California Chicken Burritos

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup chunky salsa, drained and juices reserved
• 1 small chipotle chile, minced (from 1 can of chipotles en adobo)
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• table salt & fresh ground pepper
• 2 cups cooked rice (see note above)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie-cooked chicken
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 (10 inch) flour tortillas

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just beginning to smoke. add black beans, water, reserved salsa juices, chile, and adobo sauce and cook until liquid has evaporated and beans are soft, about 5 minutes. add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. using potato masher, mash beans lightly. season with salt and pepper.
• 3 place rice in medium microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap, poke holes in plastic, and microwave on high power until hot, about 90 seconds. stir in salsa, chicken, and 1 1/2 cups cheddar.
• 4 spread one-quarter of black bean mixture down center of each tortilla, leaving 2-inch border at ends. mound rice mixture on beans and fold tortillas to form burritos. transfer to baking sheet, sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheddar, and bake until cheese is bubbly, about 10 minutes. serve.

Chicken Mexican Dip - Super Easy!

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup of tyson's grilled and ready southwestern chicken strips
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (this is just half of a block, just pop it into the microwave and 10 second intervals until it is sof)
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1/2 cup cheese, mexican mix, cheddar, whatever you have on hand

Recipe

• 1 in a microwavable bowl, microwave the chicken until it is hot (it takes my microwave 1 - 2 minutes).
• 2 when it is hot, shred the chicken with two forks.
• 3 throw the cream cheese on top of the chicken and microwave on 10 second intervals until the cream cheese is softened and easy to stir.
• 4 stir in the salsa.
• 5 stir in the cheese.
• 6 stir in any additional ingredients that you choose. optional - onion, black beans, cilantro - whatever you like! i usually use a red onion, but it tastes just as great without it.
• 7 you can serve this hot or cold. i normally use scoops, since the chicken can break thinner chips.
• 8 this makes a small batch of appetizer portions. double or triple the recipe if you are feeding a crowd! this dip is always one of the first to go, when i take it to parties.

Coconut Ball

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups coconut, shredded (fresh package!)
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 (11 1/2 ounce) package milk chocolate pieces
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 26 whole natural almonds

Recipe

• 1 line two large cookie sheets with wax paper.
• 2 set large wire cooling rack on paper; set aside.
• 3 place coconut in a large bowl; set aside.
• 4 place corn syrup in a 1-cup glass measure. microwave on high (100%) 1 minute or until syrup boils. immediately pour over coconut.
• 5 work warm syrup into coconut using the back of a wooden spoon until coconut is thoroughly coated; this takes a little time.
• 6 using 1 level measuring tablespoon of coconut, shape into a ball by squeezing coconut firmly in palm of one hand, then rolling between both palms.
• 7 place balls 2 inches apart on wire racks.
• 8 let dry 10 minutes.
• 9 re-roll coconut balls so there are no loose ends of coconut sticking up.
• 10 place milk chocolate and shortening in a 4-cup glass measure or 1 1/2 quart microwave-safe bowl.
• 11 microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture can be stirred smooth and is glossy; stirring once or twice.
• 12 working quickly, spoon 1 level measuring tablespoon of the chocolate over each coconut ball, making sure chocolate coats and letting excess chocolate drip down onto waxed paper.
• 13 while chocolate coating is still soft, lightly press whole almond on top of each.
• 14 let stand to set or place in refrigerator.
• 15 store in a single layer in an airtight container.

Brown Sugar Pancakes

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar (pref dark.)
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups milk, any kind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a small microwave-safe bowl, melt together brown sugar and butter.
• 2 stir well, then set aside to cool slightly.
• 3 in a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking power and salt.
• 4 pour in eggs, milk and vanilla extract, along with brown sugar mixture and stir until well combined.
• 5 heat a skillet or griddle over medium-high heat, until a drop of water skitters around when dropped on the surface.
• 6 lightly grease with butter or oil, and drop pancake batter by 1/4-cup measures on the pan.
• 7 cook until pancake is slightly dry around the edges and small bubbles form in the batter (bottom will be browned).
• 8 flip and cook for another minute or so on other side, until bottom is browned.
• 9 serve with brown sugar maple syrup (below).

Baked Macaroni And Cheddar

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 bunch broccoli, cut into bite size florets and stalks peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 lb whole wheat elbow macaroni
• 2 1/2 teaspoons butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped shallot (about 3)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 1/2 cups low-fat milk
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 12 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes
• 6 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 garlic clove, smashed
• 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 fill a large pot with water to reach a depth of 2 inches and bring to a boil. add the broccoli and cook one minute; drain and rinse with cold water.
• 2 grease a 9x13 inch baking dish and add the broccoli in an even layer.
• 3 fill the same pot with salted water and bring to a boil. add the pasta and cook until al dente; drain.
• 4 position the rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees f. in the same pot melt 2 tbsp butter over medium heat. add the shallots and cook, stirring until softened, 3 to 4 minutes stir in the flour for 1 minute. whisk in 1 cup more. whisk the cornstarch into the remaining 11/2 cups milk, then whisk the mixture into the pot. simmer, whisking until sauce thickens 2 to 3 minutes. lower the heat and stir in the cheddar and 4 tbsp parmesan cheese.
• 5 season with salt and pepper, then stir in the pasta. spoon the mixture over the broccoli.
• 6 in a small heat proof bowl, combine the garlic and remaining 1/2 tbsp butter; microwave on high power until melted, about 20 seconds. stir in the bread crumbs, the remaining 2 tbsp parmesan cheese and 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper. discard the garlic then sprinkle the bread crumbs mixture over the pasta. bake until golden about 15 minutes. let cool slightly.

Chocolate Snuggle Boysenberry Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups boysenberries
• 1 1/2 cups sugar (give or take)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 chocolate graham wafer pie crust
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (separated into 2 half cups)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips in glass container in microwave with margarine(about 45 seconds).
• 2 pour chocolate into crust and cover sides and bottom. note: do not tilt pie crust if using graham cracker crust! it will break!
• 3 put pie crust in refrigerator so chocolate will harden.
• 4 combine boysenberries, sugar, water, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan and cook until thick and hot.
• 5 pour into crust and put back into the refrigerator.
• 6 when pie filling has become firm, melt the remaining chocolate and spread over top of pie so the boysenberries are "snuggled" between the two layers of chocolate.
• 7 let pie chill until top layer of chocolate has hardened.
• 8 note: you may want to cut the pieces small because this pie is very rich.

Alfredo Pasta Primavera

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese (not the kind in the can)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 -3 cups chopped vegetables
• 9 ounces fettuccine
• parsley, use fresh to taste or 1 teaspoon dried parsley, about

Recipe

• 1 cook cream cheese, parmesan cheese, butter and milk over medium-low heat, until melted and well blended, stirring occasionally.
• 2 if you are using raw veggies cook in the microwave while sauce is cooking.
• 3 boil pasta while sauce is cooking.
• 4 drain pasta and vegetables.
• 5 toss pasta and vegetables lightly with the sauce.
• 6 if using dried parsley toss with the pasta and sauce.
• 7 if using fresh parsley sprinkle over the top after it is all tossed.