Chicken Lasagna

Lasagna is such a versatile dish. The chicken and broccoli complement each other so nicely. This dish is delightful.

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp basil
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups cottage cheese
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 10 oz. pkg. frozen broccoli
1/2 lb. cooked lasagna
1/4 lb. mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
4 chicken breasts, cubed (I seasoned my chicken with garlic salt and Italian seasonings and cooked it on the grill.)

Melt butter in a large saucepan. Blend in flour, salt and basil. Stir in chicken broth and cook until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Add chicken. In a small bowl, mix cottage cheese with the beaten egg. Place 1/3 of the chicken mixture in the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking dish. Top with 1/2 of the noodles, 1/2 of the cottage cheese 1/2 of the broccoli and 1/2 of the mozzarella. Repeat layers beginning again with the chicken. Top with remaining 1/3 chicken mixture. Sprinkle with the Parmesan. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.

Serves 12

Nutrition Info:
Serving size 1/12 of recipe

Calories 350
Total Fat 14 g
Cholesterol 101 g
Sodium 732 g
Total Carbohydrate 21 g
Dietary Fiber 1.5 g
Sugar 1 g
Protein 33 g

Apple Snicker Salad

Apples make the snickers healthy, right? We serve this as a side dish or a light dessert.

4-5 medium apples, peeled and chopped (I like granny smith apples)
1 11.18 oz. bag fun sized Snickers Candy Bars, chopped
1 3.4 oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 cup milk
1 8 oz. container cool whip

Prepare apples and snickers. Combine in a large bowl. In a small bowl mix pudding and milk. Add cool whip. Add to apple mix. Stir to coat apples and snickers. Enjoy.

Serves 8

Nutrition Info:
Serving size 1/8 of recipe

Calories 287
Total Fat 11 g
Cholesterol 4 mg
Sodium 287 mg
Total Carbohydrate 43 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugars 31 g
Protein 3 g

Substitutions Guide

Do you ever find your self up to your elbows in dinner prep and realize you are out of one ingredient? Never fear. Listed here are a few helpful substitutions...

1 cup buttermilk =
1 cup milk + 1 TBS white vinegar or lemon juice

1 pkg dry onion soup mix =
1/4 cup dried minced onion + 2 TBS beef bouillion + 1/8 tsp. onion powder

1 TBS fresh herbs = 1 tsp dried herbs

1 cup self rising flour =
1 cup all purpose flour - 2 tsp + 1 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp salt

1 small clove garlic =
1/8 tsp garlic powder

1 small onion (about 1/4 cup) =
1 TBS dried minced onion

white wine =
apple juice

red wine =
grape juice

1 can tomato soup (10.75 oz) =
1 cup tomato sauce + 1/4 cup water

1 cup tomato juice =
1/2 cup tomato sauce + 1/2 cup water