You unroll the pizza dough and cut it into four equal sized rectangles. You will need to cut the string cheese in half also. Right down the middle lengthwise.
A hot dog gets laid on the end of each rectangle of pizza dough, with a piece of string cheese laid on either side of it. You then roll the dough up to cover both the weiner and the cheese completely.
You don't really need much on the side, if anything. You could serve this with coleslaw or a salad if you were wanting to get some vegetables into you family. I especially like coleslaw and have a really yummy recipe for that here. You can't go wrong.
These always go down a real treat with the family. Hearty and delicious, quick and easy to make. What more could a person ask for!
Baked Chili Cheese Dogs
Ingredients
- 4 all beef hot dogs (You can freeze any leftover frankfurters for another time)
- 5 pieces of string cheese (cheddar)
- 1 can of refrigerated pizza dough
- 2 14-oz (400g tins) of chili con carne
- 2 TBS butter, melted
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp parsley flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190*C/375*F/ gas mark 5.
- Butter a 6 by 10 inch baking dish or lightly spray with low fat cooking spray. Spread the chilli out into the dish evenly.
- Unroll the pizza dough and cut into 4 equal sized rectangles.
- Cut the string cheeses in half lengthwise. The fifth one will be used to make up the length of the hotdogs in the four main ones, so cut it again cross wise into 4 bits, divided in half)
- Lay a frankfurter at one short edge of each rectangle with 1/2 slice of cheese string placed on either side of it, plus one fourth of the fifth one to make up the length. (If your hotdogs are short you may not need a fifth one.)
- Roll up beginning at the hotdog side, to cover the hot dog completely, and place on top of the chili in the baking dish, seam side down.
- Mix together the melted butter, garlic and onion powders and parsley flakes. Brush evenly over top of the rolls.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until the dough is well risen, the chili is bubbling and the rolls are golden brown. Enjoy!
notes:
The original recipe only called for one tin of chili. I felt that it needed more and so I have used two tins. Even better, use leftover homemade chili if you have any.
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Best Cabbage Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 pound (455g) extra lean minced beef
- 1/4 cup (55g)raw long grain rice
- 1 large free-range egg, beaten
- 1 medium onion, peeled and grated
- 1 carrot, peeled and grated
- 1 fat clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 pound ( 225g) smoked streaky bacon, minced (dry cure if possible)
- 12 wilted cabbage leaves, thick veins trimmed to thin
- 1/2 cup (100g) soft light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup (240ml) tomato sauce (passata)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190*C/375*F/ gas mark 5. Butter a shallow baking dish large enough to hold your rolls. Set aside.
- Place the meat into a bowl and mix together with the raw rice, egg, onion, carrot, garlic, salt, pepper and bacon. Mix well together. Shape into 12 equal sized ovals.
- Place each oval at the wide end of a wilted cabbage leaf. Roll up, tucking in the sides to completely encase the meat.
- Place, folded side down, into a greased baking dish.
- Mix together the brown sugar, lemon juice and tomato sauce. Pour this sauce over the rolls. Cover tightly with a lid or a thick sheet of aluminimum foil.
- Place the casserole into the heated oven and bake for 1 hour. Uncover at the end of that time and bake for 20 minutes longer. Serve hot with your favourite sides.
notes:
I often double the sauce as it is so delicious. Simply multiply all of the sauce ingredients by 2.
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Sheetpan Crispy Chicken & Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 small free range egg, beaten lightly
- 1 TBS lemon juice
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
- 1/4 tsp each salt and black pepper
- 35g dried bread crumbs (1/4 cup) (I like panko)
- 3 TBS freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 TBS melted butter
- 250g baby potatoes, washed, dried and quartered (1/2 pound)
- 250g green beans, washed, trimmed and dried (1/2 pound)
- 12 baby plum tomatoes, halved
- 1 TBS balsamic vinegar
- 60g melted butter (1/4 cup)
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- dry Italian seasoning
- salt and black pepper to taste
- Chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
- a dusting of Parmesan cheese
- fresh lemon wedges
Instructions
- First prepare the chicken. Whisk the egg, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper together in a shallow bowl. Pound the chicken breasts so that they are roughly the same thickness throughout. Add them to the egg mixture, turning to coat them. Refrigerate and marinate for half an hour at least.
- Preheat the oven to 200*C/400*F/gas mark 6. Line a baking tray with aluminium foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Put the bread crumbs in a bowl with the Parmesan cheese. Dredge each chicken breast on both sides in this, pressing them lightly to help the crumbs to stick. Place them onto the baking tray. Drizzle with the melted butter. (Alternately you can spray them with the low fat cooking spray). Place them in a single layer on the baking sheet.
- Melt the butter for the vegetables and mix with the garlic, Italian seasoning and salt to taste. Toss the potatoes with half of this and the green beans with the other half.
- Place the potatoes in one layer around the chicken, reserving the beans for later.
- Roast the chicken and potatoes in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Push the potatoes to one side and add the green beans around the chicken on the other side. Return to the oven and roast for a further10 minutes.
- Remove the tray from the oven again. Push the beans aside to make room for the tomatoes. Add the cherry tomatoes and drizzle with the balsamic vinegar and season with some salt and black pepper. Return the tray to the oven and roast for a further 10 minutes, until the chicken is golden and cooked through, the potatoes are crisp and golden brown and the green beans crispy tender. The tomatoes should be wilted and beginning to caramelise. Scatter some Parmesan cheese over the tray and sprinkle with the flat leaf parsley. Serve immediately with lemon wedges for spritzing over top
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If you want to make this really quick, you can use frozen ready fried crispy chicken breast cutlets like the ones you get the bag in Costco. They are excellent. Also, ifyou don't like your green beans crispy tender, you may want to blanch them first. If you don't like green beans you can use trimmed asparagus spears, or baby corn cobs. Tasty either way!
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Best Banana Cake
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
- 3 cups (420g) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 3/4 cup (180g) lightly salted butter, softened
- 1 cup (195g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (100g) soft light brown sugar, packed
- 3 large free range eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tsp pure vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups (360ml) dairy buttermilk
- 4 ounces (110g) of cream cheese
- 1/2 cup (120g) butter
- 1 tsp pure vanilla
- 2 cups (260g) icing sugar, sifted
- pinch of salt
- 1 TBS milk or cream (may or may not be needed)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180*C/350*F/gas mark 4. Butter a 9 X 13 inch baking dish with butter and dust the bottom only with flour.
- Sift together all of the dry ingredients for the cake. Set aside.
- Cream together the butter for the cake and both sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and then the eggs a little at a time until thoroughly incorporated. Beat in the mashed bananas.
- Add the flour mixture, alternately with the buttermilk, making three dry and two wet additions. Try not to overbeat it. A few lumps are quite acceptable.
- Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until well risen and the top springs back when lightly touched. A toothpick inserted in the centre should come out clean.
- Allow to cool completely in the pan.
- To make the icing beat together all of the ingredients until smooth and creamy, only adding milk as necessary to give you the proper consistency.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled cake, swirling the top a bit. Cut into squares to serve.
Notes:
You may bake this as a layer cake if you wish, but double the recipe ingredients. Two 9-inch round pans, 26 to 30 minutes.
You may also bake this in a Bundt tin, 10 to 12 cup tin, 50 to 65 minutes.
Can also be baked as cupcakes. Makes two dozen, bake for 20 - 22 minutes.
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