Sunday, March 21, 2010

Penne Pasta with Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce





Ingredients

2 cups (8 oz.) dry penne pasta
8 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (about 1/3 cup)
1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Lowfat 2% Milk
2 cups (8-oz. pkg.) shredded Italian-style four-cheese blend
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions


Prepare pasta according to package directions, adding sun-dried tomatoes to boiling pasta water for last two minutes of cooking time; drain

Combine evaporated milk, cheese, basil, garlic powder and pepper in medium saucepan.Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted. Remove from heat.

Add pasta & sun-dried tomatoes to cheese sauce; stir until combined.

Enjoy!!

I added shredded chicken and some spices to it to give it a kick. I also made mine with fat free evaporated milk and Weight Watchers cheese to make it even lower in calories & fat. It was yummy! Everyone loved it and next time we will make it with shrimp and crab!

Friday, March 5, 2010

Upside-Down Sunshine Cake


Ingredients..

1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Orange Flavor Gelatin
1 can (20 oz.) DOLE Pineapple Slices, in juice, drained
10 maraschino cherries
3/4 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping







Directions..

Heat oven to 350ºF.

PREPARE cake batter as directed on package. Spray 13x9-inch baking dish generously with cooking spray. Sprinkle dry gelatin mix onto bottom of dish. Top with pineapple; place cherry in center of each slice.

POUR batter over fruit in dish.

BAKE 40 to 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 min. Loosen cake from sides of dish; invert onto platter. Gently remove dish; cool cake completely. Serve topped with cool whip.

ENJOY!!

This was good. I was a little nervous about the orange jello but everyone loved it. To cut calories even more I made the batter with unsweented applesauce instead of oil.

Found on Kraft web site.

Monday, March 1, 2010

New-Look Scalloped Potatoes and Ham




Ingredients

4-1/2 lb. red potatoes (about 9), cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 container (16 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S FREE or KNUDSEN Fat Free Sour Cream
3/4 lb. (12 oz.) VELVEETA 2% Milk Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 lb. (1/2 of 1-lb. pkg.) OSCAR MAYER Smoked Ham, chopped
4 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions

HEAT oven to 350°F.

COOK potatoes in boiling water in large covered saucepan 10 to 12 min. or just until potatoes are tender; drain. Remove 3/4 of the potatoes; place in large bowl. Add sour cream; mash until smooth. Stir in VELVEETA, ham and onions. Gently stir in remaining potato slices.

SPOON into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with Parmesan.

BAKE 30 min. or until heated through.

ENJOY

Found on the Kraft Foods website.

My husband thought this tasted like potato soup. We all loved it and he went on and on about it. Now living in Germany we can't always find everything. For this recipe there was no Velveeta in the store. So I bought block pepper jack cheese which gave this recipe a kick and we love it and will make this many more times.I also used the whole package of chopped ham. My hubby loves his meat.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Italian Chicken Bow Tie Pasta





Ingredients

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cooked
1 (16 ounce) package farfalle pasta
1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing
1 tomato, chopped


Directions

1. Add 2/3 cup salad dressing to the cubed chicken and stir together.

2. Cook pasta per package directions. Drain and rinse. Add the pasta to the chicken and dressing and toss. Pour enough dressing on to coat everything (or to your taste) and add the chopped tomato. Toss to coat. Ready to serve!

ENJOY

OK so I love the fact that this is so simple. It was yummy and we all loved it. I didn't use the full amount of dressing that is called for. We started with the 2/3 cup and left it at the. We also only did 12oz of pasta so I knew I wouldn't need all the dressing. I added a couple mushrooms and some feta cheese. Next time I plan n adding more tomatoes then 1 and might do it with shrimp and crab.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Baked Salmon w/ Tomatoes,Spinach & Mushrooms





Ingredients

4 salmon fillets (1 lb.)
2 cups chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 tomato, chopped
1/3 cup KRAFT Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing

Directions

1. HEAT oven to 375°F.

2. PLACE fish fillets, skin-sides down,in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

3. COMBINE remaining ingredients;spoon over fish.

4. BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

Enjoy!

We really liked this & I really liked how easy it was to make. Will be doing again.