Orzo with spinach, chicken, feta & mint
I cobbled this together using two different recipes — one from Shape magazine and the other from Martha Stewart. Yummy! Ingredients 1/2 pound orzo rotisserie chicken, shredded 1 pound chopped trimmed spinach 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons olive oil Coarse salt and ground pepper minced garlic Directions In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook orzo according to package instructions. Saute garlic in olive...
Read MoreItalian Breaded Chicken w/ Melted Provolone
Hello! Arkie Mama here. Last night, Hubs requested “some sort of breaded chicken” for dinner. While Googling, I stumbled across this recipe from a blog called Harmony Household and decided to give it a whirl. It turned out to be a good choice — really flavorful! So here’s the recipe: Marinade chicken breasts in Italian dressing. Make sure breasts are coated. In a Ziploc bag, pour in 2 1/2 cups of Panko bread crumbs. Then add a tad of red pepper, 1 teaspoon of basil, 1...
Read MoreParmesan Chicken Bake
Hey, Arkie Mama here. I found this recipe on Pinterest, but it originally comes from My Kitchen Escapades. It was really, really good. And easy. Oh, and the always picky Hubs went back for seconds. (I used the Greek yogurt. And I made my own seasoning salt.) 6 chicken breasts 1 C light mayonaise or greek yogurt 1/2 c fresh parmesan cheese, plus more for the top 1 1/2 tsp seasoning salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray the inside of a 9×13 glass...
Read MoreBest chicken recipe ever!
This is probably the most awesomely yummy chicken dish I’ve made in ages. Hubs polished off two servings. I modified this recipe from LaaLoosh because it was a last-minute dinner plan and I didn’t have time to involve a crockpot. Go here for her crockpot version, which I’m sure is fabulous. And here’s mine below. (Note: I didn’t have any white wine on hand, so I just doubled the chicken broth.) Ingredients boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 package mushrooms,...
Read MoreSeriously awesome: Chicken & Cream Cheese Taquitos
Hey, Arkie Mama here! I made these a few nights ago and oh my — delicious and decadent are the first adjectives that come to mind! I omitted the spinach since Hubs has this … “thing” … about cooked spinach. Also, I used fresh salsa from the produce department at Kroger. The recipe comes from Cinnamon, Spice and Everything Nice. Ingredients 3 cups cooked shredded chicken (I like rotisserie) 6 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup sour cream 1/2 cup salsa 1 + 1/2 cups...
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