April 22nd, 2006 by alice
Tags: Amaretto, Chicken
INGREDIENTS
- 1cupAmaretto
- 1/2cupbrown sugar
- 2tablespoonssalt
- 2tablespoonspepper
- 1roasting chicken
- cooking spray
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350 (F) and make sure rack’s low enough to hold chicken.
- Clean the chicken inside and out, removing gibblets and other internal organs.
- Pat dry with papertowls.
- Mix Amaretto, salt, pepper and brown sugar together untill sugar is disolved and rub/brush onto the chicken covering all of it.
- Save any left over Amaretto mix for basting while chicken is in the oven.
- Line your cooking pan with foil for easy clean up and spray with cooking spray.
- Place chicken on its back in the pan and place your Thermometer in the bird.
- The chicken will be done when the internal temperature is 180 (F) which, depending on your oven can take from 45 min to 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove chicken from oven when done and let cool before cutting.
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April 22nd, 2006 by alice
Tags: Chicken, Noodle, Simple, Soup, Version
INGREDIENTS
- 3 (14 ounce)canschicken broth
- 1/16teaspoonblack pepper
- 2mediumcarrots, sliced
- 1stalkcelery, sliced
- 1cup uncookedegg noodles
- 2cupscooked chicken, cubed
DIRECTIONS
- Mix broth, pepper, carrot& celery.
- Heat to a boil.
- Stir in noodles& chicken.
- Cook over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until noodles are tender.
- ENJOY!
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April 22nd, 2006 by alice
Tags: Baked, Mushroom, Rice
INGREDIENTS
- 2cups uncookedwhite rice
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce)cancream of mushroom soup
- 1cupvegetable broth
- 1/2cup choppedonions
- 1/4cup choppedmushrooms(can use canned)
- 1teaspoonparsley
- 1teaspoonoregano
- 1/4cup meltedbutter
- salt & pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 400 In a large bowl, stir together rice, soup, and broth.
- Blend in the onion, mushrooms,parsley, oregano, butter, salt and pepper.
- Transfer to a 2 quart baking dish, and cover with a lid or foil.
- Bake 35- 40 minutes.
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April 22nd, 2006 by alice
Tags: Cheese, Potato, Raviolisiago, Sauce, Sweet
INGREDIENTS
- 3/4lbsweet potatoes
- 2tablespoonsplain nonfat yogurt
- 1teaspoon mincedfresh chives
- 1/4tablespoon mincedfresh sage
- 24wonton wrappers
- water
- 1tablespoonbutter
- 1tablespoonflour, plus
- 2teaspoonsflour
- 1/2cupskim milk
- 1/2cuplow sodium chicken broth
- 1/2cup shreddedasiago cheese
- 1/4teaspoonground nutmeg
- 1/4teaspoonwhite pepper
- 1/8teaspoonground cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350° Bake sweet potatoes 40-45 minutes or until tender; cool completely and then peel them and mash the pulp Stir in yogurt, chives and sage.
- Place wonton wrappers on counter Spoon 1 rounded tsp of potato mixture in the center of each wonton Spread filling kind of flat but leave a 1/2 inch border; brush edges lightly with water, fold them in half diagonally and press edges lightly to seal Place the filled wontons on a baking sheet and cover them loosely with plastic wrap.
- Bring 1 1/2 quarts of water to a boil in a large saucepan; reduce heat to medium, then add a few ravioli at a time (do not overcrowd) Cook until tender, about 9 minutes then transfer to a platter with a slotted spoon.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat Stir in flour; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly Gradually stir in milk and chicken broth; cook and stir until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes, then stir in cheese, nutmeg, white pepper and cinnamon.
- Spoon 3 tablespoons of sauce onto individual plates Place 3 ravioli onto each plate.
- You can sprinkle additional chopped fresh sage over as a garnish.
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April 22nd, 2006 by alice
Tags: Italian, Pie, Spinach
INGREDIENTS
- 2cups cookedspinach
- 1cupricotta cheese
- 2eggs
- 1/2cupsun-dried tomatoes, chopped (optional)
- 1/4cup shreddedfresh basil leaves or1 tablespoondried basil
- 1tablespoonolive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 partially9-inch baked pie crust
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Roughly chop the spinach and mix with the ricotta cheese, eggs, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, olive oil, salt and pepper Add the mixture to the pie shell and bake in the lower third of the oven for 30 minutes or until the mixture sets.
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