Paula Deen Recipes Recipe Collection

PAULA DEEN'S CHEESE STRAWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl, beat butter and cheese until well blended at medium speed.
• Add flour and cayenne pepper, and beat in well, for 5 minutes, or until VERY creamy.
• Put mixture into pastry bag or cookie press that is fitted with a star tip.
• Pipe 5-inch long strips about 1-inch apart from each other onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake ONE COOKIE SHEET AT A TIME, 18-20 minutes until lightly golden.
• Put the pastry bag/cookie press into the fridge or freezer while each tray is cooking. Otherwise, the butter and cheese gets too soft, and you get cheese "crackers" instead of straws!
• Cool each tray for 5 minutes, (I prepare the next tray while they are cooling) then move the cooled straws to a wire rack.
• Keeps well in air-tight containers.

PAULA DEEN'S CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place frozen broccoli in 1/2 cup water in a saucepan and boil about 6 minutes; drain well and set aside.
• In a "large" bowl mix together the soup, mayonnaise, sour cream, cheddar cheese, lemon juice, curry powder, salt, pepper and wine or broth; mix well. Add broccoli and chicken and mix thoroughly.
• Spray a 13 x 9 Pyrex dish with vegetable spray. Pour in soup/chicken mixture. Smooth mixture with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
• Combine bread crumbs, parmesan cheese and butter. Sprinkle on top of mixture.
• Bake 30-45 minutes or until heated through.
• Note: TO lighten up you can use 98% ff cream of mushroom soup, light mayonnaise, light sour cream and low-fat cheddar cheese.
• This is really yummy and makes alot!