IMPRESS THE GUEST CHICKEN!

My friend Michelle and I have been exchanging our favorite recipes for years. She gave me this one awhile ago and said her classic statement along with it, "Make this, you'll love it - trust me!". I hesitated because it called for honey mustard sauce, and I don't care too much for mustard. I finally gave in a few weeks ago and have made it twice since! That says it all! This is one of my new FAVORITE chicken dishes! As for the honey mustard sauce well, all I can say is...come to mama! SOOO GOOD! You want to impress your guests? Make this, you'll love it - TRUST ME!

Honey Mustard Chicken
a.k.a Aussie Chicken from Outback Steakhouse

Honey Mustard Sauce

1/4 cup regular mustard
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup light corn syrup-I used only 2 Tb
1 Tb dried minced onions-I used reg. minced onions lightly sauteed in butter.

In a small saucepan whisk together all ingredients. Heat to a simmer. Take off heat and set aside.

Next you'll need:

6 pieces of thickly sliced bacon-cooked
6 chicken breasts-thawed
1 reg. sized container of sliced small White butter mushrooms(I lightly saute them in butter, Michelle doesn't, so you choose!)
6 med-thick slices of Colby Jack cheese or one 1/2 pound package grated
Lawry's Seasoned Salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place chicken on counter and cover with plastic wrap. Pound each breast to an equal height, about 1/2". Dry each piece of chicken with paper towels-you want them really dry. Heat up your non-stick skillet to med high heat. Lightly sprinkle both sides of each breast with seasoned salt. Lightly cook chicken a few minutes on each side. You want the middle to be a little pink. Transfer chicken to a sprayed 9x13 pan. Lightly drizzle each piece with a little sauce. Break 1 slice of bacon in half and place on each piece of chicken. Evenly dump mushrooms over chicken and top with the cheese.

Place in oven and cook until cheese is melted and chicken is cooked. About 15 minutes. When serving pour more sauce over chicken and put the left over in a gravy boat. Try not to hog the sauce, or your guests will get annoyed! Unfortunately, I know this from experience! This dish goes perfect with garlic mashed potatoes! ENJOY!

Oh, the Many Possibilities of Meatballs!

This meatball goes great with any recipe. From spaghetti to Swedish meatballs-you can't go wrong! I always double the batch, then freeze them. Makes tons! I can get about 3 to 4 dinners out of it!

Favorite Meatballs-

Panade(the glue that holds them together)

1/4 cup bread crumbs or 1 slice good quality white bread, crust cut off, torn into small pieces.
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup half & half

In a small bowl combine above ingredients. Mix well-set aside.

1 pound Jimmy Dean Sage Sausage-use the Mild flavor if you don't like a slight kick!
1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 cup grated yellow onion
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
3/4 tsp baking POWDER

In your Kitchenaid bowl, beat together the panade mixture, the pork and all seasonings until well combined. With the dough hook, mix in ground beef until just combined. Don't over mix this part, or meat will turn out too tough!

Shape the mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Keep a small bowl of water nearby to keep you hands wet while doing this. It helps keeps the meat from sticking to your hands.

Place on rimmed cookie sheet. Bake at 410 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Be careful not to over cook!

Some of my favorite recipes to go with these...coming soon!

Fast Broiled Broccoli, and I mean FAST!

We love broccoli at our house, but I can't stand the smell that lingers around the WHOLE house after I steam it! This method of cooking keeps "that" smell contained pretty much. It's done just like the fast broiled asparagus. I buy the big bag of fresh broccoli from Costco. It's amazing how fast we go through it! Now I can eat my broc and not have my house smell like fungus mungus anymore!

Fast Broiled Broccoli-

Broccoli florets-cut into uniform pieces
olive oil
kosher flake salt

In a bowl add broccoli. Slowly drizzle a small amount of olive oil over and toss. Be careful not to add too much oil! Sprinkle with salt to taste. Spread on cookie sheet and place on top rack in oven. Broil for 2 to 3 minutes. They're done, you're done!