Skinny Laughing Cow Chicken

I love Laughing Cow cheeses.  I usually spread it over a slice of toasted whole wheat bread for a healthy breakfast.  The light cheeses are about 35 calories for a wedge, and are full of flavor.

I wanted to make a light dinner for a girls night I hosted, and I came up with an adapted version of this Skinny Chicken using the Laughing Cow wedges.  Served with a side salad, this was a low fat meal!

You'll need:
3 large chicken breasts
3 light laughing cow wedges (I used the herb & garlic)
Parsley
1/4 cup of your favorite bread crumbs.  

Step-by-step:
1.  Using a meat mallet, pound the chicken breasts so they are tender and thinner.
2.  Spread 1 wedge of Laughing Cow on each chicken breast.  Sprinkle parsley over cheese.
3.  Roll up the chicken breast.  If needed use toothpicks to keep rolled up. 
4.  Use cooking spray, spray the outside of the chicken breasts and roll in the bread crumbs.
5.  Over medium heat, take a large pan and heat olive oil (about 2 tablespoons).  Sear the chicken breasts on each side (for about 3 minutes on both sides).
6.  Bake in oven at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes or until fully cooked. 


Enjoy!

-DD

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Not too long ago, one of my all time favorite bloggers (Katrina from In Katrina's Kitchen) had a guest blogger that whipped up some Cinnamon Roll Cookies.

I was saving the recipe for a special occasion, and they were totally worth the wait!  It was like an extraordinary, amazing sugar cookie.  

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies!

You'll need:
1 package of sugar cookie mix
1 stick of butter, softened to room temp
1/4 cup of flour
1 egg
1 tablespoon of butter, melted
1/4 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of cinnamon

For the frosting (optional - I skipped out because the cookies were so delicious without it!)
3/4 cup of powdered sugar
1 tablespoon of milk

Step-by-step:
1. In your stand mixer, blend cookie mix, softened butter, flour, and egg until dough forms.
2. On a floured surface, roll dough to about ¼-inch thickness.
3. Brush with melted butter
4. In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon. Spread evenly over dough.

5. Begin to roll up dough, starting at the long side. (if the dough tears, just pinch back together)

6. Cut dough in half.

7. Wrap in plastic wrap and pop dough in the freezer for 30 minutes (until firm – not hard, too hard will cause breaking when you cut it).

8. Heat oven to 375F degrees.

9. Cover your baking sheet with parchment paper.

10. Take dough out of freezer and begin cutting into ¾-inch slices.

11. If dough tears a little as you cut it, just pinch it together a little with your fingers.

12. Place slices about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.

13. Bake for 10 minutes

For the frosting (optional):

1. In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth (adding a tad more milk if necessary).
2. Drizzle over cooled cookies


Enjoy!
-DD

Favorite Brownie Recipe!

I have made many brownie recipes in my life.  I am finally ready to commit to this brownie recipe for any time I need a fudgey, delicious and traditional brownie recipe. 

Of course I'm going to try to change it up sometimes (I see an oreo truffle top brownie in my future), but this recipe is amazing.  Thank you Pillsbury!! 

You'll need:
2 sticks of butter
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of chocolate chips  (I always add an extra 1/4 cup of chocolate chips to anything)

Step-by-step:
1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
3.  Once melted, allow to slightly cool. (I put mine in the fridge while I got the rest of the ingredients out)
4.  Beat eggs and sugar together using the whisk attachment on your standmixer.  Add butter.
5.  Add in the vanilla and mix.
6.  Add the flour, cocoa, salt.  Mix well.
7.  Fold in chocolate chips
8.  Spread in a very well buttered pan (9x13) 
9.  Bake for 35-40 minutes!

Santa Hat Brownies!!!

To add Holiday Cheer:
1 container of frosting
1 pint of strawberries
1 small bag of mini-marshmallows

1. Cut the bottom of strawberries to make a flat bottom.  Dry off the bottom of strawberry using paper towel.
2.  Dip the tip of strawberry in frosting. Put frosting on bottom of strawberry, press onto brownie.  
3.  Add a marshmallow to the top of strawberry (the initial frosting you put on the tip will keep it there!)

-DD