Meal Planning with Connie

Tasty and easy to make! M.C. loves this dish!! This is great for when you want a breakfast/brunch casserole and don't want to have to let it sit overnight. Crescent Roll Breakfast Bake Crescent Roll Breakfast Bake  1 can crescent rolls 1 pound sausage, browned and drained 2 cups mozzarella cheese 4 eggs 1/2 c. milk 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Press crescent rolls into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with cooked sausage.  Top with cheese. Mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over other ingredients. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until set.

I made this bread this afternoon. I poured part of the batter into this Bundt pan to share with a friend. I poured the rest into a loaf pan. I thought it tasted pretty good, especially the nuts! We had a slice of this with our supper instead of the planned Fried Apples.   Sweet Potato Bread Sweet Potato Bread 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup butter, melted 4 eggs 3 1/2 cups sifted flour 3 cups sugar 2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. cinnamon 2/3 cup water 2 cups cooked sweet potatoes ( I used a 16 ounce can. ) 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional) Preheat oven to 350°F. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine eggs, oil, and melted butter. Beat for 45 seconds. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Whisk together dry ingredients and add to egg mixture, alternately with water. Stir in sweet potatoes, vanilla and chopped nuts, if using. Transfer batter into 3 buttered and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350°F for a...

15 by the 15th Connie This week: 2 lbs.!! Total Lost: 9 lbs.!! It is encouraging to have pasted the halfway mark! I still have 6 pounds to go to reach my goal and only 6 weeks to lose them!  I've got my fingers crossed!! It's not too late to join us in losing a few pounds before the holidays. Leave a comment or send me an email at: mealplanwithconnie@att.net You can weigh-in any day you like. My weigh-in day will be Thursdays. Product Review: Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips These are my FAVORITE baked potato chips.  I actually like them better than regular chips.  20 chips have 3 grams of fat and 120 calories.    They come in bar-b-que flavored, too!! So far, I've only found the baked variety of these at Kroger in our area. You do have to look closely before buying. There's very little difference in the packaging of this brand's "regular" chips and their baked chips.

This pizza is easy and good!  I just used a package of my precooked chicken from the freezer and add Corky's bar-b-que sauce.  The prepacked bar-b-que is very easy to keep in the freezer, and is on sale often. Tuesday - Cowboy BBQ Pizza 1 tube refrigerated pizza dough 1container (18 ounces) refrigerated or frozen bar-b-que meat with sauce ¼ - ½  cup chopped cooked bacon (4 - 8 slices) (I used precooked.) 2cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (I used 2%.) Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Pat pizza dough onto pizza pan. Spread bar-b-que mixture over dough. Top with bacon. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is light golden brown and cheese is melted.

I have made these for years, and they are a family favorite!  When I first started making these yummy little bars, store-brand cookie dough was only 99 cents a roll.  Now it's twice that price!!  Pillsbury puts out loads of coupons for their cookie dough.  As noted below, you aren't limited to using chocolate chip cookie dough!  Any flavor will work!   These bars are quick and easy to make and yummy to eat. I don't make them very often, because we can't seem to resist them.  The whole pan of treats just seems to quickly disappear!!! Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars 2 rolls chocolate chip cookie dough (or any variety of cookie dough you like) Blend together the following: 2 eggs, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 8 ounces cream cheese, softened Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.  Press 1 roll of the cookie do...

This was a quick and easy little dish that got great reviews from the kids and Larry! Another keeper!! My frozen pre-cooked ground meat really comes in handy for dishes like this! I did make a few changes to the original recipe.  I'll post both versions. Chili Topped Ziti and Easy Focaccia Bread Here's the version with my modifications: Chili Topped Ziti 1 pound lean ground beef 1 onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 (16 ounces) jar pizza sauce 1 can Mexi-corn, drained 2 teaspoons cumin 2 teaspoons chili powder 1/4 cup ketchup salt and pepper to taste 16 ounces dry ziti pasta 1/2 cup shredded cheese Brown ground beef, onion and garlic until the meat is no longer pink; drain on paper towels. Return to pan and add pizza sauce, corn, cumin, chili powder and ketchup; mix thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer on low for 30 minutes. Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Pour in the pasta and cook according to package directions; drain. Serve ...

Quick, easy and yummy!!! Easy Focaccia Bread Easy Focaccia Bread 1 Pillsbury refrigerated pizza dough 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 - 2 tablespoons dry Italian seasonings ½ - 1 cup Italian blended cheese Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Press pizza dough evenly onto the bottom of cookie sheet; set aside. Combine olive oil, minced garlic and Italian seasonings. Brush olive oil mixture over the entire top of the pizza dough, making sure it’s completely coated. Sprinkle cheese on the top of the pizza dough. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the dough is a nice golden brown color. Cut into squares to serve.