ok so last night I made THE BEST DINNER! artichoke heart stuffed chicken, cheesy rice, dank salad, and microwaved snap pea casserole.

Artichoke-stuffed Chicken Breast

6 4 oz chicken breasts
1 Clove garlic
1 1/2 c Frozen or canned artichoke hearts, rinsed and drained
1 Egg yolk
2 T Heavy cream
1 c Fresh bread crumbs
Dash nutmeg
1/3 c Chopped fresh parsley, divided
1/4 c Chicken broth
Paprika

Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Grease a baking pan.

Salt and pepper the chicken breasts. With a very sharp small knife, cut a pocket horizontally into each breast. Do not cut in half. Set aside while you make the stuffing.

In a food processor, place the garlic, artichoke hearts, egg yolk, cream, bread crumbs, nutmeg and about 1/4 cup of parsley. Process to mix, but do not puree.

Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of stuffing in each breast pocket. Do not close the pocket-the stuffing will puff up and out a bit.

Place the stuffed breasts in the baking dish. Pour the chicken broth over the chicken. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Place the breasts on a platter, spoon the pan juices over and sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons parsley.

I pretty much followed the recipe one this one.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 (15 ounce) can baby peas, drained
• 1 (2 ounce) bottle diced pimento peppers, drained
• 1 (5 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 cups crushed buttery round crackers
• 1/2 cup margarine, melted

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the peas, pimentos, water chestnuts, cream of celery soup and onion. Pour into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Top with shredded cheese. In a separate bowl, mix together the cracker crumbs and margarine; sprinkle evenly over the cheese.
3. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until browned and bubbly.

That one I added some chicken broth and a buttload of onions. and skipped the water chestnuts and pimentos. SOSOSOSOSSO good!!!!











But I cooked it in the Microwave..sweet meat!



And this is the wine we drank a little to quickly!