Pasta with Pesto & Shrimp

Food Category: PG, Bum Lovin'
Difficulty: Easy

Boil whole grained pasta according to package directions. Once cooked & rinsed, toss with pesto sauce.

Serve with shrimp. Sautee 1/4 cup chopped onion & 5 slices of center cut bacon. Drain the fat. Sautee raw (peeled, tail on) shrimp in a bit of evoo & add back the bacon & onion. Season with basil, salt & pepper.

Side dish: frozen, nuke-in-the-bag mixed veggies (corn, baby carrots, asparagus) and green beans.

Chicken and Stuffing

Food Category: PG, Southern Comfort
Difficulty: Easy

Season chicken tenders with poultry seasoning & sautee in evoo until cooked through. Set aside.

Peel & slice 3-4 large sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with sugar/cinnamon, cover & bake at 400F until totally cooked. Mash with a fork.

Served with mashed potatoes, microwaved frozen peas, Stove Top stuffing & package of Homestyle gravy.

Lasagna

I don't really have a kick-butt lasagna recipe, but this one turned out pretty darn good. I mostly followed the recipe on the back of the Skinner box. I did add some spinach & tri-color peppers to my meat.

And, I used 1/2 whole wheat pasta - just to see if we could tell.

I did NOT cook either pasta before I layered it with the good stuff in the pan. It cooked beautifully & we could not tell the difference between the white & wheat pasta.

If you don't precook the pasta, add about twice as much sauce as you would other wise.

I made one for tonight's dinner & I have another made up in the freezer (not cooked) for another meal.

Leftovers

I had enough leftover chili in the freezer for us to have Frito Chili Pie.

YoYo

I had Bunco plans. Man ate leftover chicken/rice & the kids had chicken strips.

Stir Fry Veggies & Rice

I've been so far behind that I am posting this just so I can have it on record -- for when I run out of meal ideas!

Stir Fry in evoo: shredded cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, onion & pineapple. Season with soy sauce & sweet chili sauce. Add leftover Sticky Chicken.

Serve with Jasmine rice.

Chicken Club Salads

Food Category: PG, Bum Lovin', High-5
Difficulty: Easy

The good stuff:

lettuce
shredded carrots
sliced cucumbers
radishes
avocados
chopped leftover Sticky Chicken breast.

The really good stuff:

2 slices center cut bacon
1/2 serving grated cheddar
1 boiled egg
croutons
fat free 1000 Island dressing