Brandied Chicken Breasts Treasure Trove 3 Food

BRANDIED CHICKEN BREASTS (TREASURE TROVE #3)

Steps:

• Preheat a lrg skillet on low-heat & melt butter in it.
• Meanwhile (in a shallow dish) sift together the flour, salt, pepper & tarragon. Add chicken (1 piece at a time) & dredge to coat.
• Add the chicken to the skillet & cook for 10 min on ea side or till the chicken is browned.
• Add the brandy & the chicken broth. Stir & then let simmer for 10 more min or till the chicken is fork-tender.
• Remove the chicken from the pan & place on a warmed plate.
• Add the sour cream to the skillet & stir to warm. Pour the warm sauce over the chicken & serve immediately.

GERMAN LAMB IN SOUR CREAM (CROCK POT) (AKA TREASURE TROVE #1)

Steps:

• Brown lamb cubes in oil in a large skillet & drain well of any oil.
• Combine the 1st measure of flour w/the salt, dill seed, caraway seed & rosemary. Toss the lamb cubes in the mixture to coat thoroughly. Place the lamb cubes in a lightly oiled crock pot.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except the 2nd measure of flour, water & sour cream.
• Cover & cook on Low for 10-12 hours. Turn to High 30 min before you intend to serve.
• Combine the 2nd measure of flour w/water. Stir into the crock pot, cover & cook till thickened. Stir in sour cream.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve over hot buttered noodles & garnish w/additional sour cream.

BETTY CROCKER'S SUGAR COOKIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, using a pastry blender blend the shortening, salt, lemon zest and sugar.
• Beat in the egg and milk until mixture is pale yellow.
• Sift the flour together with the baking powder and soda. Stir into the dough.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the baking sheet.
• Grease the bottom of a drinking glass. Dip the glass in sugar and flatten each cookie.
• Sprinkle cookies with nutmeg.
• Bake 10 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges.
• Cool on wire rack.

TREASURE CHEST CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix all marinade ingredients in a large zip lock or large container with lid.
• Make 3 or 4 deep slashes in each chicken breast.
• Add all the remaining ingredients (the veggies, fruit and chicken) to the container with marinade and toss to coat evenly. Put contents into large baking pan reserving as much of the marinade as possible and arrange the chicken so that is on top. Rub the remaining marinade all over the chicken and into the slashes.
• Place in oven on an upper rack. After 40 minutes for bone-in chicken and 30 minutes for boneless chicken check to see if the chicken is no longer pink. If your vegetables are cut into larger chunks make sure they do not need additional cooking time at this point. If so, remove chicken and keep warm and return veggies to the oven.
• For a crisp skin turn broiler on for 5 minutes before removing from oven.

BRIE & SAUSAGE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE (TREASURE TROVE #11)

Steps:

• Trim rind from Brie and discard.
• Cut cheese into small cubes and set aside.
• Cook sausage in a large skillet over med-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain well.
• Cut crusts from bread slices.
• Place crusts evenly in the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Layer evenly with bread slices, sausage, Brie and Parmesan cheese.
• Whisk together 5 eggs, 2 cups half-and-half, low-fat milk, sage, seasoning salt, and dry mustard.
• Pour evenly over cheeses.
• Cover and chill mixture for 8 hours.
• In the morning, preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk together remaining 2 eggs and 1 cup half-and-half.
• Pour evenly over chilled mixture.
• Bake for 1 hour or until casserole is set.