The Pioneer Woman's Sleepin' In Omlette

I haven't made this yet, but had to bookmark it while I was thinking about it. It looks sooo yummy! I think I might try this this weekend.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/05/sleepin-in-omlette/

Long time since there has been a post...

Well, I'm not even sure if anyone reads this blog or not, but it has been quite sometime since I've posted. Looks like I stopped posting right around the chaos of house hunting began. Well, since that chaotic time and came and gone, I really need to get back to this. I've been slacking with my meal planning and need to get back to it. I did meal plan this week, and it has been nice.

Summer is here and so it makes it a little more difficult to meal plan. The boys are with us for the most part - Wed-Sun and the other days they are with their mom. When the boys aren't with us, it is so hard for me to try to come up with something for just Jason and myself. I know it shouldn't be hard, but I'm just so use to cooking for 4 and not 2.

Anyways, hopefully I will get back to posting new recipes that I find and my menus.

This Week....

Here are our options for this week:

• Parmesan Tilapia (*Update* Loved by everyone and VERY simple and quick to make!)
• Potato Chip Chicken
• Pancakes & Bacon
• Hamburgers
• Spaghetti
• Crockpot Salsa Chicken (see recipe below) (*Update* The boys and Jason liked this. Me, not so much. I've been known to be picky, but it just didn't do it for me. )
  

Crockpot Salsa Chicken

4 Frozen Chicken Breasts
1/2 a packet of Taco Seasoning (or you can make your own Taco Seasoning)
1 can of Cream of Chicken soup (I used 99% fat free)
1/2 a jar of salsa

Spray crock pot with some non-stick spray and then put all ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on low for 7-8 hours.Top with sour cream (we used low-fat) and cheddar cheese (we used 2% cheese). Eat with flour tortilla or tortilla chips.

Menus

Well, I've fallen off the wagon on planning weekly menus. I have a list of dinner ideas posted on the fridge and go from there each week. It is usually a list about 10 -12 meals that we have the necessities for.

This week the list includes:

• Warner Chicken
• Chicken & Dumplings
• Potato Chip Chicken
  
• Chicken Alfredo
• Spaghetti
• Pizza
• Hot Dogs
• Chicken Crescent Squares - same as Puff Pastry Chicken, but used crescent rolls instead
• Pancakes & bacon
• Tacos
• Boneless Ribs
  

Potato Chip Chicken

· Four 6- to 8-ounce chicken breasts

· 6 ounces potato chips (i didn't measure out the potato chips, i'm sure i used more than 6 oz.)

· 1 clove garlic, minced

· 4 tablespoons of butter

· 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

2. Melt butter in a small pot. Add garlic to it and let cool slightly. Crumble potato chips in food processor by pulsing for 30 seconds, or place paper towel over chips and roll back snd forth with a rolling pin until chips resemble crumbs. Mix in black pepper. You will have 1 1/2cups. Place crumbs on a large plate.

3. Cover a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. Dip one chicken cutlet onto butter garlic mixture. Place cutlet on potato chip crumbs and press down slightly to insure crumbs stick. Turn cutlet over and repeat on other side. Place on prepared baking pan. Repeat procedure for remaining 3 cutlets.

4. Place in preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes (The cooking time for breasts & thighs with bones is 30 to 40 minutes). Make sure cutlets are cooked through, still tender and that the topping is golden brown. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Serves 4

**Review - loved by all!

Sesame Seed Chicken

3 cups of cooked and cubed chicken
3 cups cooked rice
8 oz of sour cream
1 can of cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 sleeve Ritz Crackers
1 stick of butter
sesame seeds

Pour cooked rice in a 9 X13 pan. Pix together chicken, sour cream, broth and soup. Top rice with chicken/soup mixture then crush crackers on top. Pour melted butter over crackers and then sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Bake for 40-45 min at 350!