Bogards Best Dishes

Crispy Cheddar Chicken

2012-01-31T17:10:00.000-08:00

Chicken:

4 large chicken breasts

1 sleeve Ritz crackers

1/4 t salt

1/8 t pepper

1/2 C milk

3 C cheddar cheese, grated

1 t dried parsley

Sauce:

1 10 ounce can cream of chicken soup

2 T sour cream

2 T butter

Cut each chicken breast into 3 pieces.

In a small food processor grind up Ritz Crackers

Pour the milk, cheese and cracker crumbs into 3 separate small pans. Toss the 1/4 t salt and 1/8 t pepper into the cracker crumbs and stir the mixture around to combine.

Dip each piece of chicken in the milk

then the cheese. Press the cheese into the chicken with your fingers. Some of it will fall off when you add it to the cracker crumbs, don't worry about it.

Press the cheesy chicken into the cracker crumbs and press it in.

By the time you are coating

the last piece of chicken,

the dish you are using for the

crumbs will be full of cheese.

Don't let it get you down once the cheese melts in the oven

it will adhere nicely to the crumbs and the crackers.

Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken inside the pan

Sprinkle the dried parsley over the chicken.

Cover the pan with tin foil and bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove the tin foil, bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the edges of the chicken are golden Into a medium sized sauce pan combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream and butter with a whisk. Stir it over medium high heat until the sauce is nice and hot. Serve over the top.

7 Layer Dip Cups

2012-01-25T08:37:00.000-08:00

Do I really need to put a recipe for these? :)
Just wanted to remember the idea.

Do see my guacamole recipe for the best guacamole.

Italian Cheese Biscuits

2012-01-25T08:09:00.000-08:00

1 Tube of Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits

6 String Cheeses

1 Cup of Zesty Italian Dressing

1-2 Cups of Parmesan Cheese

Remove biscuits and split in half. Cut each string cheese in half and place in the center of the biscuit. Fold dough around cheese so that it is completely sealed. Roll in Italian dressing and then in Parmesan cheese. Place on baking sheet and cook at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and serve with Marinara sauce.

Chicken Chowder

2012-01-25T08:07:00.001-08:00

Set aside:

1 large chicken cooked {use rotisserie chicken}

In a pot add:

1 quart of chicken broth + 1 chicken bullion cube

1 cup celery (thinly sliced)

1/2 cup onion

1 cup of grated Carrots

4 cups of Potatoes {can use frozen}
1 cups of sweet white corn (Optional)

Simmer until veggies are cooked.

Cook in separate pan:

Melt butter in pan slowly stir in flour then milk. Stir until mixture thickens.

1 cup of Butter

1 cup of Flour

1 quart of Milk

Pour thickened sauce into veggie mix.

Add:

1/2 teaspoon of Sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Accent (optional)

dash of pepper.

Add chicken and simmer. Stir occasionally to avoid sticking and burning the white sauce.
Top with bacon, cheese green onion etc...

Skinny broccoli & cheese casseroles

2012-01-09T19:27:00.001-08:00

1 (16 oz) bag frozen broccoli florets

6 oz. fat-free cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup seasoned Italian breadcrumbs

1 Tbsp. light butter, melted

Slivered almonds, chopped as garnish

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add frozen broccoli, cover and cook for about 5 minutes until thawed. Drain water and mix in cream cheese until broccoli is completely coated. Divide broccoli evenly into four mini ramekins and set aside.

Mix breadcrumbs with melted butter in a bowl and sprinkle over each broccoli mixture. Garnish with chopped almonds, if desired, and bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes, or until top is browned and dishes are bubbling. Enjoy!

Candied balsamic tomatoes and mozzarella salad

2012-01-09T19:23:00.000-08:00

4 cups grape tomatoes

1 tsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

4 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, drained and cut in small pieces

1/4 cup small fresh basil leaves, torn

Cooking spray

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add tomatoes to pain; cook 5 minutes or until tomatoes release juices. Sprinkle with sugar, salt, and pepper; cook 2 minutes. Drizzle with vinegar and cook about 30 seconds or just until vinegar evaporates.

Transfer tomato mixture to a serving bowl. Add mozzarella and basil, toss and enjoy!

Asparagus Gratin

2011-11-20T09:40:00.000-08:00

1 lb thin asparagus

1 1/2 cups water

S&P

1 T butter

1 T flour

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1/2 cup monterey jack cheese

Bring water to a boil and boil asparagus for 5 minutes

Add asparagus to a skillet, cook stirring occasionally 2-4 minutes.

Transfer asparagus to baking dish.

{keep asparagus water you boiled them in}

Melt butter in now empty skillet over medium heat,

add flour and cook, stirring constantly until. Cook until thickened about 3-5 minutes

Turn heat off whisk in part of each cheese.

Use reserved asparagus water to thin out

cheese mixture as you go along.

Season with S&P.

Pour cheese mixture over top of asparagus in baking dish.

Sprinkle remaining cheese over top and place in

broiler for a few minutes, watch carefully.

You just want to turn the cheese brown.

{I have not made this yet, but I may use Shirley J mix to make my cheese sauce}

Carver's Salad

2011-11-20T09:33:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 small bunch baby spinach

1 head romaine lettuce

1 16 oz. bag craisins

1 cup sliced almonds, *roasted

1 golden delicious apple, sliced or cut into pieces

Honey Cider Dressing:

3 Tablespoons cider vinegar

3 Tablespoons honey

6 Tablespoons mayonnaise

1 Tablespoon dijon mustard

1 ½ Tablespoons finely minced onion

1 ½ Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

¾ Cups Oil

Directions:

Honey Cider Dressing

In a small microwave safe dish or in a saucepan, heat cider vinegar and honey together until honey dissolves.

In small bowl whisk mayonnaise and Dijon mustard together until smooth

Add in onion, fresh parsley, honey and cider vinegar then whisk together until combined.Whisk in the oil to emulsify then chill in the fridge until ready to serve.

Salad:

In a large salad bowl, toss lettuce, apples, craisins and *roasted almonds. If eating immediately, toss the salad with dressing and serve.

Notes: To toast almonds: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread pre-sliced almonds on a baking sheet in a single layer and put in the oven for 10-20 minutes. Watch them closely to be sure they do not over roast.

Chicken and Veggie stirfry

2011-11-13T13:22:00.000-08:00

1 1/2 lbs of chicken breasts cut real thin

5 cups raw veggies cut into strips

Sauce:

3 T soy sauce

1/4 cup water

2 T extra virgin olive oil

1/2 packet dry Italian dressing pack

pour 1 T of sauce in saute pan and saute chicken, when cooked add veggies and remaining sauce.

Serve over rice

{90 second Uncle Ben's brown rice is perfect for this}

*the sauce is the key to this very tasty dish

3 envelope roast beef sliders

2011-09-28T07:34:00.000-07:00

3 to 4 pound beef chuck roast
1 cup of water
One envelope of dry onion soup mix
One envelope of dry Italian dressing mix
One envelope of dry brown gravy mix
1 (8 ounce) jar of Pace Original Mild Picante Sauce
1 sweet onion, sliced and sauteed until browned
Swiss Cheese, shredded
12 Dinner rolls

Instructions

Whisk together the water with ingredients from all 3 of the envelopes.
Pour about 1/4 cup of the liquid on the bottom of the crockpot, place the roast on top.

Pour the remaining liquid mixture all over the top and all around the roast. Pour the jar of picante sauce on top of the roast, cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or on high 4 to 5 hours.

To thicken gravy, remove the roast and tent with foil to keep warm. Transfer the contents of the crockpot to a saucepan and stir in one tablespoon of cornstarch with just enough water to loosen. Stir into the sauce, bring up to a boil, reduce and simmer until thickened.

This would be used as a gravy over roast and potatoes for first meal.

Sliders will be 2nd meal.

If you only want to make sliders just drain the extra contents and only

shred the roastfor the sliders.

To Make Sliders: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Butter the insides of dinner rolls and toast, butter side down, on a baking sheet in the oven just until warmed through and browned on the bottoms.
Meanwhile in a skillet, caramelize a sliced onion in a tablespoon of canola oil and one tablespoon of butter. Use a fork to shred the meat. Place a scoop of beef on the bottom half of dinner rolls, then top with caramelized onion, and some finely shredded Swiss cheese. If you like, stack all the sliders back on the baking sheet and cover the whole pan tightly with aluminum foil. Return to the oven just long enough to melt the cheese.

Sour cream horseradish sauce:
1/4 cup of mayonnaise
1/4 cup of sour cream
1 tablespoons of horseradish
2 tablespoons of chili sauce
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

Prepare and refrigerate till needed.

EASY peach cobbler- did I mention easy!

2011-09-14T07:47:00.000-07:00

1 big can of peaches with juice (29 oz)
1 package of yellow cake mix with pudding
(the pudding in the cake mix, I believe Betty Crocker)
1 stick melted butter
Vanilla and cinnamon if desired

Pour peaches in a 9x13 dish. Combine cake mix, butter and vanilla. Crumble over
top of peaches. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes
(bake until done and not runny)

Serve ala mode!
{that's with vanilla ice cream silly!}

Cheesy Enchilada Casserole

2011-09-14T07:40:00.000-07:00

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 1/2 cups salsa
1 can black beans {drained}
1/4 cup italian dressing
2 T taco seasoning
1/4 t cumin
tortilla {corn or flour}
3/4 C sour cream
2 C shredded cheese
lettuce and tomato
*cilantro if desired

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion.
Stir in the salsa, beans, dressing, sour cream, taco seasoning and cumin.
Spoon a generous layer of meat mixture on bottom of 2 quart baking dish.
Sprinkle with grated cheese.
Place a flour or corn tortilla on top of meat mixture. Layer with half of the meat mixture, and cheese. Repeat as many layers as you like.
The last & final layer should be a healthy dose of grated cheese.
Cover with foil that has been sprayed with pam or other and bake at 400° for 25 minutes, or until hot & bubbly.
Let stand for 5 minutes before topping with lettuce and tomato.

Creamy Spaghetti Squash

2011-09-01T08:16:00.000-07:00

Spaghetti Squash

One large spaghetti squash [feeds two, get more if you have more people]
salt and pepper for taste
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 400 Degrees

Slice Spaghetti Squash down the middle lengthwise into 2 halves.
Scoop out strings and seeds with a spoon and throw away [don't dig too deep you need that flesh to eat it at the end].
With squash cut side facing up - drizzle liberally with olive oil and season with salt, pepper
Place squash CUT SIDE DOWN on metal baking sheet
Bake for 45 mins to 1 hour
Remove from oven and let cool for a moment
Using a fork, gently rake the inside of the spaghetti squash causing the "meat" to turn into lots of "spaghetti like" noodles for your dinner
Once you have "shredded" the inside of each half of the squash, top with creamy pasta sauce and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Creamy Pasta Sauce

1 Can of Petite diced tomatoes
1 Can of Quartered artichokes
1/2 cube of cream cheese
Salt, Pepper and Garlic Salt
Half & Half

Simmer tomatoes for about 5 mins.
Add the artichokes.
Salt, Pepper and Garlic Sauce to taste.
Add Cream Cheese
Simmer on low until ready to serve
Add Half & Half until you get the consistency that you want and simmer until warm.

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies

2011-08-31T13:11:00.000-07:00

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 eggs
1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 cup flour
1 cup blueberries

1/2 pkg cream cheese, cut into 1 tsp cubes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy. Blend in the lemon zest, juice and eggs. Make sure to scrape off any bits of zest that stick to the mixer paddle.

In a separate bowl whisk together the baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour then mix it into the wet ingredients. Gently fold in the blueberries so as not to burst any. Refrigerate the dough for about 15 – 20 minutes to make it stiff enough to roll.

For each cookie, roll 1 heaping tbsp of dough into a ball then flatten it slightly into a disc shape. Place a 1 tsp cream cheese cube into the center and form the dough around it creating a ball again. Bake them for about 10 - 14 minutes until the edges brown slightly. Transfer them to a cooling rack and enjoy!

Loaded Chicken & Potato Skillet

2011-08-31T07:32:00.000-07:00

3 medium potatoes, peeled & cubed
4-6 strips of bacon, cooked & crumbled
2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 cups monterrey jack cheese, shredded
cajun seasoining-to taste

Topping:sour cream,green onions,salt & pepper

Cook bacon {I prefer baking it...so much easier!!}. While bacon cooks, peel and cube potatoes. Boil on stovetop and remove from heat when cooked {soft & mushy}. In a large skillet, cook chicken until brown on both sides and no more pink inside. Remove from heat & cut into cubes. In the same skillet, heat olive oil and add onions & peppers. Add potatoes to the pepper/onion mix and cook for another 3-5 minutes. {This is where I added a few dashes of my favorite cajun seasoning}
Add chicken, bacon, and cheese.
Cover the skillet with a lid and remove when cheese is melted.
Season with salt and pepper...serve & ENJOY

Slow Cooker Angel Chicken

2011-08-31T07:19:00.000-07:00

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 8oz. pkg. baby bella sliced mushrooms
1 can condensed golden mushroom soup
1 stick of butter
1 pkg. dry Italian salad dressing mix
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 of an 8oz. tub of cream cheese spread with chive & onion
rice or pasta

First things first…

Melt butter in a saucepan and add the Italian salad dressing packet. Stir in the soup, chicken broth, and cream cheese until it combines and melts.

Place the mushrooms on the bottom of your crock pot and place the chicken breasts on top.

Pour the sauce mix on top of the chicken, cover with lid, and cook on low for 5 hours!!!! ( I cooked mine for about 3.5 hours and it was done!!)

Blueberry Sourcream Muffins-from scratch

2011-08-27T19:24:00.000-07:00

Mommy's little helper

I have made these twice lately, they are delicious.
I think they taste like a shortbread muffin, delicious!

2 C all purpose flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 t salt
2 eggs
1 C sugar
4 T melted butter
1 1/4 C sour cream {10 ounces}
1 1/2 C fresh blueberries {or frozen}
1 T good vanilla

Set oven to 230 degrees. Spray muffin tin.
Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Whisk egg in second bowl until well combined and light in color, about 20 seconds. Add sugar to egg until thick, whisking for 30 seconds. Add melted butter, sour cream and vanilla. When combined fold in blueberries. Scoop into your muffin tin 3/4 full.
{if desired you can add a crumb topping with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon}

Mini pretzel bites

2011-08-08T12:28:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of get off your butt and bake

Take your roll, and cut horizontally and vertically.

You have four pieces.

Once your bites are all cut,

place on a large greased baking sheet.

Let rise until double in size.

Like this . . .

Pre-heat your oven to 375 Degrees.

Plop about 10 bites into that boiling water.

Toss gently so that all sides are shocked with the water.

You will boil for about 45 seconds.

Remove from water with a slotted spoon.

Let drain on paper towels.

Don’t worry if a few of them shrivel up funny.

They will recover nicely in the oven!
Remove them carefully from the paper towels.

Place on greased baking sheet.

Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Roll in Parmesan and sprinkle with garlic and Kosher Salt.

Oh yum!

Breakfast burritos

2011-08-08T10:01:00.000-07:00

So easy!
Brown regular breakfast sausage
cook shredded potatoes in an electric skillett
scramble 10-12 eggs adding cheese
combine all and roll in tortillas.
Add S&P to taste

Keep extra in fridge in a tupperware bowl
to warm up and put in tortillas.

Brown sugar & balsamic glazed pork loin

2011-08-08T09:50:00.000-07:00

1 (2 pound) boneless pork loin

1 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 cup water
Glaze
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Directions:
Combine sage, salt, pepper and garlic. Rub over roast. Place in slow cooker with 1/2 cup water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. About 1 hour before roast is done, combine ingredients for glaze in small sauce pan. Heat and stir until mixture thickens. Brush roast with glaze 2 or 3 times during the last hour of cooking. Serve with remaining glaze on the side.

Creamy BBQ Pulled Pork

2011-07-26T18:35:00.000-07:00

{Thanks Traci for giving me this YUMMY recipe}
Choose any of your favorite BBQ sauces.

What the pork looked like after shredding,
before adding cream cheese.

Adding 1 brick of cream cheese

All mixed together.
Creamy BBQ deliciousness!

1 pork roast
1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce {any flavor}
1 brick, 8 oz Cream Cheese

In your crockpot put your pork roast in and cover with bottle of BBQ sauce. Cook on low until shreddable. I cooked mine on low for 7 hours. 30 minutes before done add your cream cheese and mix all together. The cream cheese adds a creamy tang. So good!

We served them on sandwich buns
{another Traci suggestion, we got the bakery hotdog buns
at Macey's and they were delicious!}

Homemade Guacamole

2011-07-15T19:16:00.001-07:00

This is the only way to make guacamole trust me.

2 large ripe avocados
lime juice {fresh or bottled}
garlic powder
kosher salt
fresh cracked pepper

This is not a recipe at all, just a method to the freshest guacamole without lots of fillers.
Mash your avocados with a fork, squeeze lime juice over top, add garlic powder, salt and pepper. Start with smaller amounts then add more to taste.

Brushetta Chicken

2011-05-09T12:06:00.001-07:00

Courtesy of: Is this really my life

Bruschetta Chicken
1 14.5-oz can Italian style diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 6-oz. package Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into bite-size pieces
1 tsp dried basil leaves
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese…

…
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a medium bowl combine tomatoes, garlic, stuffing mix and water and stir just until stuffing mix is moistened. Set aside.

Place chicken in a 9×13-inch baking dish and sprinkle with basil and cheese.
Top with stuffing mixture.
and bake 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Lani's Taco Soup

2011-04-29T20:52:00.000-07:00

This is the best recipe for Taco Soup
most taco soups taste the same, but this kicks it up a notch!

4 cans beans rinsed and drained
these are any 4 beans you want
I usually use black, dark kidney, light kidney, and one more that looks good that day
1 lb ground beef browned {I also do this with ground turkey}
1 box beef broth
1 can rotel {tomatoes and chilies} I use the hot, but you can use mild
1 packet taco seasoning
1 can petite diced tomatoes
1/2 bag frozen white corn

Brown your ground beef add to all ingredients and cook in a crockpot during the day.

*My secret, I usually only use 3 cans of beans. Who needs the extra carbs.
I also use ground turkey. You will NEVER know. It is so much healthier.
I also buy low sodium beans. Garnish with cheese, chips and sour cream.

Grandma Bogard's Slaw

2011-04-06T11:27:00.000-07:00

I did not grow up eating slaw, but whenever we eat at Jeremy's Grandma's house
she always has a yummy slaw. It is vinegary, and delicious!
All of Jeremy's family is such good veggie eaters, they ALWAYS have at least 2 with
every meal. I would have eaten more too if they tasted as good as they fix them.

1 bag cabbage mix {any you like, I like the one with carrots, etc}
1/4 cup vinegar {G'ma uses 1/2 white wine, 1/2 apple cider}
2 T oil. {G'ma uses 1 T olive oil, 1 T canola}
1 1/2 T sugar or splenda
1 t garlic salt
1 t caraway seeds

Salt and pepper your cabbage, then pour dressing over top.
I make it like Grandma, she uses 1/2 and 1/2 of oil and vinegars, so have to follow her right?
Grandma knows best. It is tangy and slightly sweet too, delicious!

Brown Butter Blueberry Muffins

2011-04-06T11:17:00.000-07:00

2 Cups flour all purpose
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. kosher salt
1/2 cup plus 2 T. sugar
1/2 C butter (one stick)
1 cup whole milk
1 large egg, beaten
6 oz fresh blueberries (1 1/2 cups)

In large bowl whisk flour, baking powder, salt and 1/2 cup of sugar, make a well in the center. Melt the butter in saucepan over medium heat.
Once melts swirl the pan until the butter begins to brown and smell nutty, 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Pour the butter, milk and egg into the well of flour. Combine. Fold in blueberries. May be slightly lumpy. Pour into muffins tins you have sprayed with cooking spray.
Top muffins with remaining sugar.

Bake 400 degrees 16-20 minutes.

We absolutely love blueberries at our house. We probably eat them almost every day.
Ellie LOVES them on cottage cheese {sounds weird, but delicious}
So this is perfect for using up the end of your blueberries.

Grilled Balsamic Chicken

2011-03-13T08:36:00.000-07:00

1/2 Cup olive oil
1/4 Cup balsamic vinegar
1 dry packet Italian dressing

mix all, marinade chicken and grill.
This is delicious! The balsamic almost becomes sweet when you
grill it.

Quiche with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Bacon

2011-03-03T09:12:00.000-08:00

Quiche with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Bacon

1 9-inch pie crust
7 large eggs
3/4 cup half and half
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and chopped
1 small can sliced mushrooms, drained (you can use fresh, I just happened to have canned on hand)
4-6 slices bacon, cooked and diced
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Press pie crust into a pie plate and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, half and half and salt and pepper. Add the chopped asparagus, mushrooms, bacon and cheddar cheese and stir to combine. Pour into pie plate and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until quiche is set (the center might still be slightly jiggly- that’s ok). If it starts browning too soon, cover it with a foil tent. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

*I like my asparagus slightly crisp, so I don’t cook it before putting it in the quiche; but if you like it really tender, you can blanch it in some boiling water for about 5 minutes before adding it to the egg mixture.

I have not made this yet, but I may bake the crust for 10-12 minutes before.

Spinach and Tomato Quiche with Potato Crust

2011-03-03T09:09:00.001-08:00

Spinach and Tomato Quiche with Potato Crust

2 medium Russet potatoes, scrubbed and sliced into very thin disks (less than 1/8 inch)
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 small red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained of all liquid
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
5 or 6 cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
1/2 cup cheese (any cheese you have on hand- cheddar is always great)
7 eggs
3/4 cup milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Layer the sliced potatoes in an even layer in the bottom of a pie plate or quiche pan, overlapping the edges a bit. Brush with the olive oil then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked through and slightly crisp. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the red pepper, spinach, mushrooms and cheese. Spread mixture in an even layer into the potato crust, then place the tomatoes cut side down on top of the vegetables.

In another large bowl, combine the eggs, milk and salt and pepper. Whisk until totally combined. Pour over the the vegetables. Top with additional black pepper, if desired. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies

2011-03-03T08:58:00.000-08:00

Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon.
Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.

Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly golden (If you’re making smaller cookies like mine, bake them for about 10 minutes). Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Makes approximately 12-14 very large cookies or 36 smaller cookies.

Poptart Pops

2011-01-25T14:45:00.001-08:00

FOR THE TWO-BITE POPTARTS

1 pkg. prepared pie crusts

Pie filling, any flavor

FOR THE POPS
wooden popscicle sticks

FOR THE GLAZE
1 c. powdered sugar
1-2 T. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
food coloring and sprinkles (optional)

Unroll pie crusts and using a pizza cutter to slice them into 1 1/2″x 2″ rectangles (I used a ruler to measure mine into equal sizes. Just use a butter knife to score your pie crust before cutting).

Place a wooden popscicle stick on top of one of the cut rectangles, then spoon a small amount (about 1 1/2 tsp.) of filling into the center of the pie square, taking care not to get it near the edges. Gently lay a second rectangle over the top of the filling. Press the edges of the rectangles together with a fork. Transfer to a baking sheet. Bake poptart pops in an oven preheated to 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or just until the edges begin to brown.

In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to make glaze. Tint with food coloring, if desired. Spoon over cooled poptart pops, sprinkle with colored sugar, and allow to the glaze to harden slightly before serving. Enjoy!

Fudge Fondue

2011-01-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

Fudgy Chocolate Fondue

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; add cocoa powder, sugar and milk,Stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves.

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Transfer to a fondue pot.
Serve with cubes of pound cake (I personally love it with cheesecake bites!), strawberries, bananas, oranges and anything else you want! Enjoy!

Panera Bread Fuji Apple Salad Knock off

2011-01-04T18:42:00.000-08:00

Dressing:
3 T apple juice concentrate
1 T cider vinegar
1 T white balsamic
1/4 t garlic powder
1/2 C olive oil
1/2 t lemon juice
dijon mustard to taste
honey to taste {if desired}

Salad:
greens, shredded chicken, gorgonzola, pecans, apple chips

Chicken Parmesan

2010-12-09T17:11:00.000-08:00

1/2 cup butter melted
2 teaspoons of Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon of Salt
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1 cup dry Bread Crumbs
6-8 skinless, boneless Chicken Breast halves
{I did mine more like strips}

In a shallow bowl, combine butter, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and salt. In another shallow dish, combine Parmesan cheese and crumbs. Dip chicken in butter mixture then coat both sides with crumb mixture. Place in an ungreased 13x9 baking pan. Drizzle with any remaining butter mixture. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Last 5 minutes top chicken with a slice of mozzaralla cheese. Serve over spaghetti noodles and top with spaghetti sauce.

Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole

2010-12-01T09:08:00.000-08:00

1/2 c. butter
1 cup crushed ritz crackers
1 Tbsp. poppy seeds
4 chicken breasts (cooked and cubed)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1½ c. sour cream

Topping:

½ c. crushed ritz crackers

3 Tbsp. parmesan cheese

Melt butter, add crackers and poppy seeds. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into a 9x13 inch pan. Top with ritz cracker topping. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

**my suggestions for easy goodness**
Place chicken in crockpot with the can of cream of chicken over top. Cook on high for 4 hours, shred and combine with all other ingredients. Chicken is very moist and so easy.

Teriyaki Chicken Sandwiches

2010-12-01T09:05:00.001-08:00

4 chicken breasts
1 bottle Teriyaki sauce (we used Lawry's brand)
3/4 c. brown sugar
4 slices deli ham
1 can sliced pineapple (or you can use fresh which would be even better)
4 slices Pepper Jack cheese
4 large hamburger buns

Pound chicken breasts until they are about 1/4" thick all around. Place in a large Ziploc bag. Combine Teriyaki sauce and brown sugar until sugar dissolves. Add 1/2 of the mixture to the bag with the chicken and seal tightly. Place bag in refrigerator for at least 4-5 hours. Separate remaining Teriyaki mixture into 2 separate bowls (to prevent cross contamination use 2 separate brushes too)-- one for the pineapple, one for the chicken. Open pineapple can and save a little of the juice in a bowl. Place chicken and pineapple on the grill (medium heat). Brush with Teriyaki sauce every few minutes until chicken and pineapple are done-- try to only flip the chicken and pineapple once. Either on the grill or in a frying pan, cook ham with a little of the pineapple juice until it becomes nice and hot. Slice open hamburger buns and place a piece of cooked chicken on each bottom bun. Top with cheese, ham, grilled pineapple, and bun top. Serve immediately with remaining grilled pineapple.

Parmesan Baked Potatoes

2010-12-01T09:02:00.000-08:00

6 small potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half

1/4 cup butter
grated parmesan cheese
garlic powder
other seasonings (to personal preference)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter and pour into a 9x13 inch pan and spread evenly across the bottom. Generously sprinkle parmesan cheese and lightly sprinkle other seasonings all over the butter. Place potato halves face down on the butter and seasonings. Place in preheated oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan. Serve on a plate with a side of sour cream for dipping.
This is how mine actually turned out, pretty huh!
They were delicious, I will make baked potatoes
like this lots.

Yogurt Pancakes

2010-12-01T08:58:00.000-08:00

For the pancakes:
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 - 3 c. plain yogurt (or 2 c. buttermilk)
1/2 c. butter, melted
2 c. all-purpose flour

Mix all ingredients. If it seems too thick, add milk a little at a time until it reaches a good "pancake batter" consistency.

For the syrup:
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup butter
3 Tablespoons corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla

Bring first four ingredients to a boil in a large pot. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and stir constantly for 5 minutes. Add baking soda and vanilla. Remove from stove and serve over pancakes, waffles or french toast. (The syrup will be thin-- this is normal. After it cools off a bit it thickens up. Store any extra syrup in the fridge for later use.)
**The baking soda will make it boil high so make sure you use a large pot.***

Creamy Meatballs

2010-12-01T08:55:00.000-08:00

Meatballs:
1 lb. ground beef
2-3 carrots, shredded
1 large potato, shredded (raw)
1 yellow onion, grated
1 egg
1/2 c. bread crumbs
red pepper flakes, to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Sauce:
1 can cream of chicken
1 can cream of mushroom
1/2 c. sour cream
1 can milk
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
salt & pepper to taste

Preaheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix meatball ingredients together. Roll into fairly large meatballs and place in a lightly greased 9 x 13 baking dish or large casserole (you will have to put them pretty close together and that's ok). Bake for 25-30 minutes (you can also brown them in a skillet instead of baking them but I am all about putting in the least amount of effort). Mix sauce ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl and mix with a whisk until creamy. After meatballs are browned, pour sauce evenly over the meatballs and place back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes (or until sides are hot and bubbly). Serve over rice.

Thai Chicken Skewers

2010-12-01T08:48:00.000-08:00

"chicken on a stick" You can also grill these on a George Foreman Grill if inside.
Ingredients:

2 large limes
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/3 cup chunky peanut butter
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
1 Tbs. minced ginger
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 Tbs. soy sauce
3 Tbs. firmly packed light brown sugar
1 Tbs. Asian sesame oil
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, about 1 1/2 lb. total, cut into thick strips
1 small head romaine lettuce, cored and leaves shredded
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced

Directions:

Marinate the chicken
Place 8 bamboo skewers in cold water to soak until ready to use. Grate 1 tsp. zest from the limes and squeeze 1/4 cup juice.

In a bowl, whisk together the lime zest, lime juice, vinegar and peanut butter until smooth. Stir in the cilantro, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar and sesame oil. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the mixture in a separate bowl to use as a sauce. Add the chicken to the marinade and turn to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours.

Cook the chicken
Prepare a medium-hot fire in a grill. Or, preheat a broiler.

Remove the chicken from the marinade, discarding the marinade. Divide the chicken strips among the 8 skewers, threading the strips on lengthwise. Place the skewers on the grill rack, or put them on a baking sheet and place under the broiler. Cook, turning once, until seared on the outside and opaque throughout, about 6 minutes total.

Divide the lettuce, cucumber slices and chicken skewers among 4 plates. Drizzle with some of the reserved sauce and serve immediately, passing the additional sauce at the table. Serves 4.
May want to make extra sauce!

Beef Stroganoff

2010-12-01T08:42:00.000-08:00

•1 lb. hamburger
•1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
•1 packet brown gravy mix
•1/2 cup sour cream
•2 Tbsp. chopped onion
•salt & pepper (to taste)
•1 small can sliced mushrooms (I used fresh mushrooms)
•Egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes (I love it over noodles)

1.Brown hamburger with chopped onion, salt and pepper. While the meat is browning, Start the noodles, rice or mashed potatoes to cook. Drain off any grease from the hamburger. (I then cooked the fresh mushrooms in the beef fat until tender)

2.Add cream of mushroom soup, gravy mix (plus water according to packet directions) mix together and simmer over low heat about 10-15 minutes.

3.Add mushrooms and the sour cream mix until thoroughly blended. Serve over cooked noodles, mashed potatoes or rice.

Homemade stuffing

2010-11-27T20:42:00.001-08:00

cubed bread

saute onions with S&P

8-10 slices wheat bread
1/2 onion
3 T butter
s&p
1 can cream of mushroom
chicken stock
sage

Not really a recipe just a method. Cube your bread, set aside. Saute onion in butter, add S&P. Mix all in a bowl, the bread, soup, onion, sage, and chicken stock to moisten. This will be mushy. Put in a shallow dish, I stir mine several times so that it all gets toasty, sometimes the bottom is slightly mushy. So much better than from a box.

{I asked how my Grandma does her's and this is her run down, different than mine. She browns breakfast sausage and drains the fat. She adds onion and celery, then to moisten the bread cubes which she has browned in the oven, she adds drippings from the turkey, her's is very delicious, I will try that way next year}

Linda's Baked Beans {"the good baked beans"}

2010-11-20T08:31:00.000-08:00

6 slices of bacon
1/2 c onion chopped
2 T brown sugar
1 T worcestershire sacue
1 t yellow mustard
2 cans pork and beans

Cook bacon, take out and cook the onion in bacon drippings. Add brown sugar, worcestershire, & mustard. Mix well and add to beans. Pour in baking dish. Crumble bacon on top of beans.
Cook 350 1 hour

Hashbrown Casserole

2010-11-20T08:22:00.000-08:00

1 pkg frozen shredded hash browns
1/2 pkg bacon
1/4 C chopped onions
1/4 C chopped green pepper
2 cups shredded cheese
6 eggs whipped with a little milk

All done in an electric skillet. Cook bacon until crisp, leave drippings in skillet, add hashbrowns and pat into skillet. Let cook and brown slightly. Add S&P on top. Add onions and green peppers on top. Cover and let veggies cook slightly. Blend eggs, milk, S&P. Pour over potatoes, top with cheese and crumbled bacon. Cover. Cook over low heat about 15 minutes more. Loosen and serve in wedges.

Sausage Breakfast Bake {Christmas Morning Casserole}

2010-11-20T08:12:00.000-08:00

10 slices bread cubed {slightly stale is best}
1-2 lbs sausage browned
1 1/2 C milk
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 C shredded cheese
4 eggs
3/4 t dry mustard
S&P

mix all except cheese and layer in casserole dish. Sit overnight. In morning you may need to add a little more milk. Cover with cheese and bake. 325 1 hour.

*I just made this this morning. I didn't let it sit overnight. I toasted my bread cubes just in the baking dish while I prepped everything else. It was perfect!*

Buttermilk Syrup

2010-11-20T08:03:00.001-08:00

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 t vanilla
1/2 t baking soda

Heat first 3 ingredients to a boil, in LARGE pan. Remove from heat and add the vanilla and soda. Stir well. Serve immediately warm.
YUMMY!!!

Taco Chicken Roll-Ups

2010-11-20T07:56:00.000-08:00

1 1/2 C. crushed cheese crackers {like cheeze-its}
1/2 pkg taco seasoning
1-2 lbs chicken breasts
pepperjack cheese
1 can chopped green chilies

Lay chicken breast flat, pound thin. In center place cheese and green chilies,
roll and toothpick together. Roll the chicken in your crushed crackers and
taco seasoning that you have mixed together.

Bake at 350 35-45 minutes

Homemade Lasagne

2010-11-20T07:30:00.001-08:00

I remember when my husband first made this, I though he was a chef!
We were just married and I didn't cook much then.

Lasagne noodles about 8-10 cooked
1 lb hamburger
2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 tub of cottage cheese
2-3 cup of mozzarella
onion chopped {if desired}

brown your hamburger and add onions. I season my meat while browning with a little s&p, garlic powder etc. Add your browned meat to one jar of spaghetti sauce. Pour a little sauce from the second jar in the bottom of a baking dish, layer 3-4 noodles, put part of the meat mixture on top, then some cottage cheese and mozzarella. Sprinkle some more sauce, then repeat layer. Finish with with a meat layer on top and lots of cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Ultimate Bars

2010-11-14T11:19:00.001-08:00

Whatever you call these they are amazing!
1 pkg plus 2-3 graham crackers crushed
1 cube of butter melted
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup of pecans
1 cup shredded coconut
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Combine crushed graham crackers and melted butter. Press on bottom of 9x13 pan. Sprinkle chips, nuts and coconut over graham crackers. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk over top. Bake 25 minutes at 350.

French Dip

2010-11-14T11:17:00.001-08:00

Sliced roast beef (we used already cooked roast beef fresh from the deli)
Sandwich rolls
Sauted Onions (you could also add mushrooms or peppers)
Au Ju sauce (1 packet/per pound of roast beef)
Provolone Cheese

Mix Au Ju packet with water (amount given on packet) directly in crockpot. Add roast beef, onions etc.. to Au Ju sauce. Turn crockpot on low for 3-5 hours (no cooking needed if you bought it cooked--low for 8 hours for uncooked beef).

Slice bread and place cheese on rolls. Place in oven under the boiler until cheese is melted

Buffalo Chicken Dip

2010-11-14T11:12:00.000-08:00

4 oz blue cheese dressing
4 oz ranch dressing
8oz cream cheese {brick}
2 cans canned chicken 12 oz each
1/4 C Franks Hot sauce
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Soften cream cheese in microwave, add blue cheese and ranch. Mix together with chicken and Franks Hot Sauce, Bake 350 for 20 min. Take out cover with cheese and put back in oven for 10 min. Serve with big Fritos Scoops.

Wilted Spinach and Bacon Salad

2010-11-12T20:10:00.000-08:00

I feel like a newly inspired woman!

I went to a cooking class featuring ShirleyJ cooking essentials
Universal sauce, seasonings, etc.
This is a recipe in their order book. I am waiting for my sauces to come in,
so future ShirleyJ recipes to come.

Here is the real recipe:
2 T ShirleyJ Pizza and Pasta Seasoning Mix
8 strips of bacon
3 oz feta cheese
12 oz bag of baby spinach
1/3 C red onion diced
1/3 C dried cranberries
1 Fuji apple, sliced
1 t brown sugar
1/4 C balsamic vinegar
1 T water

Cook the bacon, save the drippings. Crumble bacon in a bowl with spinach, cranberries and apple. Into a small saucepan combine the bacon drippings, onions, vinegar, water sugar and seasoning. Cook on low 4-5 minutes. Toss warm dressing in the salad. Garnish with Feta.

My twist:
The dressing seemed to need a little bit more brown sugar
after only pouring on half of the dressing I added more to the remaining
=much better, I think 2 t of brown sugar instead of 1 {maybe more}
I didn't have red onion, I used dehydrated {still delicious}
I always cook my bacon in the oven, 400 degrees 15 minutes
it always cooks perfectly, always.
I will also put on walnuts or pecans next time for a little crunch!

Monkey Bread Muffins

2010-11-09T19:58:00.000-08:00

2 tubes of biscuit dough
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
6 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup brown sugar

Spray your muffin tin with non-stick spray. Cut each biscuit into 4ths. So in total you should have 80 little pieces of dough. In a bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Dip each piece of dough into the cinnamon-sugar mixture until totally covered. Divide evenly between the 6 cups. (about 13-14 in each cup) In a saucepan boil the butter and brown sugar. Spoon about a tablespoon of the brown sugar/butter mixture over each muffin cup. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20-25 minutes or until baked through. Best when hot and fresh out of the oven!

Enjoy!

Chicken Croissants

2010-11-09T19:33:00.000-08:00

Another of my husband's favorites
2 packages of crescent rolls in a tube
breadcrumbs
2 chicken breasts shredded
1 brick {8oz} cream cheese
chopped green onions
s&p

I boil my chicken breasts then shred in my cuizinart
combine with softened cream cheese
green onions, s&p
place a scoop in the middle of two crescents
dip in breadcrumbs
place all on sprayed cookie sheet
cook 35 minutes @ 350 degrees

Kahula Pork

2010-11-09T19:27:00.000-08:00

Yummy crockpot recipe

2-4 lbs pork roast
soy sauce
garlic powder
worchestire sauce

place your roast in your crockpot
no real recipe here
just splash on soy, worchestire and sprinkle
with garlic powder
cook on low 6-8 hours and shred, serve on rolls

Fried Chicken

2010-11-09T19:18:00.000-08:00

This is my husband's favorite meal
his Mom has made it for him for years
and it is sooooo easy.

2-3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
flour
salt
veg oil

first cut your chicken breasts into smaller portions (usually just in half)
then soak them in water
I pull them one by one out of the water
while holding it up shake your salt all over the chicken
then dredge in flour, keeping lots on the top
place in an electric skillet @ 325 degrees
cook for 45 minutes to an hour flipping occassionally
let it get nice and crispy

to make a homemade gravy drain most of the grease off except for a few tablespoons of grease in the bottom. add a few tablespoons of flour and fix until it soaks up the grease, turn up your heat and add milk until gravy consistency. Add S&P

Sweet Potato Soufle

2010-11-09T18:51:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
3 C mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 C sugar
1/4 C milk

2 T butter, melted
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1tsp vanilla

For the topping:
1/2 C brown sugar
1/2 chopped pecans
1/4 flour
2 T butter

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoes, sugar, milk, and butter. Add eggs one at a time, stirring well after each addition to fully incoporate the eggs.

Stir in salt and vanilla. Pour into a baking dish.

In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, pecans, flour, and butter until very crumbly and well combined. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.

Bake at 350 1 hour

Cilantro Lime Dressing

2010-11-09T18:45:00.001-08:00

1 cup buttermilk

3/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped fine
1 pkg ranch dressing mix
4 Tbs salsa verde (green salsa)
2 cloves garlic pressed
1/2 t Tobasco sauce
juice of one lime
put in a blender (I used my cuisinart small blender)
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend or pulse until well combined. Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary.
Think Cafe Rio baby!!!

Poppyseed Dressing

2010-11-09T18:42:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1/3c cider vinegar
1/2c + 2 Tbsp canola oil
3-4Tbsp finely grated red onion
1/2c sugar
1tsp dry mustard powder
1 1/2tsp salt
1 1/2tsp poppy seeds

Combine all ingredients in a lidded jar and shake until well combined. (You can also use a blender or food processor if you don't want to use a jar.)

Taste and adjust seasoning by adding more vinegar, oil, or sugar. Store in the refrigerator.

Will keep up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

Easy Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup=creamy

2010-10-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

2 chicken breasts in one can of cream of chicken soup

what you will need

Viola!

Always serve with rolls

Really there is no recipe, this is just how you do it :)
put 2 chicken breasts in your crockpot and cover with one can Cream of Chicken soup
let cook 2-4 hours, then shred chicken
bring to boil 32oz chicken stock {1 box}
and 2 more cups of water
add your diced onion, chopped celery and frozen chopped carrots
1 clove chopped garlic {or used pre minced}
s&p to taste
add your shredded chicken including the soup it cooked it
when all simmered and veggies cooked add your Grandma's Noodles.
sooooo good!

Creamy Taco Stuffed Shells

2010-08-08T18:29:00.000-07:00

Just tried this recipe and it is so good!

1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
6 0z cream cheese
1 t salt
1 t chili powder
18 jumbo pasta shells
2 T butter
1 cup taco sauce (I used Taco Bell Mild)
1-2 cups shredded cheese
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
sour cream to top

Boil your pasta shells, rinse and toss in butter, set aside. In skillet brown ground beef with the onion, add cream cheese, salt and chili powder to ground beef. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill pasta shells with beef mixture arrange in baking dish. Pour taco sauce over top and cover with tinfoil. Bake for 15 minutes. Uncover and top with cheese and crushed up tortilla chips, cook for another 10 minutes longer.
Top with sour cream.

Ham and Cheese Sliders

2010-08-08T18:26:00.000-07:00

12 good white dinner rolls/slider rolls

12 pieces good honey ham
12 small slices provolone cheese
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup miracle whip

1 T poppyseeds
1 1/2 T yellow mustard
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 T minced onion
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and miracle whip. Spread onto both sides of the center of each roll. Place a slice of ham and a slice of Swiss inside of each roll. Close rolls and place them into a large baking dish or heavy cookie sheet. Place very close together.

Whisk together all of the poppy seed sauce ingredients. Pour evenly over all of the sandwiches. Let sit 10 minutes or until butter sets slightly. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Uncover and cook for 2 additional minutes. Serve warm.

Crab and Cream Cheese Wontons

2010-04-28T07:32:00.000-07:00

1/2 pkg wonton wrappers
1 (8oz) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. fresh crabmeat (optional)
1 egg white, whipped
oil for frying

Put about 1 heaping tsp. of cream cheese in the middle of each wonton wrapper (if you are using crabmeat, mix the crab and cream cheese together before adding to the wonton wrapper). Brush egg white (or you can just use water) around the edge of the wrapper and fold over to seal (if you are confused on how to fold it, look on the back of the wonton wrapper package.. it will show you step by step how to do it). Fry in oil until golden brown. That's it! Serve with sweet and sour sauce combined with chili paste (or if you are a wimp and don't like it spicy, just serve with sweet and sour sauce).

Close as you can come to Wingers Sticky Fingers

2010-04-28T07:22:00.000-07:00

Make sure you get Frank's hot sauce

Okay this is seriously the best copy-cat recipe I have ever tried. Krista and I found it and she made it (thanks for telling me how good it turned out)

15-20 of your favorite frozen chicken tender breasts
3 T. Frank's Hot Sauce
3/4 C Brown Sugar
2 T. Water

Cook chicken to directions then combine ingredients for sauce. When chicken done toss in a plastic bowl with a lid to coat. Serve with Ranch or Bleu Cheese. You'll be thinking you are eating at Winger's. We like to serve ours on lettuce and make Sticky Finger Salads.

Fried Pickles

2010-03-18T19:22:00.001-07:00

So easy!

Start with as many dill pickles as you want
I bought the ovals, you can use the chips too.
Mix up a small amount of pancake batter and dip the
pickles it it first. Then dredge in a flour/bread crumb mixture
to which I added pepper
and fry in a fry daddy until golden
Dip in Ranch and enjoy!

Italian meat loaves

2010-03-17T07:25:00.000-07:00

2 eggs beaten
17-20 saltine crackers crushed
1 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded parm cheese (shaker kind)
1/4 t garlic salt
1/2 t dried basil
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 t worcestershire
1 1/2 lbs of ground beef
ground pepper
combine these and shape into mini little loaves (bigger than the picture)
about the size of your palm
Then on top of each with a squirt ketchup and spread
then shake more parm cheese and sprinkle some dried basil

Bake @ 350 for 35-45 minutes in a glass baking dish

*this a recipe from Jeremy's Mom, she made it while she was here and we just made it
again. It is super yummy and easy. I am weird about leftovers and I ate this the next day heated up in the oven again, and it was as good as the first day.

Broiled Parmesan Tilapia

2010-02-08T07:12:00.000-08:00

1/2 C Shredded Parmesan
1/4 C Butter
3 T Mayo
2 T Lemon Juice
1/4 t Dried Basil
1/4 t Black Pepper
1/8 t Onion Powder
1/8 t salt
1-2 lbs of Tiliapia

Put your oven on broil first. Then line a baking sheet with tinfoil and spray with cooking spray. Cook Tilapia for 2-3 minutes on one side then flip over and cook another 2-3 minutes on other side. Take out of oven and spread mixture of all the ingredients over top of Tilapia for another 2-3 minutes until brown and bubbly.

Okay this is AMAZING, seriously. If you don't like fish Tilapia is the most mild fish ever. I cannot even explain the taste with the crusty yummy cheese mixture on top.

Garlic Chicken Farfalle Pasta

2010-02-03T15:49:00.000-08:00

16 oz. Farfalle pasta
1 c. heavy whipping cream
3-4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
2 to 3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp. pepper*
1/2 c. butter
1 lb. bacon, crumpled**
1/2 c. shredded Parmesan cheese
1 (12 oz) Lawry’s mesquite marinade with lime juice

*Seems like a lot of pepper, but it has a wonderful flavor when everything mixes together. If you’re apprehensive, do less pepper. You can always add more.

cook your bacon in the oven (400 degrees). And it’s crispy every time.

[ directions ]

Crock pot chicken and bottle of marinade on low for 6 hours. Pull marinated chicken out of the juices, allow to cool a little bit, and shred (I pull it apart). Set this aside. About a half-hour before serving, boil the pasta. In a small saucepan, melt butter, add garlic, whipping cream, pepper, parmesan cheese, and crumpled bacon. Whisk together on low heat for 3-4 minutes. In a large bowl, pour over cooked, drained pasta, add chicken and stir through. Sprinkle a little bit more shredded parmesan cheese on top. I actually didn't have time to crock pot my chicken, I sauted it with a dry packet and just as yummy.

Creamy Chicken & Dumplings

2010-02-03T15:22:00.000-08:00

1 lb chicken breasts
5 bouillon cubes
1 quart water
1cups bisquick
1/3 cups milk
1tbsp butter
2 stalks celery

Place chicken breasts & bouillon cubes in a large pot & cover with 2 quarts of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 20-25 mins until chicken is done.

Meanwhile mix together the bisquick and milk until soft dough forms. When chicken is done, remove from pot and set aside. Drop spoonfuls of dough into the chicken stock. Simmer over low heat, covered, for 10 mins. In a saute pan saute in butter the chicken and celery, adding s&p. Next add back in the chicken with sauted celery, then cook uncovered for 10 mins.

Tip: I do this for my "homemade" chicken noodle soup. Next time I am going to put chicken in a crock pot with a can of cream of chicken over top, so it is soft and shreds easy.

wondering about the eggs, there was a step I did but don't think it needs it. It called for whites of hard boiled eggs, I didn't think it added anything so I omitted it.

Cilantro Chicken

2010-01-25T18:27:00.000-08:00

Just imagine the sauce from Cafe Rio!!

The marinade for this is the exact same, I promise.

Marinade for chicken:
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped fine
1 pkg ranch dressing mix
4 Tbs salsa verde (green salsa)
2 cloves garlic pressed
1/2 t Tobasco sauce
juice of one lime
put in a blender (I used my cuisinart small blender)

reserve some for dipping!

Pour marinade over chicken, 3-4 breasts
I used chicken tenders.
In heavy skillet add 1 Tbs oil and saute until cooked.
Shred the chicken on cutting board and place back in skillet.

Lime Rice
1 Cup uncooked rice
1 t butter
2 cloves garlic, pressed
zest of half a lime
juice of half a lime
1 T chopped cilantro (if desired)
2 Cups chicken broth

Boil broth with all ingredients, then add rice when boiling.
Reduce to simmer and cook 15-20 minutes.

You MUST use the uncooked tortillas, they are the absolute best.
Just place in medium skillet and cook on both sides. They are chewy and delicious.
you will feel like you are eating @ Cafe Rio.
Then with left over tortillas put butter and cinnamon sugar for dessert!

Best thing I have made in a LONG time. So good I made it two nights apart.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

2010-01-11T08:16:00.000-08:00

4-6 chicken breasts, pounded thin

ham slices

swiss cheese
bread crumbs
thyme
S&P
8 oz sour cream
1 can cream of chicken
extra swiss chese

lay out your chicken and sprinkle with dried thyme and S&P. Lay a slice of ham, then swiss cheese on top. Roll up and tooth pick together, then roll in bread crumbs. Line all in baking dish. Combine sour cream, cream of chicken and break up swiss cheese into pieces, microwave this slightly to melt cheese. Pour over top. The sauce is what makes this dish!
Like what they serve @ Chef's Table. YUMMY! And so easy.
Bake at 350 for an hour.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

2010-01-03T15:18:00.000-08:00

1 and 1/2 8 oz bricks of cream cheese
1 small jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained
1 pkg creamed spinach, thawed
shredded mozzarella cheese
shredded parmesan cheese
a dash of salt
fresh cracked pepper

spread in baking dish, sprinkle with more parmesan cheese and bake
@ 350 40 minutes

Spring Pasta Salad with Asparagus

2009-12-09T08:37:00.000-08:00

asparagus stems, peeled if tough, and ends trimmed
4 cups penne pasta
1 cup mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes
1 large bunch (around 12) spring onions, sliced into thin rounds
24 ripe cherry tomatoes, cut in half and drained for 20 minutes in a colander to remove excess liquid
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
1 large handful fresh basil leaves, lightly chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Cheese Ball

2009-12-02T11:31:00.000-08:00

For some reason I always bring this to Thanksgiving, not sure why but now it is expected. Yet another easy one.

1 8oz cream cheese
1-2 cups shredded cheese
1/2 C. chopped green onions
chopped pecans

Combine cream cheese, cheese and green onions. Form into a ball and roll in the pecans

Famous Cheese Dip

2009-12-02T11:14:00.000-08:00

This seriously is a MUST to every event I attend. Everyone requests it, and I look like a rockstar and it is soooo easy!

1 8oz cream cheese
2 cups shredded cheese
1/4 C. hot salsa
1/2 C. sour cream

combine all and bake @ 375 30 min, or put in bread bowl and bake in that.