Julia Child's Cheese Souffle

Savory souffles are great for a main course for a brunch or dinner, or in a smaller portion as a side dish. This cheesy souffle is made with both Swiss and Parmesan cheese! With such a delicious flavor, this is the perfect kid-friendly souffle! Don't worry about making this dish, it's pretty much failure proof! The recipe is actually a Julia Child's recipe, no recipe can ever be bad when it has her name on it! This dish was paired with The Family Movie Night: Beauty and the Beast, be sure to check it out!

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup hot milk
1/4 teaspoon of paprika
a pinch of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
4 egg yolks
5 egg whites
1 cup coarsely grated Swiss cheese


Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Butter either 6 souffle cups or a straight-sided baking dish (a small circle casserole baking dish) with 1-1/2 of the softened butter. Dust the inside of the baking dish with the Parmesan cheese, making sure to knock out the excess. 

In a large sauce pan, melt the remaining butter over medium-high heat. Stir in the flour, stir the mixture constantly for about 2 minutes. The butter and flour should foam or froth up. Remove the mixture from the heat and beat in the hot milk. Then simmer over medium heat and stir slowly until thick, about 1-2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the paprika, nutmeg, salt and white pepper. Slowly add the egg yolks in one at a time, whisking in between. 

Whisk the egg whites, to stiff, shinning peaks. Then, whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into the sauce pan to lighten it up. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites into the sauce a little at a time, alternating with some of the Swiss cheese. 

After the eggs and cheese have been completely folded into the sauce pan mixture, scoop the mixture into the prepared baking dish(es), and place the pan into the oven. Reduce the heat to 375 degrees and bake for 25-30 minutes. When finished the top of the souffle should be browned and it will have puffed up about 1-2 inches above the rim of the dish (this may not puff up so much in a larger baking dish). The dish needs to be served immediately, and the puff will start to flatten after a few minutes. 

Source: Cooking Weekends

Crescent Roll Burgers

I’m going to be completely honest.. I’m a horrible cook. But the good news is, that I’m getting better. I can’t make hamburgers, I know they are easy, but mine never turn out good. I let the guys cook the burgers. So, the last time I made burgers, it was no big deal, no special toppings or anything. I used those individual packaged slices of cheese, and somehow, one of the burgers had plastic on it. The thought of a burger makes me taste plastic. This is horrible I know. That was months ago, by the way. Well, the boyfriend has been begging for hamburgers. So I came up with a compromise.. meet the Crescent Roll Burger!

It is made with ground beef that is very well seasoned and grated cheese. Everything came out tasting delicious! No plastic and no complaints! I love this because it so quick and so easy to make. Plus it very kid friendly! I would recommend this for a quick and tasty meal!

Ingredients:

1 lb. Ground Beef

3 tbsp. of A1 Steak Sauce

½ tbsp. of Worcestershire Sauce

1 tsp. of Onion Powder

2 cans of Refrigerated Crescent Rolls

1 cup of Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. Brown the ground beef, drain and rinse it.

3. Add the steak sauce, worcestershire sauce, and onion powder to the beef and stir.

4. Take 2 triangle of the crescent rolls and pinch the seam together to make a bigger rectangle shape.

5. Place some of the meat, and some of the cheese into the crescent roll and roll together starting with the corners.

6. Place all of the crescent rolls onto a baking sheet lined with foil.

7. Bake for 14-18 minutes.

Enjoy :)

Sausage and Rice Casserole

This is a favorite at my house for dinner. Its an easy weeknight casserole, that only has four ingredients. We usually serve this with a salad or some kind of vegetable. It works great to make ahead of time and freeze to give to someone else or to just have it ready to put in the oven when it needs to be cooked.

Ingredients:

1 lb. of sausage

1 box of Chicken Rice-A-Roni

1 can of Cream of Chicken Soup or 1 cup Sour Cream

2 cups of Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350º

2. Cook the rice according to the directions on the box.

3. Cook the sausage, the rinse and drain.

4. In a bowl, combine the cooked rice, cooked sausage and the soup

5. Transfer mixture into a casserole dish 

6. Top the casserole with the Cheddar Cheese, trying to keep it even

7. Place in oven for about 15 minutes until all the cheese has melted 

Enjoy!

Recipe Adapted and Photo Source: you-can-make-that.com