Chicken Roll Ups

These are sooo good, sooo yummy and best of all soooo EASY!
Chicken Roll-Ups

Filling:

1/4 c. butter 2 c. chopped, cooked chicken
6 oz. cream cheese 1/8 tsp. pepper

2 cans crescent rolls

Coating:

1/2 c. melted butter 1/4 - 1/2 c. finely chopped nuts
2/3 c. seasoned bread crumbs

Sauce:

1 can cream of chicken soup 1 c. sour cream


Mix ingredients for filling. Open crescent rolls and separate into squares. Press serrated seam to seal. Put 1/4 c. filling in the center of each square. Fold over sides and tuck in ends. Mix bread crumbs and nuts. Roll chicken rolls in butter and then in bread crumb mixture.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet, with folded side down. Bake for 30 minutes @ 350 degrees. Mix soup and sour cream together for sauce and cook in small pot. Add milk if sauce is too thick.

Yields: 8 servings

Fresh Broccoli-Mandarin Orange Salad

*my kids NEVER eat salad (I am sad to say) but I LOVE this salad, especially for the hot summer months! Basically any salad recipe I get from my mom is AMAZING and this is no exception!

1 egg + 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 1/2 t cornstarch
1/4 c tarragon vinegar
3 T butter
4 c fresh broccoli florets
1/2 c slivered almonds
1 can (11oz) mandarin oranges
1/2 c sugar
1 t dry mustard
1/4 c water
1/2 c mayonnaise
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
fresh spinach (one large bag)

In top of double boiler, whisk eggs, sugar, cornstarch and mustard. Combine vinegar & water, slowly add to egg mixture and whisk constantly. Place over hot water and cook, stir constantly until mixture becomes thick. Remove from heat and stir in butter and mayo. chill. 10-12 servings.

Avocado Corn Salsa

1 can black eyed peas (drained)
1 can of white corn
1/2 bunch cilantro
4 green onions chopped
3 avocados, chopped
4 tomatoes, chopped
1 package Good Season Italian dressing (prepared as directed on package)
1 T course salt
1/2 fresh ground pepper

Combine ingredients, serve with chips & ENJOY!

Orange Chicken

Ni-hao! Our family LOVES Chinese food, in fact my daughter will eat very few things but this girl will eat rice all day and with chopsticks! Here is a great recipe similar to PF Changs Orange Peel Chicken.

Orange Chicken

1/2 c veg. oil

4 chicken breasts cut into bit size pieces

1/2 c cornstarch

peel from 1 orange zested

Sauce

1 T veg oil

2 T minced garlic

4 green onions, sliced
1 cup tomato sauce (1 small can)

1/2 c water

1/4 c sugar

2 T chili garlic sauce (add less if you don't want it too hot)

1 T soy sauce

Prepare sauce, heat 1 T of oil in med. saucepan over Med heat, add garlic, green onions and quickly add tomato sauce & water because garlic can burn FAST. Add sugar, chili sauce and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Let simmer until sauce thickens (about 4 min)

Heat 1/2 cup oil in skillet or wok over med. heat, coat each piece of chicken with cornstarch. Add chicken to oil, cook a few minutes and then flip, when chicken is golden brown remove from pan & drain on paper towels.

Dump remaining oil from pan and place chicken back in pan and add orange peel. Heat for 20 seconds and add sauce, cook for a few minutes and stir gently.

Serve with white rice ( I use white jasmine rice--YUM)

Enjoy!