Friday 28 February 2014

creamed spinach 2014

Creamed Spinach Ravioli
add a zesty lemon twist to this family favorite pasta dish
Prep: 10 min .    /  Total:20 min .
ingredients:

2  pkg.(9 oz.each) refrigerated cheese ravioli
1/2   cup(1/2 of 8-oz.tub)Philadelphia
Chive and Onion Cream
Cheese Spread
1 cup milk
Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided %1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. Kraft  100
4 cups baby spinach leaves
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill
   Grated  peel from 1 lemon
6 cherry tomatoes , quartered
How To Prepare:
 
COOK pasta as directed on package
MEANWHILE,place cream cheese spread in large skillet .Add milk; cook on medium  heat 1 to 2 min. or until cream cheese is melted and mixture is well blended,
stirirring frequently. add 1/4  cup of the Parmesan cheese , the spinach , dill and lemon peel ; mix well.
DRAIN pasta .Add to cream cheese sauce; toss to coat .Serve topped with tomatoes and remaining 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese.
Makes 6 servings , 1 cup each

Save 60 calories , 12 g of fat and 7 g of saturated fat per serving by preparing as directed with light cheese ravioli, Philadelphia Chive and onion Light Cream cheese Spread , which tastes as rich and creamy as regular and fat-free milk.

SUBSTITUTE: Prepare as directed using your favorite bite-size pasta, such as farfalle (bow-tie pasta) or rotini

Peel Power

The lemon peel , also known as the zest is used to boost the lemony taste  of a dish  and can be used  to enhance other foods when cooking, like vegetables, meat or fish .Always wash a lemon before using it in the kitchen.




chicken sandwich recipe 2014

Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
These saucy chicken sandwiches are ready in no time
You have to try them to believe them !

Prep : 5 min .    / Total: 25 min .

Ingredients:
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 Onion, sliced
1/2 cup kraft original barbecue Sauce
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp.brown sugar
1 French bread baguette , 16 to 20-inches long ( about 10 oz)
4 Kraft Singles
 
How To Prepare:
COOK chicken and onions in skillet on medium-high heat 8 min , stirring occasionally.
ADD  Barbecue sauce , water and sugar ;stir.
Reduce heat to medium ;cover.Cook an additional 7min. or untill chicken  F)°Fis cooked through (165
REMOVE chicken from skillet. Shred chicken with 2 forks or chop into small pieces.
Return to Skillet; stir untill evenly coated with sauce.Cut baguette crosswisen into4 pieces.Cut each piece lenghtwise in half.
fill with chicken mixture and singles.
make 4 Servings , 1 sandwich each.

SUBSTITUTE: For a rich , deli taste , prepare as directed using Kraft Singles Select.

chicken sandwich recipe

Almond cookie recipe 2014 (Horns Almond)

Almond Horns recipe:
This confectioners' sugar-dusted butter cookie gets  its crunchy, crumbly texture from finely ground toasted almonds—
and its name from its characteristic curve. Take care not to overprocess the almonds. makes about 3 DOZEN 

Almond Horns recipe


ingredients

  2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  1-1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
  1  cup  (2  sticks)  unsalted  butter,  room
temperature
  1-1/4  cups  confectioners'  sugar,  sifted,  plus
more for dusting
  1 large egg 
  2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 
  1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
  1 cup whole raw almonds, toasted (see Mexican
Wedding  Cookies)  and  finely  ground  in  a  food
processor 




 How To Prepare:

1. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

2.    Put  butter  and  confectioners'  sugar  in  the  bowl  of  an  electric mixer  fitted with  the  paddle  attachment. Mix  on
medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in egg and extracts. Reduce speed to low. Mix in flour mixture
and almonds until just combined. Wrap dough in plastic; refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

3.  Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll 1 tablespoon of dough into a 4-inch-long log; gently shape into a horseshoe. Repeat with
remaining dough. Transfer to baking sheets lined with parchment.

4. Bake cookies until pale golden, about 20 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let
cool  completely.  Sift  confectioners'  sugar  over  cookies.  Cookies  can  be  stored  in  an  airtight  container  at  room
temperature up to 3 days.