Crunchy Chocolate Delights

Preparation: 20 min.plus the cooling time
Yield: 24 servings

1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1 package (8 squares) semisweet chocolate
2 1/2 cups corn flakes
1/2 cup dried cranberries
24 holiday marshmallows

1. Peanuts crushed into pieces, put them aside. Cover a baking sheet with waxed paper. Melt chocolate in microwave in a large bowl as directed on package.

2. Stir in chips, cranberries and peanuts; toss gently until evenly coated with chocolate.

3. Use a spoon to distribute 24 piles cereal mixture into prepared pan on. Top each with a marshmallow. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

Crunchy Garlic Chicken

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Start to Finish: 55 minutes
6 Servings

1/4 C butter, melted
2 T milk
1 T chopped fresh chives or parsley
1/2 t salt
1/2 t garlic powder
2 C cornflakes (or other flake cereal), crushed (1 C)
3 T chopped fresh parsley
1/2 t paprika
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 3/4 lb)
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1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Spray 9 x 13″ pan with cooking spray. In shallow dish, mix 2 T of the butter, the milk, chives, salt and garlic powder.

2. In another shallow dish, mix crushed cereal, parsley and paprika. Dip chicken into milk mixture; then coat lightly and evenly with cereal mixture. Place in pan. Drizzle with remaining 2 T butter.

3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170 degrees).

Fish Strips

Serves 4.

1/2 C milk
3/4 C crushed cornflakes
1/4 C grated Parmesan
1/2 t garlic powder
1 lb tilapia
Cooking spray
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Pour milk into a small bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine cornflakes, Parmesan and garlic powder.

Cut tilapia into 1 1/2″ strips. Dunk fish strips into milk, then dredge in cornflake mixture to coat.

Bake in a 400 degree oven on a foil-lined pan coated with cooking spray for 9 to 12 minutes until cooked through.

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