Easy Holiday Recipe

          Holiday Snowmen Cookies!

Stuck inside on a snowy day? Maybe you don't live where it snows, but you just want to spend a day together as a family preparing for the holidays. Whip up a batch of chocolate chip, peanut butter, or sugar cookies.

 Make the homemade frosting and get bowls of gumdrops or chocolate pieces. Have a competition to see who can make the most decorative snowman.

ingredients:

• 1 18-ounce roll refrigerated chocolate chip, sugar, or peanut butter cookie dough
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
• Gumdrops
• Miniature semisweet chocolate pieces

directions

1. Cut cookie dough into 18 equal pieces. Divide each dough piece into 3 balls: one large (about 1-1/4 inches in diameter), one medium (about 1 inch in diameter), and one small (about 3/4 inch in diameter). Assemble each set of balls 1/4 inch apart in a snowman shape on an ungreased cookie sheet, placing the largest balls 2 inches apart so the snowmen don't bake together.
2. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 3 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.
3. For glaze, in a small mixing bowl stir together powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon of the milk. Stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make glaze of drizzling consistency. Spoon glaze over snowmen. Decorate as desired with gumdrops and/or chocolate pieces. Makes 18 snowmen.

Source: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/recipes/holiday-snowmen-537205/

Easy Thanksgiving Appetizers

Thanksgiving Appetizer How-Tos by Paula Dean

Brie En Croute

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Cook Time: 28 min

Level: Easy

Yield: 8 servings

Times:
Prep:10 min
Inactive Prep:20 min
Cook:28 min
Total:58 min

Ingredients

• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, pre-packaged
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (8-ounce) wheel Brie
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• Crackers, for serving

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Defrost puff pastry for approximately 15 to 20 minutes and unfold.
In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Saute the walnuts in the butter until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes. Add the cinnamon and stir until walnuts are coated well. Place the walnut mixture on top of the Brie and sprinkle the brown sugar over the mixture. Lay the puff pastry out on a flat surface. Place the brie in the center of the pastry. Gather up the edges of the brie, pressing around the brie and gather at the top. Gently squeeze together the excess dough and tie together with a piece of kitchen twine. Brush the beaten egg over top and side of Brie. Place Brie on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes until pastry is golden brown.
Serve with crackers.
To give a special look, cut extra pastry into heart or flower shapes and bake until golden.

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Easy Grilled Honey-Dijon Chicken

 Grilled Honey-Dijon Chicken

Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson, 2010

Rated: 5 stars out of 5

• Cook Time:  10 min

• Level: Easy

• Yield: 4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min

Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min

Cook: 10 min

Total:2 hr 25 min

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for grill
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, butterflied
• 1 lime, cut into wedges

Directions:

In a small bowl, add the honey, mustard, 1 tablespoon of oil and salt and pepper, to taste. Mix well and put the mixture into a large plastic resealable bag. Add the chicken, seal the bag and shake to incorporate. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Preheat the grill to medium heat.

Remove the chicken from the bag and arrange it on a well-oiled grill. Cook until a nice crust forms on both sides, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Let the chicken rest on a serving platter for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with lime wedges.

Almond Chicken Salad

Delicious Almond Chicken Salad

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Rated: 4 stars out of 5

• Prep Time: 5 min

• Level:Easy

• Yield: 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min

Cook: --

Total: 5 min

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups diced chicken
• 1 cup finely diced celery
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds

Directions

Combine lemon juice, mayonnaise, and salt and blend well. Toss with chicken, celery and almonds. Serve on bread or crisp lettuce.

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Chicken Pot Pie

Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Courtesy of Campbell's® Kitchen                

Rated: 5 stars out of  5 Cook Time:30 min

Level: Easy
Yield: 4 servings

 

Times:

Prep: 10 min

Cook: 30 min

Total: 40 min

Ingredients

• 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)
• 1 package (9 ounces) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
• 1 cup cubed cooked chicken or turkey
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose baking mix

Directions

Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Stir the soup, vegetables and chicken in a 9-inch pie plate.

Stir the milk, egg and baking mix in a small bowl. Spread the batter over the chicken mixture.

Bake for 30 minutes or until the topping is golden brown.

Serving Suggestion: Serve with a cucumber and tomato salad with your favorite vinaigrette. For dessert serve chocolate ice cream sprinkled with pecan halves and toasted coconut.

Tip: Substitute Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken with Herbs Soup for the Cream of Chicken.

Nutritional Information:

Using Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup: Calories 320, Total Fat 12g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 941mg, Total Carbohydrate 37g, Dietary Fiber 4g, Protein 19g, Vitamin A 0%DV, Vitamin C 0%DV, Calcium 0%DV, Iron 0%DV

Using Campbell's® Condensed 98% Fat Free Cream of Chicken Soup: Calories 300, Total Fat 10g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 799mg, Total Carbohydrate 34g, Dietary Fiber 4g, Protein 18g, Vitamin A 0%DV, Vitamin C 0%DV, Calcium 0%DV, Iron 0%DV

Lemon Pasta with Chicken

Easy Lemon Pasta with Chicken

 Cook Time: 25 min                             

Level: Easy

Yield: 3 to 5 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min

Inactive Prep

--

Cook: 25 min

Total: 35 min

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried penne
• 2 chicken cutlets, cut into fingers
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until al dente. Drain well.

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill pan over medium high and add chicken. Grill until golden and completely cooked. Remove to a plate and slice.

Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to a saute pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and saute until fragrant. Add the cooked pasta and turn heat off. Mix all together.

Remove pasta to a large bowl. Add chicken to the warm pasta and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 2 lemons and and mix. Before serving top with Parmesan.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/down-home-with-the-neelys/easy-lemon-pasta-with-chicken-recipe/index.html