new recipes

one of my resolutions is/will be to try new recipes. i've been doing this for awhile, since i moved in with john. one we have liked is ranch chicken. i found it on pinterest. it's basically like corn flake chicken, if you've had that, except with a packet of dry ranch dressing seasoning in the corn flake coating. john likes it a lot.

ranch chicken:
chicken breasts (i used 2 large breasts cut into 4 pieces)
corn flakes
1 package of dry ranch dressing mix
parmesan cheese
butter

crumble a couple cups of corn flakes in a bowl, mix in the package of ranch dressing (i don't use the whole package, because it's a little salty), and about 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese. dip each chicken breast into melted butter, then the cornflake mixture, and lay them in a prepared baking dish. pour the leftover cornflake mixture and butter over the chicken. bake for about 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven, or until cooked through.
(obviously this is not an exact science for me. you get the idea.)

the new recipe i tried tonight was feta & spinach croissants. it's basically exactly what it says- except there is mozzarella cheese in there with the spinach and feta. the recipe made way more than we needed, so next time i will cut it in half. 

2 rolls of pillsbury crescent rolls

4 0z crumbled feta cheese

4 oz mozzarella cheese

3 oz fresh spinach

1 egg white

chop the spinach. mix it with the cheeses in a bowl. roll out the crescent rolls and separate into triangles. put a small amount of the cheese/spinach mixture at the big end of the crescent roll and roll it up towards the small end. brush egg white on the top of each stuffed roll. bake them on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. 

i really liked this recipe, but i'm a sucker for carbs, especially when incorporated with cheese! they used to have these appetizers already made in the freezer section at publix and i would get them and eat them for dinner! they stopped making them, so now i'm glad i have this recipe!

bon appetit!