Apricot Chicken: Super Easy & Super Yummy

This meal is super easy to make as directed in the recipe, but it's an even bigger cinch when you throw it in the crock pot a couple of hours before dinner. It takes care of itself, which makes it a great meal for a busy day or to have waiting for you when you get home from church!

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Apricot Chicken
posted by Trisha

The ingredients:
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 oz bottle Russian Dressing
1 packet dry onion soup mix
1 cup apricot preserves

Mix together and pour over chicken breasts in a baking dish.

Bake uncovered for 1 hour on 350° .

NOTE: I prefer to cut my chicken into strips, but they can be whole breasts as well. serve it on rice or noodles and garnish with a green vegetable and bread! (The above green veggie is asparagus drizzled in olive oil, minced garlic, and salt that we baked on a cookie sheet at 400 degrees for about 20 min. My kids will eat it like candy).

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Ice Cream Cake Trifle

(NOTE from Lara:  This is my cousin Trish's first post ever!  Let's give her a warm welcome to the Recipe Shoebox and to the world of blogging.  They've made this divine dessert for our family before and it was as beautiful as it was sinfully delicious!)

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Ingredients:

Ice cream sandwiches
caramel topping
hot fudge topping
crushed almonds (actually, I prefer Heath Candy bars here)
whipped cream

(Try out different toppings, nuts or candies to determine your own favorite variation on this dessert)!

This layered dessert can be assembled in a trifle bowl or a 9x13 dish depending on how you'd like to see it displayed ( I suggest using glass so that you can show off the pretty layers)!




Begin by using the ice cream sandwiches as your first layer. Fit them closely and tight, cut to fit if needed.











Cover that layer with whipped cream and drizzle with caramel topping.






Sprinkle crushed almonds, and then top that with another layer of ice cream sandwiches and whipped cream, only this time drizzle with hot fudge before sprinkling the almonds. Continue to layer in this manner until you run out of room or ingredients!







Put in freezer to set up until ready to slice and serve serve... don't eat too much, it can be addicting ;-)

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