Another week of great meals prepared on Sunday night and cooked throughout the week! I love this method, for me it works so well! Chicken Marinade from
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Recipe:3-4 chicken breasts
1 cup Italian dressing
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
Put the chicken breasts in a resealable, gallon-size plastic bag. Dump in the salad dressing and barbeque sauce. Shake, flip, and otherwise mix it all together. Let sit in the fridge for several hours or overnight, flipping the bag whenever you think about it. Grill as usual.
This was delicious and simple. I loved the tang that the Italian dressing added!
Turkey Parmesan
Meatloaf from
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1 lb ground turkey/chicken1 egg
1/4 breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1-2 cloves garlic, finely minced1 small onion, grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese1/2 cup pasta sauce (homemade or store bought)
1/2 cup shredded Italian cheese blend
minced parsley for garnish
In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, thyme, oregano, basil, garlic, onion, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. To not over handle the mixture otherwise it will get tough. Place the mixture in the greased loaf pan and form into a loaf. Top the meatloaf with pasta sauce.To make ahead meal - Prepare the meatloaf mixture as directed and place in a disposable loaf pan. Cover and place in the refrigerator. When ready to prepare and serve, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Top with pasta sauce and place filled loaf pan on a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and sprinkle the top with the remaining shredded cheese. Place the meatloaf back in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving/slicing. Garnish with parsley if desired.Tequila-Lime
Chicken Marinade from
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here Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sweet and sour mix
1 T tequila
1 T lime juice
1 Tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp minced garlic
Directions:Place 4 chicken breasts in freezer bag. Whisk together the other ingredients and our the marinade evenly over the chicken. Seal and place in regrigerator.When ready to cook place on hot grill until juices run clear and center is no longer pink.
Directions:To prepare ahead of time mix first five ingredients and place in a sealed container. Then mix last three ingredients and place in a small sealed container
. In a skillet, brown the turkey along with the onion, bell pepper, and garlic until the turkey is cooked completely through. Be sure to break up the turkey into small pieces - large chunks just aren't that appealing in sloppy joe!Once the turkey is done, add the ketchup/BBQ sauce mixture and allow to cook until heated all the way through.Take caution that you do not want to burn the mix after adding the ketchup and bbq sauce.
Cola Pork Chops
INGREDIENTS
1 cup ketchup
1 cup cola-flavored carbonated beverage
2 tablespoons brown sugar
8 pork chopssalt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Mix together the ketchup, cola and brown sugar. Place pork chops into a baking pan and pour cola mixture over, coating well. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Refrigerate, When ready to prepare bake in a 350 degree oven for about one hour depending on the thickness of the pork chop.Review: This is simple, esay weeknight dish. My husband really likes the flavor and I just like it for speed and ease.
