When Pillsbury offered to send me some coupons in order to review some of their great products, I was obviously super excited!
They sent me some great ideas for easy family meals and quick kid approved snacks– it was hard to choose which one to make first!
These quick, delicious and kid-approved dinners will help mix up your cooking routine and provide a fun and educational after-school activity for the kids!
Breakfast:
o Mini Biscuit Breakfast Sandwich
o Honey Peanut Butter Biscuits
Snack:
Dinner:
o Monday: Bacon Cheeseburger Calzones
o Tuesday: Grands! Easy Taco Melts
o Wednesday: Three Cheese-Sausage Lasagna
o Thursday: Grands! Chicken Pot Pie Puffs
o Friday: Spicy Chicken Pizza Roll-up
The first thing I made was the Bacon-Cheeseburger Calzones.
Bacon-Cheeseburger Calzones
Oh, boy! All the flavors of a bacon cheeseburger are tucked into a flaky crescent pocket.
- prep time: 30 min
- total time: 50 min
- ingredients: 9
- servings: 8
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/4 cup dried instant minced onion
- 1/4 cup chopped hamburger pickle slices
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 2 Italian plum tomato, thinly sliced, if desired
- 4 slices (3/4 oz each) American or Cheddar cheese, each cut in half
- 2 cans (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1 egg, beaten
Steps
- Heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 2 minutes. Add ground beef and onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain if necessary. Stir in pickles and ranch dressing.
- Unroll dough and separat each can into 4 rectangles; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press each into 7×4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal.
- Spoon about 1/3 cup ground beef mixture onto one end of each rectangle. Top each with tomato slices and 1 piece of cheese. Fold dough over filling; press edges with fork to seal (sandwiches will be full). Brush tops with egg.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.
It was a total hit with my boys. They devoured it! It was so easy to make, as you can see. And used simple ingredients. It’s a great way to use crescent rolls in a whole new way! Perfect for the busy mom, and perfect for back to school.
My mom also made an apple pie with the Pillsbury Pie Crusts.
I {DOH!} forgot to take a picture. Probably because it was so dang good we ate it up in a day and a half. Have you ever made a pie before? I haven’t, which is why I asked my mom to because my husband LOVES apple pie. I guess I’ve always just thought it would be way too hard, but thats the beauty of Pillsbury Pie Crusts! They make it super simple. And not to mention delicious. Both of my boys absolutely loved it too. Now I know that how easy making pie can be, I will be doing it more often, even on weeknights. What a treat for my family!
Thank you, Pillsbury! For making this back to school season just a little bit easier. =)
Things that are Brag Worthy:
- Pillsbury’s website is filled with AWESOME recipes!
- Easy family meals
- Quick kid approved snacks
- Help with back to school cooking
Visit www.pillsbury.com/holidays-celebrations/back-to-school to learn more!
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