Ice Cream Cake with No Baking

I had never thought about using ice cream sandwiches to make an ice cream cake before I seen it on Pinterest, so I had to make it and plus I really did want to use the oven. On I $ave on Everything from A 2 Z, you can find this simple dessert recipe that I chaged to make it my own (which means I used items with peanut butter). For the dessert you will need:


1Box of 12 individual wrapped Ice Cream Sandwiches
Magic Shell Reese's
Whipped Topping
2 Packets of Resse's (4 Resse's total)
Hot Fudge (Optional, I end up not use it)
Also these items from home:
Plate
Knife







Start by unwrapping the sandwiches and stacking them on the plate. Between each layer pour some of the Magic Shell Reese's.

The sandwiches should be 4 row high. Once that is done place in freezer for about 10 minutes so that sandwiches can set.

Now spread the Whipped Topping over the sandwiches and place back in the freezer for about 5 minutes.

Pour the Magic Shell Reese's on top of the cake and crumble the Reese's over top of the cake.

Serve.

Enjoy! Cover and place in freezer when done.

I brought the items for the cake at the same time i brought the items for the Chicken Taco Salad, so for the Magic Shell Reese's ($2.89), 2 Reese's ($1.98), Ice Cream Sandwiches ($3.67), and Whipped Topping ($0.99) I spent a total of $9.53.

Chicken Taco Salad

For this meal I wanted to do something simple and individuals could make it their own. The one thing I know for sure you can make your own, a salad. So I made taco salads but instead of hamburger meat I used chicken.

Ingredients needed are:


Chicken Tenders (cut up into squares)
Taco seasoning packet
Can of corn
Cheese
Tortilla chips
Lettuce
Sour Cream
Salsa
1/4 cup of water
(whatever else you would like to add)




Start cleaning and cutting up the chicken and then cooking the chicken in a skillet.

Once the chicken is cooked add the taco seasoning and water to the chicken and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes.

Set the chicken aside.

Open the can of corn and put in a small pot add butter and heat until ready to serve.

Once everything is done, you can make your salad anyway you want.

I put the Tortilla chips on  the bottom, then the chicken, lettuce, cheese, corn, sour cream and salsa.

Serve.

Enjoy!.

 

If you subtract the items for the dessert I will make on Wednesday ( Magic Shell Reese's ($2.89), 2 Reese's ($1.98), Ice Cream Sandwiches ($3.67), and Whipped Topping ($0.99) = $9.53), I spent  a total of $14.34.



Cookie Pudding

For those you who do not like Banana Pudding there is something that is like it but better…Cookie Pudding. This also one dessert you will not need an oven for. The ingredients you will need are:

-4 Cups Milk

-2 Boxes Vanilla Wafers

-1 Package of Cream Cheese (Softened)

-1 Container Whipped Cream

-2 Boxes Instant Vanilla Pudding

-1 Tsp of Vanilla Exact

Along with these items from home:

-Large Bowl

-Spoon

-Whisk

-Mixer

-Rubber Spatula

-Glass Pan or Large Bowl with Lid

First start off by following the directions on the Pudding box, which is to add 2 cups of milk for each box in a bowl and whisk until it is thick but still runny.

Add the softened Cream cheese and Vanilla Exact and using the Mixer, mix the all the ingredients until the Cream cheese is in small pieces.

With the Rubber Spatula scrape the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is mixed in, and then add in the Whipping Cream again using the Mixer to mix everything together.

Again with the Rubber Spatula scrape the sides of the bowl to mix everything together.

In the Glass pan, add a layer of the Wafers. Then add a layer of the Pudding mixture.

Repeat the previous step until you reach the top. Then decorate the top with the leftover Wafers.

Refrigerate for 2-3 hours or overnight, until the cookies are soft and the pudding has set.

Serve.

 Enjoy!

For this dessert, I brought everything from Food Lion and only paid $10.44.

Baked Spaghetti, Salad, and Garlic Bread

This meal may seem simple, but to me it’s a memory that I hold near and dear to my heart. Baked Spaghetti was one of the last meals my aunt made for the family before she passed away. I remember it being the best spaghetti I have ever had. Mine will not be near as good as hers but I will try my best.

For this meal the ingredients you will need are:

Hamburger meat

Spaghetti sauce

Spaghetti noodles

Garlic Bread

Shredded Cheese

Pepperoni

Salad (Optional)

 Along with these items from home:

Oil

Salt

Pot

Spoons and Spatula

Pan

Glass Pan

Strainer

To begin with adding water, salt and oil in a pot to boil for the noodles and in a pan place the hamburger meat to brown it.

Once the meat is browned, strain the grease off. 

Set aside the hamburger meat.

Once the water for the noodles begins to boil, add the noodles to the water. When the noodles are cooked, strain the water off and set aside.

Put the hamburger meat in the pot and add the Spaghetti sauce and let it simmer for about 10 minutes. After the sauce has simmered add the noodles to the pot.

Let the Spaghetti simmer for about 10 minutes and then you can start layering the Spaghetti in the Glass pan. Preheat the oven at 300°.

Beginning layering with the Spaghetti at the bottom if the pan.

Next add a layer of Pepperonis and Cheese.

Repeat each layer again, ending with Cheese on top.

Place in the oven for about 15 minutes or until Cheese is melted.

Set aside to cool and place the Garlic Bread in the oven under the Broiler for about 5 minutes.

Once the bread is done, cut up into pieces.

When the bread is done you can serve the meal adding a salad to round out the meal.

 Enjoy!

This receipt may say I went over $25 worth of food from Walmart but I didn’t, because there are a few things I brought for my next post. So get the total for this meal you have to subtract the Hot Oatmeal, GV H4Y Corn (cereal), GV 100Z Mini (marshmallows), NTH PNT MLK (Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Chips) and Milk, bring the actually total to….$18.64

Anniversary Chicken, Twice Baked Potatoes and Salad

On Sunday, I decided I would cook a meal that my family enjoyed when I cooked it at home.  It is also pretty simple to make when you’re having a busy day. These are all the ingredients you will need:

-4 Baked Potatoes

-Chicken Tender or Breast

-Teriyaki Sauce

- Ranch Dressing

-Mozzarella Cheese or whatever cheese you want
- Real Bacon Bits

-Honey Mustard Dressing

-Salad (Optional)

 Along with these items from home:

-Oil
- Salt

-Tinfoil

-Two pans

 -Bowl

-Spoons and Spatula

I started with the Twice Baked Potatoes because they would take the longest. For five people, using four potatoes is enough. To prepare, set your oven to 350°. Begin by washing the potatoes (because you will want to eat the outside of the potato, wash them with a little soap).

Once the potatoes are washed, you will need tinfoil to wrap the potatoes with after rubbing each potato with oil and then sprinkling with salt. Once wrapped, poke holes in each potato, so the heat can be released. Put the potatoes in the oven on the racks at 350° for about an hour and 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

Once the potatoes are cooked set them aside to cool. Lower the temperature of the oven to 250°.

Now that the potatoes are cooked you can began on the chicken. 

To begin, run water over the chicken to clean it. REMEMBER when working with chicken to WASH YOUR HANDS.

I used Chicken Tender with this recipe but you can use any type of chicken you want or have at the time.

 Heat a skillet to medium heat with a little oil in the bottom. Add about four of the tenders at a time and cook both sides thoroughly.

Once all the chicken is cooked, line a pan with tinfoil and place the cooked chicken on the pan side by side. 

Pour over the chicken first the Teriyaki Sauce and then the Ranch Dressing. Run a spoon over the chicken to make sure that all the chicken is cover with the sauce and dressing.  You can top the chicken with about anything once this is done; I decided to use Mozzarella Cheese and Real Bacon Bits.

Put the pan in the over at 250° for about 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

When the chicken is in the oven, continue with the potatoes.

Now that the potatoes are cooled, split each in half and using a spoon, spoon out the inside of each potato, leaving just the potato skins. 

Put the insides of the potatoes in a bowl.  Mix with Ranch Dressing, Honey Mustard Dressing and more Mozzarella Cheese and Bacon Bits.

Put the mixture back into the potatoes skins and top with more cheese.

Take the chicken out of the oven once all the cheese is melted and place the potatoes in the oven at the same temperature for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted on top.

This is how the potatoes and the chicken will look. 

After this you can plate up the meal, adding a salad, ending with a perfect Sunday dinner that was less than $25.

Total for everything I brought from Food Lion :