Thanks for voting! Here are everyone's favorites!
Destiny's Brownies
Carissa's Egg Rolls with Sweet & Sour Sauce
Kristi's Hearty Tomato Soup
Kelli's Blue Ribbon Apple Pie
Denise's Pasta Milano & Zuppa Tuscana Soup
Celeste's Taco Burgers
Christina's Dutch Meatballs & Orange Ice
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Chicken Alfredo
So a while back I posted a chicken enchilada recipe that called for half of a brick of cream cheese. What's a girl to do with the other half?? Make alfredo!! This recipe is easy and my kids love it (and so do I!). You can change it up by adding some frozen spinach, peas, or fresh chopped tomatoes. This recipe is also easily doubled.
1/2 lb. fettucini noodles (in a pinch I have used spaghetti and it's fine!)
1 lb. chicken breasts, cut into chunks or strips
1 1/4 cups chicken broth
4 tsp flour
4 oz (1/2 block) cream cheese, cubed
3 T grated parmesan cheese (I add a little more)
1/4 tsp garlic powder (I add more)
1/4 tsp pepper
Cook pasta according to package directions. Heat skillet to medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray and cook chicken until cooked through (I season my chicken with salt and garlic powder). Remove from skillet. In another pan, mix broth and flour. Stir in cream cheese, 2 T parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Stir in chicken. Toss with pasta and garnish with remaining parmesan cheese. **These would be awesome with Stina's breadsticks!
1/2 lb. fettucini noodles (in a pinch I have used spaghetti and it's fine!)
1 lb. chicken breasts, cut into chunks or strips
1 1/4 cups chicken broth
4 tsp flour
4 oz (1/2 block) cream cheese, cubed
3 T grated parmesan cheese (I add a little more)
1/4 tsp garlic powder (I add more)
1/4 tsp pepper
Cook pasta according to package directions. Heat skillet to medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray and cook chicken until cooked through (I season my chicken with salt and garlic powder). Remove from skillet. In another pan, mix broth and flour. Stir in cream cheese, 2 T parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Stir in chicken. Toss with pasta and garnish with remaining parmesan cheese. **These would be awesome with Stina's breadsticks!
BBQ Stirfry
I was super skeptical about this dish because it sounds so - weird. But I had everything to make it one night, so I tried it and Bryan and I loved it! You can also change things up - add whatever veggies you like in stir fry and use whatever meat you have. It calls for steak strips, but pork was on sale so I used pork sirloin steaks and I have used chicken too. I also add a drizzle of sesame oil to the dish right before serving and stir it in. Also, bell peppers can be pricey, but if you ever find them on sale, you can cut them in strips or dice them up and freeze them in baggies. Then just toss them frozen with your stir fry (or chili or whatever you use cooked peppers for).
2 bell peppers, any color
1 small onion (I have also used green onions)
1 lb. well trimmed boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into strips
2 cloves garlic (I have used garlic powder)
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 T soy sauce
1/2 cup BBQ sauce (I like Sweet Baby Ray's Original)
2 cups rice
Heat large skillet on medium-high heat. Add a couple tablespoons of oil and saute peppers and onions for 6-8 minutes or until tender but still a little crisp. Transfer to a large bowl and cover to keep warm. Add meat and garlic and black pepper to same skillet. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or so. Add soy sauce and continue cooking until meat is cooked through. Add BBQ sauce and stir until heated through. Toss with vegetables and serve over rice. NOTE: If you want more sauce (who doesn't??) I just add a little more soy sauce and BBQ sauce in proportion to the recipe until you get the amount of sauce you want.
2 bell peppers, any color
1 small onion (I have also used green onions)
1 lb. well trimmed boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into strips
2 cloves garlic (I have used garlic powder)
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 T soy sauce
1/2 cup BBQ sauce (I like Sweet Baby Ray's Original)
2 cups rice
Heat large skillet on medium-high heat. Add a couple tablespoons of oil and saute peppers and onions for 6-8 minutes or until tender but still a little crisp. Transfer to a large bowl and cover to keep warm. Add meat and garlic and black pepper to same skillet. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or so. Add soy sauce and continue cooking until meat is cooked through. Add BBQ sauce and stir until heated through. Toss with vegetables and serve over rice. NOTE: If you want more sauce (who doesn't??) I just add a little more soy sauce and BBQ sauce in proportion to the recipe until you get the amount of sauce you want.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Breadsticks
Breadsticks
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 Tbsp yeast
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
4 1/2 cups flour
1 cube butter
Parmesan Cheese
Garlic Powder
In a large mixing bowl, combine water and yeast. Let yeast dissolve. Add sugar and salt. Mix together and add flour, one cup at a time. Knead dough for 5 minutes or until elastic. Let rest for 10 minutes. Melt butter. Pour 1/2 butter into 9x13 pan. Spread dough on top to fill pan. Pour remaining butter on dough. Season with Parmesan cheese and garlic powder. Cut into desired size breadsticks. Let rise for 20 minutes. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
Hint: If you're in a rush, you can quickly mix dough and immediately put into pan. Let them rise as long as it takes to preheat the oven. And the still turn out great!
Also, you can sprinkle with cinnamon sugar instead and serve with frosting!
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 Tbsp yeast
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
4 1/2 cups flour
1 cube butter
Parmesan Cheese
Garlic Powder
In a large mixing bowl, combine water and yeast. Let yeast dissolve. Add sugar and salt. Mix together and add flour, one cup at a time. Knead dough for 5 minutes or until elastic. Let rest for 10 minutes. Melt butter. Pour 1/2 butter into 9x13 pan. Spread dough on top to fill pan. Pour remaining butter on dough. Season with Parmesan cheese and garlic powder. Cut into desired size breadsticks. Let rise for 20 minutes. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
Hint: If you're in a rush, you can quickly mix dough and immediately put into pan. Let them rise as long as it takes to preheat the oven. And the still turn out great!
Also, you can sprinkle with cinnamon sugar instead and serve with frosting!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Peanut Butter Chicken
Okay, so you will have to trust me (or more my family) that this is a good recipe! It sounds soo gross, but my kids and husband LOVED it! Give it a try and let the kiddos help with this one.
1 c. mayonnaise
1/4 c. honey
2T. Dijon mustard
2 T. peanut butter
Mix together
4 chicken breasts cut into strips
2c. Finley crushed potato chips (like lays)
Dip the chicken strips in the wet sauce and then roll in crushed potato chips.
Place on a baking sheet, do not stack the chicken.
Bake at 425 for 7-9 minutes. Check that it is cooked because the time depends on how thick the chicken strips are.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
2-Year Anniversary
In honor of our 2-year anniversary (February 23rd), I thought it would be fun to have a vote as to our favorite recipes submitted by each person. So, I'll go through and put the votes on the sidebar and see what we think. It's been a fun, successful 2 years. I'm grateful for this way to keep in touch with all of you!
Love ya!
Love ya!
Cream of Chicken Noodle Soup
DJ and I went to this cute little restaurant the other day while Christina babysat our kids (thanks, Stina!!) and DJ got this soup along with his meal. It was so good that I went home and tried to duplicate it! This soup is amazing and makes me glad it's still cold outside! And don't be afraid of the homemade noodles. They are really easy and worth every bit of effort! They're almost like dumplings. Nothing even compares!
2 chicken breasts cooked and shreaded
3 carrots pealed chopped and cooked (or about 20 baby carrots)
green onions chopped (however much you like)
2 cans cream of celery soup
2 can chicken broth
1 can water
salt and pepper to taste
Noodles
In a large pot over medium heat, stir the soup, broth and water together until smooth. Add chicken and cooked carrots and onions and bring to a boil stirring often. Drop noodles in boiling soup and continue to boil for 10 min stirring occasionally.
*I put my chicken breasts and carrots in the crock pot for about 3 hours on high so they were all ready to just throw in!
Homemade Noodles
2 c. white or wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 c. water
1 Tbls. veg. oil
Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the egg, water and oil to the well. whisk with a fork until all ingredients are combined and you have a sticky ball. Divide into 3 portions. Roll each section out one at a time on floured surface about1/8 in. thick and cut into strips 1/2 in wide.
2 chicken breasts cooked and shreaded
3 carrots pealed chopped and cooked (or about 20 baby carrots)
green onions chopped (however much you like)
2 cans cream of celery soup
2 can chicken broth
1 can water
salt and pepper to taste
Noodles
In a large pot over medium heat, stir the soup, broth and water together until smooth. Add chicken and cooked carrots and onions and bring to a boil stirring often. Drop noodles in boiling soup and continue to boil for 10 min stirring occasionally.
*I put my chicken breasts and carrots in the crock pot for about 3 hours on high so they were all ready to just throw in!
Homemade Noodles
2 c. white or wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 c. water
1 Tbls. veg. oil
Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the egg, water and oil to the well. whisk with a fork until all ingredients are combined and you have a sticky ball. Divide into 3 portions. Roll each section out one at a time on floured surface about1/8 in. thick and cut into strips 1/2 in wide.
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