We just loved this dish! Lots of flavor with the sweetness from the sun dried tomatoes and the rich creaminess from the parmesan, not to mention the fresh basil. This would be great with some roasted asparagus and a splash of white wine as well! Having this dish cook in just one pot is an added bonus! Give this recipe a try I know you will enjoy it as much as we did!
INGREDIENTS
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced into bite size pieces.
1 Tablespoon olive oil
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 1/4 cups dry orzo pasta
2 3/4 cups low sodium chicken broth
1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes, drained and diced
3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
DIRECTIONS
Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Once the oil is heated, add the diced chicken, season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken so that it is browned and seasoned on both sides, the chicken will not be cooked through at this point. Add the garlic to the pan and sauté for a couple minutes. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add the orzo pasta, reduce heat to medium and cover the pan. Allow to boil for five minutes. Uncover and continue to boil about another five minutes or until orzo is tender, stirring occasionally. It will still be a little saucy with the broth. Once the pasta has cooked, remove from heat and add the cheese stirring until the cheese is melted. Add the basil and sun dried tomatoes, stirring throughly. I seasoned with a little more pepper but that is up to you.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!
This recipe can be found at www.cookingclassy.com
I love peanut butter and chocolate, who doesn’t right? In my book there is not a better combination! When I came across this recipe I knew I had to give it a try. This is dangerous…brownies, peanut butter and peanut butter cups! Ooohhhh yaaaaa…this would be an amazing start to a brownie sundae, just sayin!
INGREDIENTS
1 box of brownie mix (I used Ghiardelli) and ingredients to make the brownie.
1 cup peanut butter, melted in the microwave for 30 seconds
1 cup chopped peanut butter cups
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix brownie batter according to directions. WITHOUT BAKING, pour prepared batter into a greased 9 x 9 square baking pan, spreading the batter evenly. Pour the melted peanut butter on top of the batter, spread evenly across brownie batter. Sprinkle the peanut butter cups and the chocolate chips over the peanut butter layer. Bake 27-30 minutes until the center no longer wobbles and the peanut butter layer is slightly browned around the edges. Cool. Slice and serve.
Enjoy!
This can be found at www.buzzfeedfood.com
St. Patrick’s Day will soon be upon us and to be honest my family is not a huge fan of corned beef and cabbage, so this is my alternative to that particular dinner! If you like stuffed peppers you will like this dish as it has some similar flavors. Although this dish did not hit the family favorite category it was still tasty. Next time I might add some Italian seasoning.
INGREDIENTS
8 ounces pre-packaged coleslaw mix (or shredded cabbage)
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, NOT drained
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup sour cream, low fat is ok
1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick spray. Make a layer in the bottom of your prepared pan with the shredded cabbage mixture. Brown and crumble the ground beef with the onion and red pepper, drain fat. Once the meat is browned and drained add the diced tomatoes, salt, pepper and sugar and stir well. Spread the ground meat mixture over the cabbage forming a second layer. In a small mixing bowl stir together the tomato sauce and the sour cream, mixing well. Layer the tomato sauce over the ground beef mixture. Cover and bake for one hour. Uncover, sprinkle with the cheese and bake uncovered ten minutes or until cheese is completely melted. Remove from oven and serve warm.
Enjoy!
We really enjoyed this side dish! If you like cabbage and want something a little different, this was really good! The day I made this it was a 60 degree day in January in New Hampshire! Crazy right!! You can easily roast this in the oven at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes per side.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 medium green cabbage
1 Tablespoon garlic infused olive oil (can use olive oil)
Salt
Pepper
SAUCE
3 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons minced or grated fresh onion
1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
DIRECTIONS
Cut cabbage half into four equal wedges and set on prepared baking sheet, if baking in the oven. Using a pastry brush coat the cut side of the cabbage with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, turn wedges over and repeat on the second side. Place baking sheet in oven and roast 8-10 minutes or until next side browned, turn the cabbage over and roast on the second side.
For the grill, place the cabbage directly on the grill and grill over medium high heat until wilted and lightly browned, turn to the second side and do the same.
To make the sauce, add all,of the sauce ingredients into a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and everything is incorporated. Keep warm until ready to use.
To serve, remove cabbage from oven or grill and drizzle with sauce and serve warm.
Enjoy!
Our son loves everything cinnamon roll related, so when I saw this recipe on Pinterest, I knew it had to make an entrance at my house sooner than later! When I saw the recipe I wondered how the top was going to cook up and sure enough when I cooked this I felt the top was still too doughy…not a good sign, but I was not willing to give up on it just yet so what I did when the allotted time was up for cooking, I used a large spoon and basically rotated the casserole putting the top of the casserole on the bottom so the top would cook through…and guess what? It worked! Robby was super thrilled with this and ate more than anyone should consume at one time!!
INGREDIENTS
2 12 ounce tubes of cinnamon rolls cut into quarters (reserve icing )
4 eggs
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 Tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
DIRECTIONS
Spray your slow cooker with non-stick spray. Place a layer of cinnamon roll pieces on the bottom covering the slow cooker completely. Beat eggs, cream, maple syrup, vanilla and spices until blended well. Pour evenly over the rolls in the slow cooker. Place remaining roll pieces on top creating another layer. Spoon one packet of the frosting over the rolls. (reserve second packet)
Cover and cook on low for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until sides are golden and the rolls are set. If after this time the top of the rolls are still doughy, go ahead and rotate the top of the dough to the bottom of the slow cooker and continue to cook for 30 minutes. Drizzle remaining icing over the top and serve warm.
Enjoy!
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