Saute' Zucchini Slices

I served this with the Easy French Bread Pizza.

1 tablespoon butter
1 zucchini

Put butter into a sauce pan and melt on med-low heat. Cut zucchini into thin slices and put in pan. Stir around every so often until zucchini slices are soft. Serve immediately.

Easy French Bread Pizza

French Bread
Pizza
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Toppings of Choice

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut french bread in half lengthwise. Spread with sauce, but not too much or bread will become soggy. Sprinkle with cheese, and add toppings of choice. Bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the crust is crispy and cheese is melted.

Mini Meatball Sandwiches

1 pound Ground Chuck Or Ground Beef
1/2 cup Panko Or Other Bread Crumbs
1 clove Garlic, Minced
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1/2 cup Milk
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1/2 whole Medium Onion, Diced
1 jar (large) Marinara Sauce
12 whole Dinner Rolls (or Slider Rolls)
4 slices Provolone Cheese, Cut Into Four Wedges Each

Mix meat with bread crumbs, garlic, salt, pepper, and milk. Knead together with hands. Roll into heaping tablespoon-sized rolls.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook for one minute. Add meatballs between the onions and brown for one minute. (You might have to do this in two batches, depending on the size of your skillet.)
Pour in jar of marinara; shake pan gently to mix. Put on lid and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
When ready to serve, cut each dinner roll in half. Place a wedge of Provolone on the top and bottom of each roll. Spoon a meatball with the sauce onto the bottom bun; top with the top bun. Serve immediately!

Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

What you need: 

3 cups water

3 cups chicken broth

1 Large boneless, skinless chicken Breast

3 carrots,peeled and diced, (we used baby carrots and just estimated)

3-5 ribs celery, peeled and diced

1 large onion, minced really small

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or 1 heaping teaspon dried

pinch of dried rosemary

pinch of dried thyme
1 bay leaf (Really adds some flavor)

2 cups egg noodles, I used the curly wide egg noodles

salt and freshly ground black pepper  

What to do: 

Add all ingredients to the slow cooker EXCEPT the noodles. 

Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or on low for 6-8 hours. Remove chicken from pot and shred; return to pot. Add noodles for last 30 minutes of cooking. Taste soup make sure everything is soft the way you want it. 

and add salt and pepper to taste.

I once again got this from Mariescookingadventures.blogspot.com. I used different noodles.

Strawberry (Nesquick) White Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 sticks softened butter
1/2 cup strawberry milk powder, Nestles
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1-2 drops red food coloring
1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
10-12 oz. bag whit choc. chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer bowl beat butter, strawberry mix, and brown sugar until well combined. Place eggs into a bowl and whisk in 1-2 drops of red food coloring. Pour into mixer along with vanilla and beat until well combined. (about 30 seconds). Place flour, baking soda, ans salt into bowl and mix to combine with wet ingredients. Add chips and mix well. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough onto a cookie sheet 1 1/2 in. apart. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until edges start to brown. Cool for 5 minutes.

I got this recipe from a Blog called Mariescookingadventures.blogspot.com. So yummy!

Baked Chicken Parmesan

1/2 cup seasoned fine dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup Refrigerated Freshly Shredded Parmesan Cheese
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 large eggs, beaten2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat mozz. cheese
1 pkg. Refrigerated Linguine ( I use regular linguine noodles)
2 containers Refrigerated Marinara Sauce ( I only use one. You can also substitute it with Spaghetti Sauce
Fresh Basil

Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease 8-inch square baking dish. Combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in shallow dish. Dip chicken in eggs, then cover with bread crumbs mixture. Arrange chicken in prepared baking dish. Drizzle with oil.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the center. Sprinkle with mozz. cheese. Bake for an additional 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Prepare pasta according to pkg. directions. Warm sauce; divide among plates. Top with chicken. Garnish with basil.
*Makes 4 servings.

Before-

 After-

In the picture on the original reciepe it shows the chicken on top of the noodles. I chose not to tonight. Mixing it up a little.

Chicken Salad

2 bags coleslaw mix
2 - 3 chicken breasts - cooked and diced
2 packages ramen noodles (one oriental flavor, one chicken)
1/2 c sunflower seeds
2 cans mandarin oranges, drained Dressing ingredients:
3/4 c distilled vinegar
2/3 c canola oil
1 T sesame oil
2 T sugar
1 T soy sauce
seasoning packets from the ramen noodles

Break up noodles into small pieces and toss with coleslaw mix,
chicken, sunflower seeds and oranges.  Combine dressing ingredients in
a jar and shake vigorously to combine.  Pour over salad and toss
immediately before serving.

Slop

1 lb. of lean ground beef (I use only 1/2)
1 T. of minced onions
1 chopped green pepper
1 pkg. of elbow noodles
1 10 oz. can of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup of milk
1/4 cup sour cream

Cook noodles according to package. In a separate pan combine beef, onions, and green pepper and saute' until ground beef is cooked all the way through. When the noodles are cooked combine with beef mixture, milk, soup, and sour cream together. If the mixture is too thick add more milk. Not thick enough add more sour cream.