February 18, 2009

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

1# boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 packet Shake -n- Bake Chicken Coating Mix

Heat oven to 400. Moisten chicken with water and shake off excess. Place chicken and coating mix in shaker bag that is provided with coating mix. Shake until evenly coated. Place on cookie sheet and bake 10-15 minutes. Serve with ranch or BBQ sauce.

*also may add grated parmesean cheese to coating

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

I made this for Valentine's Day because Andy's favorite is bread pudding. This now is our families favorite! This also was so easy to make!!

12 slices of cinnamon raisin bread (or Costco raisin bread and add cinnamon to taste)
4 eggs
1 C milk
1 can pumpkin (15 oz)
1 C firmly packed brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1 bottle of caramel ice cream toppong

Preheat oven to 350. Cut bread into 1" cubes and place in a greased 9"x13" pan. Sprinkle cinnamon ontop if not in bread. Beat eggs,milk,pumpkin,brown sugar and vanilla until well blended. Pour evenly over top of the bread. Bake 45 minutes or until knife insterted comes out clean. Serve warm topped with caramel topping.

*May assemble dessert and refrigerate overnight.

GRANDS! Little Pies

I found this receipe on the Pillsbury website. I made them last night for a class we are taking and it was my turn to bring snacks. Very easy!

3/4 C flour
1/2 C firmly packed brown sugar
1 t cinnamon
1/2 C butter
1/2 C nuts, optional
1 can Pilsbury GRANDS! flaky biscuits (8 in the tube)
1 can apple,cherry,or blueberry pie filling
1 can cool whip

Heat oven to 350. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off. In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbles. Stir in nuts. Speterate biscuits. Cut each biscuit in half to make 16 pieces. Flatten each round to form a 4" circle. Press each circle into an ungreased muffin cup. Spoon 2 T pie filling into each cup. Sprinkle each cup with 2 T of sugar mix. Cups will be full. Bake for 15-22 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan and place on wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Top each with Cool whip. Store in fridge.

Fruit Soup

We love this over vanilla yogurt or ice cream.

1/2 c uncooked barley
4 c water
10 oz. frozen berries or fruit (any kind, we like the ones without seeds)
1 can cherry pie filling, sugar free

Boil barley in water until tender. Add remaining ingredients and serve warm or cold.

Easy Beef and Broccoli

2 c instant white rice, uncooked
1 T oil
1 # beef strips
2 c broccoli florets
1/4 c hoisin sauce
1/4 c italian or catalina dressing, prepared
1 T grated gingerroot

Cook rice as directed on package. Heat oil in large skillet over med-high heat. Add meat, cook 3 minutes or until evenly browned. Stir frequently. Add broccoli,sauce,dressing,gingerroot. Stir. Cover and ccok 5 minutes. Serve over the rice.