So, you know from my previous posts that I have no love affair for slow cooker recipes – but you also know that I have figured out that I have been thinking about them all wrong. For a working mom, the slow cooker’s benefit is when you want to make a meal on the weekend […]
Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta
I’m always on the lookout for new recipes to use chicken. Chicken is quick-cooking, versital, and we like it. I stumbled upon a recipe in Food.com for Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta (before it had 2k+ reviews). It was good, but I wanted to add more veggies to it and tweak it to our liking. So, in […]
Chicken Marsala
Menu: Chicken Marlsala, Pasta Shells, Buttered Carrots Time to Dinner: 35m We are back to week 2 in my meal planning rotation. This week I have an entry for either Chicken Stroganoff or Chicken Marsala. I interchange them as the mood hits me – the main ingredients, chicken and mushrooms, are the same, and I […]
Chicken Stroganoff
Menu: Chicken Stroganoff * Noodles or pasta * Steamed broccoli Time to dinner: 38m Prior Prep: defrost chicken if you are using frozen I love love love beef stroganoff, it’s one of my favorite dishes. My mom used to make it, and I have her recipe. When I was cooking on my own, I make it […]
Crockpot Chicken
Menu: Crock-pot Chicken * Noodles * Salad Time to dinner: 20 minutes* So, after I told you why I am not a fan of the crockpot, today I’m going to share with you one of the few crockpot/slow cooker recipes that I make during the week. My sister Lisa gave me this recipe many, many years […]
Rotisserie Chicken
Menu: Rotisserie Chicken * Mashed Potatoes and gravy * Stuffing * Buttered carrots Time to dinner: 25 minutes There’s a chain restaurant in our area called Boston Market – it started off as “Boston Chicken”, and the menu consisted mainly of rotisserie chicken with a choice of classic sides and a piece of cornbread. My family loves this […]
Honey-Glazed Chicken
Menu: Honey-glazed chicken * Rice pilaf * Steamed carrots Time to dinner: 35m Prior Prep: defrost chicken if you are using frozen When I was a young bride-to-be, oh so many years ago, I was given a precious shower gift from my co-workers. They had bought me a recipe box, and each of my female […]
