SHE Cooks: Jalapeño Popper Dip

 

 Y'all I have a major problem.  I love appetizers.  I could make a meal on them and I am always searching for a new one to try. Jalapeno Popper Dip!  This is one of the items on my Super Bowl Party list.  This is an excellent hot dip to nosh on while watching those commercials. I can't wait to try Brittney's Wings too!   

 

 

I am going to give you the recipe and tell you how you can make it more figure friendly.  (Especially since Phil didn't see his shadow!  We have less time to get ready for those swim suits!!)

 

 

Jalapeno Popper Dip

2 (8oz) cream cheese (use fat free)

1 cup of Mayo (fat free)

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese

1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies 

1 (4 oz) can diced jalapeno peppers (If you want it to be milder you can use 2 cans of chilies and no peppers)

Do not drain peppers or chilies.

 

Mix these ingredients until smooth and place in a pie pan (or a pottery dish like I did).

 

Next mix 1/2 stick of melted butter, 1 cup of bread crumbs and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.  Then sprinkle over the cheese mixture.  Bake in the oven on 375 degrees for 20 minutes. 

Serve warm with crackers or tortilla chips. 

 

I had a meeting and took them to share with the ladies there and this dip was a big hit!  Everyone wanted the recipe.

 

So, just curious here.  Are you going to watch the Super Bowl?  Do you have a party?  Do you watch the commercials?  If not, what do you plan on doing Sunday?

 

 

Lisa B

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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Hey y’all! So with our theme of Thanksgiving meals this week I’m sharing a great (and somewhat healthy) dessert recipe. We’re headed to the beach for Thanksgiving this year (5 days and I can’t wait!), so I want to make sure that when I’m planning our dessert it is road friendly. These are so easy that I might actually just make these in the condo!

These pumpkin spice cupcakes have… wait for it… THREE ingredients. That’s it.  You’ll need a spice cake mix, a can of pumpkin puree and a can of cream cheese icing.

Mix together the cake mix and the pumpkin. That’s all – don’t add the eggs or anything.

When you go to pour these in the muffin tins (you could also use it to make a cake), you need to keep in mind something. This batter is thick so it won’t spread and even out like your typical cupcakes, so be sure to spread them out in the tin.

Place them in the oven according to your mix’s directions. Mine was 350 for 20 mins. The toothpick trick works for these (if it comes out clean they’re done!). When they come out of the oven, let them cool and add the icing. Ta-da! Delicious cupcakes! (It is worth mentioning that the cake part of this is only 2 WW points. Of course the icing adds to it but other than that they aren’t bad!!)

I hope you enjoy these. Next week I'll be talking about how I iced these so make sure you stop back by!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Xo Courtney

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Broccoli Cheese Rice Casserole

Last night we put up our Christmas decor, well really I should say early, early this morning. We pulled everything out of the attic, we put together the tree (fake and passed down from my grandma) and then we searched everywhere for the lights. RJ swears we threw them away because we didn't want to fool with them last year.. I think RJ threw them away because I think that's crazy!! We went to Wal Mart (10 pm at this point) and grabbed two '100 lights' boxes.. we got home to see this wrapped twice around the bottom of our tree so back to Wally World we went. We finally were able to decorate our tree and I stayed up late, late to finish everything! I'm super happy it's done though. 

I know, I know you think it's too early for Christmas decor but it's not! I am so busy with the Holidays, each week that gets closer to Christmas I get 5 million times busier. I wanted to put our decorations up early so I wouldn't be rushed to do so later & I wanted them to be up when my family comes in town next week for Thanksgiving. 

Speaking of Thanksgiving, I'm currently in the middle of planning the first Turkey Day that I'm hosting! It's scary but with the help of my fellow SHEs I feel prepared, sorta. I knew one dish I couldn't forget is the Broccoli Cheese Rice Casserole. My aunt makes it every holiday (think Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter) and it's my favorite! 

Broccoli Cheese Rice Casserole

Serves 4 (Double or Triple if you're making for a crowd!)

1 16oz Bag of Frozen Broccoli

1/2 Pound of Velveeta 

1 Cup of Milk

1 Can Cream of Celery Soup

3 Cups Cooked Rice

1/2 Teaspoon of Pepper

1. Spray a 2-quart Baking Dish with Cooking Spray & Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. 

2. Boil water for about 10 minutes or until very tender

3. Drain broccoli very well and mix everything in a baking dish

4. Bake for 25 minutes

This recipe is so yummy & a great side dish any night of the week! You can also add cooked, shredded chicken and you have a full, easy dinner! Hope you guys have a great weekend. 

Xo,

Riley 

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