Earlier this week some of us participated in a recipe exchange. Technically it was chain mail, but what the hey? Anyway, here are the recipes I received if you want to copy them.

Samba Chicken

6 chicken breasts
1 ½ tsp garlic salt
1 lb pkg Barilla angel hair pasta
1 tbsp olive oil
1 (10 oz) can Mild Rotel
1 cup of Hellman’s mayonnaise
1 cup of Kraft Parmesan cheese
2 tsp garlic powder
Season chicken breasts with garlic salt and grill or sauté in a frying pan until completely cooked, approximately six minutes per side. Prepare angel hair pasta according to package instructions, drain, and toss with olive oil. Meanwhile, combine all remaining ingredients in a medium sized microwave safe bowl. Microwave Samba mixture for three minutes, stirring halfway through. On a serving platter, place grilled chicken breasts over angel hair pasta and top with Samba mixture. Serves 6.

Turkey or Chicken Noodle Soup
(serves 10)

2 Cups (approx. 10 oz.) Cooked Turkey or Chicken Breast, pulled into small pieces
4 (16 oz.) Cans Fat Free Chicken Broth
1 Cup Chopped Onion
2 Cups Chopped Celery
2 Cups Sliced Carrots
2 teaspoons Dried Parsley Flakes
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
4 oz. (about 2 Cups) Uncooked Whole Wheat Wide Egg Noodles
In a large pot, combine chicken broth, onion, celery and carrots. Bring mixture to a boil. Stir in uncooked noodles, turkey, parsley flakes and black pepper. Lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until noodles and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
Calories per serving: 134,Fat: 1g,Fiber: 2g,Points: 2,(12/12)

Oreo Truffles
1 bag oreos
1 brick cream cheese, softened
semi-sweet or white chocolate morsels
Crush the bag of oreos or use a food chopper. Mix in the softened cream cheese. Scoop out balls of the mixture and refrigerate for about half an hour. When they’re firm, melt the chocolate and dip the balls into the chocolate (you can also use chocolate bark but add shortening to get it to the right consistency). Let the chocolate harden. For the holidays, add food coloring to the white chocolate. You can also drizzle dark chocolate over white chocolate to make patterns or designs.
It’s a super easy recipe, and people go nuts over the result. They never guess that there are only three ingredients.

Simple Sloppy Joes
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion
1/2 cup catsup
3 Tbs vinegar
2 Tbs water
1 Tbs brown sugar
1 Tbs dry mustard
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp salt
hamburger buns
Cook meat and onion in a large skillet until meat is browned; drain
Stir in next 7 ingredients, and heat thoroughly.
Serve on warm buns
4 servings

Italian Chicken Artichoke
1/3 jar Sundried Tomatoes chopped
1/2 jar Marinated Artichokes
1cup Diced Chicken
1/2 pint of whipping cream
1/2 jar Parmesian Cheese
1/2c chopped onions
1/3c green or red bell peppers (optional)
1/3 cup or half sm can of mushrooms cut -up
1/2 stick of butter
dash pepper
dash salt
small pkg mozzerella cheese(sprinkled on top)
bowtie pasta (boiled)
boil chicken and dice up. saute onions and peppers (gr or red) in saucepan.
add all ingredients and mix together. Pour into baking dish and bake till cheese is
bubbly and brown at 375 (about 45 min)