The Adventures of a Twin Mom

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Baked Ziti

fullsizeoutput_826This is one of my mom’s go to recipes and now one of mine too! It’s easy and delicious!

Ingredients:

  • 1 box ziti/penne noodles
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce- I use Prego Fresh Mushroom
  • 1 package pepperoni
  • 1 pound hot sausage- I use Bob Evans Zesty Hot Pork Sausage (I promise this dish is not spicy, I can’t handle spicy. It has a tiny kick with the after taste.)
  • 2-3 cups mozzarella cheese

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Cook noodles according to box and drain
  3. Cook sausage in skillet
  4. In a large bowl mix together noodles, spaghetti sauce, pepperoni (I recommend separating these first or else they will stick together), and sausage
  5. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan
  6. Top with mozzarella cheese
  7. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees
  8. Enjoy!

Crock Pot Parmesan Red Potatoes

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Need an easy and tasty side dish? I got you covered!

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds red potatoes, scrubbed and quartered
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 4 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, toss the red potatoes with olive oil, 1/2 the Parmesan cheese, parsley, and lemon juice
  2. Add potatoes to Crock Pot
  3. Cook on high 3-4 hours (or until fork tender)
  4. Toss with remaining Parmesan and season with salt and pepper
  5. Enjoy!

Mississippi Mud Bundt Cake

IMG_2657Hi! My name is Brianna and I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. 😉

This week I made my first bundt cake…  OH MY GOODNESS, it is the best thing I’ve ever tasted and it is the most visually appealing food that I’ve ever made!  No joke, I have had 8 pieces in 3 days!

Drum roll……. here is the recipe (you can thank me later)!  🙂

Ingredients:

Cake:

1 box of chocolate cake mix

2 small boxes of instant chocolate pudding

1/2 cup of vegetable oil

1 1/4 cups of water

4 eggs

1 cup of chocolate chips

Icing:

4 oz. of cream cheese (usually half a normal bar)

1/4 cup butter (softened)

1 (7 oz.) jar marshmallow cream

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Chocolate chips for garnish

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil, water, and eggs in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer
  3. Stir in one cup of chocolate chips, and then pour into bundt pan
  4. Bake 40 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean
  5. Let the cake sit on the counter in the pan for 10 minutes
  6. Then the scary part. Flip the cake onto serving plate to finish cooling.  I just did this really fast and had no problems!
  7. To make the frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and marshmallow cream with powdered sugar until creamy
  8. Pour over /spread on cooled cake and top with chocolate chips
  9. Enjoy!!!!

Be prepared to see many bundt cake recipes on here in the future, I may be obsessed! 🙂

Cheesy Chicken Tator Tot Casserole

This easy Crock-Pot recipe is super tasty!

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Ingredients

• 1 bag frozen tator tots (32 ounces)
• 1 pound chicken breasts, diced
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• ¾ cup milk
• Salt/Pepper
• You can also add 1 bag of bacon bits if you wish

Instructions
1. Spray Crock-Pot with nonstick spray or use a liner
2. Layer half of the frozen tator tots on the bottom

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3. Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese on top of tator tots
4. Add diced chicken on top.
5. Season with salt and pepper
6. Add one cup of shredded cheese on top
7. Put the rest of the tator tots on top
8. Finish with the rest of the cheddar cheese (1 more cup)

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9. Pour ¾ cup milk all over the top
10. Cover and cook on low for about 4-6 hours
11. Enjoy!

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