Baked Mushroom Rice

Sorry for not posting on the blog in a while... I've been a really busy grandma! If you need a wonderful side dish, you should try this Mushroom Rice. My grandchildren absolutely loved it and the adults did too!

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms
3 cups beef broth
1/2 cup apple juice
1 Tbsp. white vinegar
3/4 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 cups long grain rice, uncooked

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Melt butter over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook, stirring frequently for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms. Continue cooking until onions are translucent and mushrooms are tender. Remove from heat. Combine remaining ingredients in the pan. Transfer mixture into 9x13 dish. Cover tightly with foil. Bake for 45-60 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Stir before serving.

This side dish is delicious and can be found in "Our Best Bites" cookbook. Pin It

Black Bottom Cupcakes

Ingredients:

8 ounces package of cream cheese, softened

1 egg

1/3 cup sugar

1⁄2 tsp. salt

1 package of chocolate chips

1 1⁄2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1⁄4 cup cocoa

1⁄2 tsp. salt

1 cup water

1/3 cup oil

1 Tbsp. vinegar

1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

Mix cream cheese, egg, 1/3 cup of sugar, salt and chocolate chips together and set aside. Mix the flour, 1 cup of sugar, baking soda, cocoa, salt, water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Beat well and then fill cupcake liners 1/3rd full. Top each with a heaping teaspoon of cream cheese mixture. Bake the cupcakes at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

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Bistro Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:
1 box pasta, bowtie or penne
1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
4 ounces of feta cheese, crumbled
1/3 cup fresh basil, cut into strips
1/3 red onion, chopped
½ cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped (not in oil)
3 to 4 grilled chicken breasts, cut up or rotisserie chicken, cut up
Bernstein’s Italian dressing

Directions:
Toss all ingredients together and chill for at least an hour before serving. Pin It

White Bean and Chicken Soup (NEW!!!)

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. Olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
3 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
or use the equivalent amount of rotisserie chicken
1 - 9 oz package frozen white corn
2 - 15 oz cans white kidney beans, undrained
1 (7 oz) can diced green chilies
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp oregano
3 cups chicken broth
3 Tbsp lime juice

Topping:
cheese, sour cream, avacados, tortilla strips!


Directions:

In a large pot saute onion and garlic in olive oil. Add in remaining ingredients and simmer for a few hours.

Or...

Add all ingredients to a crockpot and cook on low 4 to 6 hours.
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Chicken Salad in Crescent Rolls

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp. lemon juice

4 cups chicken, cooked and cut up

1 cup celery, cut up

1/3 cup green onion, chopped

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

¼ cup sliced almonds, roasted

1 cup seedless green grapes, cut in half

¾ cup Mayonnaise

12 crescent rolls

Directions:

Brown the almonds at 250 degrees in the oven until golden. In a medium bowl, pour lemon juice over the chicken. Add celery, onion, salt, pepper, almonds and mayonnaise. Use enough mayonnaise to make a good texture. Toss, cover and chill.

Right before you are about to serve the dish add in the grapes. Spoon chicken mixture into the crescent rolls and sprinkle with paprika.

This is also excellent served in melon rings instead of rolls.

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White Bean Soup (NEW!)

This is a great recipe for Sundays!

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground turkey
1 package Lawry's Chili Seasoning mix
1 - 15 ounce can kidney beans
2 - 15 ounce cans pinto beans
2 - 15 ounce cans white beans
1 small can diced Ortega Chili's
2 - 15 ounce cans diced tomatoes

Directions:

Brown the ground turkey in a skillet. Add in the Chili Seasoning Mix. Pour into a crock pot and add remaining ingredients. Cook in the crock pot on low for 3 or 4 hours. When serving you can add shredded cheese, avocado and sour cream.

What yummy comfort food and all my grand kids love it! Pin It

Chicken Bundles

Ingredients:

1 - 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
5 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
3 Tbsp. milk
3 cups chicken, chopped
1 1/2 Tbsp. green onion
2 - 8 ounce packages crescent rolls
3/4 cup seasoned croutons, crushed

Directions:

Cook chicken and cut up into small pieces. Blend the cream cheese, milk and butter. Then add the rest of the ingredients except the croutons and crescent roll dough. Separate the dough into rectangles; use 2 triangles to make one rectangle. Put 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture on each rectangle and pull the corners to seal. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with crushed croutons. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes on a cookie sheet.

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