Lemon-Baked Chicken Tenders

Delicious, moist, flavorful and simple. Enjoy!

LEMON-BAKED CHICKEN TENDERS

Recipe Details:
Makes: 8 tenders
Prep Time: 10 mins.
Cook Time: 25 mins.
Servings: 4

Ingredients:
8 boneless, skinless chicken tenders
1/3 cup lemon juice
4 tsp. butter
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. paprika
Cooking Spray

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Spray an 8x11 baking pan and place tenders in single layer.
3. Spread butter onto the tenders.
4. Even sprinkle on the salt, paprika, and lemon juice.
5. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until chicken completely cooked through.

Mashed Potatoes

Even if you don't think you like parmesan cheese, you will like these mashed potatoes. Enjoy!

MASHED POTATOES

Recipe Details:
Makes: 6 servings
Prep Time: 20 mins.
Cook Time: 25 mins.

Ingredients:
2 ½ pounds peeled, quartered potatoes
½ cup milk
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 large clove of garlic, pressed (optional, great if you like garlic, still great without it)
2 Tbsp. butter
¾ tsp. salt

Directions:
1. Bring pan of potatoes and garlic to a boil.
2. Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
3. Drain potatoes.
4. Mash all of the above ingredients together and serve.

Spicy Turkey Smoked Sausage and Fettucine Dinner

This recipe can be easily be adjusted to the level of spiciness you prefer. I listed my favorite brands and varieties for this recipe. All of the colors from the peppers, tomatoes, and onions create a pretty presentation. Enjoy!

SPICY TURKEY SMOKED SAUSAGE AND FETTUCINE DINNER

Recipe Details:
Makes: 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1 package of Hillshire Farm Lite Turkey Smoked Sausage, sliced into bite-size pieces
2 14 ½ ounce cans of Del Monte Petite Cut Diced Tomatoes with Zesty Jalapenos (other varieties and brands work well also)
1 pound package of Birds Eye Pepper Stir-Fry
1 box of fettucine noodles

Directions:
1. Cook the fettucine noodles according to the directions.
2. In the meantime, cook the kielbasa according to the directions on the package.
3. Add in the Stir-Fry, stirring occasionally until thoroughly heated.
4. Add in the diced tomatoes and simmer until heated.
5. Pour the sausage and tomatoes over the noodles and enjoy!

Other Options: Use Lite Polska Kielbasa instead of the turkey sausage for another lean option. There are tons of tomato flavors to choose from if the jalapeno tomatoes are too spicy. Not spicy enough? Try Del Monte’s (or other brand) mild green chile diced tomatoes and hot smoked sausage to add more heat.

Soft Banana Walnut Cookies with Splenda Sugar Blend

These are soft banana cookies that are great to take to family gatherings. This recipe is also a way to use up those browning bananas sitting on your counter top. Try the recipe with the Splenda Sugar Blend. You will NOT be able to tell that you didn't use just sugar. Seriously. If you don't believe me I added the proper measurements for using real sugar. You are going to love these cookies!

SOFT BANANA WALNUT COOKIES WITH SPLENDA SUGAR BLEND

Recipe Details:
Makes: 40 cookies
Prep Time: 10 mins.
Cook Time: 10 mins.
Servings: 40

Ingredients:
1 cup applesauce (Two 4-ounce individual applesauce cups work great!)
1/4 cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking (or a half-cup of sugar)
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (place in a Ziploc and crush a bit)
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, stir applesauce, Splenda Sugar Blend, and brown sugar.
3. Add in the bananas, walnuts, egg whites, and vanilla.
4. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt.
5. Stir flour mixture into the sugar mixture and blend well.
6. Scoop batter onto cooking sheet sprayed with Pam. Space cookies about 3 inches apart using a spoon.
7. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
8. Cool on a wire rack.
9. Let the cookies cool and coat with your favorite icing, glaze, confectioners sugar, or leave them plain. They're just as tasty without any icing.
10. Enjoy!

Other Options: Add a half a cup of walnuts or chocolate chips...or both.

Fat Free Mini Banana Muffins

Nothing makes a home feel warmer and more inviting than when something is baking in the oven. Try these delicious, moist, fat free mini banana muffins. You won't even know that they are fat free. Seriously. Sprinkle them with chocolate chips before baking if you're a chocolate lover.

FAT FREE MINI BANANA MUFFINS

Recipe Details:
Makes: 30 mini muffins
Prep Time: 10 mins.
Cook Time: 14 mins.
Servings: 30

Ingredients:
1/3 c. applesauce (one pre-packaged individual serving works great)
4 small or 3 large, peeled, and fork-smashed bananas

1/2 cup Splenda Sugar Blend (or 1 cup sugar)
2 egg whites
1 large egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. pumpkin spice
½ tsp. salt

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl combine applesauce, bananas, sugar, egg, vanilla, and walnuts.
In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt.
Place all ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix until just moistened. Do not overmix.
Spoon into lined or nonstick, sprayed mini muffin pan.
You may sprinkle chocolate chips onto the tops before baking if you would like.
Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes.
Remove muffins from the tray and cool on a wire rack.

Pumpkin Cookies with Splenda Sugar Blend

Holiday baking. Nothing makes the house smell better, feel warmer, and seem more inviting. These turn out soft and delicious. If you like nutmeg add 1/8 tsp. to the recipe. I prefer the cookies without it though. Don't be afraid to try the Splenda Sugar Blend. It is significantly cheaper than Splenda alone and you can't even tell that you didn't use all that real sugar. No, seriously. If you don't believe me you can substitute the Splenda Sugar Blend with 1/2 cup of sugar. Also, try chocolate chips...yum.

PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH SPLENDA SUGAR BLEND

Recipe Details:
Makes: 30 cookies
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 10
Ready In: 25
Servings: 30

Ingredients:
1 cup applesauce (Two 4-ounce individual applesauce cups work great!)
1/4 cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, stir applesauce, Splenda Sugar Blend, and brown sugar.
3. Add in the pumpkin, egg whites, and vanilla.
4. In another bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Stir flour mixture into the sugar mixture and blend well.
6. Scoop batter onto cooking sheet sprayed with Pam. Space cookies about 3 inches apart using a spoon.
7. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
8. Cool on a wire rack.
9. Let the cookies cool and coat with your favorite icing, glaze, confectioners sugar, or leave them plain. They're just as tasty without any icing.
10. Enjoy!

Welcome to Recipes By KIM

I have so many recipes that I would love to share with you. Many have taken months or years to get to the point that I would share them with others. I hope your family enjoys these recipes as much as mine does. ENJOY!