Rose's Quick and Easy Pasta

• 1 package Chicken Breast Tenders
• 1 tbs basil
• 1 tbs oregano
• 3 tbs olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic minced

In a frying pan add oil, seasonings and garlic. Cut chicken up into small bite size pieces and add to pan. Stir occasionally until cooked thoroughly. Toss with bow tie pasta and serve hot.

You can add a white wine sauce to it and peppers and onions as well ..depends on your taste and what you have available.

Parmesan Breaded Chicken Breasts

Boneless chicken breasts (however many for your family) Parmesan cheese Italian bread crumbs or crushed Wheat Ritz crackers Your favorite seasonings (I use rosemary, basil, oregano and parsley) melted butter Preheat oven to 375. Melt some butter in a microwave safe dish, enough to dip the chicken into. Combine the parmesan cheese, bread crumbs or crushed crackers and your favorite seasonings in another dish. Dip each chicken breast into the melted butter and then into the cheese mixture. Place chicken in a baking dish. Bake the chicken for 30 minutes, uncovered.

Taco Dip

Adapted from The Pampered Chef's "Touchdown Taco Dip"

Preheat oven to 350 °

• 1 can (9 ounces) bean dip
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 Cup sour cream
• 1 Tbsp taco seasoning mix
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 1/4 Cup shredded cheddar cheese (I use the Sargento's brand Mexican mix)
• 1/2 medium tomato, seeded and diced (about 1/2 cup)
• 2 green onions, with tops, thinly sliced
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh or dry cilantro (or parsley)
• tortilla chips (I use Tostito's Scoops)
• additional sour cream, guacamole, salsa, olives, etc

**Note: If you double this recipe, a 16-ounce can of refried beans works wonderfully in place of the bean dip!

Spread the beans over the bottom of a 2-quart baking dish, ungreased. In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, sour cream and taco seasoning mix. Press the garlic and mix it into the cream cheese mixture. Mix well.

Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the beans. Top with shredded cheese of your liking. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Top with diced tomatoes, sliced green onions, cilantro and olives if you wish. Garnish with additional sour cream, guacamole, etc, if desired. Or serve with a side of sour cream and/or salsa and/or guacamole.

If taking this recipe to a party, you definitely should double it.

Reesie's Quick Apple Dumplings

*I had a craving for something apple-related, so I whipped these up really fast. You could make the recipe entirely from scratch if you wanted, but then they wouldn't be "quick". You could also substitute your favorite fruit for the apples. Berries would be great! These tasted pretty darn good to me!

• 1 can Pillsbury crescent rolls (low-fat taste just fine)
• 1 21-ounce can of apple pie filling
• cinnamon and sugar

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375. Separate the crescents into 4 rectangles (so you'll have 2 triangles together to make a rectangle). Press the seams together to prevent the triangles from separating.

Fill each rectangle with a spoonful of apple pie filling. Bring up all the corners of the rectangle to cover the filling, pinch the dough together to close it up.

Place your four bundles into a baking dish. You could put butter silvers onto the bundles, or use a butter spray, and then sprinkle them with sugar and cinnamon.

Bake in the oven for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. This could take longer, depending on your oven.

Serve with ice cream, Cool Whip, or just enjoy them plain!