Grilled Bacon Ranch Potatoes

Steak, potatoes, and asparagus were on the menu last night. I have tried and like many potato recipes, but felt like something new, so I hit up Pinterest!
I found this pin. It's always nice when you find a recipe you actually have the ingredients for! Granted, there aren't many in this recipe, and that's one of the things that so great about it!

This is an easy prep, throw on the grill, ENJOY recipe!

Basic idea

foil
potatoes (I used yellow)
Cooked bacon pieces
1 packet ranch dressing mix
salt and pepper
3 tbsp butter

Place all ingredients in a large foil packet. I layered mine potatoes, seasonings, bacon, then butter. Close up foil packet and place on grill for 20-30 minutes. Mine were on for right about 30.

Super yummy, super easy, supper for sure going into the regular potato side dish recipe box.

To make camping friendly just make small individual size packets and cook over campfire. Eat out of foil.

Beer Cheese Soup with a Twist

I am so ready for fall this year. Fall is always one of my favorite times of the year. Unfortunately I feel like here in sunny Colorado fall turns into winter way too fast.
There was a chilly day and I totally took advantage of it!

Yes, that is a whiskey and apple cider to help my fall cooking along!

So when I found a pin for beer cheese soup, I knew I had to have it!
She put hers in a bread bowl, I decided to make it too late for the bread bowl so I made my 1 hour skillet foccacia to go with it.
Then I had a genius idea! Next time I am making it in a pretzel bread bowl! Yes, like I said, GENIUS!

The soup itself is so easy! One of the easiest soups I have ever made!
In the end it was full of gooey cheesy beer flavor! This soup definitely tastes like beer. If you don't like beer you won't like this soup.

She says she used a light wheat beer, I used Alaskan white wheat.

I used a half an onion and a whole red bell pepper.

It's almost ready!

The only other thing I did different was I added a link of polish kielbasa with the bacon in the beginning. I sauteed it in the bacon grease before adding the onion and peppers. Then I left it with the bacon and added it back in at the end. It was perfect!

Honestly, I just ate some leftovers for breakfast while I typed this. And once again, this one got a huge 2 thumbs up approval from the ever picky hubs!!!

One Pot Wonder

I didn't find this on pinterest. And I don't have a recipe to follow. My cousin just posted a picture on instagram that looked too yummy not to try and recreate!
First off let me say this is the easiest non recipe recipe I have ever made.
Second, I love one pot meals! Everything about them.

Here is the recipe version:
5-7 slices of thick sliced bacon
4 chicken breasts (I used frozen, my cousin used thighs)
2 yellow squash (sliced)
1/2 yellow onion (sliced)
brussel sprouts (cousin used carrots)
4-6 small gold or new potatoes (had to add for the potato obsessed hubs)
creole seasoning (seasoning salt whatever you have on hand)

Layer bacon on bottom of a stock pot.

Place frozen chicken breasts on top of bacon. Then add squash, onion, brussel sprouts, and potatoes, or whatever veggies you decide.

Sprinkle the whole thing with the creole seasoning.
Cover pot with lid and cook on low for 2-3 hours.

I served it in a bowl with salt and pepper. Without the potatoes it would be AMAZING with a crusty piece of bread. I actually would probably prefer it that way!

The hubs loved the flavor on this but said he wanted the bacon crispy. I explained the cooking method, not sure if he gets it, but I don't really care. This was ridiculously yummy! Could easily be paleo!

I am thinking I may not be a very good food blogger. I love food. In fact it has to be pretty terrible for me to be critical of it. So try it for yourself and let me know what you think!