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Chicken Divan Casserole

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This Chicken Divan Casserole is one of my family’s favorite recipes. It’s an all-in-one dinner which makes clean up really easy!

Chicken Divan Casserole

2 cups water
1 cup rice
2 cups broccoli florets
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup (or homemade)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup mayonnaise
¾ cup milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons curry powder
fresh ground pepper
Panko bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Bring 2 cups water to a boil, add the rice, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add broccoli in the last 10 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the soups, mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice and curry powder until blended and smooth. Stir in the chicken, rice and broccoli and combine well. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. Grind pepper over top and sprinkle with Panko crumbs.

Cover casserole with foil and bake for 30 minutes, uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Chicken Divan Casserole

Sharon Springfield

Appetizers

Crab Puffs

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Crab Puffs

Crab Puffs are a delicious and easy appetizer to prepare and enjoy. Canned flaky biscuits make up the crust and the creamy filling is made of just 3 ingredients and whips up in just a minute. Wonton wrappers could be substituted for the biscuits and you’d have baked crab rangoon.

Ingredients:

Pillsbury Grands Flaky Biscuits
8 oz crabmeat, drained or fake crab (surimi)
8 oz onion & chive cream cheese
2 Tbs Ranch dressing mix

Preheat oven to 400° F. Prepare a regular sized muffin tin by brushing the insides with canola oil or spray with nonstick spray.

Divide each biscuit crosswise so you have two discs from each biscuit. Press into the muffin cups.

Place the remaining ingredients into a bowl and stir until well combined. I use my Kitchenaid stand mixer and the batter paddle.

Scoop about a tablespoon of filling into each lined muffin tin.

Bake for 10 minutes.

* You could make little crab turnovers instead by stretching out each biscuit half onto a greased baking sheet, placing the filling in the center and folding the biscuit dough over and pressing the edges down. Bake for 10 minutes.

These crab puff appetizers are excellent served with sweet chili sauce.

Crab Puffs

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Dressings, Homemade Mixes

Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

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This recipe for Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix is a great substitute for the Hidden Valley ranch mix that is used in many recipes. It’s really easy to mix up in your mini-chopper and keep in the fridge until ready to use.

1/3 cup dry buttermilk powder
2 Tablespoons dried parsley
1 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried chives
1 teaspoon salt

Pulse in food processor until well combined, or you could mix by hand.

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

**To Make Ranch Dressing: Combine 1 Tbsp. seasoning mix with 1/3 cup mayo and 1/3 cup milk, and whisk to combine. You can also substitute Greek yogurt for the mayo.

Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

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Appetizers

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Ingredients:

1/4 small red onion, minced
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 egg white
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon dried dill
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound 99% fat-free ground chicken breast
4 ounces block Feta cheese, cut into 24 ½-inch cubes (will have 6 leftover cubes)
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup buffalo wing sauce

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Add red onion, garlic, egg white, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and seasonings to a large bowl then stir with a fork to combine. Add ground chicken then mix until combined – do not over mix or meatballs will be tough. Divide chicken mixture into quarters, then each quarter into 4 balls. Press a cube of Feta into the center of each ball then close mixture around cheese to seal. Place meatballs onto a buttered cooling rack set on top of a baking sheet, then bake for 20 minutes.

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat then add buffalo wing sauce and stir to combine. Add cooked meatballs to skillet then use a spoon to coat in sauce. Place a lid on top and turn heat to low to keep warm.

This recipe was one of the top shared on Pinterest for 2013. Hope you enjoy these Buffalo Chicken Meatballs!

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Sharon Springfield

Appetizers, Dips

Buffalo Chicken Beer Cheese Dip

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Buffalo Chicken Beer Cheese Dip

Ingredients

2 tbs olive oil
3 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into small pieces
8 oz sour cream
16 oz cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup Parmesan
3/4 cup Mozzarella, plus ½ cup mozzarella for top
1/3 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
2/3 cup IPA beer
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tbs cornstarch
½ cup blue cheese crumbles

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat, add the chicken and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.

In a food processor, add the sour cream, cream cheese, Parmesan, 3/4 cup mozzarella, Franks Red Hot, beer, garlic powder and cornstarch, process until well combined, about 5 minutes.

Pour into an oven safe dish. Stir in chicken pieces, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.

Bake until warm and cheese is bubbly, about 15 minutes.

Remove from oven, sprinkle with blue cheese and serve warm with chips.

Buffalo Chicken Beer Cheese Dip

Sharon Springfield

Cooking With Sharon Springfield

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Chicken Divan Casserole

Chicken Divan Casserole

Chicken Divan Casserole

Crab Puffs

Crab Puffs

Crab Puffs

Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Buffalo Chicken Beer Cheese Dip

Buffalo Chicken Beer Cheese Dip

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