Thursday, September 25, 2008

Pumpkin Roll



This is one of my favorite fall recipes. It makes the house smell sooo yummy!
Note: If the pumpkin roll is too much work, you can leave the cake in the cake pan and add the frosting to the top and eat it just like that.

3 eggs-put in a blender and blend 5 minutes

In a seperate bowl put 1 cup sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. pumpkin spice or 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg, 1 tsp. ginger and mix together.

2/3 cup canned pumpkin, 1 tsp.lemon juice. Mix together and add to egg mixture. Spray a cookie sheet and the sides really really good with PAM no stick spray. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Turn onto a dish towel sprinkled with powdered sugar and roll up-being very careful as you roll. Cool.

Frosting:
1 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
4 Tbsp. margarine
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Mix together, unroll the cake and spread over pumpkin roll.

Roll bakc up, cover with tin foil and I put in fridge until ready to eat.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins



I don't know what it is about fall that makes me want to throw away my diet and bake something with lots of flour, sugar and shortening? I made these into mini muffins, using a mini muffin tin, which made 24 mini muffins (and I still had dough left over), or you can put these in regular muffins tins.

3 Lg. or 4 small ripe banans mashed
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
Chocolate Chips (I used jumbo milk chocolate chips)

Cream together first 3 ingredients, don't overmix
Beat egg in
Gradually add last ingredients.
Bake 350 15-20 min's or until toothpick is inserted and comes out clean

Friday, September 12, 2008

Snicker's Harvest Apples

RU kidding me, that's all I have to say about this recipe

What you'll need:
1 bag SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures, unwrapped
1 bag DOVE® Brand Milk Chocolate, unwrapped
6 apples, washed and patted dry
2 tablespoons water
2 bags soft caramels, unwrapped
6 craft sticks
Waxed paper
What to do:
Press the craft sticks into the tops of the apples.
Melt the caramels with water in a 4-cup heat-safe glass measuring cup for 1 to 2 minutes in the microwave. Stir occasionally until smooth.
Dip the apples into the caramels, rolling each apple to cover it completely. Set them on the waxed paper and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
In the meantime, melt the DOVE® Brand Milk Chocolate in the microwave for 15 seconds. Stir until smooth.
Roughly chop the SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures.
Dip the chilled apples into the melted chocolate and immediately roll in the chopped SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures, covering each entire apple.
Makes 6 apples.

Recipe from brightideas.com (you can go to brightideas.com and sign up for their newsletters-it's from the M&M company, it's really fun!!)

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Chicken Veggie Casserole




I can 98% Fat Free Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1/2 cup Fat Free (skim) milk
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 large boneless chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1 can (16oz.) whole kernal corn, drained (but I used a can of creamed corn-undrained and I really liked it)
2 cups frozen cut green beens
2 cups sliced cooked potatoes
small amount of cheese

I boil my chicken so it's cooked though and easy to shred.
In a large bowl combine the soup, milk, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir in chicken, corn, beans, and potatoes. Pour mixture into a greased 1-1/2 qt. baking dish. I topped it with a very small amount of cheese, just enough to barely cover the top (but you can leave this out if you want to make it more healthy). Bake, uncovered at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until heated through. Makes 6 servins.

Recipe from: Taste of Home's/Budget Suppers

Peaches n' Cream

Okay, I have seriously been missing out!! My mother in law got some peaches this week from Brigham City (the best peaches ever). The other day we sat down and she introduced me to "light" peaches and cream and it was heavenly!!

1 peach, with the skin removed, diced
Half and Half dairy product
Splenda/Equal

Dice the peaches in a bowl, pour half and half on top, cover with Splenda or Equal and enjoy a healthy snack!!!

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

This one is a favorite at my house, we have to cook this at least twice a month.



I love this recipe because I make 2 different recipes with the same ingredients, you can make enchiladas or casserole, here is the recipe for both:

Ingredients (same for both)
3-4 Boneless Chicken Breasts (boiled and cooked through)
1/2 pint Sour Cream
2 cans 98% Fat Free Cream of Chicken Soup
4 oz. can of chopped green chillies
grated cheese (as much or as little as you would like)
Tortillas

Boil your chicken, then I run the chicken through my grater food processor to make it thin. Mix the chicken in with the Sour Cream and Chicken Soup, add green chillies and about a cup of cheese.

For the Enchiladas:
Add as much as you would like to the center of a tortilla, save some remaining chicken mixture to pour over the top of all the enchiladas. fold and put seam side down on greased 13x9 pan. pour remaining chicken mixture on top and add a little more cheese. Cook 350 for 25-30 min's or until cheese is melted and center is warm.

For the Casserols.
Layer 1: Rip apart tortillas into pieces and layer on the bottom of greased 13x9 pan. Follow same instructions for the enchiladas and pour 1/3 of mixture on top of tortillas.
Layer 2:Rip up more tortillas and follow previous steps
Layer 3:Same as above, but top with more cheese.
Bake 350 for 30 min's or until cheese is melted.

Once baked, you can add more sour cream and add salsa before serving.

I like to serve Mexican Style Rice-a-Roni with this meal

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu



6 servings
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Lower Sodium Stuffing Mix for Chicken
6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 lb.)
6 slices OSCAR MAYER Thin Sliced Smoked Ham
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) reduced-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup
1 Tbsp. GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard
6 KRAFT DELI FRESH Swiss Cheese Slices
PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Prepare stuffing mix as directed on package; set aside.

PLACE chicken in 13x9-inch baking dish; cover with ham. Mix soup and mustard; spoon over chicken. Top with prepared stuffing.

BAKE 25 min. or until chicken is cooked through (165°F). Top with cheese. Bake an additional 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

From: Kraft Food and Family

Note: If you have thick pieces of chicken, you might want to put the stove top stuffing on the chicken when they are half way done. Otherwise the Stove Top can get crunchy.