super duper easy tuna casserole

3 - 4 cups of rotini (dry... don't cook it!)
3 cups of milk
340 g can of tuna... drained
1 chopped sm. onion (unless of course you LOVE onion... chop a bigger one)
1/2 - 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese
10 oz can of condensed cream of chicken soup
1 - 2 cups of corn

Mix all the ingredients together in a casserole dish EXCEPT the corn... add that for the last 20 min. of baking time. Make sure you use a deep casserole dish, not one of those big shallow ones, it won't work out... believe me, I've tried. Bake for about an hour at 350 F.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
Ritz Crackers, finely crushed (if you buy bulk, use one of those pkgs. that are wrapped seperately in the big box)
4-5 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2/3 cup Chive and Onion Cream Cheese Spread (you could pick any spread you wanted)

Mix cracker crumbs and Parmesan cheese in bowl. Rinse chicken with cold water, shake off excess water. Dip chicken in some melted butter or egg whites or milk (your choice), and then in the cracker mixture. Turn chicken to coat. Place in greased baking dish and bake at 350 for about 35-45 minutes or until chicken is done.

For the sauce pour 1/2 cup chicken broth and cream cheese to skillet. Cook, stirring constantly. Simmer 3 minutes or until sauce thickens.

Note: This happens quite fast. Watch carefully! If you let it go too long, it gets thick and clumpy so as soon as it's all melted and slightly thick it's good to go!

Serve sauce over chicken.

*Sorry it's not a great picture. My flash made it look even worse. Even though it doesn't look tasty, I swear to you, it really is! :)

Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips
10 chocolate covered peanut butter cups, cut into eighths

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, and baking soda; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Mix in the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and peanut butter cups. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool for 1 or 2 minutes on sheet before removing, or they will fall apart.

Chicken Taco Soup

6 C water
6 chicken bouillon cubes
4 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
1 t cumin
1-2 T chili powder
29 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 T sugar
1/2 C rice
15 oz can garbanzo beans, undrained
corn chips
cheese, grated
cilantro, chopped
sour cream
2 limes, quartered

In a large pot, bring water to boil; dissolve bouillon cubes. Reduce heat to low. Stir in cubed chicken, cumin, chili powder, tomatoes, sugar, rice, and garbanzo beans. Simmer for about 1 hour. When ready to serve, add remaining ingredients as toppings to individual servings. Makes about 8 servings.

Pete's Meatballs

Ingredients:
Meatballs:
2 lbs. hamburger
1 cup cornflakes
1/3 cup parsley
2 eggs
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
1/3 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp onion soup mix

Sauce:
1- 16oz cranberry sauce
1- 12 oz Chili sauce(Heinz)
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Directions:

Make meatballs and put in 9x13 pan and pour sauce over top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for about an hour or until meatballs are done. These are best for appetizers! Janay, these are the ones I made for Amy's party!

Butter Brickle Dessert

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup chopped pecans
1 jar caramel sauce
1 qt vanilla ice cream, softened

Directions:

Melt margarine. Add flour, oatmeal, brown sugar and pecans. Pat thin on a large cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 15 mins. Crumble while hot and spread 1/2 on bottom of 9x13 inch pan. Drizzle 1/2 caramel sauce over crumbs. Spread ice cream over top and then put remaining crumbs on top. Drizzle the rest of caramel sauce on top. Freeze! Make sure it you lay on a flat surface to freeze!

Creamy Chicken Manicotti

Ingredients:
8oz. manicotti
2 cooked chicken breasts (shredded)
1 lb Jar of Classico Alfredo sauce
1 lb Jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
3 cups grated Mozzerella cheese
5 oz grated parmesan cheese (or a little more if you like)
garlic salt (to taste)
parsley flakes
2 eggs beaten

Directions:

Cook manicotti at a rolling boil for 7-10 minutes. In a large bowl mix Alfredo sauce, shredded chicken, 2 cups of mozzerella cheese, parmesan cheese, garlic salt (to taste), parsley flakes and 2 eggs beaten.
Dump 1/2 jar of spaghetti sauce in a 9x13 pan.
Fill manicotti, line in pan and cover with the rest of the sauce and remaining cheeses.
Cover and bake @ 350 for 30-40 mins.
Remove cover for the last 5mins to melt cheese!
Very YUMMO!!