Spam Burgers - Minnesota State Fair

I can't believe I'm posting a recipe called 'Spam Burger'! But life has a funny way of surprising you. Last summer my family went to the MN State Fair. A thunderstorm rolled in and we didn't have a shelter. We ran to the first place we could find which happened to be right next to the 'Spam Burger' booth. Well we were hungry, so we gave it a try. It turns out my family loved it! So my husband worked to make this at home and here's what we came up with.....A family favorite!

Ingredients:

1 Can of Spam

1 Package of Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

Butter

Cheese Slices

Instructions:

1. Cut the Spam into slices for your sandwich, about 1/4 inch thick.

2. Fry the Spam in butter

3. Put the Spam on the Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, top with a cheese slice

4. Eat and Enjoy

Taco Pizza (Kristi Original)

I made this the other day when friends came over. I was pleasantly surprised at how good this tasted. Honestly I couldn't stop eating it!

Ingredients:
1 Trader Joes ready refrigerator pizza dough (found in the cooler by the meats and cheese)
1 Can Refried Beans
1 Taco Seasoning
1 Lb of Ground Beef
1/2 Can of stewed tomatoes with green chilis
8oz Shredded Cheese (I used Mexican cheese)
1 can of sliced black olives
Optional: 1 Small Can Jalapenos

Toppings:
Lettuce
Tomato
Onions
Sour Cream
More Cheese (Can there ever be too much cheese?)

Instructions:
1. Using the taco seasoning instructions, make the taco meat (taco seasoning and ground beef above)
2. Make the pizza dough according to instructions
3. Spread refried beans over the pizza crust as 'sauce'
4. Top the refried beans with taco meat, black olives, stewed tomatoes with green chilis, black olives and if you want jalapeños. Finish it off with cheese.
5. Bake the pizza according to the pizza dough instructions.
6. Once it comes out, top it with the your desired toppings and enjoy!

Raspberry Chipotle Chicken Bacon Burritos (Kristi Original)

Ingredients:

4 - 8 inch flour tortillas

1 - 12.5 oz Can of Chicken or Shredded Chicken

5-6 pieces of cooked bacon cut into small pieces

1/2 a block of cream cheese (4 oz)

1/2 bottle of Raspberry Chipotle Sauce (Robert Rothschild)

1 - 8oz bag of Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese

(https://www.robertrothschild.com/products/raspberry-chipotle-sauce?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=18295535747&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrJmK0JWV2AIVnrbACh25hAVQEAQYASABEgJWYfD_BwE)

Instructions:

In a bowl mix together chicken, most of the bacon, warmed cream cheese, 1/2 cheese and 1/4 bottle of sauce. Fill the tortillas with the mixture and put them into the pan. Top with 1/4 bottle of the sauce, remaining cheese and bacon. Bake at 350 Degrees for 30 minutes. 

Thanksgiving Bake / Holiday Dinner Repurposed (Kristi Original)

This year after Thanksgiving I used my leftovers in a hot dish (The Minnesota way. Haha!). My family loved it, so I'll be making this again.

Ingredients:

Stuffing 

Turkey cut up in bite size pieces

1 Can of Cream of Chicken Soup

1/2 Cup of Mayo

Mashed Potatoes

Shredded Cheese

Garlic Powder

Instructions

Mix the turkey, soup and mayo in a bowl.

In a square baking dish (I used an 8 x 8 pan) layer the following ingredients. 

1. Stuffing (I used whatever I had left over, about 2 cups. It ended up being about an inch deep.

2. Turkey mixture

3. Mashed Potatoes, sprinkle with garlic powder

4.  Shredded Cheese

Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until it is warm and the cheese is bubbly. 

Sensational Burritos (Kristi Original) My kids named this one

I made up these burritos one night and my kids surprised me and tried them. They loved them and wanted to name them. So they are named 'Sensational Burritos'. 

Ingredients:

4 - Medium size flour tortillas (8 inch)
1 - 12.5oz Can of Chicken (Costco large can)
1 - 8 oz bag of shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 - Bottle of Robert Rothschild Raspberry Chipotle Sauce (Link Below)

1. Drain the chicken, put it in a bowl and shred it.
2. Add 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese (1 Cup) and 1/2 bottle of the Raspberry Chipotle Sauce and mix.
3. Spoon the mixture into the flour tortillas. Roll up like an enchilada and put in a pan
4. Top with remaining cheese and remaining Raspberry Chipotle Sauce. 
5. Cook at 350 Degrees for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

https://www.robertrothschild.com/products/raspberry-chipotle-sauce?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=18295535747&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrJmK0JWV2AIVnrbACh25hAVQEAQYASABEgJWYfD_BwE