Friday, September 14, 2012

September Meals

Crock Pot Chicken Tacos - Britta

Panda Express Mandarin Chicken and Noodles - Cheryl

Haystacks - Dixie

Skillet Baked Ziti - Kim Rogers

Crock Pot Potato Soup - Kim Roylance

Cilantro Lime Chicken - Lacey

Turkey Meatballs with Tomato Basil Cream Sauce - Michele

Personal Pita Pizzas - Tamara

Cilantro Lime Chicken

Ingredients:
4 pieces chicken (strip or breast - boneless, skinless)
1 lime - juiced
1/2 - 1 cup cilantro
2 cups frozen corn
1 garlic clove - minced
1/2 red onion - chopped
1 can black beans -rinsed
1 tsp cumin
Salt & Pepper to taste

To Store:
Place all ingredients in freezer safe container/bag.
Shake it up and freeze flat.

To Cook:
Cook frozen in crock pot. Low 8 hours or high 4 hours.
Once cooked, shred chicken and return to pot.

To Serve:
Serve with/over Spanish rice

Optional:
Can serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, guacamole,
tortillas or tortilla chips etc.

Skillet Baked Ziti

1 Tbs olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
Salt
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
3 c water
3 ¾ c ziti pasta
½ cup heavy cream
½ grated parmesan cheese
¼ c minced fresh basil
1 c shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 475

Combine oil, garlic, red pepper and ½ tsp salt in 12” oven safe nonstick skillet and sauté over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add crushed tomatoes, water, ziti and ½ tsp salt. Cover and cook stirring often and adjust heat as needed to maintain vigorous simmer, until ziti is almost tender: about 15-18 minutes

Stir in cream, parmesan and basil. Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over ziti. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until cheese has melted and browned, about 10 minutes. Serve

Turkey Meatballs with Tomato Basil Cream Sauce

Turkey Meatballs

1 pound ground turkey
1 cup bread crumbs
½ cup Parmesan Cheese
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. Johnny’s Garlic Seasoning (Costco)
½ tsp. pepper

Heat oven to 375 degrees, spray a 9X13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place in prepared baking dish. Bake 15 minutes or until fully cooked.
Yields: approximately 24 meatballs

For another healthy alternative twist: add 1 cup loosely, packed fresh spinach, finely chopped

Tomato Basil Cream Sauce

1 Jar (24oz) Spaghetti Sauce
4 oz. Cream Cheese
Basil to taste

Soften cream cheese in microwave for 15 – 20 seconds. Place in saucepan with spaghetti sauce and heat through, stirring occasionally. Serve over spaghetti.