Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan

2-4 medium to large boneless skinless chicken breasts ( or 4-6 small)
1/2 C Italian seasoned bread crumbs (or you can buy a bag of croutons and crush them in your blender)
1/4 C grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 Table olive oil
1 egg, beaten
Sliced or shredded mozzarella cheese
favorite jarred marinara sauce

preheat oven to 375. Spread the olive oil into the bottom of 9x13 pan. Combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, salt and paper in shallow dish or plate. Beat egg in small bowl. Dip the chicken in the egg then cover in the bread crumb mixture; place in pan. After all chicken is in the pan place cheese on top of each piece. Pour the jar of marinara sauce over chicken and cheese. Bake for 45min to an hour depending on how thick you chicken is. Serve over hot noodles.

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Tin Foil Dinner AKA Hobo Dinner

There are so many ways to make a Hobo dinner.  What I love about them is the kids can choose what they want in their dinner.

Chicken Hobo Dinner

Ingredients:

1 can cream of chicken or cream of broccoli soup

1 chicken breast for each dinner

tater tots*

Veggie i.e. carrots; celery; green pepper; mushrooms, etc

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Place the chicken in a large piece of tin foil add a spoonful of soup then add whatever veggies you want. Add Salt and Pepper.

Wrap up your dinner in a couple pieces of tin foil. Be sure to mark whose dinner is whose.

Cook over hot coals for 20-30mins OR bake at 375 for an hour.

*I like tater tots instead of potatoes. Potatoes take longer to cook and often times they don't cook all the way through. But, if you prefer potatoes you can use 1 small red potato cut up per dinner.

Beef Hobo Dinner

Ingredients:

1 can cream of mushroom or cream of chicken

1 ground beef patty for each dinner

tater tots*
Veggie i.e. carrots; celery; green pepper; mushrooms, etc
salt and pepper to taste



Directions:
Place the beef patty in a large piece of tin foil add a spoonful of soup then add whatever veggies you want. Add Salt and Pepper.


Wrap up your dinner in a couple pieces of tin foil. Be sure to mark whose dinner is whose.


Cook over hot coals for 20-30mins OR bake at 375 for an hour.


*I like tater tots instead of potatoes. Potatoes take longer to cook and often times they don't cook all the way through. But, if you prefer potatoes you can use 1 small red potato cut up per dinner.


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Chicken Taco Soup

Here is the same ol' taco soup, but with chicken.

Chicken Taco Soup

Ingredients
4 boneless chicken breasts, cooked and chopped (about 3 cups)
1 small onion, chopped
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix
1 can stewed tomatoes
2 cups water
2 (8oz) can tomato sauce
1-2 cans drained corn
1-2 cans kidney beans
1 can garbanzo (chickpeas) or Northern beans


Directions
1. Mix all ingredients. Boil and simmer for 15 minutes, or cook 2-3 hours in crock pot for thicker soup.
Serves 6


**Serve with tortillas, cheese, sour cream and avocado; if desired.


This can be a pretty healthy soup. It's 8 WW points per serving without the extras.


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Chicken Marinade

My friends and I did a recipe swap a few summers ago and it was great. I pulled out some of those recipes and got this one from Michelle. Everything she makes is delish, so I knew it would be good.

Chicken Marinade

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup soy sauce
1 Cup Sprite or 7-UP
1/2 Cup oil
Chopped parsley (I used dry instead of fresh and it was still good)
Chicken breasts (I used 3 really big ones)


Instructions:
Marinade overnight and grill




**I put everything in a ziploc bag and marinaded it overnight and then put it in the crock pot for 6-8 hours on low. Loved it!


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Grilled Lemon Herb Pork Chops

I love these meals that you can dump in a bag. They can be used right away or put in the freezer.

Grilled Lemon Herb Pork Chops

1/4 C. lemon juice
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 Tablespoons garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4-6 boneless pork chops
Directions:
1. Place everything in a large resealable bag and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
2. Grill chops over medium to medium low heat (about 7-10 mins per side). You can use marinade to baste chops as they cook if desired. Discard leftover marinade.


*I will put everything in a bag and freeze it. The night before I just put it in the refrigerator to thaw.


*This is also a really healthy recipe. It's only 3 WW points per chop.


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Breakfast Casserole

Years ago I got a tip from a neighbor she said, "When you don't know what to make for dinner, make breakfast".

Breakfast Casserole

1 pound bacon, diced

1 medium onion or 1 Table onion powder

6 eggs

4 cups shredded hash browns

2 cups Cheddar cheese

1 1/2 cups cottage cheese

1 1/4 cups Swiss cheese

Directions:

1. In a large skillet, cook bacon with onion (or powder) until crisp; drain. Combine rest of ingredients in a large bowl; stir in bacon. Transfer to a 9x13 pan

2. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40 mins. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

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Sloppy Joes

I got this recipe here. Normally my family doesn't care for onion, pepper, or mustard, but they ate it up. The only changes I made was decreased the mustard, because I don't like an over powering taste of mustard. I may have also increased the brown sugar a bit. I didn't really measure it I just throw some spoonfuls in.

Sloppy Joes

1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup (or one small onion)
1/4 cup green pepper (one medium to large)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard (orig called for 1 tea.)
3/4  cup ketchup
3 teaspoons brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste
Rolls


Directions
1. In a medium skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef, onion and green pepper; drain liquids


2. Stir in the garlic powder, mustard, ketchup, and brown sugar, mix and simmer for 15-30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with rolls.


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