Dinner and a Dessert!

So it has been a while!  Christmas has come and gone and now it is a new year.  Guess that means I better do two recipes!  I was a busy bee yesterday!  I spent New Years Day painting a bedroom and I went to Zumba.  Then I came home and baked!  Yup, what else would one do on a cold day? 

Well I decided we were seriously lacking in the sweet department at this house, so I went to pinterest and pulled up my recipe for Monster Cookie Bars!  They were super easy and super delish!  I don't know that I will ever make the actual cookies again! I may or may not have even been eating on them this morning!  Hey, they do have oatmeal and peanut butter!  Those are good for you, right?  Anyway, once those babies popped out of the oven it was time for dinner to get started.

 Last night we had ultimate comfort food!  Creamy Chicken and Biscuits!  Three out of five of us had seconds.  And the other two are seriously lacking in taste!  What else could be the reason for not wanting seconds.  Anyway, I did add to the recipe, but that was after I saw that the original recipe had been added to!  It was so yummy.  I will post the original then you can all get crazy and experiment!  The changes I made were to use half mayo and half light sour cream.  Hubby doesn't like mayo and he was a little skeptical at first, but he was one that ended up going back for seconds...In fact, he cleaned out the remainder of the pan and took the leftovers for lunch today!  I also added frozen peas and frozen corn.  Ahhh, no need for sides.  Now everything is in the casserole!  I eyeballed the amounts so maybe 1 c of each.  Do as little or as much as you like.  I think carrots would be good in it too.  Then it becomes an awesome chicken pot pie! 

For your eating enjoyment, here are the recipes!

Monster Cookie Bars

1 stick butter
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
3 eggs
2 t baking soda
1 1/2 c creamy peanut butter
4 1/2 c quick cooking oats
1 12 oz package chocolate chips
1 12 oz bag M&Ms

Combine butter and sugars and mix well.  Add in eggs and baking soda and beat.  Mix in peanut butter and blend until smooth and creamy.  Now add one cup of oatmeal and stir by hand.  Repeat!  Add in chocolate chips and M&Ms.  Mix well.  Spread into a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.  Be sure to not overbake.  You want them to be soft! 



Original recipe from domesticatedduchess.blogspot.com


Creamy Chicken and Biscuits

1 sm onion (I used minced onions)
1 1/2 t. butter
2 lbs chopped, cooked chicken breast or thighs
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 c mayo (or half mayo and sour cream)
1 c milk
1/2 c chopped pimento
1 1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
Refrigerated biscuits (I used the 10 count)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease an 11x7 baking dish.  Melt butter in small skillet.  Chop the onion and add to melted butter.  Saute until tender.  ( I skipped part entirely when I used minced onions and omitted the butter all together)  In a large bowl, mix together the soup, mayo, milk, pimento, cooked chicken and onion.  Pour into greased dish.  Bake for 10 minutes.  Remove from oven and sprinkle 1 c cheese over the mixture.  Arrange biscuits over the cheese.  Sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Bake 20 minutes longer or until biscuits are golden brown. 



Original from www.food.com