Monday, July 13, 2009

One of my favorite recipes


POPPY SEED CHICKEN

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
container of sour cream
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
1 pack of ritz crackers
poppy seeds
butter
casserole dish

Boil chicken breasts until fully done. Mix sour cream and cream of chicken soup together into mixture. Crumble package of crackers into small pieces. Melt half a stick of butter in the microwave.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Chop chicken into large chunks into the casserole dish. Spread sour cream and soup mixuture over chicken, completely covering it. Sprinkle cracker pieces all over the top.

Pour melted butter evenly over crackers. Sprinkle poppy seeds all over.

Bake 30 minutes, until crackers are golden brown.

Serve and enjoy!

Breakfast

Breakfast Burrito
1/2 lb low fat Kielbasa, Diced into tiny pieces,
8 egg whites
1/2 C chunky salsa
1/2 C shredded Cheddar Cheese
10 Soft flour tortillas

In large non stick skillet heat Kielbasa over edium high heat, approx. 3-4 minutes

In medium bowl beat egg whites and chunky salsa together. Cook egg/salsa mixture with kielbasa like you would scrambled eggs, stirring every 20 sec. When eggs are cooked yes slightly damp, stir in the cheese.

Cook until cheese is melted.

Warm tortillas.

Fill tortillas like you would a burrito and enjoy.

Cinnamon Rolls (minisize)
1 (10 oz) can pizza crust dough (pillsbury)
2 Tbsp low fat margarine
2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 C sugar
1 tbsp low fat vanilla icing

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Spray jelly roll pan (17x11 inch cookie sheet with 1 inch sides) with cooking spray

Roll the dough out in the pan, spreading it flat with your hands until dough touches the edges of the pan

Melt margarine

Drizzle the margarine over the dough. with your fingertips evenly spread the margarine over the dough.

Mix the cinnamon and sugar together and sprinkle two thirds of the cinnamon/sugar mixture over the margarine.

Roll up the dough (jelly roll style) beginning from the longest side

With your fingers pinch the seam of the dough to seal.

Cut into 12 pieces.

Spray 12 muffin tin with cooking spray

Place one roll in each muffin tin

sprinkle remaining sugar mixture over the tops

Bake for 15 min.

microwave the icing for 5 seconds and immediately lightly drizzle on top of the rolls.

Let rolls cool for 1 to two minutes befoe eating.



Breakfast Fruit Filled Pockets

1 (7 1/2 ox) can pillsbury buttermilk bisquits
1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling (or whichever type you like)
1 egg white, beaten
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp Vanilla frosting

Preheat overn to 425
Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray
Spray your hands with cooking spray and flatten each biscuit into a 3 inch circle
put 1 rounded tsp pie filling into the center of each circle
Brush a little egg white on te outer 1/4 inch rim of dough
Fold the dough in half to shape like a half moon. With a fork press the dough edges together to seal.
Mix Cinnamon and sugar together. Sprinkle on top of each pocket.
Bake for 10 min or until golden brown.
Microwave frostin until slightly melted.
Drizzle frosting over tops of the pockets.
Let cool a couple minutes.


Oatmeal Muffins

1 C rolled oats
1 C buttermilk
1/3 C margarine
1/2 C brownsugar
1 Egg
1 C Flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Cooking spray

Soak oats in buttermilk for an hour. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Blend margaring, brownsugar, and egg. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Combine flour mixture alternately with the oats mixture into margarine-sugar mixture.

spray muffin tins with cooking spray. fill tins with mixture 2/3s full. bake 20-25 min. Serve hot.



Chunky Apple Muffins

3/4/ C sugar
1/4 C Oil
1/2 C low fat milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 apples peeled, cored and diced
1 1/2 C flour
2 tsp baking pwder
1/2tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
cooking spray

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In large bowl, combine sugar, oil, milk, eggs and vanilla. Beat until smooth. add remaining ingredients. Mix until just combined. Spoon batter about 2/3 full into muffin tins srayed with cooking spray. Bake 20-25 min until browned.


Cinnamon French Toast

2 eggs
1/4 C low-fat milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
cooking spray
8 slices italin bread

In small bowl, mix eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside. over medium heat, preheat nonstick skillet, spray with cooking spray. Dip bread in egg mixture and place in skillet. Cook until golden brown, about 1-2 min on each side. Serve warm.

Dinner Recipes for the next two weeks

California Medley soup

1 Gallon water
12 Chicken flavored Boullion Cubes
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
2 lbs frozed California- blend vegetables ( broccoli, cauliflower and carrots)

In large soup pot bring the water to a boil and add boullion cubes and soup mix.
Add chicken and vegetables.
Bring to a boil again
Reduce heat, cover and simmer fo 6 minutes
Remove 2 cups worth of vegetables and mash with a potato masher and return to the sauce pan. simmer for another minute.
Serve hot.


Quick Sloppy joes

1 lb Lean ground beef
1 sm onion, chopped
1/2 c Green pepper, chopped
3/4 C BBQ sauce
1/2 C frozen corn, defrosted
1/4 tso salt
1/8 tsp pepper
6 buns

Brown ground beef, onion and green pepper in large skillet. Drain ff fat. Add BBQ sauce, corn, salt and pepper and heat thoroughly. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Serve on buns.

Porcupine Meatballs

10 3/4 oz can tomato soup
1 lb Lean ground beef (or turkey)
1/4 C long grain rice, uncooked
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 C onion, chopped
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp margarine
1 small clove garlic, minced
1 c water

Combine 1/4 C soup and all beef, rice, egg onion, parsley and salt in large bowl. Shape into 12 balls. Melt margarine in large skillet. Add garlic. Brown meatballs in skillet. Drain excess fat. Combine remaining soup and water. Pour over browned meatballs. Cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes until rice is tender.

BBQ chicken and rice

1 lb chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 C BBQ sauce
1 C water
11 oz can whole kernel corn, drained
1 sm green and red pepper, chopped
2 C instant rice

Slice chicken into strips or chunks. Heat oil in large skillet and brown chicken. Stire in sauce, water, corn and peppers. Bring to boil. Reduce hea. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add rice and cover. Let stand 5 minutes until rice is fluffy.

Golden Baked Fish Fillet

1/2 C Skim milk
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 C slightly crushed cornflakes
1 lb Fish fillets
2 tbsp Margarine melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour milk in small bowl. add salt. in another small bowl pour in cornflake crumbs. Dip fish in milk and then into crumbs. Place in baking dish and dot ith margarine.
Bake for 20 minutes until fish flakes easily with a fork.


Western Beef Casserole

1 lb lean groun beef
1 onion, chopped
1/2 gren pepper, chopped
6 oz can tomato sauce
6 oz can tomato paste
1 C water
2 Cups noodles, cooked
8 oz can nibblet corn, drained
1/2 C parmesan cheese

Brown beef, drain fat and remove from skillet.
Saute onion and green peppers until tender. Add tomato sauce, paste and water. Bring to boil. Add meat. Simmer for 20 min. Prepare noodles.
Layer half noodles, half of meat and half of corn in casserole dish. repeat layers. Top with Parmesan.

Chicken Tostadas
8 8 inch tortillas
2 Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into thin strips
1/4 C green onion sliced
1 tbsp vegetable oil
8 oz can tomato sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cumin
2 C stredded lettuce
3/4 C shredded cheese
Salsa (optional)

Heat tortillas in oven
In large skillet over medium high heat, saute chicken strips and onion in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add tomato sauce, garlic powder, salt and cumin. Reduce heat and simmer 20 min.
To assemble tostada, place a warm torilla on serving plate, spoon chicken mixture, then lettuce, cheese and salsa.

Chick'n Pepper Stir-fry

1 tbsp Vegetable oil
3 chicken breasts, boneless skinless, sliced in strips
1 Red, yellow and green pepper, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp soy sauce

heat oil in large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. add chicken and saute 2-3 minutes until cooked through. Ad dpeppers and garlic. Saute an additional 5 minutes until peppers are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in soy sauce. Serve over rice.



Mexican Goulash

1 (15 oz) can fat free chili
1 (16 oz) can fat free refied beans
1 (12 oz) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 1/2 cups salsa
4 oz fat free shredded cheese
5 flour tortillas


mix chili, beans, salsa and cheese together until well blended.
Spray a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish with a lid with cooking spray
lay one tortilla on the bottom of the casserole dish
top with 1/5 of the chili mixture
Continue layering the tortillas and chili mixture until ingredients are used
over and cook in oven at 350 for 15-20 minutes.
When heated through, cut through all layers, making a checker board design on top.
with a large spoon stir entire dish to mix the cut-up tortilla pieces. serve in soup bowls.
Sprinkle with cheese if desired.

Beef Stroganoff

1 lb eye of round, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 med onions, chopped
1 (4 oz) can sliced mushroom stems and pieces, not drained
2 tsp minced garlic
3 cups beef broth
4 C medium size egg noodles
1 C fat free sour cream
salt and pepper

Spray large skillet with cooking spray
Cook meat, onion, mushrooms, and garlic together. Stir occasionally.
Once the meat is fully cooked, add the broth, egg noodles and sour cream. turn the heat to high.
Once boiling, turn heat down to low, do not cover. Cook on low for 5 to 7 minutes until pasta is to desired doneness. Stir occasionally.
Remove from heat. Let sit for 4-5 minutes before serving.

Honey mustard chicken

8 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 C fat free Honey Dijon salad dressing

Marinate chicken in salad dressing overnight or up to 2 days
cook chicken in skillet until no longer pink, turning occasionally.
In order to use salad dressing used to marinate as dipping sauce, bring to boil and boil for 1 minute. turn off heat and let cool.
Serve with Recipe to follow

Mashed potatoes and Carrots

5 med Potatoes, cooked and skins removed
2 cups diced carrots, steamed
1/3 C butter
1/3 C fat free chicken broth
1/2 tsp celery salt

In Med bowl break up potatoes
Add carrots butter, broth and salt to potatoes
With mixer on low, beat for 3 to 4 minutes or until creamy smooth. If neede, add more broth.


Chicken and Green Bean Casserole

1 Lb Boneless Skinless chicken breasts
2 (15 oz) cans green beans
1 Chicken Boullion Cube
1 C instant Rice
1 C fresh sliced mushrooms
1 (10 3/4 oz) can 98% fat free Cream of mushroom soup (add 1/2 can water)
12 Reduced fat crackres, crushed
Light soy sauce, optional

Spray skillet with cooking spray
In skillet cook chicken until golden brown on both sides and cooked through
Removed from skillet
Pour 1 C of liquid from the beans into the skillet, dissolve boullion cube in the bean juice (that sounds funny)
Add rice and arrange mushrooms on top of the rice.
Drain the rest of the beans and arrange on top of the mushroms
Put cooked chicken on top of the beans. Pout the can of soup, mixed with 1/2 can water, over top of the casserole. Cover, turn off the heat and let stand for 5 minutes
Gently stir. turn heat backon to low and cook additional 5 minutes. Sprinkle crushed crackers on top of the casserole.


Mexican Casserole

1 packet taco seasoning mix
2 C hot water
1 box macaroni and cheese (not prepared)
1 C salsa
1 (15 oz) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 lb ground beef cooked
3/4 C fat free sour cream

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees
In 2 quart casserole dish mix taco seasoning, hot water, macaroni, cheese sauce powder, salsa, corn adn ground beef until mixed well.
Cover and bake for 15-20 min or until macaroni is cooked. Stir occasionally
When cooked stir in sour cream and let stand for 2-3 min before serving.