Egg White Breakfast Muffins

The base for this is egg whites but you can use whole eggs if you would like.  And the ingredients are endless - basically anything you would want in an omelet.

Egg White Breakfast Muffins with Spinach and Sausage

1/4 cup egg whites

1 cup cooked sausage, drained

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained

salt/pepper/garlic powder to taste

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.  Add egg whites to muffin tins and top with each of the ingredients - adding cheese last.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm.  These freeze well - just pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds or so and enjoy!

 

Sweet Onion Mustard

This makes a great dip for anything or to add to your burger.  I miss French's Sweet Onion Mustard and remember my Grandmother always having a jar.  This is a very close replacement.

Sweet Onion Mustard

1/2 cup Miracle Whip

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1 tablespoon minced onions

Mx together and store in container.  Wat at lest an hour before using to allow the minced onions to re-hydrate in the sauce.

Chicken Nuggets - Two Ingredients!

I never believed you could make chicken nuggets in the air fryer with only two ingredients.  Trust me - you have to try this one!

Two Ingredient Chicken Nuggets

1 cup shredded chicken breast (I used a can and drained it)

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

seasoning to taste - black pepper and garlic powder or anything you like

Mx well and take about a tablespoon of the mixture and squeeze together like a meatball.  Place on parchment paper and flatten a little bit.  In your air fryer, cook at 400 degrees for approximately 10 minutes - check to see if they are brown enough for your liking - if not, cook an additional minute or two.  Cool for two minutes and enjoy!

 

BAKED SPAGHETTI SQUASH

 

Who doesn't love baked spaghetti?  It's a great way to use up leftovers.  But, I wanted to do something without pasta.  Spaghetti squash was the perfect base.  Yes, you have to bake it first, but it really is easy.  I think the hardest part, literally, is slicing the raw squash in half.

To bake the squash, slice length-wise and scoop out the seeds.  Season with some olive oil, black pepper and garlic powder.  Place cut side down on baking pan and bake at 400 for 45 minutes or until outside is tender.  Take a fork and shred the inside into spaghetti strands.  Be careful as the squash will be hot - use oven mitts to hold it.

BAKED SPAGHETTI SQUASH

One spaghetti squash - I used about 2 cups of the shredded squash

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 jar Prego spaghetti sauce (any flavor)

1 can mushrooms, sliced, drained

1  pound ground beef, browned and drained - seasoned with black pepper, garlic powder, salt to taste

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

1/2 cup shredded cheese for topping

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.  Mix all ingredients together into a casserole dish.  Top with additional 1/2 cup shredded cheese.  Bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until bubbly.

ROASTED SQUASH SEEDS

I have done this with pumpkin seeds and thought I would give spaghetti squash seeds a try.  They came out perfect.  Next time I will likely use my oven instead of the air fryer just because there is more room to spread them in an even layer no a sheet pan.

ROASTED SQUASH SEEDS

Ingredients:

1 cup spaghetti squash seeds

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Mix together and place on parchment paper in your air fryer.  Cook 10-15 minutes at 400 degrees - stirring every five minutes.  Enjoy!

 

Pepperoni Biscuits

SIMPLE COOKERY PEPPERONI BISCUITS

So, this is not the best photo, but these yummy biscuits get eaten so quickly that I always forget to take a good picture.  Try them for a quick snack or with soup for a meal.

Simple Cookery Pepperoni Biscuits

1 can Pillsbury's Grands Flaky Layers
1/4 cup spaghetti sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 pkg sliced pepperoni
garlic powder - to taste

Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.  Soak pepperoni in hot water for about a minute and then drain over paper towels.  This will take a lot of the grease out, but feel free to skip this step if you want.

Separate each biscuit into 3 layers.  This takes a little practice and patience.  If you can only split in in half, that's fine too.  On the bottom layer, spread the spaghetti sauce - about a teaspoon.  Cover sauce with cheese - about a tablespoon.  Layer 3-4 pepperoni slices over the cheese and then cover with the next layer of biscuit.  Repeat steps and cover with top of biscuit.  Sprinkle top with some garlic powder.

Bake at 450 for 10 minutes and then keep a watch on the biscuits until they are browned to your desire.  This works well with ham or salami too.

Simple Cole Slaw

SIMPLE COLE SLAW

Simple, tasty, and the perfect side any time of year.  You can make this with fresh cabbage and carrots, but I prefer the ease of buying a package of tri-color slaw.

Simple Cole Slaw

1 bag of tri-color saw mix (16 oz)

1 cup mayonnaise

3 tablespoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

2 teaspoons celery seeds

2 tablespoons minced onions (dehydrated, or finely minced fresh onions)

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.  Add slaw mix and coat evenly.  Refrigerate 2-4 hours before serving.  Amount of slaw will reduce as it stores so you can add more slaw mix if needed.  If you want to make more, just keep your dressing ratios the same when increasing the amounts.