Easter Menu

Celebrate Easter

 



I made this on my Microsoft Word Document
– with one of their menu templates.  Super Easy!!!


Here is a close up of our menu:

       Easter Menu

Breakfast

Resurrection Buns

Juice

Lunch

Egg Salad Sandwiches
(want to use all those hard boil eggs up)
Chips

Dinner

40 Garlic Chicken

Roasted Potatoes

Asparagus

Salad

Rolls

Gravy

Pineapple Cake with Whip Cream

Recipes:
  CROCKPOT 40 CLOVE GARLIC CHICKEN

-1 large broiler/fryer whole chicken (as big as your crock will fit)
-thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley (Italian Seasoning)
-salt & ground pepper
-40 cloves UNPEELED garlic (buy in a jar already peeled)

Season the chicken in and out with salt, pepper, and generously with the herbs. Place on top of the celery. Place the cloves all around and on top of the chicken. Cover and cook on low 8 hours.
Remove chicken and celery to serving platter. Remove garlic to small bowl

GRAVY
-1/4 cup cream
-2 - 3 tablespoons cornstarch
-salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Skim the fat off the liquid in the crockpot. Turn to high. Add the cream. Mix cornstarch with a small amount of water until smooth and add to liquid. Stir, cover and heat until thickened. You can pour some on the chicken and put the rest in a gravy boat.
Serve with noodles or garlic mashed potatoes made from some of that wonderful roasted garlic in the pot.

Recipe from: http://orgjunkie.com/2006/09/slow-cooker-beef-ste.html

 

  Garlic Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

• 3 pounds small red or white potatoes
• 1/4 cup good olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic (6 cloves)
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut the potatoes in half or quarters and place in a bowl with the olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic; toss until the potatoes are well coated. Transfer the potatoes to a sheet pan and spread out into 1 layer. Roast in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until browned and crisp. Flip twice with a spatula during cooking in order to ensure even browning.

Remove the potatoes from the oven, toss with parsley, season to taste, and serve hot.

Pineapple Angel Food Cake

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package angel food cake mix  (add water find)
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, pineapple and vanilla. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Enjoy your Easter Celebration – He is Risen ~