Pesto Chicken Arlington Cookbook

4 chicken breasts
1/2 cup pesto
2 or 3 roma tomatoes sliced
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Oven 400
Line baking sheet with foil
place chicken and pesto in bow toss to coat
place chicken on baking sheet
bake 20-25 min
remove and top with tomatoes and cheeses
bake for additional 3 to 5 minutes until cheese is melted!

Stir Fried Jumbo Shrimp and Fresh Asparagus

1 pound fresh asparagus
4 T minced green onions
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp minced fresh ginger
2 1/2 T soy sauce
1 tsp sesame seed oil
2 tsp brown sugar
1 T cornstarch
1 T cold water
1 T vegetable oil
1 1/4 pound jumbo shrimp
1 cup chicken broth

Trim ends from asparagus and cut stalks in 1/2 inch diagonal slices. Mix green onions, garlic, and ginger. Stir in soy sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar. Mix cornstarch and cold water in separate bowl to form paste. In a frying pan or wok heat 2 tsp of oil and stir fry the shrimp until cooked. Remove shrimp from pan. Heat remaining 1 tsp oil and stir fry asparagus. Stir in onion, garlic, ginger, ketchup mixture and shrimp. Add chicken broth and heat quickly. Stir in paste a little at a time to thicken. Serve over rice or noodles.

Beef Noodle Casserole

1 pound ground beef
2 8oz cans tomato sauce
1/2 to 1-teaspoon garlic salt
Freshly ground pepper
1 8-12 oz package egg noodles, cooked according to package directions and drained
1 8oz carton sour cream
2-3 green onions, chopped
Sliced mushrooms (optional)
1/2-1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Directions
Heat oven to 350.
Brown ground beef in a large skillet. Add tomato sauce, garlic salt and pepper. In a large saucepan or pot, cook noodles al dente. Drain and place in an ungreased 3-quart casserole dish.
Mix sour cream, onions (including most of the green tops) mushrooms if desired, and shake or two of pepper. Stir in noodles, Top with meat mixture. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake uncovered, 20 min, or until cheese is bubbly.
Serves about 6

Chicken Pot Pie- Ann Romney

4 cups chicken broth
1 chicken boullon cube
12 T butter
2 onions finely chopped
2 large carrots sliced in rounds
1 rib celery sliced
salt and pepper
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 9 oz package frozen peas
6 chicken breasts cooked and cut into chunks

Preheat oven to 375. Heat chicken broth and bouillon in saucepan. Melt mutter in large skillet over med heat. Add onions, carrot and celery. sauté and season with salt and pepper. Add flour and stir 2 to 3o minutes until blended. Stir in hot chicken broth, add cream, peas and chicken. Stir to combine. Spoon mixture in 9x13 bake 20 min top with Biscuits and continue to bake 12 to 15 minutes.

Biscuits supreme
2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 up butter
1 cup buttermilk

In med bowl stir together flour, powder, sugar, and salt. Work in butter with hands until crumbly. Stir in buttermilk until blended. Toll out about 1 1/2 in thick and cut in3 in rounds.
Can bake separately 450 10-12 minutes

Ski Country Pasta- Favorites Cookbook

1/2 cup toasted Almonds
1/2 pound sliced bacon
4 cups penne pasta
2 to 6 cloves garlic
1 pound fresh spinach, chopped
1 1/2 T Dijon mustard
5 T balsamic vinegar
2 cups grated monterey jack cheese (or Mozzarella)
1/2 cup fresh chopped basil

Fry bacon until crisp and remove from pan and crumble. Cook pasta al dene in salted water. Discard all but 6 T of bacon fat from pan and add garlic and chopped spinach. Stir over medium heat until tender. Whisk mustard and vinegar together in large bowl and then mix in drained pasta cheese cooked spinach mixture bacon and basil. Serve warm topped with toasted almonds.

*Can add 3 cooked cubed chicken breasts to make a meal!!

Hot Ham and Swiss Sandwiches- Jenn Herzog

Kings Hawaiian Rolls
Slices of deli ham
swiss cheese slices

1/2 cup butter melted
1 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp poppy seeds
2 tsp onion flakes or 1 tsp onion powder
2 T worcheshire sauce

Slice rolls in half, layer ham and cheese. Place in 9x13. Mix remaining ingredients in small bowls and spoon over the top of the sandwhies . Let sit for a few hours or overnight. Bake 350 15 minutes.

Pizza Sauce- Mels Kitchen

Homemade Pizza Sauce
This recipe is very adaptable so feel free to play around with the different seasonings and amounts. I usually forego all measuring utensils and just sprinkle in until it feels right.

INGREDIENTS

1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
Pinch of crushed red pepper

DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients in food processor or blen

Basic Pizza Dough Pioneer Woman

Ingredients

4-1/2 teaspoons Quick-Rise Yeast
2 cups Warm Water (115ºF)
2 teaspoons Sugar
5 cups Bread Flour
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Salt
Preparation

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine yeast, water, and sugar, and let sit for 10 minutes. The liquid should be foamy and bubbly, indicating that the yeast is alive.

Add bread flour, olive oil, and salt, and stir using the dough hook or a wooden spoon, until roughly combined. Fit the bowl and the dough hook onto the stand mixer and knead on medium low speed for 10 minutes, until smooth. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise for about 30 minutes, until the dough has doubled in size.

Remove the dough to a lightly floured surface and divide into four even pieces. Shape each piece of dough into a ball.

The dough is now ready to be rolled out and baked, or ready to be frozen.

To freeze pizza dough, place the pizza dough balls into resealable plastic bags. Make sure that if you put multiple balls of dough in one bag, you use parchment paper or wax paper to keep them separated.

To thaw, place the pizza dough in the refrigerator the morning before you want to make dinner, then roll and bake as usual.

To bake, preheat oven to 500ºF. Roll thawed (or freshly made) dough and bake each pizza about 10–15 minutes.

Texas Brownies

From Jessica Fry's Mom Kitchen

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter
2 T cocoa
1/4 cup canned milk
3 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 t vanilla

In mixing bowl, combine the flour and sugar
In saucepan combien butter, water and cocoa. Bring to boil.
Pour boiling mixure over flour and sugar, add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla
Mix well on high speed of electric mixer.
Pour into well buttered 17 1/2 by 11 in jelly roll pan or cookie sheet
Bake at 400 for 20 min
While brownies bake, prepare frosting. In saucepan, combine butter, cocoa and milk. Heat to boiling.
Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth.
Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them from the oven.
Let Cool before cutting.

Makes 48 Brownies.