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Santa Fe Chicken Fajita Soup #Kraft

Nicole

what you need
  • 1 pkg. (1.4 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Fajita Seasoning Mix
  • 1/3 cup  water
  • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
  • 4 large  cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 large  red onion, chopped
  • 1 small green pepper, chopped
  • 1 pkg.  (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Fat Free Cream Cheese, cut into cubes
  • 1 lb. (16 oz.) VELVEETA 2% Milk Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 cans  (14.5 oz. each) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth

make it
COMBINE seasoning mix and water in medium bowl. Add chicken; toss to evenly coat. Refrigerate 30 min.
COOK garlic and cilantro in large nonstick saucepan sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 1 min. Stir in chicken mixture, onions and peppers; cook 10 min. or until chicken is done, stirring frequently.
ADD cream cheese, VELVEETA and broth; mix well. Cook on medium heat until cream cheese and VELVEETA are completely melted and chicken mixture is heated through, stirring occasionally.
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Wordless Wednesday – Bad Bunny

Nicole
Cody really is a cute and sweet bunny! I mean seriously who could resist that face? I know I sure can’t, but that doesn’t change the fact that he is a busy little guy and gets into just about everything you can imagine.

First off Cody has an identity crisis, and thinks he’s a cat. He does not live in a cage, in fact he sleeps under a table at night. He has free range of the house and uses the little box just like the cats. He is 7 years old and has outlived any other rabbit I have had in the past. I believe it’s because he is never caged, and the cats keep him on his toes. He does love his kitties!


I got Cody from a breeder when he was 6 weeks old. I taught him how to pull a string, and how to rip paper both of which occasionally come back to haunt me. He love mischief and routinely seeks it out.  If it’s tied he unties it, and if it’s paper well… he shreds it.

Case in point: A new bag of kitty little shredded and kitty litter every place you can imagine. He made the mess and the cats thought it was wonderful so they proceeded to play in it and spread litter throughout the house.


Cody was so tired from his kitty litter bag massacre that he fell asleep in the middle of his mess. Cute, but annoying! 

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Yoplait Kids Snack Chat + .50 off Coupon @YoplaitYogurt #YoplaitSnackChat

Nicole
Every parent wants their children to develop healthy eating habits, but that’s often easier said than done. To help you instill healthier eating habits for your children Yoplait Kids and Author Christine Coppa, best known for her Mama’s Boy blog at Parenting.com and is the author of Rattled! Available at Amazon.com (Broadway Books, 2009) introduce a webisode series called Yoplait Kids Snack Chat.

Christine will discusses topics like overcoming pickiness, setting a good example at snack time, and practice good snacking habits with her pre-schooler J.D. 
Please take advantage of this $0.50 coupon off the purchase of (1) four-pack of Yoplait Kids yogurt. Click Here
Listed below are Additional webisodes of Yoplait Kids Snack Chat. There are currently eight in the series. Here you will find more fun and creative tips from Christine and Yoplait Kids. Bon Appetite!

Don’t forget to print your $0.50 coupon off the purchase of (1) four-pack of Yoplait Kids yogurt. Click Here

*As required by the Federal Trade Commission: This product was given to Colie’s Kitchen by Yoplait through Myblogspark at no cost to Colie’s Kitchen, nor is Colie’s Kitchen being paid to endorse this product. All that was asked of Colie’s Kitchen was to review the product, and give our honestly opinion.*
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Win A One-Year Supply of Veggies from Allens

Nicole
I Love Allens Vegetables. They are my go to veggy when I am not using fresh vegetables because they are the closest vegestables I have found to fresh. You keep your family members healthy all year long, so why not keep your pantry healthy all year long, too? Think of all the time you’ll save when your veggies come to YOU … Allens wants to stock your pantry for one whole year.
There’s only one week left to win FREE veggies for a year in our Feast Your Veggies On This recipe contest. Hurry – enter your favorite recipe today. You could be the grand prize winner!

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Or simply send a post card or 3” x 5” index card with their name, address and contact information, along with original recipe and category, to Allens’ second annual Feast Your Veggies on This contest c/o 6116 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43231. For more contest information, visit Allens.com.
Good luck, and may the best at-home cook win! Have questions or want to learn more? Send an email or find details here. 

Hurry the Contest ends May 15, 2011

*As required by the Federal Trade Commission: This product was given to Colie’s Kitchen by Allens at no cost to Colie’s Kitchen, nor is Colie’s Kitchen being paid to endorse this product. All that was asked of Colie’s Kitchen was to review the product, and give our honestly opinion.*

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Colie’s Overloaded Mashed Potatoes

Nicole
I can’t even begin to describe to you how great this recipe is. This is a recipe I like to describe as “defying tradition! Taking the old and ordinary and making it extraordinary” I do not like plain mashed potatoes I never have. They are too plain and ordinary for me I like food bursting with flavor. This recipe is fantastic. I was looking for something different so I looked through the refrigerator and this is what I came up with! I hope you love it too!! I will warn you these are not your skinny potatoes, but they are worth the extra workout at the gym.

Ingredients:
  • 1-1/2 lb. of potatoes peeled and boiled
  • 1 bulb or garlic (approx. 6 pods)
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 3 green onions sliced
  • ½ margarine or butter
  • ¼ lb. of uncooked bacon
  • ½ cup cheddar cheese grated
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Roast garlic (Here are directions if needed)
  2. Peel and cut your potatoes into medium size pieces and boil potatoes until they are cooked through. 
  3. While potatoes are cooking pan fry the bacon until it’s crispy in a skillet. When the bacon is completely cooked remove from the skillet and allow to drain on a paper towel. 
  4. Drain bacon grease from the skillet. (No need to wipe it clean)
  5. In the same skillet where you cooked your bacon add margarine, and roasted garlic. With a fork smash garlic so that it starts to  blend into the margarine, then add your green onions. Cook until the green onions become soft. 
  6. Once your potatoes are cooked drain water off your potatoes then add potatoes back to their pot.
  7. Add garlic, margarine, and green onion mixture to the potatoes then add sour cream, salt and pepper and begin to mash your potatoes. I always put my potatoes into my Kitchen aid mixer along with the other ingredients and let the mixer do the work. The great thing is … no lumps! 
  8. Once the potatoes are well mashed and mixed together place mashed potato mixture in a baking dish. Spread potatoes out and top cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon. 
  9. Bake on 350 until the cheese is melted.