Chicken Roll-ups

My mom made these a lot growing up and they have become one of my favorite meals.  

Everyone likes them! 

CHICKEN ROLL-UPS

2 pkg.  Pillsbury crescent rolls

4 oz. cream cheese

10- 12 chicken tenders

Italian bread crumbs

Boil chicken tenders and cut into small pieces.  Mix in softened cream cheese.  May need a little more.  Unroll the crescent rolls and put a big T of chicken filling on each roll and  seal the dough around it.  Roll each one into the bread crumbs and place on baking sheet.

Bake 375 for 20 min. or until browned.

Serve with sauce.   Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in small saucepan,  add 2Tbsp. flour.  Cook for a minute or 2,  Take off the heat and add all at once ½ cup chicken broth  and ½ cup milk.  Cook and stir until thick and smooth.  Add a little chicken bouillon to taste.

Pepper Steak

This is one of my favorite meals my mom made us....

Round or Sirloin Steak
onion flakes
green peppers cut into strips
4 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
3 cups water
1 tsp. sugar
Flour and water for thickening
tomatoes

Trim fat from meat.  Cut into small pieces across the grain.  Brown meat, onion, and green peppers. Add water, soy sauce, and about 1 tsp. sugar.  Bring to a boil, cover and simmer between 20-30 minutes.  Make a thickener with 1 cup water and 2 heaping Tbsp. flour.  Bring mixture to a boil and add thickener while stirring.  Cut 1 or 2 tomatoes into wedges, and place on top of sauce till warmed through. Serve over rice.

Hot Artichoke Dip

1 (14oz.) can artichokes, broken up
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 (4oz.) can chopped green chilies
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Combine all ingredients and bake in a shallow 4 cup dish for 15 minutes at 350 F.  Serve with crackers.

Marilyn's Moms Brownies

This is a recipe from a dear friend Marilyn Baigue.  They are my favorite!

1 cube butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla (almond flavoring if desired...this is very good)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup nuts

Cream together the butter and sugar.  Add the eggs and vanilla.   Sift together the cocoa powder, and flour, add to wet ingredients.  Stir in nuts. Pour in an 8 x 8 square pan.  Bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
Double the recipe and bake in a 9 x 13.
(I like to sprinkle powder sugar on top.)

Black Bean Salad

Salad:
2 cups black beans
2 cups corn
1 red onion (chopped)
1 quart cherry tomatoes cut in half
cilantro

Dressing:
1/4 cup lemon or lime juice
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup cilantro
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 cup canola oil
salt
pepper
garlic powder

Mix salad together in a medium bowl. Mix dressing together in a small bowl and pour over salad.  Mix well. Serve as a salad or with tortilla chips.
Optional - You can add jicima, or avacado to the salad.

Pina Colada Party Drink

1 (46 oz.) can Pineapple Juice
1 3/4 - 2 cups Pina Colada Drink Mix (Mr. & Mrs. T)
1/2 scoop Lemon-Lime Gatorade Powder Mix (optional)
2  2 Liter Sprite

Mix the ingredients together, serve over ice.
Serve with pineapple and strawberry skewers.

Similar to Cafe Rio Pork

1 Pork Roast
1 Tbsp. Honey
1 (1 liter) bottle Coke

Place all ingredients in crockpot. Cook on low all night. In the morning, take the roast out leaving the juice in the crockpot. Shred the roast. Place the roast back in the crockpot and leave it on low until ready to serve.