Zingy Baked Chicken Nuggets
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
2 cups panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
Honey mustard, optional
Preheat oven to 400º. Mix first six ingredients; stir in chicken to coat. Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl; add chicken, one piece at a time, and toss to coat. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned and chicken is no longer pink, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve with honey mustard.
Rhubarb Cake Dessert
4 cups rhubarb, finely chopped 1 box yellow cake mix
1 1/2 cups sugar 1 stick butter, melted
1 (3 oz.) package cherry Jello 1/2 cup boiling water
Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan with butter. Put in rhubarb. Sprinkle sugar, Jello and cake mix on top. Pour the melted butter; then the water over all of this. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes.
Butter-Pecan Blondies
1 1/2 cups whole pecans
2 sticks unsalted butter, melted, plus more for brushing
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups light-brown sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for sprinkling
4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350º. Spread pecans on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until fragrant, 6 to 7 minutes . Let cool, then chop.
Brush 9 x 13 inch baking dish with butter, then dust with flour, tapping out excess. Whisk together flour and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together butter and 2 cups brown sugar until combined. Add eggs; whisk until combined. Add vanilla. Fold in flour mixture until just combined (do not over-mix). Fold in half of nuts.
Transfer batter to prepared dish; smooth top. Sprinkle top with remaining nuts and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Bake until golden around edge and a tester inserted in center comes out with very few crumbs, 22 to 24 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely before cutting into squares. Blondies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to three days.
Happy Cooking!
