2 Recipes...

I love reading other people's blogs to find good recipes. I thought I would post a couple that I made today. Especially good for the summertime!

Firecracker Chicken

(I made that name up. I am sure it had name originally, but I do not know what it is.)

My sis gave me this recipe and we have had it several times!

4 large chicken breasts

8 slices of bacon

1 block of cream cheese

jalapenos, fresh or jarred

Italian salad dressing

Trim the chicken and slice each breasts across the middle as if to butterfly it and make a pocket inside. Mix chopped jalapenos and cream cheese. Add as many jalapenos as you would like. We like a lot! Stuff each breast with a few tablespoonfuls of the mixture. Wrap each breast with 2 slices of bacon and secure with skewers or toothpicks. Marinate in Italian dressing for a few hours. Cook on grill until fully cooked. I think I always do medium temp. to make sure they get cooked all of the way through and so I don't burn the bacon.

(This is not the best pic, but I tried. I looks a little crispy, but that is how we like it:)

Strawberry Pie

An old Watkins summer tradition from my Great Aunt Jo.

Shortbread already made pie crust

1 box of fresh strawberries

1 small box of strawberry jello

1 c sugar

1/4 c cornstarch

1 1/2 c water

Cool Whip for topping

Mix sugar and cornstarch together in small bowl. Add this to water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Whisk regularly until it boils and becomes thick and clear. (Doesn't take long!) Whisk in the jello mix. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl to allow it to cool. After it has cooled, add sliced strawberries. Pour into crust and refrigerate for a few hours. Add cool whip after it has set or right before serving.