Saturday, May 23, 2009

Chicken Enchiladas

*4 lb. (2-4 chicken breasts, depending on the size) chicken, cooked and cubed or shredded
*10-12 flour tortillas
*1 lbs (give or take, depending how much cheese you want) shredded cheese
*1 large can of enchilada sauce (I use mild)
*1 can cream of chicken soup
*1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
*1 cup milk

Mix all canned foods with milk. Spread spoonful of soup mixture with chicken and cheese into the center of tortilla. Roll the tortilla and place in pan. Pour remaining soup mixture over tortillas and top with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Can add additional toppings: tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, green onions, sliced olives, salsa.

Cafe Rio Salad Dressing

*1 buttermilk ranch dressing packet OR 2 cups buttermilk ranch dressing
*2 tomatillos-quartered (remove husks)
*1/2 bunch cilantro
*1 clove garlic-minced
*Juice of 1 lime
*1 jalapeno OR a few drops of green tabasco

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend well.

Baked Chicken Breasts

*2-3 whole chicken breasts
*2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
*1 can cream of chicken soup
*1/2 cup dry sherry (I used orange juice, you can use any fruit juices)
*1 tsp. dried tarragon or rosemary or both (I used rosemary)
*1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
*4oz can sliced mushrooms, drained (I don't like mushrooms so I didn't put any in)

1. Place chicken breasts in slow cooker
2. In saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Heat until smooth and hot. Pour over chicken
3. Cover. Cook on low 8-10 hours

*I shredded the the chicken a couple of hours before it was ready.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Baked Ziti

*1 pound of Zita, rigatoni, or other tube shaped pasta.
*1 (15 ounce) carton of low-fat ricotta cheese
*1 cup grated mozzarella or part yellow and white cheese
*1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
*1 bottle of spaghetti sauce

1) Cook noodles according to the package directions but cut the cooking time in half.
2) In a large bowl combine ricotta cheese, cheese, Parmesan cheese. Mix well.
3) After noodles are cooked half way, mix them in with the cheese mixture.
4) Pour into a greased 9x13 inch glass dish.
5) Pour spaghetti sauce over the mixture in the pan (I don't usually use a whole bottle but that is because I don't like a lot of spaghetti sauce).
6) Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. Remove foil for the last 10 minutes of baking time.

Chicken Delicious

*4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
*Lemon Juice to taste (When I made this I didn't have any lemon juice so I didn't put any in and it tasted just fine).
*Salt to taste
*Pepper to taste
*Celery salt to taste
*Paprika to taste (I also didn't have any of this either but it probably would have been good).
*Can of cream of mushroom soup
*Can of cream of celery soup
*1/3 cup dry sherry or white wine (Instead of using wine, although the alcohol burns out, you can use orange juice, apple juice, grape juice, basically any juice you like) (I used orange juice and it was good).
*grated Parmesan cheese

1) Season chicken with lemon juice, salt, pepper, celery salt, and paprika. Place in slow cooker.
2) Combine soups with sherry/juice. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese.
3)cover. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
4) Serve with rice.

*I shred the chicken a couple of hours before it is done so that the flavor soaks into the chicken.