Cellar Scribblings

[Brown Eyes]

Happy 4th Chuck!!!!

[CellarDweller]

Hello Bettermost friends!

I hope that everyone is having a good day!   I got to sleep in today, and I'll be doing some shopping a bit later.   Later on I have to do some prep-work for a bbq on Friday, I'm bringing a dish, something I found online.



Doesn't that look good??




Loaded Potato & Buffalo Chicken Casserole

Ingredients
2    pounds    chicken breast ( boneless, cubed (1") ) 
8    potatoes ( medium, cut in 1/2" cubes ) 
1/3    cup    olive oil
1 1/2    teaspoons    salt
1    tablespoon    black pepper
1    tablespoon    paprika
2    tablespoons    garlic powder
6    tablespoons    hot sauce
2    cups    mexican blend cheese ( fiesta blend ) 
1    cup    bacon ( crumbled ) 
1    cup    green onion ( diced ) 


Directions

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Spray a 9X13" baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl mix together the olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce. Add the cubed potatoes and stir to coat. Carefully scoop the potatoes into the prepared baking dish, leaving behind as much of the olive oil/hot sauce mixture as possible. Bake the potatoes for 45-50 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes, until cooked through and crispy and browned on the outside. While the potatoes are cooking, add the cubed chicken to the bowl with the left over olive oil/hot sauce mixture and stir to coat. Once the potatoes are fully cooked, remove from the oven and lower the oven temperature to 400 degrees. Top the cooked potatoes with the raw marinated chicken. In a bowl ix together the cheese, bacon and green onion and top the raw chicken with the cheese mixture. Return the casserole to the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the topping is bubbly delicious.
 Serve with extra hot sauce and/or ranch dressing.

[dejavu]

"bubbly delicious"   

Sounds really good, Chuck.

[CellarDweller]

Hello Bettermost friends!

doesn't that look peaceful?  I could deal with being there instead of in my cube today!  Oh well, here's to hoping we leave early today!

Need to dash home, get my casserole started, and then shave and shower for the party tonigh. 

[CellarDweller]

*happy dance*

we were given the word to leave at 3:00. 

[dejavu]

Yay!  Have fun at the BBQ. 

And save some of the casserole for me.....no, I know there won't be any left.   

[Sason]

*mutters to self*

"hmmm....must have been some barbecue....it's 5 pm and Chuck still hasn't checked in..."

[CellarDweller]

*mutters to self*

"hmmm....must have been some barbecue....it's 5 pm and Chuck still hasn't checked in..."

 


I've just been busy!

I slept in a bit, cleaned the apartment, did some shopping, made 'frames' for the screens that are over the vents so they stay in place better.

The BBQ was fun, caught up with my friends, and the casserole was a hit. 

[Sason]

Mmmmm....looks yummi!!

Maybe it's time for a new thread: "The differences and similarities of screen making and frame building in Sweden and New Jersey - a comparative study an exchange of experiences".

Maybe a bit long name for a thread, but there certainly seems to be a need for it around here!   

[dejavu]

Looks really good, Chuck!  Yummy, yummy, yummy.