Life has been so busy, I haven't had a chance to post my menu plans for the past two weeks. Well I'm back with a couple of new recipes. One recipe I have made once and it was soooo delicious, that's the Bruschetta Chicken bake. My husband, John said it was the best meal I ever made. I was raving about it to my family and my sister made it for a dinner party she had with her BFF Jacqui and they LOVED it too. I even think my Gram is going to try this recipe too. Hope you like it Gram!!! I will post the new recipes at the end of this post.
Breakfasts
cereal, fruit, yogurt
eggs, bacon, fruit
french toast, yogurt, fruit
pancakes, jello, fruit
Lunches
PB&J sammies, bananas
cheese quesadillas, orange, pudding - I might change up these and add ham and cheese
mac n cheese, jello, pears
chicken nuggets, fries, apples
Dinners
bruschetta chicken bake, baked Ziti (from our OAMC day), broccoli
lemon garlic chicken, lemon rice pilaf, seasoned green beans
pasta and meatballs, garlic bread
meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn
roasted whole chicken, roasted potatoes, glazed carrots
asian pork tenderloin, fried rice, roasted Brussels sprouts
Italian style green peppers and pork chops, mashed potatoes
here is the
Bruschetta Chicken bake recipe
40 min 10 min prep
SERVES 4 , 4 pieces of chicken
1/2 cup
all-purpose flour
1/2 cup
egg substitute or 2 eggs
4
boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 pound)
1/4 cup grated
Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon
butter, melted
2 large
tomatoes, seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons minced
fresh basil or 1 1/2 T dried basil
3
garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon
olive oil
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1/4 teaspoon
pepper
Place flour and eggs in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in flour, then in eggs; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Combine the Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over chicken. Loosely cover baking dish with foil. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until top is browned.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Spoon over the chicken. Return to the oven for 3-5 minutes or until tomato mixture is heated through. Yield: 4 servings.
and here is the
Lemon Garlic Chicken recipe.
I haven't tried this yet, but it got great reviews on recipezaar.com
3¼ hours 15 min prep
SERVES 6
2 lbs
chicken breast halves
1 teaspoon
oregano
1/2 teaspoon
seasoning salt
1/4 teaspoon
pepper
2 tablespoons
butter or
margarine
1/4 cup
water
3 tablespoons
lemon juice
3 cloves
garlic (more or less to taste)
1 teaspoon
chicken bouillon granule
1 teaspoon minced
parsley
Remove excess skin and fat from chicken, rinse and pat dry.
In a small bowl combine oregano, seasoned salt and pepper, rub mixture onto chicken using all of the mixture.
In a large skillet over medium heat brown chicken in the butter.
Transfer chicken to slow cooker.
To the skillet add the water, lemon juice, garlic and chicken bouillon.
Stirring over medium heat bring mixture to a boil, loosening browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
Pour over Chicken, cover and cook on high for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or on low for 5 to 6 hours until chicken is almost tender.
Add parsley Cover and cook on high for 15-30 minutes more!
Seasoned green beans
15 min 5 min prep
SERVES 6 , 1 side dish
2 tablespoons
olive oil
1 tablespoon minced
garlic
1 chopped
green onion
1
sweet pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon
dried basil
1 teaspoon
salt
1/2 teaspoon
pepper
1 (20 ounce) package
frozen green beans
1/4 cup grated
parmesan cheese (optional)
combine everything in bowl, then place in freezer bag. leave cheese out, place in smaller bag. heat skillet to med-high and saute with 2 T water for about 8-10 min until all is bright tender. transfer to platter, sprinkle with cheese if desired.
OR.
roast on baking sheet 475 until browned, about 10-15 min., then add cheese if desired.
I always roast them in the oven. They are so delish!!!
Check out orgjunkie.com for other MPM ideas.
Have a wonderful week
Fran
Here is Nikki cooking. We sure did make a mess that day. But messes are easy to clean up. I could not believe t he amount of food we cooked. Lets see if I can remember some of the stuff we cooked (its been well over a month since our cooking day)
I had to add this pic of my boys, Justin and Jason. They were at the house all day while we cooked. And they were so well behaved and such good helpers. Thanks boys!! 
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