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Italian Chicken-Zucchini Skillet

 

Nothing in my new recipe list sounded good this week, so it was back out into the web I went looking for this week’s new dinner.  It is easy to get lost out there with the plethora of food webpages out there.  The problem is not too little information, but in fact too much. On the Hunt’s website I found a good sounding recipe for Italian Chicken-Zucchini Skillet (http://www.hunts.com/recipes/recipe-print?recipeId=5625). It only took a few ingredients, and was simple to cook.  Sounded great to me.

 

Ingredients

■ 1- 2 cups dry orzo pasta, uncooked

■ 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size

pieces

■ 1 pkg (16 oz each) frozen bell pepper and onion strips

■ 2 cups sliced zucchini

■ 1 can (14.5 oz each) Hunt's® Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic

and Oregano, drained

■ 1 can (8 oz each) Hunt's® Tomato Sauce with Basil, Garlic and

Oregano

■ 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

 

Directions

1. Cook chicken in skillet until no longer pink.

2.  Add in peppers, and zucchini.  Cook for 10 minutes to soften veggies.

3.  Stir in diced tomatoes and tomato sauce.  Cover and cook until veggies are at desired softness.

4. Serve over Orzo pasta (cook according to directions on packaging).

5.  Top with fresh Parmesan cheese (not powdered).

 

 
I was happy with the way the recipe turned out.  This was the first time I had ever had Orzo, and I really liked it.  The Mrs. And I were brain storming on what other dishes we could serve it up with, and I think we found a few others.  Total prep and cook time as 45 minutes or so.  So far no bad new dinners.  Let’s hope this streak keep on. 

 

Until next time COOK ON!

 

 

Super Bowl Sunday

What is more traditional on Super Bowl Sunday than pizza?  With everyone ordering from the pizza chains, I did not want to have to wait for mine to be delivered.  So tonight it was going to be “home-made” Stromboli.  With making our own at home everyone can get what they want on/in it.  The recipe called for premade refrigerated dough, which was fine with me, as it made life much simpler. However, it almost was not to be.
 
When we opened the trunk on the X-Terra to take the groceries out yesterday, both packs of dough came rolling out and broke open on the ground.  I thought no big deal at the time as I put them in a Zip-lock for the night.  I thought I could just roll the dough out today.  Well when I tried to roll out the dough tonight, it would not roll out like I wanted. SO I had to make a quick run to Wal-Mart for a few more rolls. I made sure not to drop this batch once home.
 
For me if was roasted green chilies, pineapple, cream cheese, mozzarella cheese and sauce.  The Mrs. went with just pineapple, cheese and sauce. They ended up being more like calzones than Stromboli, due to the fact that I did not get a good roll up on them.  It was easier just to pull the dough over the toppings.  Either way, they were darn good. Brushed the tops with egg whites and water before baking for a nice brown crust.
 
Unfortunately the game was not as good as tonight’s dinner.  The Ravens won!  I am still mad about the whole Cleveland Brown’s issue from way to long ago.  I can’t ever root for the miserable Ravens.
 
Until next time – COOK ON!