Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Chicken Pillows

I made this and EVERYONE asked for seconds, so I think it's worth sharing.

1-2 cans chicken or 1 rotisserie chicken, meat pulled off and chopped
1 can green chilis
1 can sliced olives
1 8 oz. block cream cheese, softened
2 cans of refrigerated crescent rolls
breadcrumbs
couple Tbsp. butter/margarine
Cream of mushroom soup (optional)

Mix the first four ingredients. Open the rolls and roll out individual rolls with a rolling pin to make them a little bigger. Place spoonful of chicken mixture in center of each roll, then roll it up, trying to seal all the edges.

You can brush on melted butter and roll around in breadcrumbs if you want, but I often skip that.

Cook according to roll directions, until golden brown.

Some people like to serve it with cream of mushroom soup on top, but I don't. You could also add green onions or mushrooms to the chicken mixture if you want.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Chocolate Cherry Cake

1 pkg. chocolate cake mix
1 can cherry pie mix
1 tsp. almond extract
2 eggs, beaten

Beat eggs, add extract, cake mix and cherry pie mix. Stir gently. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes in a greased 9"x13" pan. I made cupcakes and baked them for about 18 min.

FROSTING:

1 c. sugar
5 tbsp. butter
1/2 c. milk
1 c. chocolate chips

Boil for 1 minute the first 3 ingredients, stirring constantly. Add chocolate chips and stir until melted and smooth. Spread on cake.