Chicken Alfredo

Chicken Alfredo Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut up into 2″ pieces)
• 4 tbsp Olive Oil (divided in half)
• 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 1/2 cup Onion (chopped and divided)
• 2 Garlic Cloves (chopped and divided)
• 1 tsp Oregano (dried)
• 1 cup White Wine
• 1/2 cup Whipping Cream (or Half and Half)
• 1/2 cup +1 tsp Parmesan Cheese (grated)
• 1 lb Fettuccine or Linguine
• 1 tsp Pepper (ground)
• 2 tsp Parsley flakes (dried)

Cooking Directions

{Step 1} Place 6 quarts of water in a large pot and bring to a boil.  Add salt and pasta and cook until done.

{Step 2} While water is coming to a boil, heat a large skillet over medium heat.  Add 2 tsp olive oil, 1/4 cup onion, 1/2 garlic and red pepper flakes.

Add chicken pieces to skillet  and saute until done (about 4 minutes)  Remove chicken.

{Step 3} Add remaining oil, onion and garlic to skillet and saute about 1 minute.  Add white wine (take skillet off stove while adding the wine to prevent fire) and continue to cook over medium heat until reduced in half (about 5 minutes).

{Step 4} Lower heat to simmer and add cream(milk) and parmesan cheese.  Stir until thickened (about 2 minutes) Add parsley flakes and stir.

{Step 5} Drain pasta and reserve 1 cup of pasta water in case you need it.  Add pasta to sauce and mix. (If pasta is too thick at this point add the reserved pasta water) Place all but a few pieces of chicken in the pasta.

{Step 6} Pour pasta into a serving bowl, place remaining chicken on top.

{Step 7} Sprinkle with remaining cheese and some parsley.

I added a ton more garlic.... added more white wine... and  a little bit of butter. It was so good!

Chicken Fajita

Chicken Fajita Marinade

Ingredients:

1/2 cup beer 1/3 cup fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro 2 tb ground cumin salt to taste

Directions:

1.	To prepare the marinade, stir together beer, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, cilantro, cumin, and salt; mix well.
2.	To use marinade, pour into a resealable plastic bag, add up to 1 1/2 pounds of chicken breast, and mix until chicken is well coated. Marinate  in the refrigerator.

Rattle Snake Pasta

 Ingredients:
1 lb. penne pasta
2 oz  tabasco brand jalapeno green.

pepper sauce:
1 cup of shredded chedder cheese
2 boneless chicken breast (diced)
16 oz bertoli alfredo sauce
Parsley

Directions:
Start boiling pasta. Mean while, cook bite sized chicken pieces in pan with butter. when pasta is done, drain and return to pan. Combine all ingredients and stir. Add parsley and salt and pepper to taste. 

*dice jalapenos add minced garlic

Spinach Dip from Angie

1/4 c of butter

1- 10 oz of frozen spinach thawed

14 oz can of artichokes hearts drain and chopped.

2- 8 oz cream cheese

2- 16 oz of sour cream

1 Cup of Parmesan cheese

1 1/2 tsp of garlic salt.

Melt butter and stir in spinach and artichokes. cook for 5 min.

add cream cheese

sour cream

stir in Parmesan cheese and garlic salt..

bake for 10-15 min.

Oreo Ice Cream Cake by Nicole Thomas

1/2 cup of hot fudge ice cream topping (warmed)
1 tub of cool whipped toping thawed and divided (8oz)
1 pkg. 4 serving size jello chocolate instant pudding
8 oreo cookies chopped about 1 cup.
12 vanilla ice cream sandwiches unwrapped.

pour fudge topping into med. bow.
add 1 cup of the whipped topping; stir with wire whisk until well blended.
add dry pudding mix. stir 2 min. or until well blended. gently stir in cookies and set aside.

arrange 4 of the cream sandwiches, side by side, on 24 inch long piece of foil;
top with half of the whipped topping mixture.
Repeat layers.
Top with remaining 4 ice cream sandwiches.
Frost top  and sides of dessert w/ whip cream.

freeze at least for 4 hours.

Taya's Fav. Apple pie

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

Rated: Submitted By: MOSHASMAMA Photo By: rosabela Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Hour Ready In: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Servings: 8

"Grandmas from all around can be proud of this unique recipe that brings fabulous results. Sliced apples are mounded in a prepared pie shell, covered with a latticed crust, and just before slipping into the oven, doused with a sugary butter syrup."

Ingredients:

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 1/2 cup unsalted butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 cup water

1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Directions:

1.	Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
2.	Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
3.	Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

Ashley Landreth's Sweet Pork/ rice and salad dressing...

1 pork roast
1 can coke
1 jar of salsa
2 c brown sugar

Directions
cook roast covered 1/2 way with water in crock pot for 4 hrs.
 Mix remaining ingredients together in bowl. Drain water off roast, cut roast in quarters and put roast and coke mixture into crock pot. Cook more for 3 hrs. Shred pork in juices in the crock pot and let cook one additional hr. 
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Rice Verde
1 lb rice
1 bunch of cilantro
4 cloves of garlic
2 limes
4 cups of water
2 TB of oil
plenty of salt...

Directions

Chop up garlic and cilantro and cook with rice in oil over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Add rice mixture to water and lime juice in rice cooker and cook.

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Cafe Rio Dressing
1 packet ranch dressing
1 cup of mayo
1/2 butter milk
1 cup of chopped cilantro
1 can of jalapeno peppers drained 
Crushed red peppers to taste.

*Blend all ingredients in a blender*
 

Nacho Crockpot Dip from Liora!

2 pkg. cream cheese
2 lbs. Jimmy Dean sausage half hot half normal.
2-4 tomatoes
1 onion
16 oz sour cream
2-4 green peppers
1 can of olives sliced

melt cheese on low add veggies. cook sausage and add mix. Cook until all warmed through then add sour cream. 

Liora's Cinnamon Bun Syrup

1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 heavy whipping cream
1/2 c. butter

Bring to boil
Then remove from  from heat and then add 1 tsp of cinn. 1 tsp van.

Coconut & Chicken Soup

Coconut & Chicken Curry Soup

Adapted from a recipe by Katie Goodman

Printable Recipe

Ingredients:

• olive oil
• 3 chicken breasts, cut into bite sized chunks
• 1/2 of a large onion, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 can (14 ounces) unsweetened coconut milk, full fat
• 2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 jalapeño, seeded, minced
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 small green bell pepper, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus extra for garnish
• 1/2 cup unsweetened chipped coconut
• 2 cups freshly cooked jasmine rice (optional)

Directions:
1) Heat the olive oil in a medium sized soup pot over medium heat. Add the chicken to the oil, season lightly with salt and pepper. Sauté until cooked through and golden. Remove chicken and set aside. Sauté the onion, adding more oil if necessary, until tender.
2) Return the chicken to the pot with the onions. Add the ginger; cook for 1 minute. Add chicken broth, coconut milk, curry powder and jalapeno. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add bell pepper and cilantro and simmer an additional 3 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
3) Optional: Spoon rice into 4 bowls. Top with a ladle or two of soup. Garnish with additional cilantro and a sprinkling of shredded coconut. Serve.


Add Chilli Oil
bamboo shoots
lemon grass
more onions
carrots sticks
coconut milk
fish sauce
add garlic
add a little more ginger.


I doubled the curry paste. I added more chicken broth.
 

CHOCOLATE CHIP COCONUT COOKIES BY: SHEENA

2 sticks of butter (1c), at room temp

1/2 c white sugar

1 1/2 c brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

3 c all purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

3 cups shredded sweetened coconut

1 lb chocolate chips/chunks

Cream the butter and the sugars until light. Scrape down the side of the bowl. Continue mixing while adding the eggs one at time. Make sure each egg is incorporated before adding the next. Add the vanilla. Scrape down the bowl with a spatula. Combine the flour, soda and salt in another bowl. With a whisk, stir to combine. With the machine on low, slowly add the flour. Mix until just combined, taking care not to over mix.

With a spatula fold in the chocolate and coconut

Drop by spoonful onto parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes. They should be lightly golden on the outside but still look gooey on the inside.

* I added white chocolate chips to the mix and about a tb or so of coconut to make it easier to mix.
 So good.

Taya's Sugar Cookies

2 cup Shortening
3 C Sugar
4 Eggs
2 Tsp vanilla
16 oz sour cream
3 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
8-10 C flour
bake 350 for 8-12 mintues

1 cube butter
8 oz cream cheese
powdered sugar
evap milk
almond flavoring

YUMMERS

Sugar Cookies from Jeanette Lassen

1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 c. softened butter
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. almond extract

Mix (beat) till thoroughly blended and combined.

2 1/2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cream of tartar

Sift together the dry ingredients with a wire whisk. Gradually add to the butter mixture, blending in after each 1/2 c. of dry ingredients.

Divide into 2 portions. Put in a large ziplock bag and shape into a flat disk. Refrigerate till firm (about 2 hours).

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly butter cookie sheets. Roll chilled dough out to 3/16 inch thickness. Cut out. Bake for 7-8 minutes, till edges are light brown.

I frost with butter cream frosting:

1/3 c. softened butter
3 c. powdered sugar
1 - 1 1/2 t. vanilla
2-3 T. milk

Beat till very smooth and fluffy. Be careful not to add too much milk. Add food coloring and frost

Lemon Loaf Recipe

The lemon extract is a very important ingredient in this recipe, so don't leave out or try to substitute with more lemon juice.

Recipe Link: www.topsecretrecipes.com

List of Ingredients

1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 Tblsp. softened butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon extract
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Lemon Icing:
1 cup plus 1 Tblsp. powdered sugar
2 Tblsp. milk
1/2 tsp. lemon extract

Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

In a separate bowl, blend eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon extract, lemon juice and oil with an electric mixer.

Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix until smooth.

Pour into a well-greased 9 x 5 loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.

When loaf is cool, remove from pan and ice with icing. Slice into 1" slices. Serves 8