Showing posts with label Main Dishes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Main Dishes. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Chicken Parmigiana

Ingredients:
  • 4 chicken breast halves
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 3 TBS. Parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 tsp. italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 26 oz. jar of spaghetti sauce
  • shredded swiss and parmesan cheeses
  • 1 egg, beaten
Defrost chicken, if necessary, and cut each breast in half with chicken shears. Mix the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, italian seasoning, and salt together in a pie tin. Beat the egg in a separate bowl. Dip the chicken in the egg and then cover in bread crumb mixture. Place the chicken in a 9x13 pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook another 10 minutes. Add spaghetti sauce and cook for 5 minutes. Cover each breast with swiss and parmesan and cook for another 10 minutes or until juices run clear. Serve with spaghetti noodles.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Easy Chicken Teriyaki

Ingredients:
  • 2-3 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 TBS. teriyaki
  • 1 med. yellow onion, chopped

Coat a large frying pan with extra virgin olive oil. Place the cut chicken in the frying pan. When the chicken is cooked on the outside, add the onion. Continue cooking until the chicken is completely done and the onion is translucent. Add the teriyaki sauce and let simmer for 2 minutes. Serve over rice with broccoli or mixed vegetables.

Grandma's Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup whole wheat kernals (hard winter red is what I use)
  • 1 cup fat free milk
  • 3 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup milk with 1 tsp. vinegar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 TBS. sugar

Put wheat kernals and 1 cup of milk in the blender on highest speed for 5 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until the batter is the desired consistency. Make waffles or pancakes.

We love to add blueberries to these. I just buy the frozen blueberries and defrost about 1/2 cup of them for 1 minute in the microwave. Then I pour the batter on the griddle and toss a few blueberries on top. One thing about these pancakes is that they are VERY filling. After we have these for breakfast we aren't hungry again until 2pm! We eat these with the "I can't believe it's not butter" spray and sugar free syrup. My kids love them too. Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. dry ziti pasta
  • 4 cups ziti sauce (recipe below)
  • ziti topping (recipe below)

Ziti Sauce:

  • 4 cups favorite tomato sauce
  • 2 cups favorite alfredo sauce (I used the homemade recipe on this blog)
  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup shredded mozarella cheese
  • 3 TBS. shredded fontina cheese (I just used the parmesan mixed cheese from Walmart)

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend thoroughly. Cover, set aside and refrigerate until ready to use.

Ziti Topping:

  • 3 TBS. grated Romano cheese
  • 3 TBS. grated parmesan cheese
  • 3 cups shredded mozarella
  • 1/2 cup italian bread crumbs
  • 1 TBS. chopped garlic
  • 3 TBS. vegetable oil
  • 3 TBS. chopped fresh parsley

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend thoroughly.

Assembling the dish:

Cook ziti according to package directions. Spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup ziti sauce in the bottom of the pan and spread around using the back of a spoon. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. When pasta has finished cooking, drain and pour into the bowl with the remaining ziti sauce. Toss and cover pasta completely. Pour pasta and sauce in the 9x13 pan. Evenly distribute the ziti topping onto the pan. Place on center rack in the oven until top is lightly browned and cheese is bubbling, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately.

*This recipe is HUGE! I would half it for a family of 6. My family of 4 didn't even finish 1/4 of it! LEFTOVERS! This is FOR SURE my favorite dinner!

Olive Garden Alfredo

Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated
  • 6 egg yolks, from fresh jumbo eggs

1. Heat milk and cream in a heavy saucepan until it begins to simmer. Turn off heat. Slowly whip in cheese, then remove from heat.

2. Place egg yolks in a separate bowl and slowly whip in a portion of the hot milk and cream mixture. Slowly add egg yolk mixture back into remaining cream mixture. Place back on very low heat and continually stir until simmering. Take sauce off heat so it thickens.

3. Season with salt and pepper. Serve over your favorite pasta.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

3 Cheese Ziti Casserole

Ingredients:
  • 16 oz. ziti noodles
  • 1 26oz. jar of spaghetti sauce
  • 15 oz. ricotta or cottage cheese
  • 8 oz. mozzarella
  • 1/4 cup parmesean cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta as directed. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Mix ricotta and spaghetti sauce with water in a large bowl. Add pasta and 1/2 cup of mozzarella. Mix lightly. Spoon into a 13x9 baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes.

Crock Pot Chicken

Ingredients:
  • 1 package of cream cheese
  • 2 small cans cream of chicken
  • 1 pkg. Good Seasons Italian Dressing mix
  • 5-7 chicken breasts (frozen can be used)

Put all ingredients in a crockpot on high heat all day long. Then 30 minutes before serving, add 1/2 cup of sour cream. Serve over rice or potatoes. The sauce is great on broccoli!

Chicken Ritz Casserole

Ingredients:
  • 3-4 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
  • 8 oz. wide egg noodles
  • 32 Ritz crackers, crushed
  • 1 stick of butter

Sauce:

  • 1/2 lb. velveeta cheese
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup milk

Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain. Mix sauce ingredients until melted and stir in chicken. Pour noodles and sauce in a 9x13 pan. Crush Ritz crackers and add 1 stick of butter. (I do this in a gallon ziplock bag for easy cleanup.) Sprinkle cracker mix on top of noodles and sauce. Bake at 300 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

*I know this recipe is not healthy AT ALL! Eric says this is in his top 5 favorite meals I make. Try it!

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Sunday Turkey Dinner

TURKEY:
Take a small turkey and place it in a stove pan. Melt 1/4 cup butter and mix with 1 cup brown sugar for the turkey glaze. Glaze the turkey, and place the lid on the stove pan. Follow cooking directions on the actual turkey. (for larger turkeys, double the glaze)

When Turkey is cooked through, take the turkey out of the stove pan, and keep the pan on a medium low burner.
For the gravy, add these ingredients to the drippings in the pan:
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • stir and add salt and pepper to taste.

Let thicken. Taste it, if it's too salty add more brown sugar.

MASHED POTATOES:

Ingredients:

  • 5 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 6 TBS. unsalted butter, cut up

In a saucepan, add potatoes with enough water to cover. Add 1 tsp. salt. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Let stand in colander 5 minutes to dry and cool slightly. Meanwhile, in small saucepan combine milk and cream. Heat just until hot. In mixing bowl beat potatoes with the whip attachment until potatoes break. Add 3 TBS. butter, mix on low speed until just incorporated. Add remaining 3 TBS. butter, beat again. Slowly beat in milk mixture, adding only as much as potatoes can absorb. On med. spped beat until potatoes are light and fluffy. Do not overmix. Season to taste with salt; moisten with more milk mixture if needed.

6-8 servings

Homemade Pizza

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 TBS. sugar
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 TBS. yeast
  • 1/4 cup water

Warm the mik (not hot). Soften the yeast in the warm water. Add 2 cups flour and all the rest of the ingredients together and mix well. Add the other cup of flour and mix well. Spread on a greased cookie sheet and add toppings and bake in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes.

BBQ Pork

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. pork tenderloin
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • sweet barbeque sauce

Heat oil in a frying pan. Add salt and pepper. Cut pork loin in half to fit and sear pork on all sides. Just brown each side. Place all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on high for several hours.

Can be used on sandwiches, burritos, etc.

Benihana's Fried Rice

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup Uncooked rice
  • 5 TBS. Butter
  • 1 cup Chopped onion
  • 1 c Chopped carrots
  • 2/3 c Chopped scallions
  • 3 tb Sesame seeds
  • 5 Eggs
  • 5 tb Soy sauce
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Cook rice according to package directions. In a large skillet melt butter. Add onions, carrots and scallions. Saute until carrots are translucent. Set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place sesame seeds in a shallow pan. Bake until golden brown (10 to 15 minutes), shaking pan occasionally for even color. Lightly grease another skillet. Beat eggs. Pour into hot skillet. Cook as you would scrambled eggs. Combine rice, vegetables, sesame seeds and eggs. Add soy sauce. Stir. Salt and pepper to taste.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Homemade Alfredo Sauce

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3/4 pint heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup grated romano cheese
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • dash garlic salt
  • salt and pepper to taste

Melt butter over low heat. Add cheeses and cream until melted. Add salt and pepper and garlic salt. Serve over pasta, with bread sticks, and my personal favorite: on top of tomato vegetable soup. (just a spoonful gives it so much flavor!) You can also mix it with spaghetti sauce to make a pink pasta sauce, which I LOVE!!

Creamy Chicken and Chile Enchiladas

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. uncooked chicken breast strips
  • 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, cut into cubes
  • 1 can chopped green chiles
  • 12 tortilla shells
  • 2 cans green chile enchilada sauce
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease 9x13 glass baking dish. In a non-stick skillet, cook chicken over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center. Add cream cheese and chiles; reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir until blended and cream cheese is melted. Spoon chicken filling onto tortillas, roll up and place seam sides down in baking dish. Pour enchilada sauce over top and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake 15-20 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted.

Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:
  • 3-4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
  • 1 packet of taco seasoning
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 can green chile enchilada sauce
  • 2 cups of cheddar cheese
  • 12 tortilla shells

Prepare taco seasoning as directed on package adding the chicken to it. In a large bowl, mix sour cream, 1/3 of the enchilada sauce, 1 cup of cheese, and the taco seasoned chicken. Place spoonfuls of the mixture into each tortilla shell. Place the shells in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour remainder of enchilada sauce on top, and then sprinkle with cheese. Cook in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until cheese and sauce is bubbly.

Chicken or Turkey Pot Pie

Ingredients:
  • Pastry to cover pie (recipe below)
  • 1/3 cup diced potatoes
  • 1/3 cup carrot slices
  • 1/3 cup frozen peas
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 2 TBS. butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
  • 1 1/3 cups chicken or turkey broth
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken or turkey, cooked and diced

Prepare pastry (recipe below); set aside. Boil vegetables in 1/2 cup of water until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a separate sauce pan over low heat, melt butter; stir in flour, salt and pepper. Add broth and milk slowly, stirring constantly; cook until thickened. Stir in chicken or turkey and vegatables. Pour into pie baking dish.

Top filling with pastry, folding edges of pastry over rim of dishes. Cut slits in top for steam to escape. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes, or until crusts are browned and filling is bubbly. Makes 4 servings.

Pastry for pot pies

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 TBS cold water
  • 1/4 cup oil

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and salt thoroughly. In a small bowl, mix 3 TBS. of the flour mixture with 2 TBS cold water to make a paste. Set aside. Using a fork, add oil to the flour mixture in the large bowl and stir until it is crumbly. Mix in the flour paste and stir to form a ball. Roll the dough between two sheets of wax paper until it is at least 1 inch wider in diameter than the baking dish. Set aside while preparing filling; then proceed as instructed above.

-Utah State Fare Cookbook

Monday, September 24, 2007

Our Sunday Dinner--version 1

Here's our scrumptious dinner menu from last night. Sunday dinners are always big yummy dinners at our house. I want Sunday dinners to be something different than we normally have and something to look forward to. Here is one version, I'll post the turkey, ham or roast versions when I make them.

Chicken:
Buy McCormick's Garlic, Herb, and Wine seasoning packet and follow the directions on the package. SO Good!

Rolls:
The potato roll recipe on this blog with homemade jam and butter.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes:
5 large potatoes, peeled, and cut in to pieces. Boil until tender. Drain. Add 1/2 cup mayonaise and 1/2 cup of sour cream. Then add 1 packet of Italian Seasoning (dressing mix) and mash. If it is still lumpy, add a little more sour cream.

Jello Salad:
My jello salad is super easy. 1 tub of cool whip. 1 can of pineapple tidbits. 1 apple, peeled and grated with a cheese grater. (a few marshmellows--Kids will eat more of it!) and open a packet of any flavor of jello and sprinkle about 1/2 of the packet in the bowl. (save the other half for next Sunday!) Mix and refridgerate.

Then we just have corn and peas for the vegetable. There you have it! This is my most favorite dinner. Your husband will thank you! Trust me.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Cafe Rio Pork/Salad dressing

(I got this recipe from my friend's blog. We have used this for salad and burritos.)
Ingredients:

  • 3 lbs. pork (butt or shoulder)
  • 20 oz. coca cola
  • 1-1 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 1 clove garlic

Cook in crockpot until the meat is cooked through. Shred the pork and Then add:

  • 1 - 1 1/2 cups tomatillo sauce (or blend 4 tomatillos)
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • juice of 2 limes
  • chili powder
  • More ketchup to thicken

Mix together and then add the sauce to the pork and simmer on low for an hour.

Burritos:

Top a burrito shell with pork, black beans, green enchilada sauce, cheese, and spanish rice. Roll up and place on a cookie sheet. Top with cheese and more enchilada sauce. Cook until the cheese is melted.

Creamy Tomatillo Dressing:

Ingredients:

  • 1 ranch packet (will use a little less mayo and milk than calls for)
  • 2 tomatillos
  • 1/4 bunch of cilantro
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic
  • juice of 2 limes
  • few drops of tobasco sauce
  • ground red pepper to taste
  • salt and pepper

Make ranch dressing as per recipe on back. Using a food processor or blender, blend the remaining ingredients and stir into ranch. Refriderate until served.

(To make the salad, take a burrito shell, place pork on the bottom, lettuce, rice, beans, cheese, and dressing, and whatever other veggies you like on your salad.)

Monday, August 20, 2007

Lemon Chicken

Ingredients:
6-8 chicken breasts or tenderloins
2 Tbs. butter
3 Tbs. ketchup
2 tsp. soy sauce
juice from 1 fresh lemon

Directions:
Place chicken in a casserole dish. Mix ingredients and pour over chicken.
Cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until chicken is done. Serve over rice.

Chicken Pillows

Ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 Tbs. butter
4 cups cooked chicken, cubed
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
3-4 Tbsp. milk
½ cup green onions, chopped or 2 TBS. chives
2 cans refrigerated crescent rolls
½ cup butter, melted
¾ cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:
Blend cream cheese and butter. Add chicken, salt, pepper, milk, and onions. Blend well. Separate dough as marked. Spoon meat mixture near base of each triangle and roll up crescent style.
Dip each bundle into butter and roll in bread crumbs. Place on cookie sheet about 1” apart.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with cream of Chicken soup as a gravy.