Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Ranch Chicken Rollup Bake

2
cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken
1/2
cup ranch dressing
3/4
cup shredded Italian cheese blend (6 oz)
1
can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dough sheet

2
tablespoons sliced green onions (2 medium)


  • Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch round pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix chicken, ranch dressing and cheese.

  • On large cutting board, unroll dough sheet; spread chicken mixture evenly over dough, leaving about 1/2 inch on 1 long side uncovered. Starting with topped long side, roll up dough toward uncovered edge; pinch seam to seal tightly.

  • Using sharp knife, cut roll into 8 equal slices; place cut side down in pan. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until dough is deep golden brown and baked through. Cool 5 minutes in pan; top with green onions.

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU DIP

from Chef in Training
INGREDIENTS
  • 16 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup cooked and chopped bacon
  • 1 cup chopped rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup ham
  • ¼ cup chicken broth
  • 1½ cups shredded swiss cheese, divided
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, bacon, chicken, ham, chicken broth and 1¼ cups swiss cheese.
  3. Place in a 8x8 baking dish. Sprinkle remaining swiss cheese on top.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Caramel Overnight Baked French Toast (All Things Thrifty recipe)

Ingredients
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 1/2 c. Cream or Half and Half
  • 1 1/2 c. Milk {we use 2%}
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
  • 2-3 Day Old Baguettes or any other dense bread or rolls {we love to use Jimmy Johns Day Old Bread}
  • Caramel Sauce:
  • 3/4 c. Butter
  • 3 T. Karo Syrup
  • 1 1/3 c. Brown Sugar
  • Caramel/Cinnamon Syrup:
  • 3/4 c Butter
  • 2 c Sugar
  • 1 c Buttermilk
  • 3 Tbsp Karo Syrup
  • 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Spray a 9X13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Cut your bread in diagonal pieces about 1 inch thick and layer them in the pan until it fills the entire pan. We stacked three layers of bread on top of each other.
  3. Mix the eggs, cream, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon together with your blender or hand mixer and pour over your bread evenly.
  4. Put saran wrap over the top of your pan and put it into the fridge overnight.
  5. The next morning:
  6. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  7. Make your caramel sauce by placing butter, karo syrup, and brown sugar into a small sauce pan until it boils.
  8. Pour caramel sauce over the top of the bread evenly.
  9. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes.
  10. {place a piece of tin foil beneath the pan to catch drippings of caramel that may spill during baking}
  11. Top with whipped cream, Cinnamon/Caramel Syrup, and powdered sugar.
  12. Caramel Syrup:
  13. Melt Butter,
  14. Add Sugar, Milk, Corn Syrup
  15. Mix and heat until dissolved.
  16. Add Soda-stir constantly as soda makes mixture bubble high!
  17. Add cinnamon & vanilla
  18. Serve Warm.

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Perfectly Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 egg yokes
1 T vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 very generous cups of chocolate chips

Shape into big balls and bake at 350 for 12 min. Do not overbake.

If your cookies turn out flat, add more flour. If they stay into round balls, use less flour.