Tag: Recipes

What I Make

Cheesy Chicken Pasta

Julia Parent

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:
1 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
pepper, to taste
8 oz. Rotelle pasta, dry
2 celery ribs, cut into moon shapes
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1/4 cup flour
onion powder, to taste
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
2 1/4 cups whole milk
3/4 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
1/4 cup Italian style seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat chicken breast with oil and season with pepper. Bake on a baking dish lined with aluminum foil for 30 to 35 minutes or until the juices run clear. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Cook pasta and celery together according to pasta package directions. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. whisk in flour. Add onion powder and chicken bouillon. Gradually stir in milk. When thick and bubbly, remove from heat and immediately stir in cheese. Add chicken, pasta, and celery. Stir until well combined and put in a casserole dish. Melt 2 tablespoons butter and mix with breadcrumbs. Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture over pasta dish. Bake for 30 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

What I Make

Garlic Parmesan Corn and Green Beans

Julia Parent

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
2 ears corn
40 green beans
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
dash pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
grated Parmesan cheese, to taste

Directions:
Peel corn and cook in a covered pot of boiling water for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain. Snap ends off green beans and break beans in half. Cook beans in boiling water for 7 minutes. Drain. Mix butter, pepper, and garlic powder together. Bush garlic butter on corn. Mix remaining garlic butter and beans together. Sprinkle corn and beans with cheese.

What I Make

Yummy Little Snack

Julia Parent

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
2 dried cherries
3 dried blueberries
2 dried pineapple chunks, broken into smaller pieces
2 dried strawberries, broken into smaller pieces
2 dried banana chips, broken into smaller pieces
2 lightly salted whole cashews
4 lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts
pinch sunflower seeds
1 gluten free sugar cone

Directions:
Combine first eight ingredients. Before serving, fill a sugar cone with the mixture.

What I Make

Hearty Overnight Oats

Julia Parent

Serves: 1 large portion or 2 small portions

Ingredients:
1/4 cup Greek vanilla yogurt
1/3 cup whole milk
1/3 cup whole grain rolled oats
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 banana, mashed
1 teaspoon organic whole ground flaxseed meal
1 tablespoon honey
23 lightly salted whole cashews, chopped

Directions:
Mix first seven ingredients together. Store overnight in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Before eating, top with cashews.

What I Make

What’s for dinner?

Julia Parent

Meatloaf Meatballs Meal

Serves: 6

Ingredients:
Everything you need to make a double batch of my Potato Wedges recipe
Everything you need to make my Meatloaf Meatballs recipe
Your favorite bagged salad kit

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Follow the directions to make my Potato Wedges recipe and put them in the oven. Except for the cooking temperature, follow the directions to make my Meatloaf Meatballs recipe. Approximately 20 to 30 minutes before the potatoes are done, put the meatballs in the oven, too. They can bake at the same temperature as the potatoes instead of 350 degrees. When the potatoes are golden brown and the meatballs are cooked through, serve with a side salad.