Honey Wheat Pizza Crust- (ht)

1 t yeast (I use active dry)

1 3/4 C water

2 C white flour

2 C wheat flour

1 t salt

1/3 C olive oil

1 T honey

Pour the yeast over the top of your warm water. Don't stir Pour your wheat flour and your white flour into your stand mixer. Add the salt and stir it around a bit. Pour the oil into the flour. Let your mixer combine it all up, nice and pasty like. Add your honey. Add the water and yeast mixture. Mix it all until it is combined. No need to let it knead for a long period of time. Just get it mixed up well. Cover it with some plastic wrap and let it rise for at least 2 hours. You can also put it in the fridge if you aren't planning on using it until later that day. You can actually leave it in the fridge for several days and it will just get better with age. Divide the dough in half. Pour some olive oil onto a pizza stone, or any other kind of baking sheet. A stone is not required. Let the dough hang out there for about 5 minutes. Then stretch the dough out to the edges of the pan. 7. Cover with sauce and pizza toppings. Bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutest, or until the cheese is bubbly and the underside of the crust is golden brown. (Yes, this hot temperature is correct. Your crust will love it. You will love it. Your kids will love it.)

Recipe From Jamie Cooks It Up

Simple Creamy Chicken Risotto- (ht)

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound), cut into 1-inch pieces

1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic Soup

1 can (10 1/2 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Chicken Broth

3/4 cup water

1 small carrot, shredded (about 1/4 cup)

2 green onions, sliced (about 1/4 cup)

1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice

Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until well browned, stirring often.
Stir the soup, broth, water, carrot, green onions and cheese in the skillet and heat to a boil. Stir in the rice. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender.

Recipe From Campbells Kitchen

Teriyaki Chicken and Noodle Bowl

***Note: Snap peas, broccoli, zucchini, green peppers, would also work well in this dish. Use what you have! It will turn out great.

4 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless

2 T olive oil salt and pepper

3 large carrots

1 red pepper

8 mushrooms

1/2 a red onion

1 16 oz package angel hair pasta or thin spaghetti noodles

Teriyaki Sauce(recipe found below)

With a good pair of kitchen scissors, cut up your chicken thighs into strips. Heat a large skillet up of medium high heat. Add your oil and toss those thighs right in. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let them cook for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. You want them to get nice and golden brown on each side. While your chicken is cooking, chop up your veggies. You want to be sure they are chopped pretty small (about 3/4 of an inch.) No big chucks here. Unless you really like big fat chunks of carrot. Then I suppose you and Bugs Bunnie were made for each other. PS...start the water boiling for your noodles, cook them according to package directions. When the chicken is cooked through, remove it from the pan and let it hang out on a plate. Add the other Tablespoon of oil to your hot pan. Add the veggies and cook until they are crisp tender. While your veggies are cooking mix all Teriyaki Sauce ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Once your veggies are cooked, remove them from the pan and let them hang out with the chicken. Pour your Teriyaki Sauce into the hot pan. Whisk it around until it thickens up. This should only take about 3 minutes. Serve it up! Place hot noodles in a bowl or on a plate. Put the chicken and veggies on top, pour the sauce over the whole kit and caboodle and you are ready to eat.

Review: This was a ver yummy meal. I added some broccoli to our dish and we had rice instead of noodles. Everyone ate it up!

Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up!

Crockpot Curry Chicken- (ht)

2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 small onion, chopped
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
1 cup light coconut milk
4 teaspoons curry powder
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium chicken bouillon granules
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups hot cooked rice
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
Raisins, flaked coconut and chopped unsalted peanuts, optional

Place potatoes and onion in a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken on both sides.
Transfer to slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the coconut milk, curry, garlic, bouillon, salt and pepper; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or until a meat thermometer reads &170;.
Serve chicken and sauce with rice; sprinkle with green onions. Garnish with raisins, coconut and peanuts if desired. Yield: 4 servings.

Recipe From Taste of Home

Orange Chicken

Chicken-
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-1/2” cubes)
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 eggs (beaten)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Oil (for frying)
Orange Sauce-
1 ½ cups water
2 tablespoons orange juice
¼ cup lemon juice
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon orange zest (grated)
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon ginger root (minced)
½ teaspoon garlic (minced)
2 tablespoons green onion (chopped)
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken in egg mixture and shake in flour mixture to coat. Deep fry chicken in batches at 375 degrees in a deep fryer (or use a wok) until completely cooked.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine 1 ½ cups water, lemon juice, orange juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Blend well over medium heat for a few minutes. Stir in brown sugar, orange zest, ginger garlic, and onion. Bring to a boil
Combine 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Slowly stir cornstarch mixture into sauce until it thickens. Pour sauce over breaded chicken, and if desired add red pepper flakes and garnish with green onions. Enjoy

Recipe From Blog Chef.Net

Review: This recipe was really REALLY good! I made this exactly how the recipe said to and we all loved it. (this doesn't happen very often, I usually end up tweaking it to our liking) The leftovers were excellent and they smelled just like the orange chicken that you get at restaurants.

Black Beans and Rice

4 teaspoons olive oil
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
5-6 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 (16-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

4-5 cups hot, cooked white or brown rice

In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, onion and garlic and saute, stirring often, for about 15 minutes, until all the vegetables are soft and tender. Stir in the beans, tomatoes, chicken broth, thyme, bay leaf, oregano and water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and the vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes. If the mixture becomes too thick, add a tablespoon or two of hot water to thin to desired consistency.

Stir in the fresh cilantro and season with salt and pepper; discard the bay leaf. Serve over the hot rice.

Review: This dish kind of like something my mom used to make when it started to get a bit cooler outside. Overall I think this turned out pretty good although the beans got a little soft and I didn't even cook it the full 45 minutes it says to. Also I added some chunks of kielbasa sausage and I didn't use the bay leaf just cause I didn't have one. So I guess since I added the sausage it is no longer a vegetarian meal.

Recipe from My Kitchen Cafe

Mini Pizza Cups- (ht)

1 tube (11.3 ounces) refrigerated dinner rolls
1 can (8 ounces) pizza sauce
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup finely chopped green pepper
2 ounces sliced turkey pepperoni, chopped
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Separate dough into eight rolls; cut each into quarters. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of miniature muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
Spoon pizza sauce into each cup. Sprinkle with onion, green pepper, pepperoni and cheese. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until crusts are browned and cheese is melted. Yield: 32 appetizers.
Recipe from Taste of Home

Mongolian Beef

2 lbs. steak (I prefer tri-tip, but you can also use flank steak or any other good cut of beef)
1/4 c. cornstarch (only for stir-fry method)

Marinade:

1 c. soy sauce
1 ¼ c. sugar
1 tsp. pepper
2 T. toasted sesame oil
4-6 green onions, sliced from bottom to top
2 T. sesame seeds

Broiling Method:

Combine marinade in ziplock bag. Cut steak into 1/4 inch thick slices against the grain. (*Note: It's easier to do this with a sharp knife when the meat is slightly frozen-- But not necessary.) Place meat in marinade for 24-48 hours, if possible. Once marinating is complete, pour entire contents of bag into a foil covered 9x13 pan. Broil, turning at least once, until meat is cooked to desired doneness. (Watch it carefully! It cooks quickly!) Serve over rice, with extra sauce.

Grilled Kabobs:

Cut steak into 2 inch cubes. Combine marinade in ziplock bag and marinate meat for 24-48 hours.

When ready to grill, soak bamboo skewers in water for at least 20 minutes to avoid burning. Then spear steak cubes onto skewers. Grill on both sides until cooked to desired doneness. If desired, boil marinade and serve on the side. Serve with rice.

Stir-Fry Version:

Whisk marinade ingredients in a bowl, leaving out the green onions. Slice onions into 1-2 inch sections and set aside. Cut steak into 1/4 inch thick slices against the grain. (*Note: It's easier to do this with a sharp knife when the meat is slightly frozen-- But not necessary.)

Pat sliced meat dry with a paper towel and place in a bowl or ziplock bag with 1/4 c. cornstarch. Shake or stir to coat all sides of meat.

In a large pan or wok, heat 2 Tbs. vegetable oil over high heat. Add the meat and cook until brown on all sides and slightly crispy. Pour sauce over meat and add green onions. Heat through and serve immediately over rice.

Review: I did not like this recipe very much which is a bummer because I was excited about it. The sauce was kind of bland in my opinion and even after I spiced it up a bit it still didn't taste very good to me. It did get my brain thinking of how I could make something similar that could turn out awesome though so I guess that's a plus.

Recipe from Cooking a la Mode

Sweet Lime Chile Enchiladas

4 chicken breast, cooked & shredded
1 12-15 oz. bottle salsa verde
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup lime juice
1 TBSP chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup heavy whipping cream
8-10 flour tortillas
5 cups shredded monterey jack cheese

In a large bowl, whick together honey, lime juice, chili powder, garlic powder & salt. add shredded chicken to the lime mixture. let sit 10 minutes.
in a 9x13 pan pour 3/4 of the bottle of salsa verde, just to cover the bottle of the pan. reserve the rest.

Take each flour tortilla & fill with a chicken & cheese. a couple of tablespoons of each. Roll up & place, seam side down in the salsa verde. Repeat process until all tortillas are filled.
After you remove all of the chicken, there will be remaining lime sauce in the bowl. To that sauce, add heavy cream & the remaining salsa verde. Pour this mixture over the filled enchilada & cover with all the remaining cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until cheese is brown & bubbly.

Review: These were so SO good! It's making my mouth water even thinking about them right now. The only thing a changed about this recipe is that along with the honey I also added a little bit of brown sugar just because my family likes things a bit sweeter.

Recipe from: Dish Delish

Hawiian Haystacks in the Crockpot

3 large chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
4 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. sour cream
1 pkg dry Italian dressing mix (Good Seasons)
3 Tbsp cornstarch or flour
Rice (prepared)

Mix together soup, cream cheese, sour cream and Italian dressing mix until thoroughly mixed together. Place chicken breasts in crock pot, pour soup mix over chicken. Cook in crock pot on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours. Serve hot over prepared rice. Use toppings of your choice; see suggestions below.

Toppings (as desired): shredded cheese, pineapple tidbits, cashews, black olives, chow mein noodles, fresh or frozen peas (thawed), green onions (chopped), bell peppers (chopped), tomatoes (cubed), raisins, peanuts

Review: This recipe is really good and, like most crockpot recipes, super easy and convenient. I did not ad the cornstarch when I made it because I felt like my sauce was already thick enough but that is the only thing I changed.

Recipe from Kitchen Corner

Mini Shepherds Pies

1 pound ground beef
3 tablespoons chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/3 cup chili sauce or ketchup
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups water
3 tablespoons butter
1-1/4 cups mashed potato flakes
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
1 tube (12 ounces) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup crushed potato chips
Paprika, optional

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute or until tender; drain. Stir in the chili sauce, vinegar and salt; set aside.
In a small saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Pour into a small bowl. Whisk in potato flakes until blended. Beat in cream cheese until smooth.
Press 1 biscuit dough onto the bottom and up the sides of each of 10 greased muffin cups. Fill with beef mixture. Spread potato mixture over beef. Sprinkle with potato chips; press down lightly.
Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with paprika if desired. Serve immediately, or cool before placing in a single layer in a freezer container. Cover and freeze for up to 2 months.

Review: These little guys were not my families favorite way to eat shepherds pie. They were a little bit bland and the biscuit crust just pushed them over the edge as far a being to carb heavy. They were fun too try but if I ever make them again there will be quite a few things I would change.

Recipe from Taste of Home