Easy Chicken Bistro

*2 tsp olive oil

*3 cups sliced mushrooms

*1 med chopped onion

*1 Can stewed tomatoes, undrained (I used two for a family of 4-6) and cut them up in a bowl.

*1/4 cup Kraft Italian dressing

*3 Tbs tomato paste

*4 small chicken breasts

*1 cup mozzarella cheese (I always use a little more since we all love cheese)

*4 slices of cooked and crumbled bacon

- Heat oil in Lg nonstick skillet on med hear. Add mushrooms and onions; cook 5 min

- Stir in tomatoes, dressing and paste

- Add chicken; cover. Reduce heat to med and simmer 12 min or till chicken is cooked through

- Sprinkle with cheese and bacon and simmer uncovered for 5 min

We serve it over rice!

Lemon Chicken

4 boneless Chicken breasts
1/3 c lemon juice
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 c water
1 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder

Mix all ingredients together and marinate for at least 30 minutes (I did 45min - an hour and the flavor was subtle) before barbecuing.

Indian Tacos...easy and fun!

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon plus 6 cups vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup warm water
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Directions

Mix the dry ingredients. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the oil and the water, and stir until smooth. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead until the dough is just elastic and comes together, being careful not to over work. Shape the dough into a ball, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (I skip this step and it comes out just fine)

Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Flatten each piece and roll into a 7-inch circle, making as thin as possible. Poke a hole in the center with the handle of a wooden spoon or your finger.

In a large saute pan or deep fryer, heat the 6 cups of oil to 360 degrees F. Slip the rounds 1 at a time into the hot oil and cook for 2 minutes, turning once with a long-handled spoon or tongs. Drain on paper towels and repeat with the remaining dough.

Load up each fry bread with your favorite tostada toppings... we use ground turkey, refried black beans, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. We put all the toppings on the kitchen table and we made them together as a family...the kids each made their own and loved it!

Stuffed Pizza Rolls

1 roll refrigerated pizza dough*
marinara/pizza sauce
2T grated Parmesan cheese
1 T olive oil
1/2 t garlic powder
1 t dried Italian seasoning
mozzerella cheese, diced or grated
Pizza toppings of your choice: ie, ham and pineapple, pepperoni slices, sausage, etc.

*You can use regular pizza dough, or thin crust.

Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. Usually it's 400 degrees. If you make your own dough, 400 is usually a good heat as well.

Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll the dough so it's about 12" by 8". You're going to want to cut it into 24 squares, so just eyeball it if you need to. Use a pizza cutter to slice the dough into 24 squares

Place cheese and desired toppings on each square. (Note that you're not putting the marinara sauce on the dough- it's for dipping after) Just eyeball how much. You just need to be able to enclose the toppings in the dough so keep that in mind.

When all of your dough squares have cheese and toppings on them, carefully lift up each square and wrap the dough around the toppings. Pinch to make sure each ball is sealed shut and then place them seam side down in a lightly sprayed pie pan (or similar sized dish).

Brush the tops of the dough balls with olive oil and then sprinkle with the garlic and Italian seasoning and top with Parmesan cheese.

Cook them in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top. Keep an eye on them! Doughs vary, so I'd check them after even 10 minutes.

Serve warm with marinara sauce on the side for dipping.

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crock pot Chicken Tortilla soup

SO GOOD and Easy!!!

3 med chicken breasts (boiled, cooked, shredded)
1 jar pace picante sauce (choose mild, med, hot)
2 cans chicken broth
1 can sweet white corn undrained
2 small yellow squash/zuccini sliced
2 small green squash/zucchini sliced
1/2 onion chopped
TOPPINGS:
corn tortillas - cut into strips and fried.
shredded cheese
cliantro , chopped
avacado, cut into squares

Place cooked, shredded chicken in crock pot.
Add chicken broth, can corn, salsa, sliced zucchini, onion all together into crock pot.
Let it cook on high for 3-4 hours. Then turn to low until ready to eat. Or cook on low for 4-6 hours.

Before serving soup...Heat up a frying pan with oil to cover the bottom. Place strips of tortillas in hot oil to fry...they go quick...take out before too brown....place on top of soup when served in bowls if wanted.

Serve and place toppings on if you like.

Black Bean Pot Stickers

Black Bean Filling for Pot Stickers
*measurements are approx.

1 can black beans drained
Minced onion 1/2 to 1 cup depending on how much you like
2 cloves of garlic minced
fresh or powdered ginger to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
tablespoon of sesame seeds
tablespoon of soy sauce
Sesame or Olive oil
Won Ton Wrappers

Cook the onions, garlic and ginger in oil until the onions are translucent. Add the can of beans, lemon juice, sesame seeds and soy sauce. Cooked till heated thru.

Place a spoonful in your favorite won ton wrap, pinch closed, cook and serve.

* we fried them, but on the won ton wrap wrapper all recipes provided were baked in the oven. so we'll try that next time to see the difference.