I love this cookbook

I got this cookbook for Christmas, and I recommend it to everyone. I have tried several different recipes and have loved them all. I actually saw them at a cooking show at Thanksgiving Point and wanted the cookbook then but ended up forgetting about it. So glad my Aunt bought this for me.

Our Favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe

 
This is our go to sugar cookie recipe that I thought I would share. These cookies are soft and so so yummy!

6 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter softened
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream

Sift flour, soda and salt together. In a large bowl mix remaining ingredients and beat for 2 minutes. Add to the flour mixture and mix until well combined. Roll out on floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes

Frosting:

1/3 cup butter, softened
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
food coloring.

Mix all ingredients together and beat well.

Butterfinger Better than "Sports" Cake

Bryson found this recipe on Big Oven and had to have it for his birthday. I will put the recipe on here as we found it but will also add a few of my modifications.

1 boxed German Chocolate cake baked as directed ( I am not a fan of boxed cake so I made my favorite chocolate cake recipe that I will post at the end of this.

5 Butterfingers- I used 2 24 pack of mini butterfingers because it was cheaper. =)
1 jar carmel ice cream topping
1 can sweetened condensed milk
small carton of cool whip
chocolate syrup

Bake the cake according to package directions in a 13 x 9 inch pan. When it's done, and while it's still hot, punch holes in the cake and pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top making sure some of it sinks in the holes.
Do the same with the caramel ice cream topping. Sprinkle on some of the broken candy pieces. When it's cool, spread the Cool Whip topping on the top, and then sprinkle the rest of the broken bars. Then drizzle more caramel all over and then drizzle chocolate syrup all over in zig zags.
Hint! Put all your candy bars in the freezer. When you're ready to use them, take them from the freezer.

Chocolate Cake
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups hot water
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup canola oil
4 Tbsp cocoa
3 cups flour
2 tsp soda
2 Tbsp vanilla
Add sugar, salt and cocoa mix with 1 cup of water. Add soda, baking powder and flour with one cup of water;mix. Combine all other ingredients. Mix well. Makes a really runny batter. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes in a 9x13 pan.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

So I am pretty sure that my 10 year old is the best cookie maker on the planet...lucky for me. He and my 8 year old have been so helpful in the kitchen and I love it. I just hand them a recipe and off to work they go. They have made dinners, breakfasts and desserts with little to no help from me. I knew I had kids for a reason =)

	1 cupButter
	1 cupSugar
	2/3 cupbrown sugar; packed
	1 cupPeanut butter
	1 teaspoonVanilla
	2 eaEGGS
	2 1/2 cupsFlour
	1 cupquick oatmeal
	2 teaspoonsBaking soda
	1/2 teaspoonSalt
	12 ouncessemi-sweet chocolate chips- I like milk chocolate

Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies Preparation

Heat oven to 350. Beat butter, sugars, peanut butter, vanilla & eggs vigorously in large bowl until creamy and well blended. Stir in flour, oats, baking soda & salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2" apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 12 min. or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to brown paper. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Beef and Macaroni Casserole

	1 1/2 lbs.ground beef; browned, drained- don't season meat, it will be too salty once you add the onion soup mix
	1 pkg.onion soup mix; (or 5 Tbsp)
	1 Tbsp.Flour
	8 oz.tomato sauce; canned
	2 cupscooked macaroni
	1/4 cupCheddar Cheese; grated

Beef Macaroni Casserole Preparation

Onion soup mix spices up this easy beef and pasta casserole. Preheat oven to 400F. Combine ground beef, soup mix, flour and tomato sauce with 2 cups water.
Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Stir in macaroni.
Turn into 1 1/2 quart casserole. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 15 minutes. Serves 6.

Green Beans

	1 tablespoonUnsalted butter; softened
	3 clovesGarlic; minced or pressed
	1 teaspoonFresh Thyme; chopped
	1 teaspoonolive oil
	1 poundGreen Beans; ends snapped off and cut into two inch pieces
	Salt
	Black pepper; ground
	1/4 cupWater
	2 teaspoonLemon juice
	1 tablespoonFresh parsley; chopped

Sauteed Green Beans with Garlic and Herbs Preparation

Combine butter, garlic and thyme in a small bowl and set aside. Heat olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until just smoking.
Add beans, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until spotty brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Add water, cover andcook until beans are bright green and crisp, about 2 minutes.
Remove cover, increase heat to high and cook until water evaporates, 30-60 seconds. Add butter mixture and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until beans are crisp-tender, lightly browned and beginning to wrinkle, 1-3 minutes longer.
Transfer beans to a serving bowl, toss with lemon juice and parsley; adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
Serve immediately.
big oven

Bacon Wrapped Peppers

 

Bacon Wrapped Peppers

As many peppers as you want. I like to use Anaheim peppers or jalapeno peppers. 

 Cream cheese 

Bacon

Your favorite BBQ sauce

Preheat oven to 400

Wash peppers, cut the peppers into halves, use a spoon and scrape all the ribs out (white part of the peppers) and the seeds. Do the same with all the peppers. 

Place on a cookie sheet fill each half with cream cheese then wrap a slice of bacon or half a slice depending on the size of the pepper (Try not to over lap the bacon, it won't cook as well). around the pepper, brush with your favorite BBQ sauce I like to use KC masterpiece brown sugar BBQ sauce. 

Place peppers in hot oven. Bake for about 25 mins or until the bacon is cooked. Sometimes I will broil them for the last 2-5 mins to help really crisp up the bacon. You can also rotate the pepper, so that the underneath is crisp as well. 

 

 

Bourbon Street Chicken

	2 poundsboneless chicken breasts; cut into bite-size pieces
	1 tablespoonolive oil; (1-2)
	1 garlic clove; crushed
	1/4 teaspoonginger
	3/4 teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
	1/4 cupapple juice
	1/3 cuplight brown sugar
	2 tablespoonsketchup
	1 tablespooncider vinegar
	1/2 cupwater
	1/3 cupsoy sauce
	1 tablespooncornstarch; (if thick sauce desired)

Bourbon Street Chicken Preparation

Heat oil in a large skillet.
Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned.
Remove chicken.
Add remaining ingredients, heating over medium heat until well blended and dissolved.
Add chicken and bring to a hard boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes uncovered.
Serve over hot rice.

Apple Betty

 I am so excited to start Fall. I love apple and pumpkin recipes so much. This one is a keeper for sure. I found it on the back of the cracker box and thought it looked amazing, and guess what, it was.

 SOOO SOOO good

Apple Betty

Print | Nutrition Facts

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Keebler® Grahams Honey Crackers (coarsely crumbled)
• 3/4 cup sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 medium cooking apples, cored, peeled, thinly sliced

Directions

1. In medium bowl stir together crackers and 1/2 cup of sugar. Add margarine or butter. Toss until combined. Set aside.

2. In small bowl stir together remaining sugar and cinnamon. In 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan alternate layers of apples, cinnamon mixture and crumb mixture.

3. Cover tightly with foil. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Remove foil. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes more. Serve warm.

Lemon Cookies

I am a LEMON FREAK!!! There I just had to say it =) Lil' Luna has done it once again. These are super duper fantastic.

Cookies:
one box lemon cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil

Directions: Mix , Roll into 1 inch balls (when baked they will be about 2 1/2″) and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Use the bottom of a drinking glass to flatten slightly. Bake at 375 degrees until the top starts to crack 6-7min. cool and frost with lemon icing.

Icing:
4 cups of confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons of water/
1 lemon, zested
Mix until smooth. Spoon over cookies when the cookies have cooled. Store the left over icing in the refrigerator.

NOTE: I placed my cookies on a baking rack to spoon on the icing. The icing will drip off so you might want to place a piece of parchment under to catch the drops.
 

Caramel Marshmellow Popcorn

Another Pinterest fav: Pinterest is a hit and miss with some of their recipes, but let me just tell you this, this is a HIT HIT HIT!

Ingredients

• 1 package microwave popcorn popped
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. light corn syrup or honey
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 12 large marshmallows

Instructions

1. Pop popcorn until done, remove any unpopped kernels.
2. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
3. Add brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and marshmallows.
4. Turn heat to medium and stir until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth.
5. Pour over popcorn and stir in until popcorn is evenly coated.
6. Store in an airtight container.

Philly Steak Sandwhiches

1 lb Roast Beef lunch meat slices lengthwise
1 tub of reduced fat herb cream cheese cooking creme...or 8oz package of reduced fat cream cheese
1 onion sliced
1 green pepper sliced
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded colby cheese
Worcestershire Sauce
Cook the onion and green pepper in olive oil until tender. Add the roast beef and cook a few minutes loner. Add cheeses and cook until cheese is melted. Add a few drops Worcestershire sauce. Add mixtures onto a toasted sandwich bun of your choice.

Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry Muffins
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cups white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup oil
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400.
Grease muffin times for line with Muffin liners
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt, and baking powder. Please oil into small bowl add the egg and milk. Mix with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin tines right to the top and sprinkle with the crumb topping mixture

Crumb topping mixtures:
Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Mix with a fork and sprinkle over the muffins before baking.
Bak for 20-25 minutes or until done. 

Asian chicken and Asian Salad

This is a fantastic Summer meal!!

Asian Chicken
2 lbs chicken tenders
1 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 tsp mashed garlic
10 TBS soy sauce
2 TBS sugar
1/2 cup Sesame oil
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1 TBS cornstarch
Canola oil to barely cover chicken
Toasted sesame seeds for granish
Mix all ingredients except the chicken and canola oil together in a bowl. Stir until well combined. Add chicken and toss. Add just a bit of canola oil to cover the chicken. Marinate for 4-6 hours..no more, it will be too strong.
BBQ and enjoy.

Asian Salad
Chinese Coleslaw 
The Browneyed Baker


2 (16oz) bags coleslaw mix
1 cup sunflower kernels
1 cup slivered or sliced almonds
1 bunch (5-6) green onions, sliced
2 (3oz) package of Ramen noodles, crushed (seasoning packets set aside for dressing)

Dressing:
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup white vinegar
2 seasoning packets from Ramen

In a large bowl, mix coleslaw, sunflower kernels, almonds, green onions, and noodles.

In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients.

Pour the dressing over the coleslaw and toss until the salad is evenly coated.

Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Banana Cake

This recipe is a family favorite. My grandma would make this cake all the times. It is refreshing and super delish

1 Package yellow cake mix
1 15oz can crushed pineapple
1 lg carton Cool Whip
6 bananas
1 large pkg instant vanilla pudding
1 cup sugar

Mix cake and bake as directed. Cool. Poke holes into the cake with the end of a wooden spoon. Cook sugar and pineapple for about 10 minutes. Spread pineapple over cake. Make pudding. Spread over the pineapple. Slice bananas. Layer slices over the pudding. Top with Cool Whip. Chill several hours before serving. This cake is best served cold.
I hope you enjoy this cake as much as our family does.

Chocolate Strawberries

We had strawberries and chocolate chips laying around the house so why not put them together.
YUMMY!

It is so easy and not messy at all.

There are so many ways to do chocolate strawberries, but with my lack of time now days I learned this super easy way.

Put half a baggie full of chocolate chips into the microwave until melted. cut a small hole in the corner of the bag after the chocolate is melted. Doing a zig zag pattern across the strawberries then dust with a cinnamon and sugar. Put on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.

Pretzel bites

I found this recipe on Pinterest!!! We loved the parmesan ones the most. 

 

PRETZEL BITES

Texas size Rhodes Frozen roll dough

*as many as you like – each roll makes four bites

coarse salt, parmesan, garlic, cinnamon & sugar

Vanilla glaze (optional)

Take a thawed roll.  Cut it in four equal sections.  Place dough bites on greased sheets. I placed five across and five down on large baking sheets.  Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, and let dough rise until double in size. (about 35-45 minutes) Bring a large pot of water to a gentle boil.  When dough has risen, plop about 10 pieces into the boiling water, tossing gently for about 45 seconds. Remove with slotted spoon, and place bites on paper towels to drain slightly.  Move bites to greased baking sheets, and bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes or until done and golden brown. 

Brush bites with melted butter, sprinkle with Kosher or Sea Salt, garlic and toss in Parmesan cheese.  You can also make Cinnamon and Sugar bites. Make a mixture of Cinnamon and sugar:  About 1 cup sugar and 1 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon, and mix together well. After you butter the pretzel bites, toss in cinnamon and sugar mixture.

You can serve the Parmesan Pretzel bites with a cheddar dip, and the Cinnamon and Sugar Pretzel bites with Vanilla glaze.  So yummy . . . so simple!

VANILLA GLAZE

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon melted butter

1 tsp. vanilla extract.

Combine sugar, milk, butter and vanilla and mix well. 

CHEDDAR DIP

1 Tablespoon butter

1 Tablespoon all purpose flour

1 cup milk

1 1/2  to 2 cups of grated Cheddar Cheese.

Melt the butter in a med. size saucepan over medium heat.  Add the flour and stir until blended, and

butter has turned lightly golden brown.  Slowly whisk in the milk and cook until thickened slightly.  Remove from heat and stir in the Cheddar Cheese until smooth and all of the cheese has melted.  Season with salt and pepper.  Shake a few red pepper flakes into sauce for added zing!

BLT Dip

BLT Dip for Betty Crocker... We made this for a family party and it was the biggest hit ever

1pound bacon, cooked

1cup mayonnaise

1cup sour cream

8ounces cream cheese, softened

1 1/2cups cheddar cheese

1tomato, seeded and chopped

1/4cup chopped green onions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• 2 Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, and cream cheese in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Crumble bacon into mixture and stir. Add cheddar cheese, green onions, and tomato and mix well. Pour into a shallow dish or pie pan and bake for 20 minutes or until bubbling. Garnish with additional green onions, tomato, and crumbled bacon. Serve with corn chips.

Mint Oreo Cookies

You will be sorry after you make these cookies. They are super fantastic and very addicting.

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
3 drops of green food coloring
1/2 package Keebler grasshopper cookies- crushed

Instructions:
Cream butter, oil and sugars. Add eggs, and beat until fluffy. add remaining ingredients including crushed grasshopper cookies
Bake 350 for 7-9 minutes

adapted from lil luna

Pizza Crescent RollsThe Girl Who Ate Everything


I double this recipe for our family of five eaters. There are leftovers for lunch the next day.


Ingredients:
1 pkg crescent rolls- I used the reduced fat cresent rolls and it was really yummy
4 string cheese sticks (can use low-fat),cut in half
16-24 pepperoni pieces- I used turkey pepperoni

Garlic Butter:
2 TBS butter, melted
1/4 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 TBS grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350.

On each crescent roll triangle, place 2-3 pieces of pepperoni and 1 half piece of cheese. Roll up and place seam side down on a cookie sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.

While rolls are baking, combine melted butter, seasoning, garlic, and cheese.

When the rolls are done, brush the tops with the melted butter mixture.

Serve them with marinara sauce for dipping.

See what I mean about easy?


This is super easy and the kids really love it!

Banana Muffins

1/2 c. sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 canola oil

2 eggs

1/2 c buttermilk

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla 

1 tsp soda

3 ripe mashed bananas 

Cream sugar and oil. Add eggs buttermilk and vanilla, beat until fluffy. Add flour, salt and soda, mix well. Stir in mashed bananas. Add 1/4 cup to each greased muffin tin, bake for 15-18 mins.

8-10 chicken tenders
2 cups water
2 tsp chicken boullion
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp oregano leaves
1 can red enchilada sauce
1/2 red onion diced
 3 garlic cloves minced
cheese
about 12-16 corn tortillas

Place chicken in the crockpot with water boullion, salt and oregano. Cook on high for 4-6 hours or until you can shred it. In a pan heat 1Tb olive oil add onion and garlic, cook until tender. Pull the cooked chicken out of the crockpot and add to the onion and garlic shredding as it cooks, add about 1/2 cup of the broth that the chicken was cooked in ( just to keep chicken moist). Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Pour just enough enchilada sauce on the bottom to cover the pan reserving the rest of the can for the top. Place 2 flour tortillas in the microwave for 20 seconds then put chicken down the center of the tortilla, roll tortilla and place in the pan, repeat until the chicken is gone. Top with the rest of the enchilada sauce and cheese. We like to top with sour cream and mango salsa. Enjoy!!!

 This Spanish rice is soo super yummy and really easy

recipe from www.lilluna.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice
• 3/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 6 stems cilantro (optional)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 4 cups water
• 1 chicken flavored bouillon cube
• dash of cumin
• dash of garlic pepper

Instructions

1. Heat oil in large frying pan on medium heat.
2. Add rice and cook until golden brown.
3. Add 1 chicken flavored bouillon cube to 4 cups water and microwave for 3 minutes.
4. When rice is brown, add water, tomato sauce, salt, garlic, cumin and garlic pepper to pan.
5. Stir and cover pan. Let simmer for 30-40 minutes.

Asian Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• SALAD INGREDIENTS:
• 1 package Linguine Noodles, Cooked, Rinsed, And Cooled- yeah I was pretty much a dork and forgot to buy Linguine noodles so I used angel hair =)
  
• 1/2 head Sliced Napa Cabbage, Or More To Taste-For the cabbage I just bought the coleslaw mix at Walmart that is already chopped up. I used that instead of the napa and purple.
  
• 1/2 head Sliced Purple Cabbage, Or More To Taste
• 1/2 bag Baby Spinach, Or More To Taste
• 1 whole Red Bell Pepper, Sliced Thin
• 1 whole Yellow Bell Pepper, Sliced Thin
• 1 whole Orange Bell Pepper, Thinly Sliced
• 1 bag Bean Sprouts (also Called Mung Bean Sprouts)- Couldn't find these so just left them out
  
• Chopped Cilantro, Up To 1 Bunch, To Taste- I only added about a handful of cilantro and I am glad I did. It would have overpowered it
  
• 3 whole Scallions, Sliced
• 3 whole Cucumbers Peeled And Sliced
• 1 can (about 10 Oz.) Whole Cashews, Lightly Toasted In Skillet
• _____
• FOR THE DRESSING: I put all these ingredients into a blender and blended it.
  
• 1 whole Lime, Juiced
• 8 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 8 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons (up To 3 Tablespoons) Sesame Oil
• 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Fresh Ginger Chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic, Chopped
• 2 whole Hot Peppers Or Jalapenos, Chopped- I added just one and cleaned all the seeds and ribs out. That way it was do-able for the kids
  
• Chopped Cilantro

Preparation Instructions

Mix salad ingredients together. Whisk dressing ingredients together and pour over salad. Mix with tongs or hands and serve on a platter.

Pioneer Woman

Churro Cinnamon Chex Mix

9 cups rice Chex cereal
1 bag Guittard Choc-Au-Lait vanilla chips
1/2 c powdered sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tsp ground cinnamon

Pour Chex cereal into a bowl, set aside. Combine sugars and cinnamon in another small bowl. Set aside

In microwaveable bowl, melt the vanilla chips. Heat for 1 minute then stir. Heat for an additional 30 seconds. Stir. When chips are completely melted pour the melted chips over the cereal. Stir until cereal is well coated

Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Toss to coat. Pour out the cereal on to a cookie sheet. Continue to sprinkle and toss the cereal with the rest of the cinnamon sugar mixture.

adapted from Just Another Day in Paradise

Cottage Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - boiled and shredded 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

1/2 cup sour cream 2 cups cottage cheese 1 teaspoon salt 1 pinch ground black pepper 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1 (10 ounce) can red enchilada sauce

Directions:

1.	To Make Meat Mixture: Heat oil in medium skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, onion and green chile peppers and saute until browned, then add taco seasoning and prepare meat mixture according to package directions.
2.	To Make Cheese Mixture: In a medium bowl mix sour cream with cottage cheese and season with salt and pepper; stir until well blended.
3.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4.	To Assemble Enchiladas: Heat tortillas until soft. In each tortilla place a spoonful of meat mixture, a spoonful of cheese mixture and a bit of shredded cheese. Roll tortillas and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with any remaining meat and cheese mixture, enchilada sauce and remaining shredded cheese.
5.	Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower

My camera is currently out of commission =( So no picture for this recipe.
It is super Delicious

2 garlic cloves peeled and minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lg head cauliflower, separated into florets
Parmesan cheese
fresh or dried parsley
salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat oven to 450. Grease large casserole dish.
Place olive oil and garlic in a bowl mix, add cauliflower. Put in prepared casserole dish and season with salt and pepper. Bake for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Broil for 3-5 minutes until golden brown.

Chicken Pasta Salad

This recipe was incredible

8oz uncooked spiral shaped whole wheat pasta
1 12.5 oz canned chicken breast
1/4 c diced red onion
1 c fresh quartered strawberries
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh cubed pineapple ( I used canned tidbits and it was perfect)
1 cup low fat creamy poppy seed dressing ( I used the regular fat one because I couldn't find the creamy in low fat, but I only added about a 1/4- half a cup)
toasted pecans
Prepare pasta as directed, rinse under cold water and drain well.
Toss pasta with the next 6 ingredients. toast pecans in a pan ( I coarsely chopped them and added about 1 tsp of sugar to the pan). Toast them until the sugar melts. You can serve on a bed of spinach if you would like. Top with pecans. It is soooo yummy.