Cake, Dessert, Dump Cake

Cherry Pie Dump Cake

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Cherry Pie Dump Cake doesn’t sound like an exotic dessert, but it sure is good! This is a definitely must bake cake. Try it and enjoy it. Your family will love you. And if you serve it with homemade whipped cream, you will be even more of a Rockstar!

I had some leftover cherry pie filling and was looking inspiration as to what to make with it. When looking through recipes, I came across a recipe for a cherry pie dump cake and had no idea what that was. In addition, I was following comments on a forum where people were absolutely RAVING about this dessert called, Cherry Pie Dump Cake.

What Is A Dump Cake?

In all honesty, I thought it sounded weird. Dump cake? I had heard of cakes like that, but didn’t know what it was. However, I was intrigued. I needed to see what all these people were talking about. I did a quick search in Pinterest and found TONS of pins for this. Wow. It was like a whole world that I never knew about. The recipes all seemed very similar. And the recipes all seemed very easy. I love easy recipes, especially ones that have great reviews!

I only needed a few ingredients to make this. So I updated my shopping list on include the items because I had decided I was definitely going to try this cherry pie dump cake in the near future.

One night, I randomly pulled this recipe together after dinner. I was kicking myself that I hadn’t started this while we were eating dinner because it does take a bit of time to bake. Nonetheless, when this cake was finally ready to eat, everyone LOVED it. It was absolutely delicious and so easy. Like embarrassing easy. Once you make this and bring it somewhere, you won’t want anyone to ask you for the recipe…but they will ask!

Easy To Make Dessert

This is a definitely must bake cake. Try it and enjoy it. Your family will love you. You can hold this as an incentive over your kids’ heads to finish their dinner. They won’t be able to skip this dessert, not if they have ever tried it before. And if you serve it with homemade whipped cream, you will be even more of a Rockstar!

Ingredients

Cherry Pie Dump Cake

  • 1 box white cake mix I used French Vanilla and it was great. Any cake mix would work
  • 2 cans cherry pie filling you could change the recipe and put any pie filling
  • 1 stick butter (melted)
  • toppings pecans, walnuts optional – I used chopped pecans and it was YUMMY!

Homemade Whipped Cream

  • 1 quart whipping cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp powdered sugar

Instructions

Cherry Pie Dump Cake

  • Preheat over to 350 degrees Grease 9×13 baking pan well Pour cherry pie filling on pan and spread evenly Next pour cake mix over cherry pie filling, covering entire pan Drizzle melted butter on top of the cake mix, making sure to cover as much as possible. Bake for 50-60 minutes Filling will be hot – let cool for 5-10min before serving Best if served with homemade whipped cream

Homemade Whipped Cream

  • Pour all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well (about 5-8 minutes) with hand mixer until peaks form.

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Cherry Pie Dump Cake

Cherry Pie Dump Cake is DELICIOUS and easy enough you won't mind the kids "helping" with
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

Cherry Pie Dump Cake

  • 1 box white cake mix I used French Vanilla and it was great. Any cake mix would work
  • 2 cans cherry pie filling you could change the recipe and put any pie filling
  • 1 stick butter (melted)
  • toppings pecans, walnuts optional – I used chopped pecans and it was YUMMY!

Homemade Whipped Cream

  • 1 quart whipping cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp powdered sugar

Instructions

Cherry Pie Dump Cake

  • Preheat over to 350 degrees Grease 9×13 baking pan well Pour cherry pie filling on pan and spread evenly Next pour cake mix over cherry pie filling, covering entire pan Drizzle melted butter on top of the cake mix, making sure to cover as much as possible. Bake for 50-60 minutes Filling will be hot – let cool for 5-10min before serving Best if served with homemade whipped cream

Homemade Whipped Cream

  • Pour all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well (about 5-8 minutes) with hand mixer until peaks form.
Rice, Sides, Vegetables

Garlic Butter Kale Rice

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Garlic Butter Kale Rice makes a great side dish. I know when I hear the word kale, I’m thinking, I don’t know about that…kale? It’s so bitter and chewy. It’s not as flavorful as it’s cousin veggie, spinach. I know it’s good for me, but it definitely isn’t my favorite vegetable. However, I like to give it a try whenever possible.

This recipe needed some tweaking at first, but it is now so much better than I expected. And it’s healthy! What a bonus. I think the key to this recipe is cooking the garlic butter kale rice for a good amount of time. Of course, the butter, garlic, and shallots definitely help bring some additional flavor as well.

I have bought packaged kale and raw kale by the bunch. I prefer the packaged kale by far. It’s all washed and easier to cook with. I still chop it into smaller pieces and try to minimize the stems. The stems are definitely not my favorite, I feel like I’m eating sticks! Because the packaged kale is already kind of chopped up, it’s much easier to prep for cooking.

Chopping onions has to be one of my least favorite things for prepping meals. I cry every time. Literally! And shallots are very similar. So if you are like me, I apologize that you will likely cry for a few minutes, when prepping this side dish. However, you fill find that in the end, it is worth it.

Once the prep work has been completed, it’s smooth sailing from here. Just saute melt the butter in the pan, then saute the onion, garlic, and shallot in the butter for a few minutes. Next, add the kale. Let that cook for about 7 or 8 minutes.

After the flavor of the kale rice is in place, you will work on cooking the actual rice. Add the rice, water, and beef broth (chicken broth would work just as well). And let the kale rice simmer for 18-20 minutes until the liquid has dissolved and the rice is tender.

Finally, after that is done, sprinkle some bacon bits and parmesan cheese to the kale rice and stir it around. Depending on your preference, you might want to add more bacon or parmesan and stir it again.

This pairs well with almost anything; steak, chicken, and fish. Enjoy your delicious side that is pretty healthy.

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Garlic Butter Kale Rice

Kale never tasted so good in this one dish, side dish!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword brown rice, easy side dish, kale, rice, side dish, vegetables, veggies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

Brown Rice

  • 3 cups brown rice
  • 2.25 cups beef broth
  • 2.25 cups water

Garlic Butter Kale

  • 3 handfuls kale chopped into 1" pieces
  • 1/2 onion finely chopped
  • 1 shallot finely chopped
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp bacon bits
  • 1 tbsp parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Chop 1/2 onion
  • Chop shallot
  • Heat butter over medium heat for 1 minute
  • Sautee onions and shallots with minced garlic for 4-5 minutes
  • Add kale to pan and cook for 7-8 minutes
  • Add rice, beef broth, and water to same pan and simmer for 20 minutes
  • Mix in bacon bits at the end and top with a little parmesan cheese (if desired)
Beef, Crockpot, Dinner

Pot Roast – Healthy Crockpot Version

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Pot roast is an easy and delicious dinner that can be prepared in less than 10 minutes and in just 1 pot. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t enjoy pot roast.  Everyone loves meat and potatoes – give them what they love for dinner! I always try to make extras (notice all the extra potatoes in there!).  It requires minimal ingredients, very little prep time, and LOTS of flavor. Not only is this pot roast recipe is not only a full meal, but it’s healthy.

One of the best things about this recipe is that you can tweak it to whatever your family enjoys the most.  For example, you can add celery, mushrooms, different potatoes – whatever you want, you choose and it will be even more delicious!  Generally, I love adding chopped onions to meals, but since this already has the onion soup mix, I figured it didn’t need more. However, if you want some extra flavor, chop a yellow onion and add it in there.

I always try to tweak recipes to make them healthier without losing flavor. This recipe has been tweaked from the traditional pot roast recipes. I opted for healthy request, fat free cream of mushroom soup to cut back on the fat and calories. Additionally, you won’t find butter or oil in this recipe, I don’t see any need to add those fatty ingredients into this meal. Besides, the flavor doesn’t increase so I suggest skipping them and saving the calories and fat for dessert.  Dessert? Yes, please!

Add roast beef to crock pot, sprinkle 1/3 packet of dry onion soup mix on roast.  Add chopped red potatoes. Sprinkle remaining onion soup packet on top of potatoes.

Sprinkle remaining onion soup packet on top of potatoes. Top potatoes with can of cream of mushroom soup.  I used fat-free for a healthier recipe.

I like to add baby carrots half way through as well for a more complete meal. You could add mushrooms, celery, and/or anything else you like. Baby carrots are my favorite because there is no preparation – just dump them in!

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Pot Roast

Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword beef, crockpot, easy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • crockpot

Ingredients

  • 3-4 pounds roast beef
  • 6-8 individual potatoes I used red potatoes, you can use whatever you prefer
  • 1 package onion soup mix
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup I used the fat-free kind for a healthier recipe
  • 1 package baby carrots

Instructions

  • Put roast beef in crock pot. Sprinkle 1/3 onion soup mix on beef. Cut up potatoes and place around the beef and add on top, if they won’t all fit around. Sprinkle the remaining onion soup mix on potatoes. Dump the cream of mushroom soup on top of everything. Add carrots. If they won’t fit, wait a few hours for everything to cook down and then add. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir and enjoy!

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Dinner, Grill, Salad, Steak, Vegetables

Nutritious And Healthy Steak Tip Salad

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Steak Tip Salad is a healthy alternative to heavier foods. Just coming off of Christmas break and all the chocolate, cheese, and wine that comes along with it, I was ready to get back to normal. Normal meant, a regular routine with work/school, bed time, and eating REAL meals. Don’t get me wrong, I love eating rich foods and I love my wine, but if I ate one more appetizer in place of a meal, I was going to lose my mind!

Clean Eating

I was craving something healthy that wasn’t overly heavy and tasted clean. Steak tip salad it was! And it’s really easy to make which is a bonus. Marinating steak a day or two ahead of time is advised. Mainly, so you don’t forget and then the night of, it’s too late to do a marinade. Additionally, the longer it marinates, the more you taste the marinade, of course.

Prep Is Easy

To prep this steak tip salad, I marinated my steak the day before. Randomly, I happened to have a few extra minutes so I threw the steak in the marinade and popped it in the refrigerator. I figured I was ahead of the game since it would be ready the next day. I thought, “whew, that was easy…now, what was I working on again?” Ever have those moments? You are on your way to do something and then get distracted by something else. That is basically how the steak was prepped!

Since I was “so prepared” by marinating the steak ahead of time, making dinner was pretty easy. First, I fired up the grill and put the steak on. While the steak was cooking, I started making the hardboiled eggs. I don’t know about your house, but in my house, everyone loves those. I have to make 12 hardboiled eggs for 8 people. And sometimes they are still looking for more.

Now that the steak and eggs were cooking, I turned my attention to chopping veggies. Easy enough? Of course, but it’s dinner time which means kids were running in and out of the kitchen and screaming. Running and screaming is not a great combination while I’m chopping vegetables with a Santoko knife! Oh, did I mention that they were “starving” and wanted some of the sliced peppers? Meanwhile, theg they asked, “when is dinner going to be ready?” Ugh! Every time!

Extra Time On Your Hands

Lucky for me, the steak tip salad was just about done. The steak had a few more minutes and the eggs needed to cool a little more. So there was just enough time to set the table and get the littles their drinks. Once that was all set, the steak was done and the eggs magically came out of their shells (if only that could really happen). Since the steak should needed to sit for a few minutes, it was actually better for it to wait for everything else to come together. Finally, just had to slice it up and plate everyone’s meal. Voila! Dinner was served. And it was DELICIOUS!

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Steak Tip Salad

This steak tip salad is your meal, not your side
Course Main Course, Main Dish, Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword cobb salad, salad, steak salad, steak tips
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author jenahoward

Equipment

  • Grill
  • Pot

Ingredients

Steak Tips

  • 1.25 pounds Steak Tips

Marinade

  • 1/4 cup Soy Sauce I prefer the low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/8 cup Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Ginger Ground ginger is what I use
  • Salt To taste
  • Pepper To taste

Salad

  • 16 oz Salad Mix
  • 1 pint Grape Tomatoes
  • 1 can Olives Drained
  • 1 Red Pepper Chopped
  • 1 Orange Pepper Chopped
  • 1/2 Onion Yellow or Purple Onion
  • 8 Eggs Hardboiled
  • 1 Cucumber Peeled & Chopped

Instructions

Marinade

  • Mix together all marinade ingredients.
  • Pour over steak tips.
  • Cover tightly and shake container well to get the marinade all over the steak.
  • Marinate for 30 minutes or 24 hours (make sure your steak will be fine to eat by then).

Steak

  • Preheat Grill to medium high heat
  • Put steak on grill for approx 7 minutes (based on Med. Rare with a pink center), will take 9 minutes for Medium
  • After 7 minutes, turn the steak and cook for an additional 7 minutes (will take 9 more minutes for Medium).
  • Test the steak. For rare, it should be done. For Med Rare it might take a few more minutes. If the steak seems squishy with the tongs, it might not be done. The more firm it is, the more it is cooked. I prefer Medium Rare and like it a little squishy, but with some firmness.
  • Once cooked to your liking, cut steak into bite sized pieces and set aside.

Hardboiled Eggs

  • While the steak is cooking, place eggs in a medium pot and then fill 3/4 of the way with water.
  • Turn heat to medium high and let the water boil (with the eggs in it).
  • When the water begins to boil, turn the heat to medium and continue cooking the eggs for 8 more minutes.
  • When the eggs are cooked, flush the water in the pot with cold water and let the eggs sit for a few minutes before de-shelling them. They will be really hot for a few minutes.
  • Peel shells off of each egg and set eggs aside.

Salad

  • While the steak and eggs are cooking, pour salad mix into a large bowl..
  • Chop up the red pepper, orange pepper, cucumber, and onion.
  • Put all ingredients in the salad bowl.
  • Drain and then dump the olives directly into the salad bowl.
  • Wash and dump the grape tomatoes into the salad bowl.
  • Don't add the eggs yet. Mix all other salad ingredients with tongs.
  • When the salad has been made, the eggs have been de-shelled, and the steak has been cut up, plate each person's plate with salad, an egg to the side, and steak on top of the salad.
  • Add salad dressing of any choice, if desired. Enjoy!
Fish, Rice, Salmon, Stovetop, Vegetables

Broccoli Rabe Brown Rice

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Broccoli Rabe Brown Rice combines your veggie and starch into one amazing side dish. If you can’t get your people to enjoy green veggies, try making them different varieties of veggies and saute them with garlic and oil. Then mix them with rice so that they aren’t overly concerned about what that “green stuff” is.

Broccoli rabe is a great side on it’s own, but it really helps spruce up plain brown rice when you mix them together. Brown rice is much better for you than white rice (or so the experts say), but it is pretty bland unless you add oil, butter, etc – you know, all the things that will then make the side BAD for you?! In order to keep the dish on the healthy side, I like to mix in sautéed vegetables.

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Equals

While you are cooking your favorite main dish for dinner, you can have the rice and broccoli rabe cooking at the same time. With this side, you won’t have a million pots, pans, and bowls to clean up which makes this an A+ recipe in my book. Less is always more when it comes to cooking and cleaning. Wouldn’t you agree?

If you have brown rice (or any rice plain rice) leftover from a previous dinner, use that! Just heat it up in the microwave and then add the broccoli rabe to it. Re-using leftovers can save a ton of time. You just have to remember that you have them in your refrigerator. Or maybe that’s just me?

This side dish pairs well with almost any main course. Pictured above, I recently made broccoli rabe brown rice with honey garlic salmon. What a combination! It was fantastic. If you are looking for a dinner that is simple to make, check out my honey garlic salmon recipe.

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Broccoli Rabe Brown Rice

Broccoli Rabe Brown Rice – 2 sides combined into 1
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword broccoli, broccoli rabe, brown rice, rice, sides, veggies
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

Brown Rice

  • 2 cups brown rice
  • 3 cups water

Broccoli Rabe

  • 1 bunch broccoli rabe
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp parmesan cheese

Instructions

Brown Rice

  • Add 1 cup of brown rice to a microwavable bowl
  • Add 2 cups of water to brown rice
  • Cover with paper towel
  • Microwave on medium heat for 15 minutes
  • Mix rice and check to see if it is cooked – might need additional 4-7 minutes

Broccoli Rabe

  • Drizzle olive oil in pan and heat on medium heat for 1 minute
  • Add garlic to pan and cook for 1 minute
  • Place broccoli rabe in pan and cook for approx 5 -7 minutes
  • Reduce heat to low
  • Top with parmesan cheese and mix
  • Remove from heat and chop broccoli rabe into 1.5 inch pieces
  • Mix together rice and chopped broccoli rabe in the broccoli rabe pan
  • Plate & Enjoy!
Dinner, Fish, Salmon, Stovetop

Honey Garlic Salmon

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Honey garlic salmon is one of my favorite salmon dishes. It is really, really good and it’s super easy to make. Plus, my entire family loves this dish. Therefore, I really think this dinner recipe is a win-win-win!

The sauce for the honey garlic salmon isn’t too garlic-y or too soy sauce-y. You know those recipes that are good, but they have a little too much of one ingredient? This isn’t one of those recipes. This is sweet, but not too sweet. The honey and soy sauce really balance themselves along with the garlic. It really is a great dinner that everyone will love.

Doesn’t this dish look fabulous? It looks like it’s from a fancy restaurant, but in reality, I made it in my kitchen in less than 15 minutes! You know what’s even crazier? You can do make this too!

I almost hate telling people how to make yummy dishes that are super easy. I feel like people would be more impressed if I shared difficult recipes. Realistically though, it is better to share delicious dinner recipes that are super easy! An easy recipe is more likely to be recreated after all.

We don’t have time to be slaving in the kitchen all day. I mean, we are lucky to have 30 minutes to prep dinner. Basically, it takes 30 minutes to prep dinner, 10 minutes to eat, and then another 30 minutes to clean up. Yikes! It eating only takes 10 minutes, we need to SAVOR that 10 minutes!

Get your apron on and get this dinner moving.

First, start by taking the salmon out of the refrigerator. Then gather up the rest of your ingredients. It’s best for the salmon to be room temperature before you cook it (approx. 20 minutes after you take out of the frig) so while you are waiting for that to be temp-ready, clean up your kitchen table and get it set for dinner.

Now you are ready to get cooking. Drizzle the olive oil in your pan and heat it up for 1 minute over medium heat. Place the salmon in the pan. Add some salt & pepper to the side facing up. Cook the salmon for approx. 4 minutes (may need more or less, depending on the thickness of the salmon).

Next, flip the salmon over carefully. Fish is very delicate even when it’s not fully cooked. Sprinkle more salt and pepper on the side facing up now, if desired. Let this side cook for approx. 3-4 more minutes.

While the salmon continues to cook, add the sauce ingredients to a medium bowl and then whisk together. This doesn’t take long and you should still have time before the salmon is cooked. Now is the perfect time to put away the ingredients and tidy up your kitchen!

When the salmon is done, add the sauce and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes more. Shut off heat and plate the salmon. Be sure to add more sauce from the pan to each piece of salmon – that sauce is too good to waste.

Take a picture of your masterpiece so that you can share it with others. Be sure to take a picture before you start eating – you will forget otherwise because this dish is so good!

Looking for side dish inspiration? This pairs really well with broccoli rabe brown rice. Check out my recipe for that here.

Enjoy : )

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Honey Garlic Salmon

Honey Garlic Salmon – Easy & Delicious!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American, Chinese
Keyword dinner, easy, fish, salmon
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Author jenahoward

Equipment

  • pan

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce I prefer the low sodium kind
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar any vinegar will do except balsamic
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic more or less, depending on your preference

Salmon

  • 1 lb salmon
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Garnishes

    Instructions

    • Bring salmon to room temp for approx 20 min before cooking
    • Pat salmon down with paper towel to remove excessive moisture
    • Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste
    • Drizzle olive oil to pan and heat on medium heat for 1 minute
    • Place salmon in pan and cook for 4 minutes
    • Turn salmon to other side and cook approx 4 more minutes
    • While salmon is cooking, mix sauce ingredients in a bowl and whisk together
    • Pour sauce over salmon and continue to cook for 1-2 more minutes
    • Sauce will thicken a bit, if it thickens too much, add 1/2 tbsp of water
    • Plate salmon and add some additional sauce from pan on top of each piece of salmon
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

     
     

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