Bacon, Cheddar, Ranch Potatoes

Ingredients

~ 1- 16oz container sour cream

~ 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

~ 4-6 slices of bacon, cooked (you can use a bag of real bacon bits that you find on the salad dressing aisle at the grocery store.  However, we prefer the real bacon.  It takes no time to cook in the microwave.  My general rule is 1 minute in the microwave per slice of bacon.  4 slices of bacon= 4 minutes)

~ 1 package Ranch Dip mix

~ 1 package Ore-Ida Southern Style Hash Browns (They are the little cubed hash brown potatoes)  ***NOTE:  You will only use 1/2 of the bag.  To use the whole bag, you will double the other ingredients***

Directions

1.  Combine the sour cream and Ranch Dip mix.

2.  Add cheese and cooked bacon to the Ranch mix.

3.  Add 1/2 package of Hash Browns to the ranch dip mix.

4.  Spread into 8x8 casserole dish.

5.  Bake at 400 for 45-60 minutes or until potatoes are very tender.

Adapted from:  http://www.plainchicken.com/2011/01/crack-potatoes.html

Parmesan Zucchini Bake

In the summer, we are overloaded with fresh veggies.

One of those veggies being zucchini.

The other night I threw together a dish that was so yummy!

Slice 4-5 zucchini into little sticks.

Place sticks in baking dish.

Add tiny pats of butter throughout the mound of zucchini.

Pour Kraft Parmesan cheese all of the zucchini.

Bake covered on 350 for about 30 minutes or until zucchini is tender.

Uncover and broil until cheese is crispy and brown on top.

Super easy and super yummy!

** For a less fat, use EVOO instead of butter. ;-)

Honey Baked Chicken

Ingredients
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 Tbsp butter
1 cup honey
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp prepared mustard

Directions
Season chicken. (I just use a little garlic salt and lots of cracked pepper)

Place the chicken in a greased or foil-lined baking dish. Bake uncovered at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine butter, honey, salt and mustard. Cooke and stir over low heat until well blended and heated through.

Once your chicken has cooked for 30 minutes, take it out of oven. Pour honey mixture over the chicken.

Bake the chicken again, uncovered, 30-35 minutes or until a meat thermometer reaches 170 degrees.

Baste (or spoon mixture over mixture) before serving.