Crumb Bars

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 2/3 cups NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE® Dark Chocolate Morsels, divided
• 1 (14 ounce) can NESTLE® CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
2. Beat butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in flour, sugar and salt until crumbly. With floured fingers, press 2 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan; reserve remaining mixture.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
4. Combine 1 cup morsels and sweetened condensed milk in small, heavy-duty saucepan. Warm over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Spread over hot crust.
5. Stir nuts and remaining 2/3 cup morsels into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over chocolate filling. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Chicken and Veggie Alfredo Biscuit Bake

INGREDIENTS

• 2 Pillsbury® Grands!® frozen buttermilk or southern style biscuits (from 25-oz bag)
• 1 cup Alfredo pasta sauce (from 16-oz jar)
• 1 box (7 oz) Green Giant® Immunity Blend frozen broccoli, carrots and pepper strips in an olive oil seasoning
• 1 can (5 to 6 oz) chunk white chicken breast in water, drained
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. 1 Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 1-quart casserole with cooking spray. 
2. Place biscuits on microwavable plate. Microwave uncovered on Medium (50%) 30 to 45 seconds, turning over halfway through microwave time. Cut the biscuits into quarters. (Biscuits should still be cold for easier handling.) 
3. In 1-quart saucepan, heat pasta sauce, vegetables and chicken to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Spoon into casserole. Top evenly with biscuit pieces; sprinkle biscuit pieces with cheese. 
4. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until chicken mixture is bubbly and biscuits are deep golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Mediterranean Pasta

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2cups uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (about 5 oz)
• 1lb uncooked deveined peeled medium shrimp (thawed if frozen), tail shells removed
• 1medium red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
• 3cups lightly packed fresh spinach (about 3 oz), stems removed, torn into pieces
• 2tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 1/2teaspoon salt
• 1/3cup sliced kalamata olives or 1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained
• 1cup crumbled feta cheese (4 oz)
• 2tablespoons olive or vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS

1. In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook pasta as directed on package, adding shrimp and bell pepper during last 2 minutes of cooking time. Cook until pasta is tender and shrimp are pink. Drain and return to Dutch oven.
2. Add spinach, basil, salt and olives to pasta mixture; heat over medium heat until hot. Toss with cheese and oil.

Pasta Carbonara with Bacon

INGREDIENTS

• 6 oz uncooked fettuccine or spaghetti
• 4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces (1/4 lb)
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
• 3/4 cup chopped plum (Roma) tomato (1 medium)
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions (8 medium)
• 1 container (6 oz) Yoplait® Greek Fat Free plain yogurt

DIRECTIONS

1.  Cook and drain fettuccine as directed on package. In 10-inch skillet, cook bacon and garlic until crisp.  Drain; remove from skillet, and set aside. 
2. In small bowl, slightly beat egg. Beat in milk, Parmesan cheese and pepper. Place cooked fettuccine in skillet. Add milk mixture, spinach, tomato and green onions. Cover; cook about 5 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until spinach is tender.
3. Stir in yogurt; cook over low heat just until heated through.
4. Serve with additional freshly grated Parmesan cheese and freshly ground black pepper.
5. A Caesar salad, crusty French bread or a baguette, and gelato or ice cream for dessert would make this Italian menu complete.

S'more Hand Pies

INGREDIENTS

Crust

• 1 box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs (8 graham cracker squares, finely crushed)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling

• 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened (1 oz)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. 
2. Unroll pie crusts. With 3-inch round cutter, cut 10 rounds from each crust. In small shallow bowl, mix cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup sugar. Brush both sides of pie crust rounds with butter; dip into crumb mixture to coat. 
3. Place 10 coated pie crust rounds on cookie sheet. Stir together filling ingredients. Spoon about 1 heaping tablespoon filling in center of each of the 10 rounds. Place remaining pie crust rounds on top of the filling on each. Pinch edges to seal. 
4. Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store covered in refrigerator.

S'more Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated chocolate chip cookies

16 large marshmallows

8oz chocolate-flavored candy coating, chopped

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Shape cookie dough into 36 (1-inch) balls; on ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
2. Bake 9 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Meanwhile, with kitchen scissors, cut each marshmallow in half crosswise. Immediately place 1 marshmallow half, cut side down, on top of each hot cookie.
3. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or just until marshmallows begin to puff. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. With fingers, gently flatten marshmallows.
4. Melt candy coating as directed on package. Spoon about 1 teaspoon candy coating over marshmallow on each cookie, swirling with back of spoon to nearly cover marshmallow. Let stand until candy coating is set, about 30 minutes. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.

Baklava

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough
• 1 pound chopped nuts
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup honey

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch pan.
2. Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon. Set aside. Unroll phyllo dough. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan. Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Place two sheets of dough in pan, butter thoroughly. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle 2 - 3 tablespoons of nut mixture on top. Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as you go. The top layer should be about 6 - 8 sheets deep.
3. Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows the make diagonal cuts. Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp.
4. Make sauce while baklava is baking. Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted. Add vanilla and honey. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
5. Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon sauce over it. Let cool. Serve in cupcake papers. This freezes well. Leave it uncovered as it gets soggy if it is wrapped up.