Tuesday 09/25

Tuesday came quicker than I expected, but I actually set the chicken out last night to thaw.  I was proud of myself.  :-)

Anyway, tonight we had Baked Chicken Parmesan with Easy Parmesan Knots.  Now I can't take the credit for these wonderful meals.....all I can say is thank goodness for PINTEREST!!!!!

I've made the chicken before and it was a huge hit.  This time I added the Knots and they went over really well also!  I also boiled some Fettucine noodles to put the Chicken on.  And dangit I didn't take a picture....AGAIN!  I promise I'll get better at this.

I'm going to cheat today and just give you the website links for this meal.  Like I said, it's a huge hit in our house and easy on the waistline believe it or not.  This is definitely going to be one of our regulars.  :-)

Baked Chicken Parmesan

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/04/baked-chicken-parmesan.html

Easy Parmesan Knots

http://realmomkitchen.com/609/easy-parmesan-knots/

On this one, I did not use Canola oil...I used Olive Oil.  I don't keep Canola in the house, but that's just me.  I also could have eaten everyone of these by myself, but as hard as I'm working at Boot Camp I refrained.  And boy was it hard!!!

Fettucine Noodles

I just boiled some generic brand of noodles that I grabbed at Family Dollar while I was looking for Homecoming dress up things.  I added some Olive Oil and some Parsley Flakes.  I've never done that before, but I will definitely do it again.  Everyone loved them that way!

Well that is it for Tuesday!  Guess I better get busy and get caught up since today is Friday!  :-)

Monday Night Madness....actually Mellowness.....

Going to try something new here.....I'm going to try a daily and maybe sometimes weekly post of what our menu plan has been.  I've really been wanting to focus on creating a menu and sticking with it.  So far this is the first week for me to do this.....and so far so good.  Not once this week have I stepped into my pantry and racked my brain trying to figure out what I was going to throw together for those hungry animals that call me "Momma" and "wife"!!!!!  :-)

Anyway, so here it goes.......

Monday....09-24

Baked Tilapia and Veggies

I didn't take a picture but man I should probably start doing that.  Anyway, tilapia is always a big hit in our house and I'm always trying to come up with new ways to cook it without frying it!  So here's what I did:

• ·      Panko Bread Crumbs
• ·      Pampered Chef Citrus Basil Rub
• ·      Sea Salt
• ·      Black Pepper
• ·      Lemon Pepper

• ·      Egg Whites (in a carton)
• ·      Milk
• 
  
• ·      Tilapia

I mixed the crumbs and seasonings in a shallow dish.  I dipped the tilapia in the milk mixture and then the crumb mixture.  Sprayed a 9x13 casserole dish, put the fish in, and baked @ 450° for about 20 minutes.  Making sure the fish flaked easily and was white.

For the veggies…..well I need to use all the shortcuts I can so we used good ole jolly Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers frozen veggies (a broccoli and carrot mixture).  We also tried a new one to us type….Roasted Potatoes with Garlic & Herb Sauce.  Let’s just say that these were gone before anything else!  Were a huge hit and I was informed that I needed to cook 2 bags next time!  ;-)

So Monday night was a success!  Our bellies were full and satisfied!!

Tomorrow night……Baked Parmesan Chicken with fettuccine noodles and Easy Parmesan Knots!