We Live our Faith in our Homes: February Meal

Chicken Marne

Here is a delicious main dish that I can't even ruin.  Mary's chocolate chip cookies are a yummy desert to finish off this meal.

Ingredients

mix first four ingredients together for sauce

2 cans cream of chicken soup

2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

1/2 cup mayo

1/2 cup sour cream
barely cook chicken/barely steam brocolli (see preparation)

4 large chicken breasts

10 oz package broccoli

Preparation: Cook four chicken breasts, wrapped in foil, salt and peppered at 400 degrees for forty-five minutes. Cook until juices run clear, and meat is very moist.  Mix sauce ingredients. Barely steam two ten ounce packages of frozen broccoli. Drain.  Place broccoli on bottom of 9x13 pan or casserole dish, then cooked chicken.  Top with cheesy sauce.  Bake at 350 degrees for thirty minutes until cheese bubbles and edges slightly brown.

Add salad and crusty bread with this dish.

Aunt Mary Z's Chocolate Chip Cookies

You haven't tasted unique or extraordinary until you have tasted these giant chocolate chip cookies.  Every time I serve these, I get a recipe request.  I can't take credit for them.  My husband's aunt Mary is the creator, and they have a delicious twist you will be proud to serve.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix these ingredients first:                                 

1 cup sugar                                                                                           

1 cup brown sugar                                                                               

2/3 cup butter                                                                                     

2/3 cup crisco (makes cookies light and slightly crispy)                                                

2 eggs                                                                           

1. 5 tsp almond (a tasty twist) or vanilla extract

Slowly add to mix above:

3 cups flour with,3/4 tsp. salt with,

1 tsp. baking soda

Next, Stir in 1 bag Guittard Big Chips in silver bag

If one has the patience to wait for these delicious treats, cooling the dough in an airtight container overnight helps them rise the next day.  Prep them in a cool kitchen.  Use a small ice-cream scoop to form balls on ungreased cookie sheet.  They will finish larger and lighter than typical.  Bake 10-15 minutes.