Hash Brown Casserole

10.25 oz. can condensed cream of chicken soup
8 oz. Colby cheese - grated
1/2 cup melted butter OR margarine
1 sm. onion - minced
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 lb. bag frozen shredded hash browns


-Spray a 13" X 9" X 2" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
-In a bowl, combine soup, cheese, butter, onion, salt, and pepper.
-Gently fold the potatoes into the mixture and pour into prepared pan.
-Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes, until heated through and top is browned.

Gorilla Bread

1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
2 (12-ounce) cans refrigerated biscuits (10 count)
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon. In a saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar over low heat, stirring well; set aside. Cut the cream cheese into 20 equal cubes. Press the biscuits out with your fingers and sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar. Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit, wrapping and sealing the dough around the cream cheese. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the nuts into the bottom of the bundt pan. Place half of the prepared biscuits in the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, pour half of the melted butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle on 1/2 cup of nuts. Layer the remaining biscuits on top, sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar, pour the remaining butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of nuts. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Place a plate on top and invert.

Chicken Club Brunch Ring

1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped
1 tablespoon onions, finely chopped
1 (10 ounces) can white chicken meat, drained and flaked
4 slices bacon, crisply cooked, chopped
1 (4 ounces) cup finely shredded Swiss cheese
2 (8 ounces) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1-2 large plum tomato, thinly sliced
1 medium red bell pepper
2 cups shredded lettuce


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a bowl, combine mayonnaise and mustard.
Snip parsley.
Chop onion.
Add parsley and onion to mayonnaise mixture; mix well.
In a 2 quart bowl, flake chicken with a fork.
Chop bacon.
Add bacon, 3/4 cup Swiss cheese, and 1/3 cup of the mayonnaise mixture; mix well.
Unroll crescent dough, separate into 16 triangles.
Arrange triangles in a circle on a 13" baking stone with wide ends of triangles overlapping in the center and points toward the outside (there should be a 5-inch diameter opening in the center of the stone).
Scoop the chicken mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangle.
Bring outside points of triangle up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center or ring (filling will not be completely covered).
Slice tomatoes, cut slices in half.
Place 1 tomato half over filling between openings of ring.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown.
Remove from oven, immediately sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Swiss cheese.
Using a v-shaped cutter, cut around bell pepper.
Separate halves; remove membrane and seeds.
Fill with remaining mayonnaise mixture; place in center of ring.
Arrange lettuce around the pepper.