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Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• flour
• vegetable broth
• carrot
• parsley
• basil
• red pepper flake
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Steam carrots until tender.
2. 2 In a blender or food processor, combine cooked carrots and 3/4 cup broth. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
3. 3 In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, parsley, basil, and red pepper flakes. Add half-and-half cream all at once. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Stir in carrot mixture and remaining broth. Season with salt and black pepper. Thin with milk or water if needed.

By Tricia

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• mushroom
• chicken broth
• onion
• thyme
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• black pepper
• sherry

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Simmer mushrooms, stock, onion, and thyme in a large heavy saucepan until vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
3. 3 Carefully transfer the hot mixture to a blender or food processor. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse until creamy but still with some chunks of vegetable.
4. 4 Melt butter in the same saucepan. Whisk in flour until smooth. Whisk in salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in half-and-half and mushroom mixture.
5. 5 Bring soup to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
6. 6 Stir in sherry. Taste and season with more salt and pepper if needed.
7. 7 Enjoy!

By Karena

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• chicken broth
• sweet potato
• carrot
• onion
• red curry powder
• cinnamon
• ginger
• maple syrup
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Stir chicken broth, sweet potatoes, baby carrots, onion, red curry powder, cinnamon, and ground ginger together in a slow cooker.
2. 2 Cook on Low for 7 hours.
3. 3 Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid in place. Pulse blender a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return pureed soup to slow cooker. Stir half-and-half and maple syrup into the soup; season with salt and pepper.
4. 4 Cook on High for 20 minutes.

By Food Eater

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• acorn squash
• water
• butter
• sweet onion
• carrot
• garlic
• chicken stock
• nutmeg
• cinnamon
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Arrange squash, cut-side down, in a baking dish; add enough water to cover bottom of the dish.
3. 3 Bake squash in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven; cool until easily handled. Scoop flesh into a bowl and set aside.
4. 4 Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and garlic; stir until onions soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add stock and squash; simmer for 20 minutes.
5. 5 Transfer mixture to a blender in batches and purée until smooth. Return to pot.
6. 6 Stir in half-and-half, nutmeg, and cinnamon; season with salt and pepper. Thin the soup with water, if desired.

By FutureChefShay

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• margarine
• onion
• celery
• all-purpose flour
• water
• chicken broth
• chicken bouillon powder
• potato
• asparagus
• soy sauce
• black pepper
• white pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt margarine in a heavy cooking pot. Add onion and celery; saute until tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in flour, mixing well. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Do not burn, or let it go lumpy. Add water, chicken broth, and chicken soup base; stir until smooth. Bring to a boil. Add potato and asparagus. Reduce heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
2. 2 Puree soup in a food processor or blender in batches. Return to pot.
3. 3 Stir in half-and-half, soy sauce, and black and white pepper. Bring soup just to boil. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve hot.

By William Uncle Bill Anatooskin

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• breakfast sausage
• sage
• butternut squash
• celery
• carrot
• onion
• sherry
• chicken broth
• beef broth
• brown sugar
• pumpkin pie spice
• black pepper
• sour cream

Instructions

1. 1 Cook and stir pork sausage in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until sausage is browned and crisp, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon, leaving drippings in the pot. Brown the sage leaves in the hot drippings until crisp, about 30 seconds; remove sage leaves and set aside.
2. 2 Cook butternut squash, celery, carrots, and onion in the remaining sausage drippings until the vegetables are softened, stirring only one time after about 5 minutes. Pour sherry into the pot and stir to dissolve any browned bits of food on the bottom of the pot. Pour in chicken and beef broth and stir in brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until squash is tender, about 20 minutes.
3. 3 Puree soup with an immersion blender, leaving a few chunks of vegetables. Pour in half-and-half and season with black pepper. Divide soup into 4 large bowls and top each serving with 1 teaspoon sour cream, cooked sausage, and 2 fried sage leaves.

By Sarah Waltrip

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• olive oil
• yellow onion
• garlic
• cauliflower
• green bell pepper
• onion powder
• salt
• black pepper
• chicken stock
• cheddar cheese
• turkey bacon
• mustard
• hot pepper sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot), add olive oil, and select the Sauté function. Add onion and garlic; cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Add cauliflower, bell pepper, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Pour in chicken stock, then close and lock the lid.
2. 2 Select the Soup function; set the timer for 15 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3. 3 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to the manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
4. 4 Add Cheddar cheese, half-and-half, turkey bacon, Dijon mustard, and hot sauce. Reselect the Sauté function and cook until bubbly, about 5 minutes.

By Carla nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• celery
• onion
• all-purpose flour
• chicken broth
• water
• chicken
• cheddar cheese
• buffalo wing sauce
• tomato soup
• salt
• black pepper
• blue cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute celery and onion in melted butter until tender, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Sprinkle flour over the celery mixture; cook and stir until the flour absorbs into the butter, about 2 minutes.
3. 3 Stream chicken broth, water, and half-and-half into the flour mixture while stirring; add chicken, Cheddar cheese, buffalo wing sauce, and tomato soup. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted completely into the liquid, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Ladle soup into 8 bowls. Top each serving with blue cheese crumbles to serve.

By Ta2kitty

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• onion
• carrot
• celery
• garlic
• all-purpose flour
• russet potato
• rotisserie chicken breast
• corn kernel
• yellow corn kernel
• chicken stock
• nutmeg
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in hot butter until slightly softened, about 2 minutes.
2. 2 Stir flour into mixture to make a paste; cook until lightly browned and flour gives off a slightly toasted smell, about 5 minutes. Watch carefully as flour burns easily. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
3. 3 Meanwhile, stir together potatoes, chicken, white and yellow corn, and 3 cups stock in a large soup pot over medium heat.
4. 4 Whisk remaining 1 cup stock into vegetables and flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir mixture into the soup pot; bring to a simmer. Cook and stir until thick, about 5 minutes.
5. 5 Stir half-and-half, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper into chowder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

By Athyna

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• black pepper
• salt
• nutmeg
• thyme
• spinach
• gnocchi
• rotisserie chicken
• half-and-half
• chicken broth
• all-purpose flour
• garlic
• carrot
• red bell pepper
• onion
• celery
• zucchini
• olive oil
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter with olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Cook and stir zucchini, celery, onion, red bell pepper, carrots, and garlic in hot butter-oil until vegetables are soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in flour until vegetables are coated; cook for 2 more minutes.
2. 2 Pour in chicken broth and stir until flour paste combines with broth and soup is thick and smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour in both kinds of half-and-half; bring to a simmer. Cook until soup is slightly thickened, about 5 more minutes.
3. 3 Gently fold chicken, gnocchi, and spinach into soup. Season with thyme, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Adjust thickness by adding more chicken broth, if desired.

By Kristin

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• popcorn
• cheddar cheese
• hot pepper sauce
• mustard
• worcestershire sauce
• mustard
• milk
• chicken broth
• beer
• flour
• butter
• cayenne pepper
• black pepper
• salt
• garlic
• celery
• onion
• carrot
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving drippings.
3. 3 Add carrots, onion, and celery to drippings and increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in garlic, salt, pepper, and cayenne; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4. 4 Add butter and cook, stirring constantly, until melted. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
5. 5 Stir in beer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 2 minutes.
6. 6 Stir in broth and half-and-half; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium to maintain a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, just until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon, 12 to 15 minutes.
7. 7 Stir in Dijon, Worcestershire, dry mustard, and hot sauce until fully incorporated. Remove from heat.
8. 8 Add cheese, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until melted before adding more.
9. 9 Serve hot, topped with popcorn and reserved bacon.

By SAVVYHOSTESS

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• american cheese
• jalapeno pepper
• jalapeno pepper juice
• cumin
• cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine American cheese and half-and-half in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high power in 1 1/2 minute intervals, stirring in between each interval, until melted and creamy, 5 to 7 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in jalapeños, jalapeño juice, cumin, and cayenne. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and serve immediately.

By Nicole McLaughlin

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• greek yogurt
• white sugar
• cocoa powder
• cinnamon
• cayenne pepper
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Combine yogurt, sugar, cocoa powder, half-and-half, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a bowl until smooth. Refrigerate yogurt mixture until completely chilled, at least 2 hours.
2. 2 Transfer yogurt mixture to your ice cream maker and process for 1/2 the amount of time recommended in manufacturers' instructions for ice cream until firm and creamy, 1 to 2 hours.

By dana

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• elbow macaroni
• red enchilada sauce
• green chili
• cheddar cheese
• pepperjack cheese
• chicken
• cilantro

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
2. 2 Combine enchilada sauce, half-and-half, and green chiles in the same pot over medium heat and cook until warm, 5 to 10 minutes. Slowly add Cheddar cheese and pepperjack cheese and whisk continuously until melted, about 5 minutes. Return cooked macaroni to the pot. Add chicken and cilantro and stir until combined and heated through, about 5 minutes more.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• cooking spray
• chicken breast
• colby monterey jack cheese
• green chile pepper
• flour tortilla
• cream of chicken soup
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 11x15-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
2. 2 Place chicken breasts in a large saucepan with enough water to barely cover; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Remove from the saucepan, drain, and shred with 2 forks.
3. 3 Place shredded chicken into a large bowl. Add 1 (8-ounce) package Colby-Monterey Jack cheese and canned green chilies. Mix well.
4. 4 Spoon about 3 tablespoons chicken mixture in a line down the center of each tortilla and fold tortilla in half, enclosing filling. Starting at the filled side, roll the folded tortilla into a cylinder. Place each enchilada, seam-side down, into the prepared baking dish.
5. 5 Whisk together condensed soup, half-and-half, chicken broth, and about 1/3 of the remaining Colby-Monterey Jack cheese package in another large bowl until well combined. Pour over enchiladas, then sprinkle remaining Colby-Monterey Jack cheese over the top. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and cheese topping is melted and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.

By swannkitten

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• cheddar cheese
• pastry shell
• chicken
• spinach
• sweet onion
• egg
• mayonnaise
• salt
• black pepper
• salt-free seasoning blend
• herbes de provence

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Sprinkle 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese into pastry shell. Mix together chicken, spinach, remaining 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, and onion in a medium bowl; transfer mixture to pastry shell.
3. 3 Whisk together eggs, half-and-half, mayonnaise, salt, black pepper, seasoning blend, and herbes de Provence in a second medium bowl until well combined; pour over chicken mixture.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

By wetteland

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• chocolate cake mix
• chocolate milk
• canola oil
• egg
• espresso powder
• sweetened condensed milk
• evaporated milk
• cocoa powder
• confectioners' sugar
• cocoa powder
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
2. 2 Beat cake mix, chocolate milk, canola oil, eggs, and espresso powder together in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer on a low speed until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium and continue beating another 2 minutes; pour into prepared pan.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan until it is no longer hot to the touch. While the cake is still warm, poke lots of holes all over the cake with a small skewer or a fork.
4. 4 Whisk sweetened condensed milk, half-and-half, evaporated milk, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder together in a bowl until cocoa is mostly incorporated into the liquid; slowly pour chocolate milk mixture evenly over cake. Allow cake to cool completely as liquid soaks into it.
5. 5 Sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder together in a bowl.
6. 6 Beat heavy whipping cream in a stand mixer on medium speed for about 1 minute. While continuing to mix, add sugar-and-cocoa mixture to cream in 2 batches, allowing the first to incorporate before adding the second. Increase mixer speed to medium-high; beat until soft peaks form and the cream is thickened and spreadable. Spread chocolate whipped cream on cake to serve.

By MrsFisher0729

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• vegetable shortening
• yellow cake mix
• water
• egg
• vegetable oil
• vanilla extract
• sweetened condensed milk
• evaporated milk
• heavy cream
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 10x15-inch baking dish with shortening.
2. 2 Beat together cake mix, cold water, eggs, oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until very smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish. Smooth the top, shake the dish, and tap lightly on the counter 2 or 3 times to eliminate air bubbles.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Let cake cool in the dish for at least 30 minutes. Poke holes all over cake with a bamboo skewer or the handle of a wooden spoon.
4. 4 Whisk together condensed milk, evaporated milk, and half-and-half in a large bowl until well combined; slowly pour milk mixture all over the top of cake and allow to soak in. Wrap cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours to overnight.
5. 5 Beat together cream, sugar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy; spoon over cake slices to serve.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• egg
• white sugar
• all-purpose flour
• milk
• butter
• vanilla extract
• baking powder
• sweetened condensed milk
• evaporated milk
• cream cheese
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2. 2 Beat egg whites in a large glass, metal, or ceramic bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually beat in sugar until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in flour, then beat in milk, egg yolks, melted butter, 4 teaspoons vanilla extract, and baking powder, thoroughly beating in each ingredient before adding the next. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until browned and crusty on top, no more than 30 minutes. Cool cake in the pan for 10 minutes; gently remove from the pan to finish cooling.
4. 4 Whisk sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and half-and-half together in a bowl; pour half into a pan deeper and longer than cake. Lay cooled cake in milk mixture; score deep lines in cake top using a fork. Pour remaining milk mixture over cake, allowing mixture to soak in.
5. 5 Beat cream cheese and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft and fluffy; gradually beat in heavy cream until frosting is thick and spreadable. Spread over cake.

By rmosher10

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• cinnamon
• whipped topping
• sweetened condensed milk
• evaporated milk
• ginger
• clove
• nutmeg
• salt
• cinnamon
• baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• sour cream
• pumpkin
• egg
• butter
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Make cake: Beat together sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add pumpkin, sour cream, and vanilla while the mixer is running.
3. 3 Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger in a medium bowl. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to pumpkin batter and mix until well combined. Add remaining flour mixture to batter and mix on medium-high speed for 2 minutes more. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and let cool for 15 to 20 minutes.
5. 5 Meanwhile, make tres leches: Mix together evaporated milk, half-and-half, and sweetened condensed milk in a medium bowl until well combined. Set aside.
6. 6 Poke a generous amount of holes into cake using a drinking straw, making sure to get the corners and sides as well. Pour tres leches mixture over cake, cover with plastic wrap, and cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour to overnight.
7. 7 Add topping: Frost the top of cooled cake with whipped topping and sprinkle with cinnamon.

By Peggy Jane

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• brown sugar
• coffee
• caramel ice cream topping

Instructions

1. 1 Combine half-and-half and brown sugar in a glass measuring cup until sugar dissolved; whip using a milk frother or small whisk.
2. 2 Pour coffee into a mug; stir in caramel sauce until dissolved. Add frothed half-and-half mixture. Serve.

By bjergins

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• brown sugar
• corn syrup
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 1/2 cup half-and-half, brown sugar, and corn syrup; bring to a boil. Boil, without stirring, until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water and placed on a flat surface, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining half-and-half and vanilla extract.

By Aminta bruzas

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• sugar
• egg yolk
• cornstarch
• coconut
• walnut

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium saucepan, combine the half and half, butter, sugar, yolks and cornstarch. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and stir in the coconut and walnuts. Cool to room temperature before frosting cake.

By Sierra

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• ice
• seltzer water
• vanilla syrup

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a 12-ounce tumbler about halfway with ice. Pour in seltzer water, followed by vanilla syrup. Add half-and-half and stir to blend.

By Amanda H

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• strawberry
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• yogurt

Instructions

1. 1 Place strawberries, sugar, vanilla extract, and half-and-half in a blender; puree until smooth. Add yogurt (see Cook's Note) and pulse until combined.
2. 2 Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer frozen yogurt to a lidded plastic container. Cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, let it ripen in the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight before serving.

By JENHYBR

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• white chocolate chip
• milk
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine white chocolate chips and half-and-half in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
3. 3 Stir continuously until chocolate has completely melted, 3 to 4 minutes.
4. 4 Stir in milk and vanilla extract until heated through, 3 to 4 minutes more.
5. 5 Pour into mugs and serve.

By Dawn

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• almond flour
• baking powder
• cheddar cheese
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. 2 Combine almond flour and baking powder in a large bowl. Mix in Cheddar cheese by hand. Create a small well in the middle of the bowl; add eggs and half-and-half to the center. Use a large fork, spoon, or your hands to blend in the flour mixture until a sticky batter forms.
3. 3 Drop 9 portions of batter onto the prepared baking sheet.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.

By Scuttles

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• heavy cream
• white sugar
• cake mix with candy bits
• vanilla extract
• sprinkle

Instructions

1. 1 Stir heavy cream, half-and-half, sugar, cake mix, and vanilla extract together in ice cream maker's container. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions for soft-serve consistency. Top with multi-colored sprinkles before serving.

By nikkilee543

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• caramel
• butter
• brown sugar
• egg
• salt
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Combine caramels and half-and-half in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring until caramels are melted, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Beat butter and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in egg and salt. Beat in fluid caramel sauce. Add flour; beat until combined.
4. 4 Fill a cookie press with the dough and press onto baking sheets, 1 to 2 inches apart.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes.

By Barb Rockenbach

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• chicken breast
• lemon juice
• lemon zest
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until lightly browned on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Place in a baking dish.
3. 3 Stir lemon juice and zest into the leftover butter in the pan, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in half-and-half slowly. Stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce over chicken.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top.

By Jess Staldine