Delicious Whole Wheat Chicken Noodle Soup

I was at my friend's home when she was making this. It looked and smelled delicious. It turned out to be the most delicious homemade chicken noodle soup I've ever had/made!! I made it today and it makes a huge pot full so you'll have plenty for neighbors :). It isn't a super quick meal, but totally worth the time. Healthy too.


Ingredients:
~ 1 whole chicken, thawed
~ salt & pepper
~ 3 eggs
~ whole wheat flour
~ whatever veggies you like...I use onions, carrots, peas, celery & potatoes

Directions:
Place entire chicken straight out of the packaging into a large pot, cover with water and season with plenty of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until meat is falling off of the bone.

Meanwhile, prepare veggies by rinsing and chopping into pieces (any size you like). Set aside.

In a small bowl, crack and beat eggs. Add flour until doughy. Separate dough into 3 balls and roll each out, very thin, on a floured surface, adding plenty of flour so they aren't sticky at all. (You want them very floury and dry). Cut into 1/4" strips.

When chicken is cooked, remove from pot and shred. (With a slotted spoon, remove any floating pieces of fat left in the broth in the pot). Place shredded chicken, veggies and homemade noodles in the broth. Add as much water as you like. Season VERY well with salt & pepper, sprinkle in a few Tbsp of whole wheat flour to thicken, and boil until veggies are tender and your home smells delicious!

Recipe from: Jessica Lambson

Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Chicken (YUM! My fav recipe!)

This is a recipe from my brother-in-law's mission and it's amazing! I make it for company and they rave every time. And...NO...you don't serve it on a bed of spinach (I guess you could), it's just pretty for the pic :)


Ingredients:
~ Chicken breasts
~ Ham slices (sandwich meat)
~ Cheddar cheese block
~ 1 pkg. cream cheese
~ 1 pkg regular bacon (the cheap stuff works best)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Half chicken breasts so they're thinner...don't just cut in half...cut them up the middle so you have two pieces the same size, just thinner...get it? Place chicken breasts, one at a time, between two pieces of saran wrap on a cutting board and pound chicken SUPER thin...even to the point where it's tearing a bit (don't skip this part, beat it good!!). If the breast is large, cut it in half again. You just want the chicken large enough to wrap around the meat once and tuck. Place a piece of ham, a slice of cheese block (as much as you want) and a thick ribbon of cream cheese on the raw chicken. (If you put the cheeses inside of the ham rolled up, and then put it in the chicken, it won't leak out during cooking). Roll up tightly. Start at one end with a piece of bacon and secure it with a toothpick. Spiral wrap the bacon around the chicken and pin end with another toothpick. (Try to close the ends so the filling doesn't seep out). I usually end up using two peices of bacon per chicken to seal it well. Place chicken in a non-greased dish (I use a 13x9 glass dish) and bake for about 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Enjoy!

Recipe from: My Brother-in-law, Richard's, mission.

Reeces Macadamia Cookie Cups

If you think you've had these before...think again! They're different from any I've had and SO much YUMMIER! Super easy too! Katelyn & I made them for Christmas and put white choc chips on top of the reeces just out of the oven. Cute n' tasty.


Ingredients:
~ 1/2 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts
~ 1 pkg (18 oz) individually wrapped portioned refrigerated white chip macadamia nut cookie dough
~ 24 miniature peanut butter cups

Directions:
Sprinkle macadamia nuts into 24 greased miniature muffin cups, 1 tsp. each. Cut each portion of cookie dough in half; place each half in a muffin cup. Bake at 325 degrees for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately place a peanut butter cup in each cookie; press down gently. Cool completely before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen

Salt Dough Ornaments

I let the kids make these when Katelyn had a friend over...it entertained them for HOURS!! They had SO much fun and the dough was a cinch to make. They turned out super cute too, definitely keepsakes! We made 2 batches and they covered the front of our 9' tree beautifully. No...this pic is NOT the finished product of the batches THEY made :)




Ingredients:
~ 2 C. flour
~ 1 C. salt
~ 1 C. water

Directions:
Mix salt and flour. Add in half the water, then gradually add the remaining water. Knead until the dough is smooth, this can take up to 10 minutes.

For flat dough ornaments roll out the dough on baking paper. You can also be creative and make odd shapes and wreaths (takes longer to bake.) Use cookie cutters, cut-out templates, or just use your hands.

Don't forget to use a straw to make a hole so you can hang the ornament.

Baking: Time varies based on thickness of ornament
Temperature: 325°F.
Time: 1 1/2 hours - or until dry

Let cool before you begin. Paint with acrylic paints. You can sprinkle glitter on wet paint and glue on beads, buttons, or any fun accessory. Coat with acrylic varnish when everything is dry.