Chilled Hot Chocolate

I'm sure none of us bought a giant tub of hot chocolate mix at Sam's Club this winter and then barely made a dent in it before the weather warmed up. None of us, right? But if you were foolish enough to have done such a thing, I have the perfect chilly solution for you...
Chilled Hot Chocolate.

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups warm water
4 envelopes* (1 ounce each) instant hot cocoa mix
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1-1/2 cups half-and-half cream

Directions:
In a blender, combine water and cocoa mix; cover and process until dissolved. Add ice cream and cream; cover and process for 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour into chilled mugs. Yield: 4 servings.

Verdict:
Yum!
I had high hopes for this recipe, but deep down figured it would taste too much like a chocolate milk shake (and I'm not such a big fan of chocolate ice cream or chocolate milk). It did not disappoint my high hopes. As a hater of chocolate milk shakes, I LOVED this. So I figure, if you are like a normal person who loves chocolate milkshakes, this thing should be heavenly to you.

*One envelope is about 2 heaping tablespoons.

Kelley's Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

1 lb. cooked, shredded chicken (boil chicken with garlic, onion, & lime)

2 cans cream chicken soup

12 oz. sour cream

½ envelope of Lawry’s Mild Taco Seasoning

1 ½ cups cheddar cheese

10-12 flour tortillas

Directions:

In a bowl, mix soup and sour cream. Take out ½ and set aside. Add shredded chicken, taco seasoning, and half cheese to soup mixture. From the set aside soup mixture... use about ¼ of that to “grease” your 9x13 pan. Roll about ½ cup of chicken mixture into tortillas. Place in dish. Cover with remaining soup mixture... especially edges. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 for 20-25 min. Serve with olives, salsa, sour cream, etc.

Chicken Tortellini Casserole

Ingredients:

4 boneless chicken breasts

9 oz. package of tortellini (frozen or refrigerated)*

4 oz. Mushrooms (optional)

4 green onions, chopped

½ cube butter, melted

1 cup sour cream

1 can cream of mushroom soup**

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

Saute chicken breasts in skillet, seasoned with garlic, salt and pepper. Cut into bite sized pieces. Boil tortellini according to package directions and drain. Mix all ingredients together, using half the grated cheese to sprinkle on top. Place in buttered casserole dish. Bake at 350 until hot and bubbly (20-30 min.).

I've also steamed little pieces of broccoli before and baked it in with the casserole. Yum.

*I usually double the amount of tortellini.

**I use two cans of cream of chicken soup because I'm anti-mushroom.

Pioneer Woman's Ranch Style Chicken

PW's Ranch Style Chicken (review: Yum. A little too mustardy for me, but I hate mustard. And it was still delicious. Plus the kids all gobbled it up, and that's always a plus.)

Orange Chicken

Orange Chicken (review: Super yummy, but I wish the orange flavor had been stronger. But still the best orange chicken I've ever had that wasn't from an actual Chinese restaurant.)

Chicken and Pasta

Chicken and Pasta Dinner -I got my recipe from a church recipe exchange, but, minus the crock pot, it seems a lot like this one I linked to and this one. (review: this is a lot like Penne Rustica (which we've all LOVED) but Princess Sparkley and Jed both said they preferred this version).