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Nana's Old-Fashioned Pancakes

Who doesn't like pancakes? Especially when they're covered in butter and syrup. I can remember the smell of breakfast cooking when I was first waking up and knowing I had some yummy pancakes waiting on me when I got downstairs to the kitchen. My mom always made sure our weekends were special as a girl and this was one of my favorites for breakfast among many other things she made.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1 1/4 cup Buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp Melted Butter
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
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  1. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar together.
  2. In a separate bowl, beat egg until thickened and lemon color.
  3. Add buttermilk, vanilla and butter, beat to blend.
  4. Add flour mixture, stir only until it's moistened.
  5. Drop batter by 1/3 cup full onto a lightly greased electric griddle heated to 375F.
  6. Heat until bubbles break on top and flip to other side.

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Ingredients

  • 5 cups Flour
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 3 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Shortening
  • 1 package Dy Yeast
  • 2 tbsp Warm Water
  • 2 cups Buttermilk

Angel Biscuits

If biscuits and yeast rolls had a baby, it would be angel biscuits. Angel biscuits are the perfect blend of flaky buttermilk biscuits and a soft, squishy yeast rolls. If you’re from the South, chances are you’ve run into angel biscuits many times. Angel biscuits are simply heavenly! So light and fluffy with such a fantastic buttery, buttermilk flavor. Any leftovers are perfect with jelly or sausage biscuits.

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Instructions

  1. Sift all dry ingredients together, cut in shortening.
  2. Dissolve yeast in warm water and add buttermilk. 
  3. Pour this over dry ingredients and mix well.
  4. Turn out on lightly floured board or wax paper.
  5. Roll out 1/4 inch thick and cut with biscuit cutter.
  6. Bake at 400F about 15 minutes.

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Beaten Egg
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp Melted Butter
  • 1 cup Broken Pecans

Butter Pecan Bread

Serve this quick bread as a coffee cake or breakfast bread. A touch of cinnamon and nutmeg add flavor to it. The bread is a perfect breakfast or snack bread, and it can even be served as a dessert instead of cake. Slice it and serve it with a scoop of ice cream or drizzle some sweet lemon sauce over it. It's also delicious with a cinnamon butter spread!

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Instructions

  1. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices.
  2. Blend in brown sugar.
  3. Combine egg, buttermilk, and butter.
  4. Add to the flour mixture, stirring well.
  5. Stir in nuts.
  6. Fill a greased 9 1/2 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
  7. Bake 45-50 minutes at 350F.
  8. Cool slightly, then remove from pan and finish cooling on a wire rack.

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Nana's Mexican Cornbread

This homemade Mexican cornbread is seriously the best!! You guys are going to fall in love with this cornbread recipe… my family is obsessed! It’s slightly sweet with a tender crumb and a nice little kick of heat. It’s easy to make with cornmeal, cheddar cheese, green chiles, butter and milk! Pair it with chili, soup or beans for the coziest meal. See instructions for different recipe variations.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Yellow Cornmeal
  • 1 cup Cream Style Corn
  • 2 Eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup Butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup Sharp Cheese, grated
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 3/4 cup Milk
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 (4 oz) can Green Chiles
  • Optional: chopped onions, pork sausage, ground beef, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, sour cream (see instructions)

Instructions

  1. Combine corn, cornmeal, eggs, salt, baking soda, milk, melted butter, chiles, and half of the cheese.
  2. Meanwhile, melt 2 tbsp butter in a 1 1/2 qt casserole dish or a 9-inch cast iron skillet.
  3. Place in oven until butter is hot but not brown.
  4. Pour the batter into the warm skillet and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
  5. Bake at 400F for 30-40 minutes.
  6. Variations: (1) Add 1 chopped onion and ground pork sausage. (2) For a cowboy cornbread substitute 1 lb. ground beef for pork sausage. (3) For Jalapeno Cornbread use 1 cup of sour cream instead of milk and use 1/2 cup jalapeno peppers instead of chili peppers. (4) Use chopped onions and green peppers but no cream style corn or chili peppers.

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Mea's HONEY Angel Biscuits

These biscuits aren't dessert-sweet but you can taste the richness of the honey. They're not so sweet that you couldn't eat them with dinner or breakfast, or slathered with peanut butter. But they would still make a great base for strawberry shortcake. I grew up eating them for breakfast with a dab of butter and a spread of jam or a big spoonful of sausage gravy.  We also serve them alongside homestyle meals such as fried chicken, beef stew and meatloaf. Comfort food classics made even better with a biscuit by their side!

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Ingredients

  • 1 (1/4 oz) Envelope Active Dry Yeast
  • 2 tbsp Warm Water
  • 5 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Shortening
  • 2 cups Buttermilk
  • 3 tbsp Honey
  • Honey Butter
    • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
    • 1/4 cup Honey

Instructions

  1. Combine yeast and warm water in a 1 cup measuring cup.
  2. Let stand for 5 minutes.
  3. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl.
  4. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or two forks until mixture is crumbly.
  5. Combine yeast mixture, buttermilk, and honey, and add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
  6. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 1 minute.
  7. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness.
  8. Cut with a 2-inch round biscuit cutter and place on ungreased baking sheets or cast-iron skillet.
  9. Bake at 400F for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  10. Serve with honey butter or chicken salad.
  11. HONEY BUTTER: Stir together butter and honey in a small bowl until blended, makes 2/3 cup.

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Ingredients

  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 Medium Onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 1 cup Corn Meal
  • 1 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup Jalapeno Pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup Creamed Corn
  • 1 1lb. Crawfish Tails or Shrimp

Nana's Crawfish or Shrimp Cornbread

Boiled crawfish in the springtime is a unique Louisiana custom.  I have several favorite recipes for cooking with crawfish. This recipe is full of vegetables, cheese, cornbread, corn and crawfish. I suggest not using Chinese crawfish they have an entirely different taste. Because of labeling laws in the state, Louisiana crawfish will be identified as “a Louisiana product.” What if you don’t have crawfish available? You can still make the recipe. Substituting shrimp can be used–the taste is changed slightly but it's still delicious!

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Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
  2. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
  3. Bake at 375F for 30 min.

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Grandma Whatley's French Toast

Grandma’s French Toast wasn’t a trade secret by any means, and one of the things that made it so delicious was that she would add vanilla extract and cinnamon. Topped with some butter and real maple syrup, sprinkle some powdered sugar on top, with a few slices of bacon on the side and it was a breakfast feast! I remember how the syrup would get on the bacon too. Oh was that delicious!

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Ingredients

  • 6 Slices of White Bread
  • 3 Large Eggs
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 1/3 cup Milk
  • Vegetable Oil
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1-2 tsp Cinnamon
  • Powdered Sugar
  • Maple Syrup
  • Butter

Instructions

  1. Beat eggs.
  2. Mix milk, sugar, and eggs together and whisk.
  3. Add vanilla and cinnamon and whisk together.
  4. Cover the bottom of a skillet with vegetable oil.
  5. Heat skillet to medium-high heat.
  6. Dip bread slices in egg mixture on both sides.
  7. Be careful not to saturate the bread.
  8. Add to skillet and brown on both sides.
  9. Sprinkle sugar or powdered sugar on top of the bread just before serving.
  10. Top with butter and syrup or add whipped cream and fruit!

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Maw Maw Mary's Lemon Pepper Bread

This may seem like a super ordinary and basic bread. But, oh my goodness, is it good. This was an absolute treat to eat and I always expected it when going to my grandparent's house. She would serve it with many things, but the best was with her spaghetti. I now make this for my kids and it's my son's favorite kind of bread, hands down.

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Ingredients

  • Butter to taste
  • Lemon Pepper to taste
  • Garlic Powder to taste
  • Bread Slices of your choice

Instructions

  1. Spread butter on bread slices.
  2. Lightly sprinkle lemon pepper seasoning over butter then sprinkle with garlic powder.
  3. Cut seasoned bread into thirds or leave whole.
  4. Place bread on a cookie sheet with the buttered side up.
  5. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes or until toasted.

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Grandma Whatley's Hushpuppies

A small, savory, deep-fried round ball made from cornmeal-based batter. Hushpuppies are frequently served as a side dish in Louisiana with seafood and other deep-fried foods. The name has no verified origin, but it is said that it came from hunters, fishermen, or soldiers in the American Civil War who would fry some basic cornmeal mixture and feed it to their dogs to keep them quiet. Pretty cool! I know anytime I have fried seafood I have to have my side of hushpuppies with it!

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups Cornmeal, white or yellow
  • 4 cups Boiling Water
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 small Onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 1/4 cup Green Onions chopped (optional)
  • 1/4 cup Jalapenos (optional)

Instructions

  1. Pour boiling water over cornmeal and continue to stir until it gets thick and sticky.
  2. Add in remaining ingredients of your choice and stir to incorporate.
  3. Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a deep skillet.
  4. Wet hands with cold water and form balls or patties out of the cornmeal mixture.
  5. Place balls or patties in hot oil and fry on both sides until golden brown.
  6. Drain on a paper towel.

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New Orleans Beignets

Now you can have New Orleans-Style Beignets without leaving the comfort of your home! If you’ve never enjoyed these soft and pillowy fried doughnuts before, you’re in for a treat. Because this is the best beignet recipe!

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Ingredients

  • 1 pkg Active Dry Yeast
  • 1 1/2 cup Warm Water (105F)
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup Undiluted Evaporated Milk
  • 7 cups Sifted All Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 cup soft Shortening
  • Oil for Frying
  • Confectioners Sugar

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water, stirring to dissolve.
  2. Add sugar, salt, eggs, and milk.
  3. Blend with rotary beater.
  4. Add 4 cups flour and beat until smooth.
  5. Add shortening, then beat in remaining flour.
  6. Cover and chill several hours.
  7. Roll out on floured board to 1/8 inch thickness.
  8. Cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.
  9. Deep fry at 360F for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
  10. Drain on paper towels.
  11. Sprinkle heavily with confectioners sugar.
  12. Serve hot with coffee.
  13. Makes about 5 dozen.

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Homemade Olive Garden Bread Sticks

This simple recipe for Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks makes buttery, garlic-scented, and chewy breadsticks that are utterly addictive! This breadstick recipe is the perfect complement to any meal, or a delicious snack all on its own.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup Warm Water (between 110-120F)
  • 1 pkg Active Dry Yeast
  • 4 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 2 tsp Garlic Powder

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Mixture should be frothy.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt.
  3. Add to yeast mixture and add melted butter. Mix with a paddle attachment from a stand mixer or wooden spoon until fully combined.
  4. Knead dough for a few minutes just until dough is smooth. Do not over knead.
  5. Grease a cookie sheet. Pull off pieces of dough and roll out into strips.
  6. Cover the dough and let sit in a warm place for 45 minutes to an hour.
  7. Preheat your oven to 400F and place the breadsticks in the oven.
  8. In a microwave, combine the following: 1 stick unsalted butter or 1/2 cup margarine, 2 tsp garlic powder, and 2 tsp salt. Melt butter and mix together.
  9. After 6-7 minutes in the oven, brush the breadsticks with half of the butter mixture.
  10. Continue to bake up to 15 minutes. For softer breadsticks take out about 12 minute mark.
  11. Brush breadsticks with remaining butter mixture once out of the oven.
  12. Allow to cool for 2 minutes and enjoy!

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Cheesy Bacon Pull-A Parts

These Cheesy Bacon Pull-A parts are a simple biscuit recipe that will have your family raving! They're packed with bacon, butter, and cheese. They're everything you didn't know you needed in a biscuit.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Melted Butter
  • 1 Roll Refrigerated Biscuit Dough
  • 6 thin slices Fresh Mozzarella 1/4 inch thick
  • 1 cup cooked crumbled Bacon
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Brush a 9 inch cast iron skillet with melted butter.
  3. Unroll biscuits from can and place into bottom of skillet.
  4. Top with slices of mozzarella cheese, bacon crumbles then shredded cheddar cheese.
  5. Bake for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and biscuits are cooked through.
  6. Serve warm.

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Ham and Cheddar Muffins

Start the day with these Ham and Cheese Muffins or enjoy one with a steamy hot bowl of soup! These satisfying muffins have a flavor of a biscuit combined with ham, cheese and onion baked to golden brown perfection in just 20 minutes!

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Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp Butter or Margarine
  • 1 medium Sweet Onion finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Baking Mix
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese divided
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 cup finely chopped Cooked Ham
  • Poppy Seeds (optional)

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Add onion, and sauté 3-5 minutes or until tender.
  3. Combine baking mix and half of cheese in a large bowl and make a well in the center of mixture.
  4. Stir together milk and egg, blending well.
  5. Add to cheese mixture, stirring until moistened.
  6. Stir in onion and ham.
  7. Spoon batter into lightly greased muffin pans, filling 2/3 full.
  8. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
  9. Sprinkle with poppy seeds if desired.

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Dad's Garlic Bread

My Dad is a wonderful cook. He shared a lot of time in the kitchen with my mother. He has taught me many things about being a great cook. One of his easy, scrumptious bites is his garlic bread. We ate it a lot with fried fish and Potato Casserole. Also, with his fresh catches he'd come home with and then he'd grill them up with lemon, butter and seasonings.

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Ingredients

  • Butter to Suit Taste
  • Minced Garlic to Suit Taste
  • 1 Small Onion Sliced into Rings
  • 1 Large French Bread Loaf

Ingredients

  1. Melt butter.
  2. Add minced garlic to melted butter and mix well. Cut French loaf in half horizontally.
  3. Spread a generous amount of butter mixture on the inside halves of the French bread.
  4. Lay onion rings on the bottom half of the bread. 
  5. Put the two halves together, cover with foil and bake at 350F for about 15 minutes.

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Grandma's Sweet Rolls

My mother had this cutting board made for me for Christmas. So special!! My great grandmother's sweet roll recipe hand-written by her daughter, my grandmother. These rolls are super delicious and a family favorite!

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups Warm Water
  • 2 pkg Dry Yeast
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 5 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Oil

Instructions

  1. Combine warm water, dry yeast, and sugar and let stand 30 minutes.
  2. Mix all ingredients in a mixer.
  3. Put mixed ingredients in a large bowl and let it rise.
  4. Make into balls and let it rise again.
  5. Bake at 325F until golden brown.

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Mea's Cinnamon Rolls

The one thing that everyone in our town talks about, that knows my grandmother and her cooking, are her cinnamon rolls. They simply are the best! Her church family and friends have always requested them as well as her grandkids. This recipe takes a little time but the ooey gooey goodness is so worth it!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Butter Flavored Shortening
  • 1 cup Boiling Water
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs well beaten
  • 2 pkg Dry Yeast
  • 1 cup Warm Water
  • 5 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 4 tbsp Melted Margarine

Sugar and Cinnamon Mixture

  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon

Powdered Sugar Icing

  • 1 2/3 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Milk
  • 1 tbsp Water
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Instructions

  1. Dissolve shortening in boiling water. Add sugar and salt.
  2. Blend and cool to luke warm.
  3. Sprinkle yeast into warm water and let dissolve.
  4. Stir yeast and beaten eggs into first mixture.
  5. Add half of flour and beat well. Work in the remaining flour a little at a time and knead dough to a smooth dough.
  6. Put dough into a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Store in refrigerator overnight.
  7. Divide dough in half. Roll one half out to a 15 x 16 inch rectangle.
  8. Spread with melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture (only enough to let the margarine absorb).
  9. Roll up into a roll. Seal the edge with water. (repeat for other dough half)
  10. Cut into 15 1-inch pieces.
  11. Put into an oiled 10 x 15 inch pan and let rise until double in size. (1 or more hour)
  12. Bake 20-30 minutes at 375F.
  13. Ice with powdered sugar icing when done.

Sugar and Cinnamon Mixture

  1. Mix ingredients together and sprinkle over rolled dough.

Powdered Sugar Icing

  1. Mix milk and water together and add to powdered sugar, only enough to make desired consistency of icing. Add vanilla and cooking oil. Mix and drizzle over rolls.

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Nana's Cheddar Garlic Biscuits

Buttery, garlic goodness. I could eat just bread by itself and make a meal out of it. These are super delicious and go with many different meals. Easy to make too! Mom used to make these for me and my sister often growing up and it was always a welcome addition to supper time!

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups Bisquick
  • 2/3 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar
  • 2 tbsp Melted Butter
  • 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • Sliced Jalapeno Peppers (optional)

Instructions

  1.  Heat oven to 450F.
  2. Mix all ingredients to form soft dough.
  3. Drop by spoon fulls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  4. Bake 8-10 minutes.
  5. Melt an additional tablespoon of butter, add dried parsley to the butter, brush the tops of the biscuits with the melted butter and parsley.

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Chicken Alfredo Bread Sticks

Indulge in the delightful fusion of tender chicken, creamy Alfredo sauce, and warm breadsticks in this Chicken Alfredo Breadsticks recipe. Then dip them in the rich and creamy Alfredo Sauce!

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Ingredients

  • 8 Thinly Sliced Chicken Breasts
  • 1 French Bread Loaf
  • 1 Pint Heavy Cream
  • 5 oz tub Shaved Parmesan
  • 12 oz Italian Blend Shredded Cheese
  • 2 tbsp Onion and Chive Cream Cheese Spread
  • Small Tub of Garlic and Herb Butter
  • Onion Powder
  • Garlic Powder
  • Dash Garlic and Herb Seasoning Blend
  • Paprika
  • Cayenne Pepper to taste
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions

  1. Place chicken breasts in a bowl and add extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, garlic and herb seasoning blend.
  2. Add salt, pepper, cayenne to taste.
  3. Rub chicken to coat evenly with oil and spices.
  4. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet to medium high heat.
  5. Place chicken breasts in skillet and brown on each side.
  6. Remove chicken breasts from skillet and set aside.
  7. Pour heavy whipping cream in skillet along with salt, pepper, cayenne to taste and mix well.
  8. Add 1 tsp (or to taste) of onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and garlic and herb seasoning blend and mix well.
  9. Add in small increments of shaved parmesan to whipping cream and whisk together to mix well and melt. Keep adding and whisking until all parmesan has been added.
  10. Add in 2 tbsp of onion and chive cream cheese and whisk until fully incorporated with cream.
  11. Remove from heat and set aside.
  12. Slice French bread loaf long ways down the middle of the loaf and place inside of bread facing up on a baking sheet.
  13. Spread garlic and herb butter across both pieces of bread.
  14. Drizzle the alfredo sauce across both pieces of bread.
  15. Place the Italian blend shredded cheese on top of both pieces of bread.
  16. Cut chicken breasts into diced cubes and then place on top of the shredded cheese.
  17. Drizzle a little more alfredo sauce on top of the chicken.
  18. Place bread in oven at 350F for about 20-25 minutes until bread is crispy and cheese is melted.
  19. Cut bread into 2-inch bread sticks and serve with alfredo sauce on the side for dipping.

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