Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Babies

I needed a quick and easy recipe for a dessert today. This is what I found in my Kraft Food & Family Recipe Magazine. If my senses are right, since it smells delicious and they look amazing, I think it will be super yummy.

Here's what you need

Cupcake Liners

1 pkg. brownie mix

1 pkg. cream cheese softened

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 c. peanut butter

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Cool Whip thawed

Maraschino Cherries (optional)

Make It

Heat oven to 350. Prepare brownie batter as directed on package. Spoon into 20 paper lined muffin cups.

Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, peanut butter, and vanilla with mixer until smooth. Spoon 1 big Tbs. into center of batter in each cup. Bake 25-30 min. until centers are set. Cool

Serve topped with Cool Whip and cherries.

This picture is from the Kraft magazine.

Slow Cooker Italian Beef for Sandwiches

I got this recipe from Allrecipes and it made an easy and fast dinner.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups beef broth
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 bay leaf
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix (such as Good Seasons brand)
1 (5 pound) chuck roast

Directions:
Combine water and beef broth with salt, ground black pepper, oregano, basil, onion salt, parsley, garlic powder, bay leaf, and salad dressing mix. Whisk to combine.

Place roast in slow cooker, and pour salad dressing mixture over the meat. Cover, and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours, or on High for 4 to 5 hours. When done, remove bay leaf, and shred meat with a fork (I did this step about 45 minutes before eating so the shredded meat had time to absorb more of the juices in the crockpot). Serve on crusty rolls with cheese, if desired.

Strawberry Spinach Salad

1 pint Sliced Strawberries
1 lb. Spinach
½ cup Slivered Almonds (optional)

Dressing: (this dressing is AMAZING!)
½ cup Sugar
1 Tbsp. Sesame Seeds
1 Tbsp. Poppy Seeds
1 ½ tsp. Onion (dried or fresh)
¼ t. Paprika
¼ tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
½ cup Oil
¼ c. Cider Vinegar

Toss salad adding dressing just before serving. Be careful not to bruise spinach. (Another option is adding fresh blueberries or substituting Mandarin Oranges for the berries)

Ultimate Grilled Steak

I also found this one on Allrecipes. It is so stinkin easy to prepare and clean up is a breeze (I put the ingredients in a ziplock bag) I really loved the flavor the sauce gave the steak off of the grill. We don't eat red meat often, but I think this is how I will prepare our steaks from now on when we have them!

Ingredients

1/2 cup A.1. Original Steak Sauce
1/2 cup KRAFT Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
2 small cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
2 (8 ounce) beef rib eye steaks (we did 4 small steaks and was just fine)


Mix steak sauce, dressing, garlic and oregano. Reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture. Pour remaining 3/4 cup mixture over steaks in resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Refrigerate 30 minutes to marinate.
Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Drain steak; discard marinade.
Grill steak 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until medium doneness. Serve drizzled with reserved 1/4 cup dressing mixture.

Happy Grilling!!

Creamy Swiss Chicken

This recipe is so simple and so delicious. My family loves it when we have this for dinner. Even the kids eat it all up!!

4 boneless chicken breasts (make sure they are not too thick)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup white cooking wine
1 package Stove Top Chicken stuffing
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
Swiss cheese slices

Arrange chicken in a 13x9 pan. Put a slice of swiss cheese on each chicken breast. Mix together cooking wine and cream of chicken soup then pour on top of chicken. Pour stuffing on top of chicken then drizzle butter evenly on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

ENJOY!