Sunday, August 10, 2008

Oriental Chicken Tin Foil Dinners

This tastes really good over rice. This recipe is for only one serving.

-1 boneless skinless CHICKEN breast, cut in strips
-1 cup frozen veggies (I like to use stir fry vegetables)

sauce:

-4 teaspoons soy sauce
-2 Tablespoons brown sugar
-dash of garlic salt
-sprinkle cayenne pepper (optional)

Spray heavy duty foil with cooking spray, place chicken and vegetables shiny side in , drizzle sauce on top and wrap up well, leaving enough room for food to cook.
450 F 15-20

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Ribbon Dessert





Prep Time: 15 min Total Time: 4 hr 15 min Makes: 12 servings

12 NUTTER BUTTER Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, divided
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tub (12 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
2 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

CRUSH 8 of the cookies in resealable plastic bag with rolling pin. Mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of foil-lined 9x5-inch loaf pan.

MIX cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in 3 cups of the whipped topping. Spoon 1/2 cup of the cream cheese mixture into small bowl. Stir in melted chocolate until well blended; set aside. Spoon half of the remaining cream cheese mixture over crust. Top evenly with chocolate mixture; cover with remaining cream cheese mixture.

FREEZE 4 hours or overnight until firm. Invert onto plate. Remove foil, then re-invert onto serving platter so that crumb layer is on bottom. Coarsely break the remaining 4 cookies. Top dessert with remaining whipping topping and cookies.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Crash Hot Potatoes ..... I got this recipe off The Pioneer Woman and made them last night. They ARE as good as they look!!!



New Potatoes (or other small, round potato), Olive Oil, Kosher Salt, Black Pepper, and whatever herb you like. I used parsley
Begin by bringing a pot of salted water to a boil.
Add in as many potatoes as you wish to make, and cook them until they’re fork-tender. I put mine in a steamer.
Next, generously drizzle olive oil on a sheet pan.
This will mean the difference between the potatoes sticking and not sticking, so don’t be shy here
When the potatoes are tender, place them on the cookie sheet……Giving them plenty of room to spread out.
Next, grab your potato masher and gently press down on the potato until it slightly mashes…
Then rotate the masher 90 degrees and finish flattening it. Of course, you don’t want to absolutely smash it into the pan—you want it almost to resemble a cookie.

Next, brush the tops rather generously with olive oil.
Next, grab some Kosher salt. I used sea salt. And be generous with fresh ground black pepper
Now, you can grab some chives…or thyme…or whatever herbs you have available and sprinkle over the top
Now throw them onto the top rack of a very hot (450-degree) oven, and cook them for 20-25 minutes…Or until they’re golden and crispy and sizzling.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Chicken Bake

This isn't really a BBQ recipe, but I was searching through my Mother-in-Law's cookbooks and found one that is called "5 Ingredients or Less" and thought I'd check it out. I made this recipe and it was super yummy and easy.

1 package Stove Top stuffing mix
1 2/3 c water
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 can condensed cream of mushroom (or chicken) soup
1/3 c sour cream or milk

Toss contents of stuffing seasoning packet and stuffing mix with water; set aside. Place chicken breasts in a 9x13" baking dish or 2 qt casserole. Mix soup with sour cream or milk; pour over chicken. Spoon stuffing evenly over top. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Easy Ranch Chicken

1 (4 oz) envelope ranch dressing mix
3/4 cup corn flakes, crushed
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
6 boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips

In a medium bowl combine ranch dressing mix, crushed corn flakes and parmesan cheese. Dip chicken breast halves into melted butter and roll in crushed corn flakes mixture. Set one chicken breast half on a piece of aluminum foil and top with some of the red bell pepper strips. Wrap packets again in aluminum foil, place on grill or campfire and cook for 20-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked throughout. Remove and unwrap slowly!

Tin Foil Dinners

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 pre cooked Chicken Breast
2-3 carrots
1 large potato

Start with one 12x12 piece of tin foil, put a damp paper towel on top of that, layer with one more 12x12 piece of tin foil. (this helps keep from burning the dinner) Pour half the can of soup in the bottom, layer with Chicken breast and cut the carrots and potatoes up over the top (these can be peeled or unpeeled) pour the other half of the soup over that and salt & pepper to taste. (you can add additional veggies as you like) Wrap up in tin foil and when you’re ready to eat, place on fire or coals until nice and hot! (usually 15-20 minutes.) Makes 1 dinner, repeat for multiple dinners :)

Big Piney Stew

3 lbs. beef
1 lb. green beans
6 red potatoes quartered
1/2 cup flour
1 red onion sliced
2 T. oregano
Water
4 cloves of garlic dices
1 T. Salt
2 11 oz cans of tomato juice
1 lb. carrots cut in pieces
1/4 cup olive oil

Cut beef into 1 inch cubes and brown in dutch oven. Add tomato juice, green beans, carrots, potatoes and onions, top with salt and pepper. Add enough water to cover contents. Allow to cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until veggies and meat are tender. In a cup mix the flour with the hot liquid from the oven until the flour has dissolved. Pour mixture in the oven and stir. If you like a thicker stew, add more flour. Serves 4 to 6 people. (for a 6 qt. dutch oven, place 9 coals on bottom and 15 coals on top)