Swiss Chicken

Ingredients:

4 Chicken breasts

4 slices swiss cheese

Box of stuffing mix

1/4 cube butter

2 cans cream of chicken soup

Water

Directions:

Place chicken breasts in a pyrex pan.

Cover each piece of chicken with a slice of swiss cheese

Pour cream of chicken cans into a seperate bowl.

Dilute with water until its a gravy consistency.

Pour soup mixture over the top of chicken.

Cook in the oven for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Mix stuffing with 1/4 cube melted butter.

Pour stuffing over the top of each chicken the last 15 mintues of cooking.

Verdict:

My chicken breasts were frozen when I started so the cooking time could change if you are starting with thawed meat. We really enjoy this meal, however, everytime I cook it I get super sick feeling! I don't know what it is but by the time it's cooking in the oven I'm ready to throw up. The dinner always turns out really good! It's a good amount of cheesey which I always love!!

Ratings:

Ashley: 8.5 belches       Scott: 9 belches       Payton: 10 wags

Calzones

Ingredients:

1 cup lukewarm water

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon sugar

3 cups flour

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Toppings for pizza

Mozzarella cheese

Marinara sauce

Directions:

Combine water, yeast, salt and sugar.

Stir to dissolve and set aside for 15 minutes

Add flour and mix til smooth

Put on a flour surface and knead for 10 minutes

(It should feel smooth and elasticy)

Lightly oil a bowl and place the dough in it.

Let it rise in a warm place til it doubles in size (1 hour)

Cut into fourths and roll into a ball.
Cover and rise for 15 minutes.

Roll flat and place toppings, cheese, and sauce inside

Fold over and pinch shut. Cut an incision on top.

Brush with an eggwash (1 beaten egg and 2 teaspoons water)

Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or til golden brown.

Verdict:

This dough took forever to make!!! It was good, but I don't know if it's worth the effort to make the dough. Kneading for 10 minutes gets tiring quick!! The eggwash helps to make the top of the calzone crusty and brown up a little more. Ours didnt get super golden brown, but they were still good. We also decided to only make 2 and used one fourth for the bottom and the other fourth for the top.. this made the calzones HUGE!! Next time we'll make them just individual ones with only one of  the fourth of doughs. Overall a fun meal because you can put your own goodness inside of them. Sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, olives.. you name it!

Ratings:

Ashley: 7.8 belches       Scott: 7.9 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad

No Picture.. Sorry :(

Ingredients:

Dressing: 3 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/4 cup mayo
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon sesame oil

Salad: 1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup corn flakes crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 chicken breasts
2 cups vegetable oil (to fry)
3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
1 cup red cabbage
1 cup napa cabbage
1/2 carrots (shredded)
1 green onion (chopped)
1 tablespoon sliced almonds
1/3 cup chow mein noodles

Directions:

Salad: Preheat a deep pan to medium heat with oil in it
Beat egg and add milk to it
In a seperate bowl combine flour, corn flakes, salt, and pepper
Cut chicken into thin strips and dip into egg mix and than flour mix
Put into the pan and fry for 5 minutes or until brown and cooked through
Wash and cut romaine lettuce, red cabbage, and napa cabbage
Toss salads with carrots
Sprinkle onion, almonds, and chow mein noodles on top

 

Dressing: Mix all ingredients listed for dressing.

Refridgerate until ready to use on salad.

Verdict:

This recipe was pretty good! It definitely needs a little tweaking the next time around though. The dressing tastes exactly like the applebees dressing but it's a little too thin, so I've got to come up with a way to thicken it next time. Also the crunchy chow mein noodles we used had too much of a different taste and were too thick compared to the ones they use. Other than that this recipe is really good! I didnt have time to bread the chicken so I just grilled it in the george forman. It still tasted just fine. I also owe a big thanks to my mom for this dinner!! She helped me whip it together so fast!! Couldn't have done it without you mom, love you!

Ratings:

Ashley: 7 belches       Scott: 8.6 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts
Spaghetti noodles
2 teaspoons cajun seasoning
2 tablespoons butter
1 green onion
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons sundried tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 groung black pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cupe grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Coat chicken with cajun seasoning
Saute chicken in butter in a large skillet
Thinly chop the green onion, cut tomatoes in halves
Add onion, tomatoes, basil, salt, garlic, pepper, and cream
Heat through.
Pour over cooked spaghetti and top with parmesan cheese.

Verdict:

I really enjoyed this dinner! Maybe part of it was because I didn't cook it, and I think everything tastes better when you didn't have to do all the work right? Thanks to my wonderful husband for cooking this one! We added a lot more cheese than what the recipe called for and it made it delicious!!! I'm a cheese-a-holic though so of course the more cheese the better for me. The sauce was nice and creamy and the tomatoes were perfect!! Scott sugggested next time to add the cajun seasoning to the sauce rather than coat the chicken with it.. I thought it tasted just fine the way it was but we'll try it different next time. Either way we'll be trying this recipe again once this challege is over. I also didn't care too much for the specifics. I used cherry tomatoes instead of "sun dried" and just regular pepper. You can also use whatever noodles you want. I used spaghetti because I already had it at home.

Ratings:

Ashley: 8.7 belches       Scott: 8 grunts       Payton: 10 wags

Hot Dogs

Ingredients:

Hot dogs (Scott wanted some sausage ones)

Buns

Any condiments you want

Directions:

Warm up hot dog

Place on bun

Add desired condiments

Enjoy!

Verdict:

It's another classic meal that is super easy. We enjoyed a night out by having a picnic at the park with this meal. Scott hates hot dogs boiled in water so cooking them over a grill is a much better option for him. For a side dish we had some suddenly salad, it's quick and easy to make!

Ratings:

Ashley: 7.7 grunts       Scott:       Payton: 10 wags

Cabbage Ramen Salad

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts

2 tablespoons sesame seeds

1/2 package slivered almonds

1/2 cabbage

4 chopped green onions

1 package ramen noodles (chicken flavor)

Dressing: Ramen noodles chicken flavoring

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 cup oil

1/2 teaspoon pepper

2 tablespoons vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Cut up chicken breasts into bite size pieces. I just bought the rotisserie chicken from the store that was already cooked to make things easier for me. Cut the cabbage up into bite size pieces as well. Broil the sesame seeds and almonds til golden brown. Do them seperate from each other because the sesame's brown quicker. Crush the ramen noodles til they are in small pieces. Combine all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl. Add together in a seperate bowl all the dressing ingredients and then dump over salad.

Verdict:

This is a perfect summer salad! And it adds variety because it's a cabbage salad! It makes tons and the leftovers are even better then when it's freshly made. My cute husband Scott actually made this one because I ran out of time before I went to work! What a good man!

Rating:

Ashley: 8.7 belches       Scott:        Payton: 10 wags

Grilled Turkey and Swiss

Ingredients:

Turkey deli meat

sliced swiss cheese

submarine rolls

Directions:

On a large greased griddle or skillet lay out several pieces of deli meat in a stack.

Once one side is heated through, turn it over and add the cheese on top.

I put 2 slices on each stack of meat.

Cut sub rolls in half and spread some butter on them.

Place the rolls on the griddle as well to toast and warm up.

Once the cheese is melted add the meat to the rolls and enjoy.

Verdict:

I really enjoy this meal. I order it every time I need to eat at my work so I decided to try and make it at home. It turned out to be really easy, but I forgot to buy the extra's like tomatoes, lettuces, pickles.. oops! It was still good anyways! I served it with some delicious potato salad.

Rating:

Ashley: 8 belches       Scott: 7.5 grunts       Payton: 10 wags