Friday, March 25, 2011

Crockpot Cheesy Chicken

Ingredients:
2-3 chicken breasts
1 1/2 cups cubed pepper jack cheese
2 cans Great Northern beans, drained
16 oz salsa (I only do about 8 oz)
1/4 cup water

Directions:
Cook chicken in crockpot with water, then shred- Add cheese and beans and salsa long enough to melt through (about 30 min). Serve over rice.

Chicken Parmesan

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts
1 egg, slightly beaten
3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
1 jar pasta sauce (26 ounce)
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dip chicken in egg then in bread crumbs. Coat well. In 9 x 13 inch pan arrange chicken. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken, then top with cheese. Bake 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with hot cooked pasta.

Churros

Ingredients:
1 cup boiling water
1 cup flour
Salt
Cinnamon and Sugar

Directions:
Mix water, flour and dash of salt. Roll out and fry. Roll in cinnamon and sugar

Hard Taffy

Ingredients:
2 cup sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter/margarine
Pinch of salt

Directions:
Cook to hard crack, wash sugar off sides of pan with wet paper towel as it first starts to boil. Cool on 2 buttered plates. As it cools fold stiff edges to the middle of plate. Can add food coloring and flavoring. Once cool enough begin to pull until taffy turns hard.

Hot Cocoa

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/3 cup hot water
4 cups milk
3/4 tsp. vanilla
Dash of salt

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in large stock pot. Warm over stove and serve.

Play Dough

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup salt
1 Tbsp cooking oil
1 cup water
food coloring of choice

Directions:
Mix together, cook over medium heat until it turns slightly transparent and has proper texture. Remove from pan and knead color into dough.

Bubbles

Ingredients:
1/4 cup clear liquid soap
1/4 tsp. glucerin
3/4 cup water
1 Tbsp. sugar

Directions:
Mix well and blow