Crockpot Italian Chicken

4 chicken breasts, 
1 packet Zesty Italian dressing seasoning, 
1 8 oz. cream cheese (softened), 
2 cans cream of chicken soup; 

Cook on low for 4 hours. 

If sauce is too thick, add a little milk. Serve over pasta. 

The Greatest Queso That Ever Lived

Ingredients
1 block (32 Oz. Block) Velveeta Cheese
1 package (8 Oz. Package) Cream Cheese
1 can (10 Oz. Can) Rotel
1 can (10.75 Oz. Can) Cream Of Mushroom Soup
1 pound Ground Beef OR Sausage (or A Combination Of Both)
1 Green Onion *Optional

Instructions
Brown ground beef or sausage (or both) in a pan over medium heat and set aside. Cut up the Velveeta and cream cheese into cubes and place into a crock pot. Pour in the Rotel and the cream of mushroom soup and stir ingredients together. Place the crock pot on low setting for an hour, letting the ingredients meld. After about 30 minutes, add the browned meat and continue to let cook, stirring as needed.

CARAMEL APPLE SHEET CAKE

“This wonderful recipe is from the Bring ‘Em On Home Cookbook, it was given to us by Londa Pogue. It is the yummiest apple cake ever and one of my very favorite cakes to make as everyone loves it! The Icing will taste exactly what you remember a good old fashioned caramel apple on a stick should taste like. So Good!! (Cowboy Approved)

CAKE:
2 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 1/4 cups self rising flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups chopped apples, peeled
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 pan. In large bowl beat eggs, then add oil and sugar, stir until well blended. Stir in remaining ingredients and blend thoroughly. Pour batter into pan. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes until cake begins to pull away from the sides of pan. Cool.

CARAMEL ICING:
1/3 cup butter
2/3 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1/3 cup milk
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pecan halves, optional

Melt butter in saucepan over medium low heat. Stir in brown sugar, cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add milk and continue cooking until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and gradually stir in powdered sugar. Add vanilla and blend well. Spread over cooled cake. If icing gets to thick, add a little milk and blend well. Garnish with pecan halves if desired.

~ APPLE PIE BAKED IN APPLE ~

Ingredients:
5-6 Granny Smith apples (make sure they can stand on their own)
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp. brown sugar
pie crust (homemade or pre-made)

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 375F.

2) Cut off the top of 4 apples off and discard. Remove the inside of each apple with a spoon or melon baller very carefully, as to not puncture the peel.

If you’re a skilled interior apple excavator, salvage as much as you can so you can use it for Step 2. I, on the other hand, am not skilled so I just had to throw my interior apples away and chop up additional apples for filling.

3) Remove skin from remaining apple(s) and slice very thinly. These apple pieces will give you the additional filling needed to fill the four apples you are baking.

Mix sliced apples with sugars and cinnamon in a bowl. If you prefer more or less cinnamon make adjustments as desired. Same goes for the sugar.

Scoop sliced apples into hollow apples.

4) Roll out pie crust and slice into 1/4 inch strips. You can also add a strip of pastry inside the top of the apple almost like a liner to add a little more texture/sweetness to the pie.

Cover the top of the apple in a lattice pattern with pie crust strips.

5) Place apples in an 8×8 pan. Add just enough water to the cover the bottom of the pan.

Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and sliced apples are soft.

Makes 4 baked apple pies (in the apple).

Oven Roasted Cauliflower

1 medium head cauliflower (about 2-1/4 pounds), trimmed and cut into florets
3 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Combine cauliflower and garlic in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Transfer, in a single layer, to a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast at 450 degrees F for about 25 minutes,
stirring once. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve immediately Yield: 6 servings.

Baked Chicken Chimichangas

8oz pkg. cream cheese
8oz. Pepperjack cheese, shredded
1 1/2 Tbsp. taco seasoning
1 lb. cooked chicken, shredded
8 flour tortillas
cooking spray
shredded cheddar cheese
green onions, for garnish
sour cream
salsa

Stir together cream cheese, Pepperjack cheese and taco seasoning.
Fold in chicken.
Divide among flour tortillas.
Tuck in sides, and roll up each tortilla.
Lay seam side down in a sprayed 9x13" baking dish.
Spray tops of tortillas with cooking spray.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Turn chimi's over, and bake an additional 15 minutes.
Serve with cheddar cheese, green onions, sour cream, and salsa.

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Cookies-

Ingredients
1 can seamless crescent rolls 
1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, room temperature 
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

How to Make
1.With your hand mixer, beat sugar, cream cheese and vanilla together until smooth in a medium sized bowl.
2.Unroll the crescent roll sheet. Stretch dough out slightly. It should be in the shape of a rectangle.
3.Spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the crescent sheet, leaving a gap at the edge about 1/2 inch.
4.Sprinkle your chocolate chips on top of cream cheese.
5.Roll the crescent sheet up tightly and wrap in cling wrap.
6.Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
7.When chilled preheat oven to 350°.
8.Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
9.Slice the crescent roll into 1/4" slices. Bake on prepared cookie sheet for 12 -14 minutes until crescent roll appears golden brown.
10.Transfer to wire rack.
11.Eat warm or room temperature.

I would try Peanut Butter or Blutterscotch chips.