Sausage and Egg Casserole

I have a roommate who loves having breakfast for dinner anytime she can get it. So today I decided to do just that for her. I wanted to make a meal that was non-traditional breakfast meal, not knowing many recipes for those types of meals I looked on Pinterest. I found this recipe for Sausage and Egg Casserole on Casserole Recipe.

In addition to the casserole I wanted to try and make one of the dishes I have a hard time making. This is going to shock some because it so simple to make but I have the hardest time making GRITS. Yes, I know it weird but for me getting them right is so hard, so I am attempting them today. These are the ingredients for the casserole and grits:

8 slices white bread, cut in cubes

1 pound bulk pork sausage, crumbled and cooked

1 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese

10 large eggs

2 cups milk

2 teaspoons dry mustard

Salt

 Pepper

¾ cups of Grits

3 cups of Water

Butter

Along with these items from home:

Glass Pan

Bowl

Spatula

Measuring Spoons

Knife

Cutting Board

Whisk

Pot

Preheat the oven to 350°.

Then I began the casserole by cooking the sausage, then draining the grease off of it.

Set the sausage aside.

Cut the bread into cubes and place in the glass pan.

Then layer the sausage and cheese in the glass pan.

In a bowl mix the eggs, dry mustard, milk, salt and pepper. Then pour over the bread, sausage and cheese.

Place the pan in the oven for 50 minutes or until eggs are cooked.

The casserole will be golden brown when done.

For the grits (which I succeeded in make) should only take about 10 minutes.

First add Grits and salt to boiling water.

Reduce heat and cover for 5 minutes or until the grits reach the right thickness.

Perfectly made Grits.

To round out the meal I added some canned fruit.

Serve.

Enjoy!

The total cost:

Again I brought items for 2 meals at Walmart, so the total cost for this meal was: $16.09

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 :