Love me some Apps!

Last night's dinner had to be something quick, easy, and able to be eaten with minimal distraction from the Wii acquired earlier in the day. (We were so lucky, we just happened to go to Best Buy on a day they had gotten a shipment of 30. There were 3 left when we were there around 3 PM!)

So I thought making little appetizer type things that Josh could just shove in his mouth would be perfect and he could eat in between songs on Guitar Hero.

His step mom always has the best recipes, and this was no exception.

1 package of mini phyllo cups

1/2 lb ground beef or sausage (I used beef)

enough Ranch salad dressing to coat said ground meat

handful of shredded cheddar cheese

Brown the ground meat while heating oven to 350, or whatever your package of phyllo cups says.

Drain meat, and transfer to bowl.

Mix in Ranch dressing and cheese.

Distribute mix evenly among phyllo cups, and place on baking sheet.

Bake at 350 for 5 minutes.

So easy, so good, so fattening!

We only ate a few because he was pretty into the game, but they actually reheat pretty well too!

Chicken Dip

Apparently this was the week for me to cook for all of my co-workers. Saturday at my part-time job, we did a pot luck, and I made this chicken dip that Josh's step-mother made for Easter. It was way easier to make than I thought it would be, but it still didn't turn out quite like hers!

Two chicken breasts, boiled, cooled and shredded

1 8 oz block of cream cheese

1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch dip mix

Hot sauce to taste

1 cup Cheddar cheese

Mix the cream cheese and Ranch dip. Spread in the bottom of a small baking dish.

Add hot sauce to chicken, just enough to coat the chicken, or as much as you would like.

Evenly apply chicken over the cream cheese spread. Top with Cheddar cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until warm.
Serve with flour tortilla chips or anything salty that can handle a lot of dip!

It was a big hit with my co-workers, and disappeared quickly! They have already requested that I bring it in again.

P.S. I just realized that this recipe is a variation on what the What's Cooking board on the Nest likes to call "crack dip." I think it lives up to it's name, but I'm not sure that I'd like it all mixed together as much as I like it layered.