Recipes and Reviews: Buffalo Chicken Lasagna & Mint Cookies

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Groups,

I got these off the Recipe swap board from e-tools. I

wanted to try them so I thought I'd pass them along!

Enjoy!

Tiff.

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Reviews by Lifetime Member:

Chocolate Mint Cookies - definately a two thumbs up!

2 Cautions - I didn't realize that it called for " Fat

Free " margarine and I used light - this bumped the

points to 4 points each! It also says to chill for 1

hour - it's going to be more like 2-3 or believe me -

you're going to have a sticky mess with less time! I

also used 1/2 an Andies candy on each - it's enough -

then I sprinkled on some holiday sprinkles to make

them more festive. That's one attractive little

cookie! I calculated everything that had calories -

the flour alone was 10,000 calories! I'm not

completely done baking - so I don't know how many I'll

end up with. Can post that later.

Buffalo Chicken Lasagna - again another winner!

1 caution - unless you like hot, hot, hot food -

decrease the amount of hot sauce used. It called for

2-3 Tbs. - I used 1 1/2 Tbs - it was edible - but

still made my nose run. Sniff, sniff - see?!

Recipes to follow!

~Started Jan. 2, 2001~ Made Lifetime Nov. 27, 2001 ~

Height: 5'6'~Small Frame~ 200.8 / 138 / 143

artzymom 12/13/2001 2:23:06 PM

Did I miss the recipes they both sound like something

my family would like!

losin'it! 12/13/2001 2:29:15 PM

Chocolate Mint Cookies

3 packages Andies Candies (28 in pack)

3/4 c trans fat-free margarine

1 1/2 c dark brown sugar

2 Tbsp water

1 package (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips

2 large eggs

2 1/2 c all-purpose flour

1 1/4 tsp baking soda

Unwrap all the mints, and set aside.

In a saucepan, heat and mix together the margarine,

sugar, and

water. Add the chocolate chips, and stir to partially

melt.

Remove from the heat, and continue to stir until

melted. Pour

into a bowl, and let cool for 10 minutes. Beat in the

eggs at

high speed. Add the remaining ingredients, and beat to

blend.

Chill the dough for 1 hour. Line baking sheets with

foil. Roll

the dough into small balls (about 1 " in diameter).

Bake at

350[deg]F for 10 to 12 minutes. Place a mint on each

cookie as

you remove them from the oven. Remove the cookies from

the

sheet. As soon as the mints have softened, spread them

over

the cookies. " They look festive and taste

brownie-rich. Just

one does the trick, " raved a tester.

Makes 84 cookies. Per cookie: 87 cal, 4 g fat

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Buffalo Chicken Lasagna

12 lasagna noodles, uncooked

1 lb skinless boneless chicken breast, cubed

4 cups low-fat spaghetti sauce, no more than

2 grams fat per serving

1 1/2 cups water

2-3 Tbsp. hot sauce

2 Tbsp. vinegar

1 tsp. garlic salt

15 oz. nonfat ricotta cheese

1/2 cup egg substitute

3/4 cup crumbled bleu cheese

Preheat oven to 350*F. Spray a large nonstick skillet

with nonstick cooking spray; place over medium high

heat until hot. Add chicken and saute 4 minutes. Drain

well. Stir in spaghetti sauce, water, hot sauce,

vinegar

and garlic salt. In a small bowl, combine ricotta

cheese

and egg substitute; set aside.

Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. Spread 1

cup

of the sauce over the bottom of the pan. Arrange 3 or

4

pieces of lasagna over sauce. Spread with sauce, then

layer with the ricotta mixture. Repeat layers until

all

ingredients are used, ending with sauce. Cover and

bake

for 1 hour 10 minutes.

Uncover and sprinkle with bleu cheese and bake 5 more

minutes, uncovered. Cover and let stand 15 minutes

before

serving.

Makes 9 servings/ 6 pts per serving

~Started Jan. 2, 2001~ Made Lifetime Nov. 27, 2001 ~

Height: 5'6'~Small Frame~ 200.8 / 138 / 143

tanastaplo 12/13/2001 3:27:31 PM

I agree on the buffalo chicken lasagna - that's our

lunch this week and we're enjoying it very much. I'd

recommend cutting the chicken into little, little

pieces. We cut ours into about 1-inch chunks, and it

would be nice to have it more dispersed than it is.

Otherwise very good. A little bit of bleu cheese goes

a long way, it turns out!

5 ft., 1 inch 138 / 107 / 115

mahjong 12/13/2001 4:56:44 PM

I put the Buffalo Chicken Lasagna into MasterCook and

came up with 9 servings at 12 points each. Did anyone

refigure the points with the ingredients you used?

losin'it! 12/13/2001 5:15:25 PM

I just calculated what I made today (Buffalo Chicken)

It did come out to be more - 6 servings at 8 points

each. It would have been more - but I used a little

less than a pound of chicken, only used 1 jar of sauce

which is about 3 cups and the recipe calls for four. I

think I also used less Blue Cheese than what it called

for - I used 4 of the single serve packs of the

Treasure Cave and I used 9 oven ready lasagna noodles

and the recipe calls for 12 regular lasagna noodles.

Glad you got me thinking - I always recalculate

recipes - but I was too lazy after baking all of those

cookies - it made 86!!!

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