Tortellini Soup

Just looking at this picture make me wish I was making this tonight. Anyhooo...



2 Tb olive oil
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup celery, chopped
3/4 cup carrots, chopped
2 tsp garlic
1 tsp Italian seasoning
sprinkle in crushed red pepper
8 cups chicken borth
cheese filled noodles (9 oz)
2 TB parsley
1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese for garnish

Heat suacepan over medium heat. Add oil, onion, celery, and carrots. Cook for 4 minutes. Add garlic, seasoning, and crushed red pepper. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add noodles and stir in parsley. (7 minutes) Ladle into bowls and garnish with parmesan cheese.

Rice Pilaf

This is a great side dish.

3 TB butter

1 cup uncooked converted rice(I use Jasmine)

2 1/4 cups chicken broth

1/8 tsp salt

1/3 cup slivered almonds

1/4 cup diced celery

1/4 cup diced onion

1 tsp parsley

Melt 2 TB butter and add rice. I stir constantly. Saute rice for 4-5 minutes until it begins to brown. Add broth and salt. In a small saucepan add 1 Tb butter and the celery, almonds, and onion. Saute for about 5 minutes and add to rice. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Check the rice if it done. If not add a little bit more water and cook 3 more minutes. I actually put this in my rice cooker and it turns out great.

BBQ Bacon Chicken

Chicken breasts or chicken tenders

1 bottle of BBQ sauce

cooked bacon 1-2 pieces per breast

cheese

avacado

sour cream

Put chicken breasts in a 9x13 pan and cover with BBQ sauce and bake at 300 degrees for about an hour. (less time if using tenders) Remover from oven and place bacon on top of each chicken piece plus cheese. Return to oven until cheese is melted. Remove and garnish with avacado and sour cream. Oh yum.

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Pretzel Hugs

These are so simple and look so festive. Hurry and match a batch.

1 bag of pretzels (Typical or waffle style)

1 bag of M&Ms

1 bag of hugs (or kisses)

I did a batch of peppermint kisses and later a batch of the mint truffle kind. Anyway, preheat oven to 200 degrees and cook for about 7-9 minutes. Just watch until the hugs are melting. Take out of the oven and press the M&Ms on top. I baked mine on parchment and then let the pan cool and placed the whole thing in the freezer. Take out and place on plates to give away.

Enjoy!