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Caramel & Chocolate Pecan Bars
By jcridge
Heat oven to 350. Combine all crust ingredients except pecans in large bowl
- Crust:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup pecan halves
- Caramel Layer:
- 2/3 cup butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- Chocolate:
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
Jalapeno Chicken
By jcridge
Sprinkle taco seasoning over both sides of chicken
- 4 tsp less sodium taco seasoning mix
- 4 (6 oz) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup (2 oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeno peppers
- 2 Tbsp sliced jalapeno peppers
Honey Fruit Salad
By jcridge
In a large bowl, combine fruit
- 1 can (11 oz) mandarin oranges, drained
- 1 can (8 oz) pineapple chunks, drained
- 1 cup green grapes
- 1 cup halved fresh strawberries
- 1 medium firm banana, sliced
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp grated lime peel
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp poppy seeds
Buttery Herbed Chicken
By jcridge
Prepare rice according to package directions, using 4 cups chicken broth instead of water and omitting salt and fat...
- 1 extra-large bag boil-in-bag rice
- 4 cups fat-free chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp light butter, softened
- 1/4 tsp dried Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breast tenders
Nacho Chicken Casserole
By jcridge
In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients
- 1 cup cooked cubed chicken
- 3/4 cup crushed nacho tortilla chips
- 2/3 cup condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 Tbsp 2% milk
- 1 Tbsp chopped green chilies
- 1/2 tsp finely chopped jalapeno pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded, part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Family Meatloaf
By jcridge
Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, stir together ground beef, crushed crackers, cheddar cheese and onion soup m...
- 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
- 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 Tbsp steak sauce
- 1/2 cup crushed buttery round crackers
- 1 (1 oz) pkg dry onion soup mix
- 1/4 cup ketchup
One Bowl Chocolate Bliss Cookies
By jcridge
Preheat oven to 350. Coarsely chop 8 squares, set aside
- 2 pkg (8 squares each) Baker's semi-sweet baking chocolate, divided
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, slightly softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups chopped walnuts
Country Lemonade Muffins
By jcridge
Preheat oven to 400. Grease bottoms of muffin cups or use muffin liners
- GLAZE:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp plus 1 tsp poppy seed
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup reserved lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 1/4 cup sugar
Chocolate Lover's Dream Cake
By jcridge
Heat oven to 350. Generously spray bundt pan with baking spray with flour
- GLAZE:
- 1 box chocolate fudge cake mix
- 1/2 cup chocolate milk
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 3 eggs
- 1 (16 oz) container sour cream
- 1 box (4-serving size) chocolate fudge instant pudding mix
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 3 Tbsp light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp water
Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Bake
By jcridge
Heat oven to 400. Prepare stuffing mix as directed on package
- 1 pkg (6 oz) Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 pkg (16 oz) frozen broccoli cuts, thawed, drained
- 1 can reduced-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 lb (8 oz) Velveeta, cut into 1/2 inch cubes