I love the Small Thing blog for her hair tutorials, but also like a few of the recipes she has posted. I made her Cajun Chicken Pasta the other night with a few variations b/c of what I had on hand and what we preferred. Here is her recipe and here is how I made it:
8 oz linguine pasta
2 skinless, boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tsp Cajun seasoning
2 Tbsp butter
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 green onion, sliced
1 onion, chopped
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/8 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp garlic powder
Parmesan cheese
Boil the pasta according to package instructions.
Cut the chicken into large bite-sized pieces and place in a large plastic bag with the Cajun seasoning. Shake to coat.
Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add butter and melt. Add chicken and saute until cooked through. Add the peppers and onions and saute about 3 minutes.
Reduce the heat and add the cream (use more if you wish) and spices. Head through and add the cooked linguine. Heat through.
Sprinkle with some Parmesan and serve!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Weekly Meal Plan
Breakfast
- Oatmeal
- Smoothies
- Cereal
- Granola
- Bacon & Eggs
- Toast
- Leftovers
- Office and School Parties!
- Pizza
- PB&J
- Salads
- Chicken Nuggets
- Honey Cajun Pork Tenderloin with mashed potatoes and veggies
- Crispy Southwestern Chicken Wraps
- Breakfast: Omelets, sausage balls, fruit salad
- Black Bean & Sweet Potato Chili
- Leftovers
- Dinner Out
- Cajun Chicken Pasta
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Mint Chocolate Cookies
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 Tbsp water
12 oz package semi sweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
4 boxes Andes Mints (green ones)
Stir the butter, brown sugar, and water on the stove until just melted. Add the package of chocolate chips and stir in the warm pan until melted. Let cool. Add 2 beaten eggs and beat well. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
Chill for 15 minutes.
Spoon out into balls the size of large gumballs. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Pull out and while still on the cookie sheet, put one Andes Mint on each cookies. Roll and swirls the candy until it is melted.
This makes 6 or 7 dozen cookies and they freeze really well.
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 Tbsp water
12 oz package semi sweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
4 boxes Andes Mints (green ones)
Stir the butter, brown sugar, and water on the stove until just melted. Add the package of chocolate chips and stir in the warm pan until melted. Let cool. Add 2 beaten eggs and beat well. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
Chill for 15 minutes.
Spoon out into balls the size of large gumballs. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Pull out and while still on the cookie sheet, put one Andes Mint on each cookies. Roll and swirls the candy until it is melted.
This makes 6 or 7 dozen cookies and they freeze really well.
Bread Sticks
Found an Olive Garden bread stick knockoff on pinterest and was very pleased!
1 1/2 cups warm water (between 110 - 120 degrees)
1 package active dry yeast
4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp salt (I use way way less of this)
In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar and yeast into the warm water. Let it sit about 10 minutes.
In your mixing bowl combine the flour and salt. Add the yeast mixture and butter to the flour and mix by using a wooden spoon or the paddle attachment on your mixer until fully combined.
Knead the dough for a few minutes until it is smooth but dont' over knead it.
Grease a cookie sheet and pull of pieces of the dough and roll it into the bread stick shape. I ended up with 12 bread sticks.
Cover the dough and let sit in a warm place for 45 minutes to an hour.
Preheat your oven to 400. Bake for 12 minutes, but brush on half this mixture after 7 minutes:
1 stick unsalted butter
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp salt
After they bake, brush the remaining half of the butter mixture on and allow to cool for a couple minutes before serving.
*I didn't use all the butter mixture I actually cut it in half. That is just too much butter for us. Even half that was a lot of butter...
1 1/2 cups warm water (between 110 - 120 degrees)
1 package active dry yeast
4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp salt (I use way way less of this)
In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar and yeast into the warm water. Let it sit about 10 minutes.
In your mixing bowl combine the flour and salt. Add the yeast mixture and butter to the flour and mix by using a wooden spoon or the paddle attachment on your mixer until fully combined.
Knead the dough for a few minutes until it is smooth but dont' over knead it.
Grease a cookie sheet and pull of pieces of the dough and roll it into the bread stick shape. I ended up with 12 bread sticks.
Cover the dough and let sit in a warm place for 45 minutes to an hour.
Preheat your oven to 400. Bake for 12 minutes, but brush on half this mixture after 7 minutes:
1 stick unsalted butter
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp salt
After they bake, brush the remaining half of the butter mixture on and allow to cool for a couple minutes before serving.
*I didn't use all the butter mixture I actually cut it in half. That is just too much butter for us. Even half that was a lot of butter...
Weekly Meal Plan
Breakfast
- English Muffins
- Waffles
- Cereal
- Oatmeal
- Smoothies
- Chicken Nuggets
- Mac n Cheese
- BLTs
- Red Beans & Rice
- Left overs
- Sage & Garlic Turkey Burgers
- Fried Rice and homemade egg rolls at moms
- Paula Dean's Baked Spaghetti and homemade bread sticks
- Leftover Pasta
- Chicken Rollatini
- Garlic Lime Chicken Fajitas with homemade tortillas
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