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Rachael Ray: Stuffed Hot Sausage Meatball Subs

Michelle — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:00:51 +0000

I have made another Rachael Ray recipe where you stuff meatballs and serve it with spaghetti. It is a favorite around here, so I thought this would be a little different, but it sounded good. I will say I am not sure I was a huge fan of sausage meatballs. They were good, but not my favorite. The flavor is a lot different then a regular meatball, which surprised me a little. Overall it was a good sub, but probably not something I’d make again.

Recipe: Stuffed Hot Sausage Meatball Subs

Hot Sausage Stuffed Meatballs

Cookbook: Rachael Ray Everyday Magazine

Total Time: 30 minutes

Notes: I didn’t do anything different, well I let the meatballs sit in the sauce after they came out of the oven, just to soak up some flavor.

Rachael Ray: Not your Mamas Nachos

Michelle — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:00:01 +0000

This Rachael Ray recipe is different. If you haven’t seen it before; you’re going to wonder what was I thinking? As I was making this one I thought, “What was I thinking?” Broccoli with nachos, those things really don’t go together. However, I love broccoli, I love it with cheese, on my potatoes, plain, doesn’t matter. Why not give it a shot. The surprising thing was, or maybe not so surprising, it was delicious! So while you might think you’re crazy, and other people really might think you’re crazy, don’t knock it until you try it! You just might like it!

Recipe: Not your Mama’s Nachos

Not Your Mama's Nachos

Cookbook: Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine

Total Time: 20 minutes

Notes:I didn’t serve mine up with Greek yogurt, just the green salsa. I also used store bought chips over making my own with tortillas.

Rachael Ray: Steakhouse Chili

Michelle — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:00:26 +0000

This Rachael Ray chili recipe is packed full of flavor, like you wouldn’t believe. It is delicious. I have never thought to put bacon in chili, but it is something you may want to consider. I had some guest or packing helpers over and they loved the chili too. It came together very quickly too, in less then 30 minutes, but it tasted like it had been cooking all day!

Recipe: Steakhouse Chili

Steakhouse Chili

Cookbook: Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine

Total Time: 25 minutes

Notes:I probably should’ve cut the bacon smaller, that’s about my only regret on this one. We topped ours with cheese, I ran out of sour cream the other night!

Rachael Ray: Fajita Chicken Salad

Michelle — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:56 +0000

This is a great, fresh Rachael Ray recipe. I enjoyed this salad. I had to add more salt to the dressing then I would’ve like to, it was a little bland for me. I bet some avocado would’ve been great in the dressing. I may have to try that some time. I think you could add some other things to this one, red peppers, cheese, corn, cut up tortilla crisp. As for a simple salad, it was surprisingly satisfying and a good pre-packing meal!

Recipe: Fajita Chicken Salad

Chicken Fajita Salad

Cookbook: Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine

Total Time: 20 minutes

Notes: I followed the directions, but I skipped out on the baked tortillas, although I’m sure they would’ve been good, I’m operating on minimal supplies this week while we pack up and store all of our stuff!

Rachael Ray: Chili Lime Okra

Michelle — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:00:12 +0000

Okra is one of my absolute favorite things to eat! This Rachael Ray recipe out of her magazine last April I thought looked fantastic! It was fantastic. The little one even tried a few; I’ve been teaching him to like okra because I like it so much! This one cooks up fast. It would be a great side dish to a barbecue meal, or I eat okra as a snack!

Recipe: Chili Lime Okra

Chili Lime Okra

Cookbook: Rachael Ray Magazine

Total Time: 20 minutes

Notes: I couldn’t find fresh okra so I used frozen okra. I’m guessing it is probably not in season right now.

Rachael Ray: Smoked Mozzarella and Chicken Sandwiches

Michelle — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:00:00 +0000

This Rachael Ray recipe may have smoked mozzarella in the title, but I was more into the sauce you made to go over the chicken. The complete title is a little long for this blog, but the Italian Barbecue sauce was excellent. My favorite part of the sandwich. In fact, I didn’t even eat the bread, just the chicken with the cheese and barbecue sauce. It was an excellent dinner for a below freezing day!

Recipe: Smoked Mozzarella and Chicken Sandwich with Italian Barbecue Sauce

Smoked Mozzarella and Chicken Sandwiches

Cookbook: Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine

Total Time: 25 minutes

Notes: If you’re going to buy a specialty bread for this sandwich, make sure you use the bread shortly after you buy it. I tried to soften mine up in the microwave, but it just never got soft enough to eat. I don’t mind a little crunch to my bread, but this one had a little much! I also didn’t use fresh mozzarella, I know story of my life, I just refuse to pay the extra money for it, and I had some in my fridge I needed to use up before the move next week.

Rachael Ray: Chicken al la Tangerine

Michelle — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:57 +0000

I love Rachael Ray recipes that use citrus. I think they are so fresh and light. This chicken was no different. The sauce with the tangerines was so refreshing. Even the little guy ate some pulled chicken, which doesn’t happen a lot, so it must have been good!

Recipe:Chicken al la Tangerine

Chicken al la Tangerine

Cookbook: Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine

Total Time: 30 minutes

Notes: I only used chicken legs and it seemed like they took a little long to cook. I served this up over rice because the little guy loves it.

Rachael Ray: Warm Tortellini Salad

Michelle — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:30 +0000

This Rachael Ray recipe I thought for sure the little one would eat. He’s always been a fan of cheese tortellini. Since he didn’t eat anything else I was very pleased he had some of this. I really like Tortellini salads; I think I would rather eat Tortellini in a salad over in a marinara sauce or alfredo. It just seems to fit better for me. This is a nice quick cooking recipe when you’re in a hurry, but you want something that taste good and fills you up!

Recipe: Warm Tortellini Salad

Warm Tortellini Salad

Cookbook: Everyday with Rachael Ray

Total Time: 25 minutes

Notes:I don’t think my tomatoes roasted very well. They tasted fine, just didn’t look like the picture in the magazine. I used fresh tortellini, I couldn’t find any frozen types. I also didn’t put in mozzarella, I just like that better melted. I did top it with a little Parmesan. I loved the green beans in this; so good! I also opted to clean more of my fridge out and heat up some cheese texas toast so it wouldn’t go to waste over making my own garlic bread.

Rachael Ray: Cranberry and Soy Glazed Ribs

Michelle — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00:10 +0000

This Rachael Ray recipe caught my eye in her December Magazine Index. It was listed as a web recipe. The husband bought some ribs from some students and they’ve been in our freezer for a while. It is perfect timing since I’m going to be leaving our fridge with our house, it’s time to clean it all out. I made another cranberry ribs recipe in October, so he wasn’t thrilled they were going to be close to the same. To my surprise when I opened the ribs, they were already cooked. So I ended up heating them up, then putting the glaze on some ribs, but not all of them. Everyone was happy!

Recipe: Cranberry and Soy Glazed Ribs

Cranberry and Soy Glazed Ribs

Cookbook: Rachael Ray Online

Total Time: 45 minutes

Notes: Like I said, this was just used as a glaze on our ribs. I served this up with some potato salad and baked beans, it was good!

Ingredients

add brown sugar, mustard, ginger, and soy to cranberry sauce

pour glaze over ribs

Rachael Ray: Parmesan Stuffed Potato Skins

Michelle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:45 +0000

I know, this Rachael Ray recipe isn’t really all that different. What can I say, but I love potato skins; I’ve been craving them. I’ve been craving a lot of potatoes lately, I just love them. The little guy loves potatoes too, so it is a win-win! Truth be told we took a little road trip to watch the Hubs team play so I needed to make something that was easy so you would have a recipe today! So that’s why we have Parmesan Stuffed Potato Skins, but they were good, you should make them!

Recipe: Parmesan Stuffed Potato Skins

Parmesan Stuffed Potato Skins

Cookbook: Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine

Total Time: 45 minutes or so, I lost track, longer then 30!

Notes: I only used 2 potatoes since there are 2 of us. Also I could cut the halves lengthwise again, after I had scooped out the inside. It wasn’t easy to do, and really I just said forget it cause it’s not like I was serving these at a party. However, if I were serving them up at a party, I’d probably cook the potatoes longer and be able to cut them. But I’m impatient so I used a little help from the microwave to get these babies soft. Oh, I also used pepperoni instead of salami, it was just too pricey for me to buy, and pepperoni is close enough for me; I like the taste better.