Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Grilled Chicken Marinade


Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
Equal parts Soy Sauce and Italian Salad Dressing

Mix:
Soy Sauce
Italian Dressing

Pour over chicken breasts and marinade 20-30 minutes.
Place chicken on grill and brush with remaining marinade while cooking.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Chicken Alfredo-From the Kitchen of Callie Hodges & her sister Courtney!


1cup of milk
2 tble of butter
8 oz cream cheese
garlic salt
basil
at the end add 1/2 c to 1cup shredded parmasan cheese

*I also cook chicken with basil and garlic salt and add to pasta. We like to set some alfredo sauce aside before tossing with pasta because the noodles tend to get a little dry. This also makes the leftovers better and is yummy for dipping breadsticks.

Toss with pasta: bowtie, fettucini, etc. Sauce is also great on chicken pizzas.

Lemon-Basil Potato Salad-From the Kitchen of Crystal Ashton

3-5 pounds potatoes
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
4 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup olive oil
1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
6 oz freshly grated parmesan cheese
Peel and cube potatoes. Boil just until tender. Drain and cool
Whisk together lemon juice, garlic, mustard and salt. Whisk in oil. Pour over potatoes and gently toss to coat. Sprinkle in basil, cheese and bacon and toss.

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake-From the Kitchen of Crystal Ashton














Cake:
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
2/3 cup warm water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup baking cocoa
Mix eggs, sugar and sour cream until smooth. Gradually add half the water, baking soda and vanilla. Add half of the flour, salt and cocoa. Mix until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until the cake springs back when touched in the center. Frost with chocolate cream cheese frosting when cool.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 can Betty Crocker Milk Chocolate Frosting
1 package cream cheese, softened
1 cube salted butter, softened
6 oz baking chocolate, melted
Powdered sugar
Cream chocolate frosting, cream cheese and butter until smooth. Stir in melted chocolate. Add enough powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.

Deviled Eggs


8 hard boiled eggs-I've found that the easiest way to peel eggs is to run cold water over them immediatley after removing them from the stovetop and letting them sit for a few mintues before peeling.

Slice peeled, hard boiled eggs in half and put the yolks in a bowl. Let the yolks cool before smashing them or I find they get too lumpy and crumbly and make the filling a weird texture.
Smash the cooled yolks and add:
3 Tsp. mayonaise
1 Tsp. mustard
1 Tsp. pickle juice
Salt and Pepper to taste
Stir and spoon into sliced egg whites
Sprinkle with paprika

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Sloppy Joes

2 lbs. ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 onion (chopped)
1can tomato soup
½ soup can of water
1 large carrot (shredded)
1 TBLS vinegar
2TBLS brown sugar
1/8 tsp salt
4 tsp. mustard
Brown ground beef.
Sauté onion and carrot.
Add all ingredients together.
Stir over medium heat.
Serve warm and over toasted hamburger buns.
Can garnish with shredded cheese and sour cream if desired.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Holly's Chicken & Black Bean Burritos


4 chicken breasts
4 cups water
1 1/2 pkgs. taco seasoning


Place chicken in large pot. Mix taco seasoning in water and pour over chicken. Bring to boil, reduce heat and cover. Let simmer about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Remove chicken from pot and pull apart with forks to shred. Return to pot and cover, add 1 small can diced green chilies and let simmer 20 minutes more.

Prepare 2 boxes Rice-A-Roni Mexican Style rice according to package directions.

2 cans black beans, drained.

1 large onion cut into strips and sauted in butter.

Grated cheese

Sour Cream

Salsa or Picco De Gayo

1 medium size can Salsa Verde

1 pkg. large tortillas, burrito size


Warm tortillas in microwave-I heat mine individually for about 20 seconds.

Layer on tortilla:
Rice
Black Beans
Chicken
Onions
Cheese
Sour Cream
Slasa/Picco De Gayo

Fold tortilla and drizzle Salsa Verde over top.
*This makes quite a bit, so you may want to half the recipe depending on how many you are serving.*