Bruschetta Chicken

I don't know about you, but plain old chicken just doesn't do it for me! I need to jazz it up to really enjoy it! This recipe is a delicious mix of spices and oils that hit the spot! Our youngest begged for seconds, and when I was going to give a small piece I had left, because I was full, to the dog, my husband quickly stopped me and snagged it!!!

INGREDIENTS:

Salsa Topping:
Roma tomatoes-de-seed and cut (I used 3, but 2 would be plenty for 2 chicken breasts)
*1 tbsp. of olive oil
*1/2 tbsp. of balsamic vinegar
*1 tbsp. of basil - I used basil flakes 
*Sea salt-sprinkled it in there
*black pepper-sprinkled it in there
*1.5 cloves of minced garlic

Chicken Breasts:

*Chicken breasts (This was made with 2, so adjust ingredients as needed).

*1/2 tbsp oregano
*1/2 tbsp basil
*1/4 tsp.  thyme
*1/2 tsp chopped parsley
*1 1/2  tbsp lemon juice
*1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
*1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
*1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
*1/8 tsp of sea salt




**Shredded mozzarella to put on top of chicken breast when cooking.

***You can play around with the amount of spices and oil. 

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2.Mix all the salsa ingredients in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until you are ready to use it.
3.  Mix all the chicken ingredients in a ziplock back and mix it around to cover the chicken. 
4. Marinate for at least an hour before cooking.
4. Put in a dish. I sprayed it with cooking spray first.
5. Add chicken breasts and cook for 30-40 minutes covered.

I served ours with mashed potatoes and salad. YUM!! See ya boring chicken!!

FIXERS: 1 red for chicken, 1 blue for cheese, and little green for tomatoes!

Happy Eating!
XoXo
Kynslee

Pizza! Pizza !! Crock Pot Pizza Casserole

Pizza may very well be my favorite food! I would say 9/10 times when I enjoy my treat meal, it is pizza from our favorite local place called Casamel's Pizza. Mmm!!!  When I was searching for new recipes, I immediately stopped when I saw PIZZA written in the title! Now, I am well aware that eating pizza every day won't get me closer to my goals, BUT if I can have some variation of it daily, I'd be down! :)

INGREDIENTS:

*1 lb. of ground chicken (or any other meat "topping" you would like) I will use turkey sausage next time! :)

*1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese

* 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

*1/2 cupped chopped onion

*1/2 cup of chopped green pepper

*28 oz. can of tomato sauce

*2 tsp. of italian seasoning. I use this recipe to make my own.

*1/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes

* 2 cup of uncooked whole wheat/grain noodles ( I used rotini)

**You could also add mushrooms if you like.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cook your meat of choice until it is browned.

2. While doing that, chop your onion and green pepper, and add them to the crock pot.

My little chefs adding the onions and green peppers.

3. Add all the ingredients, other than the noodles, to the crock pot.

4. Once meat has browned, add that to the crock pot as well and stir. 

5. Cook on LOW for 4 hours. 

6. When ready to eat, cook pasta per directions, and add it to the crock pot. 

7. Stir and serve.

I've talked about how picky my husband is when it comes to food many times in posts!! He enjoyed it and actually took leftovers to work this morning!! Our oldest daughter, Kynsten, at least did 2 bites of it, while Bristyn, our youngest daughter, ate her WHOLE bowl and then some. 

We paired it with a salad, which was a nice complement to the dish.

I actually scooped some out prior to adding the noodles to the rest of the dish for me. I wanted some of my yummy popcorn last night, so I skipped the carbs at dinner. :)

 FIXERS: If you are eating with the noodles, I would portion it out in a green container and count it as 1 red and 2 yellow. I counted my portion as 1 red.

Happy Eating!!

XoXo

Kynslee :)