Pepperoni Pizza Dip

You are going to love and hate me for this recipe...it is sooo good, just maybe not so good for you. But seriously everything in moderation is my motto and I'm sticking to it.  Make this when you are having lots of people over, or cut the recipe in half to help curb the temptation to sit down and eat the whole dish!

8oz shredded mozzarella
8oz shredded cheddar
1 cup mayonnaise, not low fat or fat free
1 ½ cups pepperoni, I always use Turkey pepperoni, chopped
½ cup onions, diced
½ cup green pepper,diced

1 can (6oz) chopped black olives, chopped

**optional ingredients: small jar of green olives, chopped, small can of chopped mushrooms, drained 

Chop pepperoni, and dice onion, and green pepper.

In a large bowl mix all ingredients.

Pour mixture into a 9X13 baking dish.

Bake at 350* for 25 - 30 minutes.

Serve hot with a substantial cracker or chips. We like Wheat Thins with this recipe.

Little Pigs in a Blanket

On a rainy, fall  Saturday, when you are suppose to travel to watch the local university football team play their #1 rival on an NFL field, and you make the decision NOT to, based on the potential of severe weather, Mom better make some good treats to eat while watching said game on a pretty fuzzy internet feed. Here's a sampling of what we ate...

Little Smokie Sausages
Refrigerated Pillsbury Crescent  Rolls

Unroll crescent rolls.

Using a pizza cutter, cut rolls into long thin strips. (about 4 per roll)

Wrap strips around sausages, leaving ends exposed.

Some times my strips were too long, I just cut it in half and made 2 out of those. 

Place on greased baking sheet.

Bake at 350* for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Serve with ketchup, mustard, bbq, or your favorite dipping sauce...

Make these for the people in your house...

they are easy, 

taste great, 

take only 2 ingredients,

 kids love 'em, 

adults love 'em, 

and I know you will too!

Seriously though, these little babies with some mac and cheese and apple slices would make a perfect fall lunch or dinner!

Open Face Italian Sloppy Joes

 

Remember the spaghetti sauce from Pioneer Woman I posted a few weeks ago? We love it! So when I saw her do a follow up recipe using the sauce, I knew I had to try it, too. So easy to make if you already have some sauce stored away in your freezer, which I did. If not, this is a good reason to make the sauce just so you can have this dish! Very satisfying for lunch on a VERY cool fall day.

Spaghetti sauce
Frozen garlic bread
Sliced mozzarella or provolone cheese
Parmesan for sprinkling on top, if desired

Heat garlic bread in oven as directed on box.

Meanwhile, heat up meat sauce in saucepan or nuke it in the microwave.

When everything is hot, top garlic bread with desired amount of sauce and one slice of cheese.

Return pan to oven until cheese is melted.

Sprinkle with Parmesan before serving if desired.

Enjoy this guys...soooo good and soooo easy!

Source: Pioneer Woman