Orange Chicken with Sweet potatoes

Orange Chicken with Sweet potatoes.
This is another great recipe for chicken. Sooo moist and tender and tasty!
And it's quick and easy! 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced.
2/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided.
1 teaspoon salt.
1 teaspoon onion powder.
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg.
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
1 teaspoon pepper.
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts.
2 tablespoons butter.
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup.
3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice.
2 teaspoons brown sugar.
1 teaspoon grated orange peel.
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms.


Layer sweet potatoes in a 3 qt slow cooker.
In a large resealable plastic bag, combine 2/3 cup flour and seasonings: add chicken, one piece at a time, and shake to coat.
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in butter 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.
Arrange chicken over sweet potatoes.
Place remaining flour in a small bowl and stir in soup, pineapple juice, brown sugar, and orange peel until blended. Add mushrooms and pour over chicken.
Cover and cook 3 1/2 -4 hours on low.
The recipe says to serve with rice, but we felt that was too much carbs, so we served it with chopped steamed broccoli.

Quick and easy Ravioli Lasagna

Quick and easy Ravioli Lasagna
1 lb ground beef. We used lean hot Italian sausage.
1 pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry.
1 container ricotta cheese. We used fat free.
1 lg egg.
3/4 cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese.
3/4 cup fat free shredded mozzarella cheese.
18 oz ravioli. We used portabella and cheesed stuffed squares.
2 cans marinara sauce. We used, 1, 15 oz can pizza sauce. 1, 15oz can spaghetti sauce.
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preheat oven to 350.
Brown meat in pan.
Add pizza sauce and spaghetti sauce.

Combine spinach, egg ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese in a bowl.

We used frozen ravioli, so it needed to be cooked first.

Spread a small amount of sauce in bottom of greased dish.
Add a layer of ravioli, using half .

Cover with half of the meat sauce.

Spread the spinach sauce, and then repeat with ravioli.

Top with remaining sauce, cover with foil and bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes.

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and continue cooking for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

Let cool 10 minutes before cutting.
Enjoy!

Southwestern Turkey Casserole

Southwestern Turkey Casserole

10 ounces cooked diced turkey.
16 (6in) corn tortillas, cut into strips.
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup.
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup.
1 can diced green chillies, drained.
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese.
1 cup sour cream.
Preheat oven to 350.
In a mixing bowl, combine chicken soup, mushroom soup, chilies, and sour cream.

Line the bottom of a greased 8x12 baking pan with 1/2 corn tortillas.

follow with 1/2 turkey.
Then 1/2 soup mixture.

Sprinkle with 1/2 cheese.
Repeat layers and top with remaining cheese.

Bake 30-45 minutes until heated through.

Enjoy!

Now we used fat free sour cream and fat free shredded cheese. If you use the fat free cheese. wait until heated through and put cheese on top for the last 10 minutes.

Slow Cooked Cranberry Pork Roast

This was a really tasty and easy dish to make!

Slow cooked Cranberry Pork Roast.
4-6 lbs Pork Loin. (browned on all sides)
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce.
3/4 cup sugar.
3/4 cup cranberry juice.
1 tsp ground mustard.
1 tsp ground pepper.
1 tsp ground cloves.
Mix ingredients and pour over pork in a 5 qt slow cooker.
Cook 6-8 hours on low.

mix 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup cornstarch.
Remove roast from cooker, transfer liquid to pan on stove. Add cornstarch/water and cook until thickened.
pour over pork slices.
Enjoy!

Baked Acorn Squash

Baked Acorn Squash with honey and bacon bits.

This is a real easy tasty side dish.
preheat oven to 350. Cut squash in half, clean out seed cavities.
Spay a pan with cooking oil.
Spray each half with butter spray, and sprinkle with pepper.
Place upside down on baking pan.
Add just enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until skin give when touched.
Turn over squash and drizzle with honey.
sprinkle bacon bits and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden.
Enjoy!
We eat it right out of the shell.

Potato gratin with mushrooms

A tasty variation of scalloped potatoes.

1/4 cup butter, divided
1 lb. mixed fresh mushrooms (button, crimini), sliced
3 Tbsp. flour
1-1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2-1/2 lb. Yukon gold potatoes (about 8), peeled, sliced 1/8 inch thick. I used a salad shooter type to slice them nice and thin.

2 Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese.

How to make it.....
HEAT oven to 375ºF.
MELT 1 Tbsp. butter in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook 6 min. or until tender, stirring frequently.
MELT 2 Tbsp. of the remaining butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually whisk in milk, then sour cream; cook 4 min or until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in shredded cheese, salt and pepper; cook 1 min. or until melted.
GREASE 3-qt. casserole with remaining butter. Layer 1/3 each of the potatoes and mushrooms in casserole; repeat layers twice. Cover with cheese sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan; cover.
BAKE 1-1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown, uncovering after 1 hour. Let stand 10 min. before serving.

This was really a very tasty dish!

Baked Zucchini sticks

We tried these as a side with dinner, but these would be great, just as a snack!

2-4 medium zucchini
2 eggs
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
Dash of garlic powder
Dash of dried basil
Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with tinfoil - spray with cooking spray
. Cut the zucchini into half lengthwise then into thick spears.
Combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and seasonings then mix thoroughly.
Dip the spears into egg then bread crumbs and Parmesan mixture, making sure to coat evenly. Place on baking sheet and spray the top of each spear with cooking spray.
Bake for 10-15 minutes then turn over and cook another 10-15 until golden brown.
Serve with marinara sauce or better yet, lite Creamy Caesar dressing. Enjoy!