Simple Mixed Greens Salad w/ Chicken
Ingredients
½ Cup Baby Spinach
1 Cup Spring Mix
¼ Cup Walnuts
1 Chicken Breast
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Wash spinach and spring mix, let dry, and arrange on a plate.
2. Season chicken breast with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add a tablespoon of olive oil to a saute pan and cook each side on medium-low heat for 7-8 minutes on each side. Cover with a lid to ensure moisture.
4. Add ¼ cup walnuts to spinach and spring mix.
5. Slice up cooked chicken breast onto salad.
6. Enjoy!
Chicken Cordon Bleu w/ Mashed Potatoes and Spinach
Ingredients
(Serving size ½ chicken breast. Serves 2)
1 Chicken Breast
2 Slices Bacon(or 1 slice ham)
¼ Cup Mozzarella Cheese(shredded)
3 Slices Whole Wheat Bread
Dash of Oregano
2 tbs Italian Seasoning
½ tbs Salt
½ tbs Black Pepper
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1 egg
For Mashed Potatoes
3 Small Red Potatoes
2 tbs Salted Butter
¼ Cup Milk
Salt to taste
For Salad
2 Cups Baby Spinach
Directions
1. Season chicken breast with salt.
2. Split chicken breast, but not completely.
3. Put slices of toasted bread into a food processor or blender until breadcrumbs form.
4. Season breadcrumbs with oregano, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
5. Crack egg and whisk.
6. Put bacon and cheese into chicken breast.
7. Coat the chicken breast with flour.
8. Put chicken breast in the egg.
9. Coat chicken breast in breadcrumbs.
10. Repeat steps 7-9 one more time.
11. Coat a skillet with canola oil(to ensure crispy crust) and cook each side for 1-2 minutes over medium heat.
12. Put chicken breast in oven for 20-30 minutes(make sure to check) and flip halfway through at 350 degrees.
13. Add potatoes to pot of water and salt. Cutting potatoes reduces cooking time.
14. After potatoes are fork tender, strain and add back into pot with no heat.
15. Microwave milk for 1-2 minutes.
16. Add butter to potatoes.
17. Add warm milk to potatoes.
18. Serve with baby spinach,
19. Enjoy!
*You can make several of these chicken breasts, cut them in half, and freeze these in the freezer. Put them in the oven for 30-40 minutes in the oven frozen or put in the fridge to thaw. When you come back from class, you can put it in the oven for 10 to 20 minutes for an easy dinner*
Chicken Lettuce Cups
Ingredients
2 Chicken Breasts Cubed
1 ½ tbs Soy Sauce
1 ½ tbs Rice Vinegar
1 ½ tbs Sesame Oil
1 ½ tbs Minced Ginger
1 ½ tbs Minced Garlic
1 ½ tbs lime juice
Salt to Taste
Pepper to taste
½ Onion
2-3 Cups Lettuce(Romaine or Red Leaf)
Directions
1. Mix minced ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil in a small bowl.
2. Saute minced ginger in a wok or large skillet until golden on medium low heat.
3. Add in chopped onion and cooked until translucent.
4. Add in cubed chicken breast and cook thoroughly.
5. Add in liquid mixture and cook for 1-2 additionally minutes.
6. Turn off heat and add lime juice.
7. Serve on lettuce.
8. Enjoy!
Pizza
Ingredients
I packet of Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast
1 ¾ to 2 ¼ cup of all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp sugar
¾ tsp salt
⅔ cup warm water
3 TBS oil
½ to 1 cup of pizza sauce or marinara
1 to 2 cups of shredded cheese
Any toppings you like
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Prepare the pizza dough. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl.
3. Add the warm water and oil and mix together into a dough. The dough should be slightly sticky.
4. Knead the dough, using additional flour on the surface, and form/roll into the shape you want.
5. Then, transfer onto baking tray or pizza pan.
6. Bake the dough for 5-7 minutes.
7. Take it out of the oven and add sauce, cheese, and toppings.
8. Bake for additional 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
9. I like to broil the pizza for a minute to brown the cheese.
10. Wait to cool 5 minutes and then serve and enjoy!
*Make 2 or 3 pizzas, slice them up, and wrap each slice in aluminium foil. You can freeze them and when you want pizza, just put it in the oven frozen for 7-15 minutes or in the microwave for 2-3 minutes*
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