Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Made with ground beef, cooked & crumbled turkey bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, eggs, toasted bread crumbs, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, salt & pepper, and French fried onions.

Oh, man, you should smell the house!

Recipe for—Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

So, if you have nothing else to do today, fill your house with meatloaf bacon cheeseburger smells.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  No need for air fresheners when you can have fabulous food smells wafting throughout the house.

Chicken Divan

Chicken Divan

Made with boneless chicken breasts, broccoli, butter, extra-virgin olive oil, crushed garlic cloves, minced onion, flour, chicken broth, milk, white wine, Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, and salt & pepper.

Recipe for—Chicken Divan

So, if you have nothing else to do today, serve up chicken divan for yourself and loved ones.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  Chicken recipes are some of the most simplest to make.

Fried Zucchini With Spicy Dipping Sauce

Fried Zucchini

Made with zucchini, flour, panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, red pepper flakes, eggs, water, salt & pepper, and canola oil; Spicy Dipping Sauce made with sour cream, buttermilk, shallots, fresh chives, cayenne pepper, hot sauce, and salt & pepper.

There’s no way you can eat just one of these.  The crispiness of the zucchini made eating these so much more enjoyable.

They’re so good you don’t even need the dipping sauce to eat with these.

Recipe for—Fried Zucchini & Spicy Dipping Sauce

So, if you have nothing else to do today, take some zucchini, slice them up and fry them.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  The healthiness of the vegetable zucchini and the badness of the frying sort of kind of cancel each other out, you could say.  So fry away!

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Chicken Tetrazzini & Tuna Noodle Casserole

Chicken Tetrazzini
Chicken Tetrazzini

Made with egg noodles, onion, yellow squash, peas, diced chicken breast, Alfredo sauce, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, crumbled dinner rolls, fresh parsley, and Italian seasoning.

This is actually a turkey tetrazzini recipe, but I used chicken breast instead of the turkey.

Recipe for—Turkey (or Chicken) Tetrazzini

Tuna Noodle Casserole
Tuna Noodle Casserole

Made with flat egg noodles, water-packed tuna, butter, chopped scallions, flour, milk, dry mustard, salt & pepper, and fresh bread crumbs.

One can of tuna never does it for me—so, naturally, I use two or more.

Recipe for—Tuna Noodle Casserole

So, if you have nothing else to do today, make one of these fabulous dishes to share with the family.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  There’s a myriad of ways to make a beautiful noodle dish.

Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

Made with canned green beans, cheddar cheese, olive oil, chopped shallot, sliced mushrooms, flour, milk, cream cheese, salt & pepper, Parmesan cheese, dinner rolls, soy sauce, dried thyme leaves, and fresh chopped parsley.

I loved trying a new spin on just plain old regular green beans.  I’d eat green beans for days made like this.

Recipe for—Sister Schubert’s Green Bean Casserole

So, if you have nothing else to do today, jazz up your green beans next time you have them as a side dish.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  Vegetables always taste much better when you jazz them up—and crunchy crumb toppings never hurt anyone.