Can you share that recipe with me?

Did you ever get asked that question? Up until a few months ago, no one really asked me for advice on cooking or entertaining.  Since I started working in the “real world,” it has been a great learning process.  Yes, I get a lot of advice from co-workers (I do work for Swanson) and my family, especially my mother, who is one of the best cooks I know, but most of my successful dishes comes from trial and error in the kitchen. If someone asks me for a recipe, I think it is one of the highest forms of flattery!

Whether you are career focused single woman, like myself, or a busy mom raising a family, recipe sharing is the way to go when looking for easy, quick meals.   My favorite source for recipes is, of course, Campbell’s Kitchen®.  Here are a few of my other favorite recipe-sharing websites:

·      FoodBuzz is similar to Facebook but it’s all about entertaining, food bloggers and sharing great recipes.  You can create a profile, share updates, tag your favorite recipes and follow some of the best food bloggers.  Check out my profile:

·      Tastespotting is all about making food look really good! It’s an online space for food bloggers to share beautiful photographs of their kitchen creations.  At Tastespotting, first impressions come first!

·      GroupRecipes is another food website with social networking capabilities.  You can create a personal profile, upload recipes, share recipes, create menus and more.  It’s a great resource for new recipe ideas!

Now, I would like to hear from you!  What’s your favorite place to find delicious, easy and quick recipes for your family?

Best, and until next time, Kaitlin!

Football! Football! Football!

It’s that time of the year, again! It’s September, time for football, tailgating and a lot of Buffalo Chicken Dip consumption. Once the weather and the leaves start changing, you know it’s fall and you cannot say fall without thinking about football and of course what’s football without the most popular tailgating dips!  Nothing says fall like football and Buffalo Chicken Dip! Buffalo Chicken Dip has become so popular, it not only has it’s very own website, www.buffalochickendip.com, it also has more than 28,000 fans on Facebook www.facebook.com/buffalochickendip. 


There are a lot of recipes for Buffalo Chicken Dip, aka BCD, but my favorite is made with Swanson Premium Chunk Chicken and Frank’s RedHot Sauce.  Using the canned chicken makes my life a lot easier and because it is so convenient, I won’t have to miss a moment of the game! Today, I would like to share my favorite recipe with you and also share my favorite way of serving BCD to all my football-loving friends.  Try serving your Buffalo Chicken Dip in a bread bowl.  All of your guests can tear off pieces of the bowl until the entire dish is gone.  Clean up has never been easier!

Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Chicken Dip 

Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Chicken Dip 

From Campbell’s Kitchen®

Prep: 5 minutes
Bake: 20 minutes
Makes: 32 servings (2 tablespoons each)

Ingredients:

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup blue cheese salad dressing

1/2 cup any flavor Frank's® RedHot® Sauce

1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese or shredded mozzarella cheese

2 cans (12.5 ounces) Swanson® Premium White Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, drained

Assorted fresh vegetables and Pepperidge Farm® crackers

Directions:

1.     Stir the cream cheese in a 9-inch deep dish pie plate with a fork or whisk until it's smooth. Stir in the dressing, hot sauce and blue cheese. Stir in the chicken.

2.     Bake at 350°F. for 20 minutes or until the chicken mixture is hot and bubbling. Stir the chicken mixture before serving. Serve with the vegetables and crackers for dipping.

Best, and until next time, Kaitlin!

Is it the End of the Summer?

As we are nearing the end of August, I can’t help saying, “where did the summer go?!” It seems as if the months just fly by us! August is filled with last minute vacations and day trips to the beach and the last few weekends of the summer are jam packed with things to do. It’s like we just ‘turn off’ the summer after Labor Day. Today, I want to share one of my favorite summertime recipes from Swanson Chicken. Not only is it one of my favorite recipes, it is also so popular, Wal-Mart TV will be featuring it as their end of the summer recipe. What a great way to end the summer with a bang!

As you all know, I work with Swanson and I just love to share any great news, recipes and more from Campbell’s Kitchen. Since we are jamming the rest of the summer into the next two weeks, I wanted to share with you our Heart Healthy Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes, which is great for a quick lunch on the beach or a picnic. Like I said earlier, this delicious recipe will be featured on Wal-Mart TV across the country until the end of August. You should check us out at your local Wal-Mart store!

Enjoy the recipe!

Heart Healthy Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
1/3 cup chopped celery
1/2 small onion, finely chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
1 can (12.5 ounces)* Swanson® Premium White Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, drained
4 medium tomatoes
6 cups shredded lettuce

Directions:
Stir the yogurt, mayonnaise, celery, onion and chicken in a medium bowl.

Cut each tomato into wedges, cutting down to about 1/2 inch of the bottom, without cutting all the way through the tomato.

Place 1 1/2 cups lettuce on each of 4 serving plates. Top with a tomato and spoon 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture into each tomato.

Best, and until next time, Kaitlin!