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Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breasts

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This is like a summer in Italy wrapped up in a chicken breast. Pull these out of the freezer for an elegant supper in no time…

This recipe makes 16 stuffed chicken breasts.

Ingredients:

  • 16 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/4″ thickness
  • 16 large fresh basil leaves
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups chopped sun-dried tomatoes
  • 16 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 2 teaspoons rosemary
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Coat one side of each flattened chicken breast with olive oil. Place one basil leaf on the oil-coated side of each breast.
2. In a bowl, combine sun-dried tomatoes, ricotta cheese, rosemary, oregano, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
3. Spoon equal amounts of tomato-ricotta filling on top of the basil leaf side of each chicken breast.
4. Carefully roll the edges of each breast around the basil leaf and filling. Secure with toothpicks if needed.
5. Place in a plastic food container seam side down. Label the container with the recipe title and date.

To serve:
1. Remove desired amount of chicken breasts from the freezer and defrost in the refrigerator.
2. Preheat oven to 375°. Place in a casserole dish seam side down. Brush or drizzle with olive oil. Bake until golden brown and meat is no longer pink, approximately 35-45 minutes.

Mmmm…S’Mores

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I was completely inspired by Eating Suburbia’s S’More Cupcakes. It really got me to thinking about the flavors of chocolate and marshmallow together, which is really a great flavor combination (remember the chocolate marshmallow cupcakes?). The basics of a S’more are graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows.

Ingredients
Graham Base:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs (or about 15 crushed crackers)
1/2 cup butter, melted

Cake:
Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cupcake batter

Marshmallows:
Marshmallow Fluff

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line muffin pan with paper baking cups.
  2. Mix together graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Place about 1 tablespoon crust mix in bottom of baking cups. Smoosh to a crust-like consistency.
  3. Mix up Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cupcake batter. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full. Top with another tablespoon of graham cracker crust mix.
  4. Place in oven and bake for 22-25 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly touched. Remove from muffin pan and cool completely.
  5. Place Marshmallow Fluff in a piping bag. Pipe onto the top of cupcakes. Using a brulee torch, toast the tops of the marshmallow for that awesome campfire look. If you don’t have a brulee torch, place under a broiler until golden and toasty looking. Yum!

Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cupcakes

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These are really incredible little cakes. Just the perfect amount of chocolate. And also perfect for those S’More cupcakes as well. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • “PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows)

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 30 muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.

2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Fill cups 2/3 full with batter.

3. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.

“PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
  • 2/3 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

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