Showing posts with label whatsfordinner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whatsfordinner. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

What's for dinner?

No one has played along for awhile.....What are you having for dinner this week?  OR what was one success from last week?  Anybody have any EASY weeknight meals??

This week we're doing:

Tacos topped with spinach, tomato, avocado and salsa. (I also usually substitute 1/4 of the meat with ground up zucchini--no one ever knows the difference. 
Here's a recipe for making your own taco seasoning. Best part--NO SALT!

BBQ chicken Salad

Sweet and Sour Chicken--the more healthy way. This recipe takes awhile to prepare and cook so I usually do it on Sunday when Rusty can take the kids off my hands.  But it is a family favorite!
1/2lb-1lb chicken tenders or chicken breasts cut into strips

Sprinkle the chicken with a little garlic powder and dip into egg white, then roll in flour.

Brown the coated chicken in a skillet coated in cooking spray.  Also coat the chicken with cooking spray so it gets nice and brown. (You may have to spray more than once)

SAUCE:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup red wine vingear
1/2 cup pineapple juice (So, I usually serve this with canned pineapple so I can use the juice!  If not, they sell little Dole cans of juice)
1 TBS ketchup
1 tbs soy
1 tbs seasoning salt

Put chicken in baking dish and pour sauce over the top. Bake Uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Serve over brown rice.

That's only three, so I need some more ideas!!!!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

What's for Dinner?

Here we go again,

Monday: BBQ Chicken Sandwiches (using the BBQ sauce Sharon recommended last week), baked beans and a fruit salad
Tueday: Spaghetti with green salad and garlic bread
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Black Bean & Sweet Potato Enchiladas from "4 little men and girly twins"
Friday: Just find something that works.
Saturday: Go out
Sunday: My mom's "Fried" Chicken, mashed potatoes and corn on the cob with a fruit smoothie


Black Bean and Sweet Potato Enchiladas
Sauté garlic and onion with 2 t. chili powder, 2 t. cumin. Add 1 C. brown rice, sauté a bit. Add juice from large can of diced tomatoes plus 1 C. water and 1 T. tomato paste. Stir and bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer until done. Cook diced sweet potatoes. Fill tortillas with rice mix, sweet pot, 2 Cans black beans and wrap… top with Salsa and bake for 15 minutes at 375.