Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole

I love this recipe! Thanks so much, Girl Who Ate Everything :)

Ingredients:

5 cups chicken breasts , cooked and cubed (or shredded)
1 cup sour cream
2 (14.5 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
2 cups crushed Ritz crackers (about 1 1/2 rolls of crackers)
1/2 cup melted butter
1 Tablespoon poppy seeds

Additional Ingredients to Make It Fancy:
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 T lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
(optional) 3 cups cooked rice

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Boil raw chicken breasts with salt and pepper until done. I like to boil it with half an onion cut into large chunks to give it more flavor. Let chicken cool slightly and cut into one inch cubes. Place cubed chicken in a 9X13 casserole dish. *Note: Some people layer some cooked rice on the very bottom underneath the chicken so that it's a meal in one.

Stir together the condensed soup and sour cream. If you wish to add the additional flavorings stir in the Worcestershire, celery salt, garlic, lemon juice, and pepper to the soup and sour cream mixture. Pour over the chicken.

In a separate bowl, stir together the crushed crackers and melted butter. Sprinkle over the chicken and sauce. Sprinkle the poppy seeds on top.

Bake for 20-30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top of the casserole is browned and the sauce is bubbly. Serve plain or over rice. We like to eat it with steamed broccoli and we mix it all together.

Stolen pic but this is what it looks like :)

Six Sisters' Stuff: Ham and Swiss Poppy Seed Sandwich Sliders

So I am NOT losing this recipe. These are sooooo good! Thank you, Six Sisters Stuff :) 
Their mobile site isn't working for me so I'm posting it here.

INGREDIENTS:
24 King's Hawaiian Rolls
1/2 cup butter
1/2 yellow onion, minced
1 1/2 Tablespoons dijon mustard
1 1/2 Tablespoons poppy seeds
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
8 slices swiss cheese (cut into fourths)
28 slices deli ham

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Slice rolls in half, keeping tops and bottoms together.
Melt butter and whisk in onion, mustard, poppy seeds and Worcestershire sauce.
Brush the mixture evenly on both the top and bottom half of the rolls.
On the bottom half of each roll, top the mustard mixture a small slice of swiss cheese and two slices of ham.
Cover with foil and bake about 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Remove from oven, separate rolls and serve.

Definitely not my pic but this is what they look like :)

Hawaiian Haystacks

This recipe is from Nikki at Chef in Training. Unfortunately, her mobile site crashes frequently and I'm not about to lose this recipe so . . . I'm posting it here.

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
2 cups sour cream
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
½ cup milk
4 cups cooked rice

TOPPINGS
shredded cheese
chow mien noodles
pineapple chunks
green onions
raisins or craisins
tomatoes
coconut
cashews

DIRECTIONS:
In sauce pan add chicken, sour cream, cream of chicken soup and milk.

Heat and stir in saucepan over medium heat until mixture is heated evenly throughout.

Serve over rice.

Top it with all your favorite toppings.

This is her pic :)

Spaghetti

Came across this spaghetti recipe we really like :)

INGREDIENTS:
1.5 lbs ground beef
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 large green bell pepper, diced
1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup water
1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes
1 can (28 oz) tomato sauce
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped

Meat Seasoning:
2 t sage
2 t fennel seed
1 t thyme
1 t black pepper
1/8 t allspice

DIRECTIONS:
1. Combine seasoning and ground beef until well mixed. Brown meat, onion, and garlic over medium heat making sure to break up the meat very well (drain any fat if necessary).

2. Add remaining ingredients (except parsley and basil) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 1 hour or until desired consistency.

3. Stir in parsley and basil.

4. Remove bay leaves and serve over hot pasta.

Lil' Luna's Chicken Tetrazzini

Stole this recipe from Lil' Luna. Her mobile website keeps crashing and again and I am NOT losing this recipe so here it is!

INGREDIENTS:
16 oz linguini, cooked
½ cup butter, softened
4 chicken breasts, cooked, diced
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cups sour cream
1 tsp kosher salt
½ tsp ground pepper
½ cup chicken broth
2 TB parmesan cheese
2 cup shredded mozzarella

DIRECTIONS:
Cook noodles according to box instructions. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine ½ cup butter, cooked chicken, soup, sour cream, salt, pepper and chicken broth. Mix well and then add in cooked noodles.

Spray a 9x13 pan and pour in noodle mixture. Sprinkle cheeses on top.

Bake covered with foil for 45 minutes at 300. Remove foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes

Again this pic is stolen from Lil Luna but it looks just like this.

Banana Bread Pancakes

First, can I just say . . . . I LOVE banana bread! But making it, well, always ends up being an epic fail for me. No matter the recipe, no matter the research I have done to make sure it won't fail, it always ends up being burned on the bottom and uncooked on top. Yuck. What a huge waste of sugar and flour and time. There must be some science behind it that I'm missing. I swear I don't over-mix the batter and that I follow directions EXACTLY. Anyway . . . . maybe my banana bread loaves will always fail or maybe I will someday conquer that stupid recipe. However, I have stumbled across this fantastic recipe for banana bread pancakes that I absolutely LOVE. Her website keeps crashing though (at least when I look at the mobile version) so I'mma have to post it here because I am NOT losing this recipe. Lately, I've been having a streak of bad bananas so I've been making these often :) Anyway, here it is :)

Banana Bread Pancakes
(stolen from Tiffany at Le Creme de la Crumb)
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 medium very ripe bananas, mashed
⅓ cup Diamond of California Shelled Pecans or Walnuts, roughly chopped (I'm totally allergic to nuts so I leave these out . . . . they still taste amazing without them!)
optional: syrup, 1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat a skillet, pan, or griddle to medium heat (about 275 degrees).

In a medium bowl whisk together flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt.

In another bowl mix together egg, milk, butter, vanilla, and mashed bananas. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined (do not overmix, a few lumps are okay!). Gently stir in nuts.

Lightly grease your preheated skillet. Pour ¼ cup batter onto the skillet.

Cook 1-2 minutes until edges begin to look "dry". Flip with spatula, then cook another 1-2 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

Serve with syrup and chopped nuts as desired.

Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken

Swiped this recipe from cakescottage.com because her mobile website doesn't look so great on my phone. It's the best!

INGREDIENTS:
½ cup Mayonnaise
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
4 boneless skinless chicken breast cutlets.
4-5 teaspoons Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs
½ teaspoon garlic powder
pinch of salt
½ teaspoon lemon pepper

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a small bowl combine mayo, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese.

Moisten chicken breasts with water and lay on baking sheet (I line my baking sheet with parchment paper to make clean up easy)

Divide the mayonnaise mixture evenly among the chicken, just spreading it across the top of each piece, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, remove from oven and sprinkle bread crumbs on each piece of chicken.

Return to oven and bake for additional 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked thoroughly and juices run clear.

Tops will be browned and chicken will be incredibly juicy.

You can also finish them off under the broiler for a minute or two to get them extra browned on top.

Again, this image is stolen

Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

We love this recipe so much! I stole it from A Family Feast. Their website doesn't look good on my phone (very hard to read) so I am adding it to my blog because I definitely don't want to lose this recipe!

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup oil (canola or vegetable)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional but highly recommended)

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper sheets (or lightly grease the cookie sheet if you don’t have parchment paper).

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine pumpkin, sugar, oil, vanilla and egg. Mix until well combined.

In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a small bowl, dissolve the baking soda with the milk. Add both the dry flour mixture and the wet baking soda mixture to the pumpkin mixture.

Mix well.

Add in the chocolate chips and nuts and stir until evenly combined.

Using a medium cookie scoop(medium scoop is equal to 1½ tablespoons), drop mounds of the cookie dough on the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool for slightly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes about 3 dozen :)

White Chicken Chili

Also swiped this recipe from my friend's wife. It is sooooo yummy!

INGREDIENTS:
1 pkg of chicken breast (2.7 lbs)
1 Carton of Chicken Broth (32 oz)
2 packets of McCormick White Chicken Chili Seasoning
1 can of cream style white corn (can substitute with any kind of corn)
1 can of Northern Beans (can substitute with any kind of beans)
2 Small cans of Diced Chilies (4 oz each)

DIRECTIONS:
1. Place chicken in the bottom of the crockpot
2. Pour corn, beans, and chili on top.
3. Pour the chicken broth over it
4. Sprinkle the white chicken chili seasoning over it and stir
5. Let it sit for 3 hours on high and 6 hours on low

This is her pic :)

Cinnamon Pancakes

Swiped this recipe from my friend's wife. I've never met her but she seems pretty awesome. She has mad photography skills, and she's an excellent wife, mother, and chef. These pancakes are dang delicious!

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.

Then, add in the milk, egg, vegetable oil, and vanilla and stir until only a few lumps remain.

Let the batter stand for 5 minutes for extra fluffiness. (THIS IS A MUST!!)

Heat your skillet (I put mine at 350 degrees) and pour batter on in 1/3 cup portions.

Cook until the bottom is brown and then flip, cook until the other side is brown as well. I like to butter while warm and serve :)

She took this pic :)