Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Another Pintrest success! It's been a while since I've made these but I wouldn't have written it on a card if it didn't taste good! Any recipe that says "buffalo sauce" usually wins my approval though.

Ingredients:
4 oz cream cheese, soften
1/8 c buffalo sauce (I use Sweet Baby Rays)
1 c shredded cheese
1/8 c blue cheese
12.5 oz shredded chicken (I did not use canned, I boiled some of my own)
8 - 8" tortillas

Directions:
Heat oven to 350
Combine cream cheese and buffalo sauce, mix well
Add cheese and chicken, mix well
Place 2-3 T mix in center of tortilla - roll, place on cookie sheet
Bake 17-20 minutes

Cheesy Spinach and Artichoke Dip

I don't know that I've posted an appetizer before! Well...then it's about time. I make this a lot around the holidays when I need to bring a dish to a party. It's best heated up, but tastes good as it cools as well.

Ingredients:
14 oz artichoke hearts, drain, fine chop
10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thaw, drain well
3/4 c Parmesan
3/4 c light mayo (this part is very difficult for me as I despise mayonnaise)
1/2 c shredded mozzarella
1/2 t garlic powder

Directions:
Heat oven to 350
Mix ingredients well
Spoon into a pie dish
Bake 20 minutes

Easy as that!

Sweet and Sour Chicken

I loooooooove me some Chinese food! I was brave and had my in-laws over for the first time I made this meal. A BIG thumbs up from everyone at the table! I'm sure that it has to be 100 times healthier than the preservative-filled, jacked up poison you get in take out form. It is time consuming but NOT difficult in any fashion. I think the next time I cook it, it will go faster. I've never battered and "fried" anything before. I put only enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan and keep it from sticking.

Ingredients:
Smidge of olive oil (for bottom of pan)
3 chicken breast (cut in 1" pieces)
1 c corn starch
S/P
2 eggs
3/4 c white sugar
4 T ketchup
1/2 c white vinegar
1 T soy sauce (I use reduced sodium)
1 t garlic salt
brown rice

Directions:
Heat skillet over medium heat
Coat skillet with olive oil
Scramble 2 eggs in one bowl
Put corn starch, salt, and pepper in another bowl
Dip chicken pieces in egg, then coat in corn starch mix
Cook in skillet until it is golden brown on both sides
*I had to cook the chicken one breast at a time as to not load down the skillet

Whisk sugar, ketchup, white vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic salt in another bowl.

Once all the chicken is cooked nicely, place in a dish roughly 9x9 and sprayed with PAM. Pour the sauce over chicken and mix. Cook 15 minutes then stir and cook an additional 15 minutes.

Serve over rice. I also made some broccoli to go along with it. Of course J had nothing to do with that ;).

Comfort Crock-Pot Chicken and Gravy

This is most definitely a comfort food recipe! Something simple and easy to make. Who says that busy schedules can't allow for home cooked meals?! I even made this super easy and used the Ore-Ida steam-n-mash potatoes.

What you need:
3 chicken skinless breast
14.5 oz chicken broth
2 packs gravy mix (I used chicken gravy mix)
S/P to taste

Make it:
Place chicken in crock-pot, pour in broth (should cover chicken, if not add a little water)
Cook on low 8 hours (or high 4-5 hours)
Pull with fork
In a saucepan, pour 2 cups of broth from crock-pot
Add 2 packs of gravy mix and stir until it thickens (about 2 minutes)
S/P to taste
Serve shredded chicken and gravy over mashed potatoes

http://www.food.com/recipe/simple-crock-pot-chicken-167491

Penne Chicken w/ Gorgonzola

Who doesn't love Italian?! And when do I not like a recipe that lets me sneak in some veggies, no matter how small, to J?! This was actually quite simple despite the ingredients. It called for asparagus, however apparently I let mine go bad. I pulled out some spinach from the freezer and used it instead. I think I will keep using the spinach! It actually got J to say "I like spinach in this meal." I love when kitchen mishaps turn out better in the end! :)

This is actually a Kraft recipe. Their website has tons of easy meals. Check them out some time!
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/home.aspx

What you need:
2 c penne pasta
2 t olive oil
1/2 c diced onions
1 t sugar
1 1/2 c chopped roma tomatoes
2 c cut up chicken, grilled (I marinated prior)
1 1/2 c chicken broth
1/4 c whipping cream
2 t minced garlic
4 oz crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
chopped spinach (however much your heart desires!)

Make it:
Cook pasta
Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat - add onions and sugar, cook and stir 2-3 minutes
Drain pasta and place in skillet - add tomatoes - heat for 1 minute, stirring occasionally
Add chicken, broth, spinach, cream, and garlic - mix well
Cook 5 min or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally
Add cheese - cook 2 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally

*It's important to note that it will not thicken like the Alfredo-y sauces you get at Olive Garden. It will be thinner.

Buffalo Chicken Casserole

When I found this pin it was very vague. I winged it and it turned out pretty decent!

Ingredients:
1.5 lb chicken breast (I cooked it in some olive oil and buffalo sauce)
1/3 c buffalo sauce (I use Sweet Baby Ray's)
1 c ranch (or blue cheese)
1/2 c shredded cheese
5 c hash browns
1 can cream of chicken soup (I use my homemade version)

Directions:
There were none!!!
I cooked the chicken in a skillet. While the chicken was cooking I thawed the hash browns in the oven a bit. Once the chicken was cooked, I put it over the hash browns, stirred in the buffalo sauce, soup, and ranch. Then I sprinkled it with the cheese. I baked it on 375 until the potatoes were done.

I think next time I am going to use tater tots instead!

Southwest Chicken Skillet

Ingredients:
cubed chicken (I used about a breast and a half)
2 c instant rice
1 pack taco seasoning (I use homemade)
1 can Rotel
shredded cheese (to taste)

Directions:
Cook chicken in the skillet
Add 1 1/2 c water, taco seasoning, and Rotel
Heat to boil
Add rice
Stir and remove from heat, cover
Once water is absorbed, stir and top with cheese