Baked Chicken Nuggets

• 16oz (about 2 large) skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into even bite sized pieces
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 6 Tbsp italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 Tbsp panko
• 2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• olive oil spray

1.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees

2.  Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray

3.  Put the olive oil in one bowl and the breadcrumbs, panko and parmesan cheese in another

4.  Season chicken with salt and pepper, then put in the bowl with the olive oil and mix well so the olive oil evenly coats all of the chicken.

5.  Put a few chunks of chicken at a time into the breadcrumb mixture to coat and then on the baking sheet

6.  Lightly spray the top with olive oil spray and bake 8-10 minutes 

7.  Turn over and then cook another 4-5 minutes or until cooked through

Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Peppers

1/2 cup uncooked white rice
3/4 cup water
4 green bell peppers
1 onion, chopped
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 cups tomato sauce
4oz shredded mozzarella cheese
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

1.  Combine rice and water in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes

2.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

3.  Cut tops off peppers, seed insides and arrange peppers in a large baking dish.  Chop usable portion of the tops

4.  Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Saute chopped peppers and onions in oil until soft.  Stir in parsley.  Reduce heat to low, and continue cooking for 5 minutes.  Mix in cooked rice and 1 1/4 cups tomato sauce.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.  Spoon the mixture into the peppers and top each with remaining tomato sauce.

5.  Cover and bake about 45 minutes.  Uncover, top each pepper with mozzarella cheese and bake until cheese is melted.

Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Fried Rice

• 2 Cups Cooked White Rice, Cold
• 1 Cup Cooked Chicken Meat, Chopped

• 2 Eggs
• 2 Tablespoons Water
• 1 Tablespoon Butter
• 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
• 1 Onion, Chopped
• 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
• 1 Teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

1.  In a small bowl, beat the eggs with water.  Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Add eggs and leave flat for 1-2 minutes.  Remove from skillet and cut into shreds.

2.  Heat oil in the same skillet; add onion and sauté until soft.  Then add rice, soy sauce, pepper and chicken.  Stir fry together for about 5 minutes, then stir in egg.  Serve hot.

4 Servings - I usually double the chicken and rice and soy sauce only.

Fried Apple Pie Rolls

Fried Apple Pie Rolls

• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 5 Cups Diced Peeled Granny Smith Apples (about 4 medium)
• 4 Tablespoons Sugar, Divided
• 1 1/4 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon, divided
• Pinch Of Ground Nutmeg
• Pinch Of Salt
• 1 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
• 2 Teaspoons Lemon Juice
• 8 Egg Roll Wrappers
• 4 Teaspoons Coconut Oil

1. Heat butter in a large skiller over medium high heat until just starting to brown.  Add apples, 3 tablespoons sugar, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.  Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are softened, 6 to 8 minutes.  Add flour and cook 1 minute more.  Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.

2.  Place an egg roll wrapper on a clean work surface with one corner facing you.  Lightly brush the edges with water.  Place about 1/3 cup of the apple filling in the center.  Fold both sides of the wrapper over the filing, then fold in the bottom corner and roll up as tightly as possible.  Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.  Clean and dry the pan.

3.  Combine the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a shallow dish and place near the stove.  Heat oil in the pan over medium heat until simmering.  Add the rolls and cook, turning frequently, until golden brown on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes total.  Dredge the hot rolls in the cinnamon-sugar.

Serves 8: 1 roll each

Cracker Stuffing for Turkey

Ingredients

• 4 sleeves saltine crackers
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 cup butter
• 1 medium onion
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk

Directions

With crackers still in their sleeves, crush up with your hands (easier to crush this way, and it keeps your hands cleaner). Place crushed crackers in large bowl.

In a frying pan, saute the butter and onion until the onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Chop celery into small pieces and add to the crackers. Add cooked onions and butter to the crackers; mix well.

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well. Add milk a little at a time (you might not use all of the milk), until the cracker mix is moistened.

Cracker mix should form a ball which you can hold in your hand. Use to stuff a 12-pound turkey. When stuffing a turkey this does not expand, so you want to pack it in tight. When the turkey is ready, you pull out the stuffing in one big chunk. 

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Pizza Casserole

1 bag of Egg noodles

1 large jar of tomato sauce

3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1.5lbs hamburger meat

1 package pepperonis

Preheat the oven to 350

Brown the meat & drain

Boil noodles until soft, drain

Spread a thin layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan

Spread half the noodles over the tomato sauce

Then half of the meat

Half of the sauce

Rest of the noodles

Half of the cheese

Rest of the meat 

Rest of the sauce

Rest of the cheese

And then the pepperonis - I used half the package

Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes

After 30 minutes, remove the foil and back for another 15 minutes

Let it sit for 10-15 minutes before serving

Peanut Butter Banana Freezer Bites

2 bananas, sliced
8oz dark chocolate, melted
natural peanut butter

Place sliced bananas on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Spread each banana slice with peanut butter
Dip (with a toothpick or spoon) into melted chocolate
Place in freezer for at least 4hrs