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Chicken Packets

Recipe By : Real Food for Real People
Serving Size : 16             Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken                    Cream Cheese
Main Dishes                 O.A.M.C.

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
4 cups Chicken, skinless light meat -- cooked, chopped
6 ounces Lowfat Cream Cheese -- softened
2 tablespoons Chives -- chopped
4 tablespoons Milk, skim
1 cup Croutons, seasoned -- crushed
4 packages Refrigerated Biscuits -- crescent roll dough
1/2 cup Butter or Margarine -- melted
Salt -- to taste

Mix chicken, cream cheese, chives, milk, and salt in a large bowl with your hands to make
filling, and store in 2 - one quart sized bags until you are ready to use them. Put crouton
crumbs in another 2 - one quart bags, attach them to the bags of filling, label and freeze
(unless you wish to make these right away).

To serve: Thaw chicken mixture or use freshly made mixture. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Unroll crescent rolls. Each tube will contain 4 rectangles of dough with a diagonal
perforation. Press dough along each perforation so the halves will not separate. Place
about 1/4 cup of mixture in center of each rectangle. Fold dough over filling, and pinch the
edges to seal tightly. Dip each packet in melted margarine, and coat with crouton crumbs.
Place packets on baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.


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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 177 Calories; 10g Fat (51.8% calories from fat); 15g
Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 55mg Cholesterol; 287mg Sodium.

Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat; 0 Other
Carbohydrates.

NOTES : To lower the fat in this recipe, lightly spray the packets with non-stick cooking
spray before coating in crumbs.

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Recipes from our wonderful Subscribers!
 

~ Subscriber Requests ~
 

Kaylin,

Will you send the recipe for making your own noodles for chicken noodle soup? Everyone I know
is getting sinus infections or flu and it seems the time of year for this. Thanks.

Mark

Good Morning!

Do you or the list have good recipes for broccoli-cheese or cauliflower-cheese soups? Your
ezine is the best- I can't wait for it to come each day! Thank you for anything you can send on this.

Edna

Manicotti! I just ate it for the first time last night and wow! I have to make it myself
now. This was stuffed with some sort of beef mixture- it may have had cheese mixed in but I
am not sure. Other kinds would be fun to try too- my friend says it comes in lots of
varieties. Please send all you have.

Brittney

~ Subscriber Responses ~
 

Donna,

Here is a cake that we used to always make growing up. I don't have the recipe we used, we
made it so often that we had it memorized. I don't make it any longer because I have Celiac
and everything needs to be 'wheat free'. I searched on the internet and found this one, it
had many high reviews at allrecipe.com Enjoy!!!

Shehanna                    shehanna@wamego.net

Eggless, Milkless, Butterless Cake

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup water
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup raisins
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup sliced almonds (optional)
1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)

Combine the sugar, water, shortening, raisins, spices, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring
to a boil over medium heat, and stir while cooking for 3 minutes. Cool. Measure flour, soda,
and baking powder, and sift together. Gradually stir dry ingredients into raisin mixture.
Beat well. If an almond cake is desired, stir in almond extract and almonds. Pour batter into
a greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for about 1 hour.

Donna asked: "So many good recipes have milk in them. How about some that have soy
milk or no milk for those of us who cannot have milk."

Some years ago my wife (aka The Domestic Goddess -- the real one, not the curvy chick on TV!)
made up some cream of mushroom soup for a young lad who, for reasons I can't recall, couldn't
eat the canned variety. She found a recipe in one of the cookbooks on our two-yard long book
shelf. She substituted soy milk for the regular milk in the recipe and it "worked a treat"
as the Brits say. Rice Dream is another such milk-like product that could be substituted, I think.

Here is part of an article on lactose intolerance that may be of interest:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/home-remedies-for-lactose-intolerance2.htm

[Start of article]
Natural Home Remedies for Lactose Intolerance

If you've been diagnosed with lactose intolerance, you may be disappointed at the thought of
giving up milk. But before you get too discouraged, here are some easy home remedies from
your kitchen that you can try to get some relief.

Home Remedies From the Cupboard

Cocoa powder. Studies indicate that cocoa powder and sugar, or chocolate powders, may help
the body digest lactose by slowing the rate at which the stomach empties. The slower the
emptying process, the less lactose that enters your system at once. That means fewer
symptoms. Also see the information on chocolate milk, below.

Sardines. They're high in calcium, which might be lacking in your diet if you're not drinking
milk or consuming calcium-rich milk products. These foods are also high in calcium: canned
salmon (or any other canned oily fish with bones), tofu, dark green leafy vegetables, nuts,
cooked dried beans, dried apricots, and sesame seed products. Eating sardines is a good way
to get calcium in your diet. ©2007 Publications International, Ltd.

Eating sardines is a good way to get calcium in your diet.
Home Remedies From the Refrigerator

Chocolate milk. The calcium in chocolate milk is just as well absorbed as that in regular
milk, and you may tolerate flavored milk better than plain.

Hard cheese. If you find yourself drawn to the cheese aisle at your grocery store, pick hard
cheeses, like Swiss, cheddar and Colby: The harder the cheese, the lower its lactose content.
Skip the soft cheese, including cream cheese, cottage cheese, and any product that's
processed or spreadable.

Soy milk. It's a shock after you're used to cow's milk, but it won't cause lactose
intolerance. If you can't get used to the taste, try using it in recipes and products such as
pudding where adding milk is required.

Yogurt. Research shows that yogurt with active cultures may be a good source of calcium for
many people with lactose intolerance, even though it is fairly high in lactose. According to
the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, evidence shows that the bacterial
cultures used in making yogurt produce some of the lactase enzyme required for proper
digestion. If you can tolerate yogurt, it's to your advantage to include it in your diet.

Living with lactose intolerance doesn't have to mean you permanently can't drink milk or
avoid all dairy-based products. With proper planning and precaution, many lactose intolerance
sufferers can enjoy the foods they want to eat. Try the home remedies in this article to see
which work for you. [end of article]

Jack Poulter On an Island in the Pacific                     jpoulter@islandnet.com
 

Hi Kaylin,

This recipe is for April, who is I think craving Spaghetti Pie. I can relate - I'm almost six
months along and when you crave it, you've got to have it! My recipe doesn't have olives (and
my husband doesn't like them so I've never tried adding them), but I think it would taste
fine if you added some in. So I hope this works for her. I like more spaghetti and mozzarella
in mine and use the Italian-style canned tomatoes. This can also be easily doubled for a
larger crowd. Use a 9x11" pan instead.

Spaghetti Pie

6 Ounces Spaghetti
2 Eggs, Beaten
2 Tablespoons Margarine
1/3 Cup Parmesan Cheese
1 Pound Hamburger
1/2 Cup Onion, Chopped
1/4 Cup Green Bell Pepper, Chopped
1 Cup Mushrooms, Sliced
1 Can (8 Ounce) Tomatoes
1 Can (6 Ounce) Tomato Paste
1 Teaspoon Oregano
1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Salt
1 Cup Cottage Cheese
1/2 Cup Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded

Cook spaghetti in boiling water, drain. Stir in eggs, margarine, and Parmesan cheese. Form
mixture into a crust and place in a greased square baking dish or 9-inch pie plate. Cook
hamburger, onion, green pepper and mushrooms until tender, and drain. Stir in tomatoes,
tomato paste, oregano, and garlic salt and heat through. Spread cottage cheese over crust.
Fill with meat mixture. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella
cheese on top and bake another 5-10 minutes until melted.

Vicki in San Antonio                    vterp@yahoo.com
 

I sent in the Friendship Soup recipe for Amber but could not find the amounts to make several
batches, I found this over the weekend.

1 lb split peas = 4 1/3 portions of 1/2 cup
16 bouillon cubes = 1/3 cup granules
1 lb pearl barley = 9 portions of 1/4 cup
1 lb Lentils = 6 portions of 1/3 cup
8 oz dried minced onions = 10 portions of 1/4 cup
1 oz Italian seasoning = 7 Tablespoons
1 lb long grain rice = 5 portions of 1/2 cup

This is a handy guide if you are making several batches of Friendship Soup
as gifts or even to keep in your own cupboard.

Mary in Azusa                       Tis1947@aol.com
 

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