Asian Style Sloppy Joes

Sloppy joes with a twist!

Although I don't think I'm quite done sharing recipes that may have been made in the old house, this is the last recipe I made in the old house. We brought the leftovers over to our new house (a whopping 2 miles away) and ate it while we were trying to unpack everything. I'm actually really glad that we had leftovers because it's so difficult to unpack a kitchen and try and find anything for at least the first week. Not to mention, this was in mid-April 2020, so still in the very major disruption of COVID and it was hard to find some foods because of supply chain issues. I was lucky to be able to make this recipe and to have it tide us over during our move!

Also as a note, I'm still not really on a good schedule where I can fit in blogging. I'm in the midst of my first tax season as a new accountant and even though I'm not a tax accountant...there is still plenty to do for prepping things for clients to do their taxes.

DIY Popeye's Spicy Chicken Sandwiches

The battle of the fried chicken sandwich yielded some wonderful copycat recipes like this Popeye's copycat!

This was meant to be posted last year but was from 2020 - it's always weird to see pictures from the old house. I personally loved the era of crispy fried chicken sandwich battles and I never got around to trying them all. I am, however, very partial to Popeye's fried chicken and so this copycat will have to do until we get around to having the real thing. We, of course, all really enjoyed it!

Easy Low Carb Big Mac Salad

A lower carb version of a McDonald's staple!

I love Big Macs, but I try not to eat fast food because I find myself constantly disappointed by the quality. I'll crave a Big Mac and get it and feel like crap afterwards. I don't know if that's a "I'm in my 30s" thing or just because I don't eat a lot of fast food or if it's because fast food quality really is subpar nowadays. I digress. I love making copycat recipes at home and have made a Big Mac copycat, but I really like salad too and then I don't end up with a bunch of extra top buns. Win win!

Bacon Cheeseburger Salad

When you're craving a bacon cheeseburger, but make it slightly healthier!

I have posted many salads at this point and may be beating a dead horse by once again explaining how I love eating salads for dinner. But I really like salads for dinner but also want them to be somewhat filling and these kinds of recipes are great for that because there are filling toppings. This one has all the yumminess of a bacon cheeseburger but without the buns. It's a great low carb option, but also could definitely work in a pinch if you forgot your hamburger buns or they go moldy or whatever. The dressing is easy and wonderful too!

Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Bake

This fantastic meal is fully cooked in the oven - pasta and all!

I know that the instructions say to do this recipe in a 9x13-icnh pan. I definitely would have been for whatever reason - I'm guessing my pan was probably dirty - and my cookware is safe to use in the oven. I did use foil instead of the glass lid. I cannot wait to make this again in the proper pan because it was so yummy. Kind of reminded me of what Hamburger Helper was meant to be, except it tastes way better and makes way more. I just love the idea of throwing everything into a pan and baking it. No fussing over the meal for an hour. It also tastes just like a cheeseburger.

Bacon Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes have never been better with this slow cooked version with lots of cheese and bacon!

I have found more and more that I am beginning to be okay with Velveeta cheese as long as it's not pure Velveeta. In this recipe, it goes in with garlic and beef and bacon into a slow cooker. I admit I still usually add a couple dabs of hot sauce to cut through that artificial flavor a bit. I loved sloppy joes as a child, so I really appreciate this recipe because it's a sloppy joe, but it tastes like a bacon cheeseburger. It's like an adult sloppy joe if that was a thing!? :)

Pickle Brined Chicken Tenders

Calling all you dill lovers, these fried chicken tenders are brined in pickle juice!

Pickle brined chicken, y'all. It's genius! I have taken to saving jars of pickle juice after the pickles are gone for recipes like dill pickle soup. So I was ready for this recipe with my pickle juice jars. The chicken gets brined, then it gets soaked in buttermilk, then it gets breaded and fried. It's such a good combination of classic fried chicken, but with that little bit of something different. I highly recommend for a little switching up.

Dill Pickle Cheeseball

The perfect snack food for any dill pickle enthusiast!

I am not sure when it happened but it seems like the blogging world - really food culture in general - has caught on that pickles are friggin awesome! So there are a ton of new pickley recipes being posted and shared and I'm all for it. I don't have many cheeseball recipes hoarded, so I'm all ears for some great cheeseball recipes! I didn't know if I would really care for this recipe because while I love pickles...I'm not a fan of relish - dill or sweet. But I did enjoy this cheeseball so much!

Bacon Cheeseburger Spaghetti

Taking spaghetti to a whole new level with all the toppings for a bacon cheeseburger! You'll never want regular spaghetti again!

Okay, okay, I know I said you'll never want regular spaghetti again, but that's not 100% true. I'm sure you will, but this recipe is THAT good that you're going to want it all the time. I sometimes forget about recipes between the time I make them the first time and post them, but this isn't one of them. Every time we have spaghetti, it's this version I want. I think a lot of it has to do with the pickles, tomatoes, and lettuce with it. I don't know why that really is just it for me, but gosh, it's amazing!

Cheeseburger and Fries Sheet Pan Crunchwraps

What's better than Taco Tuesday crunchwraps? Burgers and fries with a delicious cheese sauce in a crunchwrap!

We make crunchwraps all the time. At least every other month, which is a lot for us. Other favorite recipes may get made a few times a year. We tried breakfast crunchwraps (will be linked at the very bottom of the post) and then I found this recipe for a cheeseburger crunchwrap...with FRIES IN IT. It's genius. It was UK recipe, so I did have to modify measurements and ingredients a smidge. But I think it turned out really well and I definitely would love to make it again.

Copycat Pickle Pizza

Calling all pickle lovers! This copycat pickle pizza is amazing with a white garlic sauce and lots of dill goodness!

Sometimes I find food pictures on Pinterest that are not linked to any website or recipe in any way shape or form. But I can be persistent and if I can't find the recipe, I'll try and find a description of what the food is. This particular recipe was one I had to come up with on my own. The pizza is a copycat of one you can find at Rhino's Pizzeria in Webster, New York and Rochester, New York. I am no where near New York (and we were still a few hours away when we did live in New York), so I hunted to see if there was a description of what was on the pizza. Their website says a white garlic pizza topped with mozzarella, dill pickles, and a dill weed sprinkle. I found a super amazing white garlic pizza sauce and it's killer and personally the reason why I think this is such a good recipe. I did not use a dill weed sprinkle because I did a thing of where I thought I had some, so I didn't pick any up at the store and then discovered in the middle of making it that I had no dill weed. Obviously that isn't a dealbreaker. If you love pickles, make this pizza. It's so awesome!

Fried Pork Chops with Pickle Juice Gravy

Who wants plain fried pork chops when you can top it with the most delicious gravy ever made with pickle juice!

You may have noticed by now that my family enjoys dill pickles and we have enjoyed trying out dill pickle foods. After the huge hit of dill pickle soup, I knew this pickle juice gravy would be an absolute winner. Especially since I don't make a lot of gravy. I learned how to recently and I'm still working on being a little more competent. I know that my grandma and lots of grandmothers, I'm sure, are able to whip up gravy, eyeballing what they need and it always tastes perfect. That's what I'm striving to do even though I don't usually eat gravy. This gravy is definitely an exception though. It's the perfect gravy and it's so wonderful on top of a fried pork chop. I can't think of a better combination.

Garlic Burgers

When you love garlic...really really love garlic, you make these very garlicky burgers because they are awesome!

The original Garlic Burgers recipe is actually a copycat recipe. However, I did not make it in the exact same way, so I will not claim it to be a copycat. The original is two quarter pound patties on French bread. I could not tell you why I chose to not make it the same way, but that's how it happened. Still, the garlickness of this recipe was really good. I was a little skeptical of so much garlic powder, but it works. It really works.

Cheeseburger Salad with Animal Sauce Dressing

This salad is a lower carb version of the In-N-Out Cheeseburger with Animal Sauce!

In 2020, I don't really have a lot of resolutions. I'm not a resolutions type of gal. However, I am continuing my slight change in diet and I want to eat more salads in the new year. I love love love salads, but I got a few complaints from the others about salad for dinner. I think they have come around a little because of recipes like this that are a little hardier than a regular salad. I thought this one was really fun with the slider-like mini burgers. The animal sauce dressing really brings the whole thing together. We added bacon bits to the recipe because why not?!

Copycat Big Mac

Is there anything more iconic than a Big Mac? This recipe is the perfect copycat to the McDonald's staple menu item.

At this point, I'm not sure anyone would be surprised that I have another copycat recipe to share. I adore copycat recipes and will continue to find new ones to make. In fact, I definitely think 2019 needs to be another year for me to create my own and I 100% have quite a few in mind that I would like to recreate. However, I adore finding ones from my blogging friends too and this Copycat Big Mac recipe is definitely a keeper. It's a really easy recipe to make and doesn't really have too many more steps than a regular ole burger. So why not have it instead of a regular burger? The sauce is iconic and this one does taste nearly identical and has all the right elements, in my opinion. I love that the buns are toasted and the burger patties are really thin. All-in-all, it is definitely a winner in my book!

Fried Pickle Burgers

Find the recipe on The Recipe Jackpot.

French Onion Burgers

This gourmet burger has sauteed leeks, crispy fried onions, and a thick slice of Gruyere on top!

I was a little skeptical of this recipe because I'm not necessarily the biggest fan of French onion soup. However, I didn't see anything in the ingredients lists that made me bat an eye. I did have to look up what the heck a cornichon was because I had no idea - it's a French pickle. Thankfully, my grocery store had them in the little international food section (with the German foods).

This burger is seriously such a gourmet recipe. The "fry sauce" with cornichon was great. The sauteed leeks are one of my favorite burger toppings of all time. And the gruyere and crispy onions MAKE. THE. BURGER. All these components together almost pushed this burger into my favorite burger of all-time. Almost. It is my number two favorite burger and that's saying something...because I have made a ton of burgers I really love.

Cheesy Cheeseburgers #SundaySupper

These burgers are not only topped with cheese, but have an ooey gooey cheesy center with a bit of a kick!

It's been a little while since I joined in for Sunday Supper Movement but I'm back today for the CHEESY DINNER IDEAS event. My family isn't too picky when it comes to cheese - as long as it isn't Swiss or Blue cheese, we'll eat it. I'm looking forward to all of the cheesy dinner recipes my fellow food bloggers share today and I am excited to share this recipe with y'all!

I have never been very skilled with making stuffed burgers or really burgers with any kind of ingredients mixed in. I somehow always mess them up. My burgers stick and fall apart. So I was very nervous to make these, even though the filling is just cheese. After testing this recipe, I found that a rectangle of cheese works better than a cube for the patties to cook more evenly and to lose less cheese in the middle. They turned out perfectly and eased my weariness toward stuffed burgers. I am definitely ready to try more recipes out, so if you have a favorite, please leave me a link below!

We loved having a bite of gooey spicy cheese in addition to all the traditional burger fixings. I tend to stick to having simple burgers and the toppings do the talking, so it was a nice twist to finally have a stuffed burger turn out well :)

Dill Pickle Bacon Grilled Cheese

This sandwich is loaded with two types of cheese, bacon, and pickles! YUM!

Each year for my children's birthdays, they get to pick out a dinner and a cake. They are allowed to choose a restaurant but they never do. Last year, Cami picked Andes Mint Cake and this recipe for grilled cheese. She loves pickles and she really wanted this grilled cheese because it had bacon and tons of cheese too. I think she made a wonderful choice because these sandwiches were perfect. You have salty and sour and a good bit of crunch for an all-around perfect grilled cheese.

Copycat Hooter's Fried Pickles #SundaySupper

This fried appetizer is the perfect finger food for game day!

Today's Sunday Supper Movement theme is FOOTBALL PARTY FINGER FOOD. Because it's that time of year again! I chose to post these fried goodies because I would eat them for every event, whether that's football or a season finale of an epic show like Game of Thrones.

Last year, Nick, the kids, and I went to Zaxby's for the first time and immediately became obsessed with their fried pickles. They were seasonal, so they disappeared come fall and we were devastated. So we got to making tons of different recipes and trying to find one that we really loved. This recipe takes the cake! I have only been to Hooter's a handful of times and I don't believe I have had their fried pickles, so I can not speak as to how close the recipe is to theirs. However, I can speak to how absolutely delicious these are. This recipe is easily our favorite fried pickle recipe.

They don't take long to make and don't take a lot of effort, so they are perfect for football game parties!