Big Mac Salad

This was yummy and healthier than a Big Mac 😂 Evan even ate it because he thought it was from McDonald’s hahaha. It would be easy to make camping too!!! 

 Serves 2 - Glamper Life

Ingredients:

• 8 oz lettuce chopped
• 1 lb ground beef cooked, drained
• 1 cup diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup pickles
• 1 onion diced 
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• Thousand Island dressing

INSTRUCTIONS

 

• Gather all ingredients.
• Combine the following ingredients in a large mixing bowl: lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, tomatoes, ground beef.
• Divide into 2 bowls and sprinkle each bowl with sesame seeds.
• Drizzle with salad dressing and enjoy.

How to clean white baseball pants...

Well it's our first year at travel baseball and found out that we need clean white baseball pants at each game....SO I went searching for a hack for washing these bad boys!!!  I couldn't believe this legit worked!!!  Got everything straight from Amazon!!!

Made in a pinch

Materials:

• Fels Naptha laundry bar
• Sponge
• Spray Bottle of 2 parts hydrogen peroxide and 1 part Dawn dish soap

1. Rinse out the dirty pants with cold water or soak them in cold water for a few minutes to remove excess dirt.
2. Spray any stains with a spray bottle of hydrogen peroxide and Dawn soap and let sit for a few minutes to loosen stains.
3. Take a sponge and get some Fels-Naptha soap on the sponge. Then lightly scrub the dirt and stains with the sponge. Get more soap on the sponge as necessary.
4. Once you have scrubbed all the dirt and stains, give the pants a quick rinse with cold water and throw them into the washing machine to remove any remaining dirt.

Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken

 This was eh -- honestly, we were all surprised but didn't really taste like much.  I'm not even sure what to put in it to make it tasty either...

Ingredients

• 14 oz can diced tomatoes with Italian herbs
• 3/4 cup tomato pasta sauce
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk or heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons corn starch
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil

Instructions

• Add tomatoes and pasta sauce to a 3-6 quart slow cooker.
• Whisk together cream and corn starch and add to the slow cooker. Stir in garlic, salt, basil and pepper.
• Add chicken breasts and press down into the sauce.
• Cook on low for 3-5 hours, until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F. The exact cook time will depend on your slow cooker -- a fuller slow cooker will take longer to cook, so a larger one will cook faster.
• Stir in fresh basil and serve over pasta, rice, or with a salad and veggies!

Cheesy Beef and Pasta Skillet

Always looking for new recipes that Bubba will eat....this was pretty good but I would even put more flavor in it (salt, mushroom, basil)

 Serves 8

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes
• ½ tsp. dried oregano
• ½ tsp. dried basil
• salt and pepper
• 12 oz. whole-wheat elbow pasta
• 2 ½ cups water
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1 ½ cups grated mozzarella cheese divided
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat olive oil in a large (5 quart) skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add beef and cook until browned, crumbling into small pieces.
• Stir in the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, oregano, basil, and a little salt and pepper. Cook at a low simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the pasta and water. Cover and increase the heat to a vigorous simmer. Cook, stirring often, until pasta is just tender, 13-15 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Stir in the cheddar cheese and ½ cup of the mozzarella. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted and slightly browned, about 10 minutes.

Camp Garlic Fries

Rossy made the menu since we were Mother's Day camping and these garlic fries were DELICIOUS!!!!  I don't want to make regular fries ever again -- SO YUMMY!!!!

Ingredients:

16oz bag frozen french fries

olive oil

salt and pepper

3 clove minced garlic

1 cup shredded cheddar and Monterey jack mixture

2 green onions, sliced

Heat coals over campfire, or preheat grill to medium-high.

Tear aluminum foil to make 4 large rectangles.  On each foil piece, spread out about 1/4 of the fries.  Drizzle each serving with olive oil and toss with salt and pepper.  Fold each foil piece in half crosswise and seal the edges to make the packets.

When coals (or grill) are hot, add the foil packets.  Cook (tossing occassionally to avoid burning) until heated through and golden, about 20 minutes.  Open packets and add garlic to each.  Toss and let the fries crisp over coals, uncovered, about 1 minute more.  Top each serving with cheese and cook until cheese is melty.

Top with sliced green onions