BBQ Cluck and Taters

This is a great way to take care of left overs!

Ingredients 

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts 

5-7 potatoes, sliced thin 

1 onion, roughly chopped

2 cups BBQ sauce 

1 package shredded cheddar cheese

Directions 

Preheat oven to 350F. Layer half of  sliced potatoes on bottom of greased 9x13" pan. 

Layer chicken on top and drizzle half of barbecue sauce...

Next, layer on sliced onions...

Top with remaining potatoes and drizzle again with remaining barbecue sauce...

Top with shredded cheddar cheese...

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and cheese is melted.

Enjoy! Let me know how it turns out.

Velveeta Potato Bites - Little Bites

2 lb. baking potatoes (about 6), cut into chunks

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1 egg, beaten 

1/4 tsp. black pepper 

1/4 lb. (4 oz.) Velveeta, cut into 24 cubes 

1 packet Shake 'N Bake Extra Crispy Seasoned Coating Mix

1-1/2 cups Taco Bell Thick and Chunky Salsa 

Cook potatoes in boiling water in large saucepan 15-20 min. or until tender; drain. Cool 10 min. Mash potatoes until smooth. Add onions, egg, and pepper; mix just until blended.

Heat oven to 400◦F; empty coating mix into pie plate. Roll potato mixture into 24 balls using about 2 Tbsp. for each. Insert 1 Velveeta cube into center of each ball, completely enclosing Velveeta. Add, (1 at a time) to coating mix; turn to evenly coat. Place on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.

Bake 14-16 min. or until heated through. Serve with salsa.

Prep time: 20 minutes/Total Time: 1 hr., 6 minutes/Serves: 24

Snickerdoodle Cookies - Little Bites

1 cup butter

1 ½ cups white sugar

2 eggs

2 ½ cups flour (or more if dough is sticky)

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons cinnamon

3 Tablespoons white sugar

1 teaspoon nutmeg

Preheat oven to 400 F. Melt butter and mix with 1 ½ cup white sugar and eggs. In separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add additional flour to get dough dry enough to roll into balls. In small bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Roll into 1” balls and coat each ball in the cinnamon/sugar/nutmeg mixture. Lie on cookie sheet and bake for 6 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on racks. Make 6 dozen.

Savory Cucumber Sandwiches - Little Bites

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

½ cup mayonnaise

1 packet Italian salad dressing mix

36 slices snack rye bread

1 medium cucumber, sliced

In small bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, and salad dressing mix. Refrigerate for one hour. Just before serving, spread over rye bread, top each with a cucumber slice. Yields 3 dozen.

Mini Tacos - Little Bites

1 bag Tostidos scoops

1/2 lb ground beef

1 Tablespoon taco seasoning

Toppings

lettuce

shredded cheese

sour cream

salsa

green onion

Cook ground beef until done. Add seasoning and ¼ cup water and stir. Simmer for 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened. Cool slightly. Put about 40 scoops on a platter and divide meat inside scoops. Top with desired toppings. Enjoy.

Grapes with Cheese and Nuts - Little Bites

4 ounces goat cheese

2 ounces cream cheese

2 teaspoons honey, more if needed

3 - 4 ounces walnut pieces

10-20 grapes

Wash grapes. Let dry. With mixer blend cheese.  Batter will be sticky. Wrap grapes completely with cheese for balls or 1/2 way up sides for a kabob. Gently glaze with honey. Roll in nuts. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Below are listed some alternative combinations...

1 can Mascarpone instead of goat cheese

Use half goat and half cream cheese.  (Refrigerate balls 30 to an hour to set up before adding honey and nuts)

Use walnuts pecans, hazelnuts, or pistachios.  Lightly toast nuts for a little crunch.

Drunken grapes:  soak grapes in wine or Bourbon for a couple of hours.

Skip honey.  Completely wrap cheese around an olive. Cut in half or leave whole.

Goetta Balls - Little Bites

1 pound Goetta, pepper or regular

1 ½ cup Bisquik mix

1 pound sharp cheddar cheese, grated

2 eggs (if mixture is too dry, add another egg)

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper (unless using pepper Goetta)

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350. Mix together all ingredients. Do not overmix, or the Goetta balls will get tough. Bake on baking sheet lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, turn and bake 7~8 additional minutes. If you like a dip, mix together Dijon mustard with a package of dry Ranch dressing mix or dip in bottled ranch dressing.

Easy Apple Pie Bites - Little Bites

⅓ cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

3 tablespoons butter, melted

⅓ cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1 Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced into 8 (1/2-inch) slices

1 (8-ounce) can Pillsbury Original crescent rolls

Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Unwrap the crescent roll and separate the triangles.

Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.

Evenly spread butter onto each triangle.

Sprinkle each triangle with a lot of sugar and cinnamon mixture, and sprinkle with the pecans or walnuts,

Wash the apple and cut into 8 equal slices.

Place a piece of apple on each triangle of dough (on a wider side) and roll it in a croissant.

Arrange crescent roll croissant (bites) on a cookie sheet.

Spread the remaining butter on each crescent roll croissant and sprinkle with additional sugar and cinnamon.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden.

Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Crab & Broccoli Rolls - Little Bites

6-oz. can flaked crab meat, drained 

10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped broccoli, cooked, drained

1/4 cup mayonnaise 

1/2 c. shredded Swiss cheese 

8- oz. tube refrigerated crescent rolls, separated 

Combine crab, broccoli, mayonnaise, and cheese; spread about 2 tablespoons on each crescent roll. Roll up crescent roll-style; arrange on a lightly greased baking sheet. 

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 8.

Bacon Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Blue Cheese - Little Bites

1 pound sliced bacon, cut in half

1 pound pitted dates

4 ounces blue cheese

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Slice dates in half, and open them up. Pinch off pieces of blue cheese, and place them into the center of the dates. Close the halves of the dates, and wrap a half-slice of bacon around the outside. Secure each one with a toothpick. Arrange in a baking dish or on a baking sheet with sides to catch any grease. Bake them in oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until bacon is crisp. Turn dates over after the first 20 minutes for even cooking.