Thanksgiving has passed us by and
left me stuffed! Now back to our regular
food schedule…that includes a pizza every Sunday night J We ordered a
delicious Brooklyn style pizza from Dominos.
It had Cheese, Bacon, Feta Cheese, Onions, Roasted Red Peppers, Spinach, White
Sauce…YUM!
For our 4 meals this week, we plan on Fish with Parmesan-Garlic
Asparagus, Chicken Fajitas, Creamy White Chicken Lasagna, and Soups with
grilled cheese (a classic)! We never
plan more than four meals, because some nights we have leftovers or it’s Friday
and we do something with friends or get takeout!
Meal 1
Fish w/ Parmesan-Garlic Asparagus
What
you need: Tilapia or white
fish, spices, asparagus bundle, olive oil, minced garlic, block of parmesan
cheese.
This week we are
cooking fish the easy way, simply with a buttered pan and spices. One of our favorite spices is a real treat,
it’s Penzey's Spice Northwoods.
TO COOK FISH: We simply take frozen fish & thaw it the quick way by
putting it in the sink w/ water – WHILE it’s in the plastic PACKAGING! After thawing the fish, heat a nonstick
stovetop pan on medium heat. Once warm,
drop about ½ T of butter into the pan, and add your fish. Sprinkle seasoning. I typically cover both sides of my fish with
enough seasoning that the entire fish is moderately sprinkled, but you can
still see the white…you can always add more seasoning after you cook the
fish. If you don’t have the Penzey spice, I highly enjoy most of the salt
free Mrs. Dash flavors.
How We Make
Asparagus
Water
Asparagus
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Garlic
Fresh Grated Parmesan
Bring water to a boil on your stove
top. In the meantime, wash and cut your asparagus into more bite sized pieces.
Boil the asparagus for 2 minutes and drain. Put your asparagus into another
bowl, drizzle on your olive oil, and toss. Toss in fresh grated garlic (or a
few teaspoons of garlic that comes in the jar), and grate the heck out of a
block of Parmesan. Serve!
Meal 2-
Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
1 lb Chicken cut into bite sized pieces
Green Pepper – cut in long slices
Onion – cut in long slices
Whole Wheat Tortillas
Optional toppings
Salsa
Sour Cream
Shredded Cheese
Spices to marinate the chicken w/ for
@ least 10 min:
Franks Red Hot (or other hot sauce)
Cumin
Creole
Chili powder
Optional – Liquid smoke (1 teaspoon or less)
***Neal makes this, and has never opted to share his
technique…I would say use 1 teaspoon of the cumin, Creole & chili powder
with ½ - 1 Tablespoon of the hot sauce.
Marinate your
chicken. Heat a non-stick stovetop pan
on medium heat and add the chicken. Stir
and cook the chicken 5-8 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through &
not pink the middle. Then add in your onion
& green peppers slices. Cook those
for a few minutes or until the onion no longer looks stiff. Serve with tortillas and your choice of
optional toppings! Enjoy!
Meal 3
– Creamy White Chicken & Artichoke Lasagna
I use this recipe from Kraft
foods. Typically I will add sautéed baby bella mushrooms, spinach and onion to
mix, but it’s also great without those additions. We are also doing ½ of this
recipe so we don’t have too many leftovers, thus eating white lasagna for 3-4
days!
Meal 4
– Soup & Grilled Cheese
What you need: Warm tomato soup with a freshly
toasted grilled cheese sandwich…it doesn’t get much better, and easier, than
that! If only I could eat tomatoes…okay
so Neal will get to enjoy Tomato Soup. I
will have the chose between Hearty Lentil Vegetable and All Natural Black
Bean…hmm which one to enjoy?
Grilled
cheese tip: we
put 1/2 T of butter into a pan that's heated on medium, let that melt a little
and then add in our un-buttered bread & cheese sandwich ( 2 slices of bread
and 1-2 slices of American cheese…pending on what you are feeling). I let that cook a little until crispy, add
another 1/2 T of butter, and crisp up the other side.
I hope you enjoy
this weeks meals! Let me know if you try any and enjoy them!
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