Chicken and Spinach Stuffed Biscuits (dairy free)

My daughter mentioned she had seen a recipe using Pillsbury biscuits stuffed with ham and wondered if I could do them with chicken but also make them dairy free. We had these for dinner last night and they were great!!

2 chicken breasts cooked and chopped
1 package cooked spinach
1/4 spoon seasoned salt (I used Lawrys)
1/4 cup soy milk
3 eggs
rice cheese (dairy free)

I bought Pillsbury low fat flaky biscuits. Spray a muffin pan with non stick spray. Divide each biscuit into two pieces and line each muffin tin with 1/2 of a biscuit:

Next, add in some chicken:

Sprinkle cheese on top. We did some with yellow cheese and some with white cheese:

On top of the cheese, place a little bit of the cooked spinach:

In a bowl, mix together the milk, Lawrys and eggs and place a large tablespoon full onto each muffin:

Place the half of the biscuit on top and press in to seal as best as you can:

Top with a slice of cheese:

Bake a 400 degrees about 15 minutes:

These were delicious. There are some things I'll do differently next time. I'll add onions to the inside. I ended up chopping up onion and adding it on before eating. I'll also use a stronger flavored cheese for my portion.

Audrey :)

Honey Mustard Salad Dressing (dairy free)

I love homemade salad dressings. This was beyond easy to make:

1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

It really as simple as mix it all together and pour onto salad.

Audrey :)

Almond Crusted Chicken (dairy free)

This was incredibly easy to make. Measure out about 1/3 cup of finely crushed slivered almonds.

Mix with about 1/3 cup bread crumbs, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Place the powder in a ziplock. Coat the chicken with egg white or mayonnaise and then shake:

Bake at 350 degrees until done:

I was afraid that this would be bland, but it was delicious. Almonds have quite a bit of flavor.

Audrey :)

p.s. a huge thank you to Kelly for her email this morning that I had forgotten to share the other ingredients in the powder.

Vegetable Kugel/Casserole (non dairy)

I was so happy when my daughter told me she liked this. I wanted to use up lots of veggies and combine them all into this one casserole.

2 zucchini
3 small-medium carrots
1/2 onion
2 medium potatoes
3 eggs (mine are extra large)
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper to taste (I used about 1/2 teaspoon of each)

Chop all of the vegetables. I have a few different choppers. I used my electric one for this so all was chopped in under 10 minutes.

Mix everything together in a bowl and then pour into a lightly sprayed casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes. I had to cook mine a bit longer, but it was because I had other items in the oven that night also.

Audrey :)

Bake Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Sauce (non dairy)

I was really excited when I saw this meatball baker for sale (yes it's from Avon)

Make your favorite meatball recipe. Here's a meatball recipe I posted last month. Place your meatballs in the meatball cooker:

I baked at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. While they were cooking I made the sauce. This is one cup grape jelly and two cups chili sauce.

 I brushed sauce on each meatball, then baked another ten minutes.

I severed over rice as I love rice with sauce. I should mention, the meatball rack is removable leaving an awesome baking tray underneath.

Audrey :)

Chicken and Stuffing (non dairy)

This was so simple to make and we all loved it.

1 box stuffing mix
8-12 ounces of broccoli florets
vegetable broth (you can also use chicken broth)
chicken

I cooked the broccoli just so it was soft enough to put through the chopper. Then I made the stuffing using vegetable broth in place of the water called for. I did NOT use butter or margarine. Once the stuffing was done, I mixed in the broccoli and spread in the bottom of a casserole dish.

I then seasoned the chicken with paprika and a little bit of Lawrys seasoned salt.

Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes, until the chicken is done. I apologize for this last photo, the steam got in the way of the photo.

We actually thought if we make this again, we'll add in more vegetables next time.

Audrey :)

Turkey, Spinach and Brown Rice (dairy free)

This was so simple to make and we loved it!

1 cup brown rice
1 cup liquid (we used vegetable broth)
8 ounces spinach
Turkey tenderloins (I found these on sale at Trader Joes)
Italian seasoning, paprika

Pour the rice into the casserole dish. Cover with vegetable broth. Add the spinach on top.

 I seasoned the turkey with paprika and Italian seasoning.

I covered the casserole dish with foil for the first 30 minutes. Then uncovered and baked an addition 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

As I said we both loved it. My daughter said she'd like me to make this again. For a household that seldom repeats a recipe this quite a compliment.

Audrey :)

Broccoli Casserole (dairy free)

I was so happy when my daughter told me she liked this and hoped we'd make it again.

1 1/2 pounds broccoli florets (the store was out and I did buy the broccoli with stems)
4 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup flour (I used whole wheat flour)
1 onion finely chopped
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Boil the broccoli until soft. Drain water and then mash it with a potato masher:

                                          

                                           

Add in the remaining ingredients and mix well:

Pour into a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes.

So, this is a keeper, one of those few recipes we'll make again :)

Audrey

Oriental Chicken (dairy free)

I love sweet and sour anything! This was so easy to make and quite tasty.

2 chicken breasts
1/2 cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons dry mustard

Mix it all together and pour on the chicken. Bake at 375 degrees about 45 minutes. I opened the oven twice to baste the chicken.

It came out great, however next time I will probably try real mustard for a stronger flavor.

Audrey :)

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies (non dairy)

I love chocolate chip cookies. But I also know they run about 125-150 calories per cookie. I decided to try cookies with a bit less sugar, some wheat flour instead of all white flour and a bit less margarine. The result was wonderful!! We will make these again and again in the months to come.

1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup margarine at room temperature
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 to 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Cream together the sugars and margarine. Add in the vanilla and egg white and mix well.

Mix in the flour, baking soda and salt. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Drop by teaspoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees 9-11 minutes.

This recipe makes about 16 cookies. This was just perfect. When portioned out with ingredients, this came to about half the amount of calories as a regular chocolate chip cookie only 60-70 calories each.

Audrey :)