This piquant, creamy chicken is a surprising combination of ranch dressing, bacon bits, teriyaki sauce and Cheddar cheese. The recipe is easily expanded to feed a crowd.
Penne pasta tossed in a creamy sauce spiked with Parmesan cheese and pancetta, the Italian version of bacon, makes a marvelously satisfying dish for weeknight suppers.
Fancy enough for company, these baked potatoes look like you fussed but are really simple to fix. Our home economists sliced each one into a fan, covering them with cheese, bacon and savory seasonings. (For a quick how-to on creating potato fans, turn to page 50.)
Marinated chicken breasts broiled with bacon and cheese, then served with sauteed mushrooms and honey mustard dressing. Fantastic way to broil chicken that adds that 'extra something!'
This is a straight-forward version of a classic soup combines dried split peas with onion and ham. Variations include adding carrots, celery, or potatoes.
Left over turkey meat joins forces with peas, carrots, and green beans in a savory pot pie. The recipe makes 2 pies to feed a good-sized family or to have a pie for later.
Grated ginger and lemongrass give this traditional chicken noodle soup an international flair. Feel free to add extra vegetables such as mushrooms, peas, or carrots.
Dried split peas and smoked sausages are combined in this slow cooker soup with carrots, potatoes, oregano and garlic powder. Allow 5 hours cooking time.
Everyone loves a Cobb salad and this is a great recipe. It makes plain old, shredded iceberg lettuce shine. Bacon, hard boiled eggs, chicken, tomatoes, blue cheese, avocado, green onion and dressing.
