Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb uncooked penne pasta (about 3 cups)
  • 1/4 cup onion, minced
  • 1/2 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 cups Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 cup plus 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
  • 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded (about 3 cups)
  • 5 thin slices cooked ham, cut into ribbons (about 1 cup)
  • 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 ovenproof dish.
  2. Cook pasta to al dente and drain.
  3. Cook onion and garlic until translucent. Do not color.
  4. In a large saucepan, heat Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Heavy Whipping Cream and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in 1 cup shredded cheese, cooked onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, ham and pasta. Add the sauce and toss to coat.
  6. Transfer to the baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese and Panko breadcrumbs. Bake for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

Eggnog French Toast Bake

Ingredients:

Eggnog French Toast Bake Ingredients –
  • 1 loaf of French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 cups Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Eggnog
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping Ingredients –
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick cold butter, cut into cubes
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

Directions:

  1. Butter or spray a 9×13 baking dish. Put bread cubes in the dish.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Eggnog, nutmeg, sugar and vanilla. Pour over bread cubes.
  3. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and press down gently to make sure bread absorbs liquid. Refrigerate overnight.
  4. To make the topping, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Work in butter and then mix in chopped pecans. Cover and refrigerate topping mixture overnight.
  5. To bake, heat oven to 350-degrees. Sprinkle topping over the French toast. Bake covered with foil for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 20-30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.

Enjoy!

Quick Brandy Eggnog

Quick Brandy Eggnog

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Total: 5 mins
Serving: 1 serving
Yield: 1 cocktail

A rich holiday treat, eggnog is a favorite drink for Christmas parties and other holiday gatherings. The secret to great eggnog is quality ingredients, and it doesn’t have to be difficult to make. While there are many eggnog recipes, this brandy eggnog is one of the easiest. With the same amount of effort you’d put into any other cocktail, a delicious glass of nog will be ready for you to enjoy in minutes.

For this recipe, you will need just four ingredients and a cocktail shaker. It’s very similar to the eggnog you might get at the bar, with a perfect balance of brandy and satisfying creaminess. You’ll find that it surpasses the taste of almost any premade eggnog you can buy at the store, too. Who knows, it may even bring some anti-noggers over to the nog side.