Tuesday, September 18, 2007

What's for dinner tonight?

So... I took the chicken breast to defrost today, but have no idea how to prepare it. I looked up some recipes that sound good.. but not sure if I have all the ingredients at home. I found a recipe for Oven Friend Chicken on allrecipes.com and might try that one out. I think I might have a recipe at home for a lemon/pepper chicken with potatoes and home made Cesar salad.
Will update later ...

Chicken Parmesan

This recipe takes longer than your usual chicken, but the results are
delicious.
I usually don't measure my ingredients, since I made up this recipe,
so you may want to add more or less of the oil and bread crumbs.
Enjoy this dish with garlic mashed potatoes and garden salad.




6 pieces of chicken breast
1 onion
3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 cup of bread crumbs
salt
pepper
1 package mozzarella cheese
1/2 jar favorite spaghetti sauce
2 Eggs
1/2 cup of flour
Grated Parmesan Cheese (optional)


  1. Clean and cut of fat from the chicken breast. If the pieces are too thick either cut in half or pound down to your liking.
  2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
  3. Place each chicken in the flour, then egg, then the bread crumbs.
  4. Heat oil, lard, butter, or whatever you use to cook chicken on stove. Place the chicken in a skillet and fry until golden brown.
  5. While the chicken is cooking, slice the onion and place in a 9x13 oven dish with the remaining extra virgin olive oil.
  6. Once the chicken is fried, place each piece in the oven dish.
  7. Spoon spaghetti sauce over each piece. Use as much or as little as you like.
  8. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place in a preheated (350F) oven for about 30 minutes.
  9. Uncover the dish and place thinly sliced mozzarella pieces on the chicken and cook for another 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
  10. Take the chicken out and place the onion on top. You can top the chicken with grated Parmesan cheese.

Easy Crab Salad

I got this recipe from my mother-in-law and I've never had any complaints when I made it for family and friends. You can add more or less of any of the ingredients. Enjoy!!



1 package of elbow noodles
1 package of imitation crab meat
4 stalks of celery
1 onion
1/2 cup of mayo
pepper to taste

  1. Boil noodles with chopped onion. Follow directions on package
  2. Cut crab meat and celery into small pieces
  3. Let the noodles cool, then mix with crab meat, celery, the onion, pepper and mayo.
  4. Chill in the fridge for about a 1/2 hour.
  5. Serve Cold