Oven Rubbed Chicken Breasts

Ingredients
1 Tablespoon brown sugar (packed)
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup barbecue sauce

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F
In small bowl, mix brown sugar, paprika, cumin, garlic powder and chili powder.
Rub both sides of chicken with seasoning mixture.
Place chicken on a rack in cake pan
Bake 25 minutes until the inner temperature reaches 170°F. Juice of chicken will be clear when center of thickest part is cut.
In microwave, heat the barbecue sauce and serve on the side.

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I dug around and came up with this great hamburg bun recipe and made them this afternoon.   The only way we could describe them was delicious.  They were really easy to make and I think we’ll be having homemade buns quite often in the future.

Quick and Easy Burger Buns

Ingredients
3/4 to 1 cup lukewarm water
2 tablespoons butter
1 large egg
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon instant yeast

Directions

1. Mix and knead all of the dough ingredients—by hand, mixer, or bread machine—to make a soft, smooth dough.
2. Cover the dough, and let it rise for 1 hour, or until it’s doubled in bulk.
3. Gently deflate the dough, and divide it into 8 pieces. Shape each piece into a round 1″ thick (more or less); flatten to about 3″ across. Place the buns on a lightly greased baking sheet, cover, and let rise for about an hour, until very puffy.
4. Brush buns with either melted butter or with egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water.
5. Bake the buns in a preheated 375°F oven for 12 to 15 minutes, till golden.  Cool on a rack.

If you like, when you brush the butter/egg wash, you can top them with sesame seeds.

I think next time I make them, I’m going to cut them out with a glass if I have one that makes the right size round bun.

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Ingredients:

• 1 Pound extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef

• 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs

• 3 Tablespoons ketchup

• 1 teaspoon onion salt

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

• 1 teaspoon ground red pepper

• 1 egg

• 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 oz)

Directions

1. In large bowl, mix all ingredients.
2. Pat mixture into an  8-inch square.
3. Cut into 4 squares.
4. Slowly cook over medium heat, turning once, until done.

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Easy Blackberry Cobbler

Ingredients

• 4 C frozen blackberries
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 Cup flour
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 Large Egg
• 6 Tablespoons melted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Grease an 8″ bakind dish
3. Add the berries
4. Sprinkle lemon juice over berries
5. In a medium bowl, mix the egg, sugar and flour until it resembles coarse meal.
6. Sprinkle over the berries.
7. Drizzle butter over the top
8. Bake 40-45 minutes until lightly browned
9. Let stand 10 minutes
10. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Enjoy!

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 package (32 oz) chicken broth
• 3 Cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 (10 oz) Can cream of chicken soup
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 (10.2 oz) tube Jumbo Buttermilk Biscuits
• 2 diced carrots
• 2 diced celery sticks

Directions

1. Put the broth, chicken, soup and poultry seasoning in a large Dutch Oven and bring to a boil.
2. Cover and reduce heat to low.
3. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Increase heat to medium and bring to a low boil,
5. Place biscuits on a lightly floured surface and roll or pat to 1/8 inch thickness.
6. Cut biscuits into 1/2 wide strips.
7. Drop the biscuit strips, 1 at a time into the boiling broth.
8. Add carrots and celery.
9. Cover and reduce heat to low.
10. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Enjoy!

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Saucy Island Sandwiches

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cup Butter
6 T brown sugar
3 T yellow mustard
3 T Worcestershire Sauce
2 T poppy seeds
1 T honey
2 pkg (12) Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
2 pkg (8 oz) Swiss Cheese
1 Lb honey ham slices
2 pkg (8 oz) provolone cheese slices

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix the butter, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, poppy seeds and honey together in a medium sauce pan over low heat. Stirring constantly.
3. Line the bottom of two 9×13 baking dishes with parchment paper OR spray with cooking spray.
4. Cut rolls in half and arrange bottoms, cut side up, in the  baking dishes.
5. Brush with some of the butter mixture.
6. Top each roll bottom with swiss cheese, tearing the slices to fit as necessary.
7. Top with ham, tearing or folding to fit.
8. Top with provolone cheese.
9. Add the roll tops and brush with butter mixture.
10. Bake uncovered 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese melts and sandwiches are heated through.
11. Serve with remaining butter mixture for dippinng.

Makes 24 sandwiches.

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• one large sweet onion, sliced
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1 Pound ground pork
• 1/2 Pound country sausage
• 8 strips bacon, chopped
• 1/4 Cup parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper
• Asiago cheese
• 6 sandwich buns

DIRECTIONS

• Cook the onion slices in butter until tender.  Set aside.
• While the onions are cooking, mix the ground pork, sausage, chopped bacon, parsley and thyme together in a large bowl.  Form patties.
• Cook the burgers and top with cheese.
• Place burger on a prepared bun and top with onion.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds lean boneless beef, cubed
• 3 Tbs. olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 quart (32 oz)  beef broth
• 6 Cups water
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 6 carrots, chopped
• 6 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 Cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 C. uncooked barley
• 1 tsp dried thyme

Directions

1. Saute the beef in oil for 5 minutes, or until browned.
2. Stir in the salt, pepper and garlic powder and mix well.
3. Place the seasoned meat in a slow cooker.
4. Add a little water to the skillet and stir to pick up the browned bits. Add to slow cooker.
5. Add the broth, water, celery, carrots, green onion, parsley, and barley.
6. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours until vegetables and barley are tender.
7. Add thyme just efore serving.

Enjoy!

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Ingredients

• 2 turkey breast tenderloins – cut into 1/4″ slices
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 Tablespoon canola oil
• 14 1/2 oz chicken broth
• 1 can condensed cream celery soup (undiluted)
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• 3 cups uncooked wide egg noodles

Directions

1. Cook the turkey and onion in oil for 5 to 6 minutes in a dutch oven.  Turkey should no longer be pink.
2. Drain and return to pan.
3. In a large bowl combine the broth, soup, vegetables and lemon-pepper seasoning.
4. Add to dutch oven and bring to a boil.
5. Stir in the noodles.
6. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until noodles and vegetables are tender.

Enjoy!

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Directions
1. In a Dutch oven cook pasta according to package directions, adding broccoli for the last 5 minutes of cooking. Drain well. Return to hot Dutch oven.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine chicken pieces and adobo seasoning; toss to coat. In a large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for 30 seconds. Add chicken; cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring occasionally.
3. Add chicken to drained pasta and broccoli in Dutch oven. Stir in mayonnaise and pepper. Cook over low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
4. To serve, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

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