This week's Menu of the Week comes from our cookbook, Fast-Fix Meals! With recipes that are ready in a jiffy, but still have the homestyle flavors you love, it's bound to become your new best friend in the kitchen.
The recipes our contributors shared with us for this cookbook cover every meal of the day so Fast-Fix Meals will always come in handy. The best part is that they all go from stove to table in 30 minutes or less!
Below, you'll find a sampling of recipes from each chapter that you can mix and match all week long...follow us on Twitter and get an additional recipe EVERY DAY this week too! Click over to our Online Recipe Box for LOTS more from Fast-Fix Meals !
Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
Marion Sundberg of Ramona, California share this recipe with us. She writes this serving suggestion, "Serve instead of French fries alongside cheeseburgers...kids will gobble them up!" We like serving them as an easy appetizer too!
1 egg
1/2 c. Italian-flavored dry bread crumbs
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 t. dried thyme
1/2 t. pepper
4 zucchini, quartered lengthwise
Garnish: ranch salad dressing
Whisk egg in a shallow bowl; set aside. Mix bread crumbs, cheese, thyme and pepper in a separate bowl. Dip zucchini into egg and then into crumb mixture. Place on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray. Bake at 450 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, until tender. Serve with ranch salad dressing or your favorite dipping sauce. Serves 4.
Cobb Salad Subs
This recipe from Jo Ann's kitchen combines the flavors of our favorite salad into a hearty sandwich...the avocado dressing really pulls it all together, but you could also use blue cheese dressing or your favorite!
1-1/3 c. cooked chicken, diced
2 roma tomatoes, diced
4 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
1/2 c. crumbled blue cheese
2 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and diced
4 submarine buns, split and toasted
4 leaves lettuce
Combine all ingredients except buns and lettuce. Drizzle with Avocado Dressing and toss to coat. Spoon mixture over bottom halves of buns; add lettuce leaves and top halves of buns. Makes 4 sandwiches.
Avocado Dressing:
3 T. olive oil
1 T. white wine vinegar
1 t. Dijon mustard
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1 avocado, pitted, peeled and diced
Combine all ingredients except avocado; whisk until well blended. Stir in avocado.
Chicken Turnovers
This quick & comforting recipe was shared with us by Angela Bettencourt of Mukilteo, Washington. She writes, "This is one of the most requested recipes in our family of five hungry boys...a 13-year-old and four (yes, quadruplets!) 10-year-olds. It is definitely comfort food and we hope everyone who tries it will enjoy it! I double this recipe to feed my hungry crew." Thanks again for sharing it, Angela!
4 c. cooked chicken, cubed
8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. milk
1 T. onion, minced
1 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
2 8-oz. tubes refrigerated crescent rolls
1 T. margarine, melted
3/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 10-3/4 oz. cans cream of chicken soup
2/3 c. milk
Blend chicken, cream cheese, milk, onion, salt and pepper; set aside. Separate each tube of crescent rolls into 4 rectangles; press to seal perforations. Spoon 1/2 cup chicken mixture into center of each rectangle; pull up corners to form a triangle and press to seal. Place turnovers on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops with margarine; sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden. While turnovers are baking, combine soup and milk in a saucepan; heat until bubbly. Spoon soup mixture over turnovers. Serves 4 to 6.
Aunt Joan’s Broccoli-Cheese Soup
Longtime contributor, Krysti Hilfiger of Covington, Pennsylvania shared this family recipe with us. She writes, "When I was young, I loved this soup so much that my aunt always had it bubbling on the stove when I came to stay. It’s still oh-so satisfying!"
1/2 c. water
10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped broccoli
1 T. onion, minced
10-3/4 oz. can cream of chicken soup
1 c. milk
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1/8 t. pepper
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring water to a boil. Add broccoli and onion. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes, or until broccoli is tender; do not drain. Stir in soup, milk, cheese and pepper. Cook and stir about 4 minutes, or until heated through. Serves 4.
Millionaire Brownies
Mary Nguyen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma writes, "These are the very best brownies I had ever had...they’re a big hit with my family too!" We love the flavor and that they start with a mix! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us, Mary!
18-1/4 oz. pkg. chocolate fudge cake mix
1 c. evaporated milk, divided
3/4 c. butter, softened
14-oz. pkg. caramels, unwrapped
1-1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 c. chopped pecans
Stir dry cake mix, 2/3 cup evaporated milk and butter until moistened. Spread half the mixture in the bottom of a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes; cool. Heat caramels and remaining evaporated milk in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted. Sprinkle brownies with chocolate chips; drizzle with caramel mixture. Top with pecans. Spread remaining batter over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool completely before cutting. Makes 2 dozen.
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