Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Crunchy Chicken Broccoli Bake and Spring Salads

As much as we wish, it is not spring out yet. It may be almost May, but mother nature just can't seem to let winter go this year. Last week we comforted  ourselves with delicious new recipes as we try our hardest to be patient and wait for spring. 

 One of the many fun things about this blog is that we can keep track of what we make each week. At the end of every successful Girl's Dinner Night, we laze around full to the brim and try to think of what to make next week. Granted, we could have written it down, but whatever, we've been doing it almost 3 years now, so we're bound to forget from time to time... 

Crunchy Chicken Bake

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken
1 can (10 ¾ ounces) condensed cheddar cheese soup or homemade condensed cheddar cheese soup 
½ cup milk (use even if you are using homemade soup)
Dash ground pepper
2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen broccoli cuts, cooked and drained
1 can (2.8 ounces) French fried onions
Directions:
1.  Stir the cooked chicken, soup, milk, pepper, broccoli and 2/3 cup of the onions into a 1 ½ quart casserole.  Cover.
2.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes until hot. Stir the mixture.
3.  Sprinkle the remaining onions over the mixture.
4.  Bake for 5 minutes more until the onions are golden. Makes 6 servings.


Who doesn't love those fried onions? This is a comfortingly  crunchy casserole style dish. So simple to whip up and delish!

Is it Spring Yet? Salad

-3 cups mixed greens
-2 mandarin oranges, sectioned
-3 strawberries, diced
-1/2 cup almonds
-2 green onions, chopped
-1/2 cup feta cheese
- Raspberry Vinaigrette
Directions: Divide ingredients evenly in three bowls and add dressing to taste.




We needed color to brighten up this dark spring. This is just an amalgam of colorful and flavorful fruits and veggies to help us think summery thoughts.We also did a spring dance, which is the opposite of a rain dance and meant to bring the sun out from behind the clouds. hey, it can't hurt, right? ;)


Next week's menu: Mexican fusion night: Taco Pasta, guacamole and Tex-Mex truffles!!

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