Mediterranean Chicken

This might be a little out of the comfort zone for some people (I'm thinking Jared!) but I think if people give it a try they will love it! It is basically a red pasta sauce with a bunch of veggies and chicken. You will notice in the recipe below that you usually add the artichoke hearts at the end but I just put them in now for convenience sake. Just transfer the contents of the bag to an 9x13 pan, bake at 350--30 minutes with foil then 30 minutes without foil. You will want to sprinkle it with Parm cheese before serving. Sorry in this heat that you will have to use your ovens for this one!

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN
Cut up chicken breasts
½ pound mushrooms, sliced
3 green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
8-ounce can tomato sauce
6-ounce can tomato paste
¾ cup apple juice
½ cup black olives, sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
¼ teaspoon pepper
6-ounce jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
Pasta of your choice

Cut chicken breasts into large pieces and place in a large baking dish. Combine the ingredients beginning with the mushrooms through the pepper for the sauce. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake an additional 30 minutes. Remove from oven and arrange the artichoke hearts around the chicken and sprinkle with cheese. Cover with foil and let sit for 5 minutes. Serve over pasta.

BBQ pork chops

I hope you don't mind me doing these again. I just really love BBQ pork chops! You will just need to thaw and grill! I am also giving you a box of Rice Pilaf that I think is good with chops.

All you do is:
Place desired amount of pork chops in bag. Pour in 1 to 1 1/2 cups of Sweet baby rays BBQ sauce. And freeze!

May Exchange

Amy sent an email about our May exchange, but I thought I'd put a post here incase anyone checks the blog first. Let us know when you are available to do the exchange. Maybe the first full week of May?

Yummy Dinner Collette!

Thanks for a great and easy dinner!

Baking change on Meatloaf

I would recommend thawing the meatloaf overnight and then baking it in a loaf pan of your own. I baked my meatloaf in the tin pan and after an hour it had barely cooked. So, if you put it in your own pan you shouldn't have a problem cooking it at 350 for 40 minutes, put on the topping and bake another 10 minutes. Enjoy! Sorry about this change, I'm really not a fan of those baking pans they don't seem to conduct heat very well.

Country Style Pork Chops

When I got these chops out of the package I realized they were quite thin so this will be a very fast and easy meal to cook. Thaw out the meat, get a skillet ready with a little butter or oil in the bottom over medium heat. Put the flour mixture in a pie pan or plate with edges. Take each pork chop out without drying it off and put it right into the flour mixture. I like to make sure it gets as much flour as possible. I pan fry these chops for about 5 minutes on each side over medium heat. I have never tried Pam, but it might be a healthier alternative. (but butter is so good!!!) I like to do butter and a little oil, that way the butter doesn't get to brown. Enjoy...

Suggestions on Tami's meal

First, I would like to thank Tami for the yummy dinner. I had put the rolls in a baking dish and baked them for 30 minutes at 350. I kept having to add time so I put the temperature at 400. I have a similar recipe and the chicken rolls bake at 400 for 20 minutes. When I went to pull out the rolls, they weren't cooked where they were touching so I put them on a cookie sheet and baked them some more. So, long story short...I would brake the rolls apart and bake them on a cookie sheet at 400 for 20-30 minutes. If someone tries this, post it and let us know how it turns out. Thanks Taimi!

Yummy Mealoaf

Shauna your meatloaf was a success! I will admit I have given up on loaf meatloaf and usually do little patties or something. It just has not been my biggest success in my house! But your meatloaf on the other hand was YUMMY! Thanks!

Yummy bow ties!

Amy, thanks for the yummy dinner! My kids loved the bow ties!!!

Chicken Pockets

Just place frozen pockets in a casserole dish sprayed with Pam and bake for about 25-35 minutes at 350° or until bubbly and lightly golden. This is the first time I've frozen this meal so if you end up needing to cook it a little longer, just let the rest of us know! Thanks!!