Chicken Spaghetti

Thanks to the Pioneer Woman, I have discovered a recipe that I will be making again. This was oh-my-god so good. Even though my picky ass husband had to pick out all the peppers, the kids and I ate it up. Cate loved it more than Emma I think.

A little tip, turn the broiler on at the very end to brown the cheese a little. I just can't say enough good things about this meal. Very simple. Very affordable (one whole cut up chicken was only $4 and change!) Delicious! There was plenty of chicken remaining to make a nice bowl of chicken salad for lunches over the weekend.

A salad with this would be great, too but I didn't bother.

Fried Chicken (Oh my!)

This was so good. It's hard to believe since the inception of this blog with my dear "vastly different" friend Tali that I have not posted any deep fried meals. We love our deep fryer. LOL

Fried Chicken

Virginia's Best Seasoned Flour
Egg
Water
Lemon
Chicken tenders (hormone & steroid free! Did you know Perdue chicken claims that? Yep, they do.)

Dip chicken in water, lemon, egg mixture. Dip in flour. Drop in super hot oil. (We have a little deep fryer that is cool to the touch and closes - got it at Target for $20 I think.)

Delicious!

We also had salad and steamed peas to cancel out the bad. Oh, and homemade fries with skins on.

I told Emma that the peas turn into magical dragons in her tummy and she couldn't shovel them in fast enough. ;)

Wild haired girls demand dinner!

Chicken and Salad

Pictures don't do this justice. My salad was delicious. I bought organic greens on sale today and layered it with rotisserie chicken, mandarin oranges, cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, celery, Chinese noodles and some Asian sesame dressing.

Cate liked it. My other daughter is sick so she only ate the oranges.

I'm really craving the dressing at this Japanese steakhouse we love but nothing I buy at the store even comes close.

Chicken Nuggets (oh yeah!)

I found these yummy chicken nuggets at Walmart of all places. The box swears that no hormones have been used and they are all white meat.

We had them with honey on the side. Also, broccoli and a pouch of these Lipton noodles (I think it was pasta primavera). The kids didn't eat the noodles at all. Neither did my picky husband.

Emma said, "Mmmm, Mommy, this broccoli is very good!" How many kids say that? Hope it lasts.

Chicken Fried Rice (with a little "help")

So tonight we had chicken fried rice. It was my great aunt Ming Ming's secret recipe. Just kidding. Let's say this dinner was also from a box and was a great help. Ha ha!

It was good and we had some apple sauce on the side to cancel out all those milligrams of sodium.

Chicken Creation & Potatoes

Oh my dinner was so yummy tonight! I invented this little creation by just taking frozen chicken breasts straight from the freezer and tossing them in a dish, drizzling w/ olive oil, sprinkling some italian dressing powder, fresh garlic, basil, tomatoes, red onions and peppers and then baking it in the oven. I also did Tali style red potatoes with rosemary.

It took about an hour to cook everything just right and that was at 375 so I don't know how T does her potatoes in 30 minutes. Maybe it's got something to do with them being organic. Mine take much longer!

My husband would not have tasted my chicken creation with someone else's mouth (he's not here though, he's working late). He's just *that* picky. It smelled wonderful and tasted just as good and that's coming from someone who prefers chicken fried. ;)

Summer Veggies

Tonight we had baked chicken, cherry tomatoes, cucumber salad and corn on the cob. The vegetables are all from my in-laws' garden. Nice of them to share, huh?

All I did to the chicken was sprinkle some chicken/rib rub on it and bake it at 375 for about 30 minutes. The cucumber salad is just a dill/vinegar/mayo based dressing with vidalia onions and thinly sliced cucumbers.

The girls ate the majority of the meal. Cate really loved the corn and Emma had to turn it into an art project before she could eat it. My husband fussed a little because the chicken wasn't fried.

For dessert, I made preacher cookies and yes, I'll feed them to my
kids.

"I Hate Cucumbers!" Cucumber Salad

INGREDIENTS

* 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
* 2 teaspoons white sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
* 1/4 cup mayonnaise
* 5 cucumbers, scored and thinly sliced
* 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
* 1/2 red onion, chopped
* salt to taste

DIRECTIONS

Stir together vinegar, sugar, pepper, and dill in a large bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the mayonnaise until smooth, then add cucumbers, celery, and red onion until evenly coated with the dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and stir once again before serving.

Preacher Cookies

INGREDIENTS

* 1/2 cup butter
* 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
* 2 cups white sugar
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 3 cups quick cooking oats
* 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix butter or margarine, cocoa, sugar, milk, and salt together in saucepan. Boil for 3 minutes.
2. Beat in oatmeal, peanut butter and vanilla. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Allow to cool and harden.

(both of these recipes came from allrecipes.com