Chicken Shepherds Pie

Sometimes I have to get a little creative when it comes to cooking for my family.

They have their favorites and it can be kind of hard to get them to try new stuff.  

That's what happened to me when I stumbled across a recipe from Simply Recipes for their Easy Shepherds Pie.  To say it was amazing is an understatement.  It is an out of this world Shepherds Pie.  Of course I tweaked it a little bit but really, it is to die for. 

But... I can only eat so much hamburger if you know what I mean?  Without fail if I ask my family what they would like for dinner one of them will respond with Shepherds Pie!  Welcome to my world. 

So I had to change it up a bit.  I kept the same basic ingredients but I just tweaked Simply Recipes Easy Shepherds Pie and turned it into a Chicken Shepherds Pie that is absolutely amazing. 

Don't take my word for it though.  This one you'll definitely want to try for yourself :)

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Green Bean & Tator Tot Hamburger Casserole

I know the title says Green Bean & Tator Tot Hamburger Casserole but trust me when I say that it is SO MUCH MORE than just any ordinary casserole.

I found this blog Linda's Low Carb Menu & Recipes a few years ago and our family has become huge fans.  We've tried quite a few different recipes from her blog and we still to this day keep a few of them in our monthly rotation.

So when I was planning out this dinner I decided I'd take one of her yummy recipes that we normally make {Cheesy Chicken & Green Bean Casserole} and change it up just a bit. I wanted to use up some hamburger that I had thawed and the remainder of the tator tots that I opened over the weekend.   

How did it turn out?  It was to die for!  So good... cheesy and delicious.  And the best part?  My family ate a bunch of green beans and didn't even complain about it.  How could they?  Everything was smothered in this yummy garlic, cheesy-creamy sauce.  Yum!

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Broccoli Breakfast Bake

So funny story about how this casserole came about.  

Last weekend I was so excited to try an English Muffin Egg Casserole recipe that I found that I actually got up early and went to the grocery store... in the snow... alone with the baby and got all of the ingredients that I needed to make the recipe that I had found.

I came home and put everything together and let it sit in the fridge like the recipe said for over and hour.  Then I put it in the oven and baked it exaclty how the directions said and ... well, mine didn't turn out that good. 

The idea was good, eggs, cheese, canadian bacon but we didn't like the kind of soggy muffins in it.

We didn't give up.  Everyone put in their suggestions on how they thought it could be better and here's what we came up with as a family:

• My husband wanted the eggs cooked before putting them into the casserole.  He just didn't like the texture of the eggs poured directly over everything
• Our breakfast guest said he'd remove the English Muffins and replace them with tator tots
• My daughter thought green onions would be a nice addition
• And I wanted a veggie in it and thought broccoli would compliment the Canadian Bacon 

So that's how our Broccoli Breakfast Casserole was created.  We changed just about everything from the original recipe and ended up coming up with something new and yummy!

Isn't it fun creating in the kitchen!

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Doritos Cool Ranch Tuna Noodle Casserole

Doritos Cool Ranch Tuna Noodle Casserole is one of the best casseroles ever, well in my opinion at least!

I don't know what it is but I love this dish.  I love it so much I always make a huge casserole so I have lots of leftovers. 

Maybe it's the Doritos, maybe it's the cheese?  I don't know but everything comes together to create a perfect blend of flavors.

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Chicken Tetrazzini

You guys, I was so excited this Sunday to try a few new recipes (yes, I said a few).  I figured I'd make something special for breakfast, I'd make a Valentines treat in the afternoon and a yummy and delicious supper.

Don't you love how you can plan till your blue in the face and nothing goes right and everything just starts falling apart, ugh.

I did make breakfast but we'll save that story for another time.  Let's just say the recipe didn't turn out that great and I'm gonna do some major tweaking this Saturday morning. 

I did end up making treats and almost burned the kitchen down in the process.  I was totally "in the zone" and focused on what I was doing.  I accidentally left our glass stove top burner on low and forgot about it.  I didn't notice that my hubby put the Chicken Tetrazzini with a hot pad on the burner till the hot pad was smoking and practically on fire.

That's about how my Sunday went.

How about you?  Any fun stories you can share?  It will make me feel better, like I'm less of a mess in my kitchen :)

Now let me tell you guys how good this casserole was.  It was definitely a 5 star recipe and that is hard to come by in this house.  We don't often give out a 5 star rating but this dish deserved it.  I have to thank Plain Chicken for posting this delicious goodness on her site.  I found it, pinned it, thought about it, tweaked it, made it, and loved it! 

It has minimal ingredients and came together pretty easily.  I wasn't thrilled about the cook time but it was worth the wait.  This is a must try you guys.  It was goooood!
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Easy Beef Stroganoff w/ Rice & Cheese

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We have a major dilemma in our house.  Both my daughter and I love stroganoff and my cute hubby doesn't like it at all.  Without fail every time I even mention making stroganoff he cringes and askes if I can make something different.  

Granted... he does have a point.  

When I was younger I thought good stroganoff came out of a box.  Don't laugh. 

So what did I do?  I decided to make stroganoff from scratch and make it super yummy.  

While this might not be a "traditional" stroganoff recipe it sure is tasty and good.  I wouldn't have it any other way and my husband actually likes it, yay!

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Pizzetti [Pizza & Spaghetti Casserole]

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It's pizza....  It's spaghetti....  It's Pizzetti!

A couple of years ago we were making one of our favorites, spaghetti when we realized that we didn't have any hamburger to put in it.  We're kind of weird and didn't just want to just eat noodles, sauce and cheese so my husband thought it would be fun to put pepperoni in it.

Glad he had that idea because Pizetti is so good!  

It's so much fun when you try new things and they turn out to be so good

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Easy Shepherds Pie

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My family really loves this recipe.  I found it over at Simply Recipes a couple of years ago and have been making it for them ever since!  

It is so easy, and so good!  Definitely worth a try :-)

We want to thank Simply Recipes for sharing this recipe link with {The Best Blog Recipes}!  

Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese

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Texas Style Lasagna

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Do you know how hard it is to save the last piece of a very yummy casserole for pictures when you family thinks what you just made was really delicious?  

Yeah, not so easy in this house! 

Let's just say that this recipe was very well liked and my family was only about 1/2 way done with their plates when they asked me to make this casserole again for them soon :-)

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Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Casserole

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