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Late Night Snack with Jimmy Dean Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast

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I spent the last two weeks of July traveling. We went to San Francisco, then we went from there straight to New York. Then I came home for only one night. That night, well that day was a long day of traveling. You know going from one coast to the other takes about six hours on the airplane. And you must know that airplane food is not that great. So when I got home that night, I was HUNGRY. I wanted something quick because the next day I had to leave again, so I had to unpack, repack and get some sleep.

Jimmy Dean had sent me a selection of their new individual serving frozen products to test out and I grabbed one of them. I had four to choose from, the Jimmy Dean Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast, The Grilled Steak, The Golden Roasted Turkey and The Barbeque Pork Sandwich. The decision was difficult because they all looked good. I grabbed the Jimmy Dean Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast, threw it in the microwave (To heat one sandwich: Remove sandwich from pouch and wrap in a paper towel. Microwave on HIGH for 35 to 40 seconds or until hot.) and it was ready in no time at all and it was really good.

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Not only was it packed with flavor but the bread was cooked amazingly. The sharp cheddar cheese, applewood smoked bacon on the country bun was just amazing. I have to say that I ate it so quickly I forgot that I needed to take a picture of it for review.

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Because I had to travel some more I gave the rest of the products to my contributor Heather. Heather took them home and had a fun “Plate Date” with her family. You can read the review of the other new Jimmy Dean products, The Grilled Steak, The Golden Roasted Turkey and The Barbeque Pork Sandwich.

Granny Ev’s Chicken Pilau Recipe – Featuring Hillshire Farms and Jimmy Dean

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Granny Ev’s Chicken Pilau Recipe – Featuring Hillshire Farms and Jimmy Dean

By: Ashley

Since I had such a great time meeting our friends at Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farms this weekend, I wanted to share a family recipe that uses BOTH types of sausage. Yep, that right! One dish, 2 kinds of sausage. Sounds good already, doesn’t it?!?

Anyone who knows my family knows exactly what Pilau is… though they might think it should be spelled PERLOW. It’s the rice, chicken, sausage goodness that my mom makes for… well… for everyone and everything. It is DELICIOUS. It’s a South Carolina dish and sometime called “Chicken Bog.” What Mom (aka Granny Ev) makes is actually more of a bog that a Pilau since Pilau usually comes with vegetables in it too, but whatever. It’s my mama’s Pilau (which used to be my Mama Pat’s Pilau) and it’s yummy!

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So, without further ado, here is

Granny Ev’s Chicken Pilau Recipe

.Ingredients:
2 – 4 boneless skinless chicken breats halves (depending on size)
1 Hillshire Farms Smoked Turkey Sausage
1 lb Jimmy Dean Sage Sausage
1 1/2 c. rice (not fast cook… just regular white long grain rice)
3 c. chicken broth (can be low sodium/low fat)

Directions:

Boil the chicken. After it has cooled, pull the chicken apart into small pieces. Put aside until later.

Slice the smoked sausage and put into skillet along with a small amount of water (just enough to barely coat the bottom of the pan). Add the lb. of ground sausage to the skillet. Cook the sausages together until done. Drain the grease from the pan.

Return the skillet (with sausage) to the heat. Add 3 c. of chicken broth to pan. Add in 1 1/2 c. of rice. Bring liquid to a boil. You can add salt and pepper. Reduce heat and let simmer while covered so the rice will cook. Stir occasionally so the rice doesn’t stick. (Keep an eye on your rice and add more broth or water as it cooks. I almost always have to add more liquid.)

When the rice is pretty much finished, stir in your chicken. While on low heat, stir occasionally and let the chicken heat up. Once the rice is cooked, and the chicken is warm… EAT!

You should know that this is one of the only written down versions of this recipe that my family has. Trying to figure out how much of what actually went into this dish was CRAZY! That said, I think I’ve got it it pretty close to accurate. With anything I cook or write a recipe for though, make adjustments as you see fit. It’s a family recipe… which means you should make it special to YOUR family. =)

About Ashley (Managing Editor at MomStart): Ashley is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and former teacher working to navigate through the mysterious world of Mommyia. Read more about her adventures at Momicles and follow her @Momicles2010 .

Talking with The Jimmy Dean Sun #Blogher12

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My Interview with the Jimmy Dean Sun – Watch And Support No Kid Hungry

By: Ashley

This weekend at BlogHer 2012, I had the chance to be interviewed by one of the brightest guys I’ve ever met. I mean, who’s brighter than the sun?!? It was such a pleasure to talk with the warm and friendly Jimmy Dean Sun… and luckily I have a video to share with you! Just by viewing, you’ll be working to end childhood hunger. For every view, Jimmy Dean will donate $5 to to Share Our Strength in support of the No Kid Hungry campaign. So please… take a look… and share with your friends.

 

Together with Share Our Strength, the Jimmy Dean® brand has joined the No Kid Hungry® Campaign, working to end childhood hunger in America by 2015. For every view this video receives now through August 18, 2012, Jimmy Dean will donate $5 to Share Our Strength (up to $5,000). This is in addition to the brand’s annual commitment of $150,000.

About Ashley (Managing Editor at MomStart): Ashley is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and former teacher working to navigate through the mysterious world of Mommyia. Read more about her adventures at Momicles and follow her @Momicles2010 .

Jimmy Dean 52 Ways to Deliver Great Days $250.00 Target Gift Card Giveaway

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I just entered a really fun giveaway and I wanted to share it with you. Jimmy Dean is hosting a fun campaign and I couldn’t resist entering myself. They are currently taking entries on the  Jimmy Dean Facebook page for a sweepstake called “52 Ways to Deliver Great Days,” where each week for the next year they are giving away great prizes (this week is a set of $250.00 Gift Card to Target).

Here is my entry so you can see just how easy it is to enter.

The video is super short. All it says is how I get my kids ready. They need a good night sleep, excitement from mommy and a good breakfast to start the day. You can also just enter by leaving a Facebook text message or uploading a photo. Answer the weekly question via a text entry (1 sweeps entry), photo (5 sweeps entries) or video (10 sweeps entries) for a chance to win. I can’t wait to see what they are giving away next week.

Oh and Entries are low so chances are high. Go Enter!

Maple Sausage Corn Bread Pudding Recipe

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I’ve been trying to widen our meal plan using ingredients that we know and love. I’ve just been tired of making the same things over and over again. So, I checked out Jimmy Dean’s Website for recipes and found the Maple Sausage Corn Bread Pudding Recipe. My husband was a little bit leery because the recipe called for onions, so I told him to trust me it would be delicious. It came out wonderful, of course with my own modifications.

Sausage Corn Bread Pudding

Here is my version of Maple Sausage Corn Bread Pudding Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pkg of Jiffy Corn Bread Mix (or 8.5 ounces of your choice corn bread mix)
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 pkg Jimmy Dean Maple Flavor Pork Sausage Roll (8 ounces) cooked crumbled and drained
1 1/2 cups frozen corn cooked
4 eggs
2 cups half-and-half or whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare muffin batter according to package directions, pour into lightly greased 8-inch square baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely.

2. Cut cornbread into 1-inch cubes; place in 13×19 inch baking pan. Bake 5-10 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer lightly greased 2-quart casserole.

3. Melt the butter and pour over the bread cubes, then top with corn and sausage

4. Beat eggs, half-and-half, salt in small bowl with wire whisk until well blended; pour over ingredients in casserole. Gently press bread cubes into egg mixture until completely covered. Cover with foil.

5. Bake 30 minutes then uncover and cook 10 more (make sure the knife comes out clean) Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

I varied the ingredients and directions to the original recipe quite a bit, to see the differences check out this Maple Sausage Corn Bread Pudding Recipe.

Jimmy Dean Crumble Rumble Sausage #Giveaway

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A few weeks ago, I posted a giveaway from Jimmy Dean hosted by bloggers. Each of us is trying to find the winning Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles recipe. The Blogger that finds the winner will also win. What’s the prize? You can win a trip to New York City for you and a friend and you get to see the Rachel Ray Show. So get creative and write up that recipe.

I had the opportunity to try out the Sausages before I was contacted by Jimmy Dean. I had a buy one get one free coupon and they were buy one get one free at the grocery store, so I ended up with two free. I have cooked two different meals and the frittata I put together was my favorite. The number of creations you can come up with using sausage is limitless. They are easy to use and take no time at all because they are pre-cooked. You can freeze them and just use what you need. Like Jimmy Dean on Facebook so you can print a $1 off coupon to save on your purchase of Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles.

 

Enter to Win:

5 Free Product Coupons (2 winners)

To Enter:

Tell me what your favorite meal is that uses sausage

Extra Entries:

Enter the Crumble Rumble Recipe Contest.

Submit two recipes using the Jimmy Dean Crumbles. One of the recipes must be a breakfast idea but the other recipe is completely left to your imagination. Submit the recipes to crumblerumble@mww.com along with all of your contact information and mention you found out about the contest on Mom Start.

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This giveaway ends November 22nd, I received a sample free to me, my opinion are still my own. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

Jimmy Dean Crumble Rumble Trip to New York City to See Rachel Ray #Giveaway

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Jimmy Dean is hosting a giveaway along with 9 other Bloggers for a trip to New York City. The winner will  receive a trip to NYC to attend a taping of the Rachael Ray Show.  Jimmy Dean will provide airfare and accommodations for two. One of the 10 bloggers hosting the Crumble Rumble Giveaway will also win a trip for two to NYC to attend the taping of Rachael Ray. So four people will be going to New York. For Me to win, you have to win. Crumble_Rumble_Logo_FINAL

Have you tried the Jimmy Dean Hearty Sausage Crumbles yet? I tried them recently and made an excellent dinner. They make any meal that uses sausage ready in minutes because the sausage has already been cooked. If you haven’t used them yet you should try them out because creating a recipe is the way to win this giveaway.

 

To Enter:

crumblesSubmit two recipes using the Jimmy Dean Crumbles. One of the recipes must be a breakfast idea but the other recipe is completely left to your imagination. Submit the recipes to crumblerumble@mww.com along with all of your contact information and mention you found out about the contest on Mom Start.

Feel free to share ideas  in the comments section on your blog or on the Jimmy Dean Facebook page, but for official entry, you must submit your ideas to crumblerumble@mww.com.

Entry is open from now until 11/26 and judging by Sara Lee chefs and the winner will be notified by 12/3/10

 

Key Recipe Entry Points:

1. Appeal: Does it sound good?  Will it make readers want to try the recipe?

2. Originality: Is the recipe itself new and/or creative? Does the recipe stand out?

3. Use of Crumbles: Is it an appropriate use of the product?  Do they use the sausage well or in an innovative way in the recipe?

4. Simplicity and Ease: Is the recipe easy to follow?  Is the prep time reasonable?  Ease of prep.  Are the ingredients easy to find?  Is the ingredient list reasonable?

5. Clarity and accuracy: Accuracy of the recipe.  Clarity in the ingredient list (i.e. if onions are listed, state whether they are red, yellow, pearl, green, white that are called for in the recipe); clarity in the production steps (i.e. if something is cut, approximately what size: roughly chopped, minced, small dice, etc.); Steps written and/or numbered in a logical sequence.

Hot Topics Jimmy Dean The Sun & Mom Start & Jimmy D’s Giveaway

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At BlogHer 2010 I met with Jimmy Dean’s The Sun. The sun is a big golden light that all the planets revolve around and he has all kinds of information and knowledge about breakfast. The Sun commercials are quite humorous and when I tell people that I met the sun, they laugh! Not because it is a crazy thought that I met The Jimmy Dean Sun, but because internally they are remembering one of those commercials.

 

 

I had a lot of fun talking to the Sun, we chatted for about 30 minutes while the camera men were getting set up. I was most intrigued by the fact that he lived in Washington State for a period of time.

At BlogHer everyone had the opportunity to taste new Jimmy D’s breakfast foods. We were some of the first people to ever try them. They are lower in calories than you would expect any out of the box, into the microwave breakfasts could possible be.

griddlesticksThe New Jimmy D’s Griddle Sticks:

These have 7 grams of protein, 8 grams of sugar and only 6 grams of fat. They are sausage wrapped up in a pancake with only 160 calories.

The New Jimmy D’s French Toast Griddlers:

Toast GriddlerThese have 8 grams of protein, 6 grams of sugar and 8 grams of fat. They are french toast sandwiches with turkey sausage in the middle with only 210 calories. Remember that the sandwiches are bigger in size than the griddle sticks.

I tried both of these at blogher, and when I didn’t know how many calories were in them, all I did was have a bite. I was very worried about over eating while I was at the conference so I had a little bit here and a little bit there. I could have easily gotten away with eating the whole thing. After trying both samples, if I had to pick a favorite it would be the Griddle Sticks.

Enter to Win:

3 Coupons to try Jimmy D’s Breakfast Items

To Enter:

Tell me about your breakfast routine

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This giveaway ends October 4th, I have been compensated for this post with product. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

Celebrate the New Year Entertaining with Jimmy Dean Sausage Recipes #giveaway

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Jimmy Dean is our family favorite brand of sausage. I always buy Jimmy Dean maple sausage for our family. It’s my husband’s favorite and I enjoy it too. It’s always the same quality. Delicious. Yesterday my husband made Sausage Corn Chowder and I’m really looking forward to having the left overs tonight for dinner. I’m so proud to have a husband that can cook when he is needed in the kitchen.

Jimmy Dean sent me some recipes to share with you. I’ve shared two of them, well I have two more to share with you as well. I can’t wait to try them when I’m better and back in my rightful position as the head chef in the family. Jimmy Dean has been working with Sissy Biggers, Lifestyle and Food Expert. Sissy Biggers’ tips can be found at Jimmydean.com.

 

Jimmy Dean Sausage Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

Jimmy Dean Sausage Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

 

Ingredients:

  1. 1 pkg. Regular Flavor Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage, cooked, crumbled, and drained
  2. 1 pkg. (16 oz.) large fresh mushrooms
  3. 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
  4. 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  5. 1 teaspoon olive oil
  6. 1 tablespoon Italian-style bread crumbs
  7. 1 tablespoon melted butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Remove stems from mushrooms; reserve for another use. Place mushrooms rounded side down in two greased 9" X 13" baking dishes. Drain and press spinach to remove excess liquid. In a large bowl, combine cooked sausage, spinach, Parmesan cheese and olive oil; mix well. Stuff sausage mixture into mushroom caps. Sprinkle with bread crumbs; drizzle with melted butter. Bake 30 minutes or until topping is brown and bubbly.

Serving size:

about 30 appetizers

Jimmy Dean Inside Out Sausage Poppers

Jimmy Dean Inside Out Sausage Poppers

Ingredients:

  1. 1 pkg. Regular Flavor Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage
  2. 4 whole pickled jalapeno peppers, drained
  3. 4 oz. (1 cup) pepper jack cheese, cut into 1/2" cubes
  4. 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  5. 3 tablespoons milk
  6. 1/4 teaspoon salt
  7. 1-1/2 cups seasoned dry bread crumbs

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 F. Divide and roll uncooked sausage into 1 oz. meatballs. Press thumb into each ball, creating a small bowl shape. Use a knife to remove stems from jalapeno peppers. Slice in quarters lengthwise; remove seeds. Wrap one jalapeno strip around a cube of cheese; press into meatball. Work sausage back into a meatball shape, enclosing cheese and jalapeno. Repeat with remaining meatballs. In a small bowl, combine eggs, milk and salt; stir well. Measure breadcrumbs into a separate bowl. Dip each meatball in egg mixture, then in breadcrumbs to completely coat. Bake on a large non-stick baking sheet 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool on pan 5 minutes before serving. Discard any remaining egg and breadcrumbs.

Serving size:

12-16 poppers

 

Jimmy Dean is offering 5 coupons for a giveaway, each coupon is valued at 6.99 for any Jimmy Dean Sausage product. I received the same set of coupons for posting about Jimmy Dean, but I’m still going to be buying them after I run out of coupons. We buy them all the time, the sausage and the breakfast sandwiches. Jimmy Dean is a great way to add protein to your morning meal.

 

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Tell me your favorite way to eat sausage.

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The contest will run until January 4th 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

Jimmy Dean Holiday Sausage Stuffing Recipe

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Sausage Stuffing from Jimmy Dean

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Ingredients:

  1. 2 pkgs. (16 oz. each) Regular Flavor Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage
  2. 8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
  3. 1-1/2 cups diced onion
  4. 3/4 cup diced or coarsely grated carrots
  5. 1-1/2 cups diced celery
  6. 3 garlic cloves, minced
  7. 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen spinach, thawed and drained
  8. 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
  9. 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
  10. 1 teaspoon black pepper
  11. 1 pkg. (15 oz.) herbed dry bread cubes
  12. 2 cups chicken broth
  13. 1 egg, lightly beaten

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F. In a large saucepan or stockpot, cook sausage over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink. Add mushrooms, onion, carrots, celery and garlic; cook 10-12 minutes or until onion is translucent, stirring frequently. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; add remaining ingredients and stir well. Pour into a buttered 4-quart casserole. Bake covered for 60 minutes.

 

 

Serving size:

Makes 10-12 servings

This recipes was published with permission from Jimmy Dean!