Project 365

I'm starting this today. You take a picture everyday for a year of anything really. Did something important happen that day? What did you do that day? Did you meet a new person? etc. It's a chance for you to have something to look back on and remember what you've done this past year. Don't forget to occasionally take a picture of yourself, you can see how much you've changed over the last year.

I'm also using it as a chance to help me better myself with my photography.

You should try it out too!

Project 365

Dinner Adventures: Salsa Chicken

This is a simple meal that takes almost no effort to make and taste really delicious!

--------------------------

What you'll need:

-2 to 3 pieces of boneless skinless chicken depending on their size.

-24 oz jar of Salsa whatever heat you like. I used mild.

-Box of bowtie noodles

-monterey jack cheese

-------------------------------

1. Boil your noodles according to the directions on the box.

2. Cut up your chicken into your desired size pieces and toss in you pan on med heat.

3. Cook for a few minutes, then Add in your Salsa and cover and simmer until chicken is fully cooked.

4. Serve your chicken on top of the noodles, and top with your monterey jack cheese.

-----------------------------

Enjoy!

Dinner Adventures: Inside Out Chicken Pot Pie

What you'll need:

A bag of mixed vegetables

2 cans of Cream of Chicken Soup

2 pieces of boneless skinless chicken

A roll of biscuits

------------------------------

First bake your biscuits according to the packaging.

Next cut up you chicken into small pieces.

and cook them until brown in a skillet.

Then add your soup and veggies

Cover and simmer until finished.

When it's finished serve over your warm biscuits and enjoy!!

Dinner Adventures: Cheesy Chicken Roll Ups with Broccoli Mac and Cheese

This is a lunch favorite and sometimes a dinner in our house.

Simple to prepare.

Cooks in about 20 mins.

What you'll need:

-Chicken Fingers

-Crescent Rolls

-Cheese Slices

-Mac and Cheese, milk, and butter

-Steamed Broccoli

--------------------------------------

First you want to unroll all of your crescent rolls.

Next take a piece of cheese and fold it in half, breaking it into two pieces. Lay one of the pieces long ways on your crescent roll.

Then lay your chicken finger across the long side and roll to the end.

Place your Rolls on the baking sheet. Once you've rolled them all Bake in the oven on 375 for about 16 mins. Until they reach a golden brown color.

Cook your Mac and Cheese according to the box directions.

Cook your Broccoli. I'm using microwaveable steamed Broccoli.

Chop it up and mix it into you Mac and Cheese.

Plate and Serve

-----------------------------

Enjoy!

Dinner Adventures: Chicken Parmesan

What you need:

-Cooking oil

-Penne Pasta

-Parmesan Cheese

-Flour and bread crumbs (Just flour is fine)

-Ragu Roasted Garlic

-Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

-Boneless Skinless Chicken

--------------------------------------------------

1. Preheat Oven to 400 degrees.

2.Boil your noodles and warm sauce on low heat.

3. On med-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of your cooking oil and butter

4. Flatten your chicken

5. On a flat plate Mix flour and Parmesan cheese.

6. Coat your chicken

7. Place your chicken in the skillet and cook until golden brown, then lay on paper towel to drain.

8. Pour in small layer of your sauce, then add chicken.

9. Top with some more of your sauce and shredded cheese.

10. Bake in the oven for about 15-20 mins.

11. Plate and serve.

-----------------------------------

Everyone in our house enjoyed this, hope you guys do too!

Dinner Adventures: Crispy Ranch Chicken

What you need:

-1/2 a cup of Crushed Ritz Crackers.

-1/2 a cup of grated Parmesan Cheese.

-1 envelope of Ranch Salad dressing. (My local store didn't have this, so I got Ranch Dip instead)

-1/2 a cup of melted butter.

-Boneless skinless chicken

---------------------------------------------------------

How to:

1. Melt your butter

2. Crush your Ritz crackers.

3. Combine your: Parmesan cheese, crackers, and salad dressing mix.

4. Dip your chicken in the butter.

5. Coat in your mixture.

5. Place in dish and bake UNCOVERED

@ 350 degrees for 45 minutes until chicken juice runs clear.

Now it's time to clean up, and work on sides. We're going to have some instant mashed potatoes (Kenny won't eat home made. Ugh) and a veggie.

--------------------------------------

Dinners done! Now time to enjoy this simple recipe!

Can't get this song out of my head!

Dinner Adventures: Chicken Quesadillas

What you'll need:

-boneless skinless chicken

-McCormick Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix

-Tortilla Shells

-Salsa con Queso

-Shredded Mexican Cheese

-----------------------

How to make:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in large skillet on Medium heat. Add Chicken. Cook until no longer pink in the middle.

3. Shred cooked chicken. I'm using two forks, holding the chicken with one fork and scraping it apart with the other.

4. Add seasoning mix and 1/2 a cup of water to the chicken and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 to 7 minutes.

5. Place Taco shells in aluminum foil. Put them in the oven on a flat baking pan for 7 minutes.

6. Pull the taco shells out of the oven and place stack on a large plate.

7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

8. Spread a spoonful of the Salsa con queso around the shell.

9. Scoop some of your shredded chicken on half of the shell.

10. Cover in layer of shredded Mexican cheese.

(forgot picture)

11. Fold in half and place on baking pan. Continue until you've used up all your mix.

12. Bake in oven on 350 for 10 minutes.

Now wait for your delicious meal to be done!

-------------------------------

Time to clean the kitchen.

------------------------------------

DINNERS DONE!

Pull your quesadillas out of the oven and let cool for a few minutes. Serve them whole or cut into a few triangles. We had Lipton Spanish Rice with ours. You can do whatever side you'd like or no side at all. Either way you'll enjoy these quesadillas!

Dinner Adventures: Stuffed Green Peppers

What you need:

---------------------

-1lb of hamburger.

-4 large green peppers.

-Shredded mozzarella cheese

-1 bag Lipton, Fiesta Sides Spanish Rice.

-1 can of tomato sauce (Not pictured)

How to prepare:

-----------------------

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Prepare your green peppers.

-Rinse them.

-Cut the tops off and

-Pull the seeds/insides out.

3. Place them in a glass dish.

4. Brown your hamburger meat in a large pan.

5. While you're browning go ahead and start your rice according to the directions on the package.

-I like to use Lipton's Spanish Rice

6. Mix your browned meat, Spanish rice, can of tomato sauce, salt and pepper (to taste) in a large bowl.

7. Scoop mix evenly into your hollow green peppers.

8. Top them with a generous portion of mozzarella cheese.

9. Place in the oven to bake for about an 40 minutes, maybe less.

While my Peppers are baking, it's time to clean the kitchen and wait for our delicious dinner to be done.

-----------------------------

DINNERS DONE!

The cheese was very crispy on top, but it was good. Next time I think I'll wait until about the last 10-15 minutes to top them with the cheese. So it's melty and not so much crispy.

Here's my hubby enjoying the dinner I made!

Have fun giving it a try. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

See you guys tomorrow!

Dinner

This week when making out the grocery list, I realized it's pretty much the same every week and it's BORING! So i've decided it's time to try some new recipes. Over the next two weeks, I'm going to make a first attempt at:

-Stuffed Peppers

-Crispy Ranch Chicken

-Chicken Salsa and Pasta

and

-Chicken and dumplings

I'm also going to make Frisco Melts one night this week. It's my favorite meal to order at Steak n Shake, but we don't have any out here on the west coast. So it's time to make our own.

I think these new recipes will be a fun addition to my blog! Be sure to check them out each night!

--------------------

Question for all of you:

Have any simple recipes you enjoy making? What are they?

Leave them in a comment and maybe I'll give them a try too!