What's for Dinner? Soyrizo Hash & Baked Egg Skillet

Quick Dinner Queen here. I wouldn't say I'm the ultimate master of quick dinners so much as I'm the ultimate lover of quick dinners. They mean so much to me these days. I love good home cooked food, so when I can produce something fast and easy and delicious, I am just giddy. Don't underestimate the power of good 'ol fashioned Hamburger Helper though. Am I grossing some of you out with that one? I apologize - sort of.



This skillet dinner can be done all in one skillet starting at the stove and finishing off in the oven. I, however, despise frying potatoes in a pan. I have never conquered that task. They always burn on me or take F-O-R-E-V-E-R to cook. I can't waste my life that way so I add in an extra step and roast them before I toss them in with the soyrizo.



Just make sure you chop them small. You want them the right size for hash. Also, they only take about 20 minutes to roast that way.



By the way, pork or beef chorizo is totally great in this dish as well. I prefer soy because it doesn't have those little bits of hard to chew somethings that I don't want to think about. The flavor of real meat chorizo is totally superior though, so pick your poison.



Also, if you have Cotija cheese, add a tablespoon or two with your cheddar. Trust me.

Soyrizo Hash & Baked Egg Skillet

INGREDIENTS

About 2 lbs red potatoes, chopped small and patted dry
olive oil to coat

8 oz soyrizo

6 eggs

salt & pepper to taste

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
2 Tbsp grated Cotija (optional, but preferable)

¼ cup chopped green onions

¼ cup chopped cilantro
olive oil spray
sour cream and Tapatio hot sauce for serving

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with oil spray.

3. Toss dry chopped potatoes with salt & pepper and a drizzle of olive oil in a medium bowl. Dump out onto baking sheet and roast about 20 to 23 minutes until golden brown and cooked through. Remove potatoes and reduce oven temp to 425 degrees.

4. Heat a large skillet generously sprayed with oil spray over medium-high heat until hot. “Brown” chorizo about 3 minutes. Toss in cooked potatoes and coat. Turn off heat.

5. Make six little wells for the eggs. Spray each well with cooking spray and break an egg into each. Work quickly.

6. Sprinkle skillet with cheddar and bake about 10 minutes or until eggs are done to your liking.

7. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.

8. Serve with sour cream and Tapatio hot sauce.

What's for Dinner? One Skillet Turkey Pot Pie

Easy dinners on the brain over here. We've had a lot of events and appointments, on top of our already busy schedule, to keep us extra busy lately. That means Mama's been making a lot of one pan meals and easy casseroles. Not to mention frozen pizza and Taco Bell 12 pack taco box dinners.



This one-skillet dinner starts off on the stovetop and finishes off in the oven with a tater tot topping. The ingredients are short cuts too. I use turkey gravy from the jar, frozen mixed veggies in one of those bags you steam in the microwave, and a topping of tater tots.



Not all jars of gravy are created equally, so make sure to taste your pot pie mixture and add salt and pepper to taste.



If you want a more traditional pot pie you could always use a store bought roll-out pie crust. In that case adjust your oven temp to 375.

Skillet Turkey Pot Pie

INGREDIENTS

1 Tbsp butter

1 lb ground turkey

1 12 oz bag Steam Fresh frozen mixed veggies

1 small onion, diced

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

2 12 oz jars, or cans, turkey gravy

¼ tsp salt or to taste

fresh cracked pepper

1 32 oz package frozen tater tots

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Cook frozen veggies in microwave according to package directions.

3. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add celery and onion and saute until translucent.

4. Add turkey and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown meat and cook through.

5. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.

6. Dump in mixed veggies and gravy. Cook a few minutes. Taste for salt and pepper. I added about ¼ tsp more salt.

7. Turn off heat and top with tater tots.

8. Place in oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes until tater tots are crisp and golden brown and casserole is bubbling.

What's for Dinner? Sheet Pan Kielbasa and Potatoes

I'm always on the look out for quick dinners - especially one pot or one pan recipes. I love cooking, but it can add a lot of stress to my daily life while homeschooling two rambunctious boys and caring for a little miss lovely who doesn't like to stay asleep. 



Sometimes I just make up recipes. Here's one I made up when I had kielbasa and golden potatoes on hand. I served this one pan dish with one of those store-bought salad bags where everything is included in the bag. I love those things!



The trick to one pan dishes is to make sure everything cooks at the same time. I cut my potatoes into quarters and leave the onion in big chunks that won't burn during the 30 minutes or so it takes my potatoes to cook through. The kielbasa is forgiving, but if I was using something like chicken, I would need to take that into consideration too.



You wanna see browned meat and potatoes with onions that aren't little black shards. You also want your fork to slide easily into both the potatoes and the onions.

Sheet Pan Kielbasa & Potatoes

INGREDIENTS

1 13 oz package Kielbasa, cut into big chunks (use 2 packs for a big family)
1 1/2 lbs golden potatoes, quartered
1 onion, quartered or cut into really big chunks
Olive oil to coat
Olive oil spray
Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Spray a large foil-lined baking tray with oil spray. (foil makes for easy clean up)
3. Place potatoes in a large bowl. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Drizzle in a little olive oil and toss to coat.
4. Add the kielbasa in with the potatoes and toss together. Pour out onto your prepared sheet pan.
5. Spray your onion pieces with oil spray on both sides and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Nestle them gently onto your pan among the sausage and potatoes.
6. Roast about 30 minutes until meat and potatoes are browned and potatoes and onions are tender.