Seared Champagne Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon

Seared Champagne Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon

A perfect way to get rid of the left over Champagne from any celebration

What you’ll need:

4 Filet Mignons
1 Bottle cheap Champagne
1 Onion- quartered
8 slices precooked bacon
Salt & Pepper
Olive Oil

Instructions:

Coat bottom of a skillet with olive oil and place over medium high heat.

Preheat oven to 350

Season filets with salt & pepper. Add them to pan and sear on each side for 2-3 minutes. Remove filets from pan, and let rest 5 minutes. Next wrap bacon around each steak. This usually takes 2 pieces. Use a toothpick to keep bacon wrapped around the meat. Add the steak to a baking dish with the quartered onion. Pour Champagne over steaks, and cover baking dish with foil. Bake @ 350 for 1 hour.

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Sinful Cookies and Cream Cake

Sinful Cookies and Cream Cake

Simple Popular. To die for.

What you’ll need:

1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix & ingredients necessary to make cake
2 (4 oz.)packages of Instant Oreo pudding
4 cups milk (2% or higher)
Crushed Oreo Cookies (optional)
1 Large tub whipped topping

Instructions:

Preheat oven as directed on box of cake.

Make cake mix according to directions and bake in a well-greased 9x13 pan.

Just before cake is done, start making the pudding. In a bowl, add milk to pudding mixture and whisk until smooth. Let pudding mixture sit for about 2 minutes. Pudding should thicken, but not be a thick as pudding ready to serve.

When cake is finished, while still warm, poke holes all over cake using a wooden spoon handle or a straw. Pour pudding mix over cake, and refrigerate. After pudding has set up, remove from refrigerator and cover with whipped topping, and crushed Oreos. Serve immediately or let set for flavors to incorporate more.