Skinny Baked Chicken Parmesan

So I got this recipe from www.skinnytaste.com, I pinned it on pinterest! I love this recipe, tastes so delicious, quick, easy and fool proof!

Baked Chicken Parmesan
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 8 • Serving Size: 1 piece • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6 pts 
Calories: 224.5 • Fat: 8.6 g • Protein: 25.1 g • Carb: 14.2 g • Fiber: 1.3 g    

• 4 (8 oz) chicken breast halves, sliced in half
• 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs (I used whole wheat breadcrumbs)
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp butter, melted
• 3/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese (I used HEB brand)
• 1 cup marinara or Filetto di Pomodoro (I used Marinara)
• cooking spray

Preheat oven to 450°. Spray a large baking sheet lightly with spray.

Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl. Melt the butter in another bowl. Lightly brush the butter onto the chicken, then dip into breadcrumb mixture. Place on baking sheet and repeat with the remaining chicken.

Lightly spray a little more cooking oil on top and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.Turn chicken over, bake another 5 minutes. Remove from oven, spoon sauce over chicken and top with shredded cheese. Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

Serve this over spaghetti and it makes the perfect little meal! I brought this to a friend who started her teaching week and her husband was gone, so she needed something to eat and feed the kids, her daughter ate it and my kids ate it! AND it's figure friendly!

Sorry I forgot to take the pictures of it done! That would've look prettier, but I was in a hurry!

 These were small skinless, boneless cutlets, worked perfectly!

 Sorry I didn't get a picture of the melted cheese!

Creamy Avocado Lime Cilantro Chilled Pasta Salad

I made this and it was so delicious, it has cilantro in it, but if you don't like cilantro you can use very little or leave it out, so very good! :) I would make this again and again and bring it to places I had to bring a dish to pass, I used greek yogurt instead of mayo so it was much lighter!

 while pasta is cooked, drained and cooling, mix all remaining ingredients in food processer

 add into pasta and serve!!

Creamy Avocado Lime Cilantro Chilled Pasta Salad
that name is a tongue twister!
 Ingredients

• 1 1/2cup dry shell pasta or short pasta of your choice
• 1 ripe avocado
• handful of cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2Tbsp lime juice
• 3Tbsp mayonnaise (I used plain greek yogurt)
• 1tsp garlic paste
• salt & pepper
• chopped cilantro and/or jalapeno for garnish

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to the package instructions. Drain well, set aside to cool.
2. Peel avocado and remove the pit. Put it in a food processor together with chopped cilantro, lime juice, mayonnaise and garlic paste. Blend it until it’s creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste. (Cover it with plastic wrap and keep it in a refrigerator if you have time.)
3. Transfer the avocado sauce to a medium sized bowl. Add cooked pasta and toss them well. Sprinkle chopped cilantro and/or jalapeno on top.

3-Cheese Mac & Cheese

Homemade quick dinner

 Mix up Mac & Cheese, pour panko bread crumbs over and bake for 20 mins!

 It was for the kids, hence the kids bowl!

Homemade Mac & Cheese

1lb of Elbow Macaroni

1/4 cup of Heavy Whipping cream

1/2 stick of butter

1/2 cup of cheddar cheese

1/2 cup of white cheddar cheese

1/4 cup of Monterey Jack Cheese

1/4 cup Panko Crumbs

Boil Macaroni, drain.  In a separate pan, melt butter and add in whipping cream, stir in cheeses, grease pan and mix macaroni with the cheese sauce, pour in pan, top with Panko, bake for 20 minutes! Yum!

Baked Ziti

This was sooo good even our little 8 month old ate it!

 Make the sauce, brown the meat, add in onions, then once brown add in 2 jars of sauce and the italian seasoning ..bring to a simmer.

 boil noodles...

 lay 1/2 the noodles down, lay 1/2 the sauce on top of the noodles..

 lay the cheese on top, I used 10 slices..

 spread the sour cream on top of that..

 add the rest of the noodles..

 the remaining sauce...

 top layer is mozzarella and parmesan cheese...

 Bake at 350 for 30 minutes!

Baked Ziti

Source: adapted from Allrecipes

Makes 10 servings

1 pound dry ziti pasta

1 onion, chopped (make sure onion is finely chopped)
1 pound Italian sausage ( or ground beef...I used ground beef this time)
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons Italian seasonings
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce ( I used one Garlic and Onion and one Sausage)
6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced ( 10 rounds)
1 1/2 cups sour cream
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and sausage (or beef ) over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for a minute or so. Add spaghetti sauce and Italian seasonings, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, 1/2 sauce mixture, Provolone cheese, sour cream, remaining ziti, remaining sauce mixture and then mozzarella cheese. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted. You may want to cover it for the first 20 minutes with foil and then let the cheese melt and brown for the last 10 minutes.

Chicken Spaghetti: A Southern Classic

A Southern Classic.. yum!

 Boil Chicken, set aside and drain...

 While the noodles are boiling, here are the main ingredients... 2 cans cream of Mushroom soup, Velveeta Cheese 1/2 lb.

Mix together and serve!

Chicken Spaghetti

1/2 lb chicken tenders (boiled and shredded)

1/2 lb of Velveeta Cheese

2 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup

Milk to thin (optional)

1 package of Spaghetti noodles (Boiled and drained)

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Boil chicken, shred and set aside.  Boil noodles, drain and add back to the pot.  Add chicken to spaghetti and then add in 2 cans of soup, and cheese over low heat, stir until cheese is melted.  Add milk to thin if it's too thick.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  You can add Parmesan cheese to the top before you eat, I don't do this but my husband does.  Some people like to add rotel tomatoes also, which would be nice.

Double Trouble Pasta Bake

Yummm, I got this idea and recipe from Pearls, Handcuff and Happy Hour she has amazing recipes, so check her out! 

 Mix the two jars of sauce together....

 Boil pasta, drain and mix with sauces... add in 1 cup of Parmesan cheese and 1 cup of Mozzarella.. Then top with 1 cup of Mozzarella...Bake... We added Red Pepper flakes to spice it up... after the fact, because we served it to the girls without and they LOVED it!

 If you look closely you'll see I served this on a paper plate... classy, I know! I didn't feel like doing dishes.. :)

Double Trouble Pasta Bake

1 box penne pasta

1 (15 oz.) jar Alfredo sauce

1 (24oz.) jar Marinara sauce

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Red Pepper flakes (optional)

Mix sauces together, cook and drain pasta, combine together, add 1 cup parmesan cheese in and 1 cup mozzerella, mix together.  Top with Remaining Mozzarella and bake at 350 for 30 minutes... add Red Pepper flakes if desired!

Mozzarella Stuff Meatballs

I got this recipe from Picky Palate, it looked simple and delicious!

 

Add all ingredients in a bowl..

 Mix them together...

 Wrap the mozzarella ball in the meatball...

 cover mozzarella completely with meatball and put in pan...

 Bake in oven....

 I served with Ziti or you could serve with Spaghetti or in a meatball sandwich...

Pack the rest up for LEFTOVERS!!!!! Or, you could freeze them!

Recipe taken from Pickypalate.com

Mozzarella Stuffed Homemade Meatballs

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 pound lean ground beef

1 large egg

1/2 cup finely chopped white onion

1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs

1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese

1/4 cup milk

2 tablespoons minced garlic

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1 teaspoon hot sauce, like Tabasco

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

Ten 1-inch Mozzarella balls

1.  Preheat oven to 35o degrees F. and grease 9×13-inch baking dish with oil.

2.  Place beef, egg, onion, bread crumbs, Parmesan, milk, garlic, Worcestershire, mustard, hot sauce, salt, pepper and garlic salt into a large mixing bowl, stirring until just combined.  Take 1/4 cup beef mixture and press into center with your thumb to make room for cheese ball.  Place cheese in middle then with hands enclose the cheese with the beef, making sure the cheese is completely covered.  Place meatballs into prepared baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until cooked through.

3.  Serve over top your favorite pasta or inside a warm roll for delicious meatball sandwich.

Penne Parmesan Pesto Pasta

This was very delicious, a homemade Alfredo sauce would be better, just adding pesto to it....

Make the sauce and then pour over your pasta... eat up!

Penne Parmesan Pesto Pasta

Ingredients:

• ¼ cups Butter
• ¼ cups Flour
• ¼ teaspoons Nutmeg
• 4 cups Milk
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 cup  Parmesan Cheese
• 4 Tablespoons Basil Pesto (I used store bought, which I found in the cooler section with the hummus and pasta stuff)

Preparation Instructions:

In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour. It will clump up and that’s ok. Add nutmeg. It’s ok to let the butter/flour mixture cook for a few moments, this will actually help remove the raw flour flavor.

Very slowly whisk in milk, working hard to remove lumps. Keep sauce on medium heat and stir often. The sauce will slowly thicken; just keep stirring and keep those lumps away! Add Salt and pepper... 

Once sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, add cheese and stir until melted. Remove from heat, add pesto.

Serve as soon as possible.