Beefy Bake Beans

(I almost always make this recipe with the "Red Hot" Chicken one so you get the same picture for both of them!)

Whenever I need this recipe I immediately look on my blog only to discover I haven't put it here yet, so I am finally getting to it. This is a great recipe, I can eat just these as a meal or a nice protein filled snack.

**I always half this recipe for my family of 4 and it is good to feed us each twice at least, sometimes I keep the beef and onion at the same as the whole recipe. ALSO I will eliminate the bacon if I don't have it on hand, not a big deal**

8 oz. of Bacon (cooked and crumbled)

1/2 lb. ground beef- browned

1/2 onion chopped

2 cans of pinto beans-drained and rinsed

2 cans of Great Northern Beans (or navy, cannelli, or butter)- drained and rinsed

2 (15 oz) cans of canned baked beans with pork

1 cup BBQ Sauce

1 cup Ketchup

1 cup Brown Sugar- packed

1 tbs. Mustard

Cook bacon and set aside. Brown beef in skillet and add onion to cook with it, cook well. Transfer beef to a greased 10x15 pan. Add bacon and beans. Mix BBQ Sauce, Ketchup, Brown Sugar, and Mustard in a separate bowl then pour over bean mixture and stir it all together well. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

This can also be done in the crockpot, just follow the directions above, but put in your crockpot and cover and cook on high for 4 hours.

"Red Hot" Grilled Chicken

(I almost always make this recipe with the Beefy Bake Beans so you have the same picture for both of them)

This recipe comes from The Picky Palate blog listed on my sidebar found under the title "My spoiled little campers". I wasn't so sure when I first saw this recipe and bookmarked it, I am not a fan of bbq sauce or things really spicy. Then a friend made it for us and it was so yummy! Not spicy or thick saucy at all. My entire family LOVES this recipe.





12-14 Chicken Tenderloins (or about 6 chicken breasts)


1/2 cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce (I can get a big bottle at Walmart for a cheap price)


3/4 cup favorite bbq sauce (I always use whatever is cheapest in the original)


4 Tbs. Melted Butter


2Tbs. Worchestershire Sauce





Mix all the wet ingredients together and pour over chicken. Let marinate for approx. 4 hours or more and then grill.

Ranch Chicken

Since I have been down with morning sickness my mother in law made us this dinner the other night. I wasn't so sure at first, especially since my husband hates the smell of ranch, but it was a HUGE hit and all three of the boys gobbled it down. The amounts are guestimates on how much as no one had a hard copy of the recipe and just throws it together.

2-3 cups Corn Flakes, crushed up (I put them in a Ziploc bag and smashed and rolled with a rolling pin, if I had a food processor I would imagine that would work way better and faster).
1 cup Parmesan cheese (just the dry stuff from the store)
1 envelope of ranch mix dry.

Mix all these together, you may or may not use it all.

Chicken (I cooked up 12 tenderloins)
Melted butter

Sprinkle some dry mix on a plate, have another plate with some melted butter. Take chicken, if using chicken breasts you can cut them up so they will cook faster. I used tenderloins, dip them in the melted butter and then roll in the dry mixture. Place in a greased pan.

Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. This is how long I put the tenderloins in for, if you use whole chicken breasts adjust time accordingly.