Bacon and Leek Quiche

Breakfast for dinner is one of my favorites!

I remember loving having it as a kid

and I still do today as an adult!

Because of that, I recently made quiche for dinner!

Quiche is amazing any time of the day,

but I love to have it in the evening with a nice fresh salad.

Yum! I'm getting hungry just thinking about this.

And I may just have to make it again soon!

Until then - let me show you how it's made.

The Goods:

Eggs

Bacon

Leek

Colby Jack Cheese

Pie Crust

Milk

Butter

Salt

Pepper

Dice up your bacon and cook it in a skillet.

Drain a little of the bacon fat from the skillet,

then add your chopped leek and saute.

You can either make your own pie crust,

or be like me and buy the pre-made kind.

Either way - make sure you have pie crust!

Crack 6 eggs, plus 2 more egg whites into a mixing bowl.

Add about a cup of milk and some salt and pepper.

Then mix it up with a fork .

Add your bacon, sauteed leeks and half of your cheese.

And here's where I confess to my blogger fail.

I completely forgot to take a picture of the quiche before baking.

I'm sorry...forgive me?

Anyway - bake your quiche at 375 degrees until fully cooked.

For me that was about 40 minutes, but my oven seems to be extra hot!

Take your quiche out of the oven...

And add the rest of your cheese.

Return the quiche to the oven for a minute or two,

just enough time for the cheese to fully melt!

Remove from the oven and let sit for about 5 minutes before cutting.

Now time to dig in and enjoy with a fresh salad as I previously mentioned!

Bacon and Leek Quiche Recipe

1 Leek
6 Slices Bacon
6 Eggs + 2 Egg Whites
1 Cup Milk
1 Cup Colby Jack Cheese
Pie Crust
Salt
Pepper

1. Dice your bacon and cook it in a skillet, then set aside.
2. Clean, slice and saute your leek, then set aside as well. 
3. Crack eggs into large mixing bowl, then add milk, salt and pepper. Mix with a fork.
4. Add the bacon, leek and half your cheese to the mixing bowl. Mix with a fork again. 
5. Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes (may be longer in your oven) until fully set.
6. Remove from oven, add the remaining cheese and return to the oven for a few minutes - just until cheese melts.
7. Let sit for about 5 minutes before cutting.

Turkey and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

One of my friends is always posting pictures of dinners she makes.

They always look so good and make me so hungry!

She recently posted Stuffed Peppers that she made.

They looked amazing and I couldn't help but ask for her recipe.

She didn't follow a recipe, but instead just made it up herself.

I was impressed and couldn't wait to make them!

And now here I am sharing their deliciousness with YOU!!!

The Goods:

Cooked Quinoa

Ground Turkey

Onion

Garlic

Jalapeno

Bell Peppers

Corn

Black Beans

Green Chilis

Tomato Sauce

Taco Seasoning

Cheddar Cheese (Not pictured - oops!)

Saute your onion and garlic until fragrant.

Add chipped jalapeno and ground turkey.

Cook until the ground turkey is browned.

Season with taco seasoning and then add tomato sauce.

Stir to combine with ground turkey mixture.

Add your corn and black beans, then stir again.

Now time for the quinoa!

Add that and stir.

Last, add the green chili and stir one last time.

Prep your peppers by washing, deseeding and cutting them in half.

Then stuff, and I mean STUFF, them with your turkey quinoa mixture.

Spray your covered baking dish with cooking spray.

Add the number of peppers you want to bake and cover with cheese.

I only baked three of the eight I prepared,

but froze the remaining ones to bake sometime soon!

Cover the baking dish and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

Ta da!

Now time to dig in and enjoy!!!

If you want the peppers to be less crisp, you can do one of two things:

1. Cook a little bit longer 

or 

2. Add 1/2 cup of chicken broth to the dish before baking.

Turkey and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Recipe

4 to 5 bell peppers

1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa

1 pound ground turkey

1/2 onion - chopped

1 garlic clove - minced

1 jalapeno - minced

1/2 cup black beans

1/2 cup corn

1 can green chilies - diced

7 oz can tomato sauce

1 teaspoon taco seasoning

fresh cilantro

fresh parsley

salt and pepper to taste

cheddar cheese - shredded

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Sauté onion and garlic until fragrant. 
3. Add jalapeño and cook one minute.
4. Add ground turkey and brown.
5. Season with salt, pepper and taco seasoning.
6. After five minutes or so, add tomato sauce 
7. Once cooked, combine in a bowl with quinoa, black beans, corn and green chiles.
8. Add chopped cilantro and parsley to your liking
9. Put mixture into peppers. 
10. Spray a Dutch oven. Put the peppers into a Dutch oven and cover the peppers with cheese. 
11. Put the lid on and bake 40 to 50 minutes.

Quinoa Broccoli Cheddar Bites

A few weeks ago one of my friends shared this recipe on their Facebook.

I love quinoa, so as soon as I saw it I made a mental note to make it soon.

Soon didn't take too long to come and after tasting these little bites,

I knew it was a recipe I wanted to share on my blog.

These Quinoa Broccoli Cheddar Bites are easy to make,

so you'll be enjoying their deliciousness in very little time.

Keep reading to see how easy they really are to make!

I think you'll be happy with the outcome.

The Goods:

Quinoa

Broccoli

Cheddar

Onion

Garlic

Egg

Red Peppers

Paprika

(Full recipe found in link above)

Get your ingredients all prepped.

Cook your quinoa, 

chop your broccoli, 

dice you onion,

mince your garlic

and shred your cheese.

Then throw everything into one bowl....

And mix until everything is well combined.

Spray your mini muffin pan and fill with the mixture.

Note - I halved the original recipe and still had 24 bites.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 20 minutes,

or until the edges turn golden brown.

Cool in the pan for a minute or two,

then remove and finish cooling on a wire rack.

I ate a few these delicious bites the day they were made,

but also enjoyed them reheated over the next few days.

Baked Pretzel Ham & Cheese Sandwiches

In this post I showed you all about how to make Homemade Pretzel Rolls.

And today I'm taking it a step further and am showing you how to use them to make

BAKED HAM & CHEESE PRETZEL SANDWICHES!!!

My sister-in-law made a variation of these a few years ago.

And I was hooked from the first bite!

I knew I wanted to make them myself,

but as usual I changed the original recipe up a bit.

These sandwiches are incredibly easy to make and so darn tasty!

They can even be made ahead of time and frozen.

Keep reading to see how easy they really are!

The Goods:

Pretzel Rolls

Deli Ham

Cheddar Cheese

Butter

Mustard

Poppy Seeds

Onions (Optional)

(Full Recipe at bottom of post!)

Melt butter with mustard, then add poppy seeds and onions if using them.

Get all your supplies ready to assemble the sandwiches.

Cut Pretzel Rolls in half and spread mustard butter sauce on each side.

Add a few slices of ham and one slice of cheese to each sandwich.

Wrap each sandwich individually in foil.

Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. 

If making from frozen, bake for 45 minutes instead.

And that is is folks!

Super simple as promised!!!

Ham and Cheese Pretzel Sandwich Recipe

6 Pretzel Rolls

1 pound Deli Ham

6 slices Cheddar Cheese

 1/4 Cup Butter

1/8 Cup Mustard

1 Tablespoon Poppy Seeds

1 Tablespoon Chopped Onions (Optional)

1. Make your Pretzel Rolls. Or you can buy them but they won't be as good! 

2. Melt butter with mustard. Once melted, add poppy seeds and onions if using.

3. Cut Pretzel Rolls in half and spread mustard butter sauce on each side.

4. Add a few slices of ham and one slice of cheese to each sandwich.

5. Wrap each sandwich individually in foil.

6. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. 

If making from frozen, bake for 45 minutes instead.

Sunday Night Dinner: Take 32

I was originally planning to make Roasted Squash for dinner, but turns out I'd had my squash too long. :( Oh well, I wasn't too disappointed and was happy to replace the squash with a grilled cheese sandwich. Mmm mmm mmm!!!

I'm sure roasted squash would have been very tasty, but I'm not sad I had to have the grilled cheese instead... 

I was already planning on making a salad tonight, but once the squash was out I opted to roast some brussels sprouts to have with the salad and grilled cheese. 

While things didn't go as I'd originally planned, tonight's dinner was absolutely a success. 

Sunday Night Dinner: Take 28

Tonight's Sunday Night Dinner was pretty simple, but finding all the pieces to make it a success was far from simple!  One would think that it'd be easy to find pretzel rolls, correct? Especially now that they're pretty trendy. Well...not really! After going to 4 different stores, I was finally able to purchase pretzel slider rolls from a store I'd seen them at MONTHS ago. Why I didn't start there in the first place...that's another story! 

Now that I had pretzel rolls, I could make what I'd picture as an amazing dinner! I made turkey burger pretzel roll sliders with cheddar cheese, mustard, lettuce and pickle slices. They were simply amazing and even better than I thought possible! With them, I enjoyed some grilled zucchini and roasted brussels sprouts. Both were very tasty and oddly enough, a great compliment to the sliders.