Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole

You will need:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 16 oz. sour cream
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup (or cream of celery)
- Ritz crackers
- Poppy seeds
- 1/2 cup melted butter

1. Cook chicken in boiling water. Cool.
2. Tear cooled chicken into pieces and put in casserole dish.
3. Mix sour cream, cream of chicken & cream of mushroom and spread on top of chicken.
4. Cover with crushed Ritz crackers. (I like to put a lot of crackers on top)
5. Sprinkle poppy seeds on top.
6. Drizzle with 1/2 cup melted butter
7. Place in 350 degree oven for 20-25 min

It's delicious! I like to serve with salad, rolls and any vegetable.

**Tip: If you're out of sour cream (they NEVER have sour cream at the grocery in Dominica) you can make your own. You can either substitute plain yogurt (sometimes that's hard to find here, too) or you can make it. 1 cup sour cream = 3/4 cup buttermilk mixed with 1/3 cup butter. Of course, I can't get buttermilk here either! 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup whole milk mixed with 1 Tablespoon vinegar OR 1 Tablespoon lemon juice.

Chicken Salsa Pizza

- Italian Bread Pizza Crust (recipe below)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 12oz. jar salsa
- 1 cup cubed chicken

Place dough on ungreased 12 inch pizza pan (or cookie sheet). Sprinkle with 3/4 cups cheese. Top with salsa, chicken & remaining cheese. Bake at 450 for 8-10** min or until cheese is bubbly.

**Crust needs a lot longer. May want to cook crust for 15-20 min, then cook with toppings.

Italian Bread Pizza Dough:
- 2 tsp. yeast
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 2/3 cup flour
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. salt

Combine yeast, sugar & water. Let sit 5 min. Add 2 cups flour, oil and salt and beat at low speed for 1 min. Add additional flour until dough leaves sides of bowl. Increase speed to medium and beat 5 min. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit 30 min. Punch down and let sit for 10 min. Roll out, add toppings and bake at 450-475 for 25 min.

Honey Baked Chicken

- 4 chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup prepared mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp curry powder

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Place chicken in shallow baking pan, skin side up.
Combine melted butter, honey, mustard, salt and curry powder and pour mixture over chicken.
Bake ~ 1 hr and 15 min, basting every 15 min. with pan drippings, until the chicken is nicely browned and tender and the juices run clear.

I'm not crazy about curry, so I make this without it. It's delicious!

Healthy Primavera

This is a really easy one (about 20 min max prep time) that we love, and if you are doing weight watchers, it's only 6 points for a bowlful!



-8-10 oz. Chicken

-8 oz frozen Spinach (the pre cut kind in a bag)

-1 Tomato (large one or two small ones)

-1 Tbs olive oil

-12 oz. whole wheat Pasta (I use rotinni or penne)-- about two cups worth

-1/2 cup parmesian cheese finely grated -- but not the powdered kind (if that's all you have I think it's about 1/4 cup)

- Garlic Salt and Pepper to taste



Boil chicken, drain, and cut into small pieces. Season with garlic salt and pepper. Set aside.

Cook pasta according to Directions.

I cook the spinach in a bowl covered by saran wrap in the microwave (season it to before heating).

Dice the tomato.

While the pasta is still hot, toss the oil and the parmesian cheese with it and season to taste. Then toss the rest of the ingredients with it. Serve warm.

(You can also sub feta or blue cheese instead of parmesian.)

There are only about 300 cal. and 6 g of fat, with lots of fiber. This recipe makes 4 servings.

Welcome to "Our Food Network"!!

Ok I got this idea from another network of blogging friends, so I thought it would be fun to start one for my blogging network! I absolutely LOVE to cook, and am always looking for new, fun recipes. Ever since we started the Dave Ramsey, "Envelope System" we are cooking dinner every single night so I am running out of ideas! Anyone who wants to become a contributer is welcome!! Just let me know and I'll add you.

First Recipe:

Chicken and Sour Cream Enchiladas (Serves 2-4)

You will need:
1 package of bonesless chicken breast (about 3)
1 packet taco seasoning
4 tortillas (I use whole wheat or low carb because it makes me feel a little healthier:))
1 (4.5 oz) can chopped green chiles, divided
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 (16 oz) container sour cream
2 cups (8 oz) "mexican blend" shredded cheese

Boil chicken in large pot of water until cooked through (about 25-30 minutes), shred chicken and put in frying pan, stir in taco seasoning with a little water & 1/2 of chiles and simmer for 5-10 min. Set aside.
Stir together remaining chiles, soup, sour cream. Pour 1/2 of mixtureinto greased 9x13 pan
Spoon chicken mixture evenly down centers of tortillas; rollup. Place,seam sides down, over soup mixtures in pan. Top evenly with remainingsoup mix and cheese. (be generous)
Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
Garnish with salsa/sour cream if desired.

We usually have this once a week! Can also make it with beef or ground Turkey instead of chicken. Soooo good!