Lemon Buddies

• 9 cups Rice Chex® cereal
• 1 1/4 cups white vanilla baking chips
• 1/4 cup butter
• zest of one lemon
• 2 tablespoons juice from the zested lemon
• 2 cups powdered sugar

1. Measure rice chex into a large bowl; set aside.
2. In 1-quart microwave safe bowl, microwave chips and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir.
3. Microwave about 20 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Then stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice.
4. Pour the melted mixture over cereal, then stir carefully until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
5. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; gently shake until well coated. Spread on a cookie sheet to cool. Once cooled, store in airtight container.

Recipe adapted from Chex.com

Chicken Chili

Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 16-oz can black beans
• 1 16-oz can kidney beans
• 1 8-oz can tomato sauce
• 10 oz package frozen corn kernels
• 2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp chili powder
  
• 24 oz (3-4) boneless skinless chicken breasts
• chili peppers, chopped (optional)
  
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions:

Combine beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning in a slow cooker. Place chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Top with fresh cilantro, sour cream or shredded cheese.

Snickerdoodle Bread

2 1/2 cups flour

• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup butter softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 pkg. Hershey's cinnamon chips
• 3 TB sugar
• 3 tsp. cinnamon

1. Cream butter, sugar, salt and cinnamon until fluffy. Add eggs and mix well.
   
2. Add vanilla and sour cream and mix well.
   
3. Mix flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to wet ingredients and mix until all combined.
   
4. Add cinnamon chips and stir into batter. Set aside.
   
5. Spoon batter into 4 mini loaf pans until about 2/3 full.
   
6. Mix 3 T. sugar and 3 t. cinnamon in a bowl and sprinkle over the batter in each loaf pan.
   
7. Bake at 350 for 35-38 minutes. Let cool before removing from pan.

Salmon Patties

INGREDIENTS

• 2 6-ounce cans tuna
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup white bread torn into small pieces
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp water (or liquid from the cans of tuna)
• 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives, green onions, or shallots
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• A couple squirts of Crystal hot sauce or tabasco
• 1 raw egg
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon butter

METHOD

1 Drain the liquid from the tuna cans. If you are using tuna packed in water, reserve a tablespoon of the tuna water, and add a teaspoon of olive oil to the tuna mixture in the next step.

2 In a medium bowl, mix together the tuna, mustard, torn white bread, lemon zest, lemon juice, water, parsley, chives, and hot sauce. Sprinkle on salt and freshly ground black pepper. Taste the mixture before adding the egg to see if it needs more seasoning to your taste. Mix in the egg.

3 Divide the mixture into 4 parts. With each part, form into a ball and then flatten into a patty. Place onto a wax paper lined tray and chill for an hour. (You can skip the chilling if you want, chilling just helps the patties stay together when you cook them.)

4 Heat the olive oil and a little butter (for taste) in a cast iron or stick-free skillet on medium high. Gently place the patties in the pan, and cook until nicely browned, 3-4 minutes on each side.

Serve with wedges of lemon. You can also serve with tartar sauce on slider buns for a tuna burger.

Chicken BLT Pizza

Pizza crust

10 oz garlic cream cheese

2 c sliced chicken breasts

1 lb crumbled bacon

2 c shredded cheese

1 c chopped tomatoes

1 c chopped lettuce

We cubed the chicken and cooked it in a skillet with oil and italian seasoning.

We also added some fresh avocado slices.