Tag: What’s for Dinner?

What I Make

Cake Pan Supper

Julia Parent

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
6 small Yukon Gold potatoes
20 long green beans
2 large or four small carrots
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon seasoned salt

Directions:
Preheat over to 450 degrees. Cut chicken and potatoes into bite size pieces. Snap ends off of beans and snap beans in half to make 40 pieces. Peel carrots and cut into matchsticks about the same length as the beans. Mix all ingredients together until well combined. Line a 9″ x 13″ cake pan with aluminum foil. Pour mixture into pan and spread out in a single layer. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and the chicken is cooked through.

What I Make

French Onion Round Steak with Cheesy Vegetables

Julia Parent

Serves: 3

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. round steak
2-1.4 oz. envelopes French onion dry soup mix
6 cups water
10.8 oz. package frozen broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots in cheese sauce

Directions:
Put round steak in a plastic gallon-size zipper baggie. Squeeze air out of bag and seal. Pound round steak several times all over with a meat mallet. Remove steak from bag and place in a slow cooker. Top steak with dry soup mix. Pour water over dry soup mix and steak. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for eight hours. Before serving steak, cook vegetables according to package directions.

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

Pork Chops, Potato Wedges, and Carrots for Two

Julia Parent

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
2 boneless pork chops
pepper, to taste
1 cup organic chicken stock or broth
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil, separated
1 tablespoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 carrots
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, separated and melted
salt, to taste
2 Russet potatoes
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Four hours and 15 minutes before mealtime, put pork chops in a slow cooker and season with pepper. Whisk together stock or broth, oil, paprika, garlic powder, and basil. Pour mixture over pork chops. Cover slow cooker and cook on high for four hours. Approximately 30 minutes before meal time, peel carrots and cut into coin shapes. Fill a saucepan with enough water to completely cover carrots. Bring water to a rolling boil. Cook carrots for 15 minutes or until desired tenderness. Drain and mix with 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper. While the carrots are cooking, cut each potato into 8 wedges. Toss wedges with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon butter, and Italian seasoning. Cover and microwave for 8 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Sprinkle with cheese.