Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheese. Show all posts

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Chicken Broccoli Casserole


Ingredients:
1 whole chicken, cooked, deboned, shredded
1 bag frozen broccoli florets
2 cans cream of chicken soup
7-8 slices American cheese
salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Boil broccoli in a pot until tender. Drain.
Place shredded chicken in the bottom of a 13x9 inch casserole dish. Liberally salt and pepper. Layer cooked broccoli over the chicken. Pour both cans of cream of chicken soup over the broccoli, spread evenly. Evenly place the cheese slices over the top of the casserole.
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

Broccoli Cheese Soup


Ingredients:
1 cup chopped onion
1 tbsp butter
6 cups water
1 bag frozen CHOPPED broccoli (not the florets)
6 chicken bouillon cubes
4 cups medium egg noodles
1 lb. (16 oz) Velveeta cheese slices
6 cups milk
Directions:
In a deep pot, saute the onion in the butter until the onions are tender. Add the water and bring to a boil. Add frozen broccoli and cook until tender. Add bouillon cubes and egg noodles. Cook until noodles are done. Place Velveeta slices on the top of the soup, and let the cheese melt down into the pot, Don't let it burn. When cheese has melted, transfer soup to a large crockpot and add the milk. Stir well to combine. Leave crockpot settings on low until soup is heated through.

Mom's Christmas Cheese Ball

**For as long as I've been alive, my mom has made this cheese ball for Christmas every year. It is the #1 staple, the #1 MUST HAVE at our table (which is usually Loaded with food). Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without it.. Enjoy!


Ingredients:
1 (5 oz) jar Kraft Old English cheese
1 (5 oz) jar Kraft Pineapple OR Pimento cheese *whichever they have available- if you can't find either, use another jar of Old English
1 small box Velveeta cheese
1 (8 oz) box cream cheese, softened at room temp
1/4 cup FINELY diced onions
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup Finely chopped pecans
Directions:
In a big bowl, add all your cheeses.
In a skillet over medium heat, stir fry your onions until tender, then add the Worcestershire. Remove from heat. Let cool.
Add onions and Worcestershire to cheeses and BLEND everything together very well.
Pour pecans out onto a WAX paper surface. In bowl, shape, as best as you can, the cheese into a ball. Pour the ball onto the pecans and roll, coating the outter surface of the cheese completely in pecans.
If you have a bowl ABOUT the size of your cheeseball, use this *it will help keep the ball in its shape* and keeping the Wax paper around the cheese ball, place it in your bowl. Refrigerate for at least 24 hours to let it Set and to let the flavors infuse.
Remove cheeseball from bowl and wax paper. Serve on a cheeseball platter or a plate with your favorite crackers. Mine are the Bacon Flavored ones!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Manicotti


Ingredients:
*12 large Manicotti shells
*4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
*2 cups ricotta cheese
*6 tbsp chopped fresh basil OR 2 tbsp dried
*1 (26 oz) jar prepared spaghetti sauce
*1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 13x9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Cook pasta according to pkg. directions. Drain: Rinse with cool water. Let pasta dry on paper towels.
For filling: In medium bowl, Stir together 3 cups of the mozzarella with the ricotta cheese and fresh basil. Using a teaspoon, carefully stuff each pasta shell with prepared cheese mixture.
Spoon 2 cups spaghetti sauce into the prepared baking dish. Arrange stuffed pasta over sauce. Pour remaining sauce over pasta. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
Bake Manicotti for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the Parmesan; bake for 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately.

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