My Favorite Recipes and Restaurants

Categories: Dinner

• Tuscan Chicken Simmer

  Found this recipe over at Kraft.com
  4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)
  4 oz.  (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
  1/4 cup water
  1/4 cup  pesto
  2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes
  1 cup  KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend
  HEAT large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cover skillet with [...]

• Greek Orzo Stuffed Peppers

  A very good friend of mine posted this on Facebook a few months ago.   I have made it at least a dozen times since then.   I think it gets better each time I make it.  Below is my version of the recipe.
  Greek Orzo Stuffed Peppers
  We steam brightly colored bell peppers in the microwave to [...]

• Volcano Salmon Salad

  I am not sure where I originally found this recipe but it makes for a nice summertime dinner dish.
  1 lb skinned salmon fillet
  1 tbl olive oil plus
  1 tsp olive oil
  1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  1/2 tsp kosher salt
  2 tsp Asian chile sauce (sambal oelek) or more to taste
  (or 1 tspn dried hot red pepper flakes)
  4 cup [...]

• Taco Casserole

  When Making this I would put the olives on the side so those that do not like Olives like me could have the dish without the olives. 

  Taco Casserole
  Ingredients
  1 large package corn tortillas 1 can refried beans 1 can enchilada sauce [...]

• Carl’s Galaxy Chili

  This is my version of my dad’s chili recipe.   My version came about one time when I wanted to make chili and did not have enough ground beef on hand so I used half sausage and half ground beef.  So now every time I make chili I use this particular recipe.  The original recipe calls [...]

• Salmon With Puff Pastry and Pesto

  I am always looking for new recipes for Salmon.   I found this recipe a number of years ago and have yet to try it myself.   I have tons of recipes that I  have seen and said oh that looks good why don’t we try it sometime.  Maybe I will make this next time I do [...]

• Zesty Grilled Vegetables

  4 zucchini (1-1/2 lb.), cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices
  3   each red and yellow peppers (1-3/4 lb.), cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips
  1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
  1/4 cup  KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
  Make It!
  HEAT grill to medium heat. Place vegetables in grill basket.
  GRILL 10 min. or until crisp-tender, turning occasionally. Place in large bowl.
  ADD [...]

• Cajun Chicken with Peppers and Pasta

  Cajun Chicken with Peppers and Pasta
  Ingredients
  4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless 1 stick butter 4-5 Tbsp. cajon poultry seasoning 1 red pepper cut into match sticks pieces [...]

• Campbells Beef Bourguignonne

  from Campbell’s Kitchen Prep Time: 10 min. Cook Time: 8 hr.
  Ingredients:
  1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell’s® Condensed Golden Mushroom Soup
  1 cup Burgundy or [...]

• Crabmeat Casserole

  I found this recipe from my local newspaper a few years ago.   I did not have pimentos nor do  I like them so I just omitted them from the recipe.

  Main Dishes:
  Crabmeat Casserole
  Ingredients
  1-1/2 tablespoons butter
  4 tablespoons shredded cheese (your choice)
  2 tablespoons flour
  1 dash salt
  1 dash pepper
  1-1/2 cups whole milk
  1 pimiento, chopped
  1 can (4 ounces) mushroom pieces, [...]