Friday, February 21, 2020

Applesauce Bread

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup of softened butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups of flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups of applesauce
  • 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  2. In a large bowl, blend together the butter, egg, and sugar with electric mixer
  3. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt
  4. After it starts to from a crumbly dough, pour in the applesauce + vanilla extract and mix together
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes
Notes
- Pecans or raisins optional

Source
http://www.keeleymcguire.com/2011/11/food-for-thought-applesauce-bread.html?m=1

https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/applesauce-bread/

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Slow-Cooker Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Ingredients
  • 1 package (20 oz) boneless skinless chicken tenders
  • 1 jar (15 oz) Alfredo pasta sauce with roasted garlic
  • 1 jar (7 oz) sun-dried tomato strips, cut into thin strips (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olive
  • 1 cup chopped baby bella mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup chopped baby spinach
Directions
  1. Spray slow cooker with nonstick spray, place in chicken and 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook on low heat setting until chicken is no longer pink in center (165°F)
  2. In a nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook 3 to 5 minutes, turning, until browned
  3. In large bowl, mix Alfredo sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, olives and sautéed mushrooms until well mixed
  4. Add fully cooked chicken. Cover. Stir in spinach; cook 5 minutes longer
  5. Serve over linguine or rotini, if desired
Source
https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/slow-cooker-creamy-tuscan-chicken/6a2d0b68-231e-4454-93dd-afabc8a09231