5 Easy Weeknight Dinners and a Giveaway!
GIVEAWAY!!!
I'm having a giveaway! I want to give a lucky follower a chance to win
these two handy kitchen gadgets. The first is a Williams-Sonoma pocket
pie mold. I love mine so I bought an extra to giveaway.
You can read my post about using this cute mini lattice pie maker here.
The second item in my giveaway is the Mini Nicer Dicer. I use this
little gadget all the time! I have a bigger onion dicer but if I want my
onions minced this does a fantastic job. You can also use it with garlic,
peppers, eggs, gherkins and ginger. Give it a good whack and you've
got your veggies minced......fast!
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1 Entry..............Make one of my 5 Easy Weeknight Dinners and blog about it.
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Optional Entry
2 Extra Entries..............Make another of my 5 Easy Weeknight Dinners
(for a total of 2) and blog about it.
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The giveaway will close Friday, April 22 at 11:59 pm. After the winner is chosen they
will be given 48 hours to respond to the email I send, if no reply the winner will forfeit
the prize. Another winner will then be selected. US only please.
Do you have a place in town that sells those good old fashioned
onion burgers? Well, after you try my loose meat sandwich you won't
need to go there anymore! These are a particular favorite at my
house not only because they are amazingly delicious but because
my family knows that I always double the meat mixture to 4 pounds
and have the leftovers in baked potatoes the next night. With all the
flavor of the caramelized onions, garlic and beef broth I
just add cheese, sour cream and cilantro to the bakers and viola!
Another fast, yummy dinner!
Loose meat Sandwiches
2 lbs lean ground beef
24 dill pickle slices
mustard
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook onions until brown and carmelized. Add ground beef and cook until brown.
- Add salt, pepper, garlic powder and beef broth to cover. Reduce heat to
- low and simmer, uncovered, until broth is gone, 15 to 30 minutes.
- Serve meat on buns topped with dill pickle slices and mustard.
- *I steam the buns on top of the meat (with lid on skillet) for a minute
- or two to get them nice and soft.
I used to make this as just a potato soup but after I added
broccoli.......... I'll never make it without it! This is just comfort
food in a bowl. It's so easy to prepare as well. Everything is all
cooked together and then just lower the heat and add the cream
cheese. It can't get any easier than that! Add a nice crunchy
sourdough bread to go with it and dinner is served!
Creamy Broccoli Potato Soup
4 cups chicken broth
4 cups peeled and cubed potatoes
4 cups broccoli florets
1/4 cup minced onion
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into chunks
Combine broth, potatoes, broccoli, onion, and spices.
- Boil on medium heat until potatoes and broccoli are tender.
- Smash a few of the potatoes to release their starch for thickening.
- (It's okay if some broccoli gets smashed as well.)
- Reduce to low heat and add cream cheese.
- Heat, stirring frequently, until cheese melts.
I don't know about your family but mine LOVES seafood so I have
returned to this recipe time and time again for it's ease and because
it's just delicious! I think my favorite part is the little surprise factor
that the horseradish gives it. I "heart" horseradish"! It's also so nice
that you could proudly serve it to company.
Dijon-Crusted Tilapia
3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, shredded, divided
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon horseradish
4 Tilapia fillets
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs, reg or seasoned
2 tablespoons butter, melted
In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon parmesan
cheese, lemon juice, mustard and horseradish.
Place fillets on a baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray.
Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly over fillets.
In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, butter and remaining
parmesan cheese,sprinkle over fillets.
Bake at 425 degrees for 13-18 minutes or until fish flakes easily
with a fork.
I have been making this yummy pasta since Jimmy and I got married.
It is amazingly fast to put together after work! You can have this on the
table in about 20 minutes and it uses mostly pantry items so you can
keep all the ingredients on hand to have it anytime! The thing that sets
this pasta dish apart is the marinated artichokes. By using the
marinade it makes the sauce super fast and extra yummy! Try
this recipeand I guarantee you will be using it for years as well.........
Penne with Artichokes and Black Olives
8 oz uncooked Penne Pasta, cooked and drained
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes with basil and oregano
1 (6 ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, diced
*do NOT drain* we will be using the marinade in the sauce
1 (2 1/2 ounce) jar black olives, sliced and drained
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
In medium saucepan or skillet over high heat, bring tomatoes, black olives and artichokes,
including marinade, to a boil.
Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Place pasta in a serving bowl and pour artichoke sauce over pasta.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.
I have been making Cheez-it Chicken forever. In my original version,
I dredged thechicken breast in sour cream. It does make it wonderfully
moist but in this version the Dijon mustard gives a zip of extra
flavor. I also love using the tenders instead of breasts because they
cook up extremely fast for those weeknight dinners. I like to serve
it with my Creamy Ranch Broccoli and oven fries.
Dijon Cheez-it Chicken Tenders
adapted from Dash
1 1/2 cups Cheez-it Cheddar Crackers (I used the hot and spicy ones)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/4 lb. raw chicken tenders
1/3 cup Dijon Mustard
Preheat oven to 475 degrees and spray a cookie sheet with nonstick
cooking spray.
Put crackers in a small food processor and pulse until ground into fine
crumbs andstir in pepper.
Put the Cheez-it crumbs on a plate and the mustard on another.
Dredge tenders first in mustard then in crumbs and put on baking sheet.
Cook until golden about 15 minutes.
Hope you guys try my 5 easy weeknight dinners. I'll blog about another 5 soon.
Hey....being a working mom, I love good food fast and know you do too!
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