Pi Week - Proc'ing Orange Creamsicle Pie

3.14159265358979323846 Week continues!  Our second pie to honor Pi week is something a little sweet.  It's light, fluffy and if you're a fan of Orange Creamsicles... you're probably going to be a big fan of this one.  Be aware though, this recipe makes TWO pies!  Just buy 2 premade pie crusts and you're good to go.  Think of it as crafting something and it proc'ing & giving you 2 for you gamers out there.  Make one for raid night dessert & save the other to take to Work, School, a Family Gathering or your significant other.  Multitasking my friends...  You get a yummy pie AND you show off your mad cooking skills... Like a Boss!


Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Total Time: 3 hours
Skill Needed: Artisan

Ingredients:

• 8ox Cream Cheese, softened 
• 16oz Cool-Whip, thawed
• 1c Orange Juice 
• 1 4oz box Instant Vanilla Pudding 
• 1 3oz box Orange Flavor Gelatin (Jello)
• 2 6oz prepared Graham Cracker Crusts

Directions:

1. Soften cream cheese to room temperature a few hours before you make your pies.  Don't lay it out 30 minutes & think you're good to go, you're not.  Make sure it's super soft or, you'll have lumpy pies.
2. Blend cream cheese and Cool-Whip well.
3. Add Orange Juice and beat with a mixer until very creamy.
4. Stir in pudding.
5. Stir in Gelatin and blend well.
6. Add half the mixture to each pie crust & spread gently.
7. Chill 3 hours before serving!

Pi Week - Spicy Chicken Pie

It's almost 3.14, you know what that means?  It's PI WEEK here at the Hungry Gamer!  We are celebrating by conjuring some fantastic, quick and easy Pies.  To avoid the awful sugar high I'd be on from eating 5 sweet pies, I'm throwing in some savory ones too. 

Our first pie is a Spicy Chicken Pie.  No cooking a Boomkin for the Chicken!  This is super easy to make and is great as left overs too.


Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Total Time: 45min
Skill Needed: Apprentice

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Chicken, cooked
• 1/2 cup Onion, chopped
• 1 pkg Taco Seasoning
• 1 cup Bisquick
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Grease bottom and sides of a 9 x 1 1/4 in pie pan.
2. Chop your cooked chicken.  Mix Chicken, Onions and Taco Seasoning.  Sprinkle into pie pan.
3. Stir Bisquick, Milk and Eggs until Blended.  Pour into pie pan.
4. Bake 30 - 35 minutes.  Add Cheddar Cheese  to top.  Bake another 1 to 2 minutes until cheese is melted.  Garnish with lettuce, tomatoes, or sour cream if desired.

Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti

I am not a spaghetti fan.  At 33 I still have nightmares of big plates full from my childhood.  The spaghetti sauce getting everywhere, the fat hunks of onions & peppers lurking in this mesh of slippery noodles that would never stay on my fork, and the infamous words "Spaghetti sauce is like ketchup!  You eat ketchup right?"  My 4yr old self would've gladly ate noodles covered in ketchup but not spaghetti.  Then my Mom finally triumphed by making "white spaghetti" and, while I'm still not a fan of any type of spaghetti, I can atleast live peacefully with it now.

"That's great April but has nothing to do with gaming!"  I know but I make that point to make this one.  Sometimes you just have to try to coexist with things you aren't a fan of.  I discovered something this week that bothers be...  the Looking For Raid system in WoW.  My guild killed the end boss from Cataclysm this week, Hooray!  Everyone was happy but the whole week seem to be missing the energy and excitement of past expansions.  I fear killing Deathwing weekly in pugs has taken away from the magic.  To me it's a tragedy but I'll coexist since the system does help my lowbies gear.  I do wish they would've left last boss inaccessible until all nerfs were over.  I think it would let the end boss stay a more satisfying kill.

For now Looking For Raid and Spaghetti will remain on equal ground with me.  Looking for raid isn't my favorite addition to WoW but could definitely be worse.  Spaghetti is bad to me but can be made better for the anti-spaghetti crowd.  If you're in that crowd, this is for you!  This isn't my Mom's White Spaghetti but it's an easy Crock-pot recipe you can meet the Spaghetti lovers halfway on. 


Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Total Time: 3hrs
Skill Needed: Apprentice

Ingredients:

• 16 oz Dry Spaghetti
• 1lb Velveeta Light Cheese
• 2 c Shredded Chicken, Cooked
• 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
• 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 10 oz can Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1 Small Onion. Diced
• 1 Medium Green Pepper, Diced
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Boil your Spaghetti Noodles as directed on package.  Drain excess water.
2. Spray Crock-Pot with non-stick spray.
3. Combine cooked Spaghetti & all other ingredients in Crock-Pot.  Stir until mixed thoroughly.
4. Cook on Low for 2-3 hours.
5. Stir before serving

DS Sausage Dip

The guild is chugging along through Dragon Soul and I gotta say, dragon slaying can make a raider hungry!  One of my guys resorted to a pickle and reese's cups this week, bleehhh.  Poor guy had no time to eat/cook before raid and a raiders gotta eat.  Definitely time for more quick, easy, and more filling than pickles recipes.

Today I give you Dragon Soul Sausage Dip.  Made with real dragon if you have it, sadly I was out and had to use Pork Sausage instead. ;)  Don't let this recipe fool you...  It is dip and fantastical with Chips but this is totally dual-spec'd!  Grab a baked potato and top it with this dip and you'll thank me later!  You can also make a batch and refrigerate it until you need it.  Microwave a little for yourself or put it in a crockpot for gatherings.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes or less
Skill Needed: Apprentice

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Pork Sausage
• 2 (8 Ounce) packages Cream Cheese Room Temperature
• 1 (10 Ounce) Can Rotel Diced Tomatoes With Green Chilies

Directions:

1. Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat.  Drain off excess fat.
2. In a large bowl combine Cream Cheese, Sausage and Rotel.
3. Stir until mixed thoroughly.
4. Warm slightly in the microwave or put it in a crockpot to warm up.

Makes 6 servings. 

Broreokies

It's a cookie! It's an Oreo treat! It's a brownie! We at the Hungry Gamer can't figure out which it is exactly but one things for sure.... They are awesome! Quick? Easy? Not messy at your PC? (silly keyboard turners) Yes!


Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour
Skill Needed: Apprentice

Ingredients:

• 1 package of chocolate chip cookie mix
  
• About 26 Oreo Cookies
  
• 1 box Brownie Mix

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 9x13 pan with wax paper and spray with cooking oil.
2. Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix according to package directions and pat evenly into bottom of pan.
3. Lay Oreo cookies side by side to create a layer on the cookie dough layer.
4. Prepare Brownie Mix as directed on package.
5. Pour Brownie batter over Oreo layer.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
   

Parmesan Anzu Chicken

Ok Warcrafters, time to 'fess up.  How many times have you farmed Sethekk Halls to get that swanky Raven Lord mount?  Once?  Twice?  100 times?  /pat I understand how frustrating that bird is.  Everyday you head out to a ghostland of a zone, kill rooms full of baddies, then kill that bird yet get nothing to show for it.  I say it's time to get a taste of revenge.  While we can't cook Anzu himself, this Parmesan Chicken will make even the most frustrated farmers feel a bit better.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Total Time: 7 Hours
Serves: 4
Skill Needed: Apprentice

Ingredients: 

• 1/2c Breadcrumbs 
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves 
• 1/4c Parmesan Cheese 
• 1/2t Italian Seasoning 
• 1/4t Black Pepper 
• 1/4t Kosher Salt
• 1 T Olive Oil
• 8-12 Slices of Mozzarella Cheese 
• 1 Jar of your favorite Marinara Sauce 

Directions:

1. Spread olive oil into bottom of CrockPot.
2. Grab 2 dishes.  In the first dish, whip the egg with a fork.  In the other dish, mix breadcrumbs, parmesan, seasoning, salt & pepper.
3. A piece at a time, take your chicken and dip it into egg to cover it.  Now dip it into seasoning bowl to coat.
4. Place coated chicken in the bottom of your crock.
5. Put 2-3 slices of mozzarella onto each piece of chicken.
6. Pour marinara sauce over chicken.
7. Cook on low 6-7 hours or high 3-4.

Fresh Potatoes Au Gratin

I've introduced you to the greatness of NukaCola from Fallout 3, but cola isn't all the game has to offer your hungry avatar.  There's tons of snacks and meat but let's face it, in a post apocalyptic world full of radiation you want fresh!  Put away those Fancy Lad Snack Cakes and search out some Fresh Potatoes!

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Total Time: 8 Hours
Serves: 5
Skill Needed: Apprentice

Ingredients: 

• 6 brown potatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 1/2 stick of butter 
• 6 T flour
• 3 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 t dried thyme
• 2 t kosher salt
• 4 t dried mustard
• 1 t black pepper
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 

Directions:

1. Wash and peel your potatoes.
2.  Slice potatoes longways, then slice in 1/4 inch slices
3. Dice your onion.
4. Put veggies into slow cooker.
5. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Slowly add your flour, stirring constantly for 3-5 minutes. Then slowly add your cream, and spices, stirring continuously to blend.
6. Pour mixture over potatoes and close the crock lid.
7. Cook on Low for 8-9 hours or high for 4-5.
8. Before serving, stir in the shredded cheddar cheese until it disappears.