Casseroles are one of my favorite types of dinners! Combine everything in a casserole dish and bake and there you have it dinner is ready! Tater Tot Casserole is a super easy recipe to make, with only a few ingredients, its perfect for families on a busy night! 

I know we have busy nights during the week and sometimes preparing dinner isn't something I want to spend a lot of time doing. Or creating a lot to clean up either. This is where simple meals come in SO handy! Another great one is my Broccoli Cheddar Casserole. 

This Tater Tot Casserole comes together easily and is super cost effective to make. Bonus, its large enough that you might have leftovers for another meal. 

Tater Tot Casserole

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Ingredients for Tater Tot Casserole 

2 lbs ground beef, browned

1/2 small onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

2 - 15 oz cans green beans, drained

2 - 10 oz can cream of mushroom soup

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

3 cups frozen tater tots

salt and pepper to taste

Directions for Tater Tot Casserole

1. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. 

2. Brown the ground beef and drain off the excess grease. 

3. Add the diced onion and saute until translucent. 

4. Add the minced garlic and cook for about 2 additional minutes. 

5. Add in the Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper and mix in well. 

6. Spread out prepared ground beef in the baking dish. 

7. Next add the layers, cream of mushroom soup, then green beans, then the shredded cheese. 

8. Lastly, top off the casserole with the tater tots layed out on top. 

9. Bake for 35 minutes at 375 degrees F. 

10. Ready to serve. 

                This post is sponsored by the Glass Barn, Indiana Soybean and Corn Farmers, but                                                            all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

With cooler temperatures brings chili season! This hearty and flavorful Crock Pot White Chicken Chili doesn't disappoint for nice pot of chili. It is deliciously savory, but also has just the right amount of spice that blends with all the flavors to make it oh so good! 

In the Fall and Winter season my crock pot gets used so much. With busy days helping in the field with harvest, picking pumpkins, and the kids in sports, easy crock pot meals are perfect for dinner. Just dump everything in and let the crock pot do all the work for you! Sounds good to me! 

This recipe is so so simple and who doesn't love chili? This white chicken chili is a fun twist to  the traditional chili. 

White chicken chili is made up of White Northern Beans, chicken breasts, chicken broth, and jalapeno and green pepper. Combined with cheeses and a variety of seasonings you'll enjoy all the amazing flavors in one bowl when it is ready to serve! 

Simply prepare the veggies, and place everything in the crock pot, add the spices, pour in the broth and you're good! Set on HIGH for 4 hours. Then your meal is almost ready!! Remove the chicken breasts to shred the meat. Return the shredded meat to the pot and add the cream cheese and milk. Give the chili a good stir and then dinner is ready!! 

We always look forward to chili for dinner in the cooler months! Rather its this Crock Pot White Chicken Chili, Instant Pot Chili, or traditional stove top chili, we our are enjoying comfort food for some of our family favorites!

Crock Pot White Chicken Chili 

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

Ingredients for Crock Pot White Chicken Chili 

1 green bell pepper

1 jalapeno

1 medium onion, diced

1 tbsp olive oil

2 garlic cloves

1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

2 15 oz cans Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed

1 15 oz can whole kernel corn, drained 

1 tsp salt 

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tsp cumin

3/4 oregano

1/2 tsp chili powder

4 oz. cream cheese, softened 

1/4 cup milk

Topping ideas: 

dollop of sour cream 

cheddar cheese

tortilla chips or strips

sliced jalapenos

sliced avocados

Directions for White Chicken Chili 

1. Add chicken breasts to bottom of the crock pot. 

2. Add dice onion , minced garlic, beans, diced peppers, corn, and chicken broth to the crock pot insert. 

3. Top with the salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, and chili powder. 

4. Cover crock pot with lid and cook on HIGH for 4 hours. 

5. Remove chicken to cutting board and shred. Then return to the crock pot. 

6. Add cream cheese and milk. 

7. Stir well until everything is well combined. 

8. Serve with toppings. 

This post is sponsored by the Glass Barn, Indiana Soybean and Corn Farmers, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Skillet Mac & Cheese with Ham and Bacon

Skillet Mac & Cheese with Ham and Bacon is a yummy all in one meal! Creamy macaroni and cheese with bits of flavorful ham and bacon packed in makes for a tasty dinner.

This recipe makes for a crowd, so for my family, we make once, and are able to enjoy some leftovers.

Every year, the kids show a couple pigs in as part of their 4-H experience. They enjoy taking care of their pigs from early Spring until later Summer! Every day is morning and evening chores and working with them to prepare for show day at our county fair. They love to give them marshmallows for a treat.

We always feed one out to have processed after fair season for ourselves, to have a freezer full of different cuts of pork.

We like to cook a large smoked, bone-in ham in the slow cooker . With the large ham, we can use can enjoy it for several meals. We generally have the ham for dinner the evening its cooked in the crock pot, then any leftovers are fun to mix into other meals, like this Skillet Mac & Cheese with Ham and Bacon.

I am a big fan of cooking with cast iron and I am loving this new large cast iron skillet! It is great for making large meals.

This is a great recipe to use leftover ham. After you have enjoyed the ham after it is initially cooked, its nice to use any leftovers to incorporate into other meals. This Skillet Mac & Cheese with Ham and Bacon is a family favorite!! Including all 4 of our kiddos!! Plus it comes together pretty easily and quick! Win Win!!

Skillet Mac & Cheese with Ham and Bacon 

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

Skillet Mac & Cheese with Ham and Bacon Ingredients

3 cups elbow macaroni 

2 cups of ham, cubed

1/2 cup bacon, cooked and chopped - about 4 slices of bacon

3 tbsp canola oil

2 cups cheddar cheese

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

1/4 cup all purpose flour

2 cups milk

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 

4 oz. cream cheese, cubed

1 tsp Dijon Mustard 

Skillet Mac & Cheese with Ham and Bacon Directions

1. Add the salt and water to a large pan and bring to a boil. Add the elbow macaroni pasta to the large pot and cook, uncovered, for 1 minute less that the instructions on the box. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water when draining the pasta. 

2. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the ham and bacon. Cook the bacon and chop or crumble to pieces and set aside. Cut the cooked ham into cubed pieces and set aside. You can also used precooked diced ham. 

3. Preheat the skillet over medium heat for a few minutes. Add the oil to the skillet to heat up. Then add the flour and whisk it into the oil until there are no lumps and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. 

4. Slowly whisk in the milk, cream, cream cheese, and Dijon mustard. Bring the mixture to a simmer and then let it cook until it is slightly thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Then reduce the heat. 

5. Slowly whisk in the cheddar and Parmesan cheeses, working in batches, until they are fully melted. 

6. Add in the reserved pasta water and whisk it in to think out the sauce some. 

7. Add in the prepared cooked ham and bacon. Stir the meat into the pasta so it is blended in well. 

8. Top with panko breadcrumbs and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until the breadcrumbs are lighly toasted.


Other pork recipes from the Backroad:

Instant Pot Ham and Beans 

BLT Pasta Salad 

Grilled Herb and Garlic Pork Chops 

Country Quiche 

Crock Pot Cowboy Beans 

This post is sponsored by Indiana Pork, but my 

thoughts/opinions are always 100% my own.

Perfectly Fluffy & Delicious Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled eggs never go out of style for a classic breakfast, brunch, or even breakfast for dinner! This Perfectly Fluffy & Delicious Scrambled Eggs recipe is just that, fluffy and delicious scrambled eggs. A great go to recipe.

This scrambled egg recipe makes fluffy and deliciously flavorful eggs that are perfect by themselves or as fillers for breakfast burritos. This recipe bumps basic scrambled eggs up a notch creating a more fluffy and flavor packed scrambled egg.

We generally have big breakfast on Sunday mornings, scrambled eggs are always included. My family of 6 can easily go through a dozen eggs for our weekend breakfast!

There are so many ways to eat them! They pair perfectly with just about every breakfast food there is; pancakes, sausage, bacon, waffles, fried potatoes, and the list goes on. Enjoy plain, top with cheese, salsa, different herbs, etc.

You can never go wrong with scrambled eggs!

The recipe is simple!

Crack your desired amount of eggs into a mixing bowl and beat the eggs.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add the Clabber Girl Baking Powder, 1/4 tsp. per egg. This helps make the scrambled eggs extra fluffy!

Add the milk or heavy cream, 1 Tbsp per egg.

Beat the eggs until everything is fully incorporated

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat

Add the beaten egg mixture to the hot skillet.

Sir often until the eggs are fully cooked.

If I am ever in a hurry or trying to think of what to make for a meal. Scrambled eggs often comes to mind. Pair with other sides and you've got a complete meal, can't go wrong.

Perfectly Fluffy & Delicious Scrambled Eggs

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

Ingredients for Perfectly Fluffy & Delicious Scrambled Eggs

Eggs

Milk or heavy cream - 1 Tbsp per egg

Clabber Girl Baking Powder - 1/2 Tbsp per egg

Salt and pepper to taste

Butter - 1/4 tsp

Directions for Perfectly Fluffy & Delicious Scrambled Eggs

1. Crack your desired amount of eggs into a mixing bowl and beat the eggs. 

2. Add salt and pepper to taste

3. Add the milk or heavy cream, 1 Tbsp per egg.

4. Add the Clabber Girl Baking Powder, 1/4 tsp. per egg.

5. Beat the eggs until everything is fully incorporated

6. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat

7. Add the beaten egg mixture to the hot skillet and stir often until the eggs are fully cooked.

Enjoy!

This post is sponsored by Clabber Girl but my

 thoughts/opinions are always 100% my ow