Chicken Parmesan Bundles

Ingredients:
4 ounces PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained
1 1/4 cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese,
divided 6 tablespoons KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
6 small boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/4-inch thickness
1 egg
10 RITZ Crackers, crushed
1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce, heated


Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix cream cheese, spinach, 1 cup mozzarella and 3 Tbsp. Parmesan until well blended; spread onto chicken breasts. Starting at one short end of each breast, roll up chicken tightly. Secure with wooden toothpicks, if desired. Set aside.
2. Beat egg in shallow dish. Mix remaining Parmesan and cracker crumbs in separate shallow dish. Dip chicken bundles in egg, then roll in crumb mixture. Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
3. Bake 30 min. or until chicken is done (165 degrees F). Remove and discard toothpicks, if using. Serve topped with spaghetti sauce and remaining mozzarella.

Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients
1 (4 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle orange-flavored carbonated beverage

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix the soy sauce and the orange soda in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Add the chicken, turning to coat evenly. Bake, skin side down, for 30 minutes. Turn and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Let cool and serve.

Chicken Lasagna

1 lb Chicken (cooked and shredded)
1 Box Lasagna Noodles (I use the No Boiling required ones)
1 15oz Container Ricotta Cheese
1 Egg
4 Cups Shredded Mozzarella
1/2 C. Grated Parmesan
1 1 1/2 Jars Marinara Sauce (I use Hunts)

Preheat Oven 375 degrees. Spray a 13x9 baking pan with non-stick spray. In medium bowl beat the egg. Stir in Ricotta, 2 cups Mozzarella and Parmesan.

Layers:
1: Spread 1 cup sauce in the bottom of baking dish
2: Layer 4 noodles, 1/3 ricotta mixture, 1/2 of shredded chicken, 1 cup Mozzarella, 1 cup sauce
3:Layer 4 noodles, 1/3 ricotta mixture, and 1 1/2 cup sauce
4:Layer 4 noodles, the remaining ricotta mixture, remaining chicken and 1 cup sauce
5:Layer 4 noodles, the remaining sauce, and remaining cheese.

Bake, covered with foil until bubbly. 50-60 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking until the cheese is melted. (about 5 minutes) Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

Quick Braised Chicken with Rosemary and Potatoes

This is a great recipe in so many ways. It is quick, easy, healthy, and delicious. This recipe comes from "The Deen Bros. Take It Easy" (Paula Deen's sons) cookbook. We tried it last Sunday for dinner, and we were not disappointed. You won't be either.

Note: I am not a good photographer. This picture does not do the food justice.

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons salt, plus additional for seasoning
1 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus additional for seasoning
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
3 pounds chicken drumsticks and thighs (or one or the other)
1 pound red potatoes, cut into eighths


Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and rosemary.
3. Place the chicken in a large broiler-proof baking pan (I used a 9x13 glass pan with good results) and season with the additional salt and pepper.
4. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover the pan and transfer to the broiler. Broil, 4 inches from the heat, for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the juices run clear when the chicken is pricked with a fork. Serve hot, with the pan juices spooned on top.

Cranberry Pomegranate Jello

This Jello is wonderful! It might sound like a strange combination, but one taste is all it takes and you will be hooked. It is a great thing to take to any holiday parties, or just to make for your family.

1 small package orange Jello
1 small package raspberry Jello
1 package frozen raspberries with syurp crushed
1 Pomegranate - Seeds only
3/4 C. chopped cranberries

In a large serving dish or jello mold dissolve both packages of Jello in 2 C. Hot water, once dissolved add 1 C. cold water. After Jello is mixed, add fruits and stir. Place Jello in fridge to set. Once Jello is set, serve with whipping cream.

Gingerbread Cake

This is amazing and great as a treat for the Holidays, it is best served warm with fresh whipping cream to top it. My mouth is already watering!

2 C. Flour
1/2 C. Sugar
2 tsp. Ground Ginger
2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C. Molasses
1/2 C. Butter
3/4 C. Boiling Water
1 large Egg lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 350
Grease a 9" square pan

Combine Flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger until well blended

In a separate bowl combine Molasses, Butter and boiling water and stir until butter is melted. Then add Molasses mixture along with Egg to the flour mixture and whisk until smooth. With a rubber spatula scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 45-50 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack. Serve with fresh whipping cream while slightly warm.

Overnight Pull Aparts

12 to 16 frozen white roll dough (still frozen, I use 16)

1 (3.4 oz.) package vanilla instant pudding

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup dried cranberries

1 orange ring, grated

½ cup butter or margarine, melted

Frosting (recipe below)

Sprinkle cranberries in the bottom of a greased bundt pan. Arrange rolls evenly in pan. Mix sugar and dry pudding together and sprinkle over rolls. Combine orange rind with melted butter and spoon over rolls. Cover pan with sprayed plastic wrap. Place pan in cold oven overnight (8 to 10 hours). Remove rolls from oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove plastic wrap from pan and bake for 25 min. Immediately invert pan onto a serving platter. Cool slightly and drizzle with frosting.

Frosting

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon melted butter

2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

To make the same thing in a cinnamon version you can use:

¾ chopped nuts in place of the cranberries

4 oz package of butterscotch pudding in place of vanilla pudding and sugar

½ cup packed brown sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in place of the orange rind

Then you don’t even need the frosting, but if you really want it use milk in place of the orange juice.