What’s Eatin?

What's Eatin?

Sorry this is really late – but we were out of town, so I really didn’t have to start cooking till mid week.  Here you go – simple things.  Still trying to clean out my pantry and experiment!  What do you like about experimenting with food?  Do you like to be creative?

Wednesday: Mustard and Pinapple Chicken with Lemon Quinoa and broccoli

Thursday: Bolognese Bread Bowls and salad (recipe forth coming)

Friday: Leftover chicken sandwiches and Annie’s Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Saturday: Black beans, corn pancakes, and eggs

Sunday: Caramel bars for our small group and leftovers.

What are you eating this week?

Read This: White Jacket Required

Read This: White Jacket Required

White Jacket Required

One of my favorite genres of books is biographical.  Here’s why:

1.  It makes me know I’m not alone.

2.  It helps you know other people.

3.  It spurs you on to do things bigger than yourself.

4.  It encourages you in the journey.

I’ve been reading Eat Live Run for about 6 years now.  I knew Jenna, the author, was from my neck of the woods and then moved to an area with a great job (winery work) in an area I have wanted to visit and spend more time in.  I loved her recipes and she was into running and yoga.

So, I finally saw this book at my local library and devoured it in one day.  (Disclaimer: my boys napped a lot those hours because we were all feeling sickly).

I loved it.  That’s all I can say.  And I look forward to making the recipes.  It makes me understand her blogs much more.  Her style of writing is very personal and like you are sitting with her, having a cup of coffee, or sipping a glass of wine.

Thank you Jenna for writing your adventure – and you are about to embark on a new adventure in motherhood to a little boy.

 

Eat This: Baked Pizza Chicken

Eat This: Baked Pizza Chicken

baked pizza chicken

Garlic.  Tomato.  Cheese.  Crust.  Italian Sausage.  Onions.  Gooey-stringy.  Texture.  Taste.  Comfort.

All of the above give you a snapshot into why I love pizza.  What I don’t love about pizza: the way it makes me feel.  I can’t eat it as much anymore and I will save the rarities for grace pizza.

I still love the flavors of pizza so I want to incorporate those flavors into a more healthy dish for my family.  This was gobbled up by my men and me one evening for dinner.

Baked Pizza Chicken
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Chicken
Author: kd316
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Serves: 4
An easy baked chicken dish with all the flavors of pizza.
Ingredients
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 10 slices pepperoni
  • 1/2 cup full fat ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 cup Italian cheese
  • 1 T Italian seasonings
  • 8 oz angel hair pasta
Instructions
  1. In an oven-safe dish, spray or grease the bottom.
  2. Place your chicken in it.
  3. Season both sides of your chicken with salt and pepper and italan seasonings.
  4. Smear ricotta cheese over both pieces of chicken.
  5. Layer the pepperoni over the top of the ricotta cheese.
  6. Pour the pizza sauce over the top of the entire dish.
  7. Top with the Italian cheese.
  8. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until chicken is done (will depend on how thick your chicken breasts are).
  9. In the meantime, cook angel hair (or any other pasta) according to package directions.
  10. When chicken is done, slice on the diagonal and layer on top of the noodles.
  11. Serve with salad or garlic bread.