Showing posts with label dinner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dinner. Show all posts

Friday, January 20, 2012

Greek Chicken

5-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cloves garlic chopped
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 cup grape tomatoes sliced in half
1/2 cup chicken broth
3/4 cup kalamata olives
3/4 cup feta cheese crumbles
salt & pepper

Place frozen chicken in casserole dish with broth. Season chicken with salt, pepper, oregano, and garlic. Spread tomatoes on top and around chicken. Bake at 350 for about 40-45 min. The last 15 minutes of baking time top the chicken with the olives and feta. Serve over white rice with a green salad.
adapted from Racheal Ray's "Praise the Braise Chicken with feta and Tomato"

Monday, January 26, 2009

Chicken Cavatini

1 package pasta cooked and drained (spiral, bowtie or penne)
1 jar Bertolli Tomatoe Basil spagetti sauce
2-3 cups cooked and chopped chicken
1 fresh diced tomatoes
some fresh broccoli
1/4 cup chopped onion
some fresh mushrooms diced
garlic (2-3 tsp)
Half package pepporoni cut up into fourths

Heat up some olive oil and garlic, add onions and sautee. Add cut up chicken, then mushrooms, broccoli, diced tomatoes, add pepporoni, add spagetti sauce, when heated through stir in cooked pasta. Serve with french bread and salad.

Black Bean Chicken burritos

3 cups cooked chicken
4 cans black beans rinsed and drained
1 cup salsa*
In skillet heat chicken and salsa, add beans. Simmer and stir occasionally until heated through. Serve on tortillas, with fresh tomatoes, shredded lettuce and tortilla chips.

*check ingredients to make sure there is no citric acid

Friday Night Pizza Night

Pizza dough from pizza dough recipe (If frozen I set it out on the counter or you can de-thaw in microwave)
Bertolli Tomato Basil spaghetti sauce
Mozarella cheese
Sliced mushrooms
Sliced olives
Package pepperoni
Chopped frozen bell peppers
Heat oven to 450. Spread dough onto sprayed cookie sheet. Spread sauce onto dough, top with cheese and then preferred toppings. (I usually make 2 large pizzas on the one for the kids I put very light cheese on one half for Sam and Sara)
Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Variation 1 : Personal Pan: Make small round personal pizzas or miniature pizzas as an appetizer Bake at 450 for 8-10 minutes.

Variation 2: Calzones: Spread dough into medium round circles, put sauce and toppings on ½ of circle, fold in half and pinch edges closed. Bake at 450 for 10-15 minutes.