Jenny's Caffeinated Kitchen
What's for dinner? Come on in and see! Easy, tasty recipes that the whole family will love.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Texas Toast on the Grill
So what was my contribution? A tasty little thing called Texas Toast.
Ingredients:
One loaf of Italian Bread
Butter
Garlic Salt
Paprika
Slice the Italian bread making sure the slices are at least 1" thick. Apply butter liberally to each piece, then sprinkle with the garlic salt and paprika. Hand to the person running the grill, sit back, and relax!
The grill master should cook them until browned on one side, then flip and toast the other side for a few minutes just to crisp up the edges. Don't wander too far away from the grill since they don't take long!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Chicken with Pesto Pasta
We recently had new carpeting installed in our living room and dining room which meant we had to completely empty those two rooms. That meant moving a LOT of furniture and enlisting the help of friends. The bribe? Food, of course!
Those who helped us move everything back were treated to dinner. The question now became what to feed 5 people now that all the furniture was out of my kitchen. After rooting around the pantry, the answer was clear: chicken and pesto pasta.
Ingredients:
4 trimmed boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
One jar of Classico Pesto Sauce (or feel free to make your own)
1/3 cup of Sundried Tomatoes (I used dried ones, but jarred ones would work as well)
One box of pasta, thin spaghetti or fetuccini works best
2 cloves of garlic, minced
Olive oil to coat the bottom of your pan
Start by cooking your pasta until it's al dente. While it cooks, add the olive oil to your pan with the garlic. Cook until the garlic is softened.
Add the chicken and sun-dried tomatoes to the oil and garlic, cooking until the chicken is browned and cooked through.
Add the full jar of pesto sauce to the pasta and toss until coated. Add the chicken mixture to the pesto pasta and toss everything together. Serve hot and watch it vanish!
Our friends loved it and attacked it with such gusto that I never even got a picture of the dish. Good thing I have more ingredients for next time! Happy cooking!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Dinner Tonight - Chicken Piccata
Bad pan, go on the porch and think about what you've done! |
Yeah, it was so bad that opening a window wasn't quite enough...oops... |
At least the chicken turned out perfect! |
Be sure to keep the butter & oil moving with your spatula so that it coats the entire pan. |
Flour-coated chicken waiting to be flipped. |
Chicken, mushrooms, capers, lemon juice, and chicken broth all simmering together |
Cooked thin spaghetti pasta done and waiting in the serving bowl |
The finished sauce over the chicken and thin spaghetti |
Add the parsley for a pretty, delicious dish! |