Poppy Seed Chicken

Poppy Seed Chicken

Ingredients

• 5 cups chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups crushed Ritz crackers (about 1 1/2 rolls of crackers)
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 Tablespoon poppy seeds 
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Additional Ingredients to make it fancy: 
 
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 T lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Boil raw chicken breasts with salt and pepper until done. I like to boil it with half an onion cut into large chunks to give it more flavor. Let chicken cool slightly and cut into one inch cubes. Place cubed chicken in a 9X13 casserole dish. *Note: Some people layer some cooked rice on the very bottom underneath the chicken so that it's a meal in one.
3. Stir together the condensed soup and sour cream. If you wish to add the additional flavorings stir in the Worcestershire, celery salt, garlic, lemon juice, and pepper to the soup and sour cream mixture. Pour over the chicken.
4. In a separate bowl, stir together the crushed crackers, poppy seeds and melted butter. Sprinkle over the chicken and sauce.
5. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top of the casserole is browned and the sauce is bubbly. Serve plain or over rice. We like to eat it with steamed broccoli and we mix it all together.

Chicken Alfredo

CHICKEN ALFREDO
2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
4 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
3/4 cup heavy cream
salt and pepper, to taste
1 lb fettucine

Heat oil in a 10 inch skillet. Cut chicken breast into strips. Add salt and pepper. Fry on medium heat until cooked through.

Sauce:

Melt butter in saucepan; add cream and cheese. cook over low heat, stirring constantly. Do not boil.

Cook fettucine in 3 quarts boiling water. Mix chicken and Alfredo sauce together. Drain noodles. Put sauce and chicken over noodles.

6 servings.

Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo Sauce
3 tablespoons sweet butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
1 (12 ounce) box angel hair pasta

Directions:

1
Melt butter in medium saucepan with olive oil over medium/low heat.
2
Add the garlic, cream, white pepper and bring mixture to a simmer.
3
Stir often.
4
Add the Parmesan cheese and simmer sauce for 8-10 minutes or until sauce has thickened and is smooth.
5
When sauce has thickened add the Mozzarella cheese and stir until smooth. STIR FREQUENTLY.
6
While the sauce cooks, boil noodles for 3-5 minutes.
7
Place pasta on serving plates and spoon sauce over pasta.

Low Cal Stuffed Pork Chops

Low Cal Stuffed Pork Chops
Cooking spray
4 garlic cloves, minced and divided
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
5 sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil, diced
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese

3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops, trimmed
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

Preparation

Preheat broiler.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 2 garlic cloves; sauté 1 minute. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, tomatoes, and spinach; sauté until moisture evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in cheeses and rind.

Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each pork chop to form a pocket. Stuff about 1/4 cup spinach mixture into each pocket. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper over pork. Arrange pork on the rack of a broiler pan or roasting pan coated with cooking spray; place rack in pan. Combine remaining 2 garlic cloves, juice, mustard, and oregano in a bowl; stir well. Brush half of mustard mixture over pork. Broil 6 minutes; turn pork. Brush remaining mixture over pork; broil 2 minutes or until done.

Colby-Pepper Jack Cheese Dip
Ingredients

1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon finely chopped canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded colby-Jack cheese blend

1 (4-oz.) can chopped green chiles
4 green onions, finely chopped
2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Garnish: fresh cilantro sprig
Tortilla and sweet potato chips

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together first 5 ingredients in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in chicken and next 5 ingredients until blended. Spoon cheese mixture into a lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish.

2. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Spoon into a serving bowl. Garnish, if desired. Serve with tortilla and sweet potato chips.

7 Layer Bean Dip

7 Layer Bean Dip
Ingredients

3 medium ripe avocados, peeled, cored, mashed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
taco seasoning mix
2 (8 ounce) cans bean dip
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 (3 ounce) cans black olives ( sliced or chopped)
1 (8 ounce) packages shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Mix avocados, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, and taco seasoning mix.
Layer ingredients as follows.
Bottom layer: Bean Dip.
Second layer: Avocado mixture.
Third layer: Sour cream mixture.
Fourth layer: Tomatoes.
Fifth layer: Onions.
Sixth layer: Olives.
Seventh layer: Cheese (I like to use Colby Jack cheese).
Top with extra sour cream/olives/salsa, etc. if desired

Chicken Pillows

CHICKEN PILLOWS
2 c. cooked, diced chicken
1 (8 oz.) pkg. softened cream cheese
1 c. diced or canned mushrooms
1T. minced onion

Mix these ingredients together. Use 2 packages crescent rolls in the can or roades frozen rolls thawed or your own bread recipe, dry bread crumbs and 1 stick melted butter.

Place heaping tablespoon of chicken mixture on each crescent roll and draw up corners of rolls to form pillow. Dip into melted butter and then bread crumbs. Place 3 inches apart on baking sheet and bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees.

Serve with Cream of Chicken Soup as a gravy over the top.

These can be made ahead and left in refrigerator for 24 hours before baking.