This is an easy throw together meal that’s perfect for this cold front coming in! 

1 can of black beans drained

1 can of corn drained

1 can of rotel

1 green bell pepper

1 medium yellow onion

1 block of cream cheese 

2 cups of chicken broth

1 lb of ground beef 

Ranch and taco seasoning

Cook on low for 5-7 hours

One box of chocolate cake mix (your choice)

One bag of semi sweet chocolate chips

One box of chocolate pudding 

2 cups milk 

Preheat oven to 350. Take a 9×13 baking dish and grease it. Pour your cake mix (powder only) and dump it into the pan. Take the pudding powder and sprinkle the entire box over cake mix. Take the two cups of milk and pour it in. Stir it up until combined and add chocolate chips on top. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes and serve with ice cream. Yes, it’s a lot of chocolate, however the vanilla ice cream compliments it nicely.

For those who’ve asked no greasing required! Greasing the pan would prevent the cake from rising up in the oven as the batter would have nothing to cling onto as it bakes

I cooked fries in a kettle with oil. 

Velveeta-3.28( 3 packs)

Onion soup mix-1.25

Roast beef-4.00

Cheese slices-1.67

Buns-1.99

Fries-1.68

Cajun chicken fettuccine Alfredo 

Below is the ingredients I used. 

Prego homestyle Alfredo sauce 

HEB saucy Cajun sauce 

HEB Cajun seasoning

Garlic power 

Salt and pepper

16oz of fettuccine noodles 

Raw chicken tenders 

Texas toast garlic bread 

All the seasonings I used to season the chicken. I used vegetable oil to cook the tenders. And those are the 2 sauces I combined for the noodles. Bam 

Two cans of pillsbury cinnamon rolls

Heavy cream (cover the bottom)

1 stick melted butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar – mix together and pour over the cinnamon rolls.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done.

When done, take the icing that came with the cinnamon rolls and spread it on the rolls and serve. (We added more cream cheese frosting on top that we had on hand)

I made tater tot casserole.

Tater tots

Shredded cheese

Ground beef

Onion

Worcestershire sauce

Half and half

Cream of chicken or mushroom (or whatever flavor “cream of” soup).

Corn

Flour

Butter

Salt

Pepper

Brown ground beef. Drain most (not all) of grease. Add a tbsp of butter. Add chopped onion. Sprinkle a bit of flour over meat and leftover grease/butter and stir until absorbed. Cook on low for a couple of minutes. Season meat mixture with salt/pepper. Add Worcestershire sauce and half and half and cream soup. Mix. Place in buttered dish. Pre bake tater tots until crispy. Then top meat mixture with corn, taters tots and shredded cheese. Bake until cheese is melted.

1-2 packs flaky biscuits $1 each

1 pound hamburger (in our freezer but roughly $5 a pound)

1 pack pepperoni $2

1 large jar spaghetti sauce $3

Mozzarella cheese $3

Brown hamburger like sloppy joes

In a baking dish, place uncooked biscuits. Squish them so the bottom is covered. Add browned burger, pepperoni, and sauce. Top with cheese. Bake at 400 for about 35 minutes.

So good! And it feeds my family of six easily plus LOTS of leftovers!

**I had leftovers in my fridge, so the amounts may vary and may not be exact **

* About 1lb or 2 of taco meat filling

* about 2-3 cups of cooked white rice 

* about half cup to a cup of taco sauce 

* shredded sharp cheddar about 3 cups

* about 6-8 crushed taco shells

Warm up your taco meat and taco sauce in large skillet. When heated thru, add cooked rice and mix well. Transfer mixture to baking pan, and add about 2 cups of cheese and mix. Top with more cheese, crushed taco shells and more cheese. Bake at 375 for about 15 min or till chips are crispy & cheese is melted