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Jalapeno Popper Chicken Breasts
By learen
Mix jalapenos into cream cheese
- 1/4 c chopped pickled halapeno chiles
- 6 oz room temperature cream cheese
- 2 skin on, bone in, chicken breasts
Classic Tomato Bruschetta
By learen
In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes with 1/2 t salt and pepper
- 2 lbs tomates, cored, peeled and seeded, coarsely chopped
- salt and pepper
- 6 slices 1/4 in thick crusty Italian bread
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and halved crosswise
- 6 T EVOO plus more for drizzling
- 1/4 c basil leaves loosely packed
Orange Chipotle Spiced Nuts
By learen
Preheat oven to 225. Combine first 3 ingredients in a med bowl; stir with a whisk
- 1 T grated orange rind
- 1 T fresh orange juice
- 1 large egg white
- 2 c pecan halves
- 1 T dark brown sugar
- 1 t kosher salt
- 1/2 ground chipotle chile pepper
- cooking spray
- 1/2 c sweetened dried cranberries
Three Cheese White Pizza
By learen
Preheat oven to 500. Drizzle olive oil onto a rimmed baking sheet or pizza pan, enough for a 14 in pizza
- Olive oil
- homemade pizza dough (recipe in the book named Perfect Pizza Dough)
- 4 oz ricotta
- 4 oz mozzarella sliced
- 4 oz Parmesan grated
Almond Pear Pie
By learen
IC cookbook by Bev Laumann Note- if leaving out the dried fruit, increase almonds to 1/2 c and flour to 3 T
- Crust
- 2 c flour
- 1 t salt
- 2/3 c butter, softened
- 1/4 c finely ground almonds
- 5-7 T water
- Filling
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1/4 t nutmeg
- 2 T flour
- 4 large firm pears not overly ripe
- 1/4 t almond extract
- 1/4 c blanched slivered almonds
- 1/4 c raisins, dried currants, or chopped dates****
Chili Sauce Meatballs
By learen
Combine ground round with seasonings, cornflakes, and eggs
- 2 lbs ground round
- 2 t salt
- 1 t pepper
- 2 t paprika
- 1 1/2 t Worcestershire sauce
- 1 c cornflakes, crushed
- 2 eggs
- sauce
- 1 12 oz bottle chili sauce
- 1 12 oz jar grape jelly
- 2 T lemon juice
Spanish Rice
By learen
This has to be the easiest and the tastiest spanish rice ever
- 1 cup raw rice
- 4 tablespoons fat
- 1/2 clove garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 can 2lb tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups water
Tater Tot Nachos
By learen
1.Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
- 1 (32 ounce) package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup spicy nacho cheese sauce
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1/4 cup jalapeno pepper slices
Copycat Panera Macaroni and Cheese
By learen
Cook pasta according to pkg directions while making the sauce
- 1/4 c unsalted butter
- 1/4 c all purpose flour
- 1 c fat free milk
- 2 c heavy cream
- 2 c shredded white cheddar (cabot sharp is really good)
- 1/2 t kosher salt
- 1/2 t pepper
- 1 t dry mustard
- 1 lb pasta, cooked (shells or elbow)
Smoked Almonds
By learen
Mix smoke and water. Then add almonds and mix well
- 1/2 t liquid smoke
- 2 t water
- 1 c almonds
- 1 T oil
- salt