Broccoli with Garlic Butter and Cashews

Not only will your kids eat their broccoli, they'll beg for more! Can be made without cashews.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs fresh broccoli
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
1/3 cup salted roasted cashews

Directions

-Remove and discard broccoli leaves and rough ends of stalks. Cut broccoli into spears.
-Cook in a small amount of boiling water eight minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain well, keep warm.
-Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add brown sugar and next four ingredients.
-Bring to a boil, remove from heat. Stir in cashews. Pour sauce over broccoli and serve immediately.

Durkee's Chicken

This recipe is both easy and a great money-saver. Buy the largest package of breasts you can find so that you'll have a couple of halves left over; use them in the Chicken a la King recipe the next night. Also, a jar of Durkee's is good for two batches of this chicken! My family loves it!

Ingredients

6 chicken breast halves
1/4 cup AP or whole wheat flour
1/2 cup butter, melted, or 1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup Durkee's Famous sauce (1/2 of a bottle)
3 cups cooked rice

Directions

Place flour in small, flat container, dredge chicken breast halves in it and place in single layer in shallow baking dish.

Blend butter and Durkee's; pour over chicken.

Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Uncover, bake 15 minutes more or until brown. Serve chicken atop bed of rice, pour drippings over all.

Chicken a la King

Here's a perfect use for your leftover chicken dish, and it only takes a few minutes to make. I used leftover Durkee's Chicken to make this one and my family thought it was marvelous.

Ingredients

2 frozen puff pastry shells or 1 package refrigerated croissants
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/4 cup of milk or half and half
1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimiento, drained (I don't use this ingredient)
1 (4-ounce) can or jar mushrooms, drained
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Bake puff pastry shells or croissants according to package directions.

Meanwhile, combine chicken and remaining five ingredients in a heavy saucepan; cook over low heat ten minutes, stirring often. Spoon into puff pasty shells or over croissant halves.