Skillet Chicken and Potato Dinner

I have been away for a while. Hubby came home from training with the National Guard and life got busy. Not to mention that I lost my camera battery charger. I did end up finding it and now I am back to taking pictures and posting. I made this last night for dinner and it was good! It is pretty healthy too because it only uses two tablespoons of butter in the whole recipe. I actually ended up using four though. I have a picture of the finished dish but not the steps.

Ingredients:

2 TBS butter or margarine

1 tsp finely chopped garlic

6 new potatoes, quartered

1 md onion, cut into 6 wedges

3 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved

10 ounce package of frozen whole green beans

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 c chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

Melt butter in 10-inch skillet until sizzling; add potatoes, onion, and garlic. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 12-14 minutes or until potatoes are browned. Remove from skillet, keep warm.

Place chicken in same skillet. Cook over medium-high  heat, turning once, 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned and no longer pink. Remove chicken from skillet. Keep warm.

Place potato mixture and green beans in same skillet. Cover; continue cooking, stirring occasionally, 6-9 minutes or until beans are crisply tender. Return chicken to skillet. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally 1-3 minutes or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper if desired, sprinkle with parsley if desired.

I got this recipe from this website . This is what it looks like finished, although I did not use the onions or the parsley.

Dinner or Breakfast as I Call It.

Last night before I could actually make and eat dinner, I fell asleep. I slept until 5am. Yes. Seriously. So, this morning as I write this, my chicken breasts are in the oven and I am making dinner, for breakfast. Yes. Seriously. That is the kind of girl I am. So, it is a simple recipe and here it is.

Ingredients:

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Fresh made Italian dressing, you know that stuff you make in the cruet. Yes, that stuff.

Directions:

Marinade chicken in Italian dressing for at least 30 minutes or if you are like me, overnight.

Preheat oven at 350 degrees.

Make a foil packet and put chicken inside.

Bake until chicken is completely cooked though.

 

A Picture and Dinner Tonight

So, today I made my first ever cast iron skillet pineapple upside down cake. It looks pretty good even if I do say so myself! The picture below is of my creation.

 

Dinner is easy tonight, a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts marinated in some fresh Italian dressing. My dinner for tomorrow is coming along nicely. I will take pictures when everything is done and post them here. The cake above is dessert for tomorrow. Ciao!

A Crafty Idea- Making Your Own Cook Book

Things you will need to do this:

A 3 ring binder with dividers

 

A hole punch

 

Recipes from your favorite site

 

Now, once you have those things, print out the recipes you like and use the hole punch to punch holes into the recipe like this.

 

 

 

Once you have this done, you can add it to your 3 ring binder in any fashion you want.

That is it! It is so easy!

Chicken Fried Steak (Original Post 11/16/07)

Ingredients:
3 cups of all purpose flour
Salt and pepper
1 cup of buttermilk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
6 cube steaks ( 5 ounces each) pounded 1/4 inch thick
4 to 5 cups of vegetable oil
Directions:
For the steak: Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 200 degrees. Toss the flour 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper in a shallow dish. In a second shallow dish, beat the buttermilk, egg, baking powder, and baking soda together ( it will get foamy).
Pat the steaks dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper. Dredge the steaks through the flour, then coat with the buttermilk mixture, then coat again with the flour. Lay the battered steaks on a wire rack.
Pour the oil into a large Dutch oven until it measures 1 inch. Heat the oil over medium high heat until it reached 375 degrees. Fry 3 of the steaks until deep golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Return the oil to 375 and repeat with the remaining steaks. Transfer the steaks to a clean wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet and keep warm in the oven.
Okay, so there is the basic recipe. I used package gravy mix, the country kind. Makes it so much easier and a tip on the frying, I used an electric skillet. Easier to regulate the heat. I also did not place on a wire rack before frying. I battered them and put directly into the oil. Came out wonderful!!! Enjoy!!!

BBQ Pulled Pork (Original Post 9/15/07)

This is a very easy recipe, and I didn't measure ANYTHING. Basically, you take a pork roast, Boston Butt is best and put it in the slow cooker on low for about 8-9 hours. Be sure to season it to your liking before cooking. Add a bottle of favorite BBQ sauce on top of roast. Put lid on and forget for the day. After 8-9 hours, take roast out and use 2 forks to shred meat. Add more BBQ sauce to liquid in slow cooker as it will be thin. Add meat back into slow cooker, stir together and let simmer for a while longer. The longer this dish sits the better it gets. Serve on buns or bread. Enjoy!!!

Cheesy Spinach Dip (Original Post 8/23/07)

This is an amazing dip for any party or even for a rainy day at home. It is easy to make and your friends will think you spend hours making this!

Ingredients:
1 pkg (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
3/4 C. grated parmesan cheese
3/4 C. Mayonnaise
1 C Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients until well blended. Spoon into a 9 inch pie plate. Bake 20 minutes or until heated through. Serve with your favorite crackers or chips.