Night 72

Recipe 113

Ginger-Soy Chicken on Shredded Lettuce

Matt rating ****1/2

Ingredients used:

Vegetable oil

Chicken breast cutlets

S&P

Fresh ginger

Garlic cloves

Red pepper flakes

Scallions

Tamari

Honey

I added/changed:

Added white rice

Changed out iceberg lettuce for a salad with asian dressing

This is considered MYOTO (Make Your Own Take-Out). It was really easy to make and was really good for at-home Chinese food! Made extra to take to a friend who was suffering from a back injury and his roommate, plus more for another family. I hope they like it as much as we did!

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Mandy

Recipe 71

Recipe 197

About-15-Minute Soup with Spinach, Artichokes, and Tortellini

Matt rating ***

Ingredients used:

EVOO

White mushrooms

Onion

S&P

Artichoke hearts

Chicken stock

Refrigerated tortellini

Fresh spinach

Parmigiano-Reggiano

Crusty bread

This recipe was "souper" easy and yummy, pun intended! Yes, it was 95 degrees outside today, but I needed an easy recipe because I had a swim class to get to with my daughter. Matt is not a big soup fan, so I highly doubt we will ever see a 5 star rating out of a soup. I would have given this one about 4 out of 5. The good thing about Matt not being a soup fan? I get more leftovers!

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Mandy

Night 70

Recipe 48

Sausage and Spinach Pastry Squares with Cherry Tomato-Arugula Salad

Matt rating *****

Ingredients used:

EVOO

Sweet Italian sausage

Yellow onion

Fresh sage

S&P

Puff pastry

Dijon mustard

Frozen chopped spinach

Lemon

Parmigiano-Reggiano

Cherry tomatoes

Red wine vinegar

Shallot

Flat-leaf parsley

Arugula

Matt and I both LOVED this dinner. Thankfully we ended up taking half of it to some friends, otherwise we would have eaten it all and been miserably full! Matt called it a hot pocket - I would upgrade that title to a grown up hot pocket. It was definitely smacky!

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Mandy

Night 69

Recipe 176

Chicken in a Fresh Tomato and Eggplant Sauce with Spaghetti

Matt rating ***1/2

Ingredients used:

Coarse salt

Spaghetti

EVOO

Eggplant

Chicken tenders

Yellow onion

Garlic cloves

Coarse black pepper

Red pepper flakes

Cherry tomatoes

Flat-leaf parsley

Parmigiano-Reggiano

Crusty bread

Sorry, forgot to take a pic for this one! Due to the tomatoes and eggplant, this wasn't a favorite of Matt's. I thought it was pretty good, and I would consider it a pretty healthy dish as well. I used the whole wheat spaghetti which added another level of healthiness in my book!

Night 68

Recipe 4

Mac-n-Cheddar with Broccoli

Matt rating ****1/2

Ingredients used:

S&P

Elbow macaroni

Broccoli florets

EVOO

Unsalted butter

Onion

Flour

Paprika

Whole milk

Chicken stock

Yellow cheddar

Dijon mustard

I doubled this recipe as I was delivering a meal to someone who just had surgery. I ended up with enough for us, them, leftovers for lunch tomorrow, and a whole additional pan that I put in the freezer for a later date! I added a salad and some garlic rolls to round out the meal. Very satisfying!

Mandy

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Night 67

Recipe 297

Chicken No. 14,756 - Chicken in "Lighter" Mustard and Lemon Sauce

Matt rating ****

Ingredients used:

Chicken breasts

Thyme leaves

Lemon

S&P

EVOO

Chicken stock

Dijon mustard

Plain yogurt

Flat-leaf parsley

Couscous

I also made this dish for company and got a lot of "oohs" and "ahhs" as I was dishing it up - man I wish I would have taken a picture because it was a good looking chicken! The dijon mustard and lemon were the standout flavors, but not too bold in my opinion. Another keeper for sure!

Mandy

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Night 66

Recipe 192

Ricotta Pasta with Grape Tomatoes, Peas, and Basil

Matt rating ***1/2

Ingredients used:

Penne pasta

Ricotta cheese

Unsalted butter

Parmigiano-Reggiano

EVOO

Onion

Frozen green peas

Flat-leaf parsley

Coarse black pepper

Basil leaves

Grape tomatoes

I made this for company and it turned out okay...definitely not one that I will repeat as a main dish though, but as a side perhaps, like I did the night after! No picture as we got too busy with company, but it looked pretty anyway.

Mandy

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