Thursday, November 18, 2010

Chicken Pot Pie (Homemade Crust)


 2 cans of cream of Chicken soup...

 mix in 1lb of cooked cubed chicken... season salt and garlic powder to taste...
 pour in pie pan...

 Make pie crust... I got recipe Here
 Put on top of chicken mixture... bake according to pie crust directions... I believe it was 35 minutes..






Chicken Pot Pie

2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup
1 lb cubed cooked chicken.
garlic powder

Mix the chicken with the cream of chicken soup and garlic powder, salt and pepper, pour in pan, make pie crust, lay on top, bake.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

I know I know

I've been slacking lately, I do realize, I promise, I have several recipes to post after this week... I took some time off from cooking but I'm back on track and making several Pioneer Woman recipes this week and some other fun stuff, plus my Thanksgiving feast next week! So stay with me and keep checking back!

Friday, November 5, 2010

Nutella Cookies

 mix sugars, butter, nutella together...


 Mix flour, salt and baking soda..


 Mix it all together... add in egg and vanilla..

Roll in sugar and bake..







Chocolate-Hazelnut Cookies (Nutella Cookies)

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking sodea
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Nutella
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sprinkles or decorating sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a medium bowl, combine flour baking soda and salt. Set aside. In another medium bowl, place the Nutella, butter and both sugars. Using a hand mixer, cream the ingredients together, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and blend until incorporated. Stir in the dry ingredients, just until incorporated.

3. Shape the cookie dough in to walnut-sized balls. Roll the balls in the sprinkles, pressing to adhere. Place the cookies on a heavy cookie sheet about 4 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven. Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

Panera Copycat: Broccoli Cheese Soup


 Saute the onion...

 Add in flour and cream
 add in the broccoli, carrots and onion...

 mix up in blender....

 add cheese....





Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup
I adjusted things because I wanted to make a bigger bowl...

(Printable Version)
• 1 tablespoon melted butter (I used 2)
• 1/2 medium chopped onion (I used an entire onion)
• 1/4 cup melted butter (I used 1/2 a stick)
• 1/4 cup flour (I used 1/2 cup)
• 2 cups half-and-half cream (I used 3)
• 2 cups chicken stock (I used 3)
• 1/2 lb fresh broccoli (I probably used 3/4lb of broccoli tops)
• 1 cup carrot, julienned (I used a little over a cup)
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese (hmmmm.. I used 3 cups, I like cheese what can I say?)
• salt and pepper (this is really to taste)
Directions
1.Sauté onion in butter. Set aside.
2.Cook melted butter and flour using a whisk over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir constantly and add the half & half.
3.Add the chicken stock. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4.Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat 20-25 minutes.
5.Add salt and pepper. Put portions in the blender and purée. Return to heat and add cheese. Stir in nutmeg.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Zucchini Parmesan

 Saute onion garlic and zucchini in olive oil....

 Pour in pan, top with jar of sauce... top with 2 cups cheese...


 
 
 
Zucchini Parmesan
Adapted from the recipe found here. 
 Ingredients:
2 large zucchini, thinly sliced
1 large onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 TBSP olive oil
1 16 jar spaghetti sauce
1-2 cups mozzarella cheese
Optional: mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, bread crumbs

Here's how it goes. Slice your zucchini.

Then the onion...

Heat the olive oil in your saucepan over medium heat,

Then add the onion, zucchini, and garlic.

Saute to desired tenderness. I prefer my zucchini to still have some crispiness when the dish is done, so once some of the zucchini slices started to show a hint of transparency, I took them off the heat.

Then spread the zucchini mixture into a 9x13 dish.

Pour spaghetti sauce on top:

And stir...

Sprinkle the cheese on top as the finishing touch,

And bake at 325 degrees for approx 20 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is bubbly. This time, I actually baked it at 350 for around 17 minutes.

Lasagna Rolls


saute the garlic and onion ... add in the meat...
add in half the basil and oregano..

mix up the filling and layer...





Lasagna Roll-ups

16 lasagna noodles
1 pound lean ground turkey
1 T olive oil
1 clove garlic
1/2 onion
                                                             2 can crushed tomatoes
2 egg
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 T fresh basil, chopped
3 T fresh oregano, chopped
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Heat a large pot of water to boiling over high heat.  When it reaches a boil, salt liberally and drop noodles.  Stir occasionally and cook to just al dente.  You want to leave them slightly more firm since you'll be baking the pasta.  Drain noodles and set aside.

Meanwhile in a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.  Add garlic and onion and saute for 2-3 minutes.  Add turkey and brown.  When almost cooked through, add tomatoes and reduce heat to medium low.  Simmer for about 15 minutes.  Add 1/2 the basil, oregano, and crushed red pepper flakes and stir to combine.

In a small bowl, lightly beat egg.  Add ricotta, Parmesan and remaining basil and oregano and stir together.  Spray pan lightly with cooking spray.  Add enough sauce to lightly cover the bottom of the pan.  To assemble, on a drained noodle, add a spoonful of ricotta mixture.  Top with a spoonful of meat sauce and roll up.  Place seam side down in pan.  Continue until you've used all the noodles.  Top each with a little more meat sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella and remaining crushed red pepper flakes.  Bake approximately 20 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

PHILADELPHIA Cheesecake with Sour Cream Topping

 Line baking sheet with foil..


 Mix sugar, butter and crumbs... press into the pan....cover the bottom...


 mix sugar, eggs, vanilla, 1 cup of sour cream....cream cheese..

 pour on top of crumbs... bake... 40 minutes..

make sour cream topping... bake 10 additional minutes..

slice strawberries... serve on top..




Kraft PHILADELPHIA Cheesecake with Sour Cream Topping

 

What You Need

1-1/2 cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 cup  butter, melted
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
4 pkg.  (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 tsp. vanilla, divided
1 container  (16 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream, divided
4 eggs
2 cups  fresh strawberries, sliced

Make It

LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of pan.
  
2
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup of the remaining sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add 1 cup sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
  
3
BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Mix remaining sour cream, sugar and vanilla; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake 10 min. Cool completely. Refrigerate 3 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve. Top with berries.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living
Great news! You'll save 70 calories and 8 g of fat, including 6 g of saturated fat, per serving by preparing with margarine, PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream.
Substitute
Substitute 1-1/2 cups finely crushed OREO Cookies for the graham cracker crumbs.
 
 
This was absolutely worth making, very easy cheesecake and tasted so rich and creamy! loved it, and I've had a lot of cheesecake in my life!