A Garlic Chicken Dinner

I just love chicken! This is a very easy recipe for a quick and healthy dinner. It only takes about 30 minutes to make!

Ingredients

Chicken Breast
Olive oil
8 garlic cloves
Italian Seasoning
Parmesan Cheese (If Desired)
1 package of rice pasta (My favorite brand is Tinkyada, it doesn’t get all mushy)
5 Vine Ripe Tomatoes
Handful of Fresh Basil Leaves
Sea Salt



Preparation of Chicken

Place Chicken on non-stick baking sheet.
Rub olive oil on both sides of the chicken
Sprinkle 3 cloves of chopped garlic on top of chicken
sprinkle italian seasoning on top of chicken
Bake at 350 for 20 mins
Flip chicken, sprinkle italian seasoning on chicken
Continiue baking for a couple mins
Flip chicken, sprinkle parm cheese on top- bake until cheese is melted


Preparation of Pasta


Prepare pasta as indicated on the instructions on package. Once Pasta is done, add in your favorite veggies for extra flavor such as: zucchini, squash, bell peppers, etc...


Preparation of Tomato Sauce


Puree tomato, basil, 5 cloves of garlic, 3 tbsp of olive oil, and sea salt to taste. There is no need to heat this sauce up, believe me it tastes much better raw! This sauce is also absolutely fabulous being used as a salad dressing!

The Final Product!


Place the pasta on a pretty plate, top with one chicken chicken breast, and pour sauce in the amount of your liking over the top. Add a beautiful house salad, use the tomato sauce as dressing too!! And you have a healthy meal the whole family can enjoy, with plenty of leftovers!!!


Enjoy!

California Chicken

I love clean flavors. Which is why this recipe just blows me away.

Ingredients

1 Chicken Breast
Parmesan Cheese
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 garlic cloves
Italian Seasoning
Quinoa
Left over Chicken Soup (Recipe from http://drmowrygourmet.blogspot.com/)
1 avacodo
1 lime
butter

Preparation of Quinoa

Prepare quinoa as indicated on the instructions on package-except instead of water use left over chicken soup and some butter. With a squeeze of lime juice at the end.

Preparation of Chicken

Place Chicken on non-stick baking sheet.
Rub olive oil on both sides of the chicken
Sprinkle chopped garlic on top of chicken
sprinkle italian seasoning on top of chicken
Bake at 350 for 20 mins
Flip chicken, sprinkle italian seasoning on chicken
Continiue baking for a couple mins
Flip chicken, sprinkle parm cheese on top- bake until cheese is melted


Don't forget to make the guac!


The Final Product!


Spoon the quinoa over a pretty plate, place the chicken over the quinoa and put a good amount of guac on the chicken. I also enjoy putting bacon strips over the chicken, YUMMY!

Say Yes to Chicken Parm!

I was sitting in my office today and someone had brought in leftovers. The food smelled so good, when they walked past me they had Chicken Parm! My mouth began to water instantly. So then I thought to myself, why can't I have that too? Well there is NO good reason NOT to have it.


Ingredients

1 package of rice-spaghetti
(My favorite brand is Tinkyada, it doesn’t get all mushy)
Gluten Free Bell & Evans Chicken Fingers
Parmesan Cheese
5 Vine Ripe Tomatoes
Handful of Fresh Basil Leaves
3 tbsp Olive oil
5 garlic cloves
Sea Salt to flavor


Preparation of Pasta

• Prepare pasta as indicated on the instructions on package

Preparation of Chicken

• Prepare chicken as indicated on the instructions on package

Preparation of Tomato Sauce

• Puree tomato, basil, garlic, olive oil, and salt. There is no need to heat this sauce up, believe me it tastes much better raw!

The Final Product!

• Place the pasta on a pretty plate, top with one chicken finger, and drizzle sauce over the top and add a pinch of parm over the top and you have chicken parm the whole family can enjoy.

Enjoy!

On The Grill--Fruit Kabobs

Nothing says summer like a good ole BBQ in the backyard. The hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, steaks, chicken, corn, potato's, fish, asparagus, etc... Just about anything can be cooked over the open flame and desserts are no different. No, I'm not talking about chocolate cake, though that does sound yummy doesn't it? I'm talking about fruit kabobs. To say the least I did not have high hopes when I first heard about this. I tried it, of course putting my own flare to it. I did omit the watermelon as some things do not belong grilled! What I got was a pleasant surprise that left my taste buds screaming for more!

Ingredients

Pineapple
Peach
Honey
Cinnamon




Preparation

• Soak bamboo skewer in water

• Alternate pineapple and peach on the skewer

• Place on grill

• Gently brush honey over the fruit

• Flip

• Gently brush honey over the fruit

• Take off grill and plate--sprinkle cinnamon over kabobs

• Enjoy!

To add a little extra zing to this dessert and give it a little extra eye candy when serving to guests. Drizzle raspberry over the top and place a mint leaf on the plate! Oh la la your guests will think you spent forever creating this wonderful desert!

To prepare the raspberry drizzle:

• Mush up fresh raspberries

• Place in an aluminum foil bowel on the grill

• Once warmed, drizzle over kabobs

• Enjoy!

Strawberry Salad Dressing

The other day I was making myself a salad and I was going to have a strawberry slushie to wash it down with. But things got ugly when I realized I had no ice cubes to put into the blender. So there I was standing in the kitchen with my strawberries already puree'd. Then it hit me. Put it on my salad! It was soooo delicious. Give it a try, you won't be disapointed! I can't wait to try it with peaches!!!

Ingredients

Strawberries

Preperation

• Puree Strawberries
• Pour over salad
• Enjoy!

The Time Is Now: Make A Healthy & Balanced Kids Menu

Jillian Michaels posed a very good question!

"WHY are all kids menus mac n cheese, chicken fingers, pbj on white bread, spaghetti, burger & Fries..."

We need to start teaching our kids how to eat right young and we aren't going to do this with the standard kids menu! There needs to be some REAL changes in the restaurant business.

Veggie Soup!

Don't you just love soup? Here is an experiment gone right! I took an old classic and gave it my own little twist :) Enjoy!

Ingredients

Chicken Broth
Corn
Peas
Fresh Green Beans
1/2 Onion
1 Sweet Potato
Bunch of Celery
Celtic Sea Salt
Cracked Black Pepper
Basil
Parsley
Rosemary
Marjoram
Italian Seasoning (Herbs of Italy)
Pinch of Poultry Seasoning (Whole Foods has Gluten Free poultry seasoning!)

Preparation

• Cut all the veggies thick and place in the crock pot.
• Add the prepared chicken broth
• Add spices
• Cook on high for 6 hours

How to make homemade chicken broth:

• Fill a large pot with water; bring to a boil
• Once water is boiling put in 1 teaspoon of Celtic Sea Salt
• After removing the cooked meat off the rotisserie chicken, place the bones still in tact in the boiling water
• Place the lid on the pot and let it simmer for 6 hours on low
• Remove any solids that may be in the broth