Ginger Chicken Delight

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 lbs chicken breasts (cut into chunks or tenders)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups fruit juice (orange, apple, pineapple, or a combo)
• 4 tablespoons honey
• 4 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, chopped
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced

Recipe

• 1 shake chicken in flour in closed ziplock. heat oil in non-stick skillet over med-high. cook chicken 3-4 minutes, until lightly brown, but still slightly pink inside.
• 2 meanwhile, mix rest of ingredients in large glass measuring cup. microwave 1-2 minutes, then whisk to incorporate honey into juice.
• 3 pour over chicken. cook, stirring 3-4 minutes until sauce thickens slightly. (if too thick, add 1/4 cup water or juice.)
• 4 serve over rice.

Fettuccine Alfredo

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb fresh fettuccine pasta
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into small pieces
• 3 1/4 cups grated parmesan cheese
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 200°f place large oven-safe serving bowl in the oven to warm.
• 2 bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. add pasta and cook according to package directions. when pasta is finished, reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water, then drain pasta. remove bowl from oven. place butter in bowl, then add pasta. using tongs or 2 wooden spoons, toss pasta, melting butter and mixing it with the pasta.
• 3 a bit at a time, add cheese and the reserved pasta cooking water, continuing to toss until all of the cheese is added and melted. season with pepper.

Fettuccine With Basil, Tomato, Corn & Garlic

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 ounces fettuccine pasta (dry)
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 2 cups corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 tablespoons basil, chopped
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine garlic, tomatoes, corn, wine, oil and basil into a large pot.
• 2 cover and bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat.
• 4 keep warm.
• 5 bring 4 quarts of water to a boil.
• 6 add pasta and stir to separate noodles.
• 7 cook about 8 minutes or until al dente, drain.
• 8 add to the tomato mixture and toss.
• 9 serve immediately and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 10 for a different taste try a flavored pasta: spinach, garlic, tomato.

Jello Rainbow Pasta

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 11 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (3 ounce) packages jello gelatin (any flavor)
• 8 ounces pasta (picture shows spaghetti)
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated kraft 100%
• 2 cups vegetables, if desired

Recipe

• 1 stir 2 pkg. (4-serving size) any flavor jell-o gelatin into 2 quart water in large saucepan.
• 2 bring to boil at high heat.
• 3 add 8 oz. of pasta.
• 4 cook from 7-9 minutes until tender, stir occasionally.
• 5 drain pasta.
• 6 toss with margarine/butter and parmesan cheese.
• 7 stir in 2 cups steamed chopped vegetables if desired.

Homemade Sweet Potato Biscuits

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup cooked mashed sweet potatoes
• 3/4-1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 3 ingredients; cut in the butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.
• 2 stir together the sweet potatoes and the buttermilk; add to the dry ingredients and stir just until moist.
• 3 turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead 3 to 4 times. pat or roll to ½-inch thickness.
• 4 cut the dough with a 3-inch cutter and place biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• 5 bake at 425°f for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.

Healthy Kashi Cereal Raisin Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour (can use all purpose)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 ounce) can peaches in light syrup, undrained
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup fat free egg substitute or 4 egg whites
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 cups kashi golean cereal (if you don't have this cereal, any bran flake cereal will do fine)
• 1 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl and put aside.
• 3 drain peaches and reserve 1/3 cup of syrup and then puree in a blender, until smooth.
• 4 whisk the peach puree, sugar, egg substitute and oil.
• 5 add kashi cereal and mix well.
• 6 add flour mixture and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.
• 7 fold in the raisins.
• 8 add muffin mixture to muffin pan, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Ginger Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups chicken, cooked and cut in large pieces
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks in heavy syrup
• 1/4 lb margarine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup water
• rice

Recipe

• 1 drain pineapple chunks, reserving syrup.
• 2 in skillet, brown chicken in margarine.
• 3 add reserved syrup, broth, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and garlic.
• 4 cover; cook over low heat 40 minute.
• 5 add green pepper and pineapple chunks;.
• 6 cook 5 minute or until done. stir occasionally.
• 7 combine cornstarch, ginger and water; gradually stir into sauce.
• 8 cook, stirring until thickened.
• 9 serve over hot cooked rice.