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ThriftyFun Recipes - June 9, 2006


ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume Two, Number 109, June 9, 2006
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Tender Baked Parmesan Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise (may use lite)
  • 1/3 cup grated or shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs

Directions

Combine mayonnaise, cheese and garlic powder. Spread chicken with mayonnaise mixture, then coat with crumbs. Arrange chicken on baking sheet. Bake in 425 degrees F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden browned. Makes 4 servings.

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Elegant Garlic Chicken for Two

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 bay leaf, broken in half
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions

In medium frying pan, lightly brown garlic in butter over medium heat, about 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook, turning about 10 minutes or until brown on all sides. Place onion slices on bottom of pan under chicken; add cloves and bay leaf. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; pour water over chicken. Cover. Reduce temperature to low and simmer about 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken to serving plates and keep warm. Discard bay leaf. Add sour cream to pan drippings and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes until warm but not boiling. Spoon over chicken. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Maple Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. baking cocoa
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 tsp. maple flavoring
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 12 large marshmallows

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir in hot water and butter; bring to a boil. Add the milk, maple flavoring, vanilla and 8 marshmallows. Heat through, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted. Ladle into mugs and top each with marshmallow. 4 servings

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No Bake Chocolate Cream Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cool whip, thawed and divided
  • 2 oz (1/4 package) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 square bakers semi sweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 tbsp. powdered sugar
  • 8 nilla wafers

Directions

Mix 1/4 of cool whip with the cream cheese, melted chocolate and powdered sugar.

Place 2 wafers in bottom of each of 2 paper-lined medium muffin cups. Cover with 1 Tbsp. of cool whip mixture. Repeat layers. Top evenly with remaining cool whip.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

By IMAQT1962 from ILLINOIS

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Raspberry Trifle

Ingredients

  • 1 package pound cake, cut into 18 slices or 2 packages ladyfingers
  • 2 packages. instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 jar raspberry jam
  • 1 1/2 pints fresh raspberries
  • Whipped cream or fresh raspberries for garnish

Directions

Arrange 1/3 of sliced cake on the bottom of a trifle dish or large decorative bowl. Prepare pudding according to package directions. Place 1/3 more cake pieces around inside of bowl, using half of pudding to hold them in place. Gently stir together jam and raspberries; spoon half over pudding. Cover with remaining cake pieces. Layer remaining pudding and raspberry mixture. Chill. Garnish with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Chicken Salsa Burritos

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup thick and chunky salsa
  • 2 cups thinly sliced or diced, grilled or cooked chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup canned black beans or corn, drained
  • shredded lettuce
  • 5 (8 inch) flour tortillas

Directions

Combine mayonnaise and salsa. Stir in chicken and beans. Layer lettuce on center of each tortilla; cop with chicken mixture. Roll up tortillas. Makes 5 servings

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