Chicken and 'shroom bake

 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breast tenders
 1 bag pre washed spinach
 Baby bella mushrooms(2 cups,chopped)
 Garlic(2 cloves,grated)
 1 16 oz box of ziti or rigatoni
 2 10 oz. bags Sargento shredded swiss/guyere cheese
 Sherry(couple of splashes)
 Olive oil (2-3 tbsp.)
 Thyme(1/4 tsp.)
 Oregano(1/4 tsp.)
 Butter(1 tbsp.)
 Salt and pepper to taste


 In a pot boil noodles to aldente and set aside. In a large bowl,add chicken,thyme,oregano,salt, pepper and 1 tbsp of olive oil. Mix well. Put onto a cookie sheet and bake in a pre heated oven(375 degrees) for about 12-13 minutes or until cooked. Take out of oven and dice chicken when cooled a bit. Set aside. While the chicken is cooking,use a large non stick pan. Add the remaining olive oil,heat on med heat,add grated garlic cloves and continuously stir for about 2 minutes. Add spinach to garlic and cook until wilted. In another pot,add butter and cook on med high heat,add mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add a splash of sherry to deglaze pot. Let it cook out for a few minutes. Take a large bowl and mix all cooked ingredients together. Add about half to a non stick cake pan(or whatever pans you have for oven use) add 1st bag of cheese. Add rest of mixture and top with remaining cheese. Cook in a preheated 375 degree oven until cheese is melted. Enjoy:)

Enchilada casserole

1 14 oz. bag of shredded Mexican cheese
2 lbs. chicken breast(diced)
1 19 oz. can enchilada sauce
1 15 oz. can black beans(drained)
1 15 oz. can corn(drained)
1 4.5 oz. can chopped green chiles(drained)
1 pack white corn tortillas
Pepper to taste
Non stick pan
Non stick spray


 Pre heat oven to 375.
 Spray pan with non stick spray and put chicken in pan. Season w/ pepper and cook on medium heat until not pink. Add black beans,corn,chiles,and a little bit of enchilada sauce to chicken and heat through. Take your pan(I use a 14 x 10 cake pan),spray w/ a little non stick spray,then put a few tbsps of enchilada sauce on the bottom. Then just start to layer. First,take the tortillas,5-6. Then use maybe a third of the chicken mixture,on top of that spread some enchilada sauce,and a sprinkle of cheese. Repeat 2 times. When chicken mixture is done,layer top with tortillas,remaining sauce,and cheese. Bake for 30 minutes. OLE!


 They are many variations to this recipe. If you do not like the taste of corn tortillas,use flour. We like the chunkiness of diced chicken,but ground chicken or ground beef is very good too.

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Italian meatloaf

I like to make mini loaves instead of 1 big loaf. This should make 4 nice size portions for you!

 1 1/4-1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
 1 large egg
 1/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
 1/4 cup tomato sauce
 1/2 parsley(chopped)
 1/2 tsp pepper
 1/2 tsp garlic salt


 Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in bowl,mix until well blended. Split meat mixture into 4. Form 4 mini meatloaves on baking sheet. Cook 35 minutes or until cooked through. Enjoy :)

Christmas morning breakfast

This makes alot,so it is enough for evereyone!!

 8 slices of white bread(no crusts)
 8 eggs
 4 cups of milk
 1 pound bacon
 1 pound shredded cheddar cheese
 Salt and pepper(to taste)


 Beat together eggs,milk,salt and pepper. Place bread in bottom of 9x13 pan. Pour egg mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Pre heat oven to 350. While preheating,cook bacon in a frying pan until crisp. Spread cheddar cheese over egg mixture. Crumble bacon over egg mixture and cook for 1 hour or until firm. Enjoy:)

Cookies

I am not a baker,but I found this recipe for Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip cookies and it looked easy,so I tried making them. Well,they are super yummy and super easy!!


  1 cup creamy peanut butter
  3/4 cup sugar
  1 large egg
  1/2 tsp baking soda
  1/4 salt
  1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  Parchment paper

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together peanut butter,sugar,egg,baking soda and salt until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Spray tablespoon with cooking spray if you have it to help the dough not stick to the spoon. Drop dough an inch apart onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake 12-14 minutes or until puffed up and browned(be careful not to burn them,I did on my first batch. Burnt peanut butter does not taste good!). Let cool and enjoy :)