The JMB Family

This recipe is going into our regular dinner rotations! So so SO good!! Even the husband went back for seconds! It is that good!! Yes, I am super super excited about this AH-MAZING recipe! It’s another TikTok win!!! Usually I do NOT post twice in a day but this simply cannot wait!  One Pot Creamy Rigatoni  Ingredients  1 lb. ground beef - we used sweet Italian sausage  1/2 onion, finely diced 1 24oz jar of your favorite pasta sauce - we used Rao’s Roasted Garlic 1 16oz box of rigatoni noodles 4 C chicken broth/stock 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced 1-2 5oz packages Boursin garlic and herb cheese - we used two!  Onion powder, to taste Garlic powder, to taste Italian seasoning, to taste Instructions  Brown your meat with your finely diced onion and minced garlic. Drain the grease. Season the meat with onion powder, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Add your 24oz jar of pasta sauce and the 16oz box of rigatoni noodles. Top it off with the 4 C of chicken broth/s...

  It’s getting stupid cold already here in MN and we actually had snow yesterday. It didn’t amount to much but there was a dusting on the deck and trailer and parked vehicles. A favorite in this house is biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Using the oven and the stovetop helps heat the house! I’ll add my modifications too.  If I’m being honest, I also use this recipe for the sausage gravy when we do country fried steak. The only difference is that I’ll use Italian sausage for that.  Sausage Gravy From The Pioneer Woman with my modifications   Ingredients 1 lb. breakfast sausage  - 1 1/2 lbs. 1/3 C. flour - 1/2 C 3 - 4 C milk (2% or whole) - 4 C + some as needed 1/2 tsp. Lawry’s seasoned salt - 1 tsp.   2 tsp. ground black pepper - 2 1/2 - 3 tsp.   Instructions With your fingers, tear small pieces of sausage and add them in a single layer to a large heavy skillet. Brown the sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Reduce the heat to medium-low...

 We tried a new soup recipe tonight and you know me, if it isn’t good I wouldn’t post it! This one is delicious and filling and is comfort food to a T! This hearty soup combines all your favorites - potatoes, bacon, corn and cheese! It will fill your belly and make you smile.  Cheesy Corn, Bacon & Potato Chowder Ingredients 4 slices bacon, chopped 1/2 white onion, diced 28 oz bag cubed hash browns 2 cups fresh corn (or 1 can or 1 10oz bag frozen) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp salt 1/3 cup flour 21/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1 1/2 cups 2% milk 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated Instructions In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook the chopped bacon over medium-high heat until slightly crisp. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Add the diced onion to the pot (do not remove the bacon grease) and sauté until slightly tender. Add in the garlic and cubed hash browns, stirring to combine. Turn t...

 Y’all we had a freaking blast! A few of the seasonals opted to do one last hurrah and do dinner together. One request was German potato salad. From there our Oktoberfest was born! There were so many amazing German dishes; kraut & sausage, schnitzel, German chocolate cake, beer cheese soup (is that German? If not, that’s ok because it was AMAZING), we made a delicious pork schnitzel with dill sauce and there was so much more!!! We also had German music going and once dinner was done we brought out the hammerschlagen! Our friends who are more like family sure know how to have fun!  Sorry there are no pictures of the happenings or the food. I was too busy enjoying my surroundings.  Pork Schnitzel with Cream Sauce Ingredients 2   large   eggs 1   cup   all-purpose flour 1   cup   Italian breadcrumbs 1   teaspoon   seasoned salt 1   teaspoon   freshly ground black pepper 1/3   cup   vegetable oil -   for fry...

 It’s been a hot minute since I’ve made chicken à la king!! My mother and siblings were talking about it last week and today it was finally cool enough outside to do this one!!  Chicken à la king 1 C butter 1 red pepper, diced 1 green pepper, diced  1 pkg fresh sliced baby bella mushrooms  1 C flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 3 C milk 2 1/2 C chicken stock 4 C cut up chicken (or turkey) Egg noodles or toast Melt butter in saucepan over medium high heat. Cook peppers and mushrooms in the butter, stirring occasionally until cooked. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook for a couple minutes. Stir in milk and stock. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and stir one minute. Stir in chicken/turkey, cook until hot. Serve over cooked egg noodles or toast.