Fruit Parfait Two Ways

Banana Cream Parfait (Serves Two):

Ingredients:

1 package Jello Cook and Serve banana cream pudding mix

3 c. milk

1 c. strawberries, sliced

1 c.blackberries

Method:

-prepare pudding as per manufacturer’s directions

-set aside in fridge for one hour to cool

-when pudding is cooled, put in a parfait glass layering strawberries then pudding and then blackberries

-alternate until glass is almost full and top with fresh fruit

Pistachio Parfait (Serves Two):

Ingredients:

1 package Jello pistachio instant pudding mix

2 c. milk

1 c. strawberries, sliced

1 c. blackberries

Method:

-prepare pudding as per manufacturer’s directions

-set aside in fridge for one hour to cool

-when pudding is cooled, put in a parfait glass layering strawberries then blackberries then pudding

-alternate until glass is almost full and top with fresh fruit

Broccoli Raisin Salad

Serves four as a side dish.

Salad Ingredients:

1 ½ c. broccoli florets

¾ c. sunflower seeds, shelled

1 c. golden raisins

½ medium red onion, diced

1 c. shredded marbled cheese

Dressing Ingredients:

1 c. Kraft Fat Free Miracle Whip

3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar

¼ c. sugar

Method:

-mix together broccoli, sunflower seeds, raisins, and red onion and set aside

-prepare dressing and pour on salad to coat as desired

-sprinkle with shredded cheese and serve

Cheese On The Outside Calzone

 Serves four.

(I use a pre-made pizza crust for this recipe to reduce the prep time.)

Ingredients:
1 – Pillsbury pizza crust
¼ c. pizza sauce
4 oz. chicken breast, cooked and diced
¼ c. green pepper, diced
¼ c. onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
12 kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
½ c. fresh mushrooms, stems removed, sliced
1/8 tsp each dried oregano, basil, and thyme
1 c. shredded cheese of your choice (try Kraft’s Four Cheese Italiano Shredded Cheese or Kraft’s Tex Mex blend… or ½ cup of each combined)
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

Method:
-cook chicken breast and set aside
-when chicken is cool to the touch, dice into cubes
-preheat oven to 400
-on a greased cookie sheet (I use Pam’s olive oil spray), roll out pizza crust
-spread pizza sauce over crust leaving about 2 inches around the edges bare
-in a bowl, combine chicken breast, peppers, onion, garlic, olives, mushrooms and spices
-spread mixture onto the middle of the pizza crust like a log, leaving 2 inches between the log and the end of the crust (see the pic below that I totally ripped off the Internet, showing you the basic idea... I was too rushy rush rush to take a pic while I was in the middle of cooking)

 -if you prefer the cheese inside the calzone, sprinkle it on top of the mixture now

-flip bottom part of crust over the filling until the bottom edge is even with the top edge of the crust

-pinch edges forming a half moon shape (again, another pic that I stole from the net to show you what I'm blathering away about)

-using a knife cut four small slits in the top of the calzone

-brush with olive oil

-put in the oven for 15minutes

-remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese if you have not already

-return to oven until cheese is browned and bubbling

-remove from oven and slice into four sections; serve while hot