LOVE these morning biscuits! Cheesy Sausage Biscuits

I saw this recipe on someone's blog when they were stocking their freezer in preparation for an addition to the family. My sister-in-law makes these yummy little balls of sausage and cheese and biscuits around Christmas-time that seem very similar to this. I especially liked that the biscuit part is not made using a prepared mix.

Sausage & Cheese Biscuits

• 3 c. flour
• 1 T. + 1 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 c. butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 lb. bulk pork sausage, crumbled and fully cooked, cooled
• 1 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 3/4 – 1 1/4 c. milk

1. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter until crumbly.

2. Stir in the cooled sausage and cheddar cheese. Add milk just until the dough comes together without being sticky. Be careful not to add too much.

3. Roll out dough and cut out with a biscuit cutter, shape about a 1/4 c. of dough into a biscuit shape or just drop onto a baking sheet. (I used the shape-by-hand method and made 18 biscuits.) Bake at 400 degrees for 12- 18 minutes, until lightly golden brown on top.

Another thing I loved about these is that they tasted just as good the next day when reheated in the microwave for a few seconds. Next time I am planning to bake an extra batch for the freezer. Talk about a great on-the-run breakfast!

Taken from: http://stolenmomentscooking.com/sausage-cheese-biscuits/

Pizza Meatloaf

I have to admit that every time I have this dish prepared in my freezer, for some reason I think "I guess we'll have that meatloaf for dinner". Then, I prepare it and we all love it to pieces. I don't know what I have a ho-hum attitude about it. Maybe there's just something about the name meatloaf. The loaf part makes me think of some processed, bland, nastiness.

However, this meatloaf is far from bland and always gets rave reviews around our house. Even my picky eater who dislikes ground beef will eat her helping with little fuss. I usually serve this dish with mashed potatoes and a green veggie. This week we had asparagus (rolled in olive oil and sprinkled with salt & pepper, then roasted in the oven at 375 degrees for about 12-15 minutes). That same pickier eater also devoured the asparagus, claiming "I love these things!" It was a good dinner that night.
One more thing to note: This recipe makes two dinner portions. Half of this recipe feeds our family (2 adults, 3 young children) with 2 portions left over for the next day.

INGREDIENTS

1 envelope onion soup mix
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 lb bulk breakfast sausage
3 eggs
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup pasta sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Divide the mixture into two batches. Place each batch in a quart size freezer bag.

To cook, thaw the meat completely. Place in a loaf pan. Top with 1/4 - 1/2 cup pasta sauce. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes. Top with 1/2 - 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and cook 5 additional minutes. Let stand before serving.