onions and the seasonings. While the ground beef is cooking, slice the potatoes. Spray the casserole dish, and then line the bottom with the sliced potatoes. When the meat is almost brown, add in the fresh garlic. Add in the can of cream of mushroom soup. Mix well. Put half of the soup mixture over the first layer of potato slices. Then add another layer of potatoes. Then scoop the remaining amount of the mixture on top of those potatoes. Cover the dish with foil. Bake about 45 minutes to an hour, or until potatoes are cooked through. When potatoes are fork tender, remove foil and sprinkle the cheese on top and cook again until the cheese is melted.

Original recipe: PureLifeandtheloveoffood