Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Caesar Chicken Salad Squares













Filling
2 cups cubed (1/8 to 1/4 inch) cooked chicken breast or 1 can (12.5 oz) chunk chicken breast in water, drained
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or Italian cheese blend (2 oz)
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon bacon flavor bits
2 tablespoons regular or reduced-fat Caesar dressing
1 tablespoon regular or reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Crust
1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated regular or reduced fat crescent dinner rolls OR 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
Garnish, if desired
1/4 cup Caesar dressing
1 cup shredded romaine lettuce

  1. Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix filling ingredients until well blended.
  2. If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; press each into 6x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; press each into 6x4-inch rectangle.
  3. Spoon about 1/2 cup chicken mixture onto center of each dough rectangle. With knife, cut each corner of each rectangle from edge to within 1/2 inch of filling. Bring the 8 points of each rectangle up over filling; firmly pinch to seal, forming a square.
  4. Bake 16 to 21 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Garnish each with 1 tablespoon Caesar dressing and 1/4 cup shredded lettuce.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies


Cookies
1 box Devil’s Food cake mix
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 tablespoons red food color
1 box (4-serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix

Filling
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups marshmallow creme
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup fresh raspberries

DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly spray with cooking spray.

2. In large bowl, beat cookie ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 1 minute longer on high speed. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart onto parchment-lined cookie sheets.

3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

4. In large bowl, beat filling ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. For each cookie pie, spread about 1/4 cup filling on bottom of 1 cooled cookie. Top with blueberries, raspberries and second cookie, bottom side down.