Filled Meatballs

recipe from my mom

1 lb hamburg
1 cup cracker crumbs
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp minced onion
1 tsp garlic salt
1/8 tsp pepper
8 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into 12 or more cubes
Chef-Boy-R-Dee Pizza sauce with cheese

Mix together first 6 ingredients
from into balls and press cheese cube into center
roll meatballs in flour
brown meatballs in oil
place in baking dish and cover with pizza sauce
bake at 350 for 30 minutes

FYI- using Mozzarella string cheese does not work well!

Chicken Breasts Parmigiana

recipe from Maroon Spoon

1/2 jar Prego Tomato, Basil and Garlic pasta sauce

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin

(I used 3 large chicken breast and I also cut each one in half)

1 egg, beaten

4 slices prosciutto ham

4 slices mozzarella cheese

fresh parsley, chopped

spread pasta sauce in the bottom of baking dish

in small mixing bowl, combine salt, pepper, bread crumbs, and Parmesan cheese

Dip chicken in egg, then into bread crumb mixture

Place chicken into baking dish

place 1 Tbsp pasta sauce on top of each chicken

then layer with a slice of ham and top with a slice of mozzarella cheese

bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes

top with parsley

Santé Fe Chicken

recipe from Amanda
originally made at our cooking party

2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
1 can black beans, drained
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 tub Santé Fe Blend Cooking creme
(found by the creme cheese)
3 flour tortilla shells
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese

Combine chicken, bean, tomatoes, onion.
Lightly stir in Santé Fe Cooking creme

layer in a pie plate:
tortilla shell
1/3 cup chicken mixture
1/4 cup cheese
repeat
repeat
top with remaining cheese

bake uncovered at 375 for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown

Hot Chocolate Mix

recipe from my mom

8 quarts carnation dry milk
6 oz coffee mate
1 lb nestle quick
1 lb powdered suger

mix well in a very large bowl

use 3 Tbsp per 8 oz of hot water

BBQ

recipe from Eric's mom

1 pound hamburg, cooked
1 can chicken Gumbo soup
salt, pepper, onion to taste
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp mustard
1/2 cup ketchup

mix together and heat through on the stove top

serve on bun

Stromboli

recipe from Becky

frozen bread dough, thawed and flattened out

mix together the following:

2 egg yolk

1/4 Parmesan cheese

small amount of vegetable oil

1-2 Tbsp Italian seasoning

spread mixture on dough

next layer on 2 cups mozzarella cheese

followed by any pizza toppings of your choice

( pepperoni, mushrooms, ham, etc. )

drizzle with a small amount of pizza sauce

fold over the bread dough and flip over

(seam side down on pan)

spread egg white on top

sprinkle with garlic powder

bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes, or until golden brown

serve with pizza sauce for dipping

Stuffed Buffalo Chicken

recipe from Katie
originally made at our cooking party

1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

4 wedges light laughing cow cheese

( Aldi's brand,  use only 3 wedges )

2-3 celery stalks, minced

1-2 carrot sticks, minced

1/4 cup green onion, minced

salt and pepper to taste

4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 Tbsp hot sauce

cooking spray

lightly spray baking dish

mix cheddar cheese, laughing cow cheese, celery, carrots, green onion, salt, pepper, and hot sauce in a large bowl

butterfly chicken breasts, stuffing them evenly with the above mixture

lightly spray top of chicken with cooking spray

drizzle with additional hot sauce 

bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through

this meal also freezes well!