Cheesy Chicken Italiano

Not the first time I've made this recipe, but the first time I've made it since starting this blog. This is a quick and easy recipe I got for free from kraft. I subscribe to their seasonal recipe book, here is the link if you would like to subscribe: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/foodfamilyarchive/foodandfamilyarchivelanding.aspx

I made this recipe with chicken breast tenderloins, contadina onion and garlic canned tomato sauce, and ziti in place of the rotini. Here is the recipe: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/cheesy-chicken-italiano-57271.aspx

Last night I made rib-eye steaks with onion roasted potatoes and peas. I rubbed the steaks with vegetable oil then rubbed them with ranchero steak seasoning, before cooking them on my george foreman grill. The hubby and I like our steaks well done, so I cooked them ten minutes on each side. The onion roasted potatoes ended up tasting kinda bad so I won't post that recipe here, and the peas came from a can.

2 Dinners, 1 New Recipe

I've tried two new recipes since the last time I posted, but unfortunately I can only repost one of them, as the other is from a book (copyright laws).

The one I can't repost was a chili sauce for hot dogs. The chili sauce was made from ground beef and spices and it was absolutely delicious! My husband gave it 5 out of 5 stars.

The one I can give you the recipe for was from Sandra Lee and its called Alehouse burgers. Its a cheddar-stuffed burger with red onion compote. I actually used beer even though I have the malt allergy, I figured there probably wasn't enough per burger to hurt me. If you are against using beer, you could probably replace it with an equal amount of beef broth. The onion compote is a tad sweet, but I thought it was a really nice balance with the burger. Unfortunately, the camera is out of batteries so I don't have a picture either, but here is the recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/ale-house-burgers-with-red-onion-compote-recipe/index.html

I used 93% lean ground beef, bud light beer, and Montreal Steak flavored grill seasoning.

Two recipes...

Okay, need to post more often.

On Monday night, I made Savory Onion Chicken. This is chicken which is dredged in flour and browned, then finishes cooking in an onion gravy. It was the second time I've made this recipe and its one of my new favorites (and my husband likes it, too). I served it over mashed potatoes (from a box, my love of cooking doesn't extend to sides) with canned peas.
I did have to alter this recipe a bit, because of my allergy to malt. Where the original recipe called for a can of beer, I replaced it with a can of chicken broth. Here's the original: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Savory-Onion-Chicken


On Tuesday night, I tried a delicious-sounding new recipe, Chili-Cheese Hoagies (my husband said he felt like he was back in Jersey when I said I was making Hoagies). They sounded like they should be good, but they were supposed to be an extraodinary amount of work (make chili, put in sandwiches, wrap in parchment, chill 2 hrs, bake in oven...) so I decided to do the short version and just put chili in a roll with cheese. The magazine's recipe for chili, however, didn't have chili powder in it. Chili with no chili powder...I don't think so. So I made their recipe but added chili powder. It just tasted weird to me, so I didn't like it, although my husband did.
(Sorry, no pic for this one)

Been a while...

Last night I made stuffed shells for my husband. I'm not a fan of tomato sauce, so it was only okay for me, but he seemed to like them. However, if I make them again, they will be a Sunday night dinner recipe, not a weekday recipe; a little bit too much work for a weekday.

I used part skim ricotta, reduced fat parmesan, reduced fat italian blend cheese in place of the mozzarella and provolone, diced tomatoes in place of stewed tomatoes, and turkey meatballs.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/no-mess-or-stress-stuffed-shells--semi-homemaker-recipe-recipe/index.html

It must be Thursday...

I've been cooking a bit more than I let on this week. I made a new recipe on Tuesday night, but I did not like it! It was chicken brushed with honey mustard and coated in barbecue chips. Sounds good, doesn't it? Nope. The honey mustard does not adhere the chips to the chicken, and the chips got all soggy. It was just an all around mess.

Tonight, however, I made a new recipe that was better. Perfect, no, but better. It's called Penne and Smoked Sausage. Here's a link to the recipe: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Penne-and-Smoked-Sausage

I made it with turkey kielbasa, healthy request cream of celery soup, and reduced fat cheddar cheese. The only think I would change next time is the turkey kielbasa, I would use the regular one, the turkey sausage just tasted nasty (although the hubby says he can't taste a difference).