Monday, February 28, 2011

Chocolate Bread Balls and Onion Roasted Potatoes

Today's a two-for-one! I have two great, easy recipes for you--a dessert (?) and a side. I am not sure how to label these chocolate bread balls. I guess they could be a dessert or a really decadent breakfast--you decide. Either way, they are good, real good. I took these to Bible study at church a lot in college. I would usually eat what I wanted on the way in the car, because I knew once we got there that one of the guys would take the tray from me and I would never see them again. Here's how you make them:

CHOCOLATE BREAD BALLS INGREDIENTS

1 can refrigerated biscuits (I think there are 8 in a can)
1 stick butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1 bag Hershey kisses

CHOCOLATE BREAD BALLS INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Preheat your oven to the temperature on the biscuit package. Use your hand or a roller or whatever you have to flatten each biscuit to about twice its size. Then cut each flattened biscuit into 4 equal pieces.
(2) Take one piece of biscuit dough and wrap it around a Hershey kiss. Try to mash all the seams together as best you can. Do this with all of your pieces.
(3) Melt your butter in a bowl in the microwave. Put your brown sugar in a separate bowl.
(4) Take each ball and dip it in the butter, then roll it in the brown sugar.
(5) Place all your balls on a cookie sheet and bake as directed on biscuit package.

...next is one of my favorite sides using one of my favorite ingredients: onion soup mix. You may have already discovered this on the back of the Lipton Onion Soup mix box. Every time I make these I intend to have leftovers for lunch the next day...but we don't. Anyway, these are not only delicious, but super easy to prepare:

ONION ROASTED POTATOES INGREDIENTS

3 medium-sized baking potatoes, chopped bite size (OR I use 4-5 of the smaller yellow potatoes)
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 packet Lipton Onion Soup mix (I buy the store brand)

ONION ROASTED POTATOES INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Preheat your oven to 425.
(2) Chop your potatoes into bite-sized pieces*.
(3) Put your potatoes, oil, and soup packet into a 13x9 baking dish and stir it around to coat the potatoes.
(4) Pop them in the oven for 35-40 minutes, stirring half way through.

*According to how big "bite-sized" is to you, your potatoes may take a little more or little less time to cook.

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