Cake Batter Truffles

1/2 c butter
1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 c flour
1 c yellow cake mix
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
2 tbsp sprinkles

16 oz white dipping chocolate
4 tbsp yellow cake mix

Beat together butter and sugar with mixer. Blend in vanilla. Add cake mix, floour, salt and mix. Add 3 tablespoons or more of milk if needed to make a dough consistency. Mix in sprinkles by hand. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on parchment paper. Melt chocolate and quickly stir in the 4 tbsp of cake mix. dip truffles into chocolate and top with sprinkles.

We liked these better than the Oreo truffles. The boys have already asked several times if I can make more of these!

Oreo Truffles

package of Oreos
4 oz cream cheese (or more)
almond bark

Chop oreos. Mash softened cream cheese with oreos. Roll into one inch balls and place on cookie sheet. Melt almond bark. Dip truffles into melted chocolate. Garnish with crushed oreos.

Pizza Quesadillas

8 flour tortillas

8 ozs shredded mozzarella cheese

6 ozs sliced pepperoni

1  jar of pizza sauce
butter for pan

Heat a skillet over medium heat, add a little butter. Brush each tortilla with a thin layer of pizza sauce. Sprinkle cheese on top of the sauce on the bottom tortilla. Top with pepperoni and other toppings, if desired. Sprinkle with another layer of cheese and place the other tortilla on top (sauce side in) Gently place quesadilla in the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side, until cheese is melted and tortillas are crispy. Slice into quarters and serve with a little bowl of warm pizza sauce for dipping.

These were awesome! yummy and the kids had fun helping make them!

Crockpot Italian Chicken

~4 chicken breasts
~1 pkg dry zesty italian dressing
~8 oz cream cheese, softened
~1 can cream of chicken soup

Place chicken in crockpot. (i cut into chunks first) sprinkle Italian dressing over it. Combine cream of chicken and cream cheese in pot over low heat, and then pour over chicken. Cook on low at least 4 hours. Serve with pasta or rice.

This was sooo good!!! Will be adding it to my favorites list!

Are you kidding Cake

~box cake mix, any flavor
~3 eggs, beaten
~1 can pie filling, any flavor.

Dump cake mix, eggs, and pie filling in a bowl. Stir until well mixed. Bake in greased 9 X 13 pan at 350 degrees for 35 mins.

SUPER EASY and delicious! (especially with vanilla ice cream on top!)

I used yellow cake mix and apple pie filling.

Others you might want to try:
*Cherry pie filling with devils food cake(Think i'll try this one next time!)
*Strawberry cake mix with strawberry filling
*Pineapple cake mix with blueberry filling

BLT Pasta Salad

~12 oz corkscrew shape pasta (I used bowtie)
~1/2 c milk
~12 oz bacon
~3 tomatoes, cut into chunks
~1 tablespoon thyme
~1 clove garlic
~salt and pepper
~1/2 c mayo
~1/4 c sour cream
~4 tablespoons chives
~5 heads lettuce

Cook pasta, drain and toss with milk. Cook bacon. Discard all but 3 tablespoons of drippings from pan. Add tomatoes, garlic and thyme, warm. Season with salt and pepper. Crumble bacon into bite size pieces then toss with pasta and tomato mixture. Mix mayo, sour cream and chives with pasta, add lettuce, toss again.

I made a much smaller batch of this for myself for lunch. It was pretty good and didn't take too long to whip up. It would be an excellent side dish for a BBQ or picnic!