Here are the promised recipes. These are primarily recipes that could be made ahead, frozen and then thrown together at the last minute. Chicken Divan is good dish for a large crowd. It can be made ahead and frozen easily. It also has a nice presentation. It can be pared with rice and glazed carrots. Both dishes are very quick to throw together. Abondante Living has a good recipe for glazed carrots. When I do mine, I just steam baby carrots until they are to my families liking.I drain the carrots. I then add 6tsp of butter and 2/3 cup of honey. Let this simmer until a glaze develops, stirring 2 or 3 times. Baked ziti is also a good crowd pleaser. Add sausage or a different kinds of cheeses. It will seem like you really put a lot of work into it. Italian dishes are always better left over. I like to freeze these dishes and then cook them later anyway. I salad and garlic bread would complete your meal.Now for the recipes.
Chicken Divan
1 Whole Chicken cooked and cut up
2 packages broccoli chopped and cooked
2 cans cream of mushroom
1 can cream of chicken
1 cup Hellman's mayonnaise
Juice of 1 lemon
11/2 tsp curry powder
Sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
1 box of cooked cornbread stuffing mix
Put broccoli in the bottom of 9x13 inch pan.Cover w/ chicken pieces.Mix all other ingredients, except cheese,in a bowl.Add to chicken. Add dressing. Top with cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 min.
This salad goes great with Italian dishes. I took it to a dinner party last week and it was a huge hit. It was supposed to be the Olive Garden Salad, but At the last minute i realized I was missing the main ingredient for the dressing. i had to improvise. We all agreed that we liked this dressing better.
1 head romaine lettuce
1/2 red onion sliced
1 tomato sliced
black olives
banana peppers
prated Parmesan cheese
Dressing
1 1/2 c Balsamic vinegar salad dressing
2T prated Parmesan cheese
2T sugar 1 large raw egg
1/4c. olive oil
Blend first 4 ingredients on high for 30 seconds. Then place in a double broiler with oil. Stir gently with a whisk over boiling water until it thickens and the egg is done.Chill over night. If it is too thick add more salad dressing.
These are just a couple of recipes. I will post more later.
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What is Balsamic vinegar salad dressing? Is it different from just plain Balsamic vinegar?
It is a dressing made with balsamic vinegar. It is with the salad dressings in the store. I know Paul Newman's and maybe Ken's has one. There are more than likely other brands as well. These are just two that I remember. I hope this helps.
Thanks, Julie. I will look for it when I am at the store. Your recipe looks good. I am going to try it. We had a feast last night for Valentines day! The snow digging caused a major delay in eating on time, but it went well. The kids had a lot of fun decorating the table and sprucing up the dinning area. We lit candles and had music playing. It was nice.
I also want to highly reccommend a cookbook for bread making. "Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads" is fantastic! It is available through Abondante's web site. I have used several different recipes from it. All have been great. I made the potatoe bread last night and made it into rolls instead. They were a hit!
Have a good day!
I will be purchasing this book. I am not a good baker, but want to learn. I do not like all of the precise measuring. Sounds like a fun feast. The weather delayed our plans. We could not get out to go out to dinner, and I had nothing in the house to feast on. The boys will take us out this weekend.
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